Upcoming Chamber Events

September 26-28
3rd Annual Northern Neck River Ride
4:00 PM
1083 Boys Camp Road Kilmarnock, VA 22482
The third annual Northern Neck RiverRide is coming, September 26–28, 2008, and you are invited to take part in this exciting event. The Northern Neck RiverRide is designed to appeal to riders of all levels. The ride consists of the (5) basic routes: • Short Family Ride • 1/3 Century • Half Century • Metric Century • English Century Over 700 cyclists are expected to participate in this bike tour, highlighting the scenic beauty of the byways and waterways of the lower Northern Neck, where Captain John Smith explored in 1608 and George Washington’s mother, Mary Ball, was born. All the information that you need to get ready for the Northern Neck RiverRide can be found at www.riverride.org. You’ll find the online registration form, list of accommodations, what to bring, and more. Registration is limited to 800 cyclists, so get your registration in early. Registrations received after the September 5th deadline will incur a late fee. The Northern Neck Chapter of BikeWalk Virginia and the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce are proud to present this event. For more information about the beautiful Northern Neck or opportunities to be a sponsor of the Northern Neck RiverRide, please contact the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce event coordinator, Edie Jett, at 804-435-6092 or info@lancasterva.com. Join us and experience the heritage and culture of this unique area by bicycle!

Upcoming Community Events

September 5-10
Smithsonian Exhibit at Historic Christ Church
10:00 AM
Historic Christ Church, Irvington, Va.
"New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music" Visit www.christchurch1735.org CHECK FOR TIME.

September 17
MBW Treenie Chilton Memorial Golf Tournament
12:00 PM
Golden Eagle at Tide's Inn
4-Man Captain’s Choice format at the Golden Eagle Golf Club at the Tides Inn. $10,000 hole in one prize. Registration begins at Noon. Box lunches be provided in golf cart. Shot gun start at 1:00 pm. Awards dinner following tournament. $150 per person or $500 per team of four. Email karen@mbwm.org for a registration form or to learn about sponsorship opportunities. Entry deadline September 4. Limited space. Proceeds benefit the non-profit Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library.

September 22
Lecture: "A New Jersey Farmer in 18th-century Virginia: The Life & Times of Philip Vickers Fithian"
6:30 PM
Lancaster Community Library, Kilmarnock
Lecture: “A New Jersey Farmer in 18th-century Virginia: The Life & Times of Philip Vickers Fithian” by historian and author John Fea on his new biography of Fithian. Fithian was one of early America's most prolific diary-writers and is best known in Northen Neck history for the diary he kept while a tutor to the Carter children at Nomini Hall. The book, The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment, chronicles Fithian's youth as a south Jersey grain grower, his years as a student at the College of New Jersey at Princeton, his love affair with Elizabeth Beatty, his ordination to the Presbyterian ministry, his year as a tutor on Robert Carter III’s Nomini Hall plantation, his tour of the Shenandoah Valley, and his final years as a chaplain with Washington's army. Event will be held in the meeting room of the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock. Free and open to the public. Donations accepted to benefit the non-profit host organizations, Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library and Lancaster Community Library. Book signing will follow the lecture. Books may be purchased at the event for a special discounted price of $23 by cash, check, or credit card.

October 4
3rdAnnual Red Cross River Counties Golf Tournament
10:00 AM
King Carter Golf Course; Route 200 south; Irvington Va.
Third Annual Red Cross River Counties Golf Tournament at King Carter Golf Course, Irvington, Va. $10,000 Hole-In-One prize. Awards for 1st and 2nd place teams. Other prizes for closest to pin and longest drive. Great opportunity to support the community and play golf! Rain day is October 11.

October 25
Fall Festival 2008
9:00 AM
Event will be held at White Stone United Methodist Church - next to Whispering Pines Motel. White Stone United Methodist Church is just outside of White Stone Town limits heading north on Rt. 3
Arts/crafts vendors, non-profit exhibitors, take out homemade Brunswick Stew, raffle, sausage biscuits and hot beverage for early arrivals,and bake sale to benefit the Family Maternity Center of the Northern Neck. For info regarding the Maternity Center, visit www.fmcnn.org. This event is sponsored by the White Stone United Methodist and White Stone Baptist Churches. The Maternity Center is a much needed and worthwile cause which our churches are proud to sponsor. All proceeds will go directly to the Maternity Center. For more info and to view vendor/exhibitor rules and procedures and application forms, please visit www.whitestoneumc.org