‘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… …
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… …
‘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… …
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… …
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… …Auditions Sunday for summer youth musical (8/7/2024) - Auditions for the Court House Players’ summer youth musical, “Fiddler on the Roof Jr.,” will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Newington Baptist Church, Main Street, Gloucester. The cast… …
Cariens to discuss book on mass shootings at White Stone church (8/7/2024) - Author David Cariens of Irvington, will discuss his upcoming book, “Outrageous: Investigating Mass Shootings, My Personal Journey,” during Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. service at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock… …
Two new exhibits at RAL Art Center (8/7/2024) - August brings two new exhibits to the RAL Art Center, 19 Main Street, Kilmarnock. The two shows are “Creatures and Creatures” and “Artwork Created by Tartan Village Residents.” The 80… …
Last Fair Deal (8/7/2024) - The group Last Fair Deal brings the experience of being at a Grateful Dead concert to life at Flat Iron Crossroads on Saturday. The show will be opened by Dead Rise… …
Wildflowers of the Northern Neck exhibit on display at RW-C (8/7/2024) - A new exhibit of artwork, Wildflowers of the Northern Neck, is on display this month at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, Irvington. The inspiration for the show began with painter Carol Vaughn’s wildflower… …Workshop for young writers to be held Tuesday at Mathews Library (7/31/2024) - Author Shannon Dunlop of Brooklyn, New York, will give a workshop for young writers at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Mathews Memorial Library, Main Street, Mathews. Dunlop, who lived in… …
‘What These Hands Have Seen’ highlights lives of local seniors (7/24/2024) - Ginger Peer-Spencer of Heartfelt Touch Massage Therapy in Gloucester started her nonprofit organization Heartfelt Community in 2021 so she could provide her services to people who didn’t have the resources… …
‘The Artist’s Journey’ (7/24/2024) - An opening reception for “The Artist’s Journey,” a show focusing on student art, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews. Food and… …
Writing presentation on Aug. 10 at RAL (7/24/2024) - The Writers Guild of Virginia and the RAL Art Center will hold a joint presentation on memoir and generational writing from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, at the RAL… …
Brian Elder raising funds for gospel tour of Florida prisons (7/24/2024) - Gloucester native Brian Elder, a singer/songwriter who now lives in West Point, is raising funds to cover the cost of his upcoming gospel tour of Florida prisons. This will be… …
Bay School pottery class begins Aug. 8 (7/24/2024) - A four-week class, Intermediate Wheel Throwing—Plates, is being offered on Thursdays from Aug. 8-29 at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. The hours are 5:30-8:30 p.m. The class… …
‘Colored Pencil and Acrylics’ (7/24/2024) - Nationally-renowned botanical artist and instructor Dawn Flores recently taught a drawing and painting workshop, “Colored Pencil and Acrylics,” at Arts on Main in Gloucester. Here, student Mary Jane Zander enjoys… …
Westmoreland Players to present ‘Run For Your Wife’ (7/17/2024) - The Westmoreland Players will present “Run For Your Wife,” a British bedroom farce and one of the longest running plays in London’s West End, Aug. 2-18 at The Westmoreland Players… …Li’l Ole Opry pays tribute to summer (7/17/2024) - Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will celebrate the greatest season of the year on Saturday night with its annual “Sounds of Summer” show at the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews… …
Carrington wins‘Poetic Musings’ contest (7/17/2024) - Wes Carrington, son of Barbara Jean (Swisher) Carrington of Cobbs Creek, was honored for the second year in a row in Fairfax County’s “Poetic Musings” poetry contest, held on June… …
Summer camps, workshops underway at Arts on Main (7/17/2024) - Arts on Main’s free youth summer art camps and workshops are continuing, this week welcoming the first elementary school campers of the summer, who are learning to create self-portraits, read… …
Jewelry class (7/17/2024) - A class on creating wire wrapped bracelets is being offered for ages 16 and up from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews.… …
Artist of the month (7/10/2024) - Bart Levy, shown at right, is the featured artist for the month of July at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. Levy said she believes that the natural… …
The Deloreans (7/10/2024) - The Deloreans, an electrifying ’80s tribute band, will return to Flat Iron Crossroads this Saturday, featuring Rianna Delorean, Jess Mcfly, and Melanie Delorean, shown from left at their 2023 appearance.… …