Festivals, celebrations planned for September (8/12/2026) - A busy season of festivals and celebrations is being planned in all parts of Gloucester and Mathews for weekends in September. Gloucester County’s 375th The month opens with activities to… …
GHA to hold New Point Comfort program (8/12/2026) - The Guinea Heritage Association will host a program on New Point Comfort lighthouse at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 at the Buck’s Store Museum in Bena. Linda Grow, a… …
Jamestown Settlement to celebrate legacies of first Africans brought to Virginia (8/12/2026) - Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history and culture, will honor the legacies of the first recorded Africans brought to Virginia in 1619 with a pair of programs on… …Tickets available for Yorktown Wine and Oyster Festival (8/12/2026) - The Yorktown Wine and Oyster Festival returns to Riverwalk Landing from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, for a… …
Richmond museum upcoming events announced (8/12/2026) - The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond) will host the launch of “We the People: The World in Our Commonwealth” at 6 p.m. Thursday,… …
Mariners’ Museum conserves items from Battle of Yorktown (8/12/2026) - The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News has received a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to treat, rehouse and catalog more than 500 maritime archaeological items from the… …
Workshop to focus on use of AI (8/12/2026) - Williamsburg author ML Brei has just released a book addressing the question of using artificial intelligence without surrendering judgment. “Prompt Engineering Foundations: A Guide to the Body of Knowledge” is… …Aviation group to meet Aug. 30 (8/12/2026) - The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society will hold its monthly buffet luncheon meeting on Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Pilot House Restaurant, which is adjacent… …
Copper Fox Distillery in Williamsburg to host fall events (8/12/2026) - The Copper Fox Distillery, 901 Capitol Landing Road, Williamsburg, has a pair of events this fall, hosted at the Distillery. From noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, the… …
Lynda Smith and Live Wire to perform Saturday at MHS (8/12/2026) - This Saturday, Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will feature one of its most well-known stars, Lynda Smith. The show will be held at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium. Doors… …
Wrike to speak on Gwynn’s Island during the Revolution on Aug. 20 (8/12/2026) - Local author and historian Peter Wrike will speak about his book, “The Governor’s Island,” a history of Gwynn’s Island during the American Revolution, next Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Mathews… …Honey Bee Day to be celebrated at Brent and Becky’s (8/12/2026) - National Honey Bee Day will be celebrated from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester.The Colonial Beekeepers Association members will be on hand to explain the world… …
Legion breakfast Sunday in Gloucester (8/12/2026) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its monthly community breakfast from 9-11:30 a.m. Sunday at the post building at 5849 American Legion Way, Gloucester. The breakfast is $10 for… …
Auditions Sunday for ‘Farce of Nature’ (8/12/2026) - The Court House Players will hold auditions from 4-6 p.m. Sunday for the comedy “Farce of Nature” at the Cobbs Creek Art Center. Roles are available for four men and… …
Fireside Collective band to perform Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads (8/12/2026) - Fireside Collective returns to Flat Iron Crossroads on Saturday for its fourth year at the Gloucester venue. Flat Iron Crossroads is located at 7709 Flat Iron Road and the group… …Gloucester PRT activities announced (8/12/2026) - The following programs are offered by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism: FREE FLOW YOGA: 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays in August and September at Beaverdam Park’s Whitcomb Lodge. Participants can… …
Memory Cafés to meet in Gloucester, Mathews (8/5/2026) - Community members are invited to the Gloucester Memory Café from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Daffodil Gardens Community Room, 5954 Garden Grove Lane, Gloucester, and… …
Caregiver Conversations luncheon at YROC on Aug. 18 (8/5/2026) - Bay Aging’s Caregiver Conversations gives caregivers a relaxed way to gather over lunch at noon on the third Tuesday of the month at rotating Gloucester-area restaurants. This month’s luncheon will… …
Caregivers invited to support group meeting (8/5/2026) - Unpaid caregivers are welcome to join Bay Aging for a free monthly support group meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Daffodil Gardens Community Room, 5954… …
Spouse separation in caregiving topic of talk (8/5/2026) - Bay Aging will present “When ‘Home Together’ Changes: Navigating the Separation of Spouses in Caregiving” at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, at Gloucester Library, Main Street Center. This free… …
Gloucester Planning Commission to hold Small Town Burger hearing tonight (8/5/2026) - The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet in the colonial courthouse at 6:30 tonight, Thursday, Aug. 6, to review a conditional use permit application to establish a permanent mobile food… …
Stargazing program to be held at Rosewell (8/5/2026) - The Fairfield Foundation will host “Evening Dig & Stargazing: Space and Archaeology,” a free public program at the Rosewell Ruins, from 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, in collaboration with… …‘Talkin’ Terrapins’ topic of next After Hours lecture (8/5/2026) - The College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, has announced two upcoming programs. The next After Hours lecture, “Talkin’ Terrapins,” will be… …
Mathews planners to meet Tuesday (8/5/2026) - The Mathews County Planning Commission will have two public hearings during its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on Court Street. James S. Callis Jr. has requested… …
Middlesex Museum hosts talk on architecture Sunday (8/5/2026) - The Middlesex County Museum will host a program on preserving architecture at 3 p.m. Sunday in the historic courthouse, 877 General Puller Highway, Saluda. Joanna McKnight from the Virginia Department… …