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Lions' benefit auction
The Rappahannock Lions Club auction is planned for Saturday, May 6, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Washington fire hall. Proceeds will be applied toward Rappahannock County Lions Club projects, including sight and hearing screening, seventh-grade field trip, youth athletics, Bland contest, diabetes, senior citizens, mental health, scholarship(s), drug awareness and others. Donations of new, renewed and/or usable items are needed. Cash donations are accepted, however food and clothing are not acceptable. All donations are tax deductible. For more information call Kermit Weakley (703) 675-3246 or any other Lions Club member.
Food for body and spirit
Tarot card reader Toni White will be guest reader at Mountainside Market, a health and gourmet food store in Washington, Saturday, March 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pay what you can for readings which Ms. White says, “can illuminate hidden aspects of the present, help you through changes, and aid spiritual growth.” Call 703-675-3120 for further information.
Basket workshop
A basketweaving workshop will be held at Middle Street Gallery in March. Learn to make an Appalachian Egg Basket with wild grapevine handle and reed, just in time for Easter. Fee is $48 and includes all materials. The one-day workshop will run Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 18. To register call Janet Kerig, 987-8670 or Middle Street Gallery, 675-3440.
Library poetry series at RCHS
The work of Langston Hughes will be considered in the third of the poetry series “Making It New' — the Origins of Modem Poetry.” Held at the new auditorium of Rappahannock County High School at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, this program will include a widescreen video which chronicles the life and work of this unique black poet in Senegal, France, Kansas and Harlem. Performances of Hug•hes’s lyrics reveal their inspiration in the music he loved — jazz, the blues and gospel. Audience discussion will be led by poet/George Mason University professor Peter Klappert. Other poets to be considered in this series are Elizabeth Bishop on April 4, and Sylvia Plath on April 11. This series is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and The American Library Association. The Rappahannock County Library is sponsoring the poetry series and may be contacted for further information at 675-3780.
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