Exploring HISTORY in a new, fun way will have you scanning QR codes, snapping photos and answering trivia questions on the Scavify phone app.

Each challenge earns you points and rewards you with a gift when you’re complete!

Play the MOM Scavenger hunt anytime during August 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.

Start at any of the 3 museums, go in any order you choose and take as long as you need.  Visit all 3 locations to complete all the challenges – approximately 10+ questions at each museum.  You have one chance to get the answer correct; they are multiple choice questions.  All participants will receive a gift upon completion of the hunt.  The gift can be picked up at any of the museums.  Your email will be put into a drawing for the cash prize drawings of $100, $50 and $25.  Drawing will be on May 1, 2019.

These are the museum addresses that are participating in the scavenger hunt:

Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek, Deltaville, VA 23043  (804) 776-7200 Open Monday-Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm & Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Middlesex County Museum 777 General Puller Hwy., Saluda, VA 23149   (804) 758-3663 Open Saturdays 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Urbanna Museum 140 Virginia Street, Urbanna, VA 23175  (804) 758-8181  Open Thursday – Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm & Sunday 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Print PDF Flyer:  ScavengerHUNT_Flyer_8.5x11_2018-rd2

More then 20 artisans will p resent their work at the Fifth Annual Holiday Marketplace on Friday, November 23 and Saturday, November 24 from 10am-4pm. The Marketplace will also be open on Saturday December 1, 8 and 15.

The museum is pleased to present three new museum related items. A brass Christmas ornament of the steamer Potomac is a wonderful way to add a bit of local history to your holiday decorations. Individual tins of white, milk and dark chocolate with labels of photos from the museum’s collection are unique stocking stuffers or hostess gifts. The “The Northern Neck” poster, depicting a sailboat and large moon, has been be applied to wood and will be offered as a sign, postcard, journal and magnet.

Once again the vintage style map of the Chesapeake Bay showing steamboat ports, based on a large map at the museum, presented on a 72” x30” scarf will be available for sale. The soft and drapey scarf, made of 100% soft polyester voile, is easy to wear in different ways and shows the entire Bay from Baltimore to Norfolk. All the Bay towns with steamboat wharves are identified. Show off where you live or visit to your friends and family. And available only at the museum, six inch tall white Watermen’s ceramic boots, including paint and brushes, a great way to create your very own Watermen’s Way Boot. Both of these items are in limited quantities.

An original “paper” painting,by local artist David Aiken, will be available as a poster, note card or postcard.

The gift shop will be full of holiday decorations and gifts for the entire family.
Note cards, posters, journals, puzzles and other museum related items make unique holiday gifts.

A silent auction including artisans’ work, posters and other fun pieces will run the first two days of the Marketplace and will end at 4 pm on Saturday, Nov 24.

Proceeds from the Marketplace support the museum. New items for the 2018 Holiday Marektplace include a journal with the Northern Neck poster on the cover and a brass ornament of the Steamboat Potomac.

The museum gift shop will be full of interesting items including posters, books, note cards, journals and note pads, as well as garden and home decorative pieces. There will be stocking stuffers and gifts for kids and adults along with new holiday merchandise including tree ornaments, Santa dolls, hostess gifts and more.

A portion of all proceeds will support the museum.

November 20 – Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

A holiday event for the young and young-at-heart! Inspired by the iconic film and book, “The Polar Express.” The magic of Christmas comes to life when you step onboard the Kilmarnock Trolley and the enchanted journey from the Town Centre Park to the North Pole begins-if you believe.

This is a ticketed event. Tickets will be sold online starting November 1st, 2018.

This event is SOLD OUT!

Evening & Matinee Performances

Don’t miss this Pulitzer-finalist play directed by Mari Bonomi.

Cast

Tickets may be purchased online at lancasterplayers.org or by calling 804.435.3776, office@lancasterplayers.org

Adults – $25
Complimentary snack plate – cash bar available
10% discount for groups of 15 or more

Performances

Evenings: Social Hour 7PM – Curtain 8PM
November 30th, December, 1st, 7th & 8th

Matinees: Social Hour 2PM – Curtain 3PM
December 2nd & 9th

November 20 – Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Evening & Matinee Performances

Don’t miss this Pulitzer-finalist play directed by Mari Bonomi.

Cast

Tickets may be purchased online at lancasterplayers.org or by calling 804.435.3776, office@lancasterplayers.org

Adults – $25
Complimentary snack plate – cash bar available
10% discount for groups of 15 or more

Performances

Evenings: Social Hour 7PM – Curtain 8PM
November 30th, December, 1st, 7th & 8th

Matinees: Social Hour 2PM – Curtain 3PM
December 2nd & 9th

Celebrate the season at Historic Christ Church & Museum with traditional songs, carols, and music. Join in this seasonal songfest in the beautifully “greened” church. Featuring members of The Chesapeake Chorale and the Christchurch School Cantorion. Dress warmly. Refreshments follow in The Bayne Center.

Fee: Two (2) non-perishable items per person for the Northern Neck Food Bank

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Bring the grandparents and the kids. Stroll through the park and enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season. This is a free event for families to enjoy. Each Wednesday of December an organization from our community will provide treats and some type of holiday activity for your family to take part in. Bring your camera and take pictures with our life size light up decorations and enjoy the park!

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

December 7th:

Enjoy the nostalgia of small town celebrations, join us and feel like family!  Forget the crowds, traffic and stress.

4:00 pm Urbanna Fire Department (335 Virginia Street, Urbanna,VA) will kick-off the festivities with music and food.  Downtown boutique shops and unique restaurants are open all day.

6:00 pm Urbanna’s Lighting of the Trees will be at the Town Green (next to the ABC Store) with Christmas Carolers to give you some holiday cheer!

7:00 pm Urbanna’s hometown Christmas parade on Virginia Street will put you in the true Christmas spirit!    Be sure to meet Santa Claus after the parade at the Fire Department for warm refreshments.

December 8th:

Christmas in Urbanna starts at 11:00  am and the fun includes a Pet Parade down Virginia Street, starting at the Fire Department.  At 12:00 pm Photos with Santa at the Women’s Club at 202 Virginia Street, Urbanna; photos with children and pets, too!  Shopping at unique boutiques and delicious food at a variety of restaurants located all in charming, walkable downtown.

Check out  Urbanna.com to eat, shop, stay and relax.

Add these Holiday events, too!

Holiday Fashion Show and Lunch on Dec 14th

Christmas House Tour on Dec 15th

Urbanna Express – Trolley Polar Express on Dec 22nd

A holiday event for the young and young-at-heart! Inspired by the iconic film and book, “The Polar Express.” The magic of Christmas comes to life when you step onboard the Kilmarnock Trolley and the enchanted journey from the Town Centre Park to the North Pole begins-if you believe.

This is a ticketed event. Tickets will be sold online starting November 1st, 2018.

This event is SOLD OUT!

Evening & Matinee Performances

Don’t miss this Pulitzer-finalist play directed by Mari Bonomi.

Cast

Tickets may be purchased online at lancasterplayers.org or by calling 804.435.3776, office@lancasterplayers.org

Adults – $25
Complimentary snack plate – cash bar available
10% discount for groups of 15 or more

Performances

Evenings: Social Hour 7 PM – Curtain 8 PM
November 30th, December, 1st, 7th & 8th

Matinees: Social Hour 2 PM – Curtain 3 PM
December 2nd & 9th

Join the participating wineries of our Trail for holiday refreshments and wine/gift specials. Be sure to “Like” their Facebook page for updates leading up to the event.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

More then 20 artisans will p resent their work at the Fifth Annual Holiday Marketplace on Friday, November 23 and Saturday, November 24 from 10am-4pm. The Marketplace will also be open on Saturday December 1, 8 and 15.

The museum is pleased to present three new museum related items. A brass Christmas ornament of the steamer Potomac is a wonderful way to add a bit of local history to your holiday decorations. Individual tins of white, milk and dark chocolate with labels of photos from the museum’s collection are unique stocking stuffers or hostess gifts. The “The Northern Neck” poster, depicting a sailboat and large moon, has been be applied to wood and will be offered as a sign, postcard, journal and magnet.

Once again the vintage style map of the Chesapeake Bay showing steamboat ports, based on a large map at the museum, presented on a 72” x30” scarf will be available for sale. The soft and drapey scarf, made of 100% soft polyester voile, is easy to wear in different ways and shows the entire Bay from Baltimore to Norfolk. All the Bay towns with steamboat wharves are identified. Show off where you live or visit to your friends and family. And available only at the museum, six inch tall white Watermen’s ceramic boots, including paint and brushes, a great way to create your very own Watermen’s Way Boot. Both of these items are in limited quantities.

An original “paper” painting,by local artist David Aiken, will be available as a poster, note card or postcard.

The gift shop will be full of holiday decorations and gifts for the entire family.
Note cards, posters, journals, puzzles and other museum related items make unique holiday gifts.

A silent auction including artisans’ work, posters and other fun pieces will run the first two days of the Marketplace and will end at 4 pm on Saturday, Nov 24.

Proceeds from the Marketplace support the museum. New items for the 2018 Holiday Marektplace include a journal with the Northern Neck poster on the cover and a brass ornament of the Steamboat Potomac.

The museum gift shop will be full of interesting items including posters, books, note cards, journals and note pads, as well as garden and home decorative pieces. There will be stocking stuffers and gifts for kids and adults along with new holiday merchandise including tree ornaments, Santa dolls, hostess gifts and more.

A portion of all proceeds will support the museum.

Christmas in Urbanna starts at 11:00  am and the fun includes a Pet Parade down Virginia Street, starting at the Fire Department.  At 12:00 pm Photos with Santa at the Women’s Club at 202 Virginia Street, Urbanna; photos with children and pets, too!

Shopping at unique boutiques and dine at a variety of restaurants located all in charming, walkable downtown.  Check out  Urbanna.com to eat, shop, stay and relax.

Add these Holiday events, too!

Holiday Fashion Show and Lunch on Dec 14th

Christmas House Tour on Dec 15th

Urbanna Express – Trolley Polar Express on Dec 22nd

The town of White Stone rings in the holiday season with our annual Winter Wonderland Celebration. Come out to join in the caroling, cheer, food, tree lighting and of course see Santa arrive in town.

4-7 pm
5pm – Tree Lighting with address from the Mayor
5 – 5:30pm – Carols
5:30 pm – Santa arrives via the fire and police depts.
5:30 pm – 7pm – Santa pictures and refreshments

A celebration of Jesus’ birth presented by eight area churches. These “live” vignettes are unique and entertaining. Never leave your car!

Drive through with your family and enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas. You are invited to bring a canned good for the Healthy Harvest Food Bank if able. Inclement weather date is Dec. 9.

Evening & Matinee Performances

Don’t miss this Pulitzer-finalist play directed by Mari Bonomi.

Cast

Tickets may be purchased online at lancasterplayers.org or by calling 804.435.3776, office@lancasterplayers.org

Adults – $25
Complimentary snack plate – cash bar available
10% discount for groups of 15 or more

Performances

Evenings: Social Hour 7 PM – Curtain 8 PM
November 30th, December, 1st, 7th & 8th

Matinees: Social Hour 2 PM – Curtain 3 PM
December 2nd & 9th

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Join us to celebrate the season at the manor at Ditchley Cider Works with house tours, cider tastings, and appetizer and dessert treats. This c. 1752 ancestral home of the Lee, Ball, and duPont families was recently restored and reopened by Cathy Calhoun and Paul Grosklags. Off Rt 200, 4 miles north of Kilmarnock. Note there are 5 steps at the entrance to this historic property.

$35 public tickets
$30 LVHS-MBWML Members

Evening & Matinee Performances

Don’t miss this Pulitzer-finalist play directed by Mari Bonomi.

Cast

Tickets may be purchased online at lancasterplayers.org or by calling 804.435.3776, office@lancasterplayers.org

Adults – $25
Complimentary snack plate – cash bar available
10% discount for groups of 15 or more

Performances

Evenings: Social Hour 7PM – Curtain 8PM
November 30th, December, 1st, 7th & 8th

Matinees: Social Hour 2PM – Curtain 3PM
December 2nd & 9th

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Sip champagne while local models move from room to room to show you the latest fashion trends from Urbanna’s classy boutiques:  Cyndy’s Bynn, Lowe Tide, ReSail and R.S. Bristow at the beautifully decorated historic Landsdowne home.  A lite lunch is included in the ticket price.

Purchase your $25 tickets advance at Cyndy’s Bynn, Lowe Tide, ReSail Boutique and R.S. Bristow shops in Urbanna.

Questions?  Call Jody at (804) 815-3388

All proceeds go to the Beautification of Urbanna Committee

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Tour 11 beautifully decorated homes and historic landmarks in Urbanna.  $25.00 tickes are available at these shops:  Cyndy’s Bynn, Lowe Tide, RS Bristow’s Store, Fin and Pearl and If It’s Wood and More in Urbanna and at Papeterie and Burke’s Jeweler in Kilmarnock or for on-line tickets CLICK HERE

Check in is at Urbanna United Methodist Church and transportation will be provided.  Box lunches will be available for purchase at the church.

Tour includes:

1.  Home of Betty Page Bristow
2. Cove House, Merri and Steven King
3. Urbanna Baptist Church Sanctuary and Parsonage
4. Rivah Tyme, Home of Debbie Price and Mike Jolly
5. Home of Sandy and George Sturgill
6. Home of Mimi and Rusty Ryland
7. Historic Landsdowne, Col. A. B. and Diane Gravatt, circa 1741
8. Urbanna Women’s Club, Historic Middlesex County Courthouse , circa 1748
9. Urbanna Museum and Visitors Center, Scottish Factor Store, circa 1766
10. The Haywood Store, circa 1875
11. Cottage of Debbie Price and Mike Jolly

Benefits the Urbanna Beautification Committee

For more information contact George Throckmorton at gthrockmorton@yahoo.com

More then 20 artisans will p resent their work at the Fifth Annual Holiday Marketplace on Friday, November 23 and Saturday, November 24 from 10am-4pm. The Marketplace will also be open on Saturday December 1, 8 and 15.

The museum is pleased to present three new museum related items. A brass Christmas ornament of the steamer Potomac is a wonderful way to add a bit of local history to your holiday decorations. Individual tins of white, milk and dark chocolate with labels of photos from the museum’s collection are unique stocking stuffers or hostess gifts. The “The Northern Neck” poster, depicting a sailboat and large moon, has been be applied to wood and will be offered as a sign, postcard, journal and magnet.

Once again the vintage style map of the Chesapeake Bay showing steamboat ports, based on a large map at the museum, presented on a 72” x30” scarf will be available for sale. The soft and drapey scarf, made of 100% soft polyester voile, is easy to wear in different ways and shows the entire Bay from Baltimore to Norfolk. All the Bay towns with steamboat wharves are identified. Show off where you live or visit to your friends and family. And available only at the museum, six inch tall white Watermen’s ceramic boots, including paint and brushes, a great way to create your very own Watermen’s Way Boot. Both of these items are in limited quantities.

An original “paper” painting,by local artist David Aiken, will be available as a poster, note card or postcard.

The gift shop will be full of holiday decorations and gifts for the entire family.
Note cards, posters, journals, puzzles and other museum related items make unique holiday gifts.

A silent auction including artisans’ work, posters and other fun pieces will run the first two days of the Marketplace and will end at 4 pm on Saturday, Nov 24.

Proceeds from the Marketplace support the museum. New items for the 2018 Holiday Marektplace include a journal with the Northern Neck poster on the cover and a brass ornament of the Steamboat Potomac.

The museum gift shop will be full of interesting items including posters, books, note cards, journals and note pads, as well as garden and home decorative pieces. There will be stocking stuffers and gifts for kids and adults along with new holiday merchandise including tree ornaments, Santa dolls, hostess gifts and more.

A portion of all proceeds will support the museum.

Urbanna Baptist Church is hosting a Christmas puppet show at 10:00 am for children and a Secret Santa Shop at 11:00 am where kids can pick out gifts for their siblings or parents or grandparents in secret with help from our shop elves.

Shopping at unique boutiques and dining located all in charming, walkable downtown Urbanna.  A great way to spend the holiday’s with your family that has free parking, no traffic and no stress and friendly people.

Check out  Urbanna.com to eat, shop, stay and relax.

Add these Holiday events, too!

Christmas House Tour on Dec 15th

Urbanna Express – Trolley Polar Express on Dec 22nd

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

2018 marks the 40th annual Lighted Christmas Parade! The oldest lighted holiday parade in Virginia, this parade is loaded with small town charm and pride. Pre parade activities begin with Santa meeting with children at the local volunteer fire department at 5:30 PM and then the 100+ units roll down Main Street at 7:00 PM. Jolly old Saint Nick ends the parade! Totally FREE for children of all ages!

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.

Holiday Shop Opens – The RAL Art Center  will be filled with exciting gift ideas created by RAL Members.  In addition to purchasing Christmas gifts, take this opportunity to purchase unique items for your home or office.

The Holiday Shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. thru December 29th.