OUT & ABOUT: Your weekly guide to what is happening on and around Chincoteague Island.
 COME CELEBRATE MISTY'S 71st BIRTHDAY!

Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce
& Certified Visitor Center
6733 Maddox Blvd.

July 20, 2017     |     2pm - 4pm

Billy Beebe
 
Chincoteague Pony Drill Team & Misty III,
who will eat a special cake to celebrate

Tokens for free admission to the Museum of Chincoteague Island
 
Games and more!  Cupcakes and refreshments, too!
 
Free and open to the public

PONY SWIM IS ALMOST HERE!

Get all the information you need to make Pony Swim memories!

Schedule of Events and Helpful Hints for
Round Ups - Beach Walk - Pony Swim - Auction - Swim Back
and Carnival!

Click here for Press Release.

Your memories await!
What's Happening

Jul 20  - Misty's Birthday Party ! Come celebrate Misty's 71st Birthday with the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce & Certified Visitor Center. 6733 Maddox Blvd. 2pm - 4pm. Billy Beebe from the Beebe Ranch, Chincoteague Pony Drill Team & Misty III, who will eat a special cake to celebrate, games, cupcakes & refreshments and more. Free and fun for all ages.

Jul 21-23 - Chincoteague Island Blueberry Festival. The Chincoteague Center. 9am - 4:30pm. 6155 Community Drive. Exhibitors, food, live music & blueberries. chincoteagueblueberryfestival.com

Jul 21-22, 24-29 - Chincoteague Volunteer Fireman's Carnival. 7pm - 11pm. Opening ceremony & welcome on Friday. Food, Fun, Games, Raffles & Attractions for the entire family! 7pm - 11pm. 3648 Main Street cvfc3.com        Carnival and Pony Swim information .

Jul 22 - Round up of South Herd . Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Approx. 4pm.

Jul 23 - Round up of North Herd. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Approx. 7am. Round up is not open to public.

Jul 24 - Beach Walk. Assateague Island National Seashore. Ponies leave north corral  6am. See the ponies make their way from the north corral to the south corral along the beach.

Jul 25US Coast Guard Open House9:30am - 2:30pm. 3823 S. Main Street. Meet Coast Guard personnel, Coast Guard Auxiliary members & Virginia Marine Resources Commission Officers. Learn about Coast Guard missions, equipment & careers. Identification required at gate.  Hot dogs, hamburgers & drinks available for purchase.

Jul 25-26Public Scoping Open House for New Recreational Beach Project9am-5pm. Herbert H. Bateman Educational & Administrative Center Classroom, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Learn more.

Jul 26  92nd Annual Pony Swim. Veteran's Memorial Park. Free shuttles begin at 4am & end one hour after ponies arrive at the carnival grounds. Swim window is 6am - 8am. Trolley service begin at 11am in front of Carnival Grounds until Midnight ($0.25 per ride). Click  here  for Pony Swim information. Click here for shuttle information.  Click here  for shuttle map.

Jul 27 - Pony Auction. 8am. Carnival Grounds. 3648 Main Street. Click here for more info.

Jul 28 - Pony Swim Back - TBA (listen for announcements at carnival grounds). Watch the south herd adults swim back to Assateague until next year.
Save the Date

Oct 7 - 45th Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival . Tom's Cove Park. Celebrate the seafood festival and the arrival of oyster season! 8128 Beebe Road. 10am - 4pm. Tickets currently on sale! Learn more .
Ongoing Activities
 
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility 
nasa.gov/centers/wallops/   Launch Info: 757-824-2050
Future Launches
Aug 12-13 Launch Window. Terrier-Improved Malemute  RockSat-X  Suborbital.  6am - 10 am. 
Launch Viewing Information and Where to View From Chincoteague

NASA Visitor Center -  nasa.gov/centers/wallops/visitorcenter      757-824-1344
Open 7 days a week. 10am - 4pm. Free Admission.
Wednesdays - Engineering Challenge. 2pm. Registration required.
Fridays - Rocketry. 2pm. All ages welcome.
Saturdays - Imagination Playground. 11am. Ages 4 - 9. & Peculiar Planet. 2pm. All Ages.
Jul 20 - Intro to Solar Science & the Total Solar Eclipse. 5pm - 6pm.


Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
fws.gov/refuge/chincoteague/   757-336-6122   Open 5am - 10pm
New Entrance Fee Rates Effective June 23.  Learn more.
Herbert H. Bateman Center    Open 9am - 5pm
Follow OSV updates on Twitter at @ChincoteagueOSV
South OSV Zone closed completely to all public access as of Jun 22.

Chincoteague Natural History  Association      piping-plover.org      757- 336-3696
Lighthouse - Open 7 days a week weather permitting 9am - 3pm. Closed Noon-12:30pm.
RefugeTrek - Every day except Wed at 10am & 4pm. $14 adults. $7 children. 


Assateague Island National Seashore  
nps.gov/asis/index.htm   757-336-6577 
Changes to America the Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass effective Aug 28. Learn more .
Toms Cove Visitor Center   Open 9am - 4pm


Chincoteague Bay Field Station
cbfieldstation.org      34001 Mill Dam Road, Wallops Island     757-824-5636
Daily & Overnight Summer Camp registration  now open cbfieldstation.org/youth-camps
Jul 21 - Family Fun Fridays - Sandy Island Shores.  8:30am-11:30am. Check in begins at 8:15am. Registration required.


Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Community Center for the Arts
chincoteagueculturalalliance.org   6309 Church Street   757-336-6117
Free Kids Art Classes - first Saturday of every month. 1pm
Chincoteague Island Farmers and Artisans Market - Sat. thru 10/28. Wed. thru Sep 6. 9am - 1pm.  New vendors welcome. Preregistration required.  Call or text 717-495-7155 for more info.
Week of Pony Swim market will be Tues & Sat..
Kitchen Gallery - Sundays. 3pm - 5pm. 
Community Bingo - Last Monday of the month. 1pm.
Thru-Aug 9 - Misty Memorabilia Show featuring photographs and drawings collected by the Misty of Chincoteague Foundation. Open during most CCA events.  
Jul 20 - 3rd Thursday Theatre . Play Club . 8pm. $5 admission.
Jul 22 & 25 - Kitchen Gallery Soiree - "Horsing Around". Noon-2pm. Art celebrating Chincoteague ponies & an exhibit of Misty memorabilia. 
Jul 27Movies in the Park - Shaun the SheepFree movie outdoors under the stars at the Robert N. Reed Downtown Waterfront Park. Bring a chair or blanket.  Begins at dusk.  Popcorn & cold drinks at old-fashioned prices. In case of rain, film will be shown at CCA Headquarters.
Jul 28Chincoteague Story Telling GuildRefreshments at 6:30pm. Story Telling 7pm. Free.
Jul 29Music At The Dock -  Blue Crab Crossing7pm. Traditional bluegrass blended with rock and country. Winners of 2011 Berlin Fiddler's Convention Band Competition.


Chincoteague Island Library
chincoteagueislandlibrary.org      4077 Main Street     757-336-3460
Open Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat - 10am - 5pm. Thurs 1pm - 7pm. 
Summer Reading Program - Child (K-grade 12) Register then keep tract of minutes spent reading on a reading log. Return logs by Aug 17 to be eligible for a canvas bag with Back to School supplies. Each participant will receive 2 free tickets to a special Delmarva Shore Birds baseball game in early August.
Tales for Tots - Thursdays thru Aug 17. 10am. Ages 2-5 accompanied by parent at Library. Pony Swim week - program at 1 pm. 
Young Explorers - Thursdays thru Aug 17. 10am.  Ages 6-10 accompanied by parent at CIAO Annex.  Pony Swim week - program at 1 pm.
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


Island Theatre
islandtheatres.com   4074 Main Street   757-336-6109     Check website for times.
Now thru Jul 20  - Despicable Me 3 (PG)
Jul 21-27 - Spider-Man Homecoming (PG13)


Museum of Chincoteague Island
chincoteaguemuseum.com   7125 Maddox Blvd.   757-336-6117   
Open Tues - Sun 11am - 5pm.
$4 Adults. Free 12 years & under, active military, & museum members.  Field trips available.
Tuesday Nights at the Museum: Where Island Tales are Told.  7pm. ( Except July 4) thru Aug  29.   Learn more .
Jul 24-26 -  Talks with Billy Beebe.  2pm & 3pm. Museum of Chincoteague Island. 7125 Maddox Blvd. Come visit Misty & Stormy & speak with Billy Beebe, whose family was featured in Marguerite Henry's  Misty  series. Learn about about Misty, Beebe family, & Beebe Ranch.
Jul 25 - Suzanne Immen,  Sunny & Jess Book Series *Book Signing*. 7pm.
Jul 27 - Lecture & book signing with Aspen Willow. 7pm. Writes short novels for horse lovers & crafts engaging stories that children love. 


The Chincoteague Center
thechincoteaguecenter.com     6155 Community Drive     757-336-0614
Game Night - Wednesdays from Jun 14 - Aug 30 (except Jul 26). 6pm  - 8pm. Great selection of board games for the whole family. Snacks & refreshments for sale.  $3/person. $8/family. O pen to the public!


Town of Chincoteague
chincoteague-va.gov   6150 Community Drive   757-336-6519 
- Watch Town meetings  live. Just click on the "Watch Town Meetings Live" button at the top right corner of their website or click here.
The Town's informational television station has moved from Channel 9 to Channel 190.
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A new Emergency Operations Center Facebook page will be active during a storm or emergency serving the citizens & visitors of Chincoteague Island. Click here for link.
Member News

Beebe Ranch     3062 Ridge Road     757-869-0294     Closed Jul 14 due to heat.
Jul 21-22, 27-29 -  1pm - 5pm.  Walk through Misty's old barn for $3 admission. Also see Baby Drizzle, who is one year old and the first foal born on the ranch since 1972. Purchase your Misty of Chincoteague series of books, stamped with Grandpa Beebe's branding iron and signed by Billy K. Beebe.

Catalina Angelina's Boutique    6759 Maddox Blvd    302-607-4008    catalinaangelinas.com
Jul 22 Kaylie's 10th Birthday. 12pm - 2pm. 

Eastern Shore Rural Health     esrh.org 
Now thru Aug 28 -  Special Back to School Days!  Physicals required for school sports & to enter PreK & kindergarten plus required immunizations for kindergarten and 6th grade students will be available the following special hours along with FREE dental screenings.
Onley Community Health Center Aug. 8, 9, 15 and 16 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Atlantic Community Health Center Aug. 14, 21, and 28 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Call the Atlantic center at 824-5676 or the Onley center at 787-7374 to make an appointment. 
Each child seen will be entered into a drawing for a $100 Walmart gif t card!

Edward Jones - Willie C. Randall     4045 Lankford Highway, Exmore     757-442-4010
Now thru Aug 28 - 8th Annual School Supply Drive. Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm. 

Ker Place / Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society     69 Market Street Onancock
757.787.8012     marketing@shorehistory.org     shorehistory.org
Summer camp registration happening now. Learn more.

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital      20480 Market Street,  Onancock      757-302-2140
riversideonline.com
July 22 - Hospice Thrift Store in Exmore Hosting Warehouse Sale. 8am - 3pm.  3306 Lankford Highway, Exmore.
Virginia Living Magazine is  now accepting entries for their
6th Annual Made in Virginia Awards
Celebrating Virginia craftsmanship and ingenuity in Food, Drink, Design and Gear
 
Awards are open to any Virginia-based business whose products are manufactured in the state and will be available through the end of the year. There is no cost to enter. Click here to complete entry form & learn how to share samples of your product with them. Deadline Aug 25.

GO Virginia is a new initiative that will provide a framework for strengthening the economy in each Virginia region.  Virginia travel industry partners are encouraged to engage with their GO Virginia Regional Councils.  Think bold initiatives!  All proposed projects should have significant economic impact and job creation. For more information visit VATC.org/GOVirginia.

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