THURSDAY
PARKS AND REC: The Mathews County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 4:30 this afternoon, Thursday, Aug. 1, in the Historic Courthouse on Court Street in Mathews.
KIWANIS: The Kiwanis Club of Mathews will hold its monthly meeting at 6 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Aug. 1, in the Chesapeake Bank Community Room, Mathews. Enter by the back right door.
PLANNERS: The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, Aug. 1, in the colonial courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester.
FRIDAY
CRUISE-IN: The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers will hold its weekly cruise-in at 5 p.m. Friday in the Main Street Center parking lot, Gloucester.
ARTIFACT ID: The Mathews Historical Museum will hold a “What Is It?” event from 6-8 p.m. Friday at 200 Main Street, Mathews. The public is invited to bring ceramics, arrowheads, pottery, and other artifacts to the museum to have them identified free of charge by the Fairfield Foundation.
HALLELUJAH GIRLS: The Court House Players will present the comedy “The Hallelujah Girls” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Cobbs Creek Arts Center, 61 Cobbs Creek Lane, Cobbs Creek. Tickets are $22 for adults at the door and online, $21 in advance at ticket outlets, and $7 for students with ID.
SATURDAY
COMIX CON: Gloucester County Public Library will have a free Comix Con event for all ages from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the main library, 6920 Main Street, Gloucester. There will be workshops, activities, contests, prizes, and more.
PREPAREDNESS EXPO: Gloucester County’s Emergency Management Department and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will host a Preparedness Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Home Depot, 6921 Walton Lane, Gloucester. There will be a landing by the LifeEvac helicopter, onsite emergency vehicles, and information from multiple local and state agencies.
MONDAY
BREAKFAST CLUB: The Middle Peninsula Breakfast Club, a conservative action group, will meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday in the events room of Damon & Company, 7104 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester. Breakfast meetings are also scheduled during the same hours on the remaining Mondays in August.
POLICY AND MANAGEMENT: The Mathews County Policy and Management Team will meet at 11 a.m. Monday in the Human Services Building on Church Street in Mathews.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS: The Middle Peninsula Young Republicans will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at 5620 East River Road, Foster.
MATHEWS REPUBLICANS: The Mathews County Republican Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the historic courthouse.
TUESDAY
SPECIAL ED: The Middle Peninsula Regional Special Education Program Board of Control will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at T.C. Walker Education Center, 6099 T.C. Walker Road, Gloucester. For more information, call 804-693-7944.
TEEN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP: Mathews Memorial Library will host a free creative writing workshop and author talk for ages 12-18 with Shannon Dunlop, author of “Right Here, Right Now,” at 10 a.m. Tuesday at 251 Main Street, Mathews.
OPEN PLAY: Gloucester Library will have Open Play for children from birth to two years from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the main library, 6920 Main Street, Gloucester. Toys and developmentally appropriate materials provided.
POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TEAM: The Gloucester Community Policy and Management Team will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Social Services Conference Room, 6641 Short Lane, Gloucester.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: National Night Out with the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday on the Mathews High School football field, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews.
SUPERVISORS: The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the T.C. Walker Education Center, 6099 T.C. Walker Road, Gloucester.
WEDNESDAY
RESOURCE COUNCIL: The Gloucester Resource Council will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Gloucester County Public Library, 6920 Main Street, Gloucester.
WETLANDS: The Mathews County Wetlands Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the Historic Courthouse on Court Street.