Bay School to hold Mathews MET Art Auction & Gala (9/16/2026) - Inspired by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual red-carpet fundraiser, the Bay School Community Arts Center is going all out this year with its fall fundraising event, the… …Nook to hold second Poetry Night Saturday (9/16/2026) - The Nook Books and Gifts, Gloucester Main Street, will be back with the second installation of its Poetry Night on Saturday from 6:30-8 o’clock. The store held its first Poetry… …
Outlaw music on tap at Opry (9/16/2026) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will bring out the outlaw in everyone on Saturday, when its performers pay tribute to the greats of Classic Southern Rock and Roll and Outlaw Country.… …
Gloucester Library to host Bracken on Sunday (9/16/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will host local author Bruce Bracken of Gwynn, for a book signing and author discussion on Sunday, beginning at 2 p.m. He will… …
Knowles to perform at Flat Iron Crossroads (9/16/2026) - Versatile musician and songwriter Davy Knowles and his band will play at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads, 7709 Flat Iron Road, Gloucester. Praised by Peter Frampton as “the… …‘Zorro’ to be performed in Williamsburg (9/16/2026) - The bilingual American opera “Zorro” is coming to the stage of Williamsburg’s Kimball Theatre for three performances next week. Presented by Opera in Williamsburg Inc., the show will be performed… …
New York Polyphony to perform at Abingdon Episcopal (9/9/2026) - The vocal chamber ensemble New York Polyphony will perform at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Arts at Abingdon Concert Series at Abingdon Episcopal Church, 4645 George Washington… …
Maples named Bay School’s Artist of the Month (9/9/2026) - Realist painter John Maples is the September Artist of the Month at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. His work is on display this month in the Art… …
RAL holds Labor Day Art Show reception (9/9/2026) - Winners in the Labor Day Art Show were announced during a reception and awards ceremony held on Friday at the RAL Art Center on North Main Street in Kilmarnock. Show… …
Tom Euler Trio to perform at Music in the Park event (9/9/2026) - Friends of Machicomoco State Park, in partnership with Virginia State Parks, will host a free Music in the Park event from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the park… …Author Bruce Bracken to speak at Mathews Museum (9/9/2026) - Author Bruce Bracken of Gwynn’s Island, will discuss his latest work, “Deceit on Gwynn’s Island,” with a book signing to follow, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Mathews… …
Writer to discuss latest book on WXGM (9/9/2026) - Williamsburg writer D.L. Farrar will discuss her latest book, “Forbidden Fruit,” a sequel to her science-fiction novel “Vincent and the Grief Masters” at 8 a.m. Monday with Jay Hutchins on… …
Guinea student art winners named (9/9/2026) - As the kick-off for events culminating with the Guinea Jubilee celebration on Sept. 25-26, the Guinea Jubilee Committee recognized its 2026 Achilles Student Art Contest winners on Saturday at Buck’s… …
Children’s book tells tale of pelicans at Wolf Trap (9/2/2026) - “The Haunted Lighthouse,” a children’s book about two pelicans who take refuge in the Wolf Trap Lighthouse during a storm, will be released on Oct. 6 by Brandylane Publishers/Belle Isle… …
Virginia Symphony Orchestra to present free concert in Yorktown (9/2/2026) - The Virginia Symphony Orchestra returns to Historic Yorktown for its 28th annual outdoor concert on Saturday. The concert is free and open to the public. The performance begins at 7:30… …
RiverJam returns Sept. 12 at Flat Iron Crossroads (9/2/2026) - RiverJam 2026, Arts on Main’s 10th annual music festival, will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Flat Iron Crossroads, 7709 Flat Iron Road, Gloucester. Three groups… …
Good Shot Judy to perform at MHS (9/2/2026) - Good Shot Judy will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, in the Concerts by the Bay concert series in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School.… …Arts on Main to hold First Friday reception (9/2/2026) - Ellen DeMaria’s art exhibit “Poetry of Place” will open with a First Friday reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Arts on Main in Gloucester. There will be live music by… …
Scholarship donation (9/2/2026) - The Mathews VA250 Committee and the Court House Players donated $8,300, half of the proceeds from the recent production of the musical “Crickets on a Hill,” to the scholarship fund… …
Kreiter-Foronda publishes new book of poetry (9/2/2026) - Virginia Poet Laureate Emerita Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Ph.D., of Hardyville, published her latest poetry book, “Vanishing Life: A Poetic Warning,” last month, co-written with Indiana Poet Laureate Emerita Joyce Brinkman. The… …Neave Trio to kick off chamber music series (9/2/2026) - The Grammy Award-nominated Neave Trio opens the Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2026-2027 Chamber Music Series on Sunday. The concert at 2 p.m. at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, in Kilmarnock,… …
Friday deadline to vote for Market Days poster (8/26/2026) - Voting in the 2026 Mathews Market Days Poster Contest is well underway, but community members still have until Friday to visit Mathews Memorial Library and cast a vote for the… …
Under the Big Top (8/26/2026) - A reception for the Bay School’s September show, Under the Big Top, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday in the Art Speaks Gallery, 279 Main Street, Mathews. Entries in… …
Music Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads (8/26/2026) - Funk, jazz fusion, rock and R&B musician Isaac Hadden is returning to Flat Iron Crossroads on Saturday and bringing along three friends who perform an eclectic blend of music. The… …
Mathews to be setting for mockumentary; local actors sought (8/26/2026) - A mockumentary about contestants in a tandem kayak race is on the horizon, and the filmmakers will arrive in Mathews next month to prepare for filming a 15-minute video that… …