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Speaking with One Voice for Arts & Culture

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WHAT IS “The Best of. .” in the ARTS?

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oday we often hear the phrase, “The Best of. .”! We see articles and advertisements about businesses and organizations that have been voted, “The Best of. .”

We have “The Best of . .” for businesses in each of our cities; several Hampton Roads organizations present “The Best of. .” awards in many different categories.

Many of our arts organizations have won the “The Best of..” awards-- Virginia Stage Company won the ArtStars award given by the Virginians For the Arts, indicating that they were one of “The Best of..” arts groups in our area. The Crispus Attucks Cultural Center won a national award from the National Endowment for the Arts because their RISE youth program was considered “The Best of. .” not only in our community, but nationwide! Many people in the Hampton Roads community have received “The Best of…” awards; Carlton Hardy, on the CAGHR Board, received the Legends Award this year-- he was considered the “Best of. .” because of his total devotion and service to our community and to the arts; VEER magazine presented the “People of the Year Award for 2012” to such people as Minette Cooper (CAGHR Board), and Tim Siebles, our local – now nationally known poet-- for their service and contributions to the arts and to our community. The Cultural Alliance gave out “The Best of. .” awards at its Alli Awards program. Ten individuals and businesses that volunteer, serve, and support arts organizations were considered “The Best of. .” in our Hampton Roads area.

What standards or guidelines should arts and culture organizations use when evaluating the “Best of. .”? One of the first ways to start is by analyzing the mission statement-is the organization fulfilling its mission to the community and its constituents? Review the Strategic Plan! Is the organization on track with what it should be doing and

accomplishing its stated goals? Prepare a financial analysis-what does the bottom line like? Is the organization constantly in the “red” or more favorably in the” black”! Evaluate new strategies and steps instituted in the past two years to make the organization a stronger and more responsive organization whose services and programs will be around for the next generation? Additionally, examine the programs and services offered. What do audience evaluations show about the organization’s programs and services? Is your organization fulfilling the needs of all audience groups? What opportunities are provided to your audiences to provide input into your organization-- to offer their ideas and suggestions? Examine the leadership of your organization – the Board, the CEO, and others who lead various aspects of your organization and its programs? Is it fully staffed and strong?

Are the right people on the “bus”? When the community is asked to vote, what will their vote say about your organization and its accomplishments?

Businesses and Fortune 500 companies strive to attain prestigious, national Excellence Awards. As arts and cultural groups, our goal should be to constantly strive to attain that prestigious, excellence award -- “The Best of. .”

Joan L. Rhodes-Copeland Executive Director Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads

The Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads has been an advocate for strong arts and cultural communities since 1983.

The Cultural Alliance welcomes membership from all arts and cultural institutions and ­­ individuals. To learn more about the work of the Alliance, contact Joan Rhodes-Copeland at 757.889.9479 or visit www.culturalli.org

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THE BEST OF HAMPTON ROADS We’ve probably all had the experience of a distant relative pinching our cheek or patting our head as a child and remarking about how much we’ve grown since they’ve last seen us.

It seemed silly to us – after all, we felt the same as before, and we hadn’t noticed any sudden growth spurts.

Thus, it has been with the transformation of the Hampton Roads cultural arts scene for those of us who have lived here for some time. Gradually and quietly, but surely, Hampton Roads has become one of the premiere centers for cultural arts in the country.

Over the past two decades or so, the arts has reinvented the region, as virtually every city and county has seen the opening of performance venues, museums, galleries or arts centers. There are more than 300 arts organizations in Hampton Roads. With performance halls in Newport News, Hampton, Suffolk, Norfolk and Portsmouth , Virginia Beach and on the outskirts in Charles City, the historic Palace Theatre is making a name for itself in addition to the Sandler Center for the Arts, The American Theatre in Hampton and Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, to the historic Attucks Theatre and Jewish Museum & Cultural Center, to the repurposed Suffolk Performing Arts Center and Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center in downtown Newport News, we are privileged to enjoy a wealth of beautiful venues where we can go to experience music, plays, dance and more– Hampton Roads has more live performance theatres per capita than any market in the country.

Economic impact – to the tune of a half-billion dollars – includes not only ticket sales, but also restaurants, specialty shops, lodging and other tourism activity. Studies show that the money local government spends on the arts is more than repaid, and it multiplies as it ripples through the economy. It’s clearly a win-win for everyone.

There is no definitive meaning for art; it is subjective, and it fills our lives everywhere.

As Tolstoy says, “We are accustomed to understand art to be only what we hear and see in theatres, concerts and exhibitions, together with buildings, statues, poems, novels . . . But all this is but the smallest part of the art by which we communicate with each other in life.

All human life is filled with works of art of every kind – from cradlesong, jest, mimicry, the ornamentation of houses, dress and utensils, up to church services, buildings, movements and triumphal processions. It is all artistic activity.”

Some of us are compelled to express art on canvas, others with pen (or computer) to paper, others on stage. Some are schooled in their art, others are self-taught; but the art literally bursts forth from them, honestly but “primitively,” in a form we call folk art.

Just imagine if we embraced our call to express the art inside us, without selfconsciousness, judgment or fear – what we could do! Perhaps that expression would take the form of making paintings or poems, but it’s just as likely that we might learn to play the piccolo, take up bonsai or make a really great crème Brule.

Whatever your definition of art, we hope you enjoy this issue of Hampton Roads Bravo And while you’re deciding how you will express the art inside yourself, choose a few performances, and go experience someone else’s art.

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Paul Quillin Darden Associate Editor

Jen Wasserman ART DIRECTOR

Sherril Schmitz CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Joan L. Rhodes-Copeland

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Cover photo courtesy of Bob Postle - www.bobpostle.com and Dr. Norman Ream.

Sincerely,

Paul Darden, Publisher President, Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads

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2013 in Hampton Roads.

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Cover Photographer: Bob Postle is a local photographer and resident artist at d’Art Center, Norfolk. His background includes broadcasting, technical direction for network television, graphics design and 3D animation.

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Beofs...t Hampton Roads CAPE CHARLES Arts Center Cape Charles Palace Theatre 301 Mason Street 757-331-ARTS (2787) www.artscentercapecharles.org

CHESAPEAKE Chesapeake Arboretum 624 Oak Grove Road 757-382-7060 www.chesapeakearboretum.com Chesapeake Conference Center 900 Greenbriar Circle 757-382-2500 www.chesapeakeconference.com Chesapeake Friends of the Arts P.O. Box 16786 757-548-0505 www.chesapeakefriendsofthearts.org/ Chesapeake Planetarium 310 Shea Drive 757-547-0153 http://www.cps.k12.va.us/departments/planetarium/Chesapeake%20 %20Planetarium.html New Theatre of Chesapeake, The 115 Kempsville Road 757-288-0653 http://www.tntchesapeake.com Portlock Galleries at SoNo 3815 Bainbridge Boulevard 757-502-4901 www.portlockgalleries.com

FORT MONROE Casemate Museum 20 Bernard Road 757-788-3391 www.monroe.army.mil/Monroe/sites/ installation/museum/Casemate_Museum.aspx

GLOUCESTER COUNTY Gloucester Arts on Main 6580-B Main Street 804-824-9464 www.gloucesterarts.org

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Gloucester Museum of History 6539 Main Street 804-693-1234 http://www.gloucesterva.info/ museum/historyhome.htm Rosewell Ruins 5113 Old Rosewell Lane 804-693-2585 http://www.rosewell.org/index.shtml

HAMPTON Air Power Park and Museum 413 W. Mercury Boulevard 757-727-1163 http://www.americasaviationadventure.com/airpower.htm American Theatre, The 125 E. Mellen Street 757-722-2787 (ARTS) www.HamptonArts.net Blue Skies Gallery 26 South King Street 757-727-0028 www.blueskiesart.com Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, The 4205 Victoria Boulevard 757-727-1490 www.HamptonArts.net Cousteau Society 710 Settler’s Landing Road 757-722-9300 or (800) 441-4395 www.cousteau.org Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium Thomas Nelson Community College 99 Thomas Nelson Drive 757-825-2779 http://tncc.edu/business-community/ drmary-t-christian-auditorium/ Hampton Coliseum 1000 Coliseum Drive 757-838-5650 www.hampton.gov/coliseum/default. aspx Hampton History Museum 22 Lincoln Street 757-727-8311 www.hampton.gov/history_museum/

Hampton Roads Convention Center 1610 Coliseum Drive 757-315-1610 www.thehrcc.com/go/hrcc-webroot

Ferguson Center for the Arts Christopher Newport University 757-594-7448 http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu/

Hampton Univ. Convocation Center Hampton University 700 Emancipation Drive 757-727-5000 http://hucc.hamptonu.edu/

James A. Fields House 617 27th Street 757-245-1991

Hampton Univ. Museum 100 East Queen Street 757-727-5308 www.hamptonu.edu/museum Virginia Air & Space Center 600 Settlers Landing Road 757-727-0900 www.vasc.org

JAMES CITY COUNTY Historic Jamestowne Off Colonial Parkway in Jamestown 757-229-1733 www.historicjamestowne.com Jamestown Glass Historic Jamestowne 757-229-2437 www.jamestownglasshouse.com Jamestown Settlement 2218 Jamestown Road Route 31 South 757-253-4838 www.historyisfun.org

NEWPORT NEWS Christopher Newport Univ. Theatre 1 University Place 757-594-7448 http://theater.cnu.edu/ Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center 2410 Wickham Avenue 757-247-2429 Endview Plantation 362 Yorktown Road 757-887-1862 www.endview.org

Lee Hall Mansion 163 Yorktown Road 757- 888-3371 www.leehall.org Mariners’ Museum, The 100 Museum Drive 757-596-2222 www.marinersmuseum.org The Newsome House 2803 Oak Avenue 757-247-2360 www.newsomehouse.org Peninsula Community Theatre 10251 Warwick Boulevard 757-595-5728 www.peninsulacommunitytheatre. org Peninsula Fine Arts Center 101 Museum Drive 757-596-8175 www.pfac-va.org VA Choral Society P.O. Box 1742 757-851-9114 www.vachoralsociety.org Virginia Living Museum 524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard 757-595-1900 www.thevlm.org Virginia War Museum 9285 Warwick Boulevard 757-247-8523 www.warmuseum.org Yoder Barn 660 Hamilton Drive 757-594-7448 1-866-430-1630 www.vptheatre.com

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NORFOLK Academy of Music, The P.O. Box 11146 757-627-0967 www.aomva.org/ Attucks Theatre, The 1010 Church Street 757-622-4763 www.attuckstheatre.org/ Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries 4509 Monarch Way 757-683-6271 http://al.odu.edu/art/gallery/ Batten Arts & Letters, Room 104 Old Dominion University (ODU) Hampton Blvd 757-683-3925 http://al.odu.edu/ Bay Youth Orchestras P.O. Box 10897 757-618-1800 www.bayyouth.org/ Business Consortium For Arts Support 101 W. Main Street, Ste. 4500 757-383-6047 www.bcartsupport.org/ Chandler Recital Hall Old Dominion University Performing Arts Facilities(ODU) 4810 Elkhorn Avenue 757-683-3020 fbayersd@odu.edu Chrysler Hall 201 East Brambleton Avenue 757-664-6464 www.norfolk-theater.com Chrysler Museum of Art 245 West Olney Road 757-664-6200 www.chrysler.org/ Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads 5200 Hampton Boulevard 757-889-9479 www.culturalli.org

D’Art Center 208 East Main Street 757-625-4211 www.d-artcenter.org

Hunter House Victorian Museum 240 W. Freemason Street 757-623-9814 www.hunterhousemuseum.org

Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center Old Dominion University (ODU) Corner of Elkhorn Avenue & 49th St. 757-683-4154 www.odu.edu/af/classroomcentral/ diehn2.htm

Irene Leach Memorial Fund The Chrysler Museum of Art 245 West Olney Road http://www.chrysler.org/about-themuseum/irene-leache-memorialfoundati/

Feldman Chamber Music Society 420 North Center Drive 757-552-1630 www.feldmanchambermusic.org Friends of Fred Huette Foundation 1000 Botetourt Gardens 757-441-2513 www.genserva.com/fhcgarden Generic Theatre downunder Chrysler Hall 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard 757-441-2161 http://www.generictheater.org/ Granby Theater 421 Granby Street 757-961-7208 www.granbytheater.com/

The Little Theatre of Norfolk 801 Claremont Avenue 757-627-8551 www.ltnonline.org MacArthur Memorial MacArthur Square, 198 Bank Street 757-441-2965 www.macarthurmemorial.org

Natchel’ Blues Network P.O. Box 1773 www.natchelblues.org/ Nauticus, The National Maritime Center 1 Waterside Drive 757-664-1000 www.nauticus.org Norfolk Botanical Garden 6700 Azalea Gardens Road 757-664-6879 www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org Norfolk Chamber Consort P.O. Box 11031 757-852-9072 www.ncconsort.org

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Hampton Roads Naval Museum One Waterside Drive Ste 248 757-322-2987 http://www.hrnm.navy.mil/ Harrison Opera House 160 Virginia Beach Blvd.

757-623-1223 www.vaopera.org/html/venues/ norfolk.cfm Hermitage Foundation Museum, The 7637 North Shore Road 757.423.2052 www.thehermitagemuseum.org Hope House Foundation 801 Boush Street, Suite 302 757-625-6161 www.hope-house.org

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Norfolk Scope 210 E. Brambleton Ave 757-671-8100 www.sevenvenues.com

The Fred Heutte Center 1000 Botetourt Gardens 757-441-2513 www.fredheutte.org

Wells Theatre 254 Granby Street 757-627-1234 www.vastage.com

Willett Hall P.O. Box 7937, 3701 Willet Drive 757-393-5460 http://willetthall.com

Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel 235 East Main Street 757-628-6440 www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/directions/orfws-norfolk-waterside-marriott/

The Hurrah Players 485 St. Paul’s Blvd 757-627-5437 www.hurrahplayers.com/

Young Audiences of VA 420 North Center Drive, #239 757-466-7555 www.yav.org

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Tidewater Arts Outreach 809 Brandon Avenue #204 757-965-5155 www.twartsoutreach.org

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Norva, The 317 Monticello Ave 757-627-4547 www.thenorva.com ODU University Theatre Hampton Blvd 757-683-5135 www.odu.edu/al/theatre/ Old Dominion University College of Arts and Letters Mills Goodwin Building, Room 102 Hampton Blvd, 757-684-4434 http://al.odu.edu/ One Eleven Art 111 Pennsylvania Avenue 757-625-1110 Samuel Johnson Theater Norfolk Academy - Fine Arts Dept.

1585 Wesleyan Drive. 757-461-6236 www.nowplayingva.org/venue/detail/ 330006010/Samuel_C_Johnson_ Theater Schola Cantorum of Virginia Inc P.O. Box 1110 757-463-1421 http://www.scholacantorumofva.org/ Selden Arcade City of Norfolk Cultural Affairs 208 East Main Street 757-664-6880 www.theselden.com TCC Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center 340 Granby Street 757-822-1450 http://www.tcc.edu/roper/ Ted Constant Convocation Center, The Old Dominion University (ODU) 4320 Hampton Boulevard 757-683-4444 www.constantcenter.com

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Tidewater Community College 121 College Pl. 757-822-1122 www.tcc.edu Todd Rosenlieb Dance 325 Granby Street 757-626-3262 www.trdance.org USS Wisconsin and Hampton Roads Naval Museum 1 Waterside Drive, Suite 248 757-322-2987 www.hrnm.navy.mil/

City of Portsmouth Department of Museums 521 Middle Street 757-393-8983

Colorscapes 343 Main Street 757-357-7707 www.colorscapesfineart.com

Children’s Museum of Virginia, The 221 High Street 757-393-5258 www.childrensmuseumva.com/

Isle of Wight Museum 103 Main Street, 757-356-1223 http://www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/ index.php?option=comcontent&task =view&id=628&Itemid=84

The Courthouse Galleries 420 High Street, 757-393-8543 www.courthousegalleries.com Jewish Museum & Cultural Center 607 Effingham Street 757-391-9266 http://jewishmuseumportsmouth.org

Virginia Arts Festival 440 Bank Street 757-282-2800 www.vafest.org

Lightship Portsmouth Museum Corner or Water and London Streets 757-393-8591 www.portsmouthnavalmuseums.com

Virginia Childrens Chorus 6919 Granby Street 757-440-9100 www.vachildrenschorus.com

NTelos Pavilion City of Portsmouth 16 Crawford Circle 757-393-8181 www.pavilionconcerts.com

Virginia Stage Company 110 East Tazewell Street 757-627-1234 www.vastage.com

Arts Center @ 319 319 A Main Street 757-357-7707 www.smithfieldarts.org

Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center 420 High Street, 757-393-8543 www.portsmouthartcenter.com

Imagine Arts Studio 131 Main Street 757-357-0609 www.imaart.com Painted Garden 324 Main Street, 757-357-9377 www.paintedgardengallery.com/ Smithfield Little Theatre 210 North Church Street 757-357-2501 www.smithfieldlittletheatre.com SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY Rawls Museum Arts 22376 Linden Street, 757-653-0754 www.rawlsarts.com SUFFOLK

Virginia Symphony Orchestra 861 Glenrock Road, Suite 200 757-892-6366 www.virginiasymphony.org

Portsmouth Naval Ship Yards Museum 2 High Street 757-393-8591 www.portsmouthnavalmuseums.com

Birdsong Theatre Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts 301 N. Saratoga Street 757-923-0003 www.suffolkcenter.com

Virginia Wesleyan College Theatre 1584 Wesleyan Drive 757-455-3200 www.vwc.edu

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame 206 High Street, 757-393-8031 www.vshfm.com

Suffolk Art League 118 Bosley Avenue, 757-925-0448 www.suffolkartleague.org

Visual Arts Center of Tidewater Community College 340 High Street 757-822-1888 www.tcc.edu/students/specialized/VAC/

Katody’s 1893 Governors Pointe Drive 757-238-3810 www.katodys.com

Virginia Zoo 500 Granby Street 757-441-2374 ext. 222 www.virginiazoo.org

Riddick’s Folly House Museum 510 North Main Street 757-934-0822 www.riddicksfolly.org

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts 201 East Market St, 757-385-2787 www.sandlercenter.org

Kimball Theatre Merchant Square 757-565-8588 www.kimballtheatre.com

Shooting Star Gallery 118 North Main Street 757-934-0855 www.shootingstargallery.net

Pavilion, VA Beach Convention Ct. 1000 19th Street, 757-385-2000 www.vbfun.com/conventionCenter

Muscarelle Museum of Art Lamberson Hall on Jamestown Rd. The College of William and Mary 757-221-2710 www.wm.edu/muscarelle/

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts 100 West Finney Avenue 757-923-0003 www.suffolkcenter.org Suffolk Museum & Art League 118 Bosley Avenue, 757- 923-2371 www.suffolk.va.us/parks/rec_ctrs/ ctr_10.html

VIRGINIA BEACH Artists Gallery, The 608 Norfolk Avenue, 757-425-6671 www.theartistsgallery.org Barry Robinson Theater Fine Art Center, The 4552 Princess Anne Road 757-467-2881 #1025 www.brtfac.org Cape Henry Collegiate School 1320 Mill Dam Road 757- 481-2446 http://capehenrycollegiate.org Ferry Plantation House 4136 Cheswick Lane 757-473-5182 www.ferryplantation.org Little Theatre of Virginia Beach 550 Barberton Drive 757-428-9233 http://ltvb.com/ Military Aviation Museum 1341 Princess Anne Road (757) 721-PROP (7767) www.militaryaviationmuseum.org Old Cape Henry Lighthouse 583 Atlantic Avenue 757-422-9421 www.apva.org/capehenry Old Coast Guard Station 24th Street and Boardwalk 757-422-1587 www.oldcoastguardstation.com

Verizon Wireless V. Bch Amphitheater Virginia Beach Dept. of Convention and Visitor Development 3550 Cellar Door Way 757-368-3000 www.livenation.com Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center 717 General Booth Boulevard 757-385-7777 www.virginiaaquarium.com Virginia Beach Amphitheater c/o Live Nation 3550 Cellar Door Way 757-368-3000 www.livenation.com/Virginia-BeachAmphitheater-tickets-VirginiaBeach/venue/8370 Virginia Marine Science Museum 717 General Booth Blvd 757-385-3474 http://vmsm.org/ Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art 2200 Parks Avenue 757-425-0000 ext. 18 www.cacv.org

WILLIAMSBURG A Touch of Earth 6580 Richmond Road 757-565-0425 Art Café 26 5107-2 Center Street, New Town 757-565-7788, www.artcafe.com Colonial Williamsburg P.O. Box 1776, 757-229-1000 www.history.org DeWitt Wallace Decorative Art Museum & Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum 325 & 326 Francis Street 757-220-7984 www.history.org

Nancy Thomas Gallery Merchants Square 757-259-1938 www.nancythomas.com

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Williamsburg Winery 5800 Wessex Hundred 757-258-0899 www.williamsburgwinery.com

YORK COUNTY The Gallery at York Hall 301 Main Street, 757-890-4490 www.yorkcounty.gov/tourism

Phi Beta Kappa Hall College of William & Mary Jamestown Road 757-221-4000 http://www.wm.edu/as/tsd/performances/pbk/index.php

Gallery on the York 7907 George Washington Memorial Hwy. 757-898-3076

This Century Art Gallery P.O. Box 388 757-229-4949 www.thiscenturyartgallery.org

Nancy Thomas Gallery 145 Ballard Street 757-898-3665 www.nancythomas.com

Virginia Regional Ballet 1228 Richmond Rd 757-229-2553 www.danceVRB.com

Period Designs 401 Main Street 757-886-9482 www.perioddesigns.com

William and Mary Theatre College of William and Mary 757-221-2660 www.wm.edu/theatre/

Riverwalk Landing in Historic Yorktown 425 Water Street 757-890-3500 www.riverwalklanding.com

Williamsburg Heritage Dancers www.colonialdance.org Williamsburg Inn & Lodge 310 South England Street 757-253-2277 http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/ visit/hotels/williamsburglodge/ Williamsburg Library Gallery 515 Scotland Road 757-259-4070 http://www.wrl.org/programs/ exhibits.html

The Watermen’s Museum 309 Water Street 757-887-2641 www.watermens.org Yorktown Battlefield Off Colonial Parkway 757-898-2410 York River Symphony Orchestra P.O. Box 1044, Yorktown, VA 757-877-9326 www.ysro.org

Williamsburg Players 200 Hubbard Lane 757-229-1679 www.williamsburgplayers.org

Yorktown Victory Center 260 Water Street 757-253-4838 www.historyisfun.org

Williamsburg Regional Arts Center 515 Scotland St 757-229-4198

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Old Dominion University Institute for Learning in Retirement 6th Annual Art Exhibit. Opening Reception Wednesday, April 3: 4:30 - 6:30pm.

The ODU ILR’s 6th Annual Art Exhibit includes all styles and media of work. Come meet the seasoned professional and self-taught artists. ODU Virginia Beach in the Central Atrium. ODU ILR, 368-4160. Free and Open to the Public. www.odu.edu/vbhec.

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Opening of The Gallery at York Hall, Come and enjoy the opening season with a beautiful Quilt Exhibit at The Gallery at York Hall. Relish in our revolving exhibit of fine art in all media by local artists for display and sale.

Open April-Dec. Tues.- Sat., 10 am - 4 pm; Sun., 1 - 4 pm. York Hall, 301 Main Street. Free. 757-890-4490; www.visityorktown.org

12 thru The 23rd Annual Mid-Atlantic May 25 Art Exhibition featuring exceptional 2-D and 3-D artwork representing the visions of artists from around the country. FREE Awards Reception on Friday, April 26, 2013, 6-8 pm - $3,200 !"#$%"&!$" '(!)"*+,--% in Awards were presented. $"."'%+/#+ &%0"1)"2-%3 %"4!++#(( d’ART Center, 208 E. Main St., Norfolk, 757-625-4211; www.d-artcenter.org

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3rd Annual Greek Night at The River Room, Enjoy The River Room’s 3rd Annual Greek Night serving traditional and delicious Greek dinners such as Mousaka, Pasta, Seafood and Lamb. Portion of sales will be donated to Relay for Life. The River Room located in the Duke of York Hotel, 508 Water Street, 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm; 757-898-5270; www.visityorktown. org

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National Poetry Month: Tim Seibles and Philip Raisor at Old Dominion University Virginia Beach, This event will be televised to the ODU Tri-Cities Center in Portsmouth and the ODU Peninsula Center in Hampton. A reception and book signing will follow the readings at the Virginia Beach location only with sales provided by the University Village Bookstore. Both will read from their new books of poems, Fast Animal and Swimming in the Shallow End, respectively, from 12:30 - 1:30pm. Seibles and Raisor are widely published authors, and Seibles was a nominee for the 2012 National Book Award in Poetry. ODU Virginia Beach, Lecture Hall, 244. Free and Open to the Public. www.odu.edu/regionalcenters.

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Charles Lindbergh: The Lone Eagle, A One Man Play Written & Performed By Steve Carroll. Lindbergh sets the record straight about Paris, the kidnapping, WWII and his final days. Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 8 pm; $25; 757-923-2900 or visit www.SuffolkCenter.org.

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Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Family Show, JOIN US FOR SOME FAMILY FUN! Be prepared for a lot of noisy, physical fun- and a lot of laughing. This interactive show is great fun for the whole family! Feel free to dress up and join the fun. Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 11 am; Tickets available at the door before the show and are $5! 757-923-2900 or visit www.SuffolkCenter.org.

5 thru Spring Garden Treasures, an exhibition of 2 and 3 dimensional paintings, May 4 photography, and other media, as interpreted by members and invitational artists of the Artists Gallery. Judged and juried. Awards presented at Opening Reception on Friday, May 10, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Free and open to the public, refreshments, free parking; The Artists Gallery, 608 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671; www.theartistsgallery.org

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Firefall Live in Concert, Their layered harmonies backed by driving rhythms transcendsmany genres from rock to country to AC and brought the band platinum and gold success with such hits as “You Are The Woman”, “Strange Way” and “Just Remember I Love You”. Other major Firefall radio hits include “Cinderella”, “Goodbye I Love You”, “Livin’ Ain’t Livin” and “Mexico”. Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 8 pm; $35 or $45; 757923-2900 or www.SuffolkCenter.org.

The Pirates of Penzance with the Virginia Opera, 2 Mini Matinees: 10 am (School Show) & 2 pm - A century before “The Pirates of the Caribbean”, W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan invented pirate comedy in this zany operetta.

A cast ofthree tells the story of young Frederick’s struggles to free himself from servitude to the infamous Pirate King and marry the lovely th Mabel. Sure to be loved 6 Annual ILR Art Exhibit by all and a wonderful April 2—30 with introduction to the world Reception April 3 of music. Suffolk Center 4:30-6:30pm for Cultural Arts.

10am: (School Show: National Poetry Month Readings Recommended for & Book Sales with Philip Raisor & Grades 4- 12, Reservations Required); 2pm: Tim Seibles April 4 $5; 757-923-2900 or visit 12:30-1:30pm www.SuffolkCenter.org

Free and open to the public Learn more at: www.odu.edu/vbhec

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13 Yorktown Kite Demo & Gathering, Join us at the Yorktown beach front for kite demonstrations and an afternoon of kite flying. Bring

24 Literary High Tea at the Carrot Tree featuring Brad Parks, Enjoy a delightful high tea featuring; Silk Sachet Teas; Scones & Biscuits; Petite Quiche; Tea Sandwiches; Dessert Plates, and more. This month’s guest, Brad Parks, Firefall The Good Cop, A Carter Ross Mystery. Please join us at the Cole Digges House (circa 1720), courtesy of SUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS 411 Main Street. 4 pm - 7 pm Reservations recommended. Seating is limited. Call for pricing and more information. 757-988-1999; www.visityorktown.org courtesy of THE ARTISTS GALLERY

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Riverwalk Landing, 425 Water Street, Yorktown. 1 pm - 5 pm; For more information call Patriot Tours and Provisions at 757-969-5400 or email: patriottoursyorktown@ gmailcom for any questions; www.visityorktown.org

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May 10 thru Figuratively Speaking, an exhibition of works June 1 containing the human figure in an outdoor, (landscape) or indoor setting, as interpreted by the members and invitational artists of the Artists Gallery. Judged and juried. Awards presented at Opening Reception on Friday, May 10, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Free and open to the public, refreshments, free parking; The Artists Gallery, 608 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671; www.theartistsgallery.org

Dancer by Vinnie Bumatay

Pinkalicious The Musical, Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe - a dream come true for this pink loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament. Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 2 pm; $15 Adult or $10 Youth; 757-923-2900 or visit www.SuffolkCenter.org.

courtesy of SUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS

courtesy of YORK COUNTY

11, 18 Yorktown Market 25 Days, Fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods,coffee, specialty cut flowers, coffee, quality art, entertainment and much more await you at the Saturday morning Market Days. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 8 am - 12 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.yorktownmarketdays.com 18

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Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Family Show, JOIN US FOR SOME FAMILY FUN! Be prepared for a lot of noisy, physical fun- and a lot of laughing. This interactive show is great fun for the whole family! Feel free to dress up and join the fun. Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 11 am; Tickets available at the door before the show and are $5! 757-923-2900 or visit www.SuffolkCenter.org.

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“Shagging on the Riverwalk” Beach Music Concert Series, Put on your dancing shoes and join us for this annual concert series featuring a variety of beach music for all ages to enjoy. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating.

courtesy of YORK COUNTY

courtesy of CHESAPEAKE BAY WIND ENSEMBLE

1, 8, 15 Yorktown Market Days, Fresh produce, 22, 29 meat and seafood, baked goods, coffee, specialty cut flowers, coffee, quality art, entertainment and much more await you at the Saturday morning Market Days.

Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 8 am - 12 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.yorktownmarketdays.com

Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Family Show, JOIN US FOR SOME FAMILY FUN! Be prepared for a lot of noisy, physical fun- and a lot of laughing. This interactive show is great fun for the whole family! Feel free to dress up and join the fun. Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 11 am; Tickets available at the door before the show and are $5!

757-923-2900 or visit www.SuffolkCenter.org.

July 4

The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble

The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble presents a concert “Metropolis” at the Ferguson Center Music and Arts Hall, Christopher Newport Univ., 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; Tickets are $12, and FREE for students 18 and under. Tickets available at the door or on our website www. cbwe.org.

7 thru Beaches, Beacons and Boats, an exhibition of art celebrating summer in July 7 our seaside resort by the resident invitational local artists and members of the Artists Gallery. Opening Reception Friday, June 7, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Free and open to the public, refreshments, free parking; The Artists Gallery, 608 Fence line by Constan ce Fahey Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671; www.theartistsgallery.org 14 thru d’ART Summer Invitational Art Exhibition “Local Matters” featuring July 28 artist’s interpretations of what really matters in Hampton Roads. Saturday, June 29, 2013, 6-8pm - “Local Matters” opening reception features a Summer Ale Brewmasters Challenge & Beer Tasting between: O’Connor Brewing, Smartmouth Brewery, Beach Brewing Co., Saint George Brewing Co., and Williamsburg AleWerks. d’ART Center, 208 E. Main St., Norfolk.

Call 757-625-4211 for tickets.

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Independence Day Celebration, 9 am. Come to historic Yorktown and salute America along the waterfront beginning with a 9 a.m. patriotic parade on Water Street and during its evening Independence Day Celebration, featuring a bellringing ceremony at 7 p.m. and patriotic entertainment at 8 p.m. at Riverwalk Landing, followed by spectacular fireworks on the York River at 9:15 p.m. Free. www. visityorktown.org

Yorktown Market Days on the River Riverwalk Landing

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APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2013 EVENTS

6, 13 Yorktown Market Days, 20, 27 Fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, coffee, specialty cut flowers, coffee, quality art, entertainment and much more await you at the Saturday morning Market Days. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 8 am - 12 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.yorktownmarketdays.com

12 thru Ships, Shores and Sails, an Aug 4 exhibition of local and regional art including paintings, photography, prints, carvings, pottery, metal sculpture, jewelry, fabrics, and much more! Works are created by invitational artists and members of the Artists Gallery. Opening reception July 12, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Free and open to the public, refreshments, free parking; The Artists Gallery, 608 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671; www.theartistsgallery.org Dockside Amenities by William Campbell

8 thru Surf & Sand, An Sept 1 exhibition of local landscapes, and seascapes, with special emphasis on surfing. Fundraiser is for Virginia Beach Chapter of National Autism Society.

Opening Reception September 8, 6:30 8:30pm. Free and open to the public, refreshments, free parking. Hawaiian shirts and flip flops OK. The Artists Gallery, 608 Norfolk Ave, Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671; www.theartistsgallery.org

courtesy of THE ARTISTS GALLERY

6 Naval Weapons Station Yorktown 95th Anniversary Band Concert, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown commemorates its 95th birthday celebration “Shagging on the Riverwalk” Beach Music Concert Series with a concert by the United States Fleet Forces Band from Norfolk, VA. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Riverwalk Landing. 6:30 - 8pm. Free. www.visityorktown.org courtesy of THE ARTISTS GALLERY

11, 18 “Shagging on the Riverwalk” 25 Beach Music Concert Series, Put on your dancing shoes and join us for this annual concert series featuring a variety of beach music for all ages to enjoy. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating.

Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Free. www.visityorktown.org

3, 10, 17 Yorktown Market 24, 31 Days, Fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, coffee, specialty cut flowers, coffee, quality art, entertainment and much more await you at the Saturday morning Market Days. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 8 am - 12 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www. yorktownmarketdays.com

Toes On the Nose by Ed Obermeyer

August

13, 20 Military Band Concert Series, A different ensemble performs 27 each week presented by musicians from Langley Air force Base and Ft. Eustis, VA. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Riverwalk Landing.

6:30 to 8 pm. Free. www.visityorktown.org

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“Shagging on the Riverwalk” Beach Music Concert Series, Put on your dancing shoes and join us for this annual concert series featuring a variety of beach music for all ages to enjoy. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating.

Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Free. www.visityorktown.org

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Virginia Symphony Concert, Pre-concert performance by The Fifes and Drums of York Town and picnic judging, 6 pm. Pack a picnic supper, bring a lawn chair or blanket, and enjoy the performance under a canopy of stars.

Riverwalk Landing. 7:30 pm. Free. www.visityorktown.org

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courtesy of THE ARTISTS GALLERY

6, 13 “Rhythms on the Riverwalk” Concert Series, We’ve 20, 27 stepped things up a bit, literally! This year’s concert series features three Fridays of toe tappin’ Jazz and Big Band followed by two Fridays of knee slappin’ Country. Get your toes tappin’ to fantastic sounds during this five-week concert series. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Riverwalk Landing. 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Free. www.visityorktown.org

Purple Calla Lilies by Kay Hofler

6 thru EARTH, WIND, WATER, AND Oct 6 FIRE, is a themed exhibition

and sale of contemporary fine

artwork by the invitational and

artist members of the Artists

Gallery. Judged and juried.

Opening reception September 6,

6:30 - 8:30 pm. The Artists Gallery, 608 Norfolk Avenue,

Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671;

www.theartistsgallery.org

7, 14 Yorktown Market Days, Fresh produce, meat and seafood, 21, 28 baked goods, coffee, specialty cut flowers, coffee, quality art, entertainment and much more await you at the Saturday morning Market Days. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 8 am12 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.yorktownmarketdays.com

Come visit the Beach’s working marketplace for over 40 regional artists.

608 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach,VA 425-6671 • www.theartistsgallery.org

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Your Connection to the Visual Arts!

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April

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Saturday Summer Street Fest Series, April-June, Hampton, 727-0900, www.virginia.org Cherry Blossom Festival, April 6, Virginia Beach, 437-2038, www.vbgov.com Daffodil Festival, April 6-7, Gloucester, 693-5811, www.gloucesterva.info Smithfield Wine & Brew Fest, April 13, Isle of Wight, 357-5182, www.smithfieldvawinebrewfest.com

Panorama Caribbean Music Festival, May 10, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/panorama-caribbean-music-fest Monsters On The Beach, May 10-12, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/monsters-beach Jamestown Day, May 11, Jamestown, 898-2410, www.historyisfun.org

Granby Street Experience, April 19, Norfolk, 282-2800, www.virginiaartsfest.com

43rd Gosport Arts Festival, May 11-12, Portsmouth, 488-6908, http://gosportartsfestival.com

4th Annual Spring Fountain Fair, April 20, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org

Annunciation Greek Festival, May 11-14, Norfolk, 440-0500, www.norfolkgreekfestival.com

13th Annual International Children’s Festival, April 20, Hampton, 727-8311, www.hampton.gov

Jamestown Landing Day, May 13, Jamestown, 253-4838, www.historyisfun.org/calendar.htm

Saturday Summer Street Fest, Saturdays April-June, Hampton, 727-0900, http://vasc.org

Beach Music Cruise-In, May 16-19, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/beach-music-cruise

A Taste of India, April 21, Norfolk, 683-5762, www.tasteofindiahr.org

Hope House Stockley Gardens Fall Festival, May 18-19, Norfolk, 625-6161, www.hope-house.org/arts/calendar

NATOFest/International Azalea Festival, April 24-27, Norfolk, 282-2801, www.azaleafestival.org Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Birding Festival, April 25-27, Suffolk, 986-3705, www.fws.gov

Chesapeake Jubilee, May 16-19, Chesapeake, 482-4848, http://chesapeakejubilee.org

Virginia Military Tattoo, April 25-28, Norfolk, 282-2800, www.vafest.org

Pirate Party on the Beach, May 18-19, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/pirate-party-beach

2nd Annual In-Water Boat Show, April 26-28, Poquoson, 508-2602, www.whitehousecovemarina.com

Salute to Summer, May 24-26, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/salute-summer

East Coast She Crab Soup Classic, April 27, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com

23nd Annual Umoja Festival, May 24-26, Portsmouth, 393-8481, www.umojafestportsmouth.com

Lafayette RiverFest, April 27, Norfolk, 399-7487, http://elizabethriver.org

Family Great Adventure Series, May 25, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com

May

Newport News Greek Festival, May 30-June 2, Newport News, 872-8119, www.newportnewsgreekfestival.org

Big Bands on the Bay, May 26-September 8, Ocean View, 441-2345, www.festevents.org/mini-site/big-bands-on-the-bay

Patriotic Festival, May 31-June 2 , Virginia Beach, www.patrioticfestival.com

Fridays at the Fountain Concert Series, Ongoing May-September, Newport News, 873-2020, http://citycenteratoysterpoint.com

June

Bodacious Spring Bazaar, May 3-5, Hampton, 315-1610, www.bodaciousbazaar.com

King-Lincoln Park Day, June 1, Newport News, 926-8000, www.nngov.com

Newport News Children’s Festival of Friends, May 4, Newport News, 926-1400, www.newport-news.org/things-to-do/events.php

American Indian Festival, June 1-2, Chesapeake, 382-6411, www.cityofchesapeake.net

Atlantic Coast Kite Festival, May 4-5 , Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, 491-7866 (VB) or 393-8543 (Portsmouth), www.portsvaevents.com or www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/atlantic-coast-kite-festival

Blackbeard Pirate Festival, June 1-2, Hampton, 727-0900, www.blackbeardfestival.com

7th Annual AT&T Spring Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, May 4 - 5, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org

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Virginia Regional Festival of Flight, May 4-5, Suffolk, 830-0046, www.virginiaflyin.org

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37th Annual AT&T Norfolk Harborfest, June 6-9 , Norfolk, June 6-9, 441-2345, www.festevents.org/mini-site/norfolk-harborfest Hardee’s Latin Fest, June 7-8, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com

Seawall Music Festival, June 7-8, Portsmouth, 393-8983, www.seawallartshow.org

Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival, July 20-21, Surry County, 294-5271, www.porkpeanutpinefestival.org

SkyFest Eastern Sky Native American Festival and Concert, June 8, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com

Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge, July 27, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals

Summer Celebration Wine Festival, June 8, Newport News, 888-3371, www.leehall.org

August

15th Annual Phelps Brothers Music Festival, June 9, Chesapeake, 467-2149, http://phelpsbrothers.tripod.com

TGIF Summer Concert Series, Suffolk, 514-7267, http://Suffolk-fun.com

24th Annual AT&T Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival, June 21-23, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org/mini-site/bayou-boogaloo

Fridays at the Fountain Concert Series, Newport News, 873-2020, www.citycenteratoysterpoint.com

Sandstock - A Tribute to Rock & Roll, June 21-23, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com

Happy Birthday Coast Guard, August 4, Portsmouth, 393-8591, www.portsmouthnavalshipyardmuseum.com

22nd Annual Afrikan American Festival, June 22-24, Hampton, 727-8311, http://insidehamptonsouth.com/stories

Hampton Cup Regatta, August 10-11, Hampton, 329-4502, www.hamptoncupregatta.com

Smithfield Olden Days Festival, June 28-29, Smithfield, 357-5182, www.visitsmithfieldisleofwight.com

East Coast Surfing Championships, August 20-26, Virginia Beach, 456-1535, 800-822-3224, www.surfecsc.com

46th Annual Hampton Jazz Festival, June 28-30, Hampton, 838-4203, www.hamptoncoliseum.org

Africana Virginia Beach Featuring FunkFest, August 23-25, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals

TGIF Summer Concert Series, June-August, Suffolk, 514-7267, www.suffolk-fun.com

13th Annual AT&T Norfolk Latino Music Festival, August 24, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org/mini-site/latino-music-festival

July Celebrate Freedom, July 3, Chesapeake, 382-6411, www.cityofchesapeake.net 4th of July Stars in the Sky, July 4, Newport News, 926-1400, www.newport-news.org 31st Annual AT&T Fourth of July Great American Picnic, July 4, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org Celebration at Lakeside, July 4, Chesapeake, 382-6411, www.cityofchesapeake.net

43rd Annual Seawall Art Show, August 25-26, Portsmouth, 393-8983, www.seawallartshow.org Verizon Wireless American Music Festival, August 30-September 1 Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals

September Blues at the Beach, September 6-7, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/blues-beach Hampton Bay Days, September 6-8, Hampton, 727-1641, http://visithampton.com

Stars and Stripes Explosion, July 4, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/stars-stripes-explosion

A Taste of Suffolk: A Downtown Street Festival, September 7, Suffolk, 514-7267, www.suffolkva.us/TasteofSuffolk

Stars and Stripes Spectacular, July 4, Suffolk, 514-7250, www.suffolkva.usparks/calendar.html

8th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, September 8, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org/mini-site/moon-festival

Yorktown Independence Day Celebration, July 4, Yorktown, 890-3500, www.visityorktown.org/

Mediterranean Weekend, September 13-15, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/mediterranean-weekend

Yorktown Liberty Celebration, July 3-6, Yorktown, 253-4838, www.visityorktown.org

ETC (Embrace the Culture) Norfolk’s Indie Music & Arts Festival, September 14, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org

TGOV - Thank Goodness It’s Ocean View, Each Friday Night July 5 August 30, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org

NAS Oceana Air Show, September 20-22, Virginia Beach, 433-2366, www.oceanaairshow.com/schedule

Independence Rocks Beach Volleyball Festival, July 6-7, Hampton, 7278311, www.hampton.gov/parks

Inaugural AT&T Ribtoberfest, September 21, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org/mini-site/ribtoberfest

AT&T Summer Brewfest, July 12, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org

Guinea Jubilee, September 27-28, Gloucester, 804-815-5654, www.guineajubilee.com

Eleventy-One: The Pet Ham’s Birthday Party at the Isle of Wight County Museum, July 13, Smithfield, 356-1223, www.historicisleofwight.com Chalk the Walk ARTsplosion, July 13, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals/chalk-walk-artsplosion

40th Annual Neptune Festival, September 27-29, Virginia Beach, 498-0215 or 1-866-NEP-FEST, www.neptunefestival.com State Fair of Virginia, September 27-October 6, Doswell (Caroline County), 804-994-2800, www.statefairva.org

31st Annual Norfolk Jazz Festival, July 19-21, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.festevents.org/mini-site/jazz-music-festival Call or visit websites for more information, times and dates.

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