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ESO ARTS CENTER
15293 King Street | PO Box 147 | Belle Haven | VA | 23306 

 757-442-3226

eso@esoartscenter.org

www.esoartscenter.org

The Art of Rug Hooking

Ker Place
69 Market Street
Onancock, VA  23417

A new fiber arts exhibit adorning the walls of historic Ker Place in Onancock will greet visitors as the museum reopens for the 2014 season with a special evening event on Friday, March 14.

The Federal period, Georgian-style house serves as headquarters of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society. It was built in 1799-1803 for John Shepherd Ker, a prosperous farmer-merchant, his wife Agnes Corbin Ker and their family.

The exhibit, “The Art of Rug Hooking,” features 22 creations by five artists. It debuted at an opening event on Feb. 14 and will remain on display through May, including for the free “Night at the Museum” on Friday, March 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Along with the exhibit, the museum will unveil two others this spring, highlighting Gov. Henry A. Wise and portraits of Eastern Shore residents and an exhibit of paintings by Richard Toft.

The museum also will be open Sunday, March 16, from noon to 4 p.m. to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Onancock.

Fiber artists whose works currently are on display at Ker Place include Onancock residents Lynne Fowler and Stella Rohde, Chincoteague resident Mildred Joyce, Elissa Crouch of Cambridge, Md., and Loris Blandford of Frankford, Del.

Joyce, 88, began hooking rugs in 1995 after doing other fiber arts including sewing, knitting and quilting.

She now focuses exclusively on rug hooking.

“It brings me immense pleasure. It is something everyone should try,” said Joyce.

Fowler says she thrives on the tactile nature of fiber arts.

“I find peace when I hook rugs, or knit or spin. The simple process of holding the fabric and having it slip through my fingers brings joy,” she said.

Fowler said rug hooking to her “is usually very personal; therefore I seldom have pieces for sale.”

Most of the material she uses is hand dyed.

“It is another way of controlling the process. ... It is fascinating to me to see how a simple piece of white wool can be transformed by a few chemicals and water into something breathtaking in complexity,” she said.

Eastern Shore's Own (ESO) Arts Center

15293 King Street
Belle Haven, VA  23306

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 15293 King Street
Belle Haven, VA  23306

April Showers 

Bring Bevy of ART CLASSES

Beginning Watercolor 1 DAY WORKSHOP with Thelma Peterson

Saturday, April 5th 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Figure Drawing with Anne W. Holland

Tuesdays, beginning April 8th (6 weeks) 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Beginner to Advanced

Intermediate Watercolor 1 DAY WORKSHOP with Thelma Peterson

Saturday, April 12th 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pansies in Watercolor 1 DAY WORKSHOP with Diana M. Davis

Thursday, April 17th 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Beginner to Advanced

Oil Painting with Carole Peirson

Mondays, beginning April 28th (6 weeks), All Levels

*Choose your time slot: 

10 a.m. - noon OR 1 - 3 p.m. OR 7 - 9 p.m.

Materials lists for all classes are available from ESO, 757-442-3226, eso@esoartscenter.org

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

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Watercolor Class on Pansies

Eastern Shore's Own (ESO) Arts Center

15293 King Street
Belle Haven, VA  23306

Hope you can join us

The Anhueser-Busch Coastal Research Center
6364 Cliff Road
Oyster, VA

Presents

Matthew Reidenbach
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Virginia

Coastal Ecosystems and their Role in Mitigating Storm Damage to Coastlines

Coastal ecosystems, such as salt marshes, seagrass beds, and oyster reefs, provide a number of ecological services including dissipating wave energy, absorbing storm surge, and providing essential habitat for fish and wildlife. Evaluating storm and human impacts on these ecosystems is an important part of understanding estuarine health and resilience. This talk will highlight the role that these and other ecosystems have on mitigating storm impacts along coastlines and how they reduce the vulnerability and potential economic losses of coastal communities to waves, flooding, and sea level rise.

Free and open to the public

For directions, 757-331-1246

Refreshments

35th ANNUAL

EASTER DECOY

& ART FESTIVAL

Chincoteague Combined School
4586 Main Street
Chincoteague, VA  23336 

ANTICIPATES WONDERFUL WEEKEND OF TREASURES 

Local and national carvers and artists of all kinds exhibit and sell their works.  Awards are given in various categories including the Curtis Merritt Award of Excellence given to the artist who demonstrates the highest standards of "creativity, character and overall goodness" as voted on by the other exhibitors.  Best Carver and Best Artist are chosen by People's Choice and the Best Photograph of Chincoteague or Assateague is chosen by the committee.  Wooden Easter Eggs decorated by the exhibitors highlight the show each year with some fetching handsome sums. 

Donna Leonard, chairwoman of the show for over 3 decades, says "This year’s show is going to be spectacular! New artists join seasoned veterans at the best decoy and art show on the east coast."  

Decorative and working decoys by Robert Gray, Ron Rosciszewski, Jay Cherrix, David Farlow, Ed Kuhn, Corky Dize, Dale Buffington, Bill Hickson, Russell Fish, Michael Adcock, Ray Whetzel, Ron Stevens, Roy Bohn, Rocky Detwiler, and Bill and Shannon Veasey will be a highlight. Model boats include examples by Eddie Somers, Lou Doughty, John Into and Nancy Price. Talented artists exhibiting in all mediums include Kevin McBride, Ellen Lawler, Richard Toft, Mary Lou Troutman, Carl Knuth, Nancy West, Gerald Putt, Nancy Mitchell, Janet Hong, and Rose Taylor. Fine art photographers John Urlock, Don Parks, Elizabeth Bard, and Stephen Moore will be on hand as well. The show is honored to have creators Robert Savage, Shirl’ Eklund, Dot Truitt, Joan and Michael DeVaney, Karen Phillips, Richard and Jolene Coolidge, Joyce Westbury, Joan Krisher, John Rost, Carson and Bonnie Riley, Laura and Pat Ellison, and Starlight Cherrix. John and Cinda Walls will be on hand with carving supplies, tools and wood.

Items for the Pre-Loved Treasures Silent Auction include platters, unusual serving dishes, Giclee painting of the New Chincoteague Bridge (donated by Kevin McBride), mirrors, crystal frog, and a vintage collection of Southern Living cookbooks. Exhibitors and chamber members have donated items they once treasured to be loved a second time around. Unique items are coming in daily. All proceeds from the Pre-Loved Treasures Silent Auction this year are earmarked for the Veteran’s Memorial Park Playground Fund. What a great way to give back to community and the future of Chincoteague Island.

 Another show favorite is the silent auction of Wooden Easter Eggs. Each exhibitor is given the opportunity to carve/paint/create a unique piece of art from a wooden egg form. The creativity is amazing! Visit www.chincoteaguedecoyshow.com for a complete list of auction items and exhibitors for the 2014 Easter Decoy & Art Festival. Limited vendor space is still available on a first come first serve basis. Call today to be part of this traditional part of Easter weekend sponsored by the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce.

While visiting one of the "Happiest Seaside Towns in America" named by Coastal Living Magazine in their March 2014 issue, be sure to stop in the Museum of Chincoteague Island to learn more about decoys, gunning clubs, and the over 300 species of waterfowl that call the islands home. TripAdvisor™ also recently ranked Chincoteague #2 in the 2014 Travelers’ Choice Awards Islands. 

Sponsored by the
CHINCOTEAGUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
757-336-6161

Admission Fee
$4.00 Adults Each Day
Children Under 12 Are Free

chincochamber@verizon.net
www.chincoteaguechamber.com
www.chincoteaguedecoyshow.com

Bay to Bay

10K Run/5K Run/Walk

Jeff Madson

 live entertainment at

 THE GREAT MACHIPONGO
CLAM SHACK

6468 Lankford Highway
Nassawadox, VA 23413 

Enjoy a good meal with family and friends 
while listening to Jeff's acoustic classics
and rich vocals

A good time to get together with old friends!

The Clam Shack is the place to be!
 
 Enjoy our nightly specials and
great seafood!

No Cover Charge

Call 757-442-3800 for reservations

Check out the full event calendar at the Clam Shack's website
www.thegreatmachipongoclamshack.com

CCA Island Coffeehouse 

Doors open @ 6:30pm
$5 for adults
$3 for students aged 22 and under

Performers this month include

Opening Acts 

Kristin and Ryan Sullivan return with their mix of pop, folk and country music.

Master storyteller Sheila Arnold has been telling stories all of her life -
and professionally since 2003.

Headline Performers

Ann Porcella and Bill Schmidt - Partners in life since 2001, Bill and Ann began performing together while collaborating on Ann's CD, Gathering Stones.

This concert features duets and solos of a wide range of music - gospel, dance tunes, heart songs, and even a rag or two on guitar, banjo, fiddle and ukulele.

Food and Drink
The menu this month includes a chicken burrito and rice for $7 (served on a first come basis; limited to 30 servings). Coffee, wine, beer, soft drinks and home made sweets also available for sale. 

The Chincoteague Island
Theatre Company 

Dinner Theatre

Murder at the Banquet 

Mr. Paul's Kitchen
5030 Chicken City Road
Chincoteague, VA  23336

The performances on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 are
SOLD OUT!

Currently, plans are in the works to add a third performance on Thursday, April 24. Check the CCA web site for updated information later this week. Advance ticket purchase required. 

Science and Philosophy Seminar

Born Between the Bombs

Ruth Vaskys


Eastern Shore Community College
Lecture Hall
29300 Lankford Highway
Melfa, VA 23410

Ruta Vaskys will lead the seminar and discuss her Lithuanian family history in the context of two World Wars, how they affected her family’s fortune/misfortune, their refugee experience and final immigration to the United States.

Vaskys was born in Europe during World War II as her parents were fleeing between the German and the Russian fronts.  She immigrated to the US at the age of 5 and is now retired from careers as a writer, Occupational Therapist, counselor, educator and entrepreneur.

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These seminars are occasionally rescheduled or postponed on short notice. Prospective attendees are urged to check the Seminar’s website (www.SciPhi.org) within two days of a scheduled date.

The Science and Philosophy Seminar is an informally organized group of adults that meets more or less regularly to explore and discuss a wide array of topics, ranging from philosophical speculation to scientific research.

Individual Seminar members generally lead the group’s meetings. Occasionally, speakers from outside of the group are invited to make presentations to the Seminar. All Seminar presentations are open to the public. No admission fees are charged.

“Voices of the Shore,” a benefit performance for the Boys and Girls Club, will feature performances by world-renowned opera singer Larry Giddens Jr. as well as selections by Dr. Marilyn Kellam, who has performed in regional operas, cabarets, recitals and more than 40 musicals.

Tickets are available at
The Book Bin
Onley, VA

Rayfield’s Pharmacy
Nassawadox, VA

Eastern Shore Museum Heritage Trail

Celebrate the history and culture of the Eastern Shore with this one day only event. Museums up and down the Shore will be open on Friday, April 25 (the day before the Eastern Shore's Garden Tour) for you to see all the sights and sounds the Shore has to offer.

Admission is free unless otherwise noted

To ensure a smooth visit, please call ahead to the museum(s) you plan to visit

More information about the participating museums
www.shorehistory.org/heritagetrail.

Blessing of the Fleet

Cape Charles Town Harbor
Cape Charles, VA  23310

Save the Date!

The ceremony begins at 5:30 pm

The celebration is at 6:00 pm

Flounder

Tournament

Information

Nikki Wardius

757-787-2105

Gus the Bardic Troubadour

playing at

 THE GREAT MACHIPONGO
CLAM SHACK

6468 Lankford Highway
Nassawadox, VA 23413 

Irish tunes that will put a spring in your step!

Bring your friends for a wee bit o' fun!

The Clam Shack is the place to be!
 
 Enjoy our nightly specials and
great seafood!

No Cover Charge

Call 757-442-3800 for reservations

Check out the full event calendar at the Clam Shack's website
www.thegreatmachipongoclamshack.com

Eastern Shore of Virginia

House and Garden
Tour

All sites open 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, rain or shine

Tickets

$40 per person. Single site ticket $15. Children age 5 and under free; 6-12 half-price. Children age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets may be purchased on tour day at any home open for tour. Homes may be visited in any order.

Advance Tickets

$35 through April 25 at all Virginia Shore Bank locations: Cape Charles, Exmore, Onley, and Chincoteague; the Book Bin, Onley; Ker Place, Onancock and Rayfield’s Pharmacy, Nassawadox and Cape Charles. Cash or check only.

Info and Group Tours

Betsy Seybolt

Phone: (617) 275-6998

Email: bb33bos@yahoo.com

Mills Wehner

Phone: (757) 693-0788

Email: wehner@chathamvineyards.com

Sponsored By

The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore

The Garden Club of Virginia

Websites

Website by Full Circle Designs

Mona Cossitt (757) 787-3207

www.shorebank.com

www.esgardentours.com

www.vagardenweek.org

Co-Chairs

Dawn Byrd

Phone: (757) 710-1118

Email: onancockcreek@msn.com

Traci Jones

Phone: (757) 695-1201

Email: jonescove@verizon.net

Save the Date

Next year's tour is April 25, 2015

Lunch Options

Eastville: Eastville Inn

Machipongo: Machipongo Trading Company

Wachapreague: Island House*

Onancock: Bizzotto’s Gallery and Café, The BANK Coffee House*,
Janet’s General Store& Café*, Mallards at the Wharf

*Offering box lunches

Directions to Tour Area

From the South

Rt. 13 (Northampton Blvd) in Virginia Beach to Chesapeake Bay

Bridge Tunnel and continue north on Rt. 13.

From the North

Delaware Memorial Bridge to Rt. 1 South to Rt. 13 South.

From Washington/Baltimore

Rt. 50 East across Bay Bridge at Annapolis and continue on Rt. 50 East to Route 13 South at Salisbury.

Directions to Each Site

Visit properties in any order

Eyre Hall

215 Eyre Hall Dr., Cheriton, Va 23316. Entrance is on the west side of Rt. 13 between Cheriton and Eastville (across highway from Rt. 636).

Chescape

6189 Mattasippy Dr., Exmore, Va 23350. From Rt.13 between Exmore and Belle Haven, turn onto Rt. 183W (Occohannock Neck Dr.) for 4.7 miles. Right onto Rt. 611 (Concord Wharf Rd.), first left onto Rt. 612 (Old Neck Road) for 1 mile. Left onto first paved road, Rt. 707 (Mattasippy Dr.), follow to end. Left onto gravel driveway and follow signs.

Mount Hope

29015 Drummondtown Rd., Locustville, VA 23404. From Onley (Four Corner Shopping Plaza), turn east onto Rt. 179 (W. Main St.) Go .5 miles to light, go straight across Coastal Blvd. onto Rt. 789 (Locustville Rd.) for 3.2 miles. Right onto Rt. 605 (Drummondtown Rd.) and follow signs.

Meadville

24291 Meadville Lane, Onancock, VA 23417. In Onancock turn south on Rt. 718 (Hill St.) for 1 mile, continue south on Rt. 638 (Cashville Rd.) for 0.7 miles to Locust Grove Rd. and follow signs.

Hills Farm

19065 Hills Farm Rd., Greenbush, VA 23357. From Rt. 13 at the Accomac stoplight, turn west onto Rt. 764 (Accomac Rd.) for 1 mile. Cross Rt. 316, take Rt.783 (Adams Rd.) for 2 miles. Bear left onto Rt. 661 (Drummonds Mill Rd.), go to stop sign and turn left onto Rt. 658 (Bayside Rd.) Continue 0.7 miles, bear right onto Doe Creek Rd. Hills Farm will be on right.

Area Information

Eastern Shore Tourism Commission

www.esvatourism.org

(757) 787-8268

The Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce

www.esvachamber.org

(757) 787-2460

Northampton County Chamber of Commerce

www.northamptoncountychamber.com

(757) 678-0010

Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce

www.chincoteaguechamber.com

(757) 336-6161

Other Places of Interest

*National Register of Historical Places

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore

8231 Beach Rd., Chincoteague Island, VA 23336. Tom’s Cove Visitor Center offers beachcombing exhibits and a touch tank. The Herbert H. Bateman Center is the winner of several "green architecture" awards for sustaining the environment. You can climb the 1833 Assateague Lighthouse, and view a rocket at the NASA Visitor Center on Wallops Island. www.chincoteaguechamber.com.

*Ker Place

69 Market St., Onancock, VA 23417. This brick mansion built in 1799 is home to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society and is a restoration project of the Garden Club of Virginia. Guided tours on the hour from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and a special exhibit for Historical Garden Week. (757) 787-8012 or www.shorehistory.org.

Historic Cokesbury Church

75 Market St., Onancock, VA 23417. Built in 1854, this Greek revival building is the oldest church in Onancock. (757) 787-4873 or www.onancock.org/cokesbury.

Hopkins and Bros. Store

2 Market St., Onancock, VA 23417. Dating to 1842, one of the oldest general stores on the East Coast includes artifacts and an old steamboat ticket office. (757) 787-8558 or www.onancock.org.

Locustville Academy

28055 Drummondtown Road, Locustville, VA. Locustville Academy was a two-room schoolhouse built in 1859. It is now a museum and is the only schoolhouse to maintain its original character and educational purpose on the Shore. (757) 787-7480 or email bbreiger@hotmail.com.

Eastern Shore Railway Museum

Located on Dunne Ave. off Rt. 176 in Parksley. Discover the history of the railroad on the Delmarva peninsula since the mid-1800’s. Open April 1 to Nov. 30. Also open by appointment. (757) 665-7245 or email esrm2@aol.com.

*Historic Northampton County Courthouse and Court Green

16404 Courthouse Rd., Eastville VA 23347, has one of the earliest and most complete continuous court records in the country. Docents on site for tours. No fee.

*Barrier Islands Center and Almshouse Farm

7295 Young Street, Machipongo, VA 23405. Though the islands are now mostly deserted, this museum provides photos, artifacts and written accounts of those who once called them home. Also preserved here is the most complete almshouse complex extant in the United States. (757) 678-5550 or www.barrierislandscenter.com. No fee.

*Cape Charles Museum Welcome Center and Historic District

814 Randolph Avenue, Cape Charles, VA 23310. Enjoy views of the Chesapeake Bay, shops, galleries and restaurants in this Victorian railroad town. (757) 331-1008 or www.capecharles.org.

Eastern Shore Welcome Center

Located east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Toll Plaza
Information and restrooms
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thanks to Shore Bank for its support of
Garden Tour on the Eastern Shore

Cape Charles Museum
814 Randolph Avenue
Cape Charles, VA  23310

 April 26 is also the House and Garden Tour on the Eastern Shore,
a great time to visit.

Menu features the famous Alabama shrimp boil recipe -- shrimp cooked with red potatoes, special “Old Timer” sausage shipped in from Alabama, corn on the cob, onions and peppers.

Seating is available inside the Museum
or outdoors under the tent.

4^th Annual Blessing of the Worms

New Roots Youth Garden
Randolph Avenue & Fig Street
Cape Charles, VA  23310

Rain date - Sunday, May 4^th

Join us for our annual blessing of the worms at the New Roots Youth Garden. We will have hands-on Children's Activities, yummy and healthy treats by Chef Amy Brandt, and information and sign-ups for Spring and Summer Youth Garden Programs.

For more information about NRYG events for youth
or for volunteering
Jen Lewis
757-331-3285
newrootsyouthgarden@gmail.com

Winter   Concert

 Historic Cokesbury Church
Market Street
Onancock, VA 

 The Orchestra of the Eastern Shore will end its 2013-14 season with two concerts, “Bookends—Bach to Britten.”

The first performance will take place on Sunday, April 27, at 4 p.m., at the Historic Cokesbury Methodist Church in Onancock; the second will be at Hungars Episcopal Church on Bayside Road in Bridgetown (Machipongo) on the following Sunday, May 4, also at 4 p.m.

The program will feature two Baroque concertos, the first by Vivaldi for two cellos. Long-time orchestra member and Chair of the Orchestra’s Board of Directors, Marion Naar, will be joined by her friend Charlotte Sundstrom as soloists in this challenging and dynamic work. The orchestra will follow that with a performance of J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, a concerto grosso featuring three soloists in the concertino. Flutists Ally Tarwater and Dan Lawrence will be joined by Lee Jordan-Anders on the harpsichord.   

The program will begin with Felix Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, a four-movement work composed when Mendelssohn was still in his teens. To conclude, the orchestra will play Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony, a clever, inventive composition full of good humor that presents significant challenges for all players. Music Director Lee Jordan-Anders will conduct.

As always, the orchestra’s concerts are free and open to the public; however, donations are happily accepted.

 15293 King Street
Belle Haven, VA  23306

April Showers 

Bring Bevy of ART CLASSES

Beginning Watercolor 1 DAY WORKSHOP with Thelma Peterson

Saturday, April 5th 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Figure Drawing with Anne W. Holland

Tuesdays, beginning April 8th (6 weeks) 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Beginner to Advanced

Intermediate Watercolor 1 DAY WORKSHOP with Thelma Peterson

Saturday, April 12th 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pansies in Watercolor 1 DAY WORKSHOP with Diana M. Davis

Thursday, April 17th 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Beginner to Advanced

Oil Painting with Carole Peirson

Mondays, beginning April 28th (6 weeks), All Levels

*Choose your time slot: 

10 a.m. - noon OR 1 - 3 p.m. OR 7 - 9 p.m.

Materials lists for all classes are available from ESO, 757-442-3226, eso@esoartscenter.org

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED 

 CLICK for more info/register online