On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 7 PM the Chincoteague Island library will host a poetry slam featuring poet Matt Spireng. Matthew J. Spireng, a resident of rural New York, is a widely published, award-winning poet whose passion is to awaken people to the enjoyment poetry can bring to their lives. His poetry is rich and accessible, thought-provoking, and understandable. Members of the audience are invited to participate in this evening of poetry. To reserve a place, please call the library…

The Chincoteague Island Library is excited to announce the fall session of the Tales 4 Tots program!  The first of the fall sessions started on September 15 and will continue every Thursday at 10:00 AM through December 15.  Tales 4 Tots is a program for children up to the age of 5.  There will be stories, stretching, singing, a take home craft, and a snack.  The program is being held at Brianna’s Kindness Park at the corner of School and Smith Street.  In the event…

The Accomack County Department of Social Services will close at Noon on October 7, 2022 for Staff Training.If you need to submit paperwork, please use our blue drop-box located in the front of the building. To apply for SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, Child Care, and/or Fuel Assistance, please visit https://commonhelp.virginia.gov

"Lucky 13"  //   "Baker's Dozen" Annual PingPongforCHARITY Celebity SLAMFest Celebration and Recreation Tournament! Mark your calendars for the weekend event! New Ideas, New Celebrity Guests and all kinds of new ways for you to help us improve brain health! Friday October 7th - Celebrity Dinner Pig & Chicken Pickin', cooked on site from Keith Eakes serving his famous homemade Mean Myrnas BBQ Sauce, Adult Beverages, LIVE MUSIC from "He Said, She Said", and KETTLER table tennis tables available for open play. You don't want…

Sign up for the 13th Annual PingPongCHARITY Tourney! Our GOAL is to Utilize the Brain-Stimulating Sport of Table Tennis to Raise Awareness & Money for our Charity Partners focused on Mental Health Issues like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Dementia, Depression,  Intellectual Challenges and more. Your registration fee provides entry into the tournament, PLUS a really cool T-Shirt and a KETTLER table tennis paddle. We're planning a round robin format (best of 3 or 5 games to 11) that leads to a single…

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You're invited to the Grand Opening of the newly renovated Eastern Shore Railway Museum. Located at 18468 Dunne Avenue in Parksley, the event will take place on Saturday, October 8 from 4 - 7 PM. Come view the renovations, new items on display, new railroad displays and engines! The event will coincide with the grand opening of the new Jerry Burkhead War Memorial Museum. Wine and light hors d'oeuvres will be served.

The 2022 Swine & Wine dinner and dance benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia - Eastern Shore Club is rapidly approaching, but tickets are still available for the gala event on Saturday, Oct. 8. The Swine & Wine will again be staged at the Mary N. Smith Cultural Enrichment Center outside of Accomac. Held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Swine & Wine will feature roast pig and chicken plus wine and other beverages. This year the…

New Beginnings United Methodist Church, 32347 Chincoteague Road New Church VA 23415 will be celebrating Homecoming & 5th Church Anniversary on October 9, 2022 at 10 AM.  Rev. Dr. Cecilia Brooks, Superintendent for the Coastal Virginia District will deliver the message.  Lunch will be served. All are welcome. For more information, call 757 824 0750.

The New Allen Memorial AME Church, Franktown Lay Organization will host Laity Sunday at 11:00 AM Sunday, October 9, 2022.  The speaker will be Sister Evelyn Diane Johnson.  There will be uplifting presentations.  Join us In-Person, or via Zoom, Facebook Live, or Dial-In.  Use these to connect:  1-929-205-6099 (phone),  3781281905 (ID), and 4427958 (Passcode).