Local Events Calendar

Susan Morrison speaks at a Great Lives lecture about Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, sponsored by UMW Dining.

Rachelle Bergstein speaks at a Great Lives lecture about The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us, sponsored by Fred and Barbara Rankin.

Some of the dishes we eat today were also enjoyed by our colonial ancestors, but often with variations. Come join us in our Makerlab as we discuss the history of making cakes and quick-breads in colonial America, share the similarities and differences from modern baking in techniques and ingredients, and walk through the steps of baking a pan of gingerbread, using Mary Ball Washington’s recipe. According to tradition, Mary Ball Washington, George Washington’s mother, served this dish to General Lafayette when he visited her in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Dan Nadel speaks at a Great Lives lecture about Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life, sponsored by Walter Jervis Sheffield.

Jonathan Coleman speaks at a Great Lives lecture about West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, sponsored by Stephen Gaske with Patricia Powers Gaske ‘75.

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Join us for an Open House and get an overview on student life, academic programs, hear from our three Colleges, and take a campus tour. We recommend these free programs for high school juniors and seniors and transfer students.

Ann Schmiesing speaks at a Great Lives lecture about The Brothers Grimm: A Biography, sponsored by Janet Hedrick ‘73 and Jack Bales.

Larry Tye speaks at a Great Lives lecture about The Jazz Men: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America, sponsored by Davenport & Company.

Kate Moore speaks at a Great Lives lecture about The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Shocking Story of a Woman Who Dared to Fight Back, sponsored by Yuh Prosthodontics.

Matthew Pearl speaks at a Great Lives lecture about The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America, sponsored by Irene and Curry Roberts.

Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation will explore the unique and essential Virginia people, events, and sites that helped bring liberty and democracy to a nation. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibit will highlight the complex, diverse, and inspiring Virginia history which is, in fact, America’s story.

Give Me Liberty will provide context for the coming of the Revolution in Virginia and brings visitors into the core of the action from 1774 through 1776, highlighting how the American Revolution was a war, and more than a war.

Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation is the signature exhibition of Virginia’s 250th Commission. This exhibition is curated in partnership with the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (JYF) and presented by VA250, Virginia’s semiquincentennial planning commission. Central Rappahannock Regional Library is honored to host this exhibition with sponsorship from Tour Stafford.

Todd S. Purdum speaks at a Great Lives lecture about Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, sponsored by Jubilation by Silver Companies.