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"Against the Current" Documentary Screening at Williamsburg Regional Library!
Saturday, March 30
2pm - 4:30pm
Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland Street Williamsburg, VA 23185
VIMS @ 6th Annual Virginia Osprey Festival!
Saturday, April 13
9am - 4pm
Town Hill, Colonial Beach, Virginia

VIMS is excited to join the Virginia Osprey Foundation for the 6th Annual Virginia Osprey Festival in beautiful waterfront Colonial Beach, Virginia. The festival is FREE of charge and includes presentations, live bird encounters, nest tours, and more!


CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Bye-Bye Bycatch
Wednesday, April 17
6pm - 8pm
VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab
At April's Discovery Lab, participate in fun engineering challenges and activities while learning about keeping marine animals safe while fishing. Derek Jackson will talk about his research on bycatch reduction in halibut fisheries on the West Coast.
VIMS After Hours: Monitoring PFAS, the Toxic "Forever Chemical"
Thursday, April 18
7pm - 8pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar
Join us for the April After Hours, where VIMS alum Don Axelrad will share information on his work monitoring PFAS in Florida; as well as what new thinking we should consider when trying to mitigate the effects of PFAs and improve US toxics legislation.
VIMS Lightning Talk: Tricia Bass, Artist in Residence
Friday, April 19
3:30pm - 4:30pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium

Award-winning American Impressionist painter Tricia Bass of Evergreen, Colorado will share an artist's perspective on how art and science are a natural pairing, and how art can be a unique and easily accessible way to communicate science to the public.

Earth Day at VIMS: Plein Air Paint Along and Demonstration
Monday, April 22
5pm - 8pm
VIMS - Davis Hall, Riverfront Lawn behind Davis Hall; 7539 Spencer Rd, Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Join VIMS on Earth Day (4/22) from 5-8 PM on the Riverfront Lawn for a paint-along, mini-workshop, and "plein air" (open air) painting demonstration with award-winning American Impressionist painter Tricia Bass of Evergreen, Colorado (www.TriciaBass.com).
VIMS @ Mathews May Faire!
Saturday, May 4
9am - 4pm
Courthouse Green, Main Street, Mathews, VA

VIMS is excited to join the Mathews Historical Museum for the 2024 Mathews May Faire: A Rural Life! Activities will take place both on the Court House Green and in the Museum. All exhibits, entertainment, arts and crafts, and more are FREE.

A Scientist Walks into a Bar: Graduate Student Edition
Thursday, May 16
6:30pm - 8pm
Frothy Moon Brewhouse, 1826 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Join us at Frothy Moon Brewhouse as three VIMS graduate students give 5-minute fast-talks on the important research they are conducting. Drop in, interact with the students, and enter to win door prizes and discounts!

VIMS' 22nd Annual Marine Science Day
Saturday, June 1
10am - 3pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, Campus-wide

VIMS' annual open house is a free, fun-filled event for the whole family! Join us for marine science exhibits, child-friendly crafts and activities, hands-on experience with animals, lab and facility tours, and more! Event proceeds rain or shine.