Mathews VA250 to hold poster contest (1/21/2026) - Mathews County VA250 is sponsoring a poster contest to run the month of February to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The theme for… …
VMFA holds special programs, exhibits to celebrate semiquincentennial (1/21/2026) - The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is observing the 250th anniversary of Virginia’s role in the American Revolution with special programs and art exhibits throughout the year. Historical… …
Arts In Brief (1/14/2026) - ‘Crickets on a Hill’ auditions Sunday Auditions for the musical “Crickets on a Hill” will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center, 61 Cobbs Creek… …
2 new exhibits on display at RAL Art Center (1/14/2026) - Two new exhibits, “Anything You Want” and “New Year, New Art,” opened to the public on Dec. 30 at the Rappahannock Art League’s RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock. Sixty-eight pieces… …Tickets available for 2026 Gloucester Arts Festival (1/14/2026) - Tickets have gone on sale for the 2026 Gloucester Arts Festival to be held in June, giving art lovers an early opportunity to support the festival as a patron, as… …
Entries sought for Bay School’s Art Speaks show (1/14/2026) - A call for entries has been issued for the 2026 Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, to be held April 25 to May 5 at the Bay School Community Arts Center in… …
Ebenezer Choir, Joshua Allen to perform at CCAC (1/14/2026) - The Ebenezer Church Men’s Choir and musician Joshua Allen will present a concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1, in recognition of Black History Month. The concert is sponsored… …
Winter recital (1/14/2026) - Students from Rodgers Voice & Piano Studio performed their winter recital at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church last month. Shown above are, front row from left, Paul Gordon, Andrew King, Max… …Gloucester Brewing Company to hold winter music series (1/7/2026) - The Gloucester Brewing Company, Main Street, is holding a Winter Blues Music Series, beginning Sunday. The brewing company’s own Brews Brothers Band, comprised of Travis Colby on guitar, Nelson Jarvis… …
GMHS to hold author event Saturday (1/7/2026) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will hold a Meet the Author event featuring Lesley O’Brien, author of “The Adventures of Captain Marco,” on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. Attendees will enjoy… …
Writers using AI topic of Monday’s talk (1/7/2026) - If you’re curious about how AI is changing the writing landscape, tune in to WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. Monday when M.L. Brei joins Jay Hutchins on the Neal… …
AOM to have talk on ‘Great Art Heists in History’ (1/7/2026) - The Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association of Gloucester, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts community partner, will host a lecture titled “Stranger than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History” at… …
Auditions for 2 musicals over next two Sundays (1/7/2026) - The Court House Players is holding back-to-back auditions over the next two Sundays for a pair of musicals: the comedy “Little Shop of Horrors” and the local period piece “Crickets… …
Workboat tragedy remembered in updated video (1/7/2026) - The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum sponsored a public showing of its recently updated video, “The Sinking of the Fenwick Island,” on Monday. The menhaden boat Fenwick Island, with a crew of… …
3 co-op artists featured at RAL (12/30/2025) - Three Rappahannock Art League co-op artists—Laurie Breakwell, Gloria Clifford and Doug Mock—will display their artwork in January in the windows of the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock. Breakwell moved to… …Full lineup ahead for Bay School in 2026 (12/30/2025) - The Bay School has a full lineup of artful offerings to keep art lovers cozy and creative this winter. From classes to gallery exhibitions to events, there is something for… …
‘New Year, New Art’ at Arts on Main on Friday (12/30/2025) - Arts on Main in Gloucester invites the public to kick off 2026 with a burst of creativity at the gallery’s group exhibition, “New Year, New Art.” An opening reception will… …
Photo/digital art exhibit on display at RAL (12/23/2025) - The exhibit “Photography and Digital Art” is on display throughout December at the Rappahannock Art League Art Center on Main Street in Kilmarnock. The show includes 41 original photographs. Cait… …Finding that creative spark (12/23/2025) - The Bay School Community Arts Center is offering the free class “Reigniting Your Creative Spark” from 5:30-7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month from January through June at… …
The great amaryllis race: A family tradition (12/23/2025) - Jay Crandell of Hayes, started a family holiday tradition 15 years ago that he thought others might enjoy. In 2010, Jay sent an amaryllis bulb as a Christmas gift to… …
Kmusic Studios holds winter recital (12/23/2025) - Kmusic Studios LLC of Gloucester held back-to-back winter music recitals on Saturday at Abingdon Episcopal Church. One recital was for piano students and the other was for students of voice,… …AOM hosts Art of Giving online auction (12/17/2025) - Arts on Main in Gloucester is in the middle of an online fundraising auction, The Art of Holiday Giving, that will end on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The auction features a… …
Empty Bowls raises $26,000+ for Hands Across Mathews (12/17/2025) - This year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser, hosted by the Bay School Community Arts Center to support the work of Hands Across Mathews, was successful, with a record $26,485 raised for the… …
Empty Bowls fundraiser on Sunday (12/10/2025) - The 12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit Hands Across Mathews will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bay School Community Arts Center, 279 Main… …
A cappella group Kings Return to perform in Kilmarnock (12/10/2025) - Grammy-nominated a cappella group Kings Return will play a mix of classical, pop, gospel, jazz and R&B/soul in a holiday performance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Lancaster Elementary School Theater,… …