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… …
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… …First-person history program (8/28/2024) - Historian Patrick Schroeder will return to Gloucester next week to present his first-person program on George Peers, County Clerk of the Court in Appomattox during the surrender of General Lee’s… …
Applications being accepted for home-repair program (8/28/2024) - The Rural Housing Partnership (formerly Gloucester Housing Partnership) is accepting new clients in need of home repair in Gloucester, Mathews and King and Queen counties. Those eligible for the home-repair… …
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… …
Museum presents talk on ‘How to Tell Your Family Story’ (8/28/2024) - Local historian and genealogist Lori Jackson Black will present “How to Tell Your Family Story,” with a strategy for being successful in developing your own family history at 7 p.m.… …
Brunswick stew available at Market Days (8/28/2024) - Sons of Confederate Veterans Lane-Armistead Camp #1772 will have Brunswick stew prepared by the Stew Brothers, and SCV 5th Platoon available at Mathews Market Days (131 Main Street, Mathews) for… …
Mathews Y to hold open house Sept. 7 (8/28/2024) - The Mathews Family YMCA, 33 Cricket Hill Road, Hudgins, will hold its fall open house on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The public is invited to… …
Birthday at the Birthplace to be held Sept. 14 (8/28/2024) - Happy 173rd birthday, Dr. Walter Reed! The Fairfield Foundation is holding a special event on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Walter Reed Birthplace to celebrate the Gloucester County native best known… …
Oktoberfest to be held at Sanders Oct. 5 (8/28/2024) - For many years Sanders, a retirement community in Gloucester courthouse, has held an Oktoberfest celebration for its residents and their families. This year, however, the community is going a bit… …
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… …
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.… …‘Before the Siege’ living history event to be held (8/28/2024) - Colonial National Historical Park will host a living history event along Yorktown’s Historic Main Street and at Redoubts 9 and 10 on Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 8. Park… …
Riverside to hold free prostate cancer screenings (8/28/2024) - September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Riverside Health is hosting four free prostate cancer screenings next month in Gloucester, Williamsburg, Newport News and the Eastern Shore. Prostate cancer is… …
Free class helps people protect themselves from scams (8/28/2024) - A free class to prepare people how to watch out for identity theft and other scams will be held by the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office from 10-11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept.… …
Helping Hands Ministry to hold fundraiser Saturday (8/28/2024) - Good Samaritan Helping Hands Ministry, Inc., will host a fundraiser banquet at 5 p.m. Saturday at Bellamy United Methodist Church, Gloucester. Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children.… …
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… …
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… …Circus comes to Hampton March 14-16 (8/21/2024) - The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to the Peninsula area March 14-16, 2025 with six shows scheduled at the Hampton Coliseum. This production brings together 75 performers… …
‘A Rosenwald Schools Journey’ lecture to be held Sept. 5 (8/21/2024) - The lecture “A Better Life for Their Children: A Rosenwald Schools Journey” will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture,… …
Coming Events (8/21/2024) - THURSDAY SUPERVISORS: The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold a special called meeting to discuss interim financing approval at 1 o’clock today, Thursday, Aug. 22, in the historic courthouse.… …
Gloucester Training School, T.C. Walker School reunion to be held Sept. 21 (8/21/2024) - Former students of Gloucester Training School and Thomas C. Walker School through 1969 and their guests are invited to attend a reunion on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 5 to 10… …
Point library to hold First Friday Fun (8/21/2024) - Gloucester County Public Library will hold First Friday Fun events at the Point Branch on Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. each session. Enjoy… …
Participants sought for upcoming Touch a Truck event (8/21/2024) - Participant registration is now open for Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s upcoming Touch a Truck event, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.… …
Widows group meets Saturday (8/21/2024) - The Widows of Gloucester and Mathews County, Virginia, will hold a “meet, greet and talk session” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Tabernacle of Faith Church, 7028 Woodsville Road,… …