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October 27
, 2016
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OUT & ABOUT Weekly Newsletter |
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HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2017 CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP DUES?
Membership dues must be received in the Chamber office no later than
Friday, November 4th
to insure your business listing in the
2017 Visitor's Guide.
Thank you to all who have already renewed!
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...the theme to this year's Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade?
NO?
Then visit CLICK HERE to learn more about this favorite Chincoteague Christmas tradition.
General flyer, registration forms and more.
Entry deadline is Nov 18
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Upcoming Activities
Oct 28
- Oktoberfest Golf Tournament with Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Noon. Bay Creek Golf Club, Cape Charles. $110/person. To register & for more info, visit
Oct 29 - Native American Tools & Flint Knapping Workshop. Chincoteague Bay Field Station.
9am - 3pm. T
ake a voyage back in time & learn the ancient skill of stone tool making! All supplies/instructions included. For beginner & intermediate knappers. For more info visit
cbfieldstation.org.
Oct 31
- Trick or Treat Main Street. 4pm - 7pm.
Oct 31 - Trick or Treating on Chincoteague - curfew 8pm.
Nov 4 - Station 1 Pizza Night. Proceeds benefit New Church Volunteer Fire & Rescue. 5pm - 8pm. 4264 Firehouse Street, New Church. ncvfr.org
Nov 5 - Become an Archaeologist for a Day! Learn more
9:30am - 5pm - Artifact Washing. Museum of Chincoteague Island. 7125 Maddox Blvd. Call 757-336-6117 to sign up. facebook.com/events/1175513572494711/
11:30am - 2pm - The Captain Timothy Hill House will be open for tours. 5122 Main Street
7pm - Archaeologists lecture. Museum of Chincoteague Island. 7125 Maddox Blvd. Free &
open to public.
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Ongoing Activities
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility
Open Tues-Sat 10am - 4pm Free Admission 757-824-1344
Nov 5 - Space Racers Season 2 Launch Party 11am - 3pm
Learn more
11am - activities & giveaways 11:45am - Launch countdown for Season 2
12pm - Screening of Season 2 premiere 2pm - Rocketry
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Contractor Cutting of Trees during Fall & Winter -
Learn more
As of Sep 1 - OSV Zone is open to 4x4's w/ permit, pedestrians, and horseback
Sediment logs located along Beach Road - Learn more.
Herbert H. Bateman Center
Open 9am - 4pm
Chincoteague Natural History
Association
piping-plover.org 757-336-3696
Refuge Trek Bus Program Now thru Nov - Fri-Sun. Call for reservations.
Assateague Lighthouse N
ow t
hru Nov Sat-Sun 9am - 3pm /
Closed Noon - 12:30pm daily.
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Assateague Island National Seashore
Toms Cove Visitor Center Open 9am - 4pm
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Chincoteague Cultural Alliance
Oct 28 -
Hear A Story / Share A Story
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Ghost Stories around the Bonfire - Refreshments 6:30pm. Stories 7pm. Free admission. Costumes encouraged. Bring chair/blanket.
Oct 29 -
Harvest Festival
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9am - 2pm Farmers Market, Artful Flea, Live Music, Fun for Kids, Classic Cruisers. Free admission.
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Chincoteague Elementary School PTA
Community Partners Discount Card now on Sale. Discounts from 39 Chincoteague Island merchants. $10. Click here for order form.
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Chincoteague Island Library
Open Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat - 10am - 5pm. Thurs 1pm - 8pm.
Tales 4 Tots Fall Season - Thursdays Oct 6 - Dec 15. 10 am. Ages 2-5 with adult
Nancy's Book Club - 2nd Thursday.
11 am. Guests and new members invited
Island Readers' Book Club - 3rd Tuesday.
7 pm Guests and new members invited
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Oct 21 - 27 - The Girl on the Train - R - various times
Oct 28 - Nov 3 - The Accountant - R - various times
Oct 29 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show - R - 10pm. Admission $8. Bag of props $6 while supplies last.
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Museum of Chincoteague Island
Open Fri-Sun
11am - 5pm $4 admission
Free Admission for Children under 12
& active duty military families
Holiday ornaments now on display.
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Member News
Maddox Family Campground
6742 Maddox Boulevard 757-336-3111
Oct 29
- Family Fun Halloween Party. 1pm - 4pm. Open to the public.
Learn more
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Midway Toyota 1337 Ocean Highway, Pocomoke City, MD
Oct 29 - 7th Annual Scare Away Breast Cancer Walk & Trunk or Treat. Benefits Women Supporting Women. Free for all. Walk registration 10am. Walk 11am - 3pm. Trunk or Treat
12pm - 3pm. For more info, vendor space, or auction donations, contact Joshua Nordstrom
Nov 5-6 - 63rd Fall Antiques Show. Presented by Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Nov 5 - 10am - 5pm & Nov 6 - Noon - 4pm Admission $5/day Learn more
Three Riverside Shore nurses, Jane Kellam, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Sarah Shotwell, RN, BSN and Annette Hemple,
FNP-BC, MSN
are finalists for the 6th annual Virginia Chapter March of Dimes Nurse of the Year award.
United Way of Virginia's Eastern Shore
HAS A NEW HOME!
SunTrust Bank 62 Market Street, Onancock. No phone service until Oct 26 but will respond by email at [email protected]. Donations can still be left at Xenith Bank Branches until the end of the year.
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October is Virginia Wine Month. Submit your wine events, specials, tastings, etc. & update your
Virginia.org listing. Email Robin for more info
[email protected] or Megan Womack in the Wine Office for more information on Wine Month promotions at
[email protected]
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Attention Members
Information for inclusion must be submitted to
[email protected]
by Wednesday each week.
Become a Member
Let us help you grow your business.
Free Marketing Opportunities
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here
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Information described herein is not sponsored or endorsed by the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce, unless otherwise noted. Dates & events may be subject to change. For current information, please contact the event sponsor.
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Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce | 6733 Maddox Blvd., Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
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