Celebration Dinner @ Antonio's

 New Year's Eve Party

 Chesterfield History Presentation:

Come out for this free presentation and learn about the history of Chesterfield County spanning over 250 years.  Our Guest Speaker, Bryan Truzzie, is the Historic Sites Supervisor with Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation.  He will also highlight many historic sites in our county.

 Place: The Highlands Clubhouse (@ Lake Margaret)   
 Time: 1:30-3:00      
 Cost: FREE

 Sign-Up: Although free, Email Sylvia no later than Mon. Jan. 10
                  to be sure we have an audience for our invited guest.

CANCELLED - Planned speaker services not available due to Covid.

Get Ready for Spring: Come spend an afternoon with a Master Gardener and get some ideas for planning your garden. Topics to be covered are pruning, how to condition soil , how to decide upon the right spot for plants to survive.

 Place: The Highlands Clubhouse (@ Lake Margaret)
 Time: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
 Cost: FREE

 Sign-Up: Please Email Sylvia by Mon. 2/7 if you plan on attending..

 Bowling - Holiday Bowl Lanes

Yes, bowling is a fun game indeed. This exciting sport is the most popular game worldwide. People enjoy bowling all year round. This accessible sport is fitted for people of all ages. The simple and easy-going style of the game makes it fun for all ages. Being so easy for everyone to reach, it makes a great summer activity as well as throughout the year.

 Place: Holiday Bowl Lanes,
 Address: 11400 Jefferson Davis Highway, Chester
 Time: 3:00 PM-5:00 PM.  Meet at Sales Center 2:30 PM to carpool.
 Cost: $3.00 per game, $3.00 shoe rental

 Sign-Up: Email Sylvia no later than Tue., 2/22 if you plan on attending so lanes may be reserved.

 Local Brewery Outing - Steam Bell Beer Works

Lets try some new beers at a local favorite brewery, Steam Bell Beer Works. 
**NEW** - Food will be available for purchase at their own outdoor food truck. (Menu)

 Place: Steam Bell Beer Works
 Address: 1717 Oak Lake Boulevard, Midlothian
 Time: 4:00 pm. 
 Carpooling: Meet at the Sales Center at 3:30 pm
 Cost: "Dutch Treat"

 Sign-Up: Please Email Sylvia by Sun. 2/27 if you plan on attending.

Our Steam Bell Brewery "Special Events" activity was a Fun Time! 

  Wine or Beer Tasting - New Kent, Talleysville

We will be visiting New Kent Winery / Talleysville Brewing Company. 
Enjoy an opportunity to participate in a wine tasting, or try some new beers produced by both of these establishments at New Kent Winery.
We will be seated in our own area with our own designated tasting times. 
Food will be available for purchase.

 Master Gardening Presentation

Get Ready To Plant: Come spend an afternoon with a Master Gardener and learn about how to choose native versus invasive plants and perennials that will survive in various conditions.

Thanks to the efforts of our "Thursday Maymont Guys", our guest speakers will be Peggy Singlemann - Director of Operations and Horticulture, and Sean Proietti - Manager of Horticulture.

 Place: The Highlands Clubhouse (@ Lake Margaret)
 Time: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
 Cost: FREE

 Sign-Up: Please Email Sylvia by Wed. 3/9 if you plan on attending..

 Appomattox Civil War - Van Tour (Private)

This guided driving tour will focus on various sites along the Appomattox within the village of Colonial Heights that played an important part during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of 1864.  Learn about the Battle of Chester Station, visit Fort Clifton Park and view fortifications along the river, visit the Violet Bank Museum and Swift Creek Mill to learn about the first days battles of this campaign.

Wear comfortable shoes.  Bring a packed lunch and drinks.  Rest Stops included. 

 Local Brewery Outing - Trapezium Brewing Co.

Trapezium Brewing Company is a craft beer brewery located in the heart of Old Towne Petersburg, Virginia.
Place:	Trapezium Brewing Co.
Address:	423 N. 3rd St. Petersburg, VA
Time:	4:00 PM
Carpooling:	Meet at Sales Center 3:30 PM
Cost:	"Dutch Treat"  - Beer & Food
Signup:	Email Sylvia by Wed., 4/13 if attending & planning to use or help with carpooling.

 Historic Garden Week - Petersburg Tour

Garden Club of VA Petersburg Tour

Much of this walking and driving tour in Petersburg takes place in the Historic Poplar Lawn District, which began as Fort Henry in 1653.  

• Four of those homes are showcased on this tour and are within walking distance of each other. 
   1) 129 Marshall Street; 
   2) 215 South Jefferson Street;
   3) 133 Marshall Street;
   4) 221 South Jefferson Street.
• Garden Only - 1675 Mount Vernon Street.
• Of equal importance are other featured properties.
  > Historic Battersea, 1289 Upper Appomattox Street; 
  > Centre Hill Museum, 1 Centre Hill Avenue, a restoration project of the Garden Club of Virginia.

More details & descriptions are HERE.

May 7th is the famed Derby Day at Church Hill Downs in Louisville , Kentucky.  Join in our own Derby Day festivities at the Clubhouse where we will watch the races. 

Derby glasses will be provided for use (not for keeps) for you to "make your own Derby Day Cocktail" Maybe even a mint Julep? Please bring your own ingredients for your favorite recipe.

Please bring a dish to share during this event.

You'll have an opportunity to place your bet on the races.  There's no limit on how much to bet, but a minimum $5.00 bet will be split across 4 bets as follows: 1st place = $2.00, 2nd place = $1.50, 3rd place = $1.00, and 4th place = $0.50.  All winnings will be distributed that night (if the winning horse has no one betting on it, then the money transfers to 2nd place, etc.).

   For a bit of fun, visit How to Dress for the Kentucky Derby

 RIC Squirrels Baseball Game

Richmond Squirrels against Hartford Yard Goats.  This is an evening game.
Place:	The Diamond
Address:	3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. RVA Parking at The Diamond is $5 per car. Cash Only.   Please allow extra time when arriving.
Time:	Game Starts 6:35 pm
Carpooling:	Meet at Sales Center for a 5:00 pm departure. Eat prior to this, or plan to eat at the game.
Cost:	$13 pp - IN ADVANCE  (lower "Field" level)
Sign-Up:	Arrange payment w/ Sylvia by (Thu) May 5th for group seating (e.g., Zelle).  Also let her know if you will be carpooling or if you can drive & the # of seats you have.  LAST CALL

 Polo Outing - King Family Vineyards

The Roseland Polo Club has grown from David and Ellen’s vision - to strive to grow the sport of polo in the Charlottesville area. The Roseland Polo Club gives the public exposure to polo through free polo matches for watching every Sunday and offering fans a chance to learn to play through The Roseland Polo School.

 Lewis Ginter Gardens Private Tour
 (with Optional Lunch)

1 HOUR TOUR AND LEWIS GINTER GARDEN ADMISSION

Designed for groups who wish for a more leisurely tour experience. Explore the Central Garden along flat pathways closest to the Robins Visitor Center (map). Enjoy the formal bed displays, the Kroger Community Kitchen Garden, and the Louise Cochrane Rose Garden (during peak season only). Garden Guides can pace the visit to suit your group. Abundant displays from orchids to artwork make this a rewarding visit without extensive walking.

Special - M&T Bank's "Butterflies LIVE!" is now open!

Optional 11:30 lunch for those wishing to participate at "Crafted" (4900-151 Libbie Mill E Blvd, Richmond, VA 23230).  Meet at Sales Center at 10:45am.

 Place: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
 Address:  1800 Lakeside Ave, Henrico, VA 23228
 Time: Arrive before 1:30 tour time, e.g., by 1:15 (Arrive 11:30 for lunch).
 Carpooling: Meet at Sales Center at 12:15 pm (Meet at 10:45 for Lunch).
 Cost: $19.50 per IN ADVANCE.   Min15 persons needed. 
 Note: Our admission is good till 5:00 PM to explore other parts of the
            garden not covered on our tour if desired.

 Sign-Up w/ Sylvia by Tuesday, 24-May with names of those attending.
  Payment due to Sylvia 5/25 - 6/1.

 Mini Golf Outing  (with Optional Dinner)

  Optional Dinner at 5:30 pm at Sedona Taphouse - Colonial Heights
 (435 Charles Dimmock Parkway, 23834) Meet at Sales Center at 5:00.

 Place: Swaders Sports Park
 Address: 4725 Whitehill Blvd, Prince George, VA 23875
 Time: Play golf at 7:00 pm   (Opt. Dinner at 5:30pm).
 Carpooling: Meet at Sales Center 6:15 PM   (Opt Dinner 5:00 pm).
 Cost: $8 ea.

 Sign-Up: Email Sylvia by Saturday, 6/25 if you plan on golfing. 
 Please indicate if you willl be eating dinner and/or carpooling.

  Celebration Winery, Brewery, & Cider Outing

Enjoy an outing to a local farm house brewery just outside of Chesterfield, 8 miles off of 288 in Powhatan, VA . Fine Creek Brewing Company offers twelve rotating craft beers along with Virginia Wine and Cider. This location offers a 50 seat taproom, covered porch with tables as well as shaded picnic tables with plenty of room for us to mingle with each other. Daily in-house made light menu offerings are available for purchase. Note: No outside food is allowed.

    
     Fine Creek Brewing Co. - Draft List, Wines & Ciders, & Food Menu is HERE.

  Colonial Downs Raceway Outing

TWO TICKETS AVAILABLE!! due to a cancellation. Contact Sylvia ASAP.

Join other NFP members to attend and view LIVE Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Colonial Downs in New Kent.  Cost includes covered outdoor Grandstand Box group Seating and daily live racing programs.  

Colonial’s two state-of-the-art racing surfaces are second to none. The Secretariat Turf Course is the widest grass racing surface in North America and has played host to champion horses over the last two decades in prestigious races like the New Kent County Virginia Derby. The dirt track is the country’s second largest and offers equine athletes a safe and sprawling oval to compete over.

 Spirit of Norfolk Early Dinner Cruise

Enjoy a NFP group outing aboard the newly renovated Spirit of Norfolk cruise ship!  A Spirit dinner cruise gives you the chance to dine, dance, play games in our lounge spaces, as well as catch spectacular views of the mighty ships and submarines of the Navy's Atlantic Fleet from our sky line deck.

  Flat-water Tubing - New DATE!!!

Sign Up by Friday 7/29!

It doesn’t get much lazier than this. On a hot summer day, you can pack up the family, some friends and your favorite goodies in a cooler for a picnic lunch on the water to enjoy. The shuttle will take you upriver from our HQ and you will drift back to where your car is parked in Scottsville (≈4 hrs). This section is great for beginners and those wanting the river to do the work.

  MUST WEAR SHOES (beach/sand shoes or old tennis shoes).
  See other float FAQs Here.

 Tangier Island Cruise

Visit the remote Tangier Island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay for a day of family fun!  Your cruise leaves from Historic Reedville, VA, the center of the largest fishing industry in the United States. Our ship, the Chesapeake Breeze, is comfortable, and the views from the upper deck can’t be beaten.

The ship often passes fishing boats working their nets or large ocean freighters traveling between Baltimore and Norfolk or points beyond. You also see Tangier Island watermen making their living on the bay. Walk around this quaint island or take a tour on a mini-bus. Either way, you are sure to remember your trip to Tangier Island for a long time to come.

Explore the 4.5 mile quaint fisherman island on foot or by golf cart and have lunch at one of their restaurants (or pack a lunch) before returning to dock for a 2:15 pm departure.