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August 2024
National Night Out 2024
National Night Out will be held on the football field of Mathews High School with games, music, food trucks, sno-cones and more. This event is held across the county to build relationships between families in our community and law enforcement.
Find out more »Ice Cream, Art & Drama
Ice Cream Social 11 AM-3 PM Beat the heat with something sweet! $10 for a handmade ceramic bowl filled with your choice of ice cream and toppings to help Clay by the Bay Ceramics Guild raise money for improvements to our pottery studio. Kids' Art Show and Market 10 AM-3 PM Explore and celebrate the work of our next generation of artists! All work was created in our Summer Art Camps. Student vendors also will be selling their work! Artisan…
Find out more »Jim Quick & Coastline
Over 25 years in the making, Jim Quick and Coastline, like their namesake the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, have been traveling the "tracks" of the southeast, and connecting with the hearts of loyal "Coastline Crazies." Pulling from the threads of Soul, Blues, R&B, and Americana, Jim Quick and Coastline weave together their own genre of music known as Swamp Soul.
Find out more »September 2024
Ruritan Fish Fry
Join the Piankatank Ruritan Club for a fish fry- for only $20 for adults and $6 for kids 12 and under (5 and under free!), get fried fish, hush puppies, Cole slaw, baked beans, hamburgers, hot dogs, desserts, drinks! Take out starting at 4 pm, meal from 5-7 pm. Tickets available at the door, or at MCVIC!
Find out more »October 2024
4th Annual Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Conservation Banquet
The Piankatank River Chapter of Virginia Ducks Unlimited will hold its 4th Annual Wetlands Conservation Banquet at the Piankatank Ruritan Club on Thursday, October 3, 2024, beginning at 6 PM. Proceeds from this event are used to support wetlands conservation in Mathews County, the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the United States. Everyone is welcome to attend. Contact Bill Pennell 804-450-2267 or [email protected] for further information, and visit the website to order tickets (single tickets starting at $85): http://www.piankatankriverdu.org
Find out more »Antique Southern Quilts Collection Showcase
A special quilting exhibit, “Threads of Our History: Quilts of Mathews Virginia,” will debut at the Mathews Museum, October 5 and will be on exhibit through the end of December. These quilts are from a private collection of an old Mathews family, going back over a century. Mathews is a small, rural southern county sitting on the Chesapeake Bay. The quilts reflect their utilitarian use, in a geographic area that was fairly isolated until the 1950s. The quilts honor a southern tradition of quilting when…
Find out more »Canine Companions Clean Up Day
Help area Master Gardeners and Volunteers prepare garden beds around the historic home place of the Mathews Men. A wonderful volunteer opportunity to help Mathews County Canine Companions' new home! Help needed with the following: Weeding, trimming, planting, mulching. Master gardeners and landscapers will be on site to lend help and provide direction. Bring your small garden tools and wear gloves. Refreshments provided!
Find out more »Gigantic Yard Sale
Join the Central Village Homemakers for a yard sale benefitting local charities and non-profits! Clothes, Furniture, Household Goods, Vintage Items, Antiques, Jewelry, Tools … and much more!
Find out more »Oyster Roast & BBQ Riot
Join the Mathews Rotary Club for all you can eat oysters & BBQ, and live music with Rob Oliver! Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Tickets are $40 in advance from any Rotarian, or at Mathews Visitor Center, Haskins Bayside Service Center or Chesapeake Bank in Mathews, or are $45 at the door.
Find out more »Mathews Chapel’s Fall Musical
Join Mathews Chapel UMC for its Fall Musical! Talents present include: Hunter Owens, JA Faulkner, Tyrone Hudgins, Richard Calais, Mary Kathryn Diggs, Lynda Greve and the Ebenezer Men's Choir! Refreshments will be served immediately after the performances in the Fellowship Hall.
Find out more »November 2024
Fall Community Cleanup
Join us for our Fall Community Cleanup! This is a great opportunity for civic organizations, school groups, and more to get some service hours in our community. We filled 100 bags during our Spring Community Cleanup- let's see if we can beat that number! Sign up using the link below, or by emailing Kat at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you all soon! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cleanupfall2024 Help us clean Mathews roadways for the fall! Pick up our neighborhoods and roadways. The…
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