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December 2018
Farmers Christmas Market
Shop local this season! The Mathews Farmers Market will host a special market featuring a wide variety of unique Christmas gifts, decorations, and food on the Historic Courthouse Green. Stop by for a cup of hot cider and join us for a chance to support your local vendors and have some FUN.
Find out more »Christmas at the Museum
Winners of the art raffle will be announced at 4:30 p.m.! There is still time to come by on Saturday and purchase some raffle tickets. Hot cider and cookies will be served, a donation requested. Please come by and select some artful Christmas presents from our collection!
Find out more »Used Book Sale
Every Saturday 10:00-2:00, Orrell Building Book Store behind the Visitor's Center. Thousands of books — most are only $1 Learn more about the Friends of the Mathews Memorial Library: www.friendsofmathewslibrary.org Book Store: 725-0808
Find out more »Holiday Open House – Tompkins Cottage Museum
Step back to the 19th century! The Tompkins Cottage Museum, 43 Brickbat Rd., will be open to celebrate the Christmas season with period decorations and holiday shopping. Author and historian Martha W. McCartney will be on hand to sign her book “Mathews County Virginia: Lost Landscapes, Untold Stories.” HOLIDAY SHOPPING Ornaments | Publications | Capt. Sally Tompkins Dolls
Find out more »A Farm Christmas
Holiday Happenings, Farm Style! Our Farm will be Open & Decorated for the Holidays, with food, drink & more as you visit us! Please check the website as the details continue to bloom!
Find out more »Mathews Christmas Parade
A holiday favorite you don’t want to miss! Parade route from Thomas Hunter Middle School to Bank of America. FOOD DRIVE During Parade: Mathews Cub Scout Pack 124’s Annual Christmas Food Drive To donate: Have food items in grocery bags in front of you during the parade so the Scouts can collect them. Thank you! We will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items for Hands Across Mathews during the Mathews Christmas Parade. Parade Float Registration and applications are…
Find out more »Visit with Santa Claus
Following the Mathews Christmas Parade at 1pm, Santa will rush back to the center of town to see all of the kids of Mathews around 2pm on the porch of the Mathews County Visitor Center! Be sure to bring your camera for photos!
Find out more »Empty Bowls
Join this art & community event to raise money for the food bank at Hands Across Mathews. For a $15 donation, you receive a hand-made pottery bowl and a simple lunch of homemade soup, bread, cookies, and water. This event is a joint endeavor of the Bay School, Hands Across Mathews, and the Clay by the Bay Ceramics Guild.
Find out more »White Dog Bistro Painted Love Party
Join us as we paint this gorgeous winter painting. Tis the season to be merry and bright!! This painting is customizable, and you will have choice of deer, human, or elephant family silhouette. All instruction and materials will be provided to paint this beautiful scene By Chris of McCormick Meadows Art. Trust me you can paint and I can teach you how!! Painting to begin promptly at 5:30pm. The restaurant will have many tasty food and drink specials just for…
Find out more »A Secret Ingredient
Gingerbread houses are a Christmas tradition that will be observed at the library. Young people ages 6-13 are invited to celebrate the magic of the season in a creative adventure to design and build a gingerbread house. To make the job easier, we will supply the necessary building materials. A prize will be given for the finest and most creative “cookie cottage.” Festive ginger cookies and hot chocolate will be served.
Find out more »Bay Quilters Monthly Meeting
Anyone interested in quilts or quilting is invited to attend!
Find out more »An Artist Journey
Our annual show, previously titled Emerging Artists, gets a new spin, encompassing more of who our students are as artists and how they got there. Opening Friday November 30th from 5-7 and the show will be on through December 31st.
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