TA Tuesday: The creative economy is economic development, maps, and community resources/public engagement

Crowdsourcing info sharing info

(Crowdsourced) Outreach on the NNK, the only crowdsourced list of outreach locations on the NNK, has been updated but still needs some love and attention. What does love and attention mean in this context? First, to the updates made: NNK Food Trucks and Northern Neck Happenings, both FB groups, have been added to the Social Media tab. In addition, Northumberland Family YMCA has been added to the Physical tab since the org has a bulletin board where services and event information may be shared. And second, to the needing love and attention: If you are admin for a Facebook group or moderator for a subreddit, please review the information. If you make changes or even if you make no changes, update the update date so others are aware of the accuracy and timeliness of the info. The permissions are set so everyone is an editor.

Four images: Quilts, hand carving wood, making pottery, and a woman painting on a wall.

Activate Rural Virtual Workshop: From Creative Spaces to Creative Ecosystems

Activate Rural Virtual Workshop: From Creative Spaces to Creative Ecosystems is a free workshop. It takes place Wednesday, July 30, 1:00 - 2:30 pm our time.

Rural artists and activators will share stories of how cultivating creative places of connection plant the seeds of a creative ecosystem for their communities.

Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) anticipates the speakers will discuss the impacts of creative places on their rural communities; the ways that local organizations, small businesses, and creative entrepreneurs can work together to build a robust creative ecosystem; and provide real life examples of how creative spaces have transformed Granite Falls, MN’s creative ecosystem over time.

Maps as storytellers

Flourish is an online tool that allows you to create engaging visuals which do not require coding skills! As a part of the Canva family, Canva tables and charts are easily integrated. Their free option is robust; it includes unlimited projects, lots of templates, and responsive graphics.

Community meals and food events (free and paid)

Free food Free Food Thanksgiving Pop-up Mobile Pantry, Saturday, November 15, 9:00 - 11:00 am, Kinsale : Hundreds of Blessing Bags filled with non-perishable items, desserts, fruits and vegetables, fresh bread, frozen turkey. First come, first served until all items are gone. Location: New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 3695 Kings Mill Rd, Kinsale. Sponsored by Sowers Of Hope and Jospeh’s House. Thanksgiving Giveaway Free Food Drive Through, Sunday, November 16, 8:00 - 10:00 am, Warsaw : Hundreds of blessing bags until gone. Turkeys, hams, perishable, non-perishable items, and much more. Location: Rappahannock High School (parking lot), 6914 Richmond Rd, Warsaw. Sponsored by Sowers Of Hope, Jospeh’s House. MCVRS Thanksgiving Dinner, Wednesday, November 26, pickup Noon - 3:00 pm : Residents of Northumberland County aged 75 and older and living in the middle part of the county may get a free traditional Thanksgiving meal. Registration by November 21 is required. Call (804) 456-81...

Quilting in red, white, and blue: Celebrating Our Independence Quilt Show, July 1-7

Historic Christ Church & Museum and Sewlovelee are featuring the art of NNK quilters July 1-7 at the Celebrating Our Independence Quilt Show . This joint celebration combines art and history. Quilters are asked to exhibit their red, white, and blue quilts which tell the stories of our independence from Britain, our history since the American Revolution, and the future of the United States. The quilts will also serve as the backdrop of Christ Church's annual reading of the Declaration of Independence. The reading is a patriotic celebration and is in partnership with the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Richard Henry Lee Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. There is no fee to enter a quilt into the show. Learn more about entering the show . There is no fee to see the quilt exhibit. Edit, 1:00 pm: I cannot resist a tie-in, so here it is. Consider creating a quilt that is inspired by, speaks to, or represents the hist...

The blue crab population has declined 25% according to latest dredge survey results

The Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC) has announced the 25% decline of the blue crab population between 2024 and 2025. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) calls the results a “distressing low.” Many in the Bay watershed would likely agree with CBF’s reaction. Not two months ago, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation released the results of the IPSOS poll of 2,000 people living across the Chesapeake Bay watershed―DC, MD, PA, and VA―which found that the Bay animal most in need of protection was the blue crab (70%). Other top animals identified were bald eagle (68%), oyster (49%), and striped bass (36%). Read the full press release, “Virginia’s Adaptive Management Addresses 2025 Blue Crab Population Fluctuations,” here: HAMPTON, VA - The 2025 Bay-wide Winter Dredge Survey results indicate the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has declined from an estimated 317 million crabs in 2024 to 238 million crabs. Virginia’s blue crab managers are not surprised by these findings, as c...

Policy on the #NNK

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