Arts on Main exhibit celebrates‘Dog Days of Summer’ (7/26/2023) - “The Dog Days of Summer,” an exhibit featuring images of pets by six artists, opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, during First Friday at Arts… …
Reception at Bay School Friday for Student Art Show (7/26/2023) - An opening reception for the Bay School Community Art Center’s annual Student Art Show will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the gallery on Main Street in Mathews. Refreshments… …NN Beach Music Festival to be held Sept. 9 (7/26/2023) - The Colonial Beach Community Foundation is hosting the fifth annual Northern Neck Beach Music Festival in the Town of Colonial Beach on Saturday, Sept. 9. The festival, held on Town… …
NNO Chamber Music Series begins Sept. 10 (7/26/2023) - The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2023-2024 Chamber Music Series will feature trios for clarinet, piano quartets by Schumann and Brahms, a performance of Bach’s six suites for solo cello in two… …
Steamboat Era Museum opens new exhibit (7/26/2023) - The Steamboat Era Museum, Irvington, has opened a new exhibit: “Children’s Lives Around the Northern Neck: 1880s-1930s.” The exhibit covers the lives of children during the height of the Steamboat… …
Comedy show to benefit CH Players (7/19/2023) - Stand-up comic Lucas Bohn, a Mathews native who honed his comedy skills in New York City nightclubs, will be back in town on Friday, July 28, with his comedy special,… …Plein Air winners (7/19/2023) - The Gloucester Arts Festival featured four weeks of arts activities throughout the month of June, including the Plein Air Invitational, in which invited artists submitted pieces for competition. The top… …
Li’l Ole Opry celebrates the ‘Sounds of Summer’ (7/19/2023) - Join Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry this Saturday when the cast celebrates summer. The annual “Sounds of Summer” show will be at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward auditorium. Doors open… …
Applications accepted for Market Days Poster Contest (7/19/2023) - Applications are now being accepted for the annual Mathews Market Days Poster Contest. All ages and levels of expertise are encouraged to participate. Contestants do not have to be Mathews… …
Arts on Main seeks entries for Juried Exhibition (7/19/2023) - Arts on Main in Gloucester has issued a call for entries for the annual Juried Exhibition, to be held Oct. 7-28. Winners will receive cash prizes. Original works in any… …
August, September concerts in West Point announced (7/19/2023) - Jammin’ on the Point, a series at West Point Town Park, will hold the following concerts in the coming months: —Friday, Aug. 11, Brand Franklin, Two Salty River Chics, and… …
Full day of activities Saturday at Holly Point Park (7/19/2023) - Holly Point Nature Park, located at 287 Jackson Creek Road in Deltaville, is offering activities for people of all ages this Saturday. The park opens at 9 a.m. with vendors… …
Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts announces board changes (7/19/2023) - The board of directors of the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts bid farewell to two retiring members and welcomed four new members at a reception during their annual meeting in… …
‘Outlander’ author to give talk at Yorktown museum (7/19/2023) - The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will welcome “Outlander” author Diana Gabaldon for an exclusive appearance and book-signing event at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. In connection with the Reign… …
MCL to present An Evening with Elvis and Patsy (7/12/2023) - Elvis Presley and Patsy Cline are coming to Gloucester next month for a special concert. Well, they’re not exactly Elvis and Patsy, but a pair of tribute artists who will… …
Good Shot Judy to play at Flat Iron Saturday (7/12/2023) - Popular area jazz ensemble Good Shot Judy is returning to Flat Iron Crossroads on Saturday. The performing arts center is located on the corner of Flat Iron Road and Daffodil… …Photography class at Bay School starts July 24 (7/12/2023) - Photographer Dick Welton will present “Discovering Photography (the Photographer in You)” on four consecutive Mondays (July 24 and 31; Aug. 7 and 14) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each… …
MPNN CSB counselor now published author (7/12/2023) - The Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board has announced that a member of its clinical staff, Carlita L. Coley of Westmoreland County, has recently become a published author. Coley, a… …
RAL Art Center announces winners of exhibits (7/12/2023) - Winners from a pair of juried art shows at the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock were announced at a July 7 reception at the gallery by RAL executive director Sharon… …Mariners’ Lake at Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News now open to public (7/12/2023) - Mariners’ Lake at the Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News is now open to the public. Every weekend, guests can experience the 167-acre lake in a kayak or jon… …
Beware of the predator (7/12/2023) - Someone with some artistic ability turned this fallen tree into a creature resembling a dinosaur. So, if you find yourself driving on Hallieford Road in Mathews, beware of the predator. …
Quilters, sewists sought for quilt, placemat sessions at Irvington Baptist Church (7/5/2023) - Quilters and sewists on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula are encouraged to make quilt tops and placemats for local community residents at a pair of Community Sew-cials on July… …Newport News photo contest underway (7/5/2023) - Now through Oct. 31, submissions are being accepted for the 14th annual ZOOM IN on Newport News Photo Contest. The theme for this year’s competition is “Breakthrough Fun in Newport… …
‘In the Marsh’ exhibit opens Friday (7/5/2023) - The opening for “In the Marsh,” a group exhibit featuring the work of four artists, will be held from 6-8 p.m., on Friday at Arts on Main, Gloucester. This First… …Two new exhibits at Kilmarnock gallery (7/5/2023) - July brings two new art exhibits to the RAL Art Center, 19 Main Street, Kilmarnock. The one hundred original artworks in these two shows, “Coastal” and “Small Works,” include paintings,… …