Lighting truss (3/6/2024) - The Court House Players, a Middle Peninsula community theater organization, recently purchased a truss system from Applied Truss and Electronics of Newport News to hang lighting for theatrical shows and… …Chesapeake Bay Writers to hold open mic program (3/6/2024) - Chesapeake Bay Writers will host an open literature reading (open mic) program from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Williamsburg Regional Library, 412 N. Boundary Street. The event is… …
Moose Family players presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ (3/6/2024) - The Gloucester Moose Family Players will present its spring youth musical,” Once Upon a Mattress,” on Saturday, March 16, at 3 and 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 17, at… …
Arts on Main to celebrate women artists in March (2/28/2024) - Arts on Main is “Celebrating Women Artists!” in March, featuring artwork by Carolyn Dudley, Janet Griffin, Hanah Hailey, Caroline Garrett Hardy, Kathy Klein, Judy Mays, Bobbie Niccolucci, Rose Nygaard, Kathryn… …
RAL presents ‘My Favorite Things’ and ‘Absolutely Anything’ (2/28/2024) - The RAL Art Center, 19 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock, has two exhibits planned for March—“My Favorite Things” and “Absolutely Anything.” “My Favorite Things” is an exhibit that challenges local artist… …
TAG ‘Photos & Fibers’ exhibit opens Saturday (2/28/2024) - Tappahannock Art Gallery, Kilmarnock, will kick off its new art exhibition “Photos & Fibers”—an exhibit of the work of fiber artist Barb Brecher and photojournalist Michael Geissinger—this Saturday, with an… …
Art Speaks Juried Show entries due tomorrow (2/28/2024) - Midnight Friday is the deadline for entries in the Bay School Community Arts Center’s 2024 Art Speaks Juried Show.Any artist living in Virginia or with a working studio in Virginia… …
Chowning releases ‘Chesapeake Bay Deadrise Boats’ book (2/28/2024) - Author Larry Chowning of Urbanna, has just released “Chesapeake Bay Deadrise Boats,” a book containing photos of the classic boat style from the last century until the present, coming from… …
NNO winter concert to be held Saturday (2/28/2024) - The Northern Neck Orchestra’s winter concert on Saturday will feature the music of pioneering Swedish composer Elfrida Andrée, the first woman from her country to compose a symphony, write an… …
Bay School, Mathews Library host Family Craft and Movie Night (2/28/2024) - The Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews, is preparing for a busy March, with events for people of all ages.On Friday, the Bay School and Mathews Memorial Library will co-host… …
NAACP art contest entries to be accepted next week (2/28/2024) - Submissions for the Gloucester Branch of the NAACP’s community art contest, “Connecting as a Community through Art: Interpretations of Kindness,” will be accepted at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester,… …
Furnace Mountain (2/28/2024) - The Furnace Mountain Band, a group that plays music from the American Appalachian traditions, as well as original compositions, and songs penned by their favorite songwriting friends, will be the… …
The language of dance (2/21/2024) - Kindergarteners through fourth graders at Lancaster Elementary School joined dancers from the Latin Ballet of Virginia for instruction on Feb. 9 following the troupe’s production of Alma Latina, a celebration… …
Program on Pop Art at Arts on Main (2/21/2024) - A program on “Pop Art, Blurring Boundaries” will be presented by Trent Nicholas of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, at Arts on… …
N.C. potter donates face jug to RAL Art Center (2/21/2024) - A face jug created by potter Ben Alford Watford of New Bern, North Carolina, is currently on display and available for purchase at the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock. Watford… …
Hard to Tell (2/21/2024) - Hard to Tell, a soulful rockabilly and blues band, will perform at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Flat Iron Crossroads in Gloucester. The band has a laid-back style… …Fine Arts Museum to host NAACP art contest (2/21/2024) - The Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester, Main Street Center, will host the Gloucester Branch of the NAACP community art contest, “Connecting as a Community through Art: Interpretations of Kindness,” on… …
The Suits comes to West Point, Mathews (2/21/2024) - The Suits, a group of four gentlemen performing four genres of hit music across four decades, will perform in the Arts Alive concert series at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March… …
Vintage Vibes (2/21/2024) - An opening reception for Vintage Vibes, the March show in the Art Speaks gallery at the Bay School in Mathews, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday. The show incorporates… …
Local resident writes book on Ronald Reagan (2/21/2024) - A longtime resident of Essex and Lancaster counties, noted presidential historian and Reagan biographer Craig Shirley, has just released his sixth book on Ronald Reagan, titled “The Search for Reagan,”… …Northern Neck Orchestra to perform March 2 (2/21/2024) - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture will be showcased at the Northern Neck Orchestra’s concert on Saturday, March 2, which features the sweeping melodies and glorious orchestrations of… …
Plate Scrapers to perform Saturday at Flat Iron (2/14/2024) - The Plate Scrapers, a band born from the tradition of bluegrass and potlucks, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads, Gloucester.Plate Scrapers members Derek Kretzer, Andrew Jordan,… …Concerts by the Bay presents The Suits on March 3 (2/14/2024) - The male vocal group The Suits will perform hits from four genres of popular music from the 1950s through the ’80s in the next Concerts by the Bay show, which… …
CCS winter production to be held Friday, Saturday (2/14/2024) - Christchurch School’s winter production, “Rappahannock Rendezvous,” opens to the public at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets may be reserved at tickets@christchurchschool.org. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for… …
‘Anne of Green Gables’ (2/14/2024) - Peter and Ruth Machen of Foster (in costume) were part of the cast of “Anne of Green Gables—The Musical,” which was presented Feb. 1-4 at Tomahawk Creek Middle School in… …