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Where do the talented Castleton Festival performers stay when they're not on stage? Either at one of Castleton Farm’s own properties or the permanent home of generous locals, who routinely open their guest rooms and cottages for up to six weeks to welcome in relative strangers.
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Our monthly Fourth (Estate) Friday meeting, Coterie and Narmada's weekend offerings, acoustic guitarist Laurence Juber's return to the Theatre, Middle Street Gallery opens its "Beauty Around Us" exhibit and RAAC's opening casting call for all area women for "Love, Loss and What I Wore" in this week's Rapp column.
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Rappahannock's annual Relay for Life this weekend, "Uncle Vanya" takes the stage at the RAAC Theatre, Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist returns to the Theatre at Washington, the Public House is throwing its first summer festival, R.H. Ballard is honored in a reader's poll and Spicy Plum Chutney makes waves in this week's Rapp column.
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If you didn’t attend last Thursday evening’s performance of Rappahannock County Elementary School’s band and chorus program, you really missed something truly special. Not only did students in the fifth through seventh grades show excitement in executing their musical selections, all of which gave examples of range, diversity and style of music, they did...
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"Caveboy" takes center stage at RAAC's Friday at the Library series, TRG offers an all-day Mother's Day menu, SVFD plans its next July 4 celebration, RDA hosts a studio stroll, pianist Audrey Andrist returns to the Theatre, Narmada hosts a fundraiser and wine-making class and the NPCF gets accredited in this week's Rapp.
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Musicals at two Rapp schools this weekend, chamber trios at the Theatre, the Studio School's open house, RAAC's "Uncle Vanya," a new Middle Stree exhibits, the Virginia Chutney Co.'s in the running for an impressive award, recycling with RAWL and more in this week's Rapp.
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Fourth (Estate) Friday at Country Cafe, Mandalele and Paul Reisler in concert, Wakefield and Hearthstone's auctions offer plenty to bid on, three Rapp artists join forces at a new RDA show, the Smithsonian season wraps up at the Theatre, "Silver Linings Playbook" and more in this week's Rapp.
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Washington artist Ruthie Windsor-Mann’s “Autumn Hay 4,” part of her Rural Rappahannock Series, is among the works on exhibit at Trinity Episcopal Church’s Festival this weekend, which includes arts and crafts, music and food both Fodderstack Saturday and Sunday. (Sunday, there’s a free brunch at noon and a special Evensong at 6 p.m. in...
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Details on RDA's busy weekend, exploring new Civil War trails with the Historical Society, raising funds to fight cancer with Nikki Brady and the Public House, Janet Brome's new exhibit at R.H. Ballard, breakfast at the Senior Center, a Civil War's Sesquicentennial event and a meeting for this year's Farm Tour in this week's...
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Trinity Episcopal Church wants to share food, crafts, music, art, and books with the Rappahannock community this Fodderstack weekend – Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21 – and its members have been busy adding new events and talent to this year’s Trinity Festival.
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World-renowned singers, many of whom launched their performance careers at the Castleton Festival, will appear in the festival’s fifth-anniversary season this July at Castleton Farms.
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Just this weekend alone: The Old Dominion Point-to-Point, artist Bill Dunlap's opening in Sperryville, a James Bond movie and a ragtime piano encore in Washington, a RappKids concert in Flint Hill, a library lecture on the meaning of photography, farm tour changes and more.
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Russell Wilson's ragtime music returns to the Theatre, "The Recycling Pirates" teach kids the four "ARRRRS," Bruce Hornsby headlines the State Theater in Culpeper and RAAC screens the 22nd James Bond movie, "Skyfall," in this week's Rapp.
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In this week's Rapp: Fourth (Estate) Friday for us, Friday specials in Sperryville, a Mutt, Mix and Mingle at Gadino Cellars, a landmark Virginia landscape exhibit at Middle Street, Castleton connects art and human rights in a Saturday concert, Hearthstone has karaoke and the Emporium has a post office.
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RappCats has its annual list, RappDems throw a bluegrass brunch, sign-up is open for the 35th Fodderstack race, details on Relay for Life's latest meeting and daylight savings time is almost upon us in this week's Washington column.
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The steeple chases begin this weekend, RAAC screens the Oscar winner "Argo," Rappahannock Cellars wins a gold Governor's Cup, the Theatre honors Charlie Bird, "Ag in the Classroom" gets two new grants and plans are underway for the next Artists of Rappahannock tour in this week's Rapp.
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A "real foods" rap video, a lecture and demonstration on using local dyes, living with black bears, a "Doggitiude" book signing, bringing out the artist in you with three Flint Hill workshops, American jazz classics return to the Theatre and more in this week's Rapp.
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We're flying a new flag, the Lions are hosting their annual Bland Music Contest talent show, Shenandoah National Park is getting a new superintendent and burn laws are almost ready to go into effect in this week's Rapp.
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Saying goodbye to our hard-working Sperryville columnist, spending a week at Nature and 4-H Camps, watching the newest RAAC movie, exploring the "Art of Aging in Rappahannock," celebrating Mardi Gras at the Theatre and more in this week's Rapp.
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Fourth Friday at the Rappahannock News, Relay for Life, a children's book sale at the Book Barn, Stephanie Nakasian pays tribute to the "great ladies of song," special rates at the Public House, Super Saturday at RCHS and more in this week's Rapp.
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A fiddler and world-renowned concert pianist come to the Theatre, the Master Naturalists begin accepting 2013 applications and 4-H camps get fired up for summer with a number of offerings for campers of all ages in this week's Rapp.
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In the first of what it promises will be an annual occurence, the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) awarded substantial grants from the Richard Lykes Rappahannock Community Fund which works “for the benefit of Rappahannock County citizens.”
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Fourth Friday festivities, Mandalele's new album debuts, the Jingle Bell 5K wins big, the "Art of Expansion," Capt. Gary Settle earns a master's degree and the Visitors Center has new winter hours in this week's Rapp.
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I have chosen the saddest possible day in recent memory (the Connecticut school massacre) to write about an event on one of the happiest days I ever spent: the fundraiser on Dec. 9 at Ginger Hill Antiques for the Kopjanski Education Fund. The four Kopjanski children of southern Rappahannock, whose dad, Gary, passed away...
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The new Soup and Soul series begins, the winners from the town's Christmas parade are announced, the RAAC Community Theater performs "Peter Pan," a new book for dog lovers and a new grant for landowners in this week's Rapp.
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Christmas at the town hall, where to buy fresh trees and holiday gifts locally, the new face at the post office and how to contribute to the Food Pantry's Christmas boxes in this week's Washington column.
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Some highlights from the calendar this weekend, the Kopjanksi college fundraiser, the high school's winter concert and raffle, more famous Rappahannock residents and an extension to fire season in this week's Rapp.
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Kerry Lynn Grigsby's 50th birthday celebration, Christmas decorations, services and parties in Little Washington, along with the Angel Tree project, visits from Santa and the annual Living Nativity in this week's Washington column.
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At Trinity Episcopal Church’s old-fashioned sing-along last Friday, attendees had lots of fun with a wide-ranging repertoire of familiar tunes – including, as pictured here, the timeless Village People hit, “YMCA” – with volunteer pianist Hal Hunter and Trinity’s Rev. Jenks Hobson (at left) keeping things moving in their own way. Proceeds benefited the...
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Fourth Friday notes (our public meeting and Sperryville's shop op), lots of alumni expected to hit the court for the PTO's first-ever Alumni Basketball Tournament, a lot of Christmas in Little Washington, Kid Pan's free concert Nov. 30 and the Theatre's jazz guitar virtuosos Dec. 1.
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Artistic directors Lorin Maazel and Dietlinde Turban-Maazel this week announced the 2013 season of the Castleton Festival, featuring Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden West” and a new, unique “La Voix Humaine.”
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Trinity Episcopal's sing-along, the return of Kid Pan Alley, RAAC's production of "Peter Pan," a USDA grant for Farm to Table, the county's exact voting numbers and some of the activities available this weekend at Gray Ghost and Narmada wineries in this week's Rapp.
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The RCHS Veterans Day ceremony, the Bland Music Festival, jazz, Shakespeare and the return of the Castleton Trio, R.H. Ballard's newest exhibit, holiday greens, Farm to Table (and Tour) and boosting local business inside this week's Rapp.
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Relay for Life hosts a dinner to honor survivors, a busy Theatre season includes a classical pianist and a new play from a Rappahannock resident, RCCA's annual meeting includes a talk about how to save turtle habitat, how to qualify for a Nature Camp scholarship and park closings in this week's Rapp.
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The job of a newspaper is neither to reflect on the past nor to predict the future – but, instead, to report the present. Art, on the other hand, is timeless, “news that stays news,” as the poet Ezra Pound memorably framed it.
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What an awesome community this is! We succeeded in raising the funds we need to produce Mandalele’s debut CD, “Riddled in Rhyme.” Many thanks to all who supported our fundraising campaign through the Kickstarter website, by mail and in person. More than 150 people contributed. This is truly a community-supported project! We’d also like...
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Photos from Jakarta, classical performances at the Theatre, local artists at R. H. Ballard, the Knights of Colombus' coat drive, a new deputy and an online seedling store inside this week's Rapp.
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An evening of fine music, charity haircuts, two residents become celebrities, SCBI opens its gates, details on the Library Series featuring Joneve Murphy, "No Ordinary Person" opens, Amissville honors its firefighters, the continuing performances at the Theatre House in Castleton and more.
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While autumn brings the biggest crowds and the most crowded calendars to Rappahannock County, we want to focus here on the upcoming seasons at the Theatre at Washington and the newer Theatre House on Lorin and Dietlinde Maazel’s farm in Castleton.
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Beautiful fall weather Last Saturday was the ideal fall day to get out and enjoy events going on in the county. Little Washington was hopping: The cool weather brought many charity bike riders out for the Rappahannock Rough Ride – a fundraiser for the Fauquier and Rappahannock Free Clinics. One could not have asked...
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