SATURDAY 5/16: Small Farm Tour at Shine and Rise
From 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 16, join VES Land Trust and Jay Ford at Shine and Rise Farm for a 2-hour tour. Jay, his wife Tatum and their daughter Winter have 40 acres of vegetables, fruit trees, and berries near Painter. See permaculture practices in action, explore a below-ground greenhouse, visit with the goats and hens, and walk through groves of young fruit trees. [Read more…]
FRIDAY 5/15: Hannah DeMarino and Tony Sacco at ESO LIVE
Friday, May 15, at 8 p.m., ESO LIVE! presents Hannah DeMarino and Tony Sacco at ESO Arts Center in Belle Haven. Admission is $10; doors open at 7:30. Beer, wine, sodas, and snacks are available for purchase. To reserve a table, call 757-442-3226 or go to www.esoartscenter.org. [Read more…]
MONDAY 5/18: Jeff Holland on Bridge-Tunnel Projects New and Old
Jeff Holland, Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, will speak 7 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Cape Charles Memorial Library on the history and operation of the CBBT, the original construction, the new Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project, and major ongoing maintenance and repair projects.
TUESDAY 5/5: Town Water System Flush
The Town of Cape Charles will conduct a water system flush May 5, from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. the next morning. Residents are cautioned not to use water during that time as sediment could be drawn into the home’s water lines. When done, the system should rectify itself fairly quickly. For questions, please call Ron Bailey at 757-331-1018.
THURSDAY 5/7: Meet the Health Care Providers at Bayview
The Northampton County Chamber of Commerce and Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc. invite you to “Business After Hours”5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7. Come out and meet the medical care providers at Eastern Shore Rural Health System Inc.’s Bayview Community Health Center.
FRIDAY 5/8: Uric Acid Story of Starvation, Mutation, Survival
Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia presents “Uric Acid: A 15-Million-Year Story of Starvation, Mutation, Survival, Gluttony, Gout, and Disease Risk.” The free 90-minute seminar will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa. Paul Rochmis will explore how uric acid was key to the survival of our species, but nowadays is known to cause gout and is implicated in the increasing incidence of metabolic syndrome. Rochmis is a retired consulting rheumatologist who specialized in the treatment of arthritis, osteoporosis, and allied disorders.
MOTHER’S DAY 5/10: Eastern Shore Orchestra Concert at Hungars Church
Orchestra of the Eastern Shore to Perform Bach and Mozart for 2nd Friday and Mother’s Day Concerts
The Orchestra of the Eastern Shore will perform a free concert 4 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at Hungars Episcopal Church in Bridgetown. Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor will feature oboist Todd Worsham and the orchestra’s Music Director Paul Kim on violin. The second piece on the program will be Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 in A Major. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 5/30: ‘Havana Nights’ Arts Enter Benefit by the Bay at the Oyster Farm
Arts Enter’s 19th annual Benefit by the Bay on Saturday, May 30, at the Oyster Farm at Kings Creek Marina is a night to celebrate the contributions of our many sponsors and donors. The Havana Nights-themed dinner/dance also celebrates the success of our educational and entertainment program in the fine and performing arts. Music, art, drama and dance fill the Historic Palace Theatre, the Stage Door Gallery, the dance studio and the art room. Many children have received their introduction to the arts through their involvement on the theatre stage or in a classroom at Arts Enter. Individual tickets to the Benefit by the Bay are $100 and may be purchased by calling 757 331-2787 or visiting the website: artsentercapecharles.org [Read more…]
