In our headline image: enjoying lunch at Piankatank Golf Club on Stormont Road in nearby Hartfield; a marina view at sunset; Heaven Scent Bed & Breakfast at Chick Cove Manor on Route 33.
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On Saturday, May 26, the Civil War Balloon Observation Exhibit will be featured at the Yorktown Battlefield from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kevin Knapp, a retired Army officer, professional balloon pilot and Civil War Balloon Corps enthusiast, will share presentations on how balloons were used for observation and surveillance by both the North and the South.
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Saturday, May 26, promises to be event-filled at Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park in Deltaville. Billz Bistro opens at 8 a.m.; the Deltaville Farmers’ Market kicks off at 9 a.m.; free creek cruises and boat tours begin on the waterfront at 10 a.m.; and “Jumbo Lump Daddy and the Backfin Boys” take the Waterfront Stage for a Groovin in the Park concert from 6-8 p.m.
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On June 4, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury in Irvington will host the final presentation in its Viewpoints 2012 series. Duery Felton Jr., curator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection, will speak about the collection and share photos and other images of some of the artifacts.
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The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society will host an open house this Sunday, May 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. and the public is invited. Everything old is new again as the whole museum has been rearranged and reconfigured. Many items have been brought out of storage and added to the restructured displays.
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Urbanna Harbor Gallery & Art Services is pleased to announce the celebration of its first year in business with a new exhibit opening on Friday, May 11. The first exhibit of its second year runs through July 11.
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The 12th annual Art on the Half Shell (AOTHS) fine arts and crafts festival in Urbanna will feature works by 33 exhibitors on Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will be held rain or shine. Admission is free and there is plenty of parking.
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“Brew Jam,” a music and beer festival, will be held from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at 6596 Main Street (Tabb House lawn) in Gloucester Court House. The public is invited to come out and enjoy 20 microbrews and four local bands: Juniper Green, Mercy Creek, Sarah Williams and Snackbar Jones.
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The Menokin Music Festival Pick Nick from 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, is a family affair. Always a festival favorite, the moonbounce and giant slide will be inflated and ready for action. Parents need only keep track of shoes, since these rides will be supervised by the operators.
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Over the years the Donk’s staff has presented tributes to a number of country music greats and the show on Saturday, May 12, will be a tribute to the “King” of country and country rock music, Elvis Presley. The cast of The Li’l Ole Opry will dress as Elvis and perform Elvis songs, each with their own individual “twist.”
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“Against Wind and Tide,” the latest book of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s diaries and letters from 1947 through 1986, is available for sale as a fundraiser for the Deltaville Friends of the Library. This offering precedes a presentation to be given by Lindbergh’s daughter, Reeve Lindbergh, who is also the book’s editor, at the Deltaville Library.
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