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OUT & ABOUT
Weekly Newsletter
Published June 14, 2018
Copyright © 2018. All Rights Reserved.
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Plan Your Chincoteague Island Getaway on the
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June 16 -
1:30 p.m -
3:30 p.m. Art Class: Acrylic as Watercolor. Chincoteague Cultural Alliance 6309 Church Street 757-336-0044. Preregistration online or Sundial Books (cash or check) $35.00 fee and includes supplies. Learn more
June 16 - 4:00 p.m. Chamber Music Concert with Merz Trio. Co-sponsored by CCA and CiAO. Island Theatre 4074 Main Street 757-336-0044. Tickets are $15.00 and available online, H & H Pharmacy or Sundial Books.
Learn more
June 21
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6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m
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Cruise to Benefit the Chincoteague Island Library.
The cruise will be aboard the "Martha Lou" with Captain Carlton Leonard.
Tickets $40.00 each and includes subs from Steve's Express II, dessert, beverages, and live music. Tickets sold at the Chincoteague Island Library or Sundial Books on Main Street in Chincoteague.
757-336 3460.
June 23 - 7:00 p.m. Photo contest exhibit and reception. Chincoteague Cultural Alliance
6309 Church Street 757-336-0044. See winning photos! Free admission and refreshments.
Learn more
June 24
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Art Class: Jewelry Making with Kim Reyes. Chincoteague Cultural Alliance
6309 Church Street 757-336-0044. Preregistration online or at Sundial Books (cash or check). $35.00 fee and includes supplies. Learn more
June 25 - Dusk. Monday Movies:
The Fifth Element. Main Street. Chincoteague Cultural Alliance. Free in Robert Reed Downtown Waterfront Park.
Learn more
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Save the Date
June 29 - 3:00 p.m. Maui Jack's Waterpark ribbon cutting!
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Ongoing Activities
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility
June 21 - 5:30 a.m. EDT Sounding Rocket Launch, Suborbital. Mission:
RockOn (educational payloads).
Learn more
Open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. Free Admission.
June 16
- 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Rig-a-ma-jig:
Space Exploration. Ages 8 to adult.
2:00 p.m.- 2:15 p.m.
Peculiar Planet: Jupiter.
Ages 8 to adult.
June 23 - 11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Puppet Show. Ages 3 and up.
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tour of the Solar System. Ages 8 to adult.
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Herbert H. Bateman Center
Open 9am - 4pm
Lighthouse - Call ahead to be advised of possible weather or safety closures.
Open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Weather permitting.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Toms Cove Visitor Center
Open 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Public Programs
- Learn more
Captain Timothy Hill House
Now open Fridays 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Home tour. Admission free but donations appreciated. Listed on The National Register of Historic Places.
Chincoteague Bay Field Station
Internships & Volunteer Opportunities Available
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Learn more.
Summer Camp Registration Opens - D
ay & residential summer camps for ages 5-18!
Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Community Center for the Arts
Free Kids Art Classes
- first Saturday of every month. 1pm
Farmer's and Artisan's Market - Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wednesdays
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Kitchen Gallery
- Saturdays. 10:00 a.m.
- Noon.
Community Bingo - Last Monday of the month. 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
2nd Saturday Artful Flea - Every 2nd Saturday until October. 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Community Bingo - 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Last Monday of the Month.
Games only cost a quarter!
Chincoteague Island Library
Open Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thurs 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Nancy's Book Club - 2nd Thursday.
11:00 a.m. Guests and new members invited
Island Readers' Book Club - 3rd Tuesday.
7:00 p.m. Guests and new members invited
Summer Reading Challenge - 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Program runs through August 17. Kindergarten age to 12th Grade welcome.
Chincoteague Island Arts Organization
4076 Main Street 757-336-6109
Each Monday
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Game play Mondays at the Island Theater Annex.
You bring the games, we provide the tables and chairs. Admission if free.
June
30 - 7:00 p.m. Annette Wasilik will entertain with
performances marked by her compelling alto and moving songs that "touch you to the bone". $10.00 admission at the Theatre Annex.
Island Coffeehouse
6309 Church Street 757-336-6117
June 16 - 6:30 p.m. Live musical performance by Neal Hooks. Admission:
$5 for adults, $3 for students aged 22 and under.
Learn more
June 21 - 8:00 p.m. Third Thursday Theatre. Staged reading of "The Dixie Swim Club". Suggested donation $5.00.
Museum of Chincoteague Island
Open Tues - Sun, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Now until - Aug 25
- Every Saturday, noon - 3:00 p.m. Local decoy carver demonstrations inside the Miles Hancock Workshop at the Museum.
Now until - Aug 28 - Every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Museum Lecture Series. $4.00 per adult, ages 12 & under free.
Learn more
- Watch Town meetings live. Just click on the "Watch Town Meetings Live" button at the top right corner of their website.
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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. Learn more
Every Tuesday and Thursday until Labor Day. 2:00 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Narrated Trolley Tour about the Island's history. 1 hr duration. Tickets are $4.00 Adult, $2.00 Children under 12, under 2 are free. Tickets purchased at the Chincoteague Center
6155 Community Dr. Trolley Pony Express contact 757-854-8572
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Member News
Atlantic Community Health Center
5219 Lankford Hwy, New Church, VA 23415 757-824-5676.
June 18 & 25 - 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Special Back to School Days. Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc. holding Pre-K, Kindergarten and 6th Grade immunizations, well check/physicals, and sport physicals.
Learn more
Capt. Bob's Marina
Every Sunday - Saturday - Capt Bob's Kid Crab Tournament ages 4 - 12. $5.00 entry or families - 3 for $10.00. Kid with the highest daily total of crabs wins $25.00.
Eastern Shore Community College
29300 Lankford Hwy, Melfa, VA 23410 757-789-1789
June 23
- 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Special One Day Drone Boot camp. Instruction provided by Sentinel Robotic Solutions. 3 hour classroom instruction plus 3.5 hours of flight time in the field with two remote certified pilots and two professional grade aerial vehicles. Cost is $200.Call 757-789-7979 for more information or Learn more
Pony Tails Candy Company
7011 Maddox Blvd 757-336-6688
New Penny Press! A custom designed machine can make 4 exclusive press designs. Makes a great souvenir. Learn more
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
20480 Market Street Onancock, VA 23417 757-302-2100
Riverside Regional Medical Center's dedicated radiosurgery suite now includes the Varian Edge system - the only one in Virginia and one of about 40 units in the nation.
The Edge uses new real-time tumor tracking technology and motion management capabilities, improving both safety and comfort for patients by protecting healthy tissue with sub-millimeter-accuracy.
Learn more
Sundial Books
June 24 - 10:30 a.m - noon. Book Signing: The Sea is a Thief
Tryfan Gallery
June 24 - Plein Air lesson in Robert Reed Park. Watercolor All materials supplied. $35.00 per class.
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Congratulations to
Assateague Beach and
T
he Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge for making USA TODAY's Readers' Choice top 10 list for Best Virginia Beach!
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6733 Maddox Blvd., Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
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