Educational
Events
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Raku Firing & Pottery Throwdown
Bay School Community Arts Center 279 Main Street , Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin us for this double-header event! Learn the ancient art of raku firing with our own modern twist and/or compete in wheel-throwing challenges to win prizes and bragging rights. Pottery from Clay by the Bay Ceramics Guild will be for sale. Refreshments will be available. Tickets can be purchased at the door (check or cash […]
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Hope for the Chesapeake: Another 100 Hours Beneath the Bay
Williams Wharf Landing 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesHope for the Chesapeake: Another 100 Hours Beneath the Bay... Meet the Team! This May, a team of marine scientists, filmmakers, and divers will spend another 100 hours underwater off Gwynn’s Island to revisit and update the landmark 1954 National Geographic Chesapeake Bay expedition performed by Mathews’ own Gilbert Klingel. Join the MLC & the […]
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Oyster Hatchery Tours & Tastings
Oyster Seed Holdings 425 Callis Wharf Rd, Grimstead, VA, United StatesEvery other Friday from May through August, 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! Tickets include a […]
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Canine Companions Event
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Mathews Puppy Raisers, and their puppies, for a fun presentation. Hear what’s happening at the Training Facility on John Clayton Memorial Highway. Find out ways you can be involved in the mission to place fully trained Service Dogs, free of charge, with recipients with disabilities. Questions? Please email: neelyadventure@gmail.com
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Saltwater Learn to Fish Day
Williams Wharf Landing 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Mathews Land Conservancy for a chance to learn to fish, with fishing and learning stations provided by partners. Refreshments provided, rain or shine, free and open to all! No license required on day of event.
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Author Talk @ the Library
Mathews Memorial Library 251 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesHistorian Jon Kukla, will deliver a lecture entitled “Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty.” Patrick Henry is remembered today mostly for one line from his speech: “Give me liberty or give me death.” This is a shame because he was one of the leading patriots of the Revolutionary era, Virginia’s first governor after independence, a powerful […]
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MLC Lecture Series
Williams Wharf Landing 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesJoin the Mathews Land Conservancy for a lecture about invasive blue catfish.
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Bay Quilters Exhibition
Mathews Museum 200 Main Street, Mathews, VA, United StatesMATHEWS MUSEUM TO REOPEN, FEATURING BAY QUILTERS EXHIBITION The Mathews Museum reopens September 5, 2025 after 2 months of renovation. The Museum’s first major exhibit will feature, “The Art of the Quilt,” sponsored by the Mathews Bay Quilters Guild. The exhibit showcases the talent of fabric artists and ranges from full-sized quilts to small items […]
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Dine to Donate
Olivia's in the Village 6597 Main Street, Gloucester, VA, United StatesHosted by the Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation - 100% of proceeds fund Scholarships and Educational Enrichment Grants for MCPS schools!
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Changing Courses
Kingston Episcopal Parish House 370 Main Street , Mathews Courthouse, VA, United StatesChanging Courses Presented by Paul Mitchell, Historian How two Confederate soldiers faithfully served God and changed the course of history after the Civil War Paul Mitchell is a native of Powatan, Virginia, and a graduate of VMI. In recent years, he has spent his time researching and writing. He is coming to speak at Kingston […]
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MLC’s Lecture Series
Williams Wharf Landing 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews, VA, United StatesRachael Peabody, New Executive Director of Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission, Shares Overview of VA’s Working Waterfront Grant and 2026 Goals! Rachael Peabody previously served as the Assistant Director of Restoration for the Elizabeth River Project in Norfolk and spent six years (2014 –2020) at VMRC working for both its Fisheries and Habitat Management Divisions. “Virginia’s […]
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Catch the King 2025
Mathews, VA, United StatesWetlands Watch and partners are seeking volunteers to "Catch the King"- a world-record breaking community science event to capture GPS flood data during king tides using the Sea Level Rise phone app!
