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Holly Point Market & Groovin’ in the Park are this Saturday in Deltaville

Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) will be at this Saturday’s Holly Point Market, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., providing information on raising your own oysters. Master oyster gardeners will be available to talk about and demonstrate various oyster cages, equipment, selecting a site, obtaining a permit, water quality, maintenance, health and safety, ecology and harvesting. (Contributed)

TOGA oyster gardening info will also be available; spats will be on sale

As summer draws to a close, the season’s final Holly Point Market events happen — including the one set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park.

David Moran, our favorite balladeer, will be offering “open mic” fun in the south events pavilion 10 a.m.-noon this Saturday at the market. Sign up with David when you arrive.

Stuck On A Name includes, from left, vocalist-guitarist Joe Gaskins, saxophonist Chris Henley and trumpeter Toby Gillie. The band is known to attract a lot of high-spirited dancing from audience members, some of whom you can see kicking up their heels to a cover of Bunny Wailer’s “Baddest” in the Southside Sentinel video clip at https://www.instagram.com/p/CTJcOJYgo8m/. (Photo by Don Richeson)

Groovin’ in the Park

The 5-8 p.m. Groovin’ in the Park concert this Saturday features local reggae band Stuck On A Name with openers Stones Throw. Concert gates open at 4 p.m. Food and cold beverages will be available.

Groovin’ is a bring your own lawn chair, cooler and picnic event. The Tickets for Groovin’ are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Get yours at the DMM office, on the DMM website or at Nauti Nell’s store in Deltaville.

Oyster garden info offered

Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) will be at this Saturday’s Holly Point Market, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., providing information on raising your own oysters.

At 10 and 11:30 a.m., free 30-minute lectures will cover basic information about oyster gardening followed by a Q and A session.

You can select and order equipment for the fall sale on the TOGA website.

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