MEETINGS & NOTICES
The Rappahannock County Water & Sewer Authority meets 5:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 11) at the courthouse.
The Rappahannock County School Board meets 6 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 16) at the high school band room (rescheduled from Aug. 9). Agenda is online at boarddocs.com/vsba/rcpsva/Board.nsf/Public.
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity will hold a community meeting every Thursday at 5 p.m. at Willis Chapel United Methodist Church, 1804 Zachary Taylor Highway, Huntly, to discuss the Habitat Home being built at 2650 Zachary Taylor Highway. The meetings are open to the public—please attend for construction updates, volunteer opportunities and more. Call 540-341-4952 for more information.
Bel Canto Vocal Ensemble auditions for tenor voices are 7 to 9 p.m. next Tuesday (Aug. 16) at Piedmont Episcopal Church, 214 Church St., Madison. Potential tenor singers rehearse with Bel Canto’s current members for the first hour and audition one-onone with the director for the next, the auditions including pitch-matching, a range check and a few vocal exercises. Bel Canto is a mixed-voice community chamber choir with a diverse repertoire ranging in character from the silly to the sublime. Based in Madison, its members are drawn from surrounding counties. More at belcantovocalensem.wix.com/belcanto or email belcantovocalensemble@gmail.com.
Blue Ridge Heritage Project’s upcoming meetings are 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11 and Dec. 13 at the Rappahannock Library, for any and all interested in the memorial to be built in Rappahannock County honoring those displaced from their homes and land in Rappahannock when Shenandoah National Park was created. Light refreshments. For more information, contact Missy Sutton at 703-307-3630.
Back to School and Summer Clearance $10 Bag Sale at Firehouse Treasures Thrift. All women’s, men’s and children’s clothing included for the month of August. Specially priced items are excluded. Thrift is open 10 to 5 Tuesday and Wednesday and 10 to 1 Saturday at 10 Firehouse Lane, Washington. (Please hold onto your donations until September.)
The Inn at Little Washington Farmer’s Market is open 10:30 to 2 every Sunday through Oct. 30 at the Parsonage Garden. Weekly rotating roster of local vendors and artisans offer meats, cheeses, soups, produce, tea, jewelry, pottery and more; the Inn’s kitchen provides a selection of breads, pastries, jams and pickles as well as North Carolina-style pulled pork barbeque. Visit theinnatlittlewashington.com/ market.
Mountainside Dance Center (12625 Lee Hwy., Washington) is offering summer Parent and Child Creative Movement classes on Saturdays for ages 3-5; cost is $10 per class. For more information and to register, call 540-987-9395.
The Youth Chorale needs at least 15 singers by Aug. 27. Registrations must be prepaid and mailed in — all fees paid will be held and returned if the minimum number of singers are not met. Youth Chorale rehearsals begin Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 4:14 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church. For more information, email Rosanne Gorkowski, at rgorkowski@yahoo.com; Sue Kinser, director; suzyadagio@yahoo.com .
Women In Worship Ministries is pleased to announce the 2016 Women's Conference, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center Oct. 7-8, featuring special guest Karen Clark Sheard. Registration online will open soon. Contact Women In Worship at wiwministries@usa.com, 540-661-2013 or 540-7868736. Early-bird registration through July 31. Vendors are also needed!