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Rehearsals begin Monday for Christmas concerts (9/4/2024) - Rehearsals for the Chesapeake Chorale’s 2024 Christmas concerts begin Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 S. Main Street, Kilmarnock. No auditions required, and everyone is…
arts bay school time machine exhibit ‘Time Machine’ (8/28/2024) - An opening reception for the art exhibit “Time Machine” will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. The exhibit includes art that…
CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Artist Shawna Beavers, seated below, was named the winner of the Mathews Market Days 50th anniversary poster contest reveal, which was held on Saturday at the Bay School. Market Days chair Jennifer Roahrig, standing, served as master of ceremonies for the event. Beavers stayed after the unveiling to sign copies of her winning poster. The winning painting, “It’s Corn,” depicts a woman seated on a tractor in front of a cornfield. ‘It’s Corn’ named winner ofMarket Days poster contest (8/28/2024) - The winner of the 50th annual Mathews Market Days poster contest was unveiled Saturday afternoon at a ceremony at the Bay School Community Arts Center, 279 Main Street. Jennifer Roahrig,…
‘Alter Eagles’ to perform at MHS on Sept. 15 (8/28/2024) - The musical group “Alter Eagles,” a tribute band playing all the Eagles classics as well as songs from the group’s newer albums and solo careers, will perform in the next…
Watercolorist to give free talk Saturday at Arts on Main (8/28/2024) - Watercolorist Doug Mock will give a free artist talk at 4 p.m. Saturday at Arts on Main, 6580 Main Street, Gloucester. Mock teaches painting classes at Arts on Main and…
arts chesapeake bay writers Chesapeake Bay Writers to hold Sept. 4 luncheon (8/28/2024) - Williamsburg author Kathleen T. Jabs will speak on “Writing Military Fiction: Tips for Exposing and Sharing Unique Experiences with a Wide Audience” at the Chesapeake Bay Writers’ Wednesday, Sept. 4…
NNO Chamber Music Series begins Sept. 8 (8/28/2024) - The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2024-2025 Chamber Music Series kicks off next month with a celebration of music for guitar, including intricate works for classical guitar from Spain, vibrant tangos from…
point guinea art winners 1 Student Art Contest winners (8/28/2024) - On Saturday, Aug. 24, Barbara Priest presented the winners of the Guinea Jubilee Student Art Contest with a certificate of achievement and a gift bag with candy at Buck’s Store…
business artwork in the village New art studio/living space to open in Gloucester (8/28/2024) - A new art studio/living space in Gloucester Court House will open next month. Kay Van Dyke will be opening ARTWORK in the Village in September in the building on Main…
arts in transit Dates announced for Bay Transit’s fifth annual Art in Transit contest (8/28/2024) - Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, and the RAL Art Center have announced the dates for the fifth annual Art in Transit judged competition. Artists throughout the…
PHOTO COURTESY ROBERTA SONNINO Chesapeake Chorale (8/28/2024) - Christmas spirit will arrive on Monday, Sept. 9 with the opening of rehearsals for the Chesapeake Chorale’s December concerts. Returning singers and those new to the group will be welcomed…
neighbors rhythms on the riverwalk Rhythms on the Riverwalk begins Sept. 5 (8/28/2024) - Yorktown’s 19th annual Rhythms on the Riverwalk concert series kicks off next Thursday, Sept. 5. The free outdoor performances are held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays through mid-October.…
Book talk next week at Buck’s Store Museum (8/21/2024) - Native Gloucester author Shirley Hardee Withrow (pen name Sam Withrow) will have a book signing and read snippets from her new book, “The Pendant & The Prophecy,” from 6-7 p.m.…
arts donks Opry to hold ‘Prime Country’ show Saturday (8/21/2024) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will pay tribute to two of the best decades in country music—the 1980s and 1990s—in Saturday’s “Prime Country” show at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward…
arts flat iron pressing strings Pressing Strings to perform Saturday at Flat Iron (8/21/2024) - Pressing Strings of Annapolis, Maryland, will perform indie, soul, and groove music in a concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads, Gloucester. Doors open at 5:30, with…
Friday deadline for juried Arts on Main show (8/21/2024) - Artists have until 5 p.m. Friday to submit their work for the Arts on Main Juried Show, to be held Oct. 4-26 at the gallery, 6580 Main Street, Gloucester. Each…
Mathews writer publishes first novel (8/21/2024) - Heather Burford of Mathews, a retired English teacher and professor writing under the name H.E. Burford, has published her first novel, “In the Moment: Book One.” The novel is “a…
Auditions next week for new CH Players’ show (8/21/2024) - Auditions for the Court House Players’ fall comedy, “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” by Mitch Albom, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 27 and…
arts trio agora Trio Agora to give free concert Aug. 30 at Abingdon Episcopal (8/14/2024) - The European ensemble Trio Agora will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, at Abingdon Episcopal Church, 4645 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester. The concert is…
arts crit group exhibit ‘Crit’ Group exhibit opens Sept. 6 at Arts on Main (8/14/2024) - “Journey Along on the Edge,” the first art exhibition by the “Crit” Group, will open with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, at Arts on…
AoM receives grant from Va. Commission for the Arts (8/14/2024) - Arts on Main in Gloucester announced Monday that it has been awarded a $9,655 General Operating Support Grant by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. The grant will be used…
arts flat iron jim quick and coastline Jim Quick & Coastline to present ‘Swamp Soul’ music Saturday (8/14/2024) - Jim Quick & Coastline will play Carolina beach music, or “Swamp Soul,” beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads in Gloucester. Guests may arrive as early as 5:30…
arts bay school ice cream art drama ‘Ice Cream, Art, and Drama’ Saturday at Bay School (8/14/2024) - “Ice Cream, Art, and Drama” will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bay School Community Arts Center, 279 Main Street, Mathews. he fun will include…
arts cook foundation 25th 2 Cook Foundation celebrates 25th anniversary (8/14/2024) - The Cook Foundation, a Gloucester organization dedicated to supporting the arts, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month with a visual exhibit in the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester, 6894…
arts concerts by the bay Concerts by the Bay 2024-2025 season starts Sept. 15 (8/7/2024) - Concerts by the Bay has announced its 2024-2025 season lineup of shows and the sale of season tickets for all five shows, which are held in the Harry M. Ward…

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