Events for May 2012.
U.S. Army Future Soldiers Awards-Featuring Sen Bryce Reeves
The U.S. Army Recruiting Center of Fredricksburg, VA honored area high school seniors that are currently "Future Soldiers".
This event was held at the
Green Turtle Restaurant in...more
Easter Egg Hunt @ Memorial Park
Children 3rd grade and younger gathered at Memorial Park in Fredericksburg for the annual Easter egg hunt. Everyone gets an egg and a chance to see the Easter Bunny. This is a wond...more
An Evening with Shelby Lynne
Grammy Award Winner Shelby Lynne performed at The Inn at The Old Silk Mill in Downtown Fredericksburg. Her award winning popular country music is filled with heart and soul. Partia...more
Fred Howe for Mayor Meet and Greet
Fredericksburg Mayoral candidate held a meet & greet at the Courtyard Marriot in Fredericksburg. Fred shared his vision for the future of Fredericksburg and spoke to the current i...more
Stafford Hospital 5K
The race is a two and one-half loop USA Track and Field Certified course. The annual race is presented by the Mary Washington Healthcare Stafford Hospital Foundation with support f...more
Earth Day on the Rappahannock
Earth Day on the Rappahannock is a celebration with live music, shows by the Virginia Wildlife Center, environmental exhibitors and vendors, alternative fuel cars, live birds of pr...more
Spring Dance and Beach Party
Virginia Gentlemen's Spring Dance and Beach Party featured the Band of Oz for entertainment for a great night of dancing and fun. This great event was a benefit fundraiser for Rapp...more
23rd Annual Multicultural Fair @ UMW
For the more than 4,000 people who attended UMW’s Multicultural Fair on Saturday, April 14, the campus was transformed into a space for music, dance, art and food from countless ...more
VSQI Recognition Event
Smart Beginnings Rappahannock Area (SBRA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children are prepared for success in school and success...more
Live United Awards
The Rappahannock United Way held their annual awards banquet at Fairview at Riverclub in Fredericksburg. The event was held to celebrate community volunteers with a baseball tailga...more
Stevenson Ridge Open House
Stevenson Ridge held an open house event to showcase their event venues, cottages, preferred vendors and program packages. Learn more about this fantastic new venue at www.stevenso...more
Smiles With a Heart
The 7th Annual "Smiles With a Heart" hosted by the Fredericksburg Smile Center was a great success yet again. The local dental office offers free dental care to the community on a ...more
VIVA Chamber Ribbon Cutting
Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates (VIVA) located at 10401 Spotsylvania Avenue
Suite 203 off of Rt. 1 near Southpoint held a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Chamber ...more
RBBBS CReceives Grant from COMCAST
Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters (RBBBS) has received a one-year $15,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation to support its Bigs in Schools Project. The project is designed to ...more
Eagle Village Sweet Frog Grand Opening!
Regional Yogurt franchise Sweet Frog opened a new location in Eagle Village in Fredericksburg right next door to EverSewEnglish. Sweet Frog serves soft serve frozen yogurt with loa...more
Germanna Nursing Idol
Stafford County native and 1999 Brooke Point graduate Amber Groves won the RN portion of the 2012 Germanna Community College “Nursing Idol” competition Friday at the GCC Dani...more
Germanna Foundation Monte Carlo Night
A crowd of 300 attended Germanna's annual Scholarship Monte Carlo fundraiser. The fundraiser brought in $120,000 for scholarships for Germanna Community College students on Apil 2...more
GCC Workforce Advisory Board Meeting
The Germanna Center for Workforce & Community Education's annual Workforce Advisory Board meeting recently attended by Elizabeth Creamer, Gov. Bob McDonnell's newly appointed Direc...more
Savvy Chic to Open Up
Savvy Chic plans to open in May. The shop located on the 600 block of Caroline street is a consigment and refurbished furniture shop. The sign on the door reads “upscale, repurpo...more
"Reclaim the Riverfront" Rally for Matt Paxson
A rally to support mayoral candidate Matt Paxson's plan of action to "reclaim our riverfront" was held at Riverfront park on Sophia St. in Downtown Fredericksburg.
The rally featu...more
