The 36th annual Mathews Market Days Festival will take place in Historic Downtown Mathews on September 10th and 11^th, 2010.  The festival is a family fun-oriented festivity. No Alcohol is served. Hours are  Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. A Street Dance will be held on Saturday from 8:00 p.m. – 11: 00 p.m. 

Visitors can wander among some 90 booths displaying local arts and crafts, tempting food items and many locally made products. Highlighting the local talent will be 25 artists from the Mathews Art Group. The 2010 Market Day Posters will be on sale. Several organizations will be on hand to offer financial planning, environmental awareness information, security, health tips and much more. 

The Youth Corner includes rides, youth art, a pet parade, clowns, a puppet show, cotton candy, ice cream and other fun and games.  On Friday show time karaoke will be featured on the main stage from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. On Saturday spelling bees will be taking place in the Old Courthouse Building from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Musical entertainment begins on Friday, and youth rides will be open all evening.  Musical entertainment begins on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and continues with the street dance, ending at 11:00 p.m. Additionally, on Saturday inside entertainment will be featured at the Westville Church from 11:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.: six groups will perform.

RWC Foundation presents Northern Neck Entertains “Fountains of Flavor” Gala August 12, 2010 at 6 p.m. This special event is being held in honor of RWC’s 25^th anniversary. Featuring glorious food prepared by special guest chefs as well as RWC’s own Chef David Coontz, a champagne fountain, open bar service, cake and coffee. Come and dance to music by the Tom Bonner Quartet. Reservations are $50 per person and must be received by August 6^th. Please call Whiz Harris at 438-4350 for more information.

Sponsored by Anchor Pharmacy, Chesapeake Bank/Chesapeake Investment Group, RWC Corporate Trustees, RWC Foundation Trustees, and RWC Residents’ Association. Proceeds will benefit the RWC Foundation Fellowship Fund.

The winning poster for the Mathews Market Days Poster Contest will be unveiled on August 22, 2010 at 1:30p.m. at the Mathews Memorial Library. At the same time officials will unveil the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners of the Mathews Schools “History of Mathews” art contest.

Posters will be on sale and the winner of the poster contest will be on hand to sign the posters.  Refreshments will be served and piano music will be played by Kathryn Diggs.  Posters will be on sale for $25.00.  After Market Days, the posters will be $35.00.

The YMCA Camp Kekoka is preparing to host the first annual Kekoka Music Festival, featuring original live acoustic rock and country blues in a beautiful riverfront setting. The festival will be held September 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., rain or shine, on the waterfront stage at Camp Kekoka in Kilmarnock.

Headlining the festival will be singer-songwriter, Jonah Smith, whose recently released album, Lights On, has gotten rave reviews from The New Yorker, Good Morning America, and many others. Also performing will be Virginia legend, Robbin Thompson (“Sweet Virginia Breeze”), nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, Jenny Owen Youngs, and local artists Colleen Burke, Mary and the Janes, Wes Charlton and Jim Wright.

Camp Kekoka is the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA’s only residential camp, serving children ages 9 to 15 with a fun and healthy summertime mix of traditional enriching camp activities and water sports.  No one is ever turned away for inability to pay.

Festival attendees may come by land or sea (free dinghy docking). Cabin rental ($15 per person) and tent camping ($35 per tent) are available on site.  Local seafood, barbeque, burgers and beverages (alcoholic and non) will be available for purchase. Attendees may bring umbrellas, chairs, blankets and kids, but pets and coolers are not permitted.

Tickets are $25; children under 12 are admitted free. Proceeds of the Festival benefit Camp Kekoka’s Guardian program, which funds scholarships for kids at the camp. Tickets must be purchased in advance.  For more information or to reserve tickets online visit www.kekokamusicfestival.org, email info@kekokamusicfestival.org, or call 804.435.3616.

Kenosha Stewart, 14, a 9th grader at Lancaster High School, has been named Youth of the Month by the Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck.

Kenosha has been a Club member for one year and is activein the Keystone Club, tutoring, the drama program, and Manners Class. In the community, Kenosha volunteers at Rappahannock General Hospital and participates in church activities. At school she is in the Junior Beta Club and a cheerleader.

Kenosha was selected for Youth of the Month because she is always willing to help and sets an example for her peers. When asked what this honor means to her, she said, “It means a lot. I'm able to accomplish my goal of always doing my best.” A native of White Stone, Kenosha is the daughter of Natacha Cox and Corey Smith.

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