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Gathering Friday for veterans/first responders serving as caregivers (6/24/2026) - Are you a veteran or first responder caring for a loved one? You’re invited to a special community gathering designed just for you. Bay Aging is holding a gathering from… …
Toby and Larry concert Saturday (6/24/2026) - The Piankatank Community League, Gloucester, is sponsoring a free Toby and Larry country music concert on Saturday for all residents of Gloucester County. The concert, featuring performances by Larry Heatwole… …
Woman’s Club to hold lectures on Wednesdays in July (6/24/2026) - The Gloucester Woman’s Club will host a series of talks of local and historic community interest on Wednesday evenings throughout July at historic Edgehill House, 6805 Main Street, Gloucester. The… …
gloucester fairfield dig day Archaeological digs Friday, July 3 at Fairfield (6/24/2026) - The public is invited to take part in an archeological dig at VA250 Dig: Homecoming at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Archaeology Park in Gloucester, located at 5777 Fairfield… …
July 4 showing of PBS 250th special at MHS (6/24/2026) - The Mathews County VA250 Committee and the Court House Players invite the public to a free community watch party for the national PBS broadcast of “America Made in Virginia: 250… …
Mathews Memory Café meets Tuesday (6/24/2026) - The Mathews Memory Café meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday at the Mathews Active Lifestyle Center, 10494 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. The free gathering is for individuals living… …
WMCL to hold plant, yard and bake sale (6/24/2026) - The West Mathews Community League will hold a plant, yard and bake sale Saturday at the former Peninsula School, 4905 East River Road, Bohannon. Hours are 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Proceeds… …
Caregivers invited to take part in walking club (6/24/2026) - Bay Aging invites unpaid caregivers to take part in a support walking group that meets from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, June 25, weather permitting, at Woodville Park, 3904 Woodville Park Road,… …
Radio Field Day exercise this weekend in Hayes (6/24/2026) - The Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club will participate in the national ARRL Field Day exercise with a two-day emergency radio demonstration on Saturday and Sunday in Hayes. Held at Abingdon… …
Benefits of art and aging topic of 4th Friday program (6/24/2026) - Rick Griffin, a forensic psychologist, artist and Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association of Gloucester board member, will present a talk on “The Amazing Benefits on Art and Aging” at 6… …
RAM health care clinic this weekend in Emporia (6/24/2026) - A free health care clinic will be held Saturday and Sunday at Greensville High School in Emporia. The Remote Area Medical clinic will provide dental, vision and medical care to… …
Skipjack cruises begin July 11 (6/24/2026) - Summer is here, so it’s time to book a sailing cruise on the historic skipjack Claud W. Somers. The Somers, built in 1911, underwent an extensive refit over the winter… …
VA250 History Day Saturday at Historic Christ Church (6/24/2026) - Historic Christ Church and Museum will have VA250 History Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. The free event will include children-friendly activities,… …
A full weekend of July 4 events planned in Reedville (6/24/2026) - Reedville Independence Day events and America 250 celebrations are on tap for July 3, 4 and 5, organized by the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum. Village residents usually go all-out decorating for… …
neighbors chantey singers Northern Neck Chantey Singers to be honored in new marker (6/24/2026) - A vanishing part of the region’s culture will be commemorated in a new road marker that honors the Northern Neck Chantey Singers. An evening to unveil and dedicate the marker… …
neighbors yorktown Yorktown celebrates America’s 250th on July 4 (6/24/2026) - The public is invited to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial in Yorktown on Saturday, July 4. This year will feature a 50th anniversary concert by the Fifes & Drums of York… …
Many local events to commemorate 250th (6/24/2026) - Events begin this week to commemorate the 250th anniversary on July 4 of the Declaration of Independence, and of the historic period of that document. Here is a rundown: Thursday,… …
G.I. Festival returns this weekend (6/24/2026) - This weekend’s Gwynn’s Island Festival will offer more than its traditional celebration of community, local culture and family fun. According to organizer Jan Bassett, the 2026 festival is also a… …
1a antioch weekend 2 Antioch Homecoming Weekend on Friday, Saturday (6/24/2026) - Historic Antioch Baptist Church, 4604 Cedar Bush Road, Gloucester, will host its third annual Antioch Homecoming Weekend on Friday and Saturday. The event is co-hosted by The Truth in the… …
mathews cricket hill photo by Scott Smith Lawler to speak on the Battle of Cricket Hill (6/24/2026) - Journalist and author Andrew Lawler will be keynote speaker for the opening of the 250 anniversary of the Battle of Cricket Hill at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, at… …
Library to hold paper lantern craft July 9 (6/24/2026) - Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, will hold a paper lantern craft program on Thursday, July 9, beginning at 6 p.m. Participants will learn how to decorate a paper… …
Events June 25-July 2 (6/24/2026) - THURSDAY CARNIVAL: The Gloucester Summer Kick-Off Carnival continues this week on the Old Page Grounds, 5644 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester. It will be open from 5-9 p.m. today and… …
Screening of ‘Sport Star’ Friday at Fine Arts Museum (6/24/2026) - A special screening of the short film “Sport Star” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester, 6894 Main Street, Gloucester. Written and directed… …
arts bay school americana exhibit ‘Americana’ show opens Friday at Bay School (6/24/2026) - Artwork covering patriotic themes, American traditions, nostalgia, and history will be on display throughout July at the Bay School Community Arts Center in conjunction with Mathews County’s VA250 celebration. The… …
‘Crickets on a Hill’ opens July 2 (6/24/2026) - “Crickets on a Hill,” Judy Ward’s musical tribute to the land/sea battle in Mathews that drove the last British Royal Governor from Virginia, opens next Thursday, July 2, at Mathews… …

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