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Boutiques & Galleries

Restaurants

  • Becca's
    757-789-3686
    158 Market St.
  • The Bistro
    757-787-1180
    25A Market St.
  • Bizzotto's Caffe & Gallery
    787-3103
    41 Market Street
  • The Blarney Stone Pub and Restaurant
    10 North Street
    757-787-1927
  • Charlotte Hotel & Restaurant
    7 North St.
    757-787-7400
  • Corner Bakery
    36 Market St.
    787-4520
  • The European Restaurant
    757-787-7780
    4 North St.
  • The Inn and Garden Cafe
    757-787-8850
    145 Market St
  • Janet's Café at Onancock General Store
    757-787-9495
    49 King St.
  • Mallards at the Wharf
    2 Market St.
    757-787-7333
  • North Street Market
    5 Market St.
    757-787-8805
  • Onancock Deli
    158 Market St.
    757-787-7191
  • Scoops Ice Cream
    132 Market St
    757-787-3230
  • The Wine Bar
    5 North Street
    757-787-8805

Other Businesses

Onancock Kickoff Events Calendar

for Thursday, September 17, 2009 | Onancock Town Square Park*

Ward Museum Exhibit

Ward Museum at the Town Square Park

Time: 1-5 pm

Description:

The most comprehensive collection of wildfowl art in the world can be found at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury, MD. For this year's Kick-Off event in Onancock, the Museum is taking their "show on the road" with lots of information, samples of decoy carvings and activities for everyone. Try carving with tools and instruction provided from members of the Museum staff. There will be crafts, a bird behavior scavenger hunt as well a bird beaks activity called "Fill the Bill." Ward Museum Education: http://groups.google.com/group/ward-museum-education.

Contact: Annie Jones, 757-302-0330

Cost: FREE

Nature Walks

Guided Nature Walks for Children

Time: 1 hour walks during the day

Location: Onancock School

Description:

Guided nature walks for children with Discovery Backpacks. Discover a wild side to Onancock Creek along the Onancock School Nature Trail. Each child gets to use their own binoculars, bug jars, and easy-to-identify guides to birds and plants compliments of the Ward Museum.

***Limited to 20 participants. Sign up Now!***

Contact: Bill Burnham 757-787-2933

Cost: FREE

Birdwatching and History on Onancock Creek

Time: 9 am - 11 pm and 12 - 2 pm

Description:
Kayak Tours at the Wharf

It's said that to truly appreciate Onancock, you must see it from the water. From Onancock's Historic Wharf, we will explore Onancock Creek's enticing mix of fringe salt marshes and water views of 19th Century homes. In its quiet reaches, this Chesapeake Bay tributary's shallow water and mud flats make for prime wading bird habitat. Along its forested shorelines migrating songbirds find both shelter and food. Bald eagles nest in the tall loblolly pines, and as you paddle out the Creek's main branch, osprey nests crown the channel markers. You'll also hear stories about this 1680 Colonial port town and its trading vessel captains who built many of the town's finest homes.

This tour is suitable for all skill levels. SouthEast Expedition provides kayaks, life jackets and paddles. Your guide is a trained naturalist and kayak instructor. Guests should wear clothing appropriate for being on the water, and are responsible for drinking water, snacks, sunscreen, bug spray, hats, sunglasses, shoes that can get wet, and binoculars.

Contact: Bill Burnham, 757-787-2933

Cost: $45 per person

Live Raptor Demonstration

Presented by the City of Virginia Beach

Time: 4-6:00 pm

Description:
Live raptors and other wildlife will be presented at a FREE program appropriate for all ages in the the Town Square Park (at the Gazebo) Onancock.

Photo of Live Raptor Demonstration

Contact: 757-709-0955, Jean Hungiville

Cost: FREE

Judy Fieth and Michael Male's Bird-Filming Tales documentary

Time: 8-9pm

Location: The North Street Playhouse (www.NorthStreetPlayhouse.org

Description:
Bird documentary with all new footage presented by filmmakers Michael Male and Judy Fieth (www.Birdfilms.com), followed by a Q&A segment.

Contact: 757-787-2050, North Street Playhouse

Cost: $7 adults, $5 children (under 10)

Art Exhibit

Time: 1-5pm at the Town Square Park

Participating Artists

Carl Allums

Song birds, shore birds and raptor carvings

Diana Davis

Watercolorist - www.watercolorbydianadavis.com

Dragonfly Gallery - 757-442-3703

Varied artwork from their Coop membership including pottery, oil paintings and watercolors

Donna Drew - Copper Creations - www.coppercreations.biz

Known for their beautifully handcrafted, one of a kind, copper art creations, Copper Creations artwork ranges from the smallest of garden bugs, to custom made copper fountains from desktop to garden size.

Shirley Elstrodt - www.ShirleyElstrodt.com

Artistic Impressions by Shirley - Oil and Watercolor Paintings. Techniques like texturing, layering, scratching, dripping, salting and the fundamentals of creating eye-catching compositions are a part of her work. Living on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay has inspired her to paint incredible skies and natural landscapes. She has done well to capture light, skies, depth, birds, waterscapes, and focal points into her landscape paintings. A few added mixed-media techniques and some special tricks have helped to use color, texture, and value in a new way.

Deb Finnegan

Basketry

Mary and Norman Hooks

Gourd Artists. Mary burns, paints and coils on gourds and Norman chip carves and coils.

Elizabeth Hunt

Pottery

Ed Kuhn

Carved fish and birds

Donnie Thornton

Painted Feathers

Martha Toner

Since her retirement three years ago, Martha Toner - a.k.a. Marty does watercolor, acrylic, graphite pencils, and oils. Most of her art is from photos that she has taken here on the Eastern Shore. Marty has been painting in watercolor for over two years and had the honor of being juried for an art show in Virginia Beach this year. She was introduced to watercolors through her art teacher, Diana Davis; a well known artist of the Eastern Shore.

Marty is the public relation person for the Eastern Shore Art League. She, also, is a member and public relation person at the Eastern Shore Art League Gallery located in the old high school on College Street in Onancock. You may visit the gallery to see her art plus others who have joined the Art Gallery.

Bill and Mary Burnham book signing

Time: 2-4pm

Local outdoor writers and kayak guides

National Outdoor Book Award winners

* Rain location: Market Street United Methodist Church

For more information, call Lisa LaMontagne at 757-789-7711.