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Free Easter egg hunt
There will be a free Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 25 from 2-4 p.m. at the Rappahannock Recreation Center. Ages 2 to 12 are invited to come and hunt eggs. Three new bikes will be given away, one for each of the following age groups 2-4 years, 5-8 years and 9-12 years. The rain date is April 1. The event is sponsored by Family Worship Center in Washington. For additional information call 9878014.
Contest deadline
The deadline for entries in the county-wide Recyclable Art Contest has been extended until Thursday, April 12, when they may be delivered to the Middle Street Gallery from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Winners in the student division will be announced at the opening of the Recycled Art Show on Sunday, April 16 at the gallery. For more information about the Rappahannock Recyclable Art Contest, contact litter coordinator Nina Stamer (675-3810).
Spaghetti dinner
The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will be sponsoring a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 1 at the fire hall, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door only.
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 ape accepted, however food and clothing are not acceptable. All donations are tax deductible. For more information call Kermit Weakley (703) 675-3246 or apy other Lions Club member.
Library poetry series at RCF1S
The work of Langston Hughes will be considered in the third of the poetry series “Making It New — the Origins of Modern 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 Hughes’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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