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April 2017
Fantasy Trip to Germany
On Wednesday, April 12th, come tour Germany's countryside, taste authentic German food, and play traditional German game, plus much more!
Find out more »June 2017
Plunky & Oneness
Soothin’ Summer Sounds @ Mathews Memorial Library is “Hitting a High Note Again” with Plunky & Oneness a versatile funk, jazz, Afro-fusion group. James “Plunky” Branch is the two-time recipient of NEA Jazz Fellowships and "one of the greatest living saxophonist!" “Plunky” has served as Director of the Jazz Ensemble at Virginia Union University, as well as, an instructor of Afro-American Music History at Virginia Commonwealth University, both in Richmond.
Find out more »Highland Games
Join us in celebrating a wee bit of Scotland! Ages 6 to 14 BAGPIPES • GAMES • PRIZES FREE T-SHIRT • PICNIC Bus leaves the library at 8:45 AM
Find out more »13th Annual Highland Games & Picnic presented by Mathews Memorial Library
Join us in celebrating a wee bit of Scotland! Ages 6 to 14 Piankatank Ruritan Recreational Field Bus Leaves Library at 8:45 a.m. BAGPIPES • GAMES • PRIZES FREE T-SHIRT • PICNIC REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR A FREE T-SHIRT! For more information call 725-5747 Register Online... http://mathewslibrary.org/programs-events/event-registration/36-13th-annual-highland-games-picnic/registration
Find out more »July 2017
Art Muroff & Friends
Soothin’ Summer Sounds @ Mathews Memorial Library is “Hitting a High Note Again” with Art Muroff & Friends “a classy jazz” group. Art Muroff, born and educated in Brooklyn, N.Y., began studying the piano at the age of five. “Every mother wanted her son to be a concert pianist,” says Art, but he wound up veering off into the world of jazz and pop instead. At 13 he was playing with various jazz orchestras, although he had specialized in classical…
Find out more »August 2017
Ambrosia Quartet
Soothin’ Summer Sounds @ Mathews Memorial Library is “Hitting a High Note Again” with the Ambrosia Quartet a chamber music ensemble. This dynamic ensemble, all professionally trained and full time members of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, will thrill you with their interpretations of the very best music written for string quartet, from classical favorites to the most recent compositions of celebrated contemporary composers.
Find out more »October 2017
The Candidates Speak
Mathews County Resources Council invites all candidates for School Board & Board of Supervisors to participate in The Candidates Speak. Please Note: Candidates will have 5 minutes to present information with questions from the audience at the conclusion of all presentations. Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Mathews Memorial Library (John Warren Cooke Conference Room) 9:30 – 11:00AM RSVP (yes or no) by October 6, 2017 [email protected] or call: 804-210-9169
Find out more »Jack O’Lantern Contest
Pick up a pumpkin at the Mathews Memorial Library and carve your funniest, scariest, or most artistic Jack O’Lantern for display at the library. Return your carved pumpkin on Fri., Oct. 27th, Noon. Prizes will be awarded on Sat., Oct. 28th.
Find out more »Howl-a-Palooza
Mathews Memorial Library will host “Goosebumps at the Library” featuring Step Into Stories, Decorate A Treat Bag, and a Library Scavenger Hunt from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. At 4 p.m. meet at the Mathews County Visitor & Information Center for the Main Street Trick-or-Treat Parade.
Find out more »November 2017
Deck the Halls
The sounds of Christmas will ring out with Joy at the library this holiday season! Join Friends and family to decorate a tree while enjoying holiday music and refreshments.
Find out more »December 2017
Sprinkle of Friendship
Turn baking into a time of friendship and sharing at the annual Cookie Exchange. Bring a batch for sharing and some extra for tasting. Share a copy of your recipe to appear in the Cookie Exchange Cookbook. Sip a cup of tea or hot chocolate with your favorite topping while you listen to the heartwarming story of the carol, “Do You Hear What I Hear” told by Tom Steel, minister and friend of the library.
Find out more »February 2018
The Church in the Southern Black Community
The story of the black church and its role as education facility and social center in America. A presentation by Robert C. Watson, Assistant Professor of History and Assistant to the Dean of Liberal Arts at Hampton University
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