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LIBRARY RESOURCES
Exhibit of Excellence: Suffolk Student Art 2022
Date: February 1 - 25 Time: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ages: All Cost: Free Location: Suffolk Art Gallery at 118 Bosley Avenue The Suffolk Art League presents a juried exhibition featuring artwork by Suffolk’s 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students; the exhibit is open to students who either live in Suffolk or attend school in Suffolk (private, public, or home school). Presented in cooperation with the Suffolk Fine Arts Commission. For more informatiaon, visit SuffolkArtLeague.com, or call 757925-0448.
Suffolk Restaurant Week: Spring 2022
Date: March 19 - 26 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Ages: All Cost: $10 Breakfast & Lunch/$20 Dinner; $15 Breakfast & Lunch/$30 Dinner; $20 Lunch/$40 Dinner Location: Various Suffolk Eateries From Suffolk’s best-kept culinary secrets to national award-winning restaurants, Suffolk Restaurant Week promises a savory blend of the City’s signature flavors. During this culinary showcase, participating eateries offer chef-created delicacies and simple three-course, price fixed menus. No coupons, vouchers, or tickets! For more information, visit DiningInSuffolkVa.com.
Suffolk Art League’s Annual Antique Show & Sale
Date: February 26-27 Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat); 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun) Ages: All Cost: Free Location: King’s Fork Middle School at 350 Kings Fork Road Sponsored by the Suffolk Art League, the Annual Antique Show and Sale will feature approximately 40 antiques and collectibles dealers from the mid-Atlantic region. Crystal and clock repair will also be available. In addition, the Peanut Pals (Planter’s Peanut collectors) will be displaying and selling items. Concession is available on site with BBQ, Brunswick Stew, and more.
8th Annual Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival
Date: Saturday, March 5 Hours: 1:00 - 6:00 PM Cost: Free ($30 for pre-festival VIP Luncheon - tickets on sale 1/15/22) Location: Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts at 110 W. Finney Avenue
Best-selling author Juliet Blackwell will headline the 8th Annual Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival. A partnership between the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts and Suffolk Tourism, this unique festival appeals to avid readers and aspiring writers alike, with events such as book signings, author meet & greets, workshops, and moderated panel discussions. This popular annual event will feature an additional 39 best-selling authors of mystery, suspense/thriller, paranormal, horror, historical, romance, and women’s fiction. In addition to kicking off the Opening Session, where she will be interviewed by co-author (and sister) Carolyn J. Lawes, Blackwell will be signing her latest and most popular titles during the afternoon signing sessions, along with all Featured Authors.
New York Times bestselling author Juliet Blackwell writes the Witchcraft Mystery series and the Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries. She also writes mainstream novels set in France, including Off The Wild Coast of Brittany and the upcoming The Paris Showroom. As one-half of Hailey Lind, Blackwell wrote the Art Lover’s Mystery series—including the Agatha-nominated Feint of Art—with her sister, Carolyn J. Lawes. A former anthropologist and social worker, Juliet has spent time in Mexico, Spain, Cuba, Italy, the Philippines, and France, and has worked with refugee communities in the U.S. When not writing or traveling, she spends her time painting in her studio, hiking the redwoods with her big dog, and tending to her overgrown garden in Oakland, California. She was a two-term president of NorCal Sisters in Crime and served on the board of Mystery Writers of America.
For more information about the festival as it becomes available (including roster of attending authors), visit
SuffolkMysteryAuthorsFestival.com.
Movie Series: Star Wars at the Center
Join Suffolk Tourism, in partnership with the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, as they proudly present Star Wars at the Center, a series of epic space adventures that became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon and defined a new generation of cinema blockbusters. Shows begin at 7:00 PM and admission is $2 per person or a canned food donation. For more information, please contact the Suffolk Center’s box office at 757-923-2900, or visit SuffolkCenter.org.
Star Wars
Date: Friday, January 14 Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee, and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford. This 1977 film is rated PG and has a running time of 121 minutes.
The Empire Strikes Back
Date: Friday, February 11 The Empire has forced the Rebellion into hiding, and Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and their friends face attack by the Imperial forces on the ice planet Hoth. While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to the Dagobah System in search of Yoda. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford. This 1980 film is rated PG and has a running time of 124 minutes.
Return of the Jedi
Date: Friday, March 11 After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance races to the moon of Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor’s trap. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford. This 1983 film is rated PG and has a running time of 131 minutes.
Chatham County Line
Date: Saturday, March 12 Time: 8:00 PM Ages: All Cost: $25$35 Location: Suffolk Center Kick up your heels for a night of amazing bluegrass music! Formed in Raleigh, NC, in 1999, CCL has released seven albums, including six on the Yep Roc label, and have become popular in Europe as well as their native U.S. Chatham County Line features Dave Wilson on guitar, harmonica, and vocals; John Teer on mandolin, fiddle, and vocals; and Greg Readling on bass, pedal steel, and vocals.
Masters of Soul
Date: Saturday, February 5 Time: 8:00 PM Ages: All Cost: $25$40 Location: Suffolk Center Don’t miss your chance to step back in time and feel the magic! This is a 90-minute celebration of the legendary songs and performers that defined Motown and soul music, and features stylishly costumed and fully choreographed performances of both male and female groups backed by a live band.
Vinyl Radio
Date: Saturday, April 2 Time: 8:00 PM Ages: All Cost: $25$35 Location: Suffolk Center Enjoy a wash of vocal power and a righteous regard for the great rock-n-roll music of the 70s. These music city pros combine their considerable talents in an experience that captures the essence of an era when guitars, grooves, and melodies ruled the airwaves! Performing the music of: The Eagles, America, CSN&Y, Bad Company, The Doobie Brothers, Boston, Aerosmith, Styx, Queen, Led Zeppelin, and many more!
Hurrah Players Present Disney
Date: Saturday, March 26 Time: 2:00 PM Ages: All Cost: $25 Adult; $20 Youth 18 and Under Location: Suffolk Center The Hurrah Players, Virginia’s leading family theater company, present DISNEY! Stay tuned for the exciting show reveal!
Chowan University Choir
Date: Sunday, April 24 Time: 3:30 PM Ages: All Cost: $10 Location: Suffolk Center Relax and enjoy Chowan Singers and Chamber Choir, the premier student choral ensembles of Chowan University. The choral ensembles are under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Thorburn, Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at Chowan University.
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Date: Saturday, April 30 Time: 8:00 PM Ages: All Cost: $32$48 Location: Suffolk Center The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful of all dance bandleaders back in the Swing Era of the 1930s and ‘40s. Today, the 18-member ensemble continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements both from the civilian band and the AAFB libraries, along with some more modern selections arranged and performed in the Miller style and sound. Today, as it was during Glenn’s day, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is the most sought after big band in the world.
Gallery Exhibits at the Center
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Tues-Sat) Ages: All Cost: Free Location: Suffolk Center
Suffolk Center Project: Works by Suffolk Center Instructors and Their Students
On View: January 13-27 Magic happens when individuals are allowed to express themselves and realize that artistic expression has no boundaries.
Sister Cities International Exhibition: Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water For All
On View: February 3-March 2 Helping to foster a sense of global citizenship and goodwill for young students, winners from this juried exhibit will go on to compete with students in the U.S.
Walk On The Wild Side
On View: March 24-May 3 Features works from local and regional artists that depict wildlife in a variety of media including decoys, paintings, sculpture, and more!
The Suffolk Art League provides lectures to the residents of Suffolk and beyond at no cost, as part of their community outreach and dedication to arts education. The Melissa Darden Odom program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported in part by their Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund, and is funded by the generosity of the Melissa Darden Odom Speaker Series Memorial Fund. For more information about this and other programs offered by the Suffolk Art League, visit SuffolkArtLeague.com or call 757-925-0448.
Dr. Peter Schertz — “Those Gaudy Ancients: Exploring the Color of Antiquities”
Date: Thursday, February 24 Time: 7:00 PM Ages: All Cost: Free Location: Lake Prince Woods at 100 Anna Goode Way This lecture explores the color of ancient statues and how modern researchers are discovering surviving traces of bright, gaudy colors in order to recreate the sculptures’ original appearance.
Dr. Mark Lewis — “A Conservator’s View: Judith Godwin’s Red Support No. 15”
Date: Saturday, April 9 Time: 1:00 PM* Ages: All Cost: Free* Location: Suffolk Art Gallery After traveling to South America with Dr. Jeanette Nicewinter and ancient Greece with Dr. Peter Schertz, we will bring it back home to Suffolk with the Chrysler’s chief conservator Mark Lewis. Mark will deliver a lecture on the conservation of Red Support No. 15 by Suffolk artist Judith Godwin. Discover the fascinating process of restoring and preserving paintings for posterity, a delicate blend of science and art. *Ticketed Luncheon at 12:00 PM.
