Dewey Decibel Concerts: North Sea Gas

Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

North Sea Gas is one of Scotland’s most popular folk bands, with great vocals and shimmering three part harmonies. Guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, harmonica, whistles, bodhrans, banjo, and good humour are all part of the entertainment. Their show consists of traditional, contemporary, and self-penned material put together in a style that’s all their own. Tickets:...

$4 – $5

Community Pickleball Challenge

The Community Pickleball Challenge is a fun opportunity for our community to enjoy pickleball while raising awareness for The Arc of Greater Williamsburg, which has proudly served adults with disabilities since 1976. First-round events will take place at various community courts between May 14-21, and the final-round event is scheduled for Sunday, May 22 at...

Dungeons & Dragons Day of Play

Stryker Center 412 N. Boundary St, Williamsburg, VA

Join Williamsburg Regional Library at the Stryker Center for an afternoon of multigame play for tweens, teens, and adults! Multiple game leaders will lead single-meeting campaigns for ages 9 through adult. Choose to play with teens & adults or tweens & families. Register by May 7 by emailing teens@wrl.org.

Free

Paws to Read with K-9 Connection

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg, VA

Reading is even more fun when you can share it with a fluffy, four-legged friend, and it’s a great way for beginning readers to practice with a patient audience. Drop in at the Williamsburg Library to read a story to trained therapy dogs, no registration required.

Free

Cinema @ Scotland Street: “Parallel Mothers” (2021)

Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

This series features indie, foreign, art house, and documentary films. All films are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, doors open 1 hour before show time. Join Williamsburg Regional Library to watch Parallel Mothers (2021) Pedro Almodovar directed this Spanish drama about two women (Penelope Cruz, Milena Smit) who both discover that they are unexpectedly...

Free

The Story of the Coelacanth

Stryker Center 412 N. Boundary St, Williamsburg, VA

The Coelacanth is a fish thought to have gone extinct more than 65 million years ago, until a living specimen was caught by commercial fishermen in 1938 in South Africa. In the more than 80 years since its discovery, scientists have learned a great deal about this living fossil. Join Dr. Eric Hilton, Curator of...

Free

Turning Pages: A Contemporary Book Club

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg, VA

Explore classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction from around the world. This group will sample critically acclaimed and prize-winning titles with open and inclusive discussion. Join us in-person or virtually for this month’s discussion of Beloved by Toni Morrison. Toni Morrison’s controversial novel follows the life of Sethe, an enslaved woman who freed herself at...

Free

WRL Computer Class: Beginning Excel

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg, VA

Learn how to open, save and input data in Microsoft Excel. Prerequisites: ability to use a mouse and keyboard. Seating is limited. Please register by calling Williamsburg Regional Library at 757.741.3300, option 2.

Free

Dewey Decibel Concerts: Peninsula Concert Band

Williamsburg Library Theatre 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg, VA

The Peninsula Concert Band will perform a variety of music including march, classic, and popular music. The band is made up of volunteers and has been performing in the Tidewater area for sixty-six years. Their mission is to educate, entertain, and enrich the community. Free admission, no tickets required.

Free

A Scientist Walks Into A Bar: Graduate Student Edition

401 2nd St, Williamsburg, VA 23185

The Virginia Beer Company will be our host as three VIMS graduate students give 5-minute fast-talks on the important research they are conducting. Talks will take place every 20 minutes. Drop in, interact with the students, and enter to win door prizes and discounts. Students will have posters of their research and be available to...

Free

Real People/Real Stories: A Nonfiction Book Club

Stryker Center 412 N. Boundary St, Williamsburg, VA

Real People/Real Stories explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. Join us for this month’s discussion of Red Notice by Bill Browder. Financier Browder invested in Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but his exposure of corruption among the government elite led to his expulsion and the murder...

Free

Who Would Win?

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Rd, Williamsburg, VA

Killer whale vs. great white shark! Tyrannosaurus rex vs. velociraptor! Alligator vs. python! Who would win these amazing animal match-ups? Fans of the Who Would Win series are invited to a friendly competition based on these non-fiction books. Can you stay alive in the trivia contest? Can you best your opponent in a series of...

Free
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