THURSDAY 6/11: Train to Be an Oyster Farmer
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is looking for a few good men, women, and children to grow oysters from backyard piers and docks to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. CBF will host a workshop to train volunteers on Thursday, June 11, from 6-8 p.m. at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory, 40 Atlantic Avenue in Wachapreague. Volunteers at the workshop will receive a batch of spat-on-shell oysters (baby oysters attached to shells), two 18” x 9” oyster growing cages, and instructions on how to maintain an “oyster garden” throughout the coming year. [Read more…]
SATURDAYS: Freestyle Yoga at Cape Charles Yacht Center
Saturdays beginning May 23 through September 5 at Cape Charles Yacht Center, 8-9:15 a.m.: Slow Flow Yoga. This class is a beautiful way to start your day by the Chesapeake Bay. [Read more…]
Children’s Summer Programs at Northampton Library
The Northampton Free Library in Nassawadox has opened registration for several of its children’s summer programs. We have events for different age groups and some for all ages. Our full schedule with descriptions can be seen on the library website, www.espl.org or you can stop by or call the library (757-414-0010) for more info. There are programs on boating safety, container gardening, owl pellet dissection, book bingo and dinosaur model creation to name a few.
FRIDAY 5/22: Do Drop Inn Features Scott & Melinda, Bradford Lee Folk
Bradford Lee Folk & the Bluegrass Playboys at Giddens’ Legendary Do Drop Inn is the main feature Friday, May 22. Scott & Melinda & Andy open at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 at A & J’s Meat Market in Cheriton, $15 at door. 8204 Bayford Road, Weirwood. Check out Bradford at www.bradfordleefolk.com.
TUESDAY 5/26: Gardening for Butterflies at Eastern Shore Public Library
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Gardening for Butterflies on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with Master Naturalist Carolyn McGavock opens the 2015 season of Fourth Tuesdays at the Library, an initiative of the Friends of the Eastern Shore Public Library. McGavock will share tips about using native plants to plan a butterfly garden and the variety of butterflies these plants will attract. Before moving to the Shore, she owned a small nursery with a display garden. [Read more…]
June 1 Deadline for 4-H Camp Registration
Northampton County 4-H Junior Camp will be held July 6-10 at Airfield 4-H Center in Wakefield for children ages 9-13; campers must be 9 years old by September 30.Participants do not have to be a 4-H member. The cost is $245 which includes transportation, meals, lodging, classes, and a t-shirt. Camp scholarships will be available through United Way and the Northampton Farm Bureau which also paid for the buses to Wakefield. For more information or to register a child contact the Northampton Cooperative Extension Office at 757-678-7946 or email [email protected] or visit their website. Registration deadline is June 1; no deposit is necessary to register. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 5/16: Crabby Blues Festival at Central Park
Cape Charles Central Park will be filled with music, food, families, and fun 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, May 16, for the 4th Annual Crabby Blues Festival. Enjoy fresh, off-the-boat crabs, live music, silent auction, kids area, arts & crafts vendors, and food vendors. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children (under 3 free). Proceeds benefit Cape Charles Christian School. [Read more…]
FRIDAY 5/15: Suwannee River: Geology, Fauna & Flora
Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s last seminar of this semester, “Suwannee River: Geology, Fauna, & Flora,” will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College, Melfa. Sandy and Ken Schultz will discuss some of the unusual features of this federally designated wild blackwater river that flows from Georgia to the Florida Gulf Coast. [Read more…]
