• 8th Annual Chili Cook-Off

    Piankatank Ruritan Club 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    As you know, this event has become one of the biggest social events of the winter in Mathews! With over 500 people at the Piankatank Ruritan Club the night before the Super Bowl, it is a fun and enjoyable experience. The Mathews Historical Museum, Mathews Land Conservancy, Mathews Kiwanis Club, Mathews Bay School and Mathews […]

  • Fairy Hair Flare at ETC. Vintage

    Etc. Vintage 2066 Buckley Hall Road, Cobbs Creek, VA, United States

      Join ETC. Vintage for Second Sundays and get your sparkle on! Book an appointment at the link below to get your very own sparkly fairy hair! Plus, Sweet Frog will be there with their frozen yogurt from 11:30 am- 2 pm!

  • Movie Night at the Museum: The Loving Story

    Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews Historical Museum for the Reopening/ Inauguration of the Movie Room! The MHM invites you to “fall in love with history” this February, in recognition of Black History Month! After a January closure for renovations, Mathews Museum Movie Night returns Friday, February 16th with a screening of “The Loving Story,” a 2011 HBO […]

  • Mathews Land Conservancy Lecture Series

    Williams Wharf Landing 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews Land Conservancy, in partnership with VIMS and William & Mary, for a Lecture Series. The one hour lectures, which are free and open to the public, focus on topics of importance to the Chesapeake Bay and Mathews county waterways.  

  • Black History Month Celebration

    Cobbs Creek Arts Center 61 Cobbs Creek Lane, Cobbs Creek, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews County NAACP for a Black History Month Celebration! Guest speakers, including S.A. Cosby, Allison Thomas, Maria Montgomery Giddens, and Elise Williams, will discuss the history of the Black community of Gwynn's Island, the Black Exodus from Gwynn's Island, and "The Mathews I Call Home," with music provided by the Emmaus Male Chorus.

  • Ebenezer Baptist Choir Performance

    Cobbs Creek Arts Center 61 Cobbs Creek Lane, Cobbs Creek, VA, United States

    In recognition of Black History Month, the Mathews Historical Museum is pleased to host performances by  the Men’s and the Women’s Chorus of our local Ebenezer Baptist Church,  at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center. One of the male group’s most recent performances was before a very appreciative audience at the Christmas sing-along at Mathews’ Central […]

  • Family Movie Night: Peter Rabbit

    Bay School Community Arts Center 279 Main Street , Mathews, VA, United States

    Meet Your Kids at the Bay School for a Movie Night! Friday, March 1. The kids can take the bus from school or you can drop them off at 3:00 at Mathews Memorial Library for rabbit time. They will read Peter Rabbit and another book about rabbits, learn about rabbits, and do two rabbit crafts. […]

  • Mathews Gardening Group Monthly Meetings

    Virginia Cooperative Extension Office Mathews 10494 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Comprised mostly of beginner or intermediate gardeners, Mathews Gardening Group meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December- third Wednesdays), and will offer regional experts as speakers to continuously improve and sharpen each member's gardening skills.  For more information, please contact the Mathews VCE office at (804) 725-7196 or by […]

  • What the Eyes Can’t See Lecture

    Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Mathews Memorial Library for a lecture by author Margaret Edds. What The Eyes Can’t See provides a revealing examination of race in the nation, how racism might be addressed and reckoned with, and how we all may find a measure of redemption in listening to one another. Edds will discuss her work and sign […]

  • Dine to Donate

    Howard-Dooley Cafe 9303 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA, United States

    Join the Gwynn's Island Civic League at Howard-Dooley Cafe for a fundraiser for the Mathews High School Music Department! All dine-in and take-out meals for the whole day will directly […]

  • Movie Night at the Museum: “State Fair”

    Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United States

    Movie Night at the Museum, Friday, March 8, will open with a brief historical slide presentation  of the nearly 40 years of County Fairs that were held in Mathews beginning […]