Occasion for the Arts this weekend (10/1/2025) - An Occasion for the Arts will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Merchants Square in Williamsburg. A free blues concert will kick off the… …
Reception Friday at Arts on Main (10/1/2025) - An opening reception for Arts on Main’s annual Juried Art Show will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday in the gallery at 6580 Main Street, Gloucester. It is free and… …
Music on Maple concert to feature Leverty, Leeds & Austin (10/1/2025) - Leverty, Leeds & Austin will perform Grateful Dead tunes and downhome Americana during a Music on Maple concert from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, in the Mathews Memorial Library… …
All-female vocal ensemble to perform at Abingdon (10/1/2025) - Lyrra, an all-female vocal ensemble from the Michigan-based Voces8 Foundation, will perform at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, in the first concert in the 2025-2026 Arts at Abingdon concert… …
Book launch (10/1/2025) - Family, friends and community members came out to support author M. P. Slaughter during her book signing and reading last Thursday at the Gazette-Journal. On the release date of her… …
Soprano to sing at Concerts by the Bay performance on Oct. 12 (9/24/2025) - Internationally-acclaimed soprano Lauren Jelencovich will perform at Mathews High School at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, in the… …RAL show winners (9/24/2025) - Two artists whose work was exhibited in the Rappahannock Art League’s Labor Day Art Show received the same number of votes for the People’s Choice Award, voted on by those… …
Frida exhibit in final week at VMFA (9/24/2025) - “Frida: Beyond the Myth,” an exhibit of works by the late artist Frida Kahlo, has been so popular at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts that the museum is offering… …Benefit ‘Pop-Up Party’ Sunday at Flat Iron Crossroads (9/24/2025) - The Band from Misfit Beach will perform at Flat Iron Crossroads from 3-6 p.m. Sunday at a “Free Pop-Up Party” to raise funds for a venue volunteer who lost her… …
Two-day mural workshop next week in Gloucester (9/17/2025) - Award-winning muralist Hamilton Glass of Richmond will lead a two-day mural workshop on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28, at Arts on Main in Gloucester. This Virginia Museum of… …
Local fiber artist invited to take part in Smithsonian show (9/17/2025) - Barbara Brecher, local fiber artist and owner of I Felt Fine Design, will take part in her third Craft2Wear Show presented by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee. The show will be… …Bay School art auction/gala to be held Sept. 27 (9/17/2025) - Bidding is open for the Bay School Community Arts Center’s art auction, being held in concert with the center’s annual gala, to be held on Sept. 27 at Brighton Farm,… …
G.J. reporter releases debut poetry collection, ‘Until the Cardinals Carry Me Home’ (9/17/2025) - Newly published author Melany “M.P.” Slaughter will release her debut poetry collection, “Until the Cardinals Carry Me Home,” on Friday, Sept. 26. The Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, where Slaughter has worked as… …Tote bag workshop Saturday at Arts on Main (9/10/2025) - A workshop on how to make a “plarn” (plastic yarn) tote bag will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Arts on Main in Gloucester. Instructor Gudrun… …
Book signing (9/10/2025) - Sisters Ann and Mary Brown of Mathews, standing from left, attended a book signing held by 90-year-old newly-published Mathews author Janice Carlson Beaudoin, seated, on Saturday at Mathews Memorial Library,… …
Quilt show (9/10/2025) - A quilt show staged by Bay Quilters is on display through September at the Mathews Museum. The group met a crowd of visitors during Mathews Market Days, telling about their… …
Registration open for Bay School’s fall after-school program (9/10/2025) - Registration is now open for the Bay School Community Art Center’s OpenArts After School fall program. The high-energy program introduces students to a variety of techniques, media, and artists, said… …
50th anniversary celebration continues for Li’l Ole Opry (9/10/2025) - In keeping with the celebration of their big anniversary this year, Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will once again reminisce its 50 years during Saturday’s show by highlighting songs by artists… …Arts In Brief (9/3/2025) - All-Beethoven chamber music concert Sunday The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2025-2026 Chamber Music Series begins Sunday with two string trios by a youthful Ludwig van Beethoven that reflect the delicacy of… …
Chesapeake Chorale (9/3/2025) - The Chesapeake Chorale will begin rehearsals at 7 p.m. Monday for its 2025 Christmas concerts. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 S. Main Street, Kilmarnock, will host rehearsals every Monday evening through… …
RAL Labor Day Art Show winners named (9/3/2025) - Winners in the Rappahannock Art League’s 64th annual Labor Day Art Show were announced by sculptor and show judge Christopher Wagner during a reception held on Friday at the RAL… …
‘The Archies’ exhibit opens at AOM (9/3/2025) - An opening reception for the group exhibit “The Archies: Seven Artists Who Bond Through Painting” will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at Arts on Main, 6580 Main Street, Gloucester.… …
Bay School to hold ‘Night in Paris Gala & Art Auction’ Sept. 27 (9/3/2025) - For over 25 years, the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews has hosted an annual gala and art auction as the primary fundraising event to support the center’s community… …Local groups receive Va. Commission for the Arts grants (8/27/2025) - The Virginia Commission for the Arts has announced the award of nearly 400 grants for fiscal year 2026, supporting artists, arts organizations, programs, and creative initiatives in communities across Virginia.… …
Band From Misfit Beach to perform Sunday at Willaby’s (8/27/2025) - The Band From Misfit Beach will be performing Sunday on the beach at Willaby’s Café, 372 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. The beach and food truck will open at 1… …