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December 2021
Mathews Historical Museum Christmas Indoor Bazaar
An indoor bazaar featuring local craft vendors, offering goods such as baked items and hand crafted items suitable for Christmas giving. The Museum will also offer takeout chili in quarts, at $6, as well as a “dine in” option of a hotdog with chili, chips, water. Takeout orders must be ordered via www.mathewsvamuseum.org by December 8 at 5:00 p.m. Shop one-of-a-kind items—baked goods, holiday greens, jewelry, carved wood items—all created by local artisans. ALSO the Museum if hosting “Soup to…
Find out more »Christmas Drums!
Christmas Drums! CA and J Farm Holiday Songs around the Fire at a Festive Farm! Saturday, Dec, 11th, 4-6pm www.cajfarm.com event page for details
Find out more »Winter Solstice Celebration
Winter Solstice Celebration CA & J Farm Special Music, Meditations, a time of Peace Tuesday, Dec. 21st, 5-7pm www.cajfarm.com event page for details
Find out more »March 2022
Beauty and the Beast Play
Beauty and the Beast presented by The Court House Players Marcy 25-27th, 2022 Thomas Hunter Middle School
Find out more »April 2022
Mathews Farmers Market
The Market takes place every Saturday, April through October on the Courthouse Green from 9am to 1pm. Food, flowers, and gifts galore! Our vendors feature a variety of fresh vegetables, along with homemade bread and bakery goods, eggs, and meat. In addition, our vendors offer plants, flowers (potted and bouquets), handmade crafts, clothing, and jewelry. You are also likely to find handmade ceramics, soaps, yarns, and various types of artwork. Bring the entire family (including pets) for all to enjoy the…
Find out more »Bay to Belly Exhibit
Traveling exhibit on loan from the Yorktown Watermen’s Museum Displayed at the Mathews Historical Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews Exhibit will be open Saturdays, April 2 through May 28, 10:00am-4:00pm This exhibit teaches us how the Chesapeake Bay sustains us while exploring the relationships among people, aquatic species and foods of the Chesapeake.
Find out more »Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry Show
Donk's Theater Virginia's Li'l Ole Opry Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA Shows start at 8:00 p.m. – Doors Open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under (Available at the door, or in advance at the Mathews Visitor Center on Main Street, Mathews, or Marketplace Antiques, Route 17, Gloucester) April 2 – ALL STAR OPRY – Welcome back the Opry band and cast for…
Find out more »Raku Firing
Welcome to our second Raku Firing Fundraiser! We are very excited to welcome Martha Hayes and Johnny Norman into our backyard as we put the FUN in fundraising with FIRE! SATURDAY, APRIL 9 (rain date April 16) YOU MUST BUY A TICKET FOR A SPECIFIC TIME SLOT! 4 spots are available for each time slot. Expect to spend about two hours with us. Buy raffle tickets for your own private raku party here! Raku firing tickets are $30 each. Here…
Find out more »Markets on Main
Join us on 3rd Saturdays, April through August Markets on Main features the Saturday Farmers Market, Boutique Vendors and Retailers along Main Street, Artisan Market at the Bay School Community Arts Center, Live Music and Entertainment at the Farmers Market and on the Sibley’s General Store porch, and a food truck! Stay tuned for additional information on featured musicians and vendors! Enjoy yourself a full day on Main Street, and also enjoy the local museums, Friends of the Library Book…
Find out more »May 2022
Dorothy Fagan Fine Art Studio Tour
Tour Dorothy Fagan's oil painting, fiber art studio, house and garden 2 hour tour includes a look inside the artist's creative process, drawing inspiration from her garden by the pond to oil paintings, home decor, and fiber art creations. Shop for art scarves, watercolors, oils, fiber art, books, gifts. First Saturday of the month RESERVATIONS REQUIRED book on website at https://www.dorothyfagan.com/visit-studio
Find out more »June 2022
Gwynn’s Island Festival
Gwynn’s Island Festival Saturday, June 25th Last Saturday in June, 9am to 4pm. Festival has a variety of handmade crafts and local vendors. Festival will also feature live music, Lord Dunmore skits, food vendors, and a kids zone! The event is located at the Gwynn’s Island Civic Center, 1996 Old Ferry Rd., Gwynn, VA 23066
Find out more »August 2022
P. Buckley Moss Poster Signing
AUGUST 14, 2022 4PM-7PM P. Buckley Moss returns to the Mathews Historical Museum at 200 Main Street, Mathews, with the next installment of her Print and Tile, made exclusively for the Museum. Internationally acclaimed artist P. Buckley Moss will be a guest of the Mathews Museum, Sunday afternoon, August 14, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. She will be signing the 2nd in a four-part series of Mathews-centric prints and trivets created exclusively to benefit the Museum. This 2nd in the…
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