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	1 Democrats meeting Democrats meeting Democrats meeting May. 1, 2012 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Rappahannock County Democrats meet at 7 p.m. at Rappahannock County Library. Open to all. For more information, contact Steve Beatty at 540-522-2588 or visit rappdems.org.	2	3	4 Democrats meeting Democrats meeting Amissville yard sale Amissville yard sale May. 4, 2012 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Amissville United Methodist Women hold their annual yard sale from 8 to 2 at the church, 14760 Lee Hwy., Amissville. For more information, call 540-937-4672. Chester Gap movie night Chester Gap movie night May. 4, 2012 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Chester Gap Volunteer Fire and Rescue’s movie night starts at 7 p.m. and features “Firehouse Dog.” No charge, but donations greatly appreciated. A snack pack will be available for purchase…	5 Chester Gap movie night Chester Gap movie night Flint Hill stamp show/bake sale Flint Hill stamp show/bake sale May. 5, 2012 8:00 am – 5:00 pm The Flint Hill Post Office, Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue and Carolyn’s Live, Love and Laugh Relay for Life team present a show from the postmaster’s private stamp collection… Butterfly celebration Butterfly celebration May. 5, 2012 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Hospice of the Rapidan holds its 10th annual Butterfly Celebration from 1 to 3 in the gardens at Germanna Community College’s Locust Grove campus. Admission is free and open to…	6 Butterfly celebration Butterfly celebration ODHPC schooling shows ODHPC schooling shows May. 6, 2012 9:00 am – 5:00 pm First of the 2012 series of Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club schooling shows is 9 a.m. at Windsor Lodge Farm, 51 Windsor Lodge Lane, Flint Hill. Divisions include regular and… Piano recital Piano recital May. 6, 2012 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Pianist Audrey Andrist returns to the Theatre at Washington for a 3 p.m. recital of works by Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann and MacDonald. Tickets are $25 ($10 for students 17 and…
7 Piano recital Farm Tour meeting Farm Tour meeting May. 7, 2012 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm County Office of Tourism and Farm Tour planning committee host a planning session for the 2012 Rappahannock County Farm Tour at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Sperryville Schoolhouse.…	8	9 Farm Tour meeting In-orchard meetings: In-orchard meetings: May. 9, 2012 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Rappahannock Extension Office’s series of in-orchard meetings from April to July continues with an 11 a.m. meet-up at Lee’s Orchard (13153 Lee Hwy.), including a tour and a discussion of…	10	11 In-orchard meetings: Library lecture Library lecture May. 11, 2012 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Amissville writer Brad Isham will talk about his bow hunting experiences and how they led to “Sound of the String,” his first novel, at 8 p.m. at the Rappahannock Association…	12 Library lecture Library lecture Library lecture Library lecture Library lecture Church yard/bake sale Church yard/bake sale May. 12, 2012 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Gourdvine Baptist Church yard and bake sale is 8 to 1. Free spaces available. For more information, call 540-937-7227. Bake sale/plant sale Bake sale/plant sale May. 12, 2012 8:30 am – 12:00 pm The Union First Market Banking on a Cure Relay for Life team holds a bake and plant sale starting at 8:30 a.m. at 211 Quickie Mart, 12663 Lee Hwy. For… St. Peter’s bake sale St. Peter’s bake sale May. 12, 2012 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Saturday bake sale benefits the Rappahannock Food Pantry, sponsored by St. Peter’s Catholic Church from 9 to 2 at the soccer fields near Rappahannock Elementary School. (Look for the blue… Food Pantry Day Food Pantry Day May. 12, 2012 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm The county and town have designated May 12 as Food Pantry Day in Rappahannock County. Events include an open house from 1 to 3 at the pantry, and individuals and… Belle Meade fundraiser Belle Meade fundraiser May. 12, 2012 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sarah and Jim Wildasin open the doors of Montpelier in Sperryville to host a fundraising supper for Belle Meade School from 5 to 8 p.m. Built in 1746 by Francis…	13
14	15 Belle Meade fundraiser Junior gardeners workshop Junior gardeners workshop May. 15, 2012 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Fourth- through seventh-graders are invited to an after-school Farm to Table/4-H workshop at 4 p.m. at the Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School (23 Sunny Slope Lane, Flint Hill) for those…	16 Junior gardeners workshop Free Clinic Free Clinic May. 16, 2012 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Rappahannock Free Clinic is open 5 to 9 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Health Department, Main Street, Washington with registration from 5 to 6. More details from the Fauquier Free…	17 Free Clinic Free Clinic Wine dinner Wine dinner May. 17, 2012 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Four-course gourmet dinner is 6 to 8 p.m. at Flint Hill Public House with Rappahannock Cellars winemaker Jason Burrus, who will present a selection of the winery’s best wines with… Festive Progressives Festive Progressives May. 17, 2012 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Festive Progressives meets the Flint Hill Public House from 7 to 8:30 p.m., a new social opportunity for area liberals. No sign up, fee or commitment; food and drinks available…	18	19 Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Festive Progressives Relay for Life Relay for Life May. 19, 2012 – May. 20, 2012 The American Cancer Society’s annual Rappahannock County Relay for Life weekend marathon walk is at Rappahannock County High School track. Opening ceremony starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, closing at… WVF&R buffet WVF&R buffet May. 19, 2012 7:00 am – 11:00 am Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue hosts an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet from 7 to 11 at the fire hall. Cost is $8 ($4 ages 4 to 12, younger free). All proceeds… Soap Box Derby sale Soap Box Derby sale May. 19, 2012 7:30 am – 1:00 pm Rappahannock County Soap Box Derby drivers hold a yard/plant sale on the grounds of Sperryville Schoolhouse from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Derby cars with drivers will greet shoppers as… Amissville breakfast Amissville breakfast May. 19, 2012 8:00 am – 10:00 am Amissville United Methodist Men serve breakfast from 8 to 10 in the church social hall (14760 Lee Hwy.) All proceeds are used in the service to others. For more information,… Ruritan food drive Ruritan food drive May. 19, 2012 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Saturday from 9 to noon is the last morning of the Amissville Ruritan Club’s annual canned food drive to benefit the Rappahannock Food Pantry. A club member will be at… Vigil reenactment Vigil reenactment May. 19, 2012 10:00 am – May. 20, 2012 10:00 am The Seventh Virginia Infantry Regiment, Company A, presents its annual 24-hour Vigil at Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper. The event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and ends at 10 a.m. Sunday.… Miss Rappahannock Miss Rappahannock May. 19, 2012 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Miss Rappahannock Pageant, sponsored by the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad, starts at 3 p.m. at Rappahannock County Elementary School. The pageant is open to contestants from Rappahannock, Page, Madison, Warren,… Williams fund dinner Williams fund dinner May. 19, 2012 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Mary Beth Williams Memorial Fund’s annual fundraiser and dinner is 4:30 p.m. at High Thicket on 367 Fletchers Mill Rd., Woodville, with bluegrass by Shenandoah Travelers and guests including Del.… Bluegrass at Narmada Bluegrass at Narmada May. 19, 2012 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Narmada Winery features a concert by Rappahannock-based band Narrow Path Bluegrass, led by Brian Taylor, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the winery pavilion. Cost is $10 per person ($5… Remington Ryde at Theatre Remington Ryde at Theatre May. 19, 2012 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Pennsylvania-based bluegrass band Remington Ryde performs at 8 at the Theatre in Washington (291 Gay St.), with Ryan Frankhouser on guitar and lead vocals, Billy Lee Cox on banjo, Dan…	20 Remington Ryde at Theatre Remington Ryde at Theatre Remington Ryde at Theatre Remington Ryde at Theatre Relay for Life Relay for Life May. 19, 2012 – May. 20, 2012 The American Cancer Society’s annual Rappahannock County Relay for Life weekend marathon walk is at Rappahannock County High School track. Opening ceremony starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, closing at… Vigil reenactment Vigil reenactment May. 19, 2012 10:00 am – May. 20, 2012 10:00 am The Seventh Virginia Infantry Regiment, Company A, presents its annual 24-hour Vigil at Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper. The event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and ends at 10 a.m. Sunday.… Civil War Trails marker Civil War Trails marker May. 20, 2012 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm The Rappahannock Historical Society sponsors the dedication of the Civil War Trails marker, “The Rappahannock Old Guard,” at the Rappahannock County Visitors Center (7 Library Road, Washington) at 3 p.m.… Rappahannock Youth Group Rappahannock Youth Group May. 20, 2012 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Rappahannock Youth Group’s next outdoor event is 3 to 6 p.m. at Meadowbrook Farm, Huntly. Preregistration is appreciated. For more information, contact Dee Vest at 540-675-1089 or deidrev190@comcast.net.
21	22	23 Rappahannock Youth Group Rappahannock Youth Group In-orchard meeting In-orchard meeting May. 23, 2012 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Rappahannock Extension Office’s series of April-to-July in-orchard meetings continues with an 11 a.m. meet-up at Sunnyside organic orchard (27 Sweetwater Lane) with a tour and a discussion of current insect… Business Link social Business Link social May. 23, 2012 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Rappahannock Business Link Networking Social is 5 to 7 p.m. at Little Washington Winery on Christmas Tree Lane, Washington (across from the high school). This installment of the quarterly event…	24	25	26	27 Business Link social Thornton’s Gap homecoming Thornton’s Gap homecoming May. 27, 2012 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Thornton’s Gap Regular Baptist Church, Sperryville, holds its Homecoming from 10 to 3, with lunch at noon. Pastor Buddy Caviness of Luray is speaker for the morning; for the afternoon…
28	29	30	31 Thornton’s Gap homecoming Future-farming reception Future-farming reception May. 31, 2012 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Holistic Management International (HMI) hosts a free town-hall reception to introduce the 2012 Future Farms and Ranches Upper Piedmont program to area farmers, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sperryville…

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