The Great Machipongo Clam Shack presents First Wednesday Open Mic Night hosted by Peg Volk and showcasing talented local musicians, poets and entertainers.
CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800
WEBSITE
www.thegreatmachipongoclamshack.com
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
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
WEBSITE
www.LemonTree.Gallery
ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free
DATES
Friday, January 5 - Friday, December 28
TIME
6 pm – 8 pm
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
WEBSITE
www.LemonTree.Gallery
ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free
DATES
Friday, January 12 –Friday, December 14
TIME
6 pm – 8 pm
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
WEBSITE
www.thegreatmachipongoclamshack.com
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
Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio presents Open Mic Night where you can show your talents or support their expanding repertoire of budding artists. Complimentary refreshments and a cash bar are available.
CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327
WEBSITE
www.LemonTree.Gallery
ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free
DATE
Friday, February 16
TIME
6 pm – 8 pm
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
Benefit body, mind and soul with Spirit Movement - Ecstatic Dance Wave’s class, upstairs above Onancock Town Hall. No experience necessary.
CONTACT INFO
757-710-6532
ADDRESS
15 North Street, 23347
COST
Donations
DATES
First, third & fith Sundays monthly
TIME
11 am - 12:30 pm
With Nov. 11 marking the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society launches a World War I exhibit featuring Eastern Shoremen and their role in America’s part of the conflict at historic Ker Place.
CONTACT INFO
757-787-8012
WEBSITE
www.shorehistory.org
ADDRESS
69 Market Street, 23417
COST
Free
DATE
Friday, September 21 - Saturday, December 15, exhibit
Friday, September 21, opening reception
TIMES
Exhibit- Tuesdays - Saturdays, 11 am - 3 pm
Reception- 6 pm - 8 pm
The Cape Charles Farmers Market offers selections of prepared foods, including barbecue, breads, sweet and savory baked goods, chef-prepared ready-to-eat salads and take-and-bake seasonal dishes, honey, jams, and more delicious offerings for your table.
CONTACT INFO
757-607-6483
https://www.facebook.com/capecharlesfarmersmarket/
ADDRESS
814 Randolph Avenue, 23310
COST
Event free, items for purchase
DATES
Tuesdays, September 25, October 9 & 23, November 17, December 15
TIME
3 pm - 6 pm
Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio presents a tribute exhibition to oil painter, Adamo during this fall season.
CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327
WEBSITE
http://www.lemontree.gallery/
ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free
DATES
Friday, September 28 opening reception
Fall 2018 exhibit
TIME
6 pm - 8 pm, opening reception
Store hours 10 am - 5 pm
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge celebrates Waterfowl Weekend by opening their 15-mile round trip service road to vehicles for enjoyment of the natural treasures found in their northern regions.
CONTACT INFO
757-336-6122
WEBSITE
www.fws.gov/northeast/chinco
ADDRESS
8231 Beach Road, 23336
COST
$20 entrance fee
DATES
November 22 - 25
TIME
12 pm - 2 pm
Enjoy Festive Fridays in Cape Charles with free holiday movies (Elf, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Story, Home Alone, and Christmas Vacation) at the historic Palace Theatre.
CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327
WEBSITE
www.lemontree.gallery
ADDRESS
305 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free
DATES
Fridays, November 23 - December 21
TIME
8 pm
Celebrate the season in historic Cape Charles with five nights of free, family-friendy festivities including carriage rides, street performers, live music, restaurant specials, open houses, Santa and Mrs. Claus, kid's activities, shopping, free Christmas movies, and more!
CONTACT INFO
facebook.com/festivefridayscapecharles
ADDRESS
Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free
DATES
Fridays, November 23 - December 21
TIME
5 pm - 8 pm
Enjoy 1/2 dozen oysters on the half-shell with a class of wine during the Artisans Guild Holiday Tour at Chatham Vineyards
CONTACT INFO
757-678-5588
WEBSITE
www.ChathamVineyards.com
ADDRESS
9232 Chatham Road, 23405
COST
$15
DATES
Friday - Sunday, November 23 - 25
TIME
10 am - 5 pm
Students learn three different methods of applying alcohol inks and learn how to create a glass-like finish on small swirling color ornaments in this class with instructor, Suzi Nonn, at Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Community Center.
CONTACT INFO
757-336-3130
WEBSITE
www.chincoteagueculturalalliance.org
ADDRESS
6309 Church Street, 23336
COST
$35, includes all supplies
DATE
Tuesday, November 27
TIME
1 pm - 4 pm
The Great Machipongo Clam Shack presents Mike Hawker, playing acoustic blues and rock.
CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800
WEBSITE
www.thegreatmachipongoclamshack.com
ADDRESS
6468 Lankford Hwy, 23413
COST
Free
DATE
Friday, November 30
TIME
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio presents one of the tightest and most energetic acoustic based acts in Hampton Roads, MIke Profitt & Dana Silvercloud.
CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327
WEBSITE
www.LemonTree.Gallery
ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free, complimentary refreshments and cash bar
DATE
Friday, November 9
TIME
6 pm - 8 pm
The Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore presents Tripp Ransone, describing his father's experiences in Normandy and Germany during World War II, in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College.
CONTACT INFO
757-710-3001
WEBSITE
www.SciPhi.org
ADDRESS
29300 Lankford Highway, 23410
COST
Free
DATE
Friday, November 30
TIME
12:30 pm - 2 pm
The Great Machipongo Clam Shack presents McKay Shockley singing and playing her ukulele.
CONTACT INFO
757-442-3800
WEBSITE
www.thegreatmachipongoclamshack.com
ADDRESS
Route 13, 6468 Lankford Highway, 23413
COST
Event free, food & drink for purchase
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIME
7 pm - 8:30 pm
Enjoy the Annual Chincoteague Old Fashioned Christmas Parade along Main Street from Maddox Boulevard to the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company Firehouse. Begin the festivities with the town lighting in front of the library and end with visiting Santa at the firehouse.
CONTACT INFO
757-336-6161
WEBSITE
www.chincoteaguechamber.com
ADDRESS
Main Street, 23336
COST
Free
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIME
7 pm
As part of the Eastern Shore Historical Society's Joan Marshall Lecture Series, New York Times best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her latest work, Leadership in Turbulent Times, focusing on Presidents Lincoln, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson.
CONTACT INFO
747-787-8012
WEBSITE
http://www.shorehistory.org/events/
ADDRESS
26350 Lankford Highway, 23418
COST
$10 member, $15 non-member
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIME
7 pm - 8:30 pm
Visit 15 locations decked out for the holidays during Chincoteague Island's Home for the Holidays Tour.
CONTACT INFO
709-599-4430
facebook.com/homesfortheholidaystour/
ADDRESS
Various Island locations, 23336
COST
$20 tickets
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIME
11am - 4 pm
Come to the historic Palace Theatre and enjoy the Harbor String Quartet.
CONTACT INFO
757-331-2087
WEBSITE
www.ArtsEnterCapeCharles.org
ADDRESS
305 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
$15 adult, $10 children
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIME
7:30 pm
Cape Charles presents their annual lighted golf cart parade prior to the "Grand Illumination" at Central Park.
CONTACT INFO
757-331-4785
WEBSITE
https://www.virginia.org/listings/Events/FestiveFridaysinCapeCharlesYourHarborfortheHolidays/
ADDRESS
217 Peach Street, 23310
COST
Free
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIME
5:20 pm
This Barrier Islands Center workshop, taught by local artist Sarah Morgan, provides participants with the techniques and materials to create wreaths using wire and various evergreens.
CONTACT INFO
757-678-5550
WEBSITE
http://www.barrierislandscenter.org/bic-productions/wreath-making-workshop
ADDRESS
Young Street, 23405
COST
$75
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIME
10 am - 1 pm
Lemon Tree Gallery and Studio presents Tony Sacco, entertaining with holiday melodies on his clarinet.
CONTACT INFO
757-331-4327
WEBSITE
www.LemonTree.Gallery
ADDRESS
301 Mason Avenue, 23310
COST
Free
DATES
Saturdays, December 1, 8, 15, 22
TIME
11 am - 2 pm
Students will learn about the theory and materials needed to make fishing flies in the morning session and make a minimum of two flies each in the afternoon session of this class with instructor, Dave Schneider, at Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Community Center.
CONTACT INFO
757-336-3130
WEBSITE
www.chincoteagueculturalalliance.org
ADDRESS
6309 Church Street, 23336
COST
$45, includes all materials
DATE
Saturday, December 1
TIMES
9 am - 12 pm, session 1
1 pm - 4 pm, session 2