Gloucester Arts Festival to hold Book Fair Saturday (4/16/2025) - The Gloucester Arts Festival is holding its first-ever Book Fair, featuring over two dozen local and regional authors, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Fine Arts Museum… …
‘Newsies’ (4/16/2025) - A triumphant band of teens who sell newspapers on the streets for some of New York’s major publications rejoice at making the front page during the 1899 newsboys’ strike by… …Music on Maple concert series resumes (4/16/2025) - The Tristan Dougherty Trio will perform from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in the first Music on Maple concert of the year at the Thomas James Store, 44 Maple… …
Mathews Camera Club being revived (4/9/2025) - The Mathews Camera Club is being revived and new members are welcome. The first meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday, April 17, at the Phil Dunn Photography… …
MPFAA to hold program on English country houses (4/9/2025) - The Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association of Gloucester will present the program “The Murder and the Manor House: Agatha Christie and the Changing Fortunes of the English Country House” at… …
Fiber artist to give talk, demo at Arts on Main (4/9/2025) - Fiber artist Sara McCourt will give a talk and provide a demonstration of her work on Saturday, April 19, at Arts on Main in Gloucester. The demonstration will begin around… …2 exhibits on display at RAL Art Center (4/9/2025) - “Say It with Flowers” and “Crops and Gardens” are two exhibits currently on display at the RAL Art Center, 19 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock. Over 91 pieces of art in… …
RAL works on display (4/9/2025) - Works of art highlighting nature are currently on display in the windows of the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock. Oil paintings such as “Summer” by Heidi Christensen, at left; avant-garde… …
CHP to present ‘Newsies’ over two weekends (4/9/2025) - Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward Auditorium will come alive the weekends of April 18-19 and 25-27 with the energy of 60 youth and adults from the Middle Peninsula and… …
Blues singer Bobby BlackHat returning to MHS stage (3/26/2025) - Bobby BlackHat will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, in the Mathews High School auditorium. Local audiences have requested the return to the Mathews stage of Bobby BlackHat,… …
Reception Friday for‘Trash to Treasure’ exhibit (3/26/2025) - An opening reception for “Trash to Treasure,” an exhibit of artwork that incorporates all sorts of ‘trash’ into creative works of art, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, March… …TAG ‘Elements of Nature’ exhibit opens Friday (3/26/2025) - “Elements of Nature,” a two-person exhibit that features works by Jon Larsen and Juli Schuszler, opens Friday at the Tappahannock Art Gallery, 200 Prince Street, Tappahannock. It will be on… …
Arts on Main celebrating Fiber Arts in April (3/26/2025) - Arts on Main of Gloucester is celebrating the Fiber Arts this April, beginning with a Felted Garland Workshop from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2. Under the instruction of Ronda… …
A flair for storytelling (3/26/2025) - Mr. Cosby wore a flannel shirt, baggy work jeans, work boots, a ball cap, and had lots of facial hair, so when he began to speak, I knew that I… …NAACP art contest voting extended to April 2 (3/26/2025) - The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP has extended voting for its second annual community art contest, “Justice Through Unity,” until Wednesday, April 2. Artwork can be viewed and voted on… …
Cantori Choral Ensemble to perform at Abingdon Church (3/26/2025) - The Cantori Choral Ensemble, on Sunday, May 4, at Abingdon Episcopal Church, Gloucester, will present one of two spring concerts, the Williamsburg-based group announced. The Abingdon performance will be held… …
Congressional Art Competition open to high school students (3/26/2025) - The 2025 Congressional Art Competition is now open to high school students in all 435 congressional districts nationwide, including in Virginia’s First District. The competition offers young artists the opportunity… …
Youth art winner (3/26/2025) - Ayelu Mason, 15, of Hayes, was one of the winners of the 2025 Restore the Wild Artwork Competition, held by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Artists from all over… …
Gloucester professor Jonathan Stubbs writes ‘No Clue’ (3/26/2025) - Gloucester native Jonathan K. Stubbs, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, has written a new book, “No Clue: White Affirmative Action Exists and Demands a Moral… …
Moose Family Players to present ‘Mary Poppins Jr.’ (3/12/2025) - “Mary Poppins Jr.” will be presented by The Moose Family Players at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, at… …
Selection of Michelangelo’s sketches on display in Williamsburg (3/12/2025) - A selection of Michelangelo’s rare sketches is being debuted in the U.S. in an exhibition now open at the newly renovated and expanded Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College… …
Krüger Brothers to perform in Kilmarnock (3/12/2025) - The Krüger Brothers, a Wilkesboro, North Carolina-based band that pays tribute to America’s music, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the theater at Lancaster Elementary School, 191 School Road,… …Animal Jam fundraiser set for April 6 (3/12/2025) - Southwind Pizza, 44 Church Street, Mathews, will hold its Animal Jam fundraiser from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Those attending are asked to give $10 and a pet supply donation… …
Vendor signups underway for Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival (3/12/2025) - Vendor signups are underway for this year’s Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival, which will be held July 5-6 on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, 1860 Twiggs… …WPHS to present musical ‘Newsies’ next week (3/6/2025) - “Newsies,” a Disney musical, will be performed by the West Point High School drama and music departments at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 13–15, in the W.T. Robinson/Sture G.… …