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SUMMARY:“Death on Gwynn’s Island” Author To Speak at Mathews Museum
DESCRIPTION:“Death on Gwynn’s Island” Author To Speak at Mathews Museum\n\nThe author of a new top-selling mystery novel\, “Death on Gwynn’s Island\,” Bruce Bracken\, will speak at the Museum\, Thursday\, July 16\, with\na book signing\, at 7:00 pm. This best selling author has captivated readers in the area\, with Gwynn’s Island as the setting of his newly released\nmurder mystery. Bruce Bracken is Emeritus Professor at The College of William & Mary and is an author of fiction books\, in addition to his\nmany other scholarly contributions.\n\nIn his release\, the story is set on Gwynn’s Island in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay: “The mystery unfolds amid storms\, watermen\, old histories and\nsecrets that refuse to stay buried. A small island. A long memory. A murder that changes everything.” Bracken will share his experiences in writing\nthe novel and his stepping away from academia and pursuing fiction.\n\nPlease join neighbors and friends at this unique opportunity to hear this distinguished scholar and now\, author of a total of three fictional mystery\nnovels\, including Invisible\, and The Holidaysburg Christmas Miracle. Doors open at 6:30. Early seating is recommended.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/death-on-gwynns-island-author-to-speak-at-mathews-museum/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Community Events,Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T170000
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SUMMARY:Oyster Seed Hatchery Tours & Tastings
DESCRIPTION:Every other Friday from May through June\, visitors can experience a tour and tasting experience at Oyster Seed Holdings to see how farm-raised oysters get their start. Guests will start with a 30 minute immersive tour of our facility\, one of the largest producers of oyster seed on the east coast. \nTickets include a serving of raw and cooked oysters shared with your tour group paired with local wines at our water side oyster eatery\, The Hatchery Food Truck\, while enjoying views of Milford Haven at Callis Wharf.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/oyster-seed-hatchery-tours-tastings-7/
LOCATION:Oyster Seed Holdings\, 425 Callis Wharf Rd\, Grimstead\, VA\, 23064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Educational,Food & Drink,Outdoor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T190000
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SUMMARY:Benn Trask - Historian & Author - Fannie M. Salter\, the Foremost Lighthouse Keeper
DESCRIPTION:Benn Trask – Historian & Author – Fannie M. Salter\, the Foremost Lighthouse Keeper \nHear the inspiring story of Fannie M. Salter\, who served with distinction for twenty-two years as the principal keeper of Turkey Point Lighthouse. \n 
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/benn-trask-historian-author-fannie-m-salter-the-foremost-lighthouse-keeper/
LOCATION:Mathews Memorial Library\, 251 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Educational,History,Library Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T180000
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Menhaden One Fish\, Many Opinions presented by Robert J. Latour
DESCRIPTION:Quantitative Fisheries Ecology \nCSX Professor\, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences\, William & Mary \nMenhaden are a keystone forage fish for the Chesapeake Bay and also form the basis for one of the largest fisheries on the east coast. Like most fisheries\, their management is caught between economic and ecological interests. Learn about the latest on the species from an eminent fisheries ecologist from VIMS\, Batten School of Marine Science.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/atlantic-menhaden-one-fish-many-opinions-presented-by-robert-j-latour/
LOCATION:Williams Wharf Landing\, 1039 Williams Wharf Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Educational
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mathews Land Conservancy":MAILTO:info@mathewslandconservancy.org
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SUMMARY:Klingel Aquascope Exhibit  To Open at Mathews Museum
DESCRIPTION:Klingel Aquascope Exhibit to Open at Mathews Museum\n“100 Hours beneath the Chesapeake”\nKlingel Aquascope Exhibit To Open at Mathews Museum\nThe Mathews Museum is set to welcome a new “resident\,” maritime explorer Gilbert Klingel’s underwater 3\,000-pound\, large yellow “Aquascope.” After years of residing at the Calvert Marine Museum in Maryland\, and through the efforts of Mathews Museum Board Chair Tom Robinson\, the Museum was able to negotiate a permanent home for the Aquascope. \nThis nationally significant exhibit\, originally the subject of a major pictorial article in National Geographic magazine and an award-winning PBS documentary\, will be unveiled at a “Members Only” private reception on Thursday\, August 27. A public opening will follow on Saturday\, August 29. \nThe Aquascope is an elongated large metal structure designed to allow two people to lie down and view the depths down to 100 feet through a large window. In 1952\, the National Geographic Society commissioned Klingel to design and build a two-man submersible for a 1954 underwater exploration of the Chesapeake Bay. Afterwards\, he wrote a 16-page article for National Geographic\, accompanied by color photographs taken by staff photographer Willard Culver. As a pioneering Chesapeake naturalist\, Klingel gained widespread recognition\, taking people to places they had never seen before. \nIn May of last year\, upon hearing about the arrival of the Aquascope\, a team of filmmakers\, scientists\, and divers from the National Geographic Explorers Club gathered in Mathews to recreate Klingel’s 1954 Chesapeake Bay exploration. Adding to the excitement\, this same team of filmmakers\, scientists\, and divers from the National Geographic Explorers Club are planning to attend the opening events alongside local community members and descendants of Klingel’s legacy. \n“The Explorers Club plans to attend the grand opening of the exhibit\, amid additional TV and newspaper coverage\,” notes Robinson. “We will be working diligently with other members of the Mathews community to provide access to this man and his legacy. Gilbert Klingel was one of the most remarkable men to have ever lived in Mathews County. Boat builder\, author\, explorer\, naturalist\, metallurgist\, photographer\, inventor\, sailor… he did it all. He was a real renaissance man. Although known by only a handful of Mathews residents\, Klingel was revered around the world for his contributions to society.” \nVisit www.mathewsmuseum.org for up-to-date details.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/klingel-aquascope-exhibit-to-open-at-mathews-museum/
LOCATION:Mathews Museum\, 200 Main Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Educational,History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T100000
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SUMMARY:MATHEWS MARKET DAYS
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URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-market-days-7/
LOCATION:Mathews\, VA\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Community Events,Educational,Food & Drink,Outdoor,Shopping
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