24th annual Empty Bowl fundraiser for Empowerhouse @ LibertyTown Arts Workshop. Potters donated the bowls. Money raised helps those impacted by domestic violence. empowerhouseva.org 24-hour hotline: 540-373-9373
Effort to find a bone marrow match in Stafford this weekend
A 5-year-old Stafford County resident needs a life-saving bone marrow transplant and there are two events in Stafford County this weekend to identify potential matches. Anyone ages 18-40 can talk to a Be the Match volunteer to learn more details.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Youth Services Coordinator Darcie Caswell and Youth Services Librarian (at Porter) Ann McDuffie talk about Discover Stafford, the Teen Art Show, Sensory Time and the Adult Winter Reading program. librarypoint.org
After a one day delay, rocket launch looks like a go tonight at Wallops Island. We’ll see it here!
The latest forecast is reporting a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions for Rocket Lab’s first Electron launch from Wallops scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, with no concerns during the 6-8 p.m. EST launch window.
WATCH: Empty Bowl back at LibertyTown this Saturday
The Empty Bowl fundraiser is this Saturday. Tickets and details at empowerhouseva.org Bowls picked up again this year at LibertyTown Arts Workshop in downtown Fredericksburg.
NASA rocket launch Tuesday night will be seen in the region
Weather permitting, we may catch a glimpse of Electron's flight. (Clear skies in the forecast right now) From a distance, Electron will appear like a bright, fast-moving star in the sky. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3GXgwg4WW
MLK celebration week at UMW draws upon service and the arts
Tara Murray uses these words to describe herself: human rights defender, truth teller, justice lover, freedom fighter.
WATCH: Spanberger speaks to the Fredericksburg NAACP
MLK Day 2023
WATCH: Fredericksburg pastor giving sermon this weekend at one of MLK’s former churches
Pastor Aaron Dobynes of Shiloh Baptist Chuch Old Site in Fredericksburg will preach this Sunday at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. Dobynes is a King scholar.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Empower House-The Empty Bowl
Kathy Anderson talks about their domestic violence work and their 24 hour hotline: 540-373-9373. The Empty Bowl fundraiser is January 28th at LibertyTown Arts Workshop.
PHOTOS: Bowl-A-Rama/Making bowls for the Empty Bowl
Creating bowls for the Empty Bowl. Fredericksburg area potters gathered at LibertyTown over the weekend for their annual Bowl-A-Rama.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg NAACP MLK Day program
Xavier Richardson and Anne Little talk about the virtual program on January 16th from 9-10. Sponsorship and viewing info at fredericksburgNAACP.org
PHOTOS: Wee Christmas–a close-up view
Historic Kenmore in Fredericksburg is again hosting the Wee Christmas Exhibit of dollhouses and miniatures thru the end of the year. @George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore
WATCH: Wee Christmas @ Kenmore
The curator at The George Washington Foundationn talks to us about the Wee Christmas display at Kenmore during the holidays. kenmore.org
Visiting family and friends for the holidays – Is the home childproofed?
There are seasonal risks as well, such as holiday decorations, games, and food and beverages in which younger children can be harmed if the home has not been properly childproofed before the festivities begin and reevaluated during and after the festivities
Win Up to $100,000 in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren
The deadline for the paper is Jan. 30, 2023.
PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Sheriff’s Office holds its first Shop with a Cop for Seniors
$200 each at the Central Park Walmart
PHOTOS: Living Nativity @ Wildnerss Baptist in Spotsylvania
It’s an annual outreach by the church on Route 3
PHOTOS: Frosty 5K time in Stafford @ Embrey Mill!
Embrey Mill in Stafford hosted its sixth annual Frosty 3-Miler and Reindeer Run over the weekend. A frosty start indeed! A little rain. A few flurries. A lot of fun!
PHOTOS: VRE’s Santa Train ran on Saturday
Photos courtesy Amber Ridgeway