Community
Family Boatbuilding Week begins June 19 at DMM
Did you know that once a year, right here on the Middle Peninsula, people from all over the country get together to build a boat, in one week, that they can take home?
Take a short day trip to Deltaville...
Children’s Summer Reading Program starts June 20 at the Deltaville and Urbanna libraries
by Carrie Dos Santos -
The annual Summer Reading Program for children at Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) is back again! Activities will include:
Reading contests for several age groups.
Weekly story times with crafts, games, and songs.
Three...
Community forum by Keep Middlesex Beautiful is Wednesday
by John Koontz -
You are invited to an open community forum hosted by Keep Middlesex Beautiful! to learn more about ways to become involved in our county’s newly reinvigorated beautification efforts. We intend to grow this county-wide initiative...
Bluegrass in Urbanna tomorrow
The Waterview Bluegrass Band and others are set to perform 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Urbanna firehouse at 335 Virginia St.
Admission is free, but donations to the fire department and its auxiliary are appreciated.
Covered dish snacks will...
Sailing class sessions meet in Deltaville
The Colonial Seaport Foundation, the Mathews Outdoor Club and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Mathews Flotilla 66, are teaming up to offer an introductory “Sailing Skills and Seamanship” class, Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The class...
Children’s summer reading starts June 20 at MCPL
by Carrie Dos Santos -
The Middlesex County Public Library’s (MCPL) children’s Summer Reading Program is almost here! Come by either the MCPL Deltaville branch or Urbanna branch to pick up a flyer with details and register your child.
Children...
Juneteenth festival slated for June 18 at MHS
A Juneteenth festival is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at Middlesex High School at 454 General Puller Highway in Saluda. Come and enjoy the day, bring your lawn chairs. There will be a children’s corner, classic cars...
June 25 car show at Deltaville Maritime Museum
The rescheduled Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) car show/cruise-in is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 25. (The original car show on May 7 was rained out.) The show is open to all classic cars, trucks and tractors. Preregistration...
Jubal, others to play at Ukraine fundraiser
Little has been spared in Ukraine. Houses, apartments, churches and hospitals have been bombed and damaged by Russian troops. Many are horrified by what is seen on TVs or through social media. Cities are destroyed, lives are upended and...
Museums Of Middlesex supports Arts in the Middle
Arts in the Middle (AIM) Juried Fine Arts Festival returns to beautiful Hewick Plantation at 5123 Old Virginia St. near Urbanna on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5.
The Museums Of Middlesex (MOM), is an LLC formed in 2015 of four...
