May Faire, the spring historic celebration sponsored by the Mathews Museum, will be held Saturday and Sunday, the first time for this two-day combination. Venues will include Mathews Court Green, home of demonstrations, musical performances and vendors, and the Mathews Museum, located at 200 Main Street. A kickoff to festivities is an informal free concert to be held at 5 p.m. Friday at the museum. A string trio from the Courthouse Community Orchestra will feature Eddie Wiehrs and Anne Baltrusaitis on violin and Virginia Roane on cello. Also featured is museum president Tom Robinson performing the Ashokan Farewell, accompanied by Wiehrs. Opening ceremonies on Saturday take place at 9 a.m. on the court green with presentation of colors and the National Anthem sung by Lynette Glockner of Mathews Pharmacy. This year’s theme is Mathews Museum Celebrates VA250 and many activities will follow the theme. The festival will include a weaving demonstration, quilting demonstration, blacksmithing,...