Bill Powell

Tom Euler, solo, takes Deltaville Maritime Museum’s (DMM) waterfront stage on Saturday, April 27, at 5:30 p.m. “unplugged” for a very special acoustic set of both original and selected favorites.

Then, from 6-8 p.m. Tom brings on the “Trio,” with Wes Mallory on bass and Max Parker on percussion, fully amplified and ready to play his own inimitable style of scorchin’ blues at DMM’s first Groovin’ in the Park concert of 2024.

In the off season, Euler has picked up his acoustic guitar, written some new songs, and will be opening for himself and the “Trio” playing “unplugged” from 5:30-6 p.m.

The Holly Point Market will be offered that morning from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. with donation-only admission.

Check out the new gift shop items. Don’t miss the classic car show and the new Modeler’s Guild model show starting at 9 a.m.

Euler was the 2022 Winner of the Josie Award “Jazz/Blues song of the year, “Don’t Look for Me”. His music can be heard on Pandora and Spotify. After the success of his 2016 EP, he released his first full length CD in 2019 “Blues Got My Back” was received with great reviews and is listed as one of the Roots Music Report’s Best Blues Albums of 2019!

The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park encourage all to mark their calendars as DMM announces updates to its early 2024 events schedule and attractions for April. New exhibits for both inside and outside DMM are being added daily as volunteers and staff work to be ready for the official opening weekend on April 26 and 27.

DMM will offer its Founders Day reception in the museum on Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m.

The reception will be to formally accept the new Larry Chowning Collection into the museum exhibits and archives and honor Larry, Middlesex’s very own “Bay Historian” and author. Invitations for the reception are in the mail. Refreshments will be served. Those wishing to attend should RSVP the museum office.

The first big weekend will be the official opening weekend on April 26 and 27.

It’s time for the 15th annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park in Deltaville!

Put on your favorite Easter bonnet, grab your Easter basket or bag, write a sonnet and bring the whole family out to the Maritime Park on Saturday, March 30, from 1-3 p.m. for all the hunt activities. The actual hunt itself starts promptly at 2 p.m., so be sure to get there early to take advantage of all the activities and enjoy the park. Did I mention bringing a basket? Sonnets optional.

The festivities and attractions begin at 1 p.m. The hunt, starting very promptly at 2 p.m., is divided into three age groups. Ages 3 and younger will scour the Children’s Garden, ages 4-6 will hunt in the Tea House/Waterfront Park areas and ages 7-10 in the designated area.
We will have wagon rides, the Easter Bunny, and an area for family photos. Head “Bunny” this year, Karen Minter, will organize her engaging children’s games and other activities next to the Children’s Garden. Volunteers welcome!

The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park encourage all to mark their calendars as DMM announces updates to its 2024 events schedule and attractions for this March and April. New exhibits for both inside and outside DMM are being added daily as volunteers and staff work to be ready for the official opening weekend on April 26 and 27.

The 15th annual  Easter egg hunt is set for 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 30. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. with our family friendly hayrides. The Easter bunny will be part of the activities. There will be a photo area for pictures with the Easter bunny. The Easter egg hunt itself starts promptly at 2 p.m. so make sure you get there early.

The Maritime Museum will present its Founders Day reception in DMM on Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m. The reception will be to formally accept the new Larry Chowning Collection into DMM exhibits and archives and honor Larry, Middlesex’s very own “Bay Historian” and author. Invitations for the reception are in the mail.

The first big weekend will be the official opening weekend on April 26 and 27, as previously announced in the Sentinel. Please check out our website too…

Spring events kick off at Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park on March 17 with the final Turner Lecture of the year featuring Master Naturalist Betsy Washington speaking on “Native Plants — Beauty, Birds and the Butterflies.”

Next up, the 15th annual DMM Easter Egg Hunt is set for 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 30. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. with the as usual. Family friendly hayrides, which start at 1 p.m., and the Easter Bunny will be part of the activities. There will be a photo area for pictures with the Easter Bunny. The Easter Egg Hunt itself starts promptly at 2 p.m., so make sure you get there early.

Although DMM is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every day except Wednesday and noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, the Holly Point Park and its gardens and exhibits are open dawn to dusk year round.

For information about all these events, how to get tickets, updates and details, watch this paper for future articles or check out our website at www.deltavillemuseum.com.

The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park complex is celebrating the re-opening of the museum building, which received a thorough January cleaning and refurbishing. We are also continuing our four-year-old Turner Lecture Series, and plan to present our final lecture on Sunday, March 17, promptly at 2 p.m.

The final lecture in the season will be “Native Plants — Beauty, Birds and the Butterflies,” by Betsy Washington. Now retired, Betsy is currently a certified Virginia Master Naturalist (VMN), and president of the Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society. There will be refreshments and a “Q and A” after the lecture.

Call the DMM office at 804-776-7200 to RSVP. 

This Sunday, Jan. 21, will mark the beginning of Deltaville Maritime Museum’s (DMM) fourth Turner Lecture Series. The lecture starts at 2 p.m.

Begun in 2019 as pre-season events guided by then-President Richard Rodgers in January, February and March, these three lectures, presented in the heated DMM events pavilion, have become a mainstay of the Deltaville Maritime Museum’s offseason.

Our opening lecture is “From Bay Boats to Tug Boats,” by Captain John Melvin Ward Jr. The Ward family has been instrumental as part of Middlesex County and Deltaville’s Chesapeake Bay history. There will be refreshments and a “Q and A” after the lecture.

The other two lectures in 2024 are:

• 2 p.m. Feb. 4 — Leonard Powell, “Big Captain, Little Captain: The Satisfying Life of a Waterman through the Eyes of His Son.”
• 2 p.m. March 17 — Betsy Washington, “The Wonder of Native Plants.”

Time to get out of the house this Saturday and meet your friends at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park as the last DMM official event of the year takes center stage with lots of special holiday gifts in the open pavilion wing, at the vendor tents, live music, and fun activities for children. You can bet we are going to finish up in style on Saturday, Nov. 25, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. with the annual Holiday Gift Market. Bypass the crowds at the malls and enjoy lots of great shopping and more!

It all happens in the fall setting of our waterfront, events pavilion and nature park. This happens the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day.

The market will run from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

(Bill Powell is events coordinator for Deltaville Maritime Museum.)

Despite the weather, the 19th annual “Scary Halloween” event at Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park moved all inside the spacious events pavilion and, thanks to volunteers and staff, had plenty of lights, decorations, illusions and just plain “scary stuff” for everyone. Folks showed their appreciation by coming out and more than 800 filled the pavilion.

We know that more than 70 museum volunteers, groups and organizations stepped up to make this a one-of-a-kind night.

Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park, a volunteer, all-donation, nonprofit organization, is located in Deltaville at 287 Jackson Creek Road and on Mill Creek. To get to DMM and the park, follow General Puller Highway (Route 33) east through Deltaville and turn right across from the Chris Mart Citco convenience store.

To find out everything you need to know about DMM and the park, donate, volunteer, or become a member with all its many benefits, visit our website at www.deltavillemuseum.com, or Google “Deltaville Maritime Museum.” You may also email the DMM office at office@deltavillemuseum.com, write to P.O. Box 466, Deltaville, VA 23043 or call the office at 804-776-7200.

(Bill Powell is events coordinator for Deltaville Maritime Museum.)

Yes, Halloween is on what we will for this year name “Terrible Tuesday,”  and, ready or not, the goblins, ghouls, ghosties, and maybe a witch, warlock, and  zombie or two are beginning to stir, moan and generally raise a ruckus in the “Wailin’ Woods” and for the hayrides in the “Field of Screams” out at Deltaville Maritime Museum’s (DMM) Maritime Park.

All the volunteers at DMM’s Annual “Scary Halloween in the Park” are turning up the “scariness” factor as our always unpredictable Halloween takes place Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Maritime Park, located at 287 Jackson Creek Road. Please note new times!

There’ll be plenty of candy and levels of scariness for costumed folks (and real spooks) of all ages. Parking in our convenient lots and admission to this event are always free to the public.

Volunteers are still needed — call Kristen or Joy at the DMM office between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday or noon-4 p.m. Sunday. DMM is closed Wednesday.