| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | 34th Annual Norfolk HarborfestPresented by Norfolk Festevents Ltd. at Town Point Park June 11-June 13, 2010 Norfolk Harborfest began more than a quarter century ago when the Norwegian Tall Ship Christian Radich came to call on Norfolk, a waterfront community that had no city-owned property on which to dock a ship. The ship was docked three blocks from Town Point at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 13,000 people crossed her gangway in just one and a half days. Over the next two years, City planners and leaders created berthing to accommodate more ships, and a waterfront public... | Norfolk Festevents Ltd. | 06/11/10-
06/13/10 | Norfolk |
3rd Annual Books in the Park in partnership with Barnes and Noble at Tidewater Community CollegePresented by Norfolk Festevents Ltd. at TowneBank Fountain Park September 18, 2010 Due to the colossal success of the past two years, Books in the Park returns to Town Point Park hosting local, regional and national authors, who will be on hand for a full day of readings, interactive workshops, special children's reading garden and activity center and book signings.
| Norfolk Festevents Ltd. | 09/18/10 | Norfolk |
4th Annual Spring Town Point Virginia Wine FestivalPresented by Norfolk Festevents Ltd. at Town Point Park May 8, 2010 Guests will be able to sample newly released vintages and past favorites from Virginia's premier wine-makers. Perfectly paired gourmet foods and specialty wares will also be available for purchase throughout the day.
The Elizabeth River ...a blissful afternoon in early May... sipping and swirling a glass of Virginia Wine! It's the only way to celebrate spring and close the door on winter! The Spring Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, features over 20 premier Virginia wineries, gourmet foods,... | Norfolk Festevents Ltd. | 05/08/10 | Norfolk |
5th Annual Acoustic Music FestivalPresented by Norfolk Festevents Ltd. at Town Point Park September 18, 2010 Acoustic Music, Books and coffee all add up to an incredible fall Saturday! This fabulous free festival transforms Town Point Park into several intimate outdoor coffee houses and literary gardens. In its 5th year, the Acoustic Music Festival is one of Hampton Roads must attend music events with 10 hours of live musical concerts performed by the regions best-known and soon to be known acoustic musicians. | Norfolk Festevents Ltd. | 09/18/10 | Norfolk |
5th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon FestivalPresented by Norfolk Festevents Ltd. at TowneBank Fountain Park September 19, 2010 The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is often compared to America's Thanksgiving tradition, this time honored Asian holiday marks the end of the summer harvest. The festival is celebrated with family and friends and centers around traditional Asian food and drink. The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival incorporates a wide range of entertainment and programs that include storytelling, authentic Asian Ceremonial fashion shows, ribbon and dragon dancing, martial arts demonstrations, musical and dance recitals. In... | Norfolk Festevents Ltd. | 09/19/10 | Norfolk |
A Christmas CarolPresented by Virginia Stage Company at Wells Theatre November 30-December 24, 2010 Ebenezer Scrooge and his travels with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future reawaken the spirit of Christmas in all. This timeless tale is a heartwarming tradition. | Virginia Stage Company | 11/30/10-
12/24/10 | Norfolk |
A Raisin In The SunPresented by Virginia Stage Company at Wells Theatre March 30-April 18, 2010 This season marks 50 years since Lorraine Hansberry's play premiered on Broadway, a first for a black female playwright. A fiercely moving story of hope, A Raisin in the Sun is a major American masterpiece that is just as relevant today as when it was written. From their tenement apartment, the Younger family believes an insurance windfall is about to change their lives. When the odds are stacked against them, will the family collapse or will they rise above? | Virginia Stage Company | 03/30/10-
04/18/10 | Norfolk |
A Shoe of Her OwnPresented by d'Art Center at d'Art Center March 5-April 16, 2010 As part of the state-wide observance, Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts, this center will be presenting A Shoe of Her Own.
Reminiscent of the Virginia Woolf essay espousing the need for women writers to have their own room in order to enjoy uninterrupted writing time, the d'ART Center' exhibition invites visual artists to present artwork which is biographical and/or autobiographical using the shoe as a symbol that provides women the freedom of... | d'Art Center | 03/05/10-
04/16/10 | Norfolk |
A Shoe of Her OwnPresented by d'Art Center at d'Art Center March 5-April 16, 2010 As part of the state-wide observance, Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts, this center will be presenting A Shoe of Her Own.
Reminiscent of the Virginia Woolf essay espousing the need for women writers to have their own room in order to enjoy uninterrupted writing time, the d'ART Center' exhibition invites visual artists to present artwork which is biographical and/or autobiographical using the shoe as a symbol that provides women the freedom of personal expression,... | d'Art Center | 03/05/10-
04/16/10 | Norfolk |
Active Military Video Tribute KiosksPresented by Nauticus at Nauticus March 15-May 31, 2010 In honor of WWII veterans, and in appreciation of those currently serving, HBO is launching a video tribute campaign for the troops, in partnership with national museums dedicated to preserving the history of WWII. From now through May 31, visitors to Nauticus' second floor Forecastle Gallery may record a free video "thank you" message as part of HBO Pacific Tribute Campaign. | Nauticus | 03/15/10-
05/31/10 | Norfolk |
African Children's ChoirPresented by Virginia Arts Festival at Attucks Theatre May 12, 2010 A celebration of the human spirit, this troupe of orphaned children, aged 7 to 11, travels the world performing songs that ring with hope and promise, raising money for their own education and that of thousands more.
Singing, dancing, and performing on traditional instruments, the young performers joyfully share traditions from many regions of Africa, combined with gospel and contemporary music. Come out and enjoy 'Irresistible-angelic voices and high-wattage smiles' (The Baltimore... | Virginia Arts Festival | 05/12/10 | Norfolk |
Anoushka Shankar, sitarPresented by Virginia Arts Festival at TCC Roper Performing Arts Center April 16, 2010 Schooled in the Indian music tradition by the greatest teacher any student could hope to have, her father Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar has dazzled audiences around the world. Her music is exotic, spiritual, and completely mesmerizing, branching out in new directions from the traditions she learned at her father's knee. 'The hall rang with thunderous applause... Ravi Shankar has much to be proud of - the family musical tradition safe in his daughter's nimble fingers' (The Telegraph,... | Virginia Arts Festival | 04/16/10 | Norfolk |
Arts CafePresented by Cannonball Trail at Cannonball Trail May 7, 2009-December 30, 2010 Arts Caf? will offer an alternative venue to mix and mingle in artistic ambiance featuring a changing array of live music, performance art, video and other activities. Visitors can meet friends, make new acquaintances, or view and reflect on art to the tunes of an eclectic array of the region's talented musicians. | Cannonball Trail | 05/07/09-
12/30/10 | Norfolk |
Birmingham Royal Ballet - Swan LakePresented by Virginia Arts Festival at Chrysler Hall May 7-May 9, 2010 This acclaimed English ballet company enchanted Festival-goers in 2007 with its lavish production of The Sleeping Beauty, winning standing ovations from sellout audiences. Now the company returns with another of ballet's great classics, Swan Lake in an exclusive North American engagement. | Virginia Arts Festival | 05/07/10-
05/09/10 | Norfolk |
| Butterfly and Dragonfly Tour | Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation & Preserve | 08/07/10 | Norfolk |
Cavani String QuartetPresented by Virginia Arts Festival at Kaufman Theatre at The Chrysler Museum of Art May 6, 2010 One of a select group of chamber ensembles honored with the Naumburg prize, the Cavani String Quartet has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and in great European festivals. They have been seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS television. 'Superb...the Cavani held the audience spellbound' - Cleveland Plain Dealer. | Virginia Arts Festival | 05/06/10 | Norfolk |
Class Pictures - Photographs by Dawoud BeyPresented by Chrysler Museum of Art at Chrysler Museum of Art March 26-August 6, 2010 Photographer Dawoud Bey spent five years traveling to high schools across the country, photographing teens from across the economic, racial, and ethnic spectrum. Class Pictures presents 40 of his large format, large-as-life photographs, each accompanied by a commentary in which the sitters describe themselves and their lives. The result is a touching, funny, and sometimes harrowing portrait of American youth at the dawn of the 21st century. Admission to this special exhibit is free. | Chrysler Museum of Art | 03/26/10-
08/06/10 | Norfolk |
Cosi Fan TuttePresented by Virginia Opera at Harrison Opera House November 13-November 21, 2010 Cos? Fan Tutte, an opera that is a delicious charade of flirtation amid the many shortcomings of love. A wonderfully perfect opera for the holiday season! The classic comedy will be performed in Italian, with English supertitles, under the stage direction of Eric Einhorn who is making his directorial debut with Virginia Opera. This scintillating little farce is two parts seduction, two parts jealousy and a heaping helping of good-natured cynicism, all resulting in outlandish disguises,... | Virginia Opera | 11/13/10-
11/21/10 | Norfolk |
Darwin in MalibuPresented by Generic Theater at Chrysler Hall March 26-April 18, 2010 Meet the Man Who Thought the Whole World Evolved Around Him
When the world's most famous scientist dies, does he go to heaven or hell? Neither, of course; he goes to Malibu! In this ingenious new comedy by Crispin Whittell, the year after his two hundredth birthday finds Charles Darwin spending his afterlife lounging around a Malibu beach house, observing pelicans and sipping banana milkshakes, befriended by a California girl young enough to be his great-granddaughter's... | Generic Theater | 03/26/10-
04/18/10 | Norfolk |
David RussellPresented by Virginia Arts Festival at Kaufman Theatre at The Chrysler Museum of Art April 27, 2010 With a library of critically acclaimed recordings and a fan base that spans the globe, this brilliant classical guitarist has won a Grammy Award, been named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London, and earned the congratulations of guitar master Andres Segovia. "His luminous sound; the elegant simplicity and speaking quality of his playing; the grace of his ornamentation; his precise and supple rhythmic sense, all these made for wonderful listening" The Ann Arbor News. | Virginia Arts Festival | 04/27/10 | Norfolk |
Discovery Series - Skakura S'AidaPresented by Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. at Attucks Theatre March 27, 2010 Take an portion of Southern Baptist, flavour it with a drop of Brooklyn, stir in a spoonful of Swiss chocolate, and you've created a powerhouse singing sensation: Shakura S'Aida, who started off 2008 with a triumph at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, when she earned the 2nd runner-up position, competing against more than 100 bands from more than 20 different countries. Calling both Switzerland and Canada home since leaving the U.S. when she was eight years old, Shakura is known for... | Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. | 03/27/10 | Norfolk |
Discovery Series - The Campbell BrothersPresented by Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. at Attucks Theatre April 16, 2010 The four Campbell brothers - Chuck on pedal steel, Phillip on electric guitar and bass, Carlton (Phillip's son) on drums, and Darick on lap eight-string steel - play electric gospel music for the House of God, Keith Dominion church. Emphasizing the steel guitar, the group stick to a repertoire that avoids rock and blues, but nonetheless betrays the influences of those forms in their arrangements, which also draw from country, jazz, and other forms. Although their selection of material is... | Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. | 04/16/10 | Norfolk |
Discovery Series - Vienna TengPresented by Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. at Attucks Theatre April 17, 2010 Pianist Vienna Teng had been an important part of the California singer/songwriter scene for many years. A pianist since the age of five, Teng took formal lessons before moving on to improvisation. Writing feverishly throughout her youth, she eventually had a full album's worth of instrumentals by the age of 16. While studying at Stanford University, she released an EP and recorded most of her acclaimed debut Waking Hour before she graduated. After releasing the record independently and... | Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. | 04/17/10 | Norfolk |
Disney High School Musical 2Presented by The Hurrah Players at TCC Roper Performing Arts Center July 30-August 1, 2010 It's the last summer before their junior year, and the East High gang is back with another hit musical sensation. Things have been smooth sailing for Troy and Gabriella since their star turn in Juliet and Romeo, but Sharpay vows to win Troy's heart this summer - by any means necessary. Featuring Fabulous, You are the Music in Me and All for One.
| The Hurrah Players | 07/30/10-
08/01/10 | Norfolk |
Doodle Bugs!Presented by Cannonball Trail at Cannonball Trail May 28, 2008-December 31, 2010 The Virginia Museum of Natural History offers children ages 3 to 5 the opportunity to experience natural history first-hand with their monthly Doodle Bugs! program. The hour-long programs include imaginative stories, fun activities, games, and crafts that spark creativity and curiosity. | Cannonball Trail | 05/28/08-
12/31/10 | Norfolk |
Dvorak's Eighth SymphonyPresented by Virginia Symphony Orchestra at Chrysler Hall March 27, 2010 Dvorak's cheery and pastoral Eighth Symphony heralds the return of spring to Hampton Roads! VSO Concertmaster Vahn Armstrong performs Bartok's virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 2 ? written at the peak of the composer's career and often referred to as the Bartok Violin Concerto. | Virginia Symphony Orchestra | 03/27/10 | Norfolk |
Enhancing the Appeal of Norfolk's Neighborhoods - Block by BlockPresented by Norfolk Neighborhood Design & Resource Center at Norfolk Neighborhood Design and Resource Center March 25, 2010 This is a presentation of the City Living Norfolk Style Lecture Series, featuring speakers Elizabeth Meska, Norfolk master gardener and landscape designer along with John E. Alford, a City of Norfolk architect. Incorporating a few suggestions and ideas from our creative experts can give your property a rejuvenating facelift that says, quite simply, this is a great place to live! | Norfolk Neighborhood Design & Resource Center | 03/25/10 | Norfolk |
Exhibition: Side By SidePresented by Chrysler Museum of Art at Chrysler Museum of Art June 9-August 6, 2010 As a response to Dawoud Bey's Class Pictures and portraits from the Chrysler collection, 11th-grade students at the Governor's School for the Arts will mount an exhibition of their original art. Weekly meetings with Museum staff throughout the spring will help them navigate the details of producing, curating and publicizing a full-scale art exhibition. These sessions will also include a special afternoon conversation with artist Dawoud Bey on the opening weekend of his exhibition. | Chrysler Museum of Art | 06/09/10-
08/06/10 | Norfolk |
Garth Fagan DancePresented by Virginia Arts Festival at Chrysler Hall April 15-April 17, 2010 Garth Fagan has created a world of evocative dance, including his Tony Award-winning choreography for The Lion King. His "handsome, exotic, completely concentrated dancers move as if they were born speaking Fagan's language and love the feel of it in their bodies" (Vogue). The company performs Fagan's newest work which was presented in New York and received rave reviews. | Virginia Arts Festival | 04/15/10-
04/17/10 | Norfolk |
Jon MeachamPresented by Norfolk Forum at Chrysler Hall April 13, 2010 Editor of Newsweek and a best-selling author, Jon Meacham was named "one of the most influential editors in the news magazine business" by The New York Times. A skilled raconteur and eloquent speaker, he understands important issues and events in all of their complexity and how they impact our lives. Meacham is responsible for all day-to-day editorial operations of Newsweek and has written many cover stories. His best-seller Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of... | Norfolk Forum | 04/13/10 | Norfolk |
Leonard Bernstein's MassPresented by Virginia Arts Festival at Chrysler Hall April 23-April 24, 2010 The largest and most theatrical of the great composer/conductor's works, Mass is a simple name for a soaring work that fills the stage with two choruses, a children's choir, a Broadway-sized cast (with ballet company), and a rock band - while the orchestra raises Bernstein's glorious music to the heavens. This stunning new production combines the music of Bernstein, Paul Simon and Stephen Schwartz and will feature the Virginia Symphony, Todd Rosenlieb dancers, and a host of gifted... | Virginia Arts Festival | 04/23/10-
04/24/10 | Norfolk |
Madama ButterflyPresented by Virginia Opera at Harrison Opera House March 19-March 27, 2011 Ending the season is the delicate heroine of Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly.Performed for over a century, audiences are captured by the fragile "Butterfly," willing to sacrifice everything for a man who isn't worthy of her. | Virginia Opera | 03/19/11-
03/27/11 | Norfolk |
Mahler's FourthPresented by Virginia Symphony Orchestra at Chrysler Hall April 3, 2010 The Symphony No. 4 in G major by Gustav Mahler was written between 1899 and 1901 -- though it incorporates a song originally written in 1892. The presence of this song means that the four-movement orchestral work features a solo soprano in the finale. The song, Das himmlische Leben, presents a child's vision of Heaven. | Virginia Symphony Orchestra | 04/03/10 | Norfolk |
Marking Time - Voyage to VietnamPresented by Nauticus at Nauticus January 15-May 31, 2010 Marking Time - Voyage to Vietnam includes a cache of Vietnam War soldier art of striking importance and poignancy. The project began in 1997 when military historian Art Beltrone found graffiti-inscribed berthing unit canvases from the former troop ship USNS General Nelson M. Walker, which at the time was part of the Ghost Fleet in Virginia's lower James River. Men wrote their name and hometown, recorded the date they expected to leave the service, and kept day-by-day calendars to mark... | Nauticus | 01/15/10-
05/31/10 | Norfolk |
Music and MusePresented by City of Norfolk Cultural Affairs at The Selden Arcade March 21, 2010 This is a poetry event featuring Luisa Igloria and Shonda Buchanan.
Igloria is the author of Juan Luna's Revolver, Trill & Mordent and 8 other books. Originally from Baguio City, she lives in Norfolk, Virginia and is an associate professor on the faculty of Old Dominion University, where she currently directs the MFA Creative Writing Program. She keeps her radar tuned for cool lizard sightings. (www.luisaigloria.com)
Buchanan is an assistant professor in the Department of English... | City of Norfolk Cultural Affairs | 03/21/10 | Norfolk |
Music from the Crooked RoadPresented by Virginia Arts Festival at TCC Roper Performing Arts Center April 18, 2010 The "Crooked Road" is Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, winding through the mountains of southwest Virginia, where bluegrass and traditional country music have echoed in the hills and hollows for generations.
The artists of the Crooked Road Project-balladeer Elizabeth LaPrelle, guitarist and guitar maker Wayne Henderson, lightning-fast banjo picker Sammy Shelor, fiddler and banjo players Kirk Sutphin and Eddie Bond, the Whitetop Mountain Band, and Amber Collins and No Speed Limit-are the... | Virginia Arts Festival | 04/18/10 | Norfolk |
| Music in the Museum - Garth Newel Piano Quartet | Chrysler Museum of Art | 04/05/10 | Norfolk |
New Wednesday NightsPresented by Chrysler Museum of Art at Chrysler Museum of Art March 3-March 31, 2010 The Chrysler Museum of Art's Wednesday-night programs provide free admission to the Museum's permanent collection along with fun activities and entertainment for the whole family. Visitors can enjoy music, wine tastings, history lectures, art activities and film.
The Chrysler Cafe is open until 8:00 p.m. for a light snack, a great dinner special or just a glass of wine with friends. Its the perfect complement to appreciate art and appease your appetite. | Chrysler Museum of Art | 03/03/10-
03/31/10 | Norfolk |
Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!Presented by Chrysler Hall at Chrysler Hall April 6-April 7, 2010 Play along with your favorite preschool pals live on stage as Nickelodeon presents their newest, biggest, most exciting live show ever! Leap into Fairytale Land with Dora the Explorer, journey through Purewood Forest with The Backyardigans, hop into Wonderland with Wonder Pets!, and monkey around on The Monkey King Adventure with Ni-Hao, Kai-Lan." Nickelodeon's musical adventure, StorytimeLive, features four of the top-rated preschool shows on television today... | Chrysler Hall | 04/06/10-
04/07/10 | Norfolk |
Norfolk Admirals vs. Hershey BearsPresented by Norfolk Admirals at Norfolk Scope Arena April 9, 2010 Come watch the Norfolk Admirals take on the Hershey Bears. This match up promises to be an exciting game of hockey. | Norfolk Admirals | 04/09/10 | Norfolk |
Norfolk Admirals vs. Hershey BearsPresented by Norfolk Admirals at Norfolk Scope Arena April 9-April 10, 2010 Come watch the Norfolk Admirals take on the Hershey Bears. This match up promises to be an exciting game of hockey. | Norfolk Admirals | 04/09/10-
04/10/10 | Norfolk |
Norfolk Admirals vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsPresented by Norfolk Admirals at Norfolk Scope Arena April 7, 2010 Come watch the Norfolk Admirals take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. This match up promises to be an exciting game of hockey. | Norfolk Admirals | 04/07/10 | Norfolk |
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