‘Cocktails in the Garden’ (6/12/2024) - “Cocktails in the Garden,” an event of the Gloucester Arts Festival, was held on Thursday, June 6, at Goshen in Gloucester. Above, plein air artists, from left, Nancy Tankersley, Coakley… …
Local photographer self publishes book on Amazon (6/12/2024) - Local amateur photographer Harrison Franks, a lifelong resident of Tidewater Virginia who resides at Gloucester Point, recently published “Lens of Perception,” a photography book with photos taken of the area.… …‘Raise the Roof’ fundraiser returns to Historic Christ Church June 29 (6/12/2024) - Two new bands will headline Historic Christ Church & Museum’s eighth annual “Raise the Roof” festival from 1-6 p.m. on Saturday, June 29. Held on the grounds near the 1735… …
Arts at Abingdon returns June 13 (6/5/2024) - Saxophonist Otis Murphy and pianist Haruko Murphy will perform in the Arts at Abingdon Concert Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, at Abingdon Episcopal Church on Route 17… …
‘Locals: Scenes and Artists’ exhibit featured at First Friday (6/5/2024) - “Locals: Scenes and Artists” will be the featured exhibit at Arts on Main’s First Friday, to be held from 6-8 p.m. tomorrow at the gallery on Main Street in Gloucester.… …
Elder to perform at Sweet Tooth Café (6/5/2024) - Singer/songwriter Brian Elder will perform from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at the Sweet Tooth Café on Main Street in Gloucester.Elder, a Gloucester native who currently resides… …
English Channel to perform at Flat Iron Crossroads (6/5/2024) - The English Channel, performing British hits of the ’60s and ’70s, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads in Gloucester. The group has been focusing on classic… …Arts in Brief (6/5/2024) - Dance recital June 14 at MHS Diggs School of Dance will present its 2024 recital, “To Everything There is a Season,” at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 14, in the… …
Symphony Under the Stars draws 2,000 (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Arts Festival and The Cook Foundation held the annual “Symphony Under the Stars” free family concert Saturday night, attracting a crowd of 2,000, according to festival representatives, to enjoy… …
Ballet auditions (5/29/2024) - Bayside Youth Ballet will hold auditions Monday for all levels—Corps, Trainee and Chrysalis—at Diggs School of Dance in Edgehill Town Center, Gloucester. Dancers must be between the ages of 9… …
Silversmiths of Virginia topic of June 7 talk (5/29/2024) - A first Friday Speakers Lecture Series begins at 7 p.m. next Friday, June 7, at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews. Tom Karow of Mathews, a silver historian and… …
Collaborative Creations (5/29/2024) - The Bay School Community Arts Center will hold an opening reception for its new show, Collaborative Creations, from 5-7 p.m. Friday in the Art Speaks Gallery, 287 Main Street, Mathews.… …
Choral performance (5/29/2024) - Members of the Mathews County School Board, at its May 21 meeting, were treated to a performance of Thomas Hunter Middle School fifth graders choral students. Accompanied on the guitar… …‘Evening of Gourmet Dining, History’ at MSSC Monday (5/29/2024) - The Middlesex Shooting Sports Club will host “An Evening of Gourmet Dining and History,” at 6 p.m. Monday at the Middlesex Shooting Sports Club, 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield, according… …
Guinea youth art classes begin Saturday (5/29/2024) - Thanks to a grant from the Gloucester Community Foundation, the Guinea Heritage Association will be offering four free art classes in June for children ages 9-12, beginning this Saturday. Each… …
Sculptures here (5/29/2024) - There’s no better sign that the Gloucester Arts Festival is nigh than sculptures mysteriously appearing along Main Street, brought by The Cook Foundation. This maître d’ on the Gloucester Court… …
Aviation pioneer/author to take part in radio interview (5/22/2024) - Aviation pioneer/author Mary Bush Shipko will take part in an interview with Neal Steele of WXGM (99.1 FM) at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 10. As one of the world’s… …
Li’l Ole Opry to feature music from 1950s, ’60s on Saturday (5/22/2024) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry promises to take audience members back to the “good ol’ days” of country and rock and roll from the 1950s and 1960s at Saturday night’s show… …
Capital campaign underway for Lancaster HS arts venue (5/22/2024) - The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts has launched a $450,000 capital campaign, “Where The Arts Take Center Stage,” to help create an up-to-date, engaging performing arts venue for students and… …
NNO Orchestra (5/22/2024) - The Northern Neck Orchestra concluded its 2023-2024 season with a flourish before a capacity crowd at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater in Kilmarnock on Saturday, May 11. The concert featured… …
Arts Festival begins May 31 (5/22/2024) - The Gloucester Arts Festival begins next weekend, offering a full week of daily activities during the first week of June. It continues throughout the month with arts and art-related activities… …
Soothin’ Summer Sounds series starts June 6 (5/15/2024) - Mathews Memorial Library is offering three programs in its 2024 Soothin’ Summer Sounds series, which features light classical music performed by regional artists. The first concert will be performed by… …MHS to hold Comedy Night fundraiser Saturday (5/15/2024) - The Mathews High School Athletics Department will hold a Comedy Night fundraiser Saturday night. Coach Tom Holaday, Sonya King and Sid Bridge will star in the stand-up comedy show, which… …
Celtic service (5/15/2024) - Strings & Things Quartet will play Celtic music at the upcoming Celtic service, to be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Kingston Parish Chapel, 370 Main Street, Mathews. People of… …
‘Songs of America’ (5/15/2024) - In collaboration with the Mathews VA250 committee (of which he is a member), Mathews High School student/musician Hunter Owens recently released a CD collection of patriotic music, “Songs of America.”… …