Visit Eastern Shore of Virginia

ADDRESS
Route 13, 6468 Lankford Highway, 23413

COST
Event free, food & drink for purchase

DATES
Wednesday, January 3 - Wednesday, December 5

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Nassawadox

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Live Music - Fridays - Cape Charles
(1/5/2018 - 12/28/2018)

Jump start your weekend with a warm welcome, live entertainment, and a glass of wine at the Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio. Complimentary refreshments/cash bar.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327

ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310

COST
Free

DATES
Friday, January 5 - Friday, December 28

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Tales for Tots - Preschool Stories, Crafts, Songs & Finger Plays - Chincoteague Island
(1/12/2018 - 5/24/2018)

Little ones from three years old to five years old may enjoy books, songs, finger plays, and crafts. Parents/grandparents and/or guardians must accompany their children.

CONTACT INFO
757-336-3460

WEBSITE
http://www.chincoteague.com/chincoteagueislandlibrary/programs.html

ADDRESS
4077 Main St, 23336

COST
Free

DATES
Thursdays, January 18 - May 24

TIME
10 am

Location :: Chincoteague Island

Time :: 10 am

Flatfoot Dancing – Live Bluegrass Music - Cape Charles
(1/12/2018 - 12/14/2018)

Enjoy flatfoot dancing every second Friday at the Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio with live music by local bluegrass bands.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327

ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310

COST
Free

DATES
Friday, January 12 –Friday, December 14

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Open Mic Poetry/Storytelling Night Third Thursdays – Hosted by Ken Sutton - Nassawadox
(1/18/2018 - 12/20/2018)

The Great Machipongo Clam Shack presents Third Thursday Open Mic Poetry/Storytelling Night with Ken Sutton. Listen or share your poems and stories with open mic.

CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800

ADDRESS
Route 13, 6468 Lankford Highway, 23413

COST
Event free, food & drink for purchase

DATES
Thursday, January 18 – December 20

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Nassawadox

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Live Music - Open Mic Night Third Fridays - Cape Charles
(1/19/2018 - 12/21/2018)

Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio presents Open Mic Night where you can show your talents or support our expanding repertoire of budding artists. Complimentary refreshments and a cash bar are available.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327

ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310

COST
Free

DATE
Friday, February 16

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Live Music & Art - Chincoteague Island
(1/20/2018 - 12/8/2018)

Each month enjoy a variety of arts and performances by acoustic musicians and spoken word artists at the Island Coffeehouse. View art and savor food and drinks.

CONTACT INFO
757-381-7733

WEBSITE
https://www.chincoteagueculturalalliance.org/

ADDRESS
6309 Church St, 23336

COST
$5, $3 students 22 and under, art, food & drink for purchase

DATES
3rd Saturdays, January 20 - December 15

TIME
6:30 pm

Location :: Chincoteague Island

Time :: 6:30 pm

Art – Spring Exhibition - Cape Charles
(3/9/2018 - 5/20/2018)

Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio presents their Spring Exhibition featuring artists David Crane, Elizabeth Hunt, Brenda Llewellyn, and Mel Titus with complimentary refreshments, bluegrass music and flatfooting to celebrate opening night.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327

ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310

COST
Free

DATES
Friday, March 9 – Opening Reception
Exhibition – Friday, March 9 - Sunday, May 20

TIME
Opening Reception, 6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Wine/Beer - Second Friday Wine Tasting - Onancock
(3/9/2018 - 1/25/2019)

Enjoy wine tastings at the North Street Market every second Friday.

CONTACT INFO
757-787-8805

ADDRESS
5 North Street, 23417

COST
Free

DATES
Every second Friday

TIME
4 pm - 6 pm

Location :: Onancock

Time :: 4 pm - 6 pm

Arts & Crafts - Second Annual Community Art Show - Chincoteague Island
(3/18/2018 - 5/6/2018)

The Chincoteague Cultural Community Center for the Arts presents their Second Annual Community Art Show.

CONTACT INFO
757-381-7783

WEBSITE
https://www.chincoteagueculturalalliance.org/community-art-show.html

ADDRESS
6309 Church St, 23336

COST
Free, works for sale

DATES
Sunday, March 18 (opening reception)
Saturdays, March 24 - May 5 (show)

TIMES
4:00 pm – 6 pm (opening reception)
10 am - 12 pm (show)

Location :: Chincoteague Island

Time :: 10 am - 12 pm

History/Heritage - Piecing It All Together: Quilts of the Eastern Shore - Onancock
(3/30/2018 - 7/14/2018)

"Piecing It All Together: Quilts of the Eastern Shore” features quilts from the Nabb Research Center collection. The exhibit highlights technical information about the quilts, including pattern names, the number of stitches per inch and types of fabric as well as the history behind the quilt. The exhibit takes place at Ker Place and includes quilts from several families on the Eastern Shore.

CONTACT INFO
757-787-8012

WEBSITE
http://www.shorehistory.org/ker-place/

ADDRESS
69 Market St, 23417

COST
Free

DATE
Friday, March 30 opening reception
Friday, March 30 - mid-July exhibit

TIME
6 pm, opening reception
Call for exhibit hours

Location :: Onancock

Time :: 6 pm

Family Fun - April at the Library - Cape Charles
(4/11/2018 - 4/26/2018)

Bring your preschoolers, babies, and toddlers for storytime at the Cape Charles Memorial Library.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-1300
https://www.facebook.com/CapeCharlesMemorialLibrary/

WEBSITE
http://www.capecharles.org/pview.aspx?id=9685

ADDRESS
201 Mason Ave, 23310

DATES
Wednesday, April 11 - Thursday, April 26

TIME
10:30 am

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 10:30 am

Performances - Fully Committed - Onancock
(4/19/2018 - 4/29/2018)

This devastatingly funny one-act at The North Street Playhouse, follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan's number-one restaurant. While juggling scheming socialites, name-dropping wannabes, fickle celebrities and egomaniacal bosses, can he manage to look out for himself?

CONTACT INFO
757-787-2050

WEBSITE
www.northstreetplayhouse.org

ADDRESS
34 Market Street, 23417

COST
General Seating
$20, adult
$18, senior
$10, student
Reserved Seating
$25, adult
$23, senior
$15, student

DATES
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, April 19 - April 29

TIMES
Sundays, 2:30 pm
Fridays & Saturdays, 8 pm

Location :: Onancock

Music – Chris and Grayson English - Belle Haven
(4/20/2018)

Enjoy traditional blues and great original material at Eastern Shore’s Own.

CONTACT INFO
757-442-3226

WEBSITE
www.esoartscenter.org

ADDRESS
15293 King Street, 23306

COST
$20

DATE
Friday, April 20

TIME
7:30 pm – 10 pm

Location :: Belle Haven

Time :: 7:30 pm - 10 pm

Music - The Lowlanders - Nassawadox
(4/20/2018)

Enjoy The Lowlanders playing Celtic acoustics, bluegrass, and their specialty “dunegrass” music at The Great Machipongo Clam Shack.

CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800

ADDRESS
Route 13, 6468 Lankford Highway, 23413

COST
Event free, food & drink for purchase

DATE
Friday, April 20

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Nassawadox

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Lecture - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Diabetes But Were Afraid to Ask - Melfa
(4/20/2018)

Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia has scheduled its next seminar in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College, with Dr. Arthur Fournier presenting, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Diabetes But Were Afraid to Ask”.

CONTACT INFO
757-710-3001

WEBSITE
www.SciPhi.org

ADDRESS
29300 Lankford Highway, 23410

COST
Free

DATE
Friday, April 20

TIME
12:30 pm - 2 pm

Location :: Melfa

Time :: 12:30 pm - 2 pm

Arts & Crafts – Student Show - Onancock
(4/20/2018 - 4/21/2018)

The Eastern Shore Art League presents a student art show at Historic Onancock School.

CONTACT INFO
757-787-1906

WEBSITE
www.esartleague.org

ADDRESS
6 College Avenue, 23417

COST
Free

DATES
Friday, April 20 - Saturday, April 21

TIME
10 am – 3 pm

Location :: Onancock

Time :: 10 am - 3 pm

Lecture – Coffee Hour: Down on the Farm, Songs of Land, Labor, and Nature - Machipongo
(4/20/2018)

The Barrier Islands Center sponsors musicians Gregg Kimball and Cluny Brown, who present a multimedia presentation featuring rare photographs, period recordings, and live music featuring barnyard animals, extolling farm products, and documenting the hard life of the farmer.

CONTACT INFO
757-678-5550

WEBSITE
http://www.barrierislandscenter.org/

ADDRESS
7295 Young Street, 23405

COST
Free, register online

DATE
Friday, April 20

TIME
10:30 am – 11:30 am

Location :: Machipongo

Time :: 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Arts & Crafts - Children's Watercolor Workshop - Cape Charles
(4/21/2018)

Artist Thema Peterson teaches children the basics of watercolor painting at Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327

ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310

COST
$30 (materials included)

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
10 am - 12 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 10 am - 12 pm

Workshops/Classes – NASA Story Time on Rockets - Wallops Island
(4/21/2018)

Bring the little ones to listen to a story and make a craft that explores rockets at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center.

CONTACT INFO
757-824-2298

COST
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-block-eastern-shore-tickets-42877438573

ADDRESS
Rt. 175, Bldg. J-20, 23337

COST
Free

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
11 am – 11:30 am

Location :: Wallops Island

Time :: 11 am - 11:30 am

Live Music & Story Tellers - The Writer's Block - Machipongo
(4/21/2018)

The event features musical guest Thelma Peterson and talented local writers, poets, and storytellers performing their work in front of a live audience at the Barrier Islands Center. The show is taped for future broadcast and podcast by WHRV 89.5 FM public radio.

CONTACT INFO
https://www.facebook.com/events/143569553117991/

ADDRESS
7295 Young Street, 23405

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Machipongo

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Family Fun - Third Annual Earth Day Celebration - Exmore
(4/21/2018)

Eastern Shore Watersheds Roundtable and the Eatern Shore Resource Conservation & Development Council present Earth Day fun for the whole family with food vendors, tractor displays and exhibits for kids and grownups at the Exmore Town Park. Meet local farmers and their barnyard animals too.

CONTACT INFO
757-710-7266
Esrcdc.projectsdirector@gmail.com

WEBSITE
https://www.exmore.org

ADDRESS
3386 Main St, 23350

COST
Free

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
1 pm - 3 pm

Location :: Exmore

Time :: 1 pm - 3 pm

Arts & Crafts - Farmers and Artisans Market - Chincoteague Island
(4/21/2018 - 10/27/2018)

Great things from the farm, field and bay plus quality arts, crafts, and attic treasures for sale at the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Community Center for the Arts.

CONTACT INFO
757-381-7733

WEBSITE
https://www.chincoteagueculturalalliance.org/markets.html

ADDRESS
6309 Church Street, 23336

COST
Free, items for sale

DATES
Saturdays, April 21 – October 27, plus Friday, October 26
Wednesdays, May 30 – August 29, plus Tuesday, July 24

TIME
9 am – 1 pm

Location :: Chincoteague Island

Time :: 9 am - 1 pm

Music - Lady V - Nassawadox
(4/21/2018)

Enjoy the powerful, rich voice of Lady V at The Great Machipongo Clam Shack.

CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800

ADDRESS
Route 13, 6468 Lankford Highway, 23413

COST
Event free, food & drink for purchase

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Nassawadox

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Workshops/Classes – NASA Rocketry - Wallops Island
(4/21/2018)

Learn about the Sounding Rocket Program at Wallops Flight Facility and watch model rocket flights at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center.

CONTACT INFO
757-824-2298

ADDRESS
Rt. 175, Bldg. J-20, 23337

COST
Free

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
2 pm

Location :: Wallops Island

Time :: 2 pm

Festivals - Carnival - Cheriton
(4/21/2018)

Visit Cherrystone Family Camping and RV Resort for live music, inflatable attractions, face painting, balloon artists, food, drinks and more at this fun family event!

CONTACT INFO
757-331-3063

WEBSITE
www.cherrystone.com

ADDRESS
1511 Townfield Drive, 23316

COST
$10, General admission
$20, VIP pink pass

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
10 am - 3 pm

Location :: Cheriton

Time :: 10 am - 3 pm

Music – Bryan Russo with Jim Miller - Chincoteague Island
(4/21/2018)

The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Island Coffeehouse presents blues music with Bryan Russo, Jim Miller, and opening act, Mike Hawker.

CONTACT INFO
757-381-7733

WEBSITE
https://www.chincoteagueculturalalliance.org/

ADDRESS
6309 Church St, 23336

COST
$ 5, $3 for students
Drinks and homemade goodies available for purchase.

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
7 pm

Location :: Chincoteague Island

Time :: 7 pm

Workshops/Classes - Puppetry 101 - Onancock
(4/21/2018)

In this workshop at North Street Playhouse, learn the fundamentals of puppetry from master teacher, Peej Mele. Basic rehearsal puppets are provided, or you may bring your own.

CONTACT INFO
757-787-2050
northstreetplayhouse@gmail.com

WEBSITE
http://northstreetplayhouse.org/

ADDRESS
34 Market Street, 23417

COST
$15

DATE
Saturday, April 21

TIME
11 am - 1 pm

Location :: Onancock

Time :: 11 am - 1 pm

Music – North Sea Gas - Chincoteague Island
(4/22/2018)

The Chincoteague Island Arts Organization presents an award-winning Scottish folk band with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies playing at the Island Theatre.

CONTACT INFO
757-702-2170

WEBSITE
http://www.ciarts.org/

ADDRESS
4077 Main Street, 23336

COST
$15

DATE
Sunday, April 22

TIME
7:30 pm

Location :: Chincoteague Island

Time :: 7:30 pm

Family Fun - Earth Day Celebration - Cape Charles
(4/22/2018)

Earth Day is a joyous celebration and the team at Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio is staging a free fun-filled day of activities, demonstrations, special sales, earth inspired appetizers and live music.

CONTACT INFO

757-331-4327

WEBSITE
www.LemonTree.Gallery

ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310

COST
Event free, items for purchase

DATE
Sunday, April 22

TIME
12 pm - 4 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 12 pm - 4 pm

Music – Geoffrey Bell Organ Concert - Machipongo
(4/22/2018)

Enjoy talented Eastern Shore native, Geoffrey Bell, on the pipe organ at Historic Hungars Episcopal Church.

CONTACT INFO
757-678-7837

ADDRESS
10107 Bayside Road, 23405

COST
Free

DATE
Sunday, April 22

TIME
4 pm

Location :: Machipongo

Music - Mike Lancke with Leanne Adamson - Cape Charles
(4/27/2018)

Expect songs from the 60's thru today with this dueo at the Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio. Easy listening rock, folk, pop, bluegrass plus country old and new.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327

WEBSITE
www.LemonTree.Gallery

ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310

COST
Event free, items for purchase

DATE
Friday, April 27

TIME
6 pm - 8 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Festival - 11th Annual Blessing of the Fleet - Cape Charles
(4/27/2018)

Celebrate our local watermen at the Cape Charles Town Harbor as we bless them for a safe, successful, fair weather harvest. Ceremony followed by a harbor party featuring music by Off the Hook.

CONTACT INFO
757-331-4820

ADDRESS
1 Marina Rd, 23310

COST
Event free

DATE
Friday, April 27

TIME
6 pm - 10 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 6 pm - 10 pm

Lecture - Liberty: What was it they said about 'Eternal Vigilance"? - Melfa
(4/27/2018)

Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia presents its next seminar, “Liberty: What was it they said about 'Eternal Vigilance"?” in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College. Jackie Collidge, economist and lobbist, describes the job "We the People" must do to combat dark money in politics, gerrymandering, and voter suppression at all levels of government, without relying on the courts to do it.

CONTACT INFO
757-710-3001

WEBSITE
www.SciPhi.org

ADDRESS
29300 Lankford Hwy, 23410

COST
Free

DATE
Friday, April 27

TIME
12:30 pm - 2 pm

Location :: Melfa

Time :: 12:30 pm - 2 pm

Music - Jeff Madson - Nassawadox
(4/27/2018)

The Great Machipongo Clam Shack presents Jeff Madson playing classic renditions of blues, rock, and more.

CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800

ADDRESS
Route 13, 6468 Lankford Highway, 23413

COST
Event free, food & drink for purchase

DATE
Friday, April 27

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Nassawadox

Time :: 6 pm - 8 pm

Garden Tour - Blessing of the Worms - Cape Charles
(4/28/2018)

Join New Roots Youth Garden for their Open Garden Tour and the Blessing of the Worms.

CONTACT INFO
757-414-7188

WEBSITE
http://nryg.webs.com/

ADDRESS
50 Fig Street, 23310

COST
Free

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
3 pm – 4:30 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 3 pm - 4:30 pm

71st Annual Eastern Shore of Virginia House & Garden Tour - Cape Charles
(4/28/2018)

This year’s tour features six properties within close proximity to each other, including Eyre Hall, and is focused on the community of Cape Charles. The Eastern Shore of Virginia is a land known for the warmth of its residents, the serenity of its waterfronts, the richness of its land and, most especially, the charm of its homes – exemplifying the fine maritime, railway and agricultural heritage.

CONTACT INFO
757-710-0763, Ellie Gordon
757-641-2047
easternshore@vagardenweek.org

WEBSITE
https://www.esgardentours.com/

ADDRESS
2 Bahama Road, 23310 (Tour Headquarters)

COST
$45, six tour houses
$15, single site ticket (sold only on tour day)
$20, children 5-12 (sold only on tour day)
$40, advance before April 28 (sold at outlets through April 26)

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
9:30 am – 5 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 9:30 am - 5 pm

Lecture - Jack van Ommen: Alone at Sea with God & Social Security - Cape Charles
(4/28/2018)

Jack van Ommen shares his journey around the world in a 30' sloop, at the Cape Charles Civic Center. Lunch included.

CONTACT INFO
757-695-4192, reservations

ADDRESS
500 Tazewell Ave, 23310

COST
$10, includes lunch

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
12 pm - 1:30 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 12 pm - 1:30 pm

Fairs - Fourth Annual Country Fair - Franktown
(4/28/2018)

Enjoy a day of family fun with games, a dunking booth, great live music, lots of tasty food, face painting, a photo booth, pony rides and hay rides at Campbell Air Field, presented by Montessori Children's House of Franktown.

CONTACT INFO
757-442-2215

WEBSITE
www.montessorifranktown.org/

ADDRESS
9114 Bayford Road, 23354

COST
Free admission, tickets for rides, games for sale

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
11 am - 3 pm

Location :: Franktown

Time :: 11 am - 3 pm

Culinary - Low Country Shrimp Boil - Cape Charles
(4/28/2018)

The Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center hosts an all you care to eat famous traditional Low Country Shrimp Boil, including succulent shrimp, authentic "Old Timer" sausage imported from Alabama, red potatoes, corn on the cob, onions, and peppers. Enjoy a foot-stomping flatfooting good time with local band Grassafrass.

CONTACT INFO
757-607-6483

WEBSITE
https://capecharlesmuseum.org/shrimp-boil-2018

ADDRESS
814 Randolph Ave, 23310

COST
$40, adults
$15, children 7-12
Children, 6 and under eat free

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
5 pm - 9 pm

Location :: Cape Charles

Time :: 5 pm - 9 pm

Workshops/Classes – NASA Exploring Mars - Wallops Island
(4/28/2018)

Learn how NASA is exploring Mars today and in the near future, then try to navigate through the Mars Obstacle Course at the Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center.

CONTACT INFO
757-824-2298

ADDRESS
Rt. 175, Bldg. J-20, 23337

COST
Free

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
2 pm – 2:30 pm

Location :: Wallops Island

Time :: 2 pm - 2:30 pm

Music - Peter Hartzler - Nassawadox
(4/28/2018)

Enjoy a talented Eastern Shore musician, Peter Hartzler, at The Great Machipongo Clam Shack.

CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800

ADDRESS
Route 13, 6468 Lankford Highway, 23413

COST
Event free, food & drink for purchase

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
6 pm – 8 pm

Location :: Nassawadox

Time :: 7 pm - 9

Festivals – Shore Craft Beer Fest - Chincoteague Island
(4/28/2018)

Enjoy this family and pet friendly festival including local food, crafts and entertainment at Chincoteague Island Fairgrounds with unlimited tastings of beer from the best breweries on the Eastern Shore.

WEBSITE
https://www.shorecraftbeerfest.com/

ADDRESS
6501 Davis Street, 23336

COST
$30

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Location :: Chincoteague Island

Time :: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Workshops/Classes - Think Lovely Thoughts - Onancock
(4/28/2018)

In this class at the North Street Playhouse, learn from master teacher Peej Mele how to elevate your song choice by filling it with specificity, meaning and…lovely thoughts. The best material for this type of work is a love song. Bring in one of your choosing.

CONTACT INFO
757-787-2050
northstreetplayhouse@gmail.com

WEBSITE
http://northstreetplayhouse.org/

ADDRESS
34 Market Street, 23417

COST
$15

DATE
Saturday, April 28

TIME
10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Location :: Onancock

Time :: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Workshops/Classes – NASA Rig-a-ma-jig Space Exploration - Wallops Island
(4/28/2018)

Use your engineering skills and imagination to construct, with the wood planks of rig-a-ma-jig, something with which to explore our solar system at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center.

CONTACT INFO
757-824-2298