The Island Cottage Collection, located at 6208 Maddox Blvd., Chincoteague Island, Virginia is featuring an “Island Style Festival” for the upcoming September 11th “2nd Saturday Art Stroll on Chincoteague Island”.

The “Stroll” takes place from 6pm to 10pm at various locations around the island. Honored guest, Barbara Jacksier will be signing her book, Waterside Cottages.

Jacksier is a nationally recognized writer and editor for Cottage Style, Country Victorian, and Romantic Living magazines.  

Waterside Cottages showcases romantic waterside havens from coast to coast. Cottages near the water tend to be snug and modest, with exteriors painted in sun-reflecting whites, nautical blues, or playful colors.  The interiors of these houses likewise avoid formality in favor of a casual approach. 

Waterside Cottages takes you to tidy New England beach cottages with bright tropical bungalows to a boathouse on the steep pine-studded banks of Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. Waterside Cottages defines the attributes of successful coastal decorating, so that anyone, anywhere, can create a casual waterfront atmosphere, even when the nearest body of water is a thousand miles away.

Come celebrate the joys of cottage style with Barbara Jacksier.

Joining the celebration is island artist, Lucy Roehm who will be exhibiting “Chincoteague Summer Memories” a collection of her recent paintings in the gallery.

Tie dye artist Jennifer Forrester will be creating “Sea Glass” inspired T-Shirts. Bring your own shirt or purchase one and create a “Sea Glass” tie dye work of art.

Painter Linda Kantjas will be exhibiting her miniature Chincoteague pony paintings. For fun, have your face painted “with island style” by Vicky Layman.

Complimentary refreshments will be served. Questions…please call 757-336-5636.

September 11, 2010
Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival
www.thequietresorts.com

September 11 & 12, 2010
Brandywine Festival of the Arts
Wilmington’s Brandywine Park
www.brandywinearts.com or www.visitwilmingtonde.com.

September 11 & 12, 2010
Nanticoke Indian Powwow
Longneck, Delaware – Near Rehoboth Beach
www.nanticokeindians.org

September 17 & 18, 2010
Elkton Fall Fest/firefighters Combat Challenge
Elkton, Maryland
Contact Phone: (410) 398‑5076
www.elktonfallfest.com

September 17 – 19, 2010
Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest
Wilminton, DE
www.visitwilmingtonde.com

September 18 & 19, 2010
Native American Festival Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians
Vienna, Maryland
www.viennamd.org/towntalk.html

September 23 – 30 and October 1 – 3, 2010
Newark Film Festival
Newark and Wilmington, DE
www.newarkfilm.com or www.VisitWilmingtonDE.com

September 23 – 26, 2010
Ocean City Sunfest
Ocean City, Maryland
Contact Phone: (410) 250‑0125
www.ococean.com

September 25, 2010
Rock Hall’s FallFest
Rock Hall, Maryland
www.mainstayrockhall.org/fallfest

September 25, 2010
Freedom Fest
Elkton, Maryland – Fair Hill Fair Grounds
Contact Phone: 410-378-3817
www.freedomfest.vpweb.com

September 29 – October 3, 2010
Fringe Festival
Wilmington, DE
www.fringewilmingtonde.com or www.visitwilmingtonde.com.

October 1 & 2, 2009
19th Annual Delmarva Folk Festival
Fields’ Farm, 352 Downs Chapel Road, Clayton, Delaware
www.delfolk.org

October 2, 2010
Wings & Wheels Fly-In Festival
Georgetown, Delaware
www.wings-wheels.com/

October 2 & 3, 2010
Chesapeake Celtic Festival
Snow Hill, Maryland – Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum
www.celticfest.net

October 7 – 10, 2010
Eastern Shore Birding & Wildlife Festival
Cape Charles, Virginia
www.esvachamber.org/events/birding.asp

October 8 & 9, 2010
Apple Scrapple Festival
Bridgeville, Delaware
www.applescrapple.com/

October 9, 2010
Oyster Festival
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
www.chincoteagueoysterfestival.com

October 13 – 17, 2010
Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
www.rehobothjazz.com

October 16 & 17, 2010
Autumn Wine Festival
Salisbury, Maryland – Pemberton Historical Park
Contact Phone: 1-800-332-Tour
www.autumnwinefestival.org

October 15 & 16, 2010
Chestertown Wildlife Festival
Chestertown, Maryland
www.chestertownwildlife.org/

October 29 – 31, 2010
Sea Witch & Fiddlers Festival
Rehoboth beach, Delaware
festivalsandevents.com/featurefestival.php?lid=754

November 12 – 14, 2010
Waterfowl Festival
Easton, Maryland
www.waterfowlfestival.org/

For a list of Fall Events in Delaware click Here

Please let us know of any other Fall Festivals by sending an email to events@shoretobefun.com or leaving a comment. Thank You

In 1663 the shire was split into two counties with the northern county assuming the original Accomac name. The county was abolished in 1670 only to be reestablished in 1671. It wasn’t until 1940 that the “k” was officially added to the spelling of the county’s name.

The very first Sheriff in what is now called the United States was William Stone, who was appointed to serve Accomack County in 1634.

Accomac is the county seat of Accomack County. In 1693 the Accomack County courthouse was moved from Onancock to a site at Matomkin. The town was established in 1786 with the name Drummond. In 1893 the town was renamed Accomac. Even today some locals will still refer to the town as Drummond.

Many of the incorporated towns of the Virginia Eastern Shore had their origins because of the railroad. Bloxom, Belle Haven, Hallwood, Keller, Melfa, Painter and Parksley are a few of those towns. Parksley is the home of th Eastern Shore Railroad Museum and in many ways the town still has the character of an 1880′s railroad town.

With as much shore line as Virginia’s Eastern Shore has, there is also a history of life on the water for Accomack County. Chincoteague is a family resort island town that is famous for the Chincoteague ponies. Each year the Volunteer Fire Company auction Wild Ponies from Assateague Island as part of their annual fundraising as well as holding an annual carnival.

Greg Shupe has performed in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and the Caribbean. Thousands of people have heard his eclectic repertoire of folk, blues, country, gospel, bluegrass, traditional, swing, and humorous songs from around the USA and the world. Accompanying himself on guitar, mandolin or concertina, he has played at festivals, clubs, colleges, coffeehouses, benefits, and rallies. He also writes and performs his own songs, several of which are featured on the new CD, Midnight Train.

Bring your beach chair or blanket and enjoy some engaging, energetic and exciting American music by Greg Shupe and Men with Issues in Robert Reed Park.

Music at the Dock concerts are made possible by support from the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and Best Western.

Delaware (Delaware has multiple school Districts within each County)
New Castle County
* Appoquinimink School District
August 30 – Grades K-9
August 31 – Grades 10-12 and PK

* Brandywine School District
August 30 – Grades 1-6 and 9
August 31 – Grade 7-8 and 10-12

* Christina School District
August 30
* Grades 1-6 and Grade 9
* Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Orientation
* Pre-Kindergarten REACH Orientation
* All Brennen School, Delaware Autism Program Students
* All Sterck School, Delaware School for the Deaf Students
* K-12 REACH Program Students

August 31 – All Students

* Colonial School District
August 30 – All Students

* Red Clay Consolidated School District
August 30 – Grades K-9
August 31 – Grades 10-12

* New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District (County-wide overlay school district)
August 23
Delcastle 9th and 12th Grade Students – 1st Day of School
Hodgson 9th and 10th Grade Students – 1st Day of School

August 24
Delcastle 10th and 11th Grade Students – 1st Day of School
Hodgson 11th and 12th Grade Students – 1st Day of School

August 25
Howard 9th Grade Students – 1st Day of School
St. Georges 9th and 10th Grade Students – 1st Day of School
All students – Hodgson and Delcastle

August 26
Howard 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade Students – 1st Day of School
Georges 11th and 12th Grade Students – 1st Day of School

August 27
All students – Howard and St. Georges

* Smyrna School District (Also serves in Kent)
August 30 – All Students

Kent County
* Caesar Rodney School District
August 25 – All Students

* Capital School District
August 26 – Grade K-9
August 27 – Grade 10-12

* Lake Forest School District
September 7 – Schools Opens – Full Day – K-12

* Milford School District (Also serves Sussex)
September 7 – First Student Day

* Polytech School District
????

* Smyrna School District (Also serves in New Castle)
August 30 – All Students

Sussex County
* Cape Henlopen School District
September 7 – First Student Day

* Delmar School District
???

* Indian River School District
September 7 – First Day of School

* Laurel School District
August 30 – First Day of School

* Milford School District (Also serves in Kent)
September 7 – First Student Day

* Seaford School District
Central Elementary (All students K-5) – Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Blades Elementary (All students K-5) – Monday, August 23, 2010
Frederick Douglass Elementary (All students K-5) – Monday, August 23, 2010
West Seaford Elementary (All students K-5) – Monday, August 23, 2010
Seaford Middle School (Grades 05 (academy) & 06 only) – Monday, August 23, 2010
Seaford Middle School (Grades 07 & 08) – Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Seaford High School (Grade 09 only) – Monday, August 23, 2010
Seaford High School (Grades 10,11 & 12) – Tuesday, August 24, 2010

* Sussex Technical School District (County-wide overlay school district)
August 30 – First day for All Students

* Sussex Central High School
September 7 – First Day of School

* Woodbridge School District
August 24 – First Day for Students in Grades 1-9
August 25 – First Day for Students in Grades 10-12
August 30 – First Day for Students in Pre-K and Kindergarten

Maryland (One School District per County)
Cecil County
August 25 – Grades 1-12
August 30 – PreK and K

Kent County
August 23 – Grades K-9
August 24 – Grades 10-12
August 25 – PreK

Queen Anne’s County
August 24 – Grades 1-9
August 25 – Grades 10-12
August 31 – PreK and K

Caroline County
August 25 – Grades K-12
September 1 – PreK

Talbot County
August 24 – Grades K-12

Dorchester County
August 24 – Grades 1-6 and 9
August 25 – Grades 7-8 and 10-12
August 26 – PreK and K

Somerset County
August 23 – Grades K-12

Wicomico County
August 30 – First Day for Students

Worcester County
August 30 – First Day for Students

Virginia (One School District per County)
Accomack County
September 7 – First Day for Stuents

Northampton County
September 7 – Students First Day

The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance continues its series of free Music at the Dock concerts on Saturday, August 7 at 7 p.m. in Robert Reed Park in historic downtown Chincoteague with a return performance by the bluegrass band Jericho Bridge.

Jericho Bridge mixes traditional and contemporary music along with original songs and instrumentals during their shows. Influences as diverse as Bill Monroe, Thelonius Monk, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits and many others have shaped their music. They are as comfortable with Blue Ridge Mountain Home as we are with Blue Monk.

Bring your beach chair or blanket and enjoy some great American music with Jericho Bridge in Robert Reed Park.

Music at the Dock concerts are made possible by support from the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and Best Western.

Honored guest, Richard LaMotte will signing his book, Pure Sea Glass: Discovering Nature’s Vanishing Gems. LaMotte is a nationally recognized authority on sea glass. His book is now in its 5th printing, and he is routinely interviewed by national media including Coastal Living magazine.

Pure Sea Glass provides tremendous detail on all aspects of identifying sea glass, its historical significance, ways to assess rarity, and the most advantageous locations and times to search for it.

The reader also is introduced to the science of how sea glass develops its uniquely frosted patina. LaMotte explains how crystalline formations on the surface of sea glass shards transform them into highly prized gems.

Sea Glass artists, Suzie Hazel, Elaine Stitcher, Ron and Sue Posey, will be exhibiting their works including examples of locally found sea glass.

Tie dye artist Jennifer Forrester will be creating “Sea Glass” inspired T-Shirts. Bring your own shirt or purchase one and create a “Sea Glass” tie dye work of art.

In the gallery, Lucy Roehm will be exhibiting “Chincoteague Summer Memories” a collection of recent paintings.

Complimentary refreshments will be served.

ONANCOCK, VA

The fifth annual Music for the Hungry will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2010, from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m., on the grounds of the historic Onancock School to benefit the Foodbank on the Eastern Shore. The daylong event will feature a variety of foods, beverages, Zumba demonstrations, local artists and games for the kids, including a moon bounce, waterslide, crafts and airbrush tattoos. Two stages will feature non-stop musical entertainment from eleven different groups. New to the event will be a BBQ cookoff between several restaurants on the Shore including Mallards, Blarney Stone, Annie’s, Becca’s and Big’s.

“Our goal, this year, is to raise $10,000. We want to make a difference,” said Johnny Mo, the event founder. “As a chef and musician I get to combine my two passions and support the families in our community who are served through the Foodbank.”

Chef Johnny Mo teamed up with the Foodbank over five years ago and started Music for the Hungry in an effort to help fill in the food gap for young children on the Eastern Shore. “The majority of children on the Eastern Shore receive free or reduced meals during the school year,” he said, “ but when summer comes and the kids are out of school, many families struggle to fill in the gap that the Foodbank provides through its’ food distribution programs.”

“Music for the Hungry comes at the right time for us,” said Charmin Horton, Branch Manager of the Foodbank in Tasley. “Summertime is the hardest time of the year to keep the Foodbank pantry stocked. By August and September our shelves will be depleted. We continue to see an increase in the number of families that need assistance and children are at risk if they do not have nutritious food as they develop and grow. Children should not go hungry in the summer on the Eastern Shore.”

Musical guests will include Snackbar Jones from Hampton Roads, QuadPod, Southbound, Trinity, Melinda and the Benders, Phillip and Friends, Gravy, Mark Alan Linton, Ted Cathey, Timmy Mo, and Randy Lee Ashcraft from Salisbury.

The Onancock School is located at 6 College Avenue in Onancock, Virginia. Admission is just $5 per person and children under 10 years old are free. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

The Foodbank on the Eastern Shore is a branch of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia is a proud member of the Federation of Virginia Food Banks and Feeding America, the Nation’s Food Bank Network.

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Please join us at our new location ~
Saturday – July 17, 2010
Noon – 8pm

On the grounds of the historic Onancock School
6 College Ave. Onancock, VA 23417 757-787-8558
$5 admission bring your lawn chairs, blankets but NO coolers permitted

Fun for the entire family!

Enjoy live music all day with 2 stages – musical guests including Quadpod, Southbound, Full Metal Jacket, Trinity from VA Beach, Melinda and the Benders, Ted Cathey, Timmy Mo, Phillip and friends, Mark Allen Linten, Randy Lee Ashcraft and the Saltwater Cowboys from Salisbury

New this year a BBQ Throwdown! 1 – 4pm

Some of the participating restaurants are -
Annie’s, Becca’s The Blarney Stone, Big’s

Zumba demonstrations, moonbounce, waterslide, kiddie pools, water sprays, dunk tank, games, food, cold beverages (adult beverages too!) face painting, horseshoes, great door prizes and more…

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE FOODBANK OF THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA

In 1681 Daniel Jenifer developed a grid plan for the Eastern Shore’s official port-of-entry. The creek was a link to transportation, trade and communications in the early days of the town.

A courthouse was built and placed in service until 1693 when it was moved to Accomac, its present location.

During the two centuries where the waterways were the prime pathways of transportation the town square served as the mainstream of life for the town. It was one of the major stops for passenger and freight steamboats in the late 19th century.

The railroad was two miles from the town and with it was the beginning of a slow decline as a port. Steamships continued passenger and freight service into the 1930s.

The town is still small and it’s an easy walk to most parts of the town. Onancock is the second largest community on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and three centuries after its founding the remodeled old wharf is still in use with daily ferry trips between there and Tangier Island in the summer.