Jewelry maker named Bay School’s Artist of the Month (12/10/2025) - Suffolk artist Denise Bush is the December Artist of the Month at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. Bush, who calls herself a “serial crafter,” became immersed in… …
Thacker makes CD of her favorite gospel songs (12/10/2025) - Gospel singer Michele Thacker of Mathews fulfilled a lifelong dream this past summer when she went to Nashville and made a professional CD of some of her favorite gospel songs.… …
‘A Christmas Carol’ (12/10/2025) - Local homeschool cooperative Arise Collaborative Academy will perform its first theatrical production, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. Friday at Salem Church, Diggs. A limited number of tickets will be… …
Sounds of the season (12/10/2025) - Members of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation Descendant Community gathered to sing holiday classics on Gloucester Main Street late Saturday afternoon on the porch of the Gloucester Museum of History.… …
Seniors create dollhouse with help from Bay School artist (12/3/2025) - Seniors at the Mathews Active Lifestyle Center are working together to create a dollhouse as a group art project under the guidance of the Bay School Community Arts Center. Bay… …Chesapeake Chorale performs this weekend (12/3/2025) - The Chesapeake Chorale’s 2025 Christmas concerts will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lancaster Elementary School in Kilmarnock and at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Clare Walker Middle School… …
Susan Swift, Heather Cockrell complete ‘ABCs of Oystering’ children’s book (12/3/2025) - P is for Pea Crab. “You may find a small crab inside of an oyster. They are called pea crabs, which may live inside an oyster for their whole life.… …Bay School to host Empty Bowls fundraiser on Dec. 14 (12/3/2025) - The 12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit Hands Across Mathews will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Bay School Community Arts… …
Christmas Sing-A-Long Sunday at Central UMC (12/3/2025) - The annual Christmas Sing-Along sponsored by Central Village Homemakers will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. The homemakers call this season-kickoff event “our Christmas… …
Courthouse Community Orchestra to perform this weekend (12/3/2025) - A string ensemble/consort from the Courthouse Community Orchestra will play at Gloucester Public Library’s open house at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The full orchestra, under the direction of SSgt. Jarrett Kocan,… …
AoM Small Works Show, Holiday Marketplace to open Friday (12/3/2025) - Arts on Main will have an opening for its annual Small Works Show and Holiday Marketplace during First Friday, to be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 5, at… …
Two new studios on this year’s tour (12/3/2025) - Two new studios are participating in this year’s Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour—Artisans at Sloop Creek of Port Haywood and photographer Carol Manglos-Foster of Onemo. The tour opened over… …
Smith Family and Friends Christmas returns Saturday at MHS (12/3/2025) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will present its annual Smith Family and Friends Christmas Show on Saturday night at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium. Doors open at 7 and… …
College commitment (12/3/2025) - Christchurch School student Avery Thomas of Cobbs Creek, was one of 13 student-athletes who recently celebrated National Signing Day with friends and family in a ceremony at the Middlesex County… …
Courthouse Community Orchestra (11/25/2025) - The Courthouse Community Orchestra has a few performances scheduled for the holiday season. A string ensemble/consort from the orchestra will play at Gloucester Public Library’s open house at 5:30 p.m.… …
Christmas concert (11/25/2025) - Cantori Choral Ensemble will present its 2025 Christmas concert in the sanctuary of Abingdon Episcopal Church, Gloucester, on Sunday, Dec. 7, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The ensemble is celebrating its… …
Bay School holding Holiday Pop-Up Market (11/25/2025) - Eleven artists and artisans are participating by invitation in the Bay School Community Arts Center’s Holiday Pop-Up Market, located in the Art Speaks Gallery on Mathews Main Street through Dec.… …Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour begins Friday (11/25/2025) - The Made in Mathews free, self-guided Open Studio Tour begins Friday and will be held for five days over the next two weekends at 13 artists’ studios in various parts… …
Orchestra to perform holiday concerts (11/25/2025) - The Courthouse Community Orchestra will perform a series of free holiday concerts in Gloucester and Mathews in early December. Under the direction of SSgt. Jarrett Kocan, the orchestra will play… …
Moose Family Players to present ‘Shrek Jr.’ (11/25/2025) - The Moose Family Players will present “Shrek the Musical Jr.” the weekend of Dec. 13-14 at the Moose Family Center, located off Route 17 on Moose Drive, Gloucester. Showtimes are… …Comedy night at Mobjack Tavern (11/19/2025) - Mobjack Tavern, Hayes, will host three touring comedians this Saturday, starting at 8 p.m. The lineup includes Dan Frigolette (seen on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, The Wendy Williams Show, The Bob… …
Several Bay School exhibits on display during holiday season (11/19/2025) - The Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews has a number of exhibits on display during the holiday season, offering creative and unusual gifts for holiday gift giving. Four holiday… …
Celtic folk music duo to perform at MHS (11/19/2025) - Kinnfolk, the husband-and-wife duo of Josh and Julie Kinn will perform Celtic folk music at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High… …
Made in Mathews tour back for 24th year (11/19/2025) - The Made in Mathews Open Studio Tour is back for its 24th year, offering area residents and visitors a chance to glimpse behind the scenes of the art world as… …
RAL artists on display in November (11/12/2025) - Works by Rappahannock Art League artists Laurie Breakwell, Rick Shurtz and Karen Williams are on display this month at the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock. Breakwell is a fused glass… …