Student art winners (9/27/2023) - The Guinea Heritage Association recognized its 2023 Guinea Jubilee student art winners during Guinea Heritage Day on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Abingdon Ruritan Club building, Bena. The winners are,… …
Tidbits of Time in Guinea (9/27/2023) - (Excerpted from the original, which can be found at Buck’s Store Museum in Bena.) Come walk with me down Memory Lane. The road is wide and well paved. We have… …
Who is Paul Brown? (9/27/2023) - Who is Paul Brown, who wrote the retrospective articles that appear in this section? Paul Lafayette Brown, born in Guinea, was a chronicler of the region and its families, said… …Guinea; a journey of the past, in my imagination (9/27/2023) - (Excerpted from the original, which can be found at Buck’s Store Museum in Bena. Paul Brown dedicated this work to the memory of his parents, Alton and Lela Brown.) In… …
From the files … (9/27/2023) - Conditions at Severn School, a school for white children, were described this way in the Gazette-Journal in September, 1948: “…Patrons offered their three-room school for comparison with any school in… …
Market Days returns this weekend (9/6/2023) - Mathews Market Days opens bright and early this Friday, offering festival-goers two full days of fun, food, entertainment, and arts and crafts for all ages on the Mathews Court Green.… …
Guinea Heritage Day to be held Sunday (9/6/2023) - Guinea Heritage Day, a celebration of all things Guinea, will be held on Sunday afternoon at the Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the program begins… …
Last year’s muralist to speak at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester (5/31/2023) - The Gloucester Arts Festival’s 2022 muralist Matt Lively of Richmond will give a gallery talk at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7 at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester. A… …
Open Studio Tour part of Gloucester Arts Festival (5/31/2023) - The Heart of the River Open Studio Tour will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Friday, June 16 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, at… …
Gloucester Arts Festival kicks off Friday (5/31/2023) - The Gloucester Arts Festival kicks off this Friday with the annual Brews, Brine & Wine event, to be held from 5-8:30 p.m. Friday at Timberneck Farm at Machicomoco. It will… …
Summer fun! (5/24/2023) - You don’t have to travel far to have some fun this summer. There are lots of local festivals and events to attend, parks and beaches to explore and plenty of… …
VIMS to hold Marine Science Day June 10 (5/24/2023) - The Virginia Institute of Marine Science will hold its 21st annual Marine Science Day event June 10 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the VIMS Gloucester Point campus. According… …
Gloucester Arts Festival kicks off June 2 (5/24/2023) - The Cook Foundation’s seventh annual Gloucester Arts Festival begins June 2 and will last through June 24. There will be many arts and cultural events through the month, including the… …‘Roving Ranger’ to serve as historic trail’s mobile visitor center (5/24/2023) - The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, in collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, is bringing the “Roving Ranger” to visitors along the trail this summer. The mobile… …
Community summer events and activities 2023 (5/24/2023) - Community summer events and activities 2023 Friday, May 26 SUNSET ON THE STEPS: Machicomoco State Park, Hayes, will hold its Sunset on the Steps from 8-8:30 p.m. tomorrow, May 26,… …
Church summer camps and activities 2023 (5/24/2023) - Saturday, June 3 CHRISTIAN OPEN MIC: Joel Emerson will host Sing for the King from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at 4737 Piney Swamp Road, Hayes. This open mic event… …
Neighboring localities plan summer fun (5/24/2023) - Thursday, May 25 GALLERY: Visit the Gallery at York Hall, Yorktown, to admire beautiful handcrafted quilts from the past and present through the end of the month. RANGER PROGRAM: Join… …