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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T160000
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CREATED:20170118T010207Z
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SUMMARY:28th Annual MHS Regatta
DESCRIPTION:Mathews High School Crew Regatta; Open to the public; $8.00 per car; Food available
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/28th-annual-mhs-regatta/
LOCATION:Williams Wharf Landing\, 1039 Williams Wharf Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Food & Drink,Health & Fitness,Outdoor,Sports,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T160000
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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins Cottage Museum (ca. 1820) operated by the Mathews County Historical Society\, Inc. – The cottage contains changing exhibits and a collection of objects reflecting a typical home of the 1800s. The building is named for Christopher Tompkins of Poplar Grove\, a prominent local planter\, merchant sea captain and ship owner/builder. A room is dedicated to his daughter\, Capt. Sally Louisa Tompkins\, CSA. Capt. Sally was the first woman to be commissioned an officer in an American army.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum/
LOCATION:Mathews\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T160000
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SUMMARY:Thomas James Store
DESCRIPTION:The Thomas James Store\, maintained by the Mathews County Historical Society\, Inc.\, is a rare and excellent example of an early nineteenth-century rural commercial building. Although it has undergone some alterations and was almost certainly moved from its original location\, the store retains much of its original fabric and is remarkably well preserved for its age. It dates to c. 1820\, and appears to be the oldest building in the downtown commercial district. It is a registered National Historic Building.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/thomas-james-store/
LOCATION:Mathews\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T163000
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SUMMARY:MAY FAIRE 2017
DESCRIPTION:May FAIRE is a spring event celebrating Mathews County’s heritage\, culture\, seafood bounty\, and natural beauty! It will be held May 6\, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Historic Mathews Court Green area. \nRemember the Mathews Spring Festivals and the May Day Festivals with May Pole dancing! The Mathews County Historical Museum is bringing them back with a twist! We are combining them with the celebration of different periods of Mathews County’s past. This year’s May Faire will celebrate the 1600s to 1791\, the founding of the County! \nThere will be fine art\, traditional crafts\, heritage demonstrations\, food vendors\, county goods exhibits\, live music\, colonial activities and games for children\, special appearance by local Native Indians and Revolution reenactors.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/may-faire-2017/
LOCATION:Courthouse Square\, Court St\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Shows,Arts & Cultural,Community Events,Educational,Food & Drink,History,Live Music,Outdoor
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170206T233107Z
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SUMMARY:Art Speaks on the Bay 5th Annual Juried Art Show
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this!!! Explore the Art of Virginia in this fantastic show.\nArt Speaks on the Bay 2017 \nOur 5th annual juried art show is scheduled for May 6 – June 3\, 2017. Our judge for this year is Jeffrey Allison\, ‎Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Manager\, Statewide Programs and Exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Last year’s show was a tremendous success\, with well over 100 artists entering from all over the state. This year\, total prizes for the show are $4\,000 with $1\,000 for Best in Show.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/art-speaks-bay-5th-annual-juried-art-show/
LOCATION:Bay School Community Arts Center\, 279 Main Street \, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Shows,Arts & Cultural,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T193000
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CREATED:20170425T055105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T055119Z
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SUMMARY:Mathews Rotary Kentucky Derby Day
DESCRIPTION:Annual Mathews Rotary fundraiser to support local needs of the Mathews community. A wonderful afternoon/evening of fine foods\, fun in-house horse wagers\, and derby race viewing. Please plan to attend this event in support of our outreach to the Mathews community. Tickets are $59.00 p/person which includes meal and special beverage pricing\, which of course includes Mint Juleps. Plan to wear your greatest hats\, and gents in your finest seer-suckers or linens. The judges are watching.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-rotary-kentucky-derby-day/
LOCATION:White Dog Bistro\, 68 Church Street\, Mathews\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music,Outdoor
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170509T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170509T140000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170328T233446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170328T233857Z
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SUMMARY:Senior Safety Fair
DESCRIPTION:The Mathews Sheriff’s Office and Mathews County TRIAD present the 16th annual Senior Safety Fair. Speakers will include Sheriff Barrick\, and representatives from Mathews County Social Services and Bay Aging\, among others. Come for the good safety information\, stay for the hot lunch and door prizes. Registration forms will be available in the Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal\, at the Mathews Active Lifestyle Center\, and in the lobby of the sheriff’s office.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/senior-safety-fair/
LOCATION:Piankatank Ruritan Club\, 7138 Buckley Hall Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170513T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170513T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170503T052400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T052540Z
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SUMMARY:Tompkins Cottage Museum
DESCRIPTION:Tompkins Cottage Museum (ca. 1820) operated by the Mathews County Historical Society\, Inc. – The cottage contains changing exhibits and a collection of objects reflecting a typical home of the 1800s. The building is named for Christopher Tompkins of Poplar Grove\, a prominent local planter\, merchant sea captain and ship owner/builder. A room is dedicated to his daughter\, Capt. Sally Louisa Tompkins\, CSA. Capt. Sally was the first woman to be commissioned an officer in an American army.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tompkins-cottage-museum-2/
LOCATION:Tompkins Cottage\, Brickbat Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170513T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170513T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170503T053333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T053333Z
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SUMMARY:Thomas James Store
DESCRIPTION:The Thomas James Store\, maintained by the Mathews County Historical Society\, Inc.\, is a rare and excellent example of an early nineteenth-century rural commercial building. Although it has undergone some alterations and was almost certainly moved from its original location\, the store retains much of its original fabric and is remarkably well preserved for its age. It dates to c. 1820\, and appears to be the oldest building in the downtown commercial district. It is a registered National Historic Building.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/thomas-james-store-2/
LOCATION:Mathews\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170513T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170603T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170510T153042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170510T153042Z
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SUMMARY:By the Banks | Paintings by Jack Banks and Hunter Banks
DESCRIPTION:#FFFHEX contemporary art gallery is pleased to announce an opening reception for the exhibition By the Banks on Saturday\, May 13 from 5–7 PM. Father-and-son figurative painters Jack Banks and Hunter Banks both focus on the landscape surrounding their home in Wake\, Virginia near the Rappahannock River.  \nJack Banks paints dense forest and gnarled tree trunks. The expressive brushwork of his small panels seems to be alive with continuous motion: a downed tree crawls with the activity of decay; a branch whips in the wind. Jack explained that the paintings take time to mature\, and he will sometimes toss newly completed panels into the woods. After months pass\, he may stumble upon them and determine that they have come into their own\, or if not\, leave them in the thicket.  \nHunter Banks is drawn to the quiet clearings of homesites and the riverbank. His piece River with Ice on It depicts a giant prehistoric stump unearthed by erosion that is now\, after 30\,000 years rest\, quickly disappearing into the water. The forms of sky\, ice\, and land dissolve into austere abstraction. Hunter writes\, “I work at a walking pace\, slowly negotiating and agreeing with the scene until the consolidated colors\, simplified shapes\, and subtle marks settle my doubts\, whims\, and twinges into stillness.” He notes that texts on walking shared by his father inform his focus and sense of awareness.  \nBy the Banks presents pairings of their paintings with an eye to formal and emotional relationships. These beautiful works offer views of the Tidewater landscape and a look into the enigmatic artistic rapport of Jack Banks and Hunter Banks.  \nThe exhibition will be on view May 13–June 3. Please contact the gallery for an appointment to view the works by phone (804) 384-6288 or by email fffhexgallery@gmail.com. More information is available online at www.fffhex.com.  \nJack Banks studied art at Virginia Commonwealth University\, and the College of William and Mary. He and his family live in rural Tidewater\, VA where he has been employed in boat-building\, sign painting and graphic art. His drawings\, paintings and monotypes are in many private collections up and down the east coast.  \nHunter Banks is an observational painter who paints concise\, quiet images of landscapes\, structures\, objects\, and sometimes people. Banks was born in 1993 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and Art History from Christopher Newport University in 2014. He lives and works in Middlesex\, VA and teaches visual art at Christchurch School.   \n#FFFHEX is an artist-run contemporary gallery that was founded in 2016 to share a curatorial perspective unique in Mathews Courthouse\, a small town on the tip of Virginia’s middle peninsula. The gallery features rotating exhibitions of painting and sculpture by local\, national and international artists. The name #FFFHEX plays on the graphic designer’s hexadecimal colors\, referring to the “white cube” philosophy of presenting artwork in a dedicated environment that is free from distraction.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/by-the-banks-paintings-by-jack-banks-and-hunter-banks/
LOCATION:#FFFHEX Contemporary Art Gallery\, 20 Church Street\, Suite 3 & 5\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Shows,Arts & Cultural,Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170513T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170513T220000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170301T012421Z
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SUMMARY:Mathews YMCA BBQ Bash
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 13\, 2016\n6:00 -10:00 PM\nKingston Plantation\nKingston Lane\, Route 658\nMathews\, Virginia \nGreat Music!\nPulled Pork BBQ\, Chicken & Fixins’\nBeer & Wine included\nTickets $50 each \nLive & Silent Auctions \nDress: Country Casual \nProceeds ensure the Y remains open to all
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/mathews-ymca-bbq-bash/
LOCATION:Kingston Plantation\, Kingston Lane\, North\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music,Outdoor
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170520T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170520T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170118T010520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T010520Z
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SUMMARY:Tour de Chesapeake 2017
DESCRIPTION:Mathews County’s Annual Cycling Event – Great\, flat routes with little traffic\, delicious local food and high quality local music
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/tour-de-chesapeake-2017/
LOCATION:Thomas Hunter Middle School\, 387 Church Street\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Food & Drink,Health & Fitness,Live Music,Outdoor,Sports,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170520T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170520T210000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170118T010918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T010918Z
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SUMMARY:Party at the Wharf
DESCRIPTION:Great food\, great band for dancing and great view at Williams Wharf’s Riverfront Pavilion
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/party-at-the-wharf-4/
LOCATION:Williams Wharf Landing\, 1039 Williams Wharf Road\, Mathews\, VA\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170521T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170521T160000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170404T003803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170404T004407Z
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SUMMARY:Bayside Youth Ballet Spring Gala
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 21\, Bayside Youth Ballet will present their Spring Gala\, “Celebrating the Classics and the Contemporary” at 2:00pm in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School. Included in the program of jazz\, classical ballet\, modern\, and musical theater are selections from the classical ballet\, Coppelia and performances of Broadway favorites. \nTickets for this celebration are $12 for adults and $7 for children under 10 and are available at the Mathews Visitor Center and Diggs School of Dance in Gloucester\, email byb@baysideyouthballet.com or call 804.694.5900 for more information.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/bayside-youth-ballet-spring-gala/
LOCATION:Mathews High School Auditorium\, Mathews\, VA
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bayside Youth Ballet":MAILTO:byb@baysideyouthballet.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170528T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170528T150000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170306T070718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T070718Z
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SUMMARY:American Legion Post 83 Memorial Day Program
DESCRIPTION:American Legion Post 83 Memorial Day Program Sunday\, 2 pm.  73 Hookemfair Rd 725-7422
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/american-legion-post-83-memorial-day-program/
LOCATION:Mathews\, 23109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170529T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170529T103000
DTSTAMP:20260521T173227
CREATED:20170507T053606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170507T053837Z
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SUMMARY:Knights of Columbus Memorial Day Service
DESCRIPTION:The Knights of Columbus\, Council 11210\, will hold a Memorial Day Service\, Monday\, May 29th\, Memorial Day in the Cemetery of The Church of the Visitation  at 9:30 AM.  There are thirty-one U.S. military veterans buried in the church cemetery.  The ceremony will start with a procession to the cemetery led by a bagpiper\, then a prayer for the fallen veterans. The American Legion Post 83 out of Mathews will provide Honors followed by TAPS.  The ceremony should last about 30 minutes.  You may follow the procession or proceed to the cemetery prior to the ceremony.  Those who have trouble walking may drive down earlier than the 9:30 start time.  The ceremony will be held at the stone patio in front of the large granite cross.  The public is invited.
URL:https://visitmathews.com/event/knights-of-columbus-memorial-day-service/
LOCATION:Church of the Visitation\, 8462 General Puller Highway\, Topping\, VA\, 23169\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Educational,History
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