Town Talk

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Virginia Renaissance Faire

Cornelia Rutherford, Fox Mealo Cornell, and Carmon Cornell preview the 2026 Ren Faire at the Lake Anna Winery, running May 9 through June 7, and discuss the need for volunteers—especially during ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Patrick A’Hearn, CEO and Producing Artistic Director of the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, talks about the theater’s current production of Little Women: The Broadway Musical, ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Historic Fredericksburg Foundation

Danae Peckler of the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation discusses the work of historic preservation in Fredericksburg and the challenges that come with maintaining older structures in a growing ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Curry Roberts

As Curry Roberts prepares to retire as president of the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at the University of Mary Washington, he reflects on a career in public service and economic ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library

Annie Brulatour, Salem Church Librarian, and Darcie Caswell, Director of Youth Services, highlight the importance of early literacy for young children. They say building reading skills ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Spotsylvania Social Services

Mark Travis, Long-Term Care Supervisor, and Amy Swift, Social Services Director, talk about why Long-Term Care services are so important for families in Spotsylvania County. They say these programs ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/The George Washington Foundation

Dave Muraca and Allison Ellis highlight upcoming events at Kenmore and Ferry Farm. These include 18th Century Game Night on March 20, Colonial Faire on April 4, and the Virginia 250 event “Drums ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Mary Wash Day and other things….

Associate Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement Mark Thaden and Executive Director of Annual Giving Shelby Orlando preview Mary Wash Day, a high-energy 24-hour giving event running from ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Washington Heritage Museums

After helping preserve and interpret the region’s Colonial past, Executive Director Anne Darron is preparing to retire in April. The Mary Washington graduate reflects on her career in historic ...Read more

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Empowerhouse

Services Director Jackie Oliveira and Executive Director Kathy Anderson discuss children and youth programming in the schools and the role these programs play in teaching young people about healthy ...Read more

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