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APRIL 1

Calling all Patsy Cline fans! Award-winning actress/singer/songwriter Katie Deal soulfully embodies country icon Patsy Cline. The show will take place at 8 p.m. at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. Deal positively mesmerizes on classic hits including Walking After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, Crazy and many more! Tickets are $28 to $42.

APRIL 5, 19, 22; MAY 10, 20; JUNE 7, 21, 24

Join the Great Dismal Swamp Safari and see that the swamp is anything but dismal. The narrated Swamp Safari is a four-hour tour led by a biologist specializing in the unique habitat of the swamp. Learn about the history, lore, vegetation and wildlife with this adventure that includes a brief walk to Lake Drummond. Wear comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes and explore the Great Dismal Swamp.

APRIL 15; MAY 20; JUNE 17

Victorian Suffolk: Dying To Be There, a Guided Discovery of Cedar Hill Cemetery

MARCH 4 THROUGH APRIL 14 Join through open to the public. is a 75-minute walking tour that explores the hidden meanings buried in Suffolk’s Historic Cedar Hill Cemetery. The tour features Victorian-era symbolism, burial practices, funerary industries and mourning rituals. This intriguing and educational excursion is set to highlight how the residents of Suffolk both lived and died in the 19th century. Cedar Hill Cemetery is more than two centuries old, with roots that harken back to the founding of Suffolk. With keen eyes and curious minds, this tour will bring into focus the fascinating world of Victorian America, their obsession with death, dying and living beyond the grave.

APRIL 18; MAY 16; JUNE 20

Storytime at the Station has returned to the Seaboard Station Railroad Museum. Come from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. to take part in this interactive program featuring a different transportation-themed book each month followed by the opportunity to explore the museum and a take-home activity.

APRIL 22

Keep Suffolk Beautiful and the Suffolk Art League have teamed up to host the 2023 Suffolk Earth & Arts Festival on Earth Day, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., outdoors at the Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church located at 3488 Godwin Blvd. This outdoor festival will feature live music, face painting, local food, family-friendly activities, and local vendors. The Suffolk Master Gardeners will hold a large plant sale and be available to answer questions to share their gardening expertise.

APRIL 22; MAY 20; JUNE 24

Hometown Heroes Tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery is a 60-minute walking tour that highlights and honors the graves and memorials of soldiers from Suffolk and old Nansemond County who died in combat during the two World Wars, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The tour starts at 11 a.m. and departs the Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum, 326 N. Main St. Cost is $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, military, and children.