Coming Events (8/9/2023) - FRIDAY CLASSIC CRUISERS: The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers will hold its weekly Cruise In at 5 p.m. Friday in the Main Street Center parking lot, Gloucester. MOVIE NIGHT: The Mathews… …
Gloucester Institute to hold Alumni Weekend Aug. 25-27 (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester Institute will hold its Alumni Weekend at historic Holly Knoll in Cappahosic from Friday, Aug. 25 through Sunday, Aug. 27. Since Charles and Kay Coles James founded the… …
State commissioner visits local programs (8/9/2023) - Nelson Smith, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and chief of staff Andrew Diefenthaler recently visited the psychosocial program Charterhouse, the Essex Counseling Center (both… …
Chamber music concert at Timberneck kicks off Fairfield fall activities (8/9/2023) - The Fairfield Foundation will host a variety of activities this fall to involve the community in archaeology and historic preservation at its five historic properties in Gloucester. A chamber music… …
Aviation pioneer to address luncheon at Pilot House (8/9/2023) - Mary Bush Shipko, aviation pioneer and author, will present “Women & Aviation in the Twentieth Century,” a look at women’s aviation history from the beginning including highlights from each decade,… …
West Point’s National Night Out (8/9/2023) - The Town of West Point held its first National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 1, at West Point Town Park. According to Tim Sawyer, Police Chief of the West Point… …
Oyster gardener event in Deltaville on Aug. 26 (8/9/2023) - The Tidewater Oyster Gardeners’ Association will hold an educational event and oyster spat sale at the Deltaville Maritime Museum during the museum’s Holly Point Market from 9 a.m. to noon… …
Bluegrass in Urbanna on Saturday (8/9/2023) - Good music and entertainment will be at the Urbanna Firehouse beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Waterview Bluegrass Band and Friends will be playing bluegrass and classic country music. Admission… …
MPAAGHS to meet virtually on Saturday (8/9/2023) - The Middle Peninsula African American Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting virtually on Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. A notice said the meeting will feature a roundtable… …
Roving Ranger to visit Machicomoco (8/9/2023) - The Roving Ranger mobile visitor center will visit Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday for a pop-up program focused on indigenous and colonial watermen of… …
GMHS to take part in ‘Community Snoutreach’ this weekend (8/9/2023) - The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is one of 18 shelters participating this weekend in a three-day adoption promotion dubbed the “Community Snoutreach Event.” The goal is to boost dog adoptions and… …
Bingo game to be held at Stewart Building (8/9/2023) - Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Bingo for ages 55 and over from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Stewart Building. Winners are prizes; no… …
Butterfly haven exhibit at Virginia Living Museum (8/2/2023) - Last week, more than 450 butterflies and moths, as well as dozens of chrysalis, were released into the Butterfly Haven exhibit at the Virginia Living Museum, where they will have… …
Yorktown Market Days to be held Aug. 5, 12 (8/2/2023) - Yorktown Market Days is honoring the local farmers who provide homegrown products with activities to celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Aug. 5, and… …
Free RAM medical clinic to be held in Westmoreland (8/2/2023) - Remote Area Medical will hold a free medical/dental/vision clinic on Sept. 16-17 at Westmoreland High School, 16762 Kings Highway, Montross. A RAM clinic is free, open to the public on… …
VSU Small Farm event (8/2/2023) - Dug In Farms, White Stone, hosted a tour of 17 current or potential farmers on July 26. DIF owner Carolyn Quinn (pictured in front of the DIF “growing board”) discussed… …
‘Esmeralda’ (8/2/2023) - The Chilean Navy’s sail training tall ship “Esmeralda” returns to Norfolk this Sunday, Aug. 6 through Thursday, Aug. 10. This will be the ship’s only U.S. port stop during its… …
Museum to screen ‘Horatio’s Drive’ (8/2/2023) - “Horatio’s Drive,” a 2003 movie directed by Ken Burns, will be shown at Movie Night on Friday, Aug. 11 at the Mathews Historical Museum, 200 Main Street. The move documents… …
Library to hold annual Comix Con Saturday (8/2/2023) - Gloucester Public Library will hold its sixth annual Comix Con Saturday at the Main Street Center location from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event typically draws crowds of 2,000… …
Hearing on G.I. historic district set for Aug. 17 (8/2/2023) - The Virginia Department of Historic Resources will hold a second public information session on the creation of a historic district on Gwynn’s Island. It will be at 6 p.m. on… …
Library to hold Barbie Blast Aug. 19 (8/2/2023) - Calling all Barbies, Kens and yes, even Allan, to walk the pink carpet at the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Center, Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30… …
Coming Events (8/2/2023) - THURSDAY PLANNERS: The Gloucester County Planning Commission will meet at 7 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Aug. 3, in the colonial courthouse. FRIDAY CLASSIC CRUISERS: The Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers will hold… …
Gloucester NAACP to meet Monday (8/2/2023) - The Gloucester branch of the NAACP will hold its monthly meeting virtually on the Zoom platform beginning at 7 p.m. Monday. Keisha Stukes, Benefit Program Specialist at Gloucester Department of… …
Location changed for DeWeese talk (8/2/2023) - The location for next week’s program featuring speaker Tom DeWeese has been changed. Instead of Mathews Baptist, the event will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10 at… …
Sibley’s Store grand reopening Saturday (8/2/2023) - The Mathews County Visitor and Information Center will hold a grand reopening of Sibley’s General Store from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 239 Main Street, Mathews. The public… …