WaySeeker Woods: Garden featuring hundreds of hostas, Japanese Maples, flowering plants, water features, statuary. Open Wed-Sat 9 -4 through July 30, and by appointment. 12216 West River Road, Aylett, VA. www.wayseekerwoods.com. Call 804-769-2313 or wilkins@wayseekerwoods.com for info. Free.

May 1 – June 1 – New Exhibit –  “One Artist Show – John Latell”  -  Latell’s original works of art in a variety of mediums including metal, paint and cloth. Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm.   All art work is for sale.  The public is welcome and admission is free.  19 N. Main Street in Kilmarnock.

May 20, 1:00 pm – Art Forum – “The Highwaymen: Florida’s Outside Artists” – This video examines a group of young, untrained African-American landscape painters who emerged from the small central Florida town of Fort Pierce in the 1950′s & 60′s.   They were prevented by segregation from selling their paintings in traditional galleries, so they sold the paintings out of the trunks of their cars for around $35.00 each.  Once recognized by the art world in 1995, their paintings began to sell for thousands of dollars.  Held at the Studio Gallery, 19 N. Main Street in Kilmarnock, this presentation is free and the public is welcome.

Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery, 804-436-9309

Caregivers Coming Together, a support group for families and

caregivers of those living with Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, Lyme

Disease, Lupus, and Sarcoidosis will have its first meeting on May

22nd at 6:00 p.m. at the Northside branch of Bank of Lancaster in

front of Food Lion in Kilmarnock. Light refreshments will be served.

Email happy2beteri@aol.com for more information.

On Monday, May 20 at 5:00 p.m., at Festival Halle, all RFM members and the community at large are invited to a discussion about this year’s Fourth of July Celebration Weekend.  There are lots of things to do in preparation for this event.  Everyone is welcome.