February 20 Bluegrass Social & Fellowship 6 pm at the Quinton Community Center, 3041 New Kent Hwy, Quinton, VA 23141 Ages 18 and up.  Please contact JC Hale at 389-7407 or NKPR at 966-8502.

February 23 Casino Night 6 to 9:30 pm at the Providence Forge Recreation Center on Carriage Road.  Sponsored by the New Kent Jr. Women's Club.  Tickets will go on sale October 8 at $40 donation per person. Ages 21 and older. Proceeds will benefit the youth of New Kent.  Opportunities for Gaming Table Sponsorships, Horse Sponsorships, silent auction items and prizes. The Club is a 501(C)(3) organization, mailing address is P. O. Box 83, Providence Forge, VA 23140.

March 2 Providence Forge Ruritan Brunswick Stew Sale 10 am to 1 pm at C&F Bank in Providence Forge, C&F Bank in Quinton, Sandston Cleaners in Sandston, and N & W Salvage in Sandston,  Virginia State Fair Award Winning Brunswick Stew Recipe.  $9 per Quart.  To pre-order call 804-763-9419 or visit www.facebook.com/pfruritan.

March 4 Opening Day of the New Kent Historical Society History Center at the old jail at New Kent Courthouse is open every Monday from 10 am to 2 pm for research.  It will remain open each Monday until December.

March 10 Daylight Saving Time Begins Set your clocks forward one hour.  At 2 am on Sunday set your clocks forward to 3 am.  US Daylight Saving runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.

March 14 New Kent County Fair Association Planning Meeting 7 pm at the New Kent Administration Building at New Kent Courthouse.  Anyone interested in the New Kent County Fair is invited to attend.  For more information contact newkentcountyfair@yahoo.com or leave a message on the web site New Kent County Fair.

March 14 Colonial Downs Job Fair  10 am to 5 pm at the Temporary Recruiting Office, 10770 Horseman's Road (about one mile past the track entrance.)  Colonial Downs expects to hire about 200 workers in New Kent County.

March 16 Heartsaver CPR/AED & First Aid Course 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Quinton Community Center, 3041 New Kent Highway, Quinton, VA 23141.  To register, go to: https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0082-0003-6ce1ec78838440aaa933e7192b974702 and use code: newkent. Payments are made through the website hosted by VCU Health at the time of registration.

 March 17 New Kent Historical Society Program and Meeting 2:30 pm at the Old New Kent Courthouse at New Kent.  Refreshments from 2 to 2:30 pm, followed by the meeting at 2:30 pm.  Speaker: Stran Trout on the last days of the Union Army at White House Landing in June 1862 based on a comtemporary article by a correspondent of the Baltimore American newspaper.  The meeting is open to the public and anyone interested in New Kent County history is invited to attend.

March 19 New Kent Chamber of Commerce Meeting 6 pm  The New Kent Chamber of Commerce meets on the third Tuesday of each month at various locations.

March 20 Bluegrass Social & Fellowship 6 pm at the Quinton Community Center, 3041 New Kent Hwy, Quinton, VA 23141 Ages 18 and up.  Please contact JC Hale at 389-7407 or NKPR at 966-8502.

March 26 New Kent County Fair Association Planning Meeting 7 pm at the New Kent Administration Building at New Kent Courthouse.  Anyone interested in the New Kent County Fair is invited to attend.  For more information contact newkentcountyfair@yahoo.com or leave a message on the web site New Kent County Fair.

March 30 Researching and Writing Your Family History and Your Church History 11 am to 1:30 pm at St. Luke Baptist Church, 7901 Plum Point Rd., Eltham, VA  Sponsored by the African American Heritage Society of New Kent County and the St. Luke Baptist Church Women's Ministry.  For more information or to RSVP contact Lavone at 804-393-1938, Lallen3081@aol.com or Camilla at 757-810-6037, milliemac20@yahoo.com.

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