New art exhibit opens featuring the works of David Aiken that span a wide variety of mediums from watercolor to metal. Over 75 pieces can be seen in this comprehensive exhibit.

The newest exhibit at Allure Art Center opens July 13^th featuring the works of David Aiken in a solo show. The exhibit will encompass a wide variety of mediums that he has worked in over the years from watercolor to metal designs. Art has always been David’s main focus. In 1974, he and his wife left the busyness of commercial art studios in Chicago for a year of sailboat cruising. The year became a lifestyle, wandering the Atlantic and Gulf Coast waterways and the river and lake routes of the Great Loop, with the Bahamas as a winter port. The Aikens still live on board, now spending much of the year in the Chesapeake.

Initially a watercolorist, David Aiken developed a technique that differs from some of the more traditional methods used with the medium. And while watercolor remains his favored choice for plein air work, the painting style readily transferred to his larger studio acrylic paintings as well.

David uses direct strokes of color-over-color to bring a strong element of design to his impressionistic style of art, whether the subject is a harbor view, a marshland scene, or people at work or play.

More recently, the same sense of design is evident in a series of David’s “Papercuts,” collages assembled from colored papers, where an Xacto knife replaced paintbrushes to form a graphic presentation reminiscent of traditional silk-screens.

Add to the mix is another batch of cut-outs, the result of a switch to yet another medium. Powder-coated metal wall-hangings and a few free-standing decorative items display themes from nature: herons, geese, dolphins and more.

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 

Carnival rides, games of  chance, Big Eli the ferris wheel plus great carnival eats-french fries, funnel cakes, hamburgers and hotdogs.  Come experience an 83 year tradition. There’s a new ride this year too-children’s pedal cars styled after the  police cars and fire trucks from our localities.

Totally Free admission, tickets for rides and games! 7 nights of fun. July  26 to August 4 (except Sunday, July 29). It’s a River Realm tradition.

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 

Carnival rides, games of  chance, Big Eli the ferris wheel plus great carnival eats-french fries, funnel cakes, hamburgers and hotdogs.  Come experience an 83 year tradition. There’s a new ride this year too-children’s pedal cars styled after the  police cars and fire trucks from our localities.

Totally Free admission, tickets for rides and games! 7 nights of fun. July  26 to August 4 (except Sunday, July 29). It’s a River Realm tradition.

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 

Carnival rides, games of  chance, Big Eli the ferris wheel plus great carnival eats-french fries, funnel cakes, hamburgers and hotdogs.  Come experience an 83 year tradition. There’s a new ride this year too-children’s pedal cars styled after the  police cars and fire trucks from our localities.

Totally Free admission, tickets for rides and games! 7 nights of fun. July  26 to August 4 (except Sunday, July 29). It’s a River Realm tradition.

The Irvington Farmers Market features 100+ vendors from across the region who offer fresh local produce, artisan made crafts, breads, cheeses, jewelry and artwork of all kinds. It was voted Best Farmers Market on Virginia’s East Coast by Virginia Living Magazine in 2015.

The Market runs every first Saturday from May through November 9am-1pm. It features handmade crafts; homemade breads and bakery products; artisanal cheeses, meats, seafood, and soaps; handmade clothing; furniture; jewelry; glassware; baskets; crafts of all kinds and both original and hand-printed artwork. A variety of musicians join us during the season, playing free in the gazebo. Additionally, there are free books from the Lancaster Library; tips from the Northern Neck Master Gardeners; Audubon Society; local farms and more. Oyster Gardens and select water products are sold, too.

Free and dog friendly (well behaved doggies on leashes always welcomed)!

The Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Association is celebrating the 2018 Reunion Cruise. Beginning on the weekend of August 3-5 in Urbanna, Virginia, approximately 10 to 15 of the large traditional freight and seafood industry vessels will travel the southern Chesapeake Bay, also visiting Deltaville on August 6-7, Hampton on August 8-9, and ending their tour at Whitehouse Cove Marina in Poquoson the weekend of August 10-12.

The Chesapeake Bay Buyboat 15th Reunion Cruise will begin in Urbanna with its annual “Homecoming” and the main event will coincide with Founders Day on August 4th.  The boats will arrive on midday Friday, August 3rd. The boats will be open to the public at the Urbanna Town Marina (210 Oyster Road, Urbanna, VA) from 10am -4 pm on Saturday August 4, and from 11-3 on Sunday, August 5th. They will depart on Monday morning, August 6th.

They will be open to the public in Urbanna, Hampton, and Poquoson.  The boats will then tour the lower part of the bay, going to Deltaville on Monday and Tuesday (not open to the public), then to Hampton. The following weekend the buyboats will travel to Poquoson.

Buyboats signed up to attend  the Urbanna “Homecoming” include:  F.D. Crockett, Deltaville Maritime Museum; Peggy, Mathews Maritime Foundation; Elva C., Reedville Fisherman’s Museum; Muriel Eileen, Georgetown, MD; Nellie Crockett, Georgetown, MD; P.E.Pruitt, Rock Hall, MD, East Hampton, Chester River, MD; Thomas J., Rowles Wharf, MD; Samuel Bailey, Bushwood, MD;, Propwash, Dumfries, VA, Linda Carol, Bavon, VA, Veteran, Urbanna, VA,  55^th Virginia, Urbanna, and Joy, Wanchese, NC. Motor launch Shadow Fay, Urbanna, and deadrise Sheer Delight, Poquoson, will also attend. More information at http://www.oysterbuyboats.com and on Facebook at Chesapeake Bay Buyboats.

HISTORY of the BUYBOAT:

From the early 1900s through the 1980s, buyboats traveled the length and breadth of the Chesapeake Bay. At one time numbering several thousand vessels, there are now about thirty still alive in the bay area. Their tasks included the buying, transport, and selling of oysters from tonger to shucking house (hence the name “buyboat”).  The large decked boats with a large boom for lifting cargo also carried lumber from sawmills, tomatoes to packing plants, pigs to Smithfield, and watermelons from as far as Elizabeth City, where the sweetest varieties were grown, to Baltimore for shipment further north. Soft crabs were shipped quickly from southern ports. As highways, trucks, and fast engines took away their freighting duties, the boats became active as crab and oyster dredgers, and a number of the vessels were active into the 1990s. The Delvin K. of Tangier and the Poppa Francis of Piney Point, MD have been continuously worked to the present.

The mission of the Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Association is to bring an understanding of these historic vessels to ports where they were once numerous but often now forgotten.  The wooden workboats, which average 60 feet in length, are still voyaging to the far reaches of the bay as privately owned vessels and museum educational boats.  Visiting the communities where generations of watermen once plied the tributaries of the Chesapeake, the owners, at their own expense, open the boats to visitors so that future generations can celebrate their long heritage and continued existence. The boats often welcome watermen who once greeted the dawn of a cold day on a Chesapeake workboat, heading out to shovel oysters or dredge crabs.  Nowadays, while the work aboard a Chesapeake Bay buyboat is far less demanding of her crew, their upkeep is no less onerous. During the 15^th Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Reunion cruise, you are invited to step aboard and visit the past.

Established in 1680, Urbanna is one of the oldest towns in America!  Celebrate the founding of this port town starting with the tobacco and oyster trades.   Spend a day in living history that includes pirates, a town crier and a coterie of colonial citizens strolling in Urbanna!

The Opening Ceremony starts at 10:00 am at the Urbanna Museum and Visitors Center at 140 Virginia Street, Urbanna, VA.   Come see “Urbanna, the Town that Almost Wasn’t” a 30  minute, 17th Century (1680-1706) theatrical outdoor play dramatizing the reluctance of Ralph Wormley II to relinquish a portion of his land holdings for title to the town.  At 10:30 am, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm meet up with the Pirates who will do a  black powder weapons demonstration followed by children’s pirate school at the Town Green (next to the ABC store on Virginia Street.)

Visit the Urbanna Museum and Visitors Center at (140 Virginia Street, Urbanna, VA) and see the oyster exhibit and hear the famous historic John Mitchell Map.

Enjoy colonial games, music, trolley tours and “Museum in the Street” walking tours in our charming, waterfront town.  Many shops, galleries and restaurants to enjoy throughout the day.  Don’t miss a trip down to the Town Marina and a photo opp in the big Watermen’s Way boots!

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 

Come enjoy something for the whole family-Ice cream!- on the beautiful grounds of Historic Christ Church. Enjoy tasty ice cream treats and lemonade while exploring colonial history, games and crafts. Families and children of all ages invited.

Carnival rides, games of  chance, Big Eli the ferris wheel plus great carnival eats-french fries, funnel cakes, hamburgers and hotdogs.  Come experience an 83 year tradition. There’s a new ride this year too-children’s pedal cars styled after the  police cars and fire trucks from our localities.

Totally Free admission, tickets for rides and games! 7 nights of fun. July  26 to August 4 (except Sunday, July 29). It’s a River Realm tradition.

The Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Association is celebrating the 2018 Reunion Cruise. Beginning on the weekend of August 3-5 in Urbanna, Virginia, approximately 10 to 15 of the large traditional freight and seafood industry vessels will travel the southern Chesapeake Bay, also visiting Deltaville on August 6-7, Hampton on August 8-9, and ending their tour at Whitehouse Cove Marina in Poquoson the weekend of August 10-12.

The Chesapeake Bay Buyboat 15th Reunion Cruise will begin in Urbanna with its annual “Homecoming” and the main event will coincide with Founders Day on August 4th.  The boats will arrive on midday Friday, August 3rd. The boats will be open to the public at the Urbanna Town Marina (210 Oyster Road, Urbanna, VA) from 10am -4 pm on Saturday August 4, and from 11-3 on Sunday, August 5th. They will depart on Monday morning, August 6th.

They will be open to the public in Urbanna, Hampton, and Poquoson.  The boats will then tour the lower part of the bay, going to Deltaville on Monday and Tuesday (not open to the public), then to Hampton. The following weekend the buyboats will travel to Poquoson.

Buyboats signed up to attend  the Urbanna “Homecoming” include:  F.D. Crockett, Deltaville Maritime Museum; Peggy, Mathews Maritime Foundation; Elva C., Reedville Fisherman’s Museum; Muriel Eileen, Georgetown, MD; Nellie Crockett, Georgetown, MD; P.E.Pruitt, Rock Hall, MD, East Hampton, Chester River, MD; Thomas J., Rowles Wharf, MD; Samuel Bailey, Bushwood, MD;, Propwash, Dumfries, VA, Linda Carol, Bavon, VA, Veteran, Urbanna, VA,  55^th Virginia, Urbanna, and Joy, Wanchese, NC. Motor launch Shadow Fay, Urbanna, and deadrise Sheer Delight, Poquoson, will also attend. More information at http://www.oysterbuyboats.com and on Facebook at Chesapeake Bay Buyboats.

HISTORY of the BUYBOAT:

From the early 1900s through the 1980s, buyboats traveled the length and breadth of the Chesapeake Bay. At one time numbering several thousand vessels, there are now about thirty still alive in the bay area. Their tasks included the buying, transport, and selling of oysters from tonger to shucking house (hence the name “buyboat”).  The large decked boats with a large boom for lifting cargo also carried lumber from sawmills, tomatoes to packing plants, pigs to Smithfield, and watermelons from as far as Elizabeth City, where the sweetest varieties were grown, to Baltimore for shipment further north. Soft crabs were shipped quickly from southern ports. As highways, trucks, and fast engines took away their freighting duties, the boats became active as crab and oyster dredgers, and a number of the vessels were active into the 1990s. The Delvin K. of Tangier and the Poppa Francis of Piney Point, MD have been continuously worked to the present.

The mission of the Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Association is to bring an understanding of these historic vessels to ports where they were once numerous but often now forgotten.  The wooden workboats, which average 60 feet in length, are still voyaging to the far reaches of the bay as privately owned vessels and museum educational boats.  Visiting the communities where generations of watermen once plied the tributaries of the Chesapeake, the owners, at their own expense, open the boats to visitors so that future generations can celebrate their long heritage and continued existence. The boats often welcome watermen who once greeted the dawn of a cold day on a Chesapeake workboat, heading out to shovel oysters or dredge crabs.  Nowadays, while the work aboard a Chesapeake Bay buyboat is far less demanding of her crew, their upkeep is no less onerous. During the 15^th Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Reunion cruise, you are invited to step aboard and visit the past.

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 

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 

Professional fire dancers on the beach at Willaby’s.  Wait until the sun goes down for things to heat up along the Rappahannock River. Boat up or get to Willaby’s early for a drink and a great seat!

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 

Artists from across Virginia will be setup on the grounds of Allure Art Center having an end of summer yard sale of locally created art. This is a great time to pick up some wonderful local art at end of summer prices.

Visit Taber Park in Urbanna every second Saturday during the months of May-Sept for a wonderful selection of locally grown veggies and fruits, flowers, fresh baked breads, artisan cheeses, honey, art and hand crafted clothing, jewelry, soaps, candles and more!  Bring your swimsuits and take a dip in the town pool afterwards (open Memorial Day – Labor Day.)  Live music and food concessions available.  Stroll into town for boutique shopping, dining and lodging check out Urbanna.com

Join us for all the Urbanna Farmers Market 2018 dates :

May 12th  –  June 9th  –  July 14th  –  Aug 11th – Sept 8

Great little pop up artisan market!

Join Belle Isle State Park in welcoming back Jam-Flo and the Formula.

Bring the whole family – let the kids loose on the games and activities by the playground, spread out a blanket or set up a lawn chair, lean back and enjoy the soft breeze off the river, and relax to the classic summer sounds of Jam-Flo and the Formula.

For more information, check out their blog post.

The Music by the River concert series is made possible by the sponsorship of many local businesses and by the Friends of Belle Isle (http://www.friendsofbelleislestateparkva.org).

Free popcorn. The Friends groups will sell ice cold soft drinks.
Games and programs for children.
The concert is free, parking is $4.

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 

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 

Half Shell Concert Series presents Danny Kensy & Cedar Creek with special guest Itchy Dog.

Danny Kensy and Cedar Creek is a CMA (Country Music Association) group that has been wowing the crowd for many years. Original country, Top 40 country and classic rock stream the airwaves at each performance. Voted top country band for numerous years in Maryland and Virginia, Cedar Creek does not disappoint. Special guest Itchy Dog is a heavy soul shakin’ Blues and Rock group who brings a whole lotta funk and a bit of punk.

Food and Beverage vendors will be on site, so please no coolers or dogs. Also, bring a chair or blanket to sit on.

This is a ticketed event at $5 per person and children under the age of 12 are free with a paying adult.

Please visit www.kilmarnockva.com/kilmarnock-town-park to buy tickets and for more information.

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 

15 area churches have come together to offer multicultural day.  The event kicks off with a prayer.  The stage will feature various musical entertainment throughout the day from gospel choirs, church group entertainment and youth musicians.   This event is a family affair with arts and craft vendors, health care programs, raffles, educational programs, ethnic and local seafood and children’s activities.

This event is FREE.

For more information contact:

Mary Lou Hollingshead at (703) 304-6609 or wakehouse@hotmail.com or Louis Belcher (804) 384-3811 louisbelcher@gmail.com

Join us! Seventh Annual Irvington Crab Festival to be held on Saturday August 18.

The festival takes place under a big tent in front of the Steamboat Era Museum. More then 750 people pick their way through bushels of crabs. Doors open at 4 pm and crabs are served at 5 pm. Soft drinks, hot dogs and BBQ are included.

The Last Day to Buy Irvington Crab Festival Tickets is August 15. Tickets will NOT be Sold at the Door.

All proceeds support the Steamboat Era Museum.This event always sells out and no tickets are sold at the door. Click for tickets.

Join Belle Isle State Park in welcoming back Southern Grace.

Bring the whole family – let the kids loose on the games and activities by the playground, spread out a blanket or set up a lawn chair, lean back and enjoy the soft breeze off the river, and relax to the classic summer sounds of Southern Grace.

For more information, check out their blog post.

The Music by the River concert series is made possible by the sponsorship of many local businesses and by the Friends of Belle Isle (http://www.friendsofbelleislestateparkva.org).

Free popcorn. The Friends groups will sell ice cold soft drinks.
Games and programs for children.
The concert is free, parking is $4.

Spend your summer nights dancing under the stars next to the beautiful Urbanna Creek.  We welcome you to be a part of Urbanna’s laid-back river lifestyle by the water.  “Get-Down” to the various mix of music genres on the waterfront stage while enjoying your sultry summer with a sea breeze.

• Bring your chair or blanket
• Come by boat or by land
• Coolers & picnics ARE permitted (no glass please)
• There will be food and drinks available for purchase
• Pets on leashes are welcome
• Family friendly

This is a FREE live music series from May through September at the Urbanna Town Marina at 210 Oyster Road, Urbanna, VA, suitable for all ages.

2018 Summer Schedule:

May 19th         Featuring:  JNM Band

June 16th        Movie Under the Stars (Movie – TBA)

July 21st          Featuring:  Good Shot Judy

August 18th   Featuring:  The Michael Clark Band with Tracy Clark

Questions or inquiries:  contact George Throckmorton at gthrockmorton@yahoo.com or 804-833-1016

Eat healthy, eat local! Farmers and harvesters bring Farm-to-table and Bay-to-table items direct to you every 4th Saturday in Kilmarnock at the new Town Centre Park!

Markets start in May and continue until October. The market is still looking for vendors who sell the highest qualities of meats, seafood, vegetables, fruits, bakery items and farmers market worthy products.

Check Town Centre Park’s Facebook page before each market to see what will be offered at that market!

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

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 “The Toby Gillie Trio,” featuring Michael McNeil & Roger Carroll. The main show will start at 6:00 pm with the “Stuck on a Name,” Reggae with the Best!

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

Enjoy a one of a kind show where the member artists of the Rappahannock Art Centre show off their best works!

Ushering in this year’s 57th annual Labor Day Art Show, is the one year anniversary of the Center’s renovation!
We could not be more proud of the accolades we have received from visitors and members alike. Renewed
energy abounds! New works of all kinds, by both seasoned members and new members, will be on display beginning Wednesday,August 29. This extraordinary exhibit will be open for viewing during regular hours at the RAL Art Center Gallery through Saturday, September 8 as well as Sunday, Sept.2 and Monday, Labor Day, 10 am to 4 PM.

The judge this year is Emma Lou Martin of Richmond, VA , a professional mixed/multimedia artist, and the founding director of the successful artist coop,Uptown Gallery in Richmond, VA.As docent of the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk for 10 years and emeritus docent after 26 years’ service at VMFA,

The gallery is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.