Tuesday, July 14, 2015
WEATHER
Good Morning! Ready for some clouds, some sun, some rain, some storms and a little bit of heat? Awesome! Then you’re ready for today!
Tuesday, July 14
Partly cloudy with afternoon and evening scattered storms.
High – 92°
Low – 73°
COLEMAN BRIDGE REPORT
Sunrise 5:56 AM
Sunset 8:27 PM
Day Length 14 Hours and 31 Minutes
Good Things To Do
Summer Events
Don’t miss these Summer-long events!
Gloucester County Public Library Summer Reading Program
Click for more information!
Quilts of River Country Registration
Click to register today!
Summer Concert Series
To Benefit The Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic’s Dental Center
Jersey’s Cards & Comics
Summer Reading Program
Free Comics for Summer Reading!
Playaway Launchpad
Get It at The Library
Playaway Launchpad. The kids only learning tablet is here! Choose a tablet with a subject or theme you love. Then start exploring! Check one out today! Click here to learn more!
Shoe Donations for the Humane Society
An easy way to help the animals – rummage through your closets and bring us your gently worn sports shoes (running, tennis, basketball, etc). The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society will get $1 per pound of shoes!!
It’s Time to Order your Season Tickets to Concerts by the Bay!
The 2015-16 season includes: Caravan of Thieves, Savannah Jack, The Grascals, Fireworks Ensemble, and The Young Irelanders. Purchase tickets to one performance or buy a season’s pass to see them all. Early bird ticket purchases before June 30th will receive one complimentary ticket for a friend. All artists will perform at Mathews High School.
For more information on all the concerts and to purchase your tickets online, please visitwww.concertsbythebay.org. As always, all youth are admitted FREE!
Low Tech Boredom Busters
All this week at the Gloucester County Libraries
Main Branch
6920 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2998
Point Branch
2354 York River Crossing Road
Hayes, VA 23072
804-642-9790
www.gloucesterva.info/lib
Pom Pom Bookmarks – July 13 through July 19
Stop by with your kids and create a special bookmark – school’s just around the corner! Available during library hours all week!
Bingo at Chick-fil-A
July 14
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Chick-fil-A
6780 Waltons Lane
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-4585
www.cfarestaurant.com/gloucester
Bingo with prizes every Tuesday morning from 9 to 10 at Chick-fil-A Gloucester! Each participant receives one complimentary small beverage.
Little Pillars at The Library
July 14
10:30 AM
Gloucester County Public Library
Main Branch
6920 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2998
Little Pillars. June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30. July 7, 14, 21 & 28. 10:30am. Main Library. Birth-18 months. Rhyme, read and play the Eric Carle way! Registration required. (804) 693-2998
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Public Tour
July 14
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
VIMS – Watermen’s Hall
Visitor’s Center/Lobby
1375 Greate Road
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
804-684-7061
VIMS Outreach
Reserve a space for our weekly public tours to learn more about VIMS!
Website
This 1.5 hour guided tour is most interesting for adults and older children (9 and up welcome). Learn how the runoff and discharge from water treatment plants affects our water as we visit a scientist conducting research from Chesapeake Bay to Antarctica (Nutrient Biogeochemistry Lab); see live animals in VIMS’ Visitor Center and hear about related research; and tour our preserved Fisheries Collection with over 128,000 specimens from Appalachian mountain streams, Chesapeake Bay, and around the world.
Reservations to this free public lecture series are required due to limited space. Call 804-684-7061 for further information.
More information here.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
July Discovery Lab – Marine Debris
July 14
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
VIMS – Watermen’s Hall
Visitor’s Center/Lobby
1375 Greate Road
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
804-684-7061
Contact
Event Website
Join VIMS Professor Rob Hale and the marine educators at the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for the July Discovery Lab!
Marine debris is human-generated waste that has been released into the ocean either deliberately or accidentally. It has profound negative effects on marine life and human health, washing up on our beaches and congregating into huge gyres of trash in the center of each ocean. Participants in this lab will learn about the research being done to help solve the marine-debris problem, engage in hands-on activities to illustrate how marine debris can impact animals and ecosystems, and discover how we can all help to reduce marine debris in our oceans.
More information here.
Namaste Yoga Class at Beaverdam Park
July 14
5:30 PM to 6:45 PM
Beaverdam Park
8687 Roaring Springs Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2107
Website
$30/session or $6/individual class.
Classes are held every Tuesday all year long except on holidays.
Namaste yoga classes will improve posture, flexibility, balance & strength, as well as calming of your mind & lessening of stress!
This class is for ages 13 & older. Do you want to develop a balance of strength & flexibility? Hatha Yoga (Ha meaning SUN, Tha meaning MOON) refers to the balance of actions & reception–uniting the Mind/Body/Breath through classic Indian asanas (postures). A great workout!
A Gloucester Parks, Recreation, and Tourism event.
Instructor: Nichole Knott.
Virginia Cooperative Extension Well Water Clinic – Kickoff Meeting
July 14
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Gloucester Cooperative Extension
7400 Carriage Court
Gloucester, VA 23061
(804) 693-2602
Cost – $50
Website
We’ll discuss basic well water safety and maintenance, the proper procedures to take water samples, and hand out the sample kits. Testing for the kits cost $50, however, we have some funds available for scholarships for low-income households that are unable to afford it.
Chess Club at the Gloucester County Library
July 14
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Gloucester County Public Library
Main Branch
6920 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2998
www.gloucesterva.info/lib
The Gloucester County Public Library encourages fun and camaraderie! Join others and share the fun and challenge of playing Chess. All ages and skills levels are welcome!
Volunteer Lab Night at the CAPE
July 14
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
The Fairfield Foundation
6783 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-5730
fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org
Interested in learning more about archaeology, preservation, or education? Come join us for volunteer lab night, every Tuesday night at the Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education! Volunteers can participate in a variety of activities including washing, sorting, and identifying artifacts, labeling and mending artifacts, or helping with other small projects. All are welcome!
Art from the Vine
July 14
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Gloucester Arts on Main
6580-B Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-824-9464
Website
A totally non-serious, stress-relieving art event – $35 includes all supplies, food, wine & other refreshments! Come relax and have fun, bring your friends and laugh all night! This event benefits The Giving Garden Foundation!
Gloucester County School Board Monthly School Board Meeting
July 14
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
T.C. Walker Education Center
6099 T C Walker Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-1425
Website
COMING UP TOMORROW
Low Tech Boredom Busters
All this week at the Gloucester County Libraries
Main Branch
6920 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2998
Point Branch
2354 York River Crossing Road
Hayes, VA 23072
804-642-9790
www.gloucesterva.info/lib
Pom Pom Bookmarks – July 13 through July 19
Stop by with your kids and create a special bookmark – school’s just around the corner! Available during library hours all week!
Best Years Trip
July 15
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
$62
Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism Event
6489 Main Street
Suite 303
Gloucester VA 23061
804-693-2355
Website
Parks, Recreation and Tourism is sponsoring Best Years Trip for active adults 55 and older. Join us on a York River Cruise on Wednesday, July 15. We’ll leave at 10:00 AM and return at 3:00 PM. This event fee is $62 and you must register in advance. Registration is available online. If you have questions please call 804-693-2355 or emailprt@gloucesterva.info.
Pre-K Time at the Library
July 15
10:30 AM
Gloucester County Public Library
Main Branch
6920 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2998
Pre-K Time! June 3, 10, 17 & 24. July 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29. 10:30am. Main Library. Ages 4-5. Stories, rhymes, songs and a craft help preschoolers grasp the fundamentals of beginning to read. Registration required.
Activity Days in VIMS’ Visitor Center
July 15
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
1375 Greate Road
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
804-684-7061
Website
Stop by the VIMS Visitor Center between 1:30 and 4:30PM on Wednesday afternoons June 10th through July 29th for special hands-on activities, an electronic photography exhibit, and an up-close look at animals that live in our waterways. No charge; no reservations needed. For additional information, call 804-684-7061.
Zumba Toning
July 15
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism Zumba Class
Abingdon Elementary School
7087 Powhatan Dr
Hayes, VA 23072
804-693-2355
Website
$30/session or $3.50/individual class.
Get Fit! Zumba Toning Classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Abingdon Elementary School. The fee is $30 for six weeks or $3.50 per class. Zumba combines music, dance and exercise to tone your body and build endurance. Register online, call 804-693-2355 with questions, or emailprt@gloucesterva.info
Low Impact Step Aerobics
July 15
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Mondays and Wednesdays
Whitcomb Lodge
Beaverdam Park
8687 Roaring Springs Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2107
Website
$30/6-week session.
Get in shape the low impact way!
Drawing the Human Body at Gloucester Arts on Main
July 15
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Gloucester Arts on Main
6580-B Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-824-9464
Website
Free drawing session tonight! For the summer we are modeling for each other or setting up a still life – free and you don’t have to reserve your space! Just come and enjoy! Bring your drawing or painting supplies and get some practice in! A critique will be held at the end.
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