Arts & Attractions
The City Of Norfolk And The Norfolk Commission On The Arts And Humanities Provide Support For The Cultural Offerings Of The Following: The Academy Of Music Arts Within Reach Bay Youth Orchestras Bellissima! Boys Choir Of Hampton Roads Chrysler Museum Of Art Crispus Attucks Cultural Center Cultural Alliance
Hurrah Players move into their new home.
D’art Center Generic Theater Hampton Roads Mens Chorus The Hermitage Foundation Hurrah Players Hope House – Stockley Gardens Arts Festival I. Sherman Greene Chorale Little Theatre Of Norfolk Multicultural Performing Arts
Visual Arts Recreation Programs The Paul Street Gallery at Titustown Visual Arts Center held seven exhibitions (189 days) which resulted in 9,450 spectators.The youth program offered 82 classes, 40 of which were new offerings. The program is designed for youth between 2 and 17 years old. Eight percent of the classes are designed for preschoolers in response to the statewide initiative to increase preschool education opportunities. Three percent of these classes directly serve the home-school community.
Norfolk Chamber Consort Norfolk State University Old Dominion University Park Place Child Life Center Schola Cantorum Southeastern Virginia Arts Association Tidewater Arts Outreach
Last year Nauticus and the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center welcomed Hank Lynch as their new director. An inspirational patriotic event
Tidewater Classical Guitar
honoring Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips was keynoted by Chief of
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Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead. The event received national cover-
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age, and was made possible in large part with help from Norfolk-based Maersk
Virginia Arts Festival Virginia Children’s Chorus Virginia Chorale Virginia Opera Virginia Stage Company Virginia Symphony WHRO TV/FM
Line Ltd. and its president and CEO, John Reinhart. During the ceremony, Captain Phillips thanked the crew of the USS
Bainbridge. Nauticus’ busy and successful year was capped off in December when the City took ownership of the Battleship Wisconsin from the Navy. Plans are now under way to open more of the ship to the public. National Geographic’s
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blockbuster exhibit “Real Pirates” drew record-breaking crowds. The critically
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acclaimed and locally produced exhibit “Dream to Dive – The Story of Navy
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Master Diver Carl Brashear” told the story that Hollywood made famous.
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City of Norfolk 2010 Annual Report