Educational
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Tompkins Cottage Museum Open
Tompkins Cottage Brickbat Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesOpen April 1st - October 28th! The cottage, which is headquarters for the Mathews County Historical Society, is named for Christopher Tompkins, a local sea captain, planter, local merchant, and member of the state legislature. He bought the cottage property in 1837 and is the first known owner. Exhibits include a room dedicated to the […]
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Let’s Farm Day!
C.A. & J Farms 5620 East River Rd., Foster, VA, United StatesThis Let's Farm Day will focus on: beekeeping basics, seed starting 101, organic growing basics - how to get your gardens started, planning & growing your own herbal medicine gardens. We will have new Chicks on the Farm and will talk a bit about caring for new Chicks. We will start with a quick tour […]
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Movie Night at the Museum: BLUE GOLD
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesOn the second Friday of each month, the Mathews Historical Museum hosts a movie that is of historical or general interest to the public. April’s movie, BLUE GOLD:World Water Wars, is a 2008 documentary film directed, co-produced and co-written by Sam Bozzo, based upon the book, Blue Gold: the Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft […]
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Earth Day Community Drum Circle
C.A. & J Farms 5620 East River Rd., Foster, VA, United StatesDrumming, singing, prayers and fun around the fire! There will be Farm Puppets for children, and an interactive activity of creating a Nature Mandala in the sand! There will be health snacks and drinks, plus drums provided, no experience needed. No tickets required, just show up... $10 donation for anyone over the age of 12. […]
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Let’s Farm!
C.A. & J Farms 5620 East River Rd., Foster, VA, United StatesFarm Tour - get ideas: Beekeeping Basics Seed Starting 101 Starting your Gardens - tips & hacks Growing your own Healing Herbs Chick Care Discovery Weed Walk Tickets are available on the website's "Farm Events" page. CA & J Farm is proud to be a Kiwanis Farm! The Mathews Kiwanis will be joing CA & […]
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Hatchery Tours & Tastings
Oyster Seed Holdings 425 Callis Wharf Rd, Grimstead, VA, United StatesLooking for a cool experience where science leads to sustainable culinary bliss?! Join Oyster Seed Holdings for a hatchery tour and tasting running every other Friday, May - August. Get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put oyster seed in the hands of farmers. On Tour Fridays, there will be 6 tours […]
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Wellness Day
C.A. & J Farms 5620 East River Rd., Foster, VA, United StatesJoin CA&J Farm for their Memorial Weekend Wellness Day! Schedule: 1:15 Herb Talk- All About Your Skin 1:45 Chad Fortney- Discover the Energy of the Stones 2:15 Farm Tour- Feed the Animals 2:45 Healthy Weeds & Foraging Walk 3:15 Drum Fun by the Fire! 4:15 Farm Tour- Feed the Animals Until 5 PM: Explore the […]
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Movie Night at the Museum
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesLocal Gloucester resident, Mary Bush Shipko, aviatrix and a violinist in the Courthouse Community Orchestra, is guest speaker at Mathews Historical Museum Movie Night, Friday, July 14. Shipko’s remarks will precede a showing of Part II of a movie detailing Virginia’s role in aviation history. “Taking Flight—Stories of Modern Virginia Aviation, 1941 to Present Day,” Part II, is produced […]
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Movie Night: Horatio’s Drive
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Mathews Historical Museum for a free, family-friendly movie night! The Museum is screening the movie "Horatio's Drive." In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a $50 bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the US […]
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Let’s Farm!
C.A. & J Farms 5620 East River Rd., Foster, VA, United StatesJoin your friends at CA&J Farm, for a "Let's Farm!" event, and learn educational farm skills. More details coming soon.
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Movie Night at the Museum
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Mathews Historical Museum for a free movie night! Doors open at 6:30. movie starts at 7 PM. “A Voyage of Discovery,” describes the 1608 travels of Captain John Smith, who, with a small crew, set out from Jamestown on two exploratory voyages and covered the entire area of the Chesapeake Bay. The information […]
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School Board Candidate Forum
Cobbs Creek Arts Center 61 Cobbs Creek Lane, Cobbs Creek, VA, United StatesThe Candidate Forum for the upcoming School Board election is coming up! Please plan to attend to hear all candidates' positions and ask questions.







