‘Simplicity’ juried show opens at RAL Art Center (6/18/2024) - June brings a new exhibit to the RAL Art Center, 19 Main Street, Kilmarnock. The 52 original artworks in this show, “Simplicity,” include paintings, photography, fiber art, glass and sculpture… …
Program Saturday in Kilmarnock on African Ox Flute (6/18/2024) - In a free community program Saturday, “A Journey of Ancestral Music and Exploration of the African Ox Flute,” Joshua Allen will present the history, tradition, music and craft of this… …
Photography show Friday, Saturday at Edge Hill House (6/12/2024) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club will hold the “Friends of Lens Photography Show” tomorrow and Saturday from noon until 5 p.m. both days at the Edge Hill House on Gloucester Main… …
In concert (6/12/2024) - Isaac Hadden returns to Gloucester on Saturday for a concert at Flat Iron Crossroads with the Isaac Hadden Organ Trio. The show is a part of the Gloucester Arts Festival,… …
Wood artist takes center stage at Bay School (6/12/2024) - Wood artist Robert Voight is the featured artist for June at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. Voight creates whimsical fish and three-dimensional abstracts from wood that he… …
Johnson Atelier sculptures placed on Gloucester Main Street (6/12/2024) - A vibrant sculpture installation is now in place on Gloucester Main Street as part of the Gloucester Arts Festival. The Cook Foundation, celebrating its 25th anniversary, placed the half-dozen Seward… …
Heart of the River (6/12/2024) - The Heart of the River Exhibition, consisting of 145 paintings created by the Gloucester Arts Festival’s Plein Air Invitational Artists, is on display through June 29 at the Fine Arts… …
‘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… …