32 What's Happening at Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern By Corrine Anthony Looking to try all the wines of Virginia's Northern Neck in one afternoon? Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern's annual Wine Fest in Heathsville lets wine acionados do just that on Saturday, April 20th. Featuring the wines of the <strong>Chesapeake</strong> Wine Trail, this popular annual event gathers 10 local wineries in one location. Patrons have from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. to savor the avors of local Virginia wines and until 5 p.m. to keep buying. e entrance fee is $12 per person, which includes a commemorative wine glass. Food will also be available for purchase. Tickets will be sold at the gate on the day of the Wine Fest. Timed to coincide with the Wine Fest is Heathsville's rst Farmers Market of the season. Located in the adjacent pavilion and grounds, this monthly Farmers Market starts at 9 a.m. and runs until 1 p.m. It includes a large oering of fresh local produce, baked goods, nursery plants and locally-made handcrafts. Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern is the last surviving 1700's structure of its kind in the Northern Neck. e Tavern's active artisan groups will be on-site the day of the Wine Fest and Farmers Market, working and selling their handmade wares. is includes the Tavern Blacksmith Guild in the Tavern's forge, the Spinners and Weavers Guild, the Woodworkers Guild, and the Quilters Guild. e Tavern Gift Shop will also be open that day. e newest initiative for Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern is its series of Try A Little Tenderness By I RuthE Forrest BA, CMT. NCBTMB watched on television as the stalwart Police Captain eulogized a fallen young fellow ocer, and his crusty exterior cracked along with his voice as he spoke of the strong man’s ability to be tender. It is especially during springtime that we honor the strength in tenderness. Tender shoots must ght the cold hard winter ground to break through into the vital growth of sunshine. All of nature buzzes on the fragile edge of life, and Mother Nature tenderly suckles each new beginning until suciency is achieved. She knows that as each tender start is lifted up all of creation is lifted up right along with it. No one can resist smiling at the sight of the rst blush of springtime owers. Ask any holy person and they will tell you that the most eective leaders, healers, and avatars have tenderness in common. It is indeed a gift of Love from Spirit. Tenderness is a choice that exudes strength. You feel it within, a growing compassion and empathy for all creation that gently caresses and soothes even the hardest heart. rough any act of tenderness we create inter-connectedness with the family of Humanity as well as with the Elemental Kingdoms – the Earth, Air, Fire and the Water surrounding us. Tenderness in action implies that we are all one life energy, and harming any part harms the whole just as healing any part heals all instantly. One Heritage Arts Classes. Taught by the talented members of the Tavern Guilds and others in the community, these classes provide an opportunity for participants to learn weaving, spinning, quilting, woodworking and other traditional arts and crafts that enhance contemporary life. Current classes include: Handmade Book-making on Wed., March 13, Decorative Wheat Weaving on Sat., March 16, Sewn Spring Tote Bag on Tues., March 26, Crazy Quilt Stitching on Wed., May 22, and Beginning Weaving, an intensive three-day course on June 6, 7 and 8. Upcoming beautiful wave at a time happening simultaneously in all directions at once! It can change the world—or at least your viewpoint in it. Isn’t that the core message of every holy One so far to grace us with their Light? We tend to wage war to aect change in modern society. We have a war on drugs, on terror, on cancer, on domestic violence—isn’t that ironic? Life is moving so fast that we often forget social pleasantries, especially when stressed. But choosing tenderness is an expression of peace and quiet strength. Our greatest heroes display compassion, empathy, and tenderness that doesn’t diminish their dignity nor the one towards whom it is extended. Tenderness is a potent stressreducer. Try it. Practice random Spring 2013 Heritage Arts classes include Braided Rug Making, Basic Blacksmithing, Quilted Yo-yo Table Runner, and Needlepoint. Past classes, which may be repeated, include Inkle Loom Weaving, Beginning Spinning, Build a Wooden Kaleidoscope, and Quilted Medallion Table Runner. Just around the corner on Saturday, May 4th, Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern will host its annual Kentucky Derby party. is gala combines the excitement of the world's most famous horse race on a big screen TV, along with live music, mint juleps, fabulous food, and an exceptional live and silent auction. Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern is located on the Historic Heathsville's Town Square. To get to the Tavern, take Route 360 into Heathsville. Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern is located at 73 Monument Place, behind the old Courthouse in the center of town. For more information, visit www.rhhtfoundation.org, e-mail info@rhhtfoundation. org, or call 804-580-3377. acts of tenderness. You may feel a little awkward at rst if you are out of practice, but it becomes easier as you go along. You may even become addicted to how good it feels to connect with someone at this level. Actual miracles have occurred from just one random act of kindness. Re-invent yourself this spring with the special energy of renewal and transformation that the vernal equinox brings. Try a little tenderness on someone who has really gotten under your skin. Shifting your perspective may just be the ticket to opening up a new dialog, a new dynamic, an interconnection. Arm your tender strength and smile at the owers! Reach RuthE Forrest at Spa 2 U 804-453-5367
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