Holly Point Nature Park is a tranquil backdrop for the Farmers Market each fourth Saturday in the months of May – September.  Stroll the park for local  veggies and fruits, honey, artisan cheeses, fresh baked breads, flowers and plants, art, handmade clothing, jewelry, soaps and more!  The park has walking trails, a pier, free creek cruises, kayak launch and a children’s garden.    Learn all about boat building and seafaring way of life at the maritime museum.  Bilz Bistro offers good eats and drinks at the tea house and a shaded picnic area.

Check out all the Farmer’s Market Days:  May 26,  June 23, July 28, August 25 and September 22

Features more than 70 artifacts, documents, biographical profiles, and research panels that examine the war through the experiences of Lancaster County residents who served in the military and those who supported civilian efforts at home. The items, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and on loan from community members, include uniforms, accessories, equipment, military certificates and service records, personal letters, soldier photographs, original war bond posters, and local Red Cross chapter notes.

The exhibit was researched and designed by museum volunteers Shaune Lee and Gay Chapman and executive director Karen Hart.  While the number of objects is extensive, this is also an exhibit focused on people, beginning with our wall of honor listing 366 Lancaster residents, white and African-American, known to have served in the Great War. Many were just old enough to enlist at 18 and many knew only the life of a farmer or waterman. Most returned safely, but four were killed from service action, accident, or disease.

Throughout the exhibit several individuals are highlighted whose lives and stories provide examples of varied war-time experiences. They range from Army to Navy to Marines, from artillery to ambulances on the front lines in France, and from aviation mechanic to doctor at stateside camps. Profiles include Charles Dixon, John Ashburn, Eldridge Revere, Oscar Chilton, Thomas Dix McGinnes, Dr. Chichester Peirce, William Leland Brent, Joseph Emory Currell, and Robert Dunaway. There are also letters home from Barron Didlake and Hannibal Potter serving in France.

Visitors to the exhibit will also learn about the role of women in the military and in civilian home front efforts.  Alma Ruth Ingram Burrell, a female yeoman at Norfolk Naval Base, and Army nurse Lila Combs Chilton are the only two known servicewomen from Lancaster.  Lila’s sister Bessie Combs Peirce volunteered as the Production Chairman for the Lancaster chapter of the American Red Cross, which kept women, in both white and African-American branches across the county, sewing and knitting for the soldiers and war refugees.  Women also had to adapt their household cooking and eating habits to conserve food for the troops and they faced the challenges of running farms and businesses while the men were away.

$5 requested admission donation 

A casual, waterfront outdoor music series held at Holly Point Nature Park at Deltaville Maritime Museum.  The alfresco concert and stage overlooks Mill Creek.  This is a “bring your own lawn chair, cooler and picnic” event. If you don’t have time to pack a picnic, food concessions are available at the Tea House. Live music starts at 5:00 pm with an opening act by Clayton Neal, Middlesex’s own singer/songwriter. The main show will start at 6:00 pm with the “Dixie Power Trio,” hard hitting and out of control!

Gates will always be open 1 hour before the concerts for picnicking.

Rain or Shine – In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the pavilion

$10.00/Advance Tickets $15/Gate  Children 12 years and under FREE.
Ticket information call (804) 776-7200 or
email: museumpark@verizon.net

Features more than 70 artifacts, documents, biographical profiles, and research panels that examine the war through the experiences of Lancaster County residents who served in the military and those who supported civilian efforts at home. The items, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and on loan from community members, include uniforms, accessories, equipment, military certificates and service records, personal letters, soldier photographs, original war bond posters, and local Red Cross chapter notes.

The exhibit was researched and designed by museum volunteers Shaune Lee and Gay Chapman and executive director Karen Hart.  While the number of objects is extensive, this is also an exhibit focused on people, beginning with our wall of honor listing 366 Lancaster residents, white and African-American, known to have served in the Great War. Many were just old enough to enlist at 18 and many knew only the life of a farmer or waterman. Most returned safely, but four were killed from service action, accident, or disease.

Throughout the exhibit several individuals are highlighted whose lives and stories provide examples of varied war-time experiences. They range from Army to Navy to Marines, from artillery to ambulances on the front lines in France, and from aviation mechanic to doctor at stateside camps. Profiles include Charles Dixon, John Ashburn, Eldridge Revere, Oscar Chilton, Thomas Dix McGinnes, Dr. Chichester Peirce, William Leland Brent, Joseph Emory Currell, and Robert Dunaway. There are also letters home from Barron Didlake and Hannibal Potter serving in France.

Visitors to the exhibit will also learn about the role of women in the military and in civilian home front efforts.  Alma Ruth Ingram Burrell, a female yeoman at Norfolk Naval Base, and Army nurse Lila Combs Chilton are the only two known servicewomen from Lancaster.  Lila’s sister Bessie Combs Peirce volunteered as the Production Chairman for the Lancaster chapter of the American Red Cross, which kept women, in both white and African-American branches across the county, sewing and knitting for the soldiers and war refugees.  Women also had to adapt their household cooking and eating habits to conserve food for the troops and they faced the challenges of running farms and businesses while the men were away.

$5 requested admission donation 

A night filled with beautiful music, lovely views, and enjoyable people. Allen Krowe of Deltaville invites all to his conservatory to enjoy live music by Bob Flynn on the piano and gorgeous views of Jackson Creek.

Admission is $45.00/person and includes heavy hor d”oerves and two drinks.

All proceeds benefit the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society.

The Third Annual Rhythm and Brews by the Bay will be held at the Town Park in Kilmarnock, VA.  Three great bands.  JJ and Company, Pressing Strings, Cha Wa.

JJ and Company is Virginia’s River Realm’s own, Justin Burke and his buddies bring that feel good music to the stage.

Pressing Strings is an indie, soul rock group based out of Annapolis\Baltimore will be rocking the Half Shell Stage with their original songs.

Cha Wa’s debut album, “Funk N Feathers,” explored contemporary riffs on the traditional music J’Wan Boudreaux grew up singing alongside his grandfather, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, in the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indian tribe. Now “Spyboy” ups the ante by digging deeper into the sound of New Orleans culture and giving it a modern twist. The disc’s largely original material takes advantage of the band’s new horn section to highlight the musicians’ personal ties to the street music of their hometown. “We wanted to take the roots of what we love about New Orleans brass band music and Mardi Gras Indian music and then voice it in our own way,” says the group’s drummer and founder, Joe Gelini.

Tickets are $20 and are available in advance. Take Advantage of the Chamber member special “buy more, save more” option. Buy ten tickets save $5.00 on each- enter “Chamber18”.

Event kicks off at 5 pm and ends at 10 pm.  Food  and Beverages available to purchase.
Rain or shine event… except extreme or dangerous weather