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The Art o Beingf an Artist

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Speaking with One Voice for Arts & Culture

The Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads announces the 2012 ALLI Awards:

Hampton Roads Cultural Arts Award, and nominations are now being accepted.

As a community leader, you know those who support, sustain and create the cultural arts in Hampton Roads – you probably are one of them! The ALLI Award promotes a healthy and vibrant arts industry in our region. Demonstrate your support by nominating a business, a volunteer, a community leader, an arts professional, or an arts educator for a 2012 ALLI Award.

The ALLI Awards are an honored tradition in Hampton Roads. Submit your nomination to recognize a special individual, a group, or a business in the community. A nomination form, instructions, and a description of the categories is available at: http://www.culturalli.org/alli.awards.html or by calling the Alliance at 757-889-9479.

Plan now to nominate deserving arts advocates from your area in one of the ten new categories. Only ONE honoree will be recognized in each category. The period of performance for nominations is the two years since the last ALLI Awards – November 2010 to November 2012.

Nominations must be received by 5 pm, Friday, September 7, 2012 at the office of the Cultural Alliance, 5200 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508.

Honorees will be announced on Sunday, November 4, 2012 (4 PM) at The Kaufman Theatre, Chrysler Museum.

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The Board of Directors of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads announces

The 2012 ALLi awards Hampton roads cultural Arts awards

To be held at 4 PM on Sunday afternoon, November 4th, 2012 at the Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk

Ticket Price: $55.00 ($70.00 after October 26th) Go online to reserve your seat today!

Puttin’ on the ritz

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The Business of

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rtists will ask the question, “When do I really be-

with them when the artist is exhibiting and when new works

come an artist? When I do my first show? When I

are being created! These patrons will refer their friends, and

sell my first piece? Or when someone sees my work

oftimes sponsor shows for the artist.

and says, “You’re an artist?” Artists represent many levels of entrepreneurships.

Think out of the box with sales! Offer payment options; one local artist has established a “print club” in which patrons who

To become successful, an artist must have a business sense

join get three hand-pulled prints per year! They have “wine

and be able to get their creative genes to merge with their

clubs” and “coffee clubs”, why not an artist “print club”. Try

business genes! When I owned an art gallery, I gave artists

to partner with home developers and interior designers, and

workshops on “10 Tips to Becoming a Successful Artist”.

to visit new construction sites to determine their art needs. As

These workshops helped artists to realize that they needed to

a gallery owner, I installed many pieces of artwork in newly

put time and work on the business side of the art field. Art-

constructed buildings! Research prices in the markets to assure

ists, who don’t do this, miss out on money and opportunities

that you can sell your work.

to be successful. Marketing is the key to an artist success; this includes marketing in the area one lives in as well areas out-

An artist’s work must be constantly kept out to the public! Art

side of the artist’s immediate market and across the country.

galleries, some museums and public places are always looking for artwork for their space. As one travels around the Hamp-

Three key tips are: Join an artist group; learn your patrons,

ton Roads area, there are many venues--convention centers,

and keep your work constantly out to the public!

banks, colleges, arts and culture centers, restaurants, libraries, and many other locations that artists can exhibit.

Being in an artist’s group helps to keep artists creating and knowledgeable about the art field. Most groups do shows a

Start today to become a successful, professional artist!

minimum of once a year; but the key benefit of a group is to be part of the collegiate atmosphere, the push to create for the yearly show, and the opportunity to receive information about the art field. Groups receive information about local and national shows in which artists can submit entries and exhibit. These opportunities offer the artist a chance to build

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

a regional and national clientele.

It is ultra important that an artist knows his/her customers and communicates with them. Art patrons will enable an artist to continuously sell artwork! In the sales field, referrals are key; this works in all fields of the arts, including for artists. Artists should keep a database of their patrons and communicate

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

SINCE 1983 THE CULTURAL ALLIANCE HAS BEEN THE REGIONAL ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ARTS AND CULTURE.

Overture

Friends of the

Arts

We usually think about art as something we find inside places – museums, theatres, performance halls – but often we fail to realize the art that is the place. In this issue of Hampton Roads Bravo!, we take a look at architecture as art — specifically, the Hampton Roads venues where art is performed.

From the Sandler Center for the Arts and The Christopher Newport University Ferguson Center for the Arts, to the historic Attucks Theatre and Harrison Opera House, 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.

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.

One of the nicest things about having so much variety, is, well … the variety.

With all these centers have come performances as varied as Tony Bennett and Bruce Hornsby at the Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Center for the Arts to The Virginia Opera’s Tales of Hoffman. So if you’re not into opera, but you love the (Grand Ole) Opry, chances are, your definition of art will be accommodated.

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 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 self-consciousness, 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.

And while you’re deciding how you will express the art inside yourself, choose a few performances, and go experience someone else’s art.

Ultimately, art is life. We hope you celebrate it.

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

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Paul Quillin Darden Associate Editor

Jackie Darden ART DIRECTOR

Sherril Schmitz CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Joan L. Rhodes-Copeland Sufiya Abdur-Rahman Maria Inez Winfield

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Cover photo courtesy of Steve Prince: “Living Epistle”, 36” x 50”, Linoleum Cut (Urban Epistles Series)

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Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads OVERTURE from the Publisher

F E A T U R E S

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4 Steve Prince: The Art of Being an Artist

See his intriguing and contemplative creations.

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Venues of Hampton Roads Patronize our areas many art venues.

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Love, Peace & Joy by Design 10

Meet Maria Inez Winfield, popular speaker and

educational consultant in language and visual arts.

12 Asian Elephant Art Returns!

Features works from different elephant artists from

three different countries: Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia. All artwork will be for sale.

15 Calendar of Events Don’t miss the many exciting and culturally

diverse events September 2012 through

February 2013 in Hampton Roads.

20 Festivals of Hampton Roads

Celebrate with your community and heritage.

Enjoy our wonderful area!

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Steve Prince:

By Sufiya Abdur-Rahman

The Art of Being an Artist

Steve Prince is a six-foot-six-inch limber black man who wears a neat but graying goatee, is comfortable in a pair of shorts and talks with self-assured broad gestures. Upon first glance, he looks like he could have played courtesy of Steve Prince

in the NBA; you can imagine his monosyllabic last name emblazoned in capital letters across the back of a jersey, his long fingers arcing a basketball into a faraway hoop, his frequently smiling face on camera for courtside interviews after games. But that’s only if you don’t take the time to look more closely.

Although Steve Prince lives in Maryland, he is deeply entrenched in the Hampton Roads area, professor at Hampton University, a teacher in Newport News school system, an international artist who exhibits regularly, provides workshops for local groups, as well as at the Chrysler Museum.

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The last time Prince played basketball for any real stakes was as an undergraduate power forward on Xavier University’s team. Nowadays, his last name is most often found discreetly signed in a bottom corner of one of his artworks. (Although, more often than not, he opts to bypass the name, Prince, and instead etches a three-pronged crown in its place). His fingers usually grasp pencils, linoleum cutters and hand rollers while making his prints. His goateed face appears only occasionally within his own pieces.

For the past nearly two decades, Prince has made his primary concern being an artist. He graduated with a master of fine arts in printmaking and sculpture from Michigan State University in 1995 and since then, has produced prolifically. His “Song for John,” a 15-foot stainless steel kinetic sculpture, stands as a beacon for visitors to the Coliseum Central business district in Hampton, Va. In Hampton’s administration building sits Prince’s bronze bust of 1969 Medal of Honor recipient, Ruppert Leon Sargent, whom the building is named for and who died in 1967 saving fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War.

But Prince is primarily known for his printmaking—woodcuts and linocuts. Many of them have been exhibited throughout the Hampton Roads area including at Hampton University Museum, The Charles H. Taylor Art Center and Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, formerly the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia. His prints are mainly black-and-white; many of them encompass elements of faith and social issues, particularly as they relate to African Americans; and they all tell a story.

“My work is very contemplative. It’s very symbolic. It requires some time to sit with it, ponder it, reflect on it,” Prince says. He notes that as an art appreciator, he often finds himself looking for the subtleties within a piece.

And that is the essence of Prince’s art: there are unending subtleties. Take one of his most popular works, “I Pray That Generations,” for example. At first look, the piece—clearly inspired by Elizabeth Catlett’s “Sharecropper”—appears to be a portrait of a woman wearing a matching hat and dress. Although the woman is only visible from her shoulders up, she is pensive and majestic, yet a little worn down. From afar, the portrait already says so much.

But upon closer inspection, you can see that the woman’s hat and dress, her hair and her face are filled with other people’s bodies. There are eyes looking out from every crevice, lips pursed at every angle, partially clothed and unclothed bodies in silhouette. Prince is saying that each one of us contains and affects so many others. He is also trying to tell viewers that they can learn much more about this woman—about every person—but only if they take the time to look close.

“My work does not speak to any specific body, audience or culture group. One of the things I’ve been trying to do with my work is trying to demystify these boundaries that separate us as a people and use it as a means of connecting people,” he says. Particularly in his public artworks, Prince says, “I champion certain concepts that draw us together, not draw us apart.”

courtesy of Steve Prince Photos courtesy of Steve Prince

“Katrina’s Dirge”, 30” x 42”, Graphite on Paper (The Katrina Suite)

“I Pray that Generations...”, 36” x 37”, Linoleum Cut on Paper (Urban Epistles Series)

“Song for John” Sculpture, 4’ x 4’ x 15’, Stainless Steel with wind chimes (public art at Coliseum Central business district in Hampton, Va.)

“Pop, Pop, Pop”, 36” x 50”, Linoleum Cut (Urban Epistles Series)

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Beginnings

courtesy of Steve Prince

Steve Prince was born on July 4, 1968 in New Orleans.

The youngest of four, he grew up knowing he was going to be some kind of an artist. His mother and the rest of his family thought he would pursue a career in music—he was a talented dancer and singer and they thought he had a future as the next Michael Jackson. But Prince had another artistic goal, one he formed at an early age.

When he was just four or five years old, while flipping through the pages of his family’s “M” volume of the encyclopedia, he came across a picture of Michelangelo’s “Sybil.” He gazed at the woman’s muscular arm with a scroll in her hand, the slight look of dismay on her pretty face, turned askance, and her head swathed in fabric with a shock of wavy red hair poking out the back. Instantly, little Prince was entranced and he knew he had to copy the picture.

He grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil, tore the page out of the encyclopedia and proceeded to sketch what he saw. When one of his older sisters saw what he had done to his family’s treasured encyclopedia “M,” she told on him and little Prince got a spanking he did not quickly forget.

But, more importantly, after drawing “Sybil,” he got the notion that he wanted to be a visual artist.

For a while following that incident, whenever someone asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he answered, “I want to be like Michelangelo.”

Throughout his childhood, he “In His Hands” sculpture, 3’ x 3’ x 6’, Bronze (public art, Hampton Adminiscontinued to draw and sculpt. He tration building) would dig up clay from his backyard and shape it into little boats. After Star Wars came out and his mother refused to buy him a Millennium Falcon starship from the toy store—despite his incessant pleas—Prince took cardboard and a marker and fashioned his own. In middle school, his classmates soon came to know him as the kid who could draw really well. At Xavier, other students anticipated his weekly editorial cartoons in the college newspaper.

Prince kept working on his art, encouraged along the way by parents who had no hesitation in supporting their son’s potential career as a struggling artist, an older brother who was himself a painter and friends, classmates and teachers who recognized his talent.

An Artist

Even still, it took a long time before Prince got comfortable telling people he was an artist. “I didn’t call myself an artist until I went through that training, until I went through that fire,” he says. At the point when he completed graduate school, he stopped saying he was working on being an artist and accepted the responsibility that he was one. It wasn’t the

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degree that solidified his resolve, however.

“When I finished grad school, I had attained all I could attain in terms of instruction,” Prince says. Since he was “stepping out into the real world,” he took on the real title of artist and hasn’t looked back. Since then, he says, “I’ve lived [my art]. I’ve put in the time. I’m constantly trying to perfect my skills and the gift that I have. I have not sat on it.”

Prince shows three to 10 times a year. He sells consistently from his exhibitions. And he is always creating more art. He carries around a sketchbook in which he says he is continually “solving problems” and figuring out what works best. Since his work is so intricate, it may take him a few tries to get a concept right.

Following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Prince created several pieces featuring the foreboding four horsemen of the apocalypse. His pencil drawing, “Katrina’s Dirge,” illustrates the four horsemen as actual humanfeatured horses wearing overcoats, pants and spike-toed and heeled shoes carrying a coffin. On it sits the storm’s wake and the gutted remains of Prince’s hometown. There are wrecked houses, restaurants, churches, an apartment building and car.

There are shadowy figures looking for solace and the names of streets and housing projects that were mainstays of Prince’s adolescence, destroyed by the hurricane and subsequent flood.

“The creative process is cathartic, it’s transformative,” Prince says. “Those things are being burst out of me but it’s also part of my own healing and my own restoration. And so I understand how important the arts is and what it’s done for me throughout my life.”

The fact that Prince was able to respond to such a disaster as Hurricane Katrina creatively is part of what he thinks makes him an artist.

“An artist is someone who sees the world in a different way. An artist is someone who can capture the simplicity of our lives around us and build not only a complex narrative, but can replicate it. An artist is someone who can be moved by life and take those elements in their lives and express it in some form or fashion, in virtually any medium, whether it be just their bodies or face as a performance. Whether it be paint upon canvas, whether it be pencil upon a page, whether it be sculpting clay, foam, wood,” Prince says. “It’s someone who can take the world around them and say something different with it…and allow others to see it in a different way.”

A Teacher

Perhaps it is Prince’s propensity to be an artist that makes him think everyone can make art. He believes the ability to create art is within us all—or at least it was within us all at some point; but some people had their confidence damaged or their development stunted by the negative feedback of others.

When Prince is in a classroom, he is as careful of what he says to his students as he is in speaking as a father to his own three children with their fragile hopes and dreams. And he knows just what to do to get those under his tutelage to their “aha moment” as budding artists. Prince has been teaching art since 1995 at the middle school, high school and college

The Art of Being an Artist

As Prince completes any work, he has to start thinking of how to get people to view it. His self-proclaimed approach to marketing is to mount a “multi-layered attack.” The one-time power forward remains aggressive in getting his work exhibited in art shows, galleries and museums; when he meets new people, he passes out scores of business cards that feature one of his most iconic images, “Living Epistle,” from his Urban Epistles series; he does lectures, workshops, presentations; if he has any accomplishments to promote or celebrate, he is not shy about sending out mailers, postcards or e-mails to his friends and acquaintances.

“You can’t sit around and wait to be discovered,” Prince offers. “You have to go into places boldly. It’s got to be a multilayered attack if you want to be successful in your field.”

In 2003, he and his wife created a limited liability company to handle the business surrounding Prince’s artwork.

One Fish Studio, LLC formulated a print club in May to help introduce the practice of art collecting to those less able to afford the expense of it. For $125 a year, members of the One Fish Studio Print Club will receive three small Steve Prince prints. For two or more years, the cost breaks down to just $100 annually. Prince says he’s always thinking of new ways to get his art into the world:

“You can’t just rely on one formula.”

No matter his affinity for the business and marketing of art, people who know Prince say it’s easy to tell he was called to create art.

When James Warwick Jones, gallery manager at The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center in Hampton, first met Prince, he was teaching at Hampton University. Prince submitted work to the gallery’s annual exhibition called “Artists Who Teach,”

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levels, including at Hampton High School, where he earned the city’s teacher of the year title in 2010, at Hampton University and Montgomery College, the Montgomery County, Md., community college where he works currently.

His passion for art is evident to those who work with him.

“He is exuberant. He is full of emotion, and he brings the emotion and the excitement to the children. They don’t get enough of him,” says Rugene S. Paulette, chair of the visual arts department at The Steward School, an independent K-12 school in Richmond where Prince was resident artist in 2008. Paulette says she got a kick out of watching Prince interact with the students while they were working on an installation inspired by New Orleans jazz.

“He’s this huge guy with these little tiny children and they just are mesmerized by him,” she says. Paulette noted that the students came to class eager to work with Prince.

He helped them create their own jazz-influenced woodcuts that he printed by running them over with a steamroller, to the kids’ amusement.

Presently, Prince is constructing a 10-foot-tall aluminum sculpture to be displayed outside the school’s Paul R. Cramer Center for the Arts. The four-pillared structure will feature figures of various artists on top, words representing the arts along the sides and wind chimes that will sound overhead. The sculpture is to be unveiled for the celebration of the building’s tenth anniversary in October.

Steve Prince giving a woodcut demonstration.

and Jones was instantly impressed with the emotion and power that was so evident in his work.

“It’s always about an interesting idea. Oftentimes, it’s a social commentary. Something about society—something good or not good. Something he wants people to be aware of and make better,” Jones says. “His work is also about doing something to make the world a better place.”

Prince’s Urban Epistles series, for example, was inspired by the 13 letters of the Bible written by the Apostle Paul. Included in it is a prodigal son trilogy, a piece called “Pop, Pop, Pop” that bemoans the shooting death of Amadou Diallo by police and the societal lack of concern for the black male body and “Living Epistle,” which features scripture written within a dancing woman’s dress.

His latest series, based on the Old Testament, illustrates various ways in which Prince says “true love is a like an old testament made new every day.” The prints display a minimalist approach from Prince as he attempts to stress the importance of maintaining the marital vows and also, giving and receiving love.

Perhaps, at first glance, the new pieces may appear to be an attempt to capitalize on the buying public’s desire for simple, non-contemplative artwork. But to someone who’s taken the time to look closely at Prince as an artist, like Jones, of the Taylor Arts Center, there’s certainly more to it than that. Jones knows that imparting a message about humanity while at the same time having a positive impact on the community and the people who view his art are important to Prince.

“Some artists are more focused on their personal careers,” Jones says. “Steve is the type of [artist] who’s interested in making the world a better place to live.”

Sufiya Abdur-Rahman recently earned an MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College. She lives in Beltsville, Md., with her husband and son. Virginia Beach is a favorite vacation spot of hers.

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Art Groups | Organizations | Venues 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%20 Planetarium.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/insta llation/museum/Casemate_Museum.aspx

GLOUCESTER COUNTY 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/

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Hampton Roads Convention Center 1610 Coliseum Drive 757-315-1610 www.thehrcc.com/go/hrcc-webroot Hampton Univ. Convocation Center Hampton University 700 Emancipation Drive 757-727-5000 http://hucc.hamptonu.edu/ 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 Ferguson Center for the Arts Christopher Newport University 757-594-7448 http://fergusoncenter.cnu.edu/ James A. Fields House 617 27th Street 757-245-1991 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

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 Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center Old Dominion University (ODU) Corner of Elkhorn Avenue and 49th St. 757-683-4154 www.odu.edu/af/classroomcentral/diehn2.htm 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/ Hampton Roads Naval Museum One Waterside Drive Ste 248 757-322-2987 http://www.hrnm.navy.mil/ Harrison Opera House 160 Virginia Beach Blvd.

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Hamp t on R oad s 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 Hunter House Victorian Museum 240 W. Freemason Street 757-623-9814 www.hunterhousemuseum.org Irene Leach Memorial Fund The Chrysler Museum of Art 245 West Olney Road http://www.chrysler.org/about-the-museum/ irene-leache-memorial-foundati/ 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 Norfolk Scope 210 E. Brambleton Ave 757-671-8100 www.sevenvenues.com Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel 235 East Main Street 757-628-6440 www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/directions/ orfws-norfolk-waterside-marriott/ 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 Department 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 The Fred Heutte Center 1000 Botetourt Gardens 757-441-2513 www.fredheutte.org The Hurrah Players 485 St. Paul’s Blvd 757-627-5437 www.hurrahplayers.com/ Tidewater Arts Outreach 809 Brandon Avenue #204 757-965-5155 www.twartsoutreach.org 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/ Virginia Arts Festival 440 Bank Street 757-282-2800 www.vafest.org Virginia Childrens Chorus 6919 Granby Street 757-440-9100 www.vachildrenschorus.com Virginia Stage Company 110 East Tazewell Street 757-627-1234 www.vastage.com Virginia Symphony Orchestra 861 Glenrock Road, Suite 200 757-892-6366 www.virginiasymphony.org Virginia Wesleyan College Theatre 1584 Wesleyan Drive 757-455-3200 www.vwc.edu Virginia Zoo 500 Granby Street 757-441-2374 ext. 222 www.virginiazoo.org Wells Theatre 254 Granby Street 757-627-1234 www.vastage.com Young Audiences of VA 420 North Center Drive, #239 757-466-7555 www.yav.org

PORTSMOUTH City of Portsmouth Department of Museums 521 Middle Street 757-393-8983 Children’s Museum of Virginia, The 221 High Street 757-393-5258 www.childrensmuseumva.com/ 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

Lightship Portsmouth Museum Corner or Water and London Streets 757-393-8591 www.portsmouthnavalmuseums.com NTelos Pavilion City of Portsmouth 16 Crawford Circle 757-393-8181 www.pavilionconcerts.com Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center 420 High Street, 757-393-8543 www.portsmouthartcenter.com Portsmouth Naval Ship Yards Museum 2 High Street, 757-393-8591 www.portsmouthnavalmuseums.com Virginia Sports Hall of Fame 206 High Street, 757-393-8031 www.vshfm.com Visual Arts Center of Tidewater Community College 340 High Street, 757-822-1888 www.tcc.edu/students/specialized/VAC/ Willett Hall P.O. Box 7937, 3701 Willet Drive 757-393-5460 http://willetthall.com

SMITHFIELD Arts Center @ 319 319 A Main Street, 757-357-7707 www.smithfieldarts.org Colorscapes 343 Main Street, 757-357-7707 www.colorscapesfineart.com Isle of Wight Museum 103 Main Street, 757-356-1223 http://www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/index. php?option=com_content&task=view&id =628&Itemid=84 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 Birdsong Theatre Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts 301 N. Saratoga Street 757-923-0003 www.suffolkcenter.com Suffolk Art League 118 Bosley Avenue, 757-925-0448 www.suffolkartleague.org Katody’s 1893 Governors Pointe Drive 757-238-3810 www.katodys.com Riddick’s Folly House Museum 510 North Main Street, 757-934-0822 www.riddicksfolly.org Shooting Star Gallery 118 North Main Street, 757-934-0855 www.shootingstargallery.net 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 Sandler Center for the Performing Arts 201 East Market St, 757-385-2787 www.sandlercenter.org Pavilion, VA Beach Convention Center 1000 19th Street, 757-385-2000 www.vbfun.com/conventionCenter 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 Kimball Theatre Merchant Square, 757-565-8588 www.kimballtheatre.com Muscarelle Museum of Art Lamberson Hall on Jamestown Road The College of William and Mary 757-221-2710 www.wm.edu/muscarelle/

Nancy Thomas Gallery Merchants Square, 757-259-1938 www.nancythomas.com Phi Beta Kappa Hall College of William & Mary Jamestown Rd, 757-221-4000 http://www.wm.edu/as/tsd/performances/ pbk/index.php This Century Art Gallery P.O. Box 388, 757-229-4949 www.thiscenturyartgallery.org Virginia Regional Ballet 1228 Richmond Rd, 757-229-2553 www.danceVRB.com William and Mary Theatre College of William and Mary 757-221-2660, www.wm.edu/theatre/ 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 Williamsburg Players 200 Hubbard Lane, 757-229-1679 www.williamsburgplayers.org Williamsburg Regional Arts Center 515 Scotland St, 757-229-4198 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 Gallery on the York 7907 George Washington Mem. Hwy. 757-898-3076 Nancy Thomas Gallery 145 Ballard Street, 757-898-3665 www.nancythomas.com Period Designs 401 Main St, 757-886-9482 www.perioddesigns.com Riverwalk Landing in Historic Yorktown 425 Water Street, 757-890-3500 www.riverwalklanding.com 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 Yorktown Victory Center 260 Water Street, 757-253-4838 www.historyisfun.org

Photos courtesy of Maria Inez Winfield

Love, Peace & Joy by Design “My mother told me that I started writing as soon as I could hold a pencil and drawing when I discovered crayons. Art and language have always been intrinsically linked to my personality.�

Maria Inez Winfield earned her PhD in Literacy Education from the University of Georgia, a Master of Liberal Arts from the prestigious Bread Loaf School of English where she studied Renaissance Literature in Oxford, England. Her research agenda includes metacognitive engagements with language and visual arts, culturally relevant pedagogy, qualitative research methodologies, and social justice issues.

Her hands-on and interactive presentations have made her a popular speaker and educational consultant in language and visual arts. Art is the thread that has woven her life together; sharing her gift with others brings her great joy. She believes the creative spirit that resides in all of us, can unite us.

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

See over 40 different artists’ work, plus active studios where you can watch visual artists create. All free and open to the public.

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

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ive years ago, Miller learned about the elephant art project when a customer brought in a painting to be framed. He pursued it with the director of The Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project, David Ferris, and they brought the show to Williamsburg to the delight of locals and tourists alike. He’s bringing back the elephant art with a new show in September called: “Pachyderm Painters II: Return of the Elephants.” The show features the works of more than a dozen different elephant artists from three different countries: Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia.

“I was intrigued with the story behind the art—you just have to see them to believe them. The show was a resounding success and I thought it was time to share the elephants’ talents and stories with Williamsburg once again,” Miller said.

“Children particularly feel a connection with the elephants and their artistic style.”

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Miller went to Rawls Byrd Elementary school to share some of the paintings with the schoolchildren. “Some of the kids brought their parents by to see the paintings that afternoon, right after their mom picked them up – that’s how excited they were about them,” he said.

Rawls Byrd Media specialist Viky Pedigo was also very excited about the elephant art. She’s always loved elephants (in fact, she once dated an elephant trainer for Ringling Brothers) and enthusiastically supported the exhibit. “I think kids love elephants because of their size. They are so big and strong and impressive. And their trunks are so amazing and versatile,” Pedigo said.

When she found a painting that appeared to have a penguin painted in it, which is the Rawls Byrd mascot, she lobbied to buy the piece for the school’s library. “The paintings are like reading a puzzle. We know that the elephant didn’t have a penguin pose for the painting, but it shows up anyway!”

Pedigo said that the abstract paintings help students use their imaginations, and whether they discover the penguin on their own, or it’s pointed out to them, they are delighted.

Using different colored paints and various sized brushes, these elephants

appear to enjoy expressing themselves, and show interest in creating works of art. These are mainly acrylic works on paper, in abstract designs, but elephant art has also been created on fabric and used to make clothing. Some elephants are able to create fauna designs with the help of their human companions, who also help with setting up their brushes.

Adelaide Grattan, an art instructor from Rawls Byrd Elementary, was excited to hear about the return of the show in 2012 because she loves to see kids get excited about art. “Art appreciation is so important for school kids. It’s cultural and exciting – where are they ever going to see this?” she said.

“It’s the kind event that the kids talked about all year.

They love animals, and exotic places – and this has all the ingredients!” Grattan said.

There’s also the exposure to art that a fun and accessible show can provide. Grattan said that kids taking their parents and siblings to an art show is a great thing. “Making people aware of all kinds of things happening in other parts of the world, it’s beautiful. There’s no age or gender that wouldn’t be excited about this. It’s got mass appeal,” she said.

The tour of these paintings created by Asian elephants has created awareness of the plight of elephants in Southeast Asia. The proceeds of the sale of the paintings go to the mission of saving elephants in Southeast Asia. Funds from AEACP go to provide better food, improved shelter and veterinary care for the elephants, as well as aiding conservation of their habitat in Southeast Asia.

All artwork will be for sale, to benefit The Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project (AEACP), a non-profit organization based in New York City.

The show opens at 5 p.m. on September 7th at

Prince George Art & Frame 107 Colony Square, Williamsburg and runs through October 13, 2012

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Virginia Symphony Concert, Pack a picnic supper, bring a lawn chair or blanket, and enjoy the performance under a canopy of stars. Pre-concert performance by The Fifes and Drums of York Town & picnic judging at 6 pm. Yorktown Victory Monument, Yorktown; 7:30 pm; Free; 757-8904490; www.visityorktown.org

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

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Pictures at an Exhibition, The Virginia Symphony Orchestra season opens with Rachmaninoff’s ever popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Plus Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Jon Kimura Parker, piano. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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The Fresh Film Festival at the Kimball Theatre, sponsored by the Williamsburg Farmers Market celebrating its 10th anniversary with a slate of films about food & farms. Learn how farmers markets, urban farming and a growing local food movement are turning the tide for Americans who want to improve their diets, and their communities. See how diet impacts health and the food economy. Starts at 7 p.m. Sept 7, runs all day Sept 8 10 am - 9 pm; Free, but tickets must be obtained at the Kimball Theatre box office prior to each show. Unclaimed ticketed seats will be given away 10 minutes before show time. Kimball Theatre, 4242 West Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg; 757-565-8588; 1-800-447-8679; freshfilmfestival.org

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Emmylou Harris and Her Red Dirt Boys, Celebrated as a discoverer and interpreter of other artists’ songs, 12-time Grammy Award winner Emmylou Harris has, in the last decade, gained admiration for her eloquently straightforward songwriting & her incomparably expressive singing. Harris’ new CD, Hard Bargain, touches on the autobiographical while reaching for the universal. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7 pm; VIP $53, $48, $43, $38; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Take 6: Symphony with Soul, Ten-time GRAMMY and Dove award-winning a cappella jazz and soul singing group TAKE 6 takes to the Chrysler Hall stage to open the Virginia Symphony POPS! Season. Benjamin Rous, conductor; Take 6, vocals; Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www. virginiasymphony.org

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Michael W. Smith, Glory, the twenty-third career album from this Grammy winner, is a sweeping cinematic statement rich in melodies, emotional range and musical twists. Smith states, “Everyone is on a journey, and I love how the journey ends on this album.” The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $52, $42, $32, 22; 757-594-8752; www. fergusoncenter.org

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Yorktown Art Stroll, Art galleries, unique shops, museums, bed & breakfasts and the Historic Freight Shed will be filled with paintings and hand crafted artwork by some of the region’s most talented artists. Restaurants will feature lunch and supper specials and more. Yorktown; 11 am - 6 pm; Admission $; For more information or to apply, email kathleenwahl@cox.net

New Beginnings, Be the first to see the exhibition and sale of the most recent work by local artists. Awards. Opening reception, Friday, Sept 7, 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

7 thru “Rhythms on the Riverwalk” Concert Series, Five- week concert series Oct 5 features three Fridays of toe tappin’ jazz followed by two Fridays of knee slappin’ country. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 6:30 - 8:30 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.visityorktown.org 8

the company next summer to pursue other career interests, we look forward to hearing her speak on her experiences with Ailey and the economic impact of the arts on the community. 8 pm; FREE; Beauty for Ashes Dance & Theatre Company, Inc., 5 West Queens Way, Ste A, Hampton; 757-848-5356; www. beauty4asheshamptonva.com

October 1

Pictures at an Exhibition,The Virginia Symphony Orchestra season opens with Rachmaninoff’s ever popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Plus Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler. JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Jon Kimura Parker, piano. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony. org

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Plays Thick as a Brick 1 & 2, Ian Anderson returns to the Ferguson Center to perform both Thick As A Brick in its entirety, and his new album, Thick As A Brick 2. Features a more theatrical production with video and accompanying musicians. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $87, $72, $62, $52; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Pictures at an Exhibition, The Virginia Symphony Orchestra season opens with Rachmaninoff’s ever popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Plus Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Jon Kimura Parker, piano. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, 2:30pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi, Considered one of the best percussion ensembles on this planet, touring the world since the 1960s. Their vibrant power and precision on 20 drums originally accompanied kings of this central African nation. At home, their music is considered sacred and is linked to regeneration and fertility. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7 pm; VIP $37, $32, $27, $22; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group, stars of the Emmy nominated Who’s Line Is It Anyway? have teamed up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy. Using their quick wit, Colin and Brad take contributions from the audience to create hilarious and original scenes…. Just like a live version of ‘Whose Line’! Throughout the evening, the show becomes truly interactive as audience members are called to the stage to participate in the fun. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; VIP $42, $37, $32, $27; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org; Visit Colin and Brad on the web: www.colinandbradshow.com and www.myspace. com/colinandbrad

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“Rhythms on the Riverwalk” Concert Series, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. See September 7 listing for details.

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Arts Save Lives Campaign Discussion Series, Special guest speaker Sharon Gersten Luckman has served as the Executive Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre for the past 20 years. Since her time at Ailey, she has dramatically increased the company’s visibility and reach around the world, launched educational programs and developed the company into a multi-million dollar organization. As she prepares to depart from

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Still Life: The Magic of Things, opens Friday, Oct 5, with a reception from 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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Yorktown Wine Festival, 12 to 6 pm. Sample wines from premiere wineries throughout Virginia. Art and food vendors plus entertainment. Rain or Shine.

Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; Admission $25 in advance, $30 at the door; 757-877-2933; www.villageevents.org

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Live at Birdland, Live at Birdland features The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe in a setting designed to recreate the ambience and experience of a night at Birdland. This dynamic new ensemble, straight from the jazz mecca of New York City, provides an unforgettable musical event that goes beyond the traditional and sets the standard for the 21st-century jazz orchestra. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7 pm; VIP $47, $37, $32, $27; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Liza Minnelli, Liza Minnelli, winner of four Tony Awards, an Oscar, a special “Legends” Grammy, two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy, is one of the entertainment world’s consummate performers. In film, on stage and in television, Liza has won critical acclaim, a multitude of fans, and recognition from her peers in show business. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; VIP $147, $117, $97, $67; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

12, 13 Production of “ONE”, The dance theatre production of “ONE”, performed by Beauty for Ashes Dance & Theatre Company, Inc. is about when two people capture the true essence of love through life’s obstacles and trials in a relationship.

Electrifying movements proclaim that unconditional love is having the ability to look beyond the layers of the person you love and look into the inner depths of each other’s soul. 7 pm; $25, $30; The American Theatre, 125 East Mellen Street, Hampton; 757-848-5356; www.beauty4asheshamptonva.com 13

Yorktown Market Days and Fall Festival Celebration, In addition to the usual array of fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, specialty cut flowers, quality art and entertainment, there will be hayrides, a pumpkin patch and Children’s Hay Maze, Face Painting, and Children’s Activities. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 8 am - 3 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.visityorktown.org

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Jackson Browne with special guest Sara Watkins, Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was honored with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $87, $72, $62, 52; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Yorktown Day, Ceremonies, a parade, fifes and drums performances, and special programs commemorate the 231st anniversary of America’s momentous Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown. Yorktown Battlefield; 9 am - 5 pm; Free; 757- 898-2410; www.visityorktown.org

19, 20 Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show!

Starring Cindy Williams

The Little Sisters of Hoboken are off on their newest Nunsense adventure, this time heading to Tinsel town. Featuring all new songs, audience participation, and heavenly humor, ABC television calls this show, “Hilarious, Wacky, and Unpredictable!” It would be a sin to miss Cindy Williams, the lovable star of Laverne & Shirley, as Mother Superior along with the original New York cast in this zany new musical comedy. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; Oct. 19, 8 pm; Oct. 20, 2 pm & 8 pm; VIP $47, $42, $37, $32; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org 20

Arts Save Lives Gala, The culmination of the Arts Save Lives Campaign 2012, this black-tie gala sit-down dinner will celebrate the achievements of Beauty for Ashes Dance & Theatre Company, Inc. this year while generating support for our dance school, professional company and outreach programs. 7 pm - 11 pm, $75, $100, $150, Corporate tables available. The Chamberlin at Fort Monroe, 2 Fenwick Road, Hampton; 757-848-5356; www.beauty4asheshamptonva.com

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York River Maritime Heritage Festival, Celebrate the rich maritime tradition and history of the York River. Activities include re-enactors, sea chantey singers, nautical music and displays. Food and beverages available for purchase. Watermen’s Museum; 10 am - 4 pm; Free; 757-887-2641; www.visityorktown.org

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Esperanza Spalding—Radio Music Society, Bassist, vocalist, composer Esperanza Spalding unveils the brilliant compositions of her new release, Radio Music Society into a dynamic “big band” format with a 12-piece world class band. Spalding’s won the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 2011.

The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $57, $47, $42, $32; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Edgar Meyer Plays Meyer, Bassist and Composer, Edgar Meyer, known for his range of styles from Bluegrass to Jazz to Classical, performs the Virginia Premiere of his 3rd Concerto for Double Bass with The Virginia Symphony.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor; The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Edgar Meyer Plays Meyer, Bassist and Composer, Edgar Meyer, known for his range of styles from Bluegrass to Jazz to Classical, performs the Virginia Premiere of his 3rd Concerto for Double Bass with The Virginia Symphony.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Edgar Meyer Plays Meyer, Bassist and Composer, Edgar Meyer, known for his range of styles from Bluegrass to Jazz to Classical, performs the Virginia Premiere of his 3rd Concerto for Double Bass with The Virginia Symphony.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, 2:30 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba (Orquesta Nacional Sinfonica de Cuba) - Nachito Herrera, Piano Soloist Since its inception in 1960, the Havana Symphony has been instrumental in developing and introducing Cuban and Latin American music to the international classical music community. Program selections include Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and Rhapsody in Blue, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, among others. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $67, $57, $47, $37; 757-594-8752; www. fergusoncenter.org

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Paintings by John Gregor, Solo exhibition of oil paintings by John Gregor, graduate fine art student, from Norfolk State University. Opening Reception , Friday, Nov 2, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Free and open to the public, free parking; The Artists Gallery, 608 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671; www. theartistsgallery.org

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Let’s Go to the (Silent) Movies! Travel back in time to the glamorous 1920s for an evening of music and film with guest conductor Rick Benjamin and “The Clown Princes.” Experience Charlie Chaplin’s The Pawnshop, Buster Keaton’s Cops and Harold Lloyd’s Get Out and Get Under with incidental music from their original scores performed LIVE by your Virginia Symphony POPS!; The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Let’s Go to the (Silent) Movies! Travel back in time to the glamorous 1920s for an evening of music and film with guest conductor Rick Benjamin and “The Clown Princes.” Experience Charlie Chaplin’s The Pawnshop, Buster Keaton’s Cops and Harold Lloyd’s Get Out and Get Under with incidental music from their original scores performed LIVE by your Virginia Symphony POPS!; Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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GlamourTango is an homage to both tango and feminine beauty and strength.

Led by Music Director, Polly Ferman, this passionate celebration of women in tango is performed by a stylish company of world-renowned musicians (including piano, bandoneon, guitar, violin and double bass virtuosos), dancers, and a vocalist. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7 pm; VIP $37, $32, $27, $22; 757-594-8752; www. fergusoncenter.org 4

Super Heroes at the Symphony! Put on your super suit and enjoy music from Superman, Spiderman, The Incredibles and more with the Virginia Symphony. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, 2:30 pm; Tickets only $12; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Beethoven’s Magnificent Seventh, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Plus Rodrigo’s Fantasie for a Gentleman featuring VSO Principal Flute, Debra Wendells Cross and Turina’s Sinfoia Sevillana. Benjamin Rous, conductor, The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

9 - 18 Kiss My Little Girls - 1861, Explores the day-to-day lives of Richard & Mary Watkins; a heartfelt and eye opening glimpse into the War and the times; weaving both a love story and intense eye witness accounts of the battlefield.

Yorktown Freight Shed, 2 pm or 7:30 pm, depending on day. Ticket required; 757-766-2309; www.bootsandkisses.com/kiss-my-little-girls-1861 9 thru Dec 22

ARTISTS GALLERY ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE, Paintings, Ceramics, Wood carvings, drawings, Glass, Jewelry, and more, created especially for Holiday Gift-giving. Gala Opening Reception with Champagne, Friday, Nov 9th, 6:30 - 9pm. Open House with refreshments, Saturday, Nov 12, 12 noon - 4 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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Yorktown Market Days, As part of the Yorktown Holiday Open House Weekend, the market will operate with extended hours and offer items unique to the holiday season, in addition to the usual array of fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, specialty cut flowers, quality art, and more.

Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 8 am - 3 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.visityorktown.org

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Beethoven’s Magnificent Seventh, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Plus Rodrigo’s Fantasie for a Gentleman featuring VSO Principal Flute, Debra Wendells Cross and Turina’s Sinfoia Sevillana. Benjamin Rous, conductor, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, 2:30 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org National Circus of the People’s Republic of China, Direct from Beijing performing “Cirque Chinois.” Founded in 1953, the National Circus is one of the longest running and most distinguished circus troupes in China.

Acclaimed in China because of their unique acts such as Great Teeterboard, Grand Flying Trapeze, Group Contortion, Straw Hats Juggling, Girls’ Balance With Bowls and many others. Great fun for the whole family! The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 3 pm & 7 pm; VIP $42, $37, $32,/ $22; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org “Spirituals to Funk” Starring Dr. John & The Blind Boys of Alabama “Spirituals to Funk” features Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Dr. John and 5-time Grammy Award Winners, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Based on the legendary Carnegie Hall Spirituals to Swing concerts produced by John Hammond in the 1930s, “Spirituals to Funk” features an integrated show that explores the connections between jazz, blues and gospel. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $47, $42, $37, $32; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Veterans Day Ceremony, “Letters from War” is the theme of this annual event in which all veterans are honored. York Hall, 301 Main Street, Yorktown; 12 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.visityorktown.org

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Beethoven’s Magnificent Seventh, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Plus Rodrigo’s Fantasie for a Gentleman featuring VSO Principal Flute, Debra Wendells Cross and Turina’s Sinfoia Sevillana. Benjamin Rous, conductor, Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www. virginiasymphony.org

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Wanda Sykes, Portsmouth native and Hampton University Wanda Sykes has been called “one of the funniest stand-up comics” by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. With roles on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” starring opposite Larry David, to parts in various major feature films, to her own late night talk show on FOX, “The Wanda Sykes Show” and her own HBO specials, Wanda entertains by covering just about everything on life, family & current events. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $62, $57, $47, $32; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org Warning: this show is for mature audiences only.

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A Christmas Carol, This celebrated adaptation by Charles Jones featuring a cast of 24, live musicians and Broadway-style scenery and costumes. A full array of traditional Christmas carols is woven into the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, but musical arrangements courtesy of John Bennett are contemporary and exquisitely beautiful. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $42, $37, $32, $27; 757-594-8752; www. fergusoncenter.org

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Travis Tritt Christmas, Tritt’s bluesy Southern rock sound cultivated a gutsy, outlaw image that distinguished him from the pack of new performers in the early ‘90s. Consequently, he had a string of platinum albums and Top Ten singles, including three number one hits. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $67, $57, $47, $37; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Shatner’s World, In SHATNER’S WORLD…a one-man force of nature delivers a larger than life performance complete with his laugh-out-loud humor, signature storytelling and select musical selections in his inimitable style. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; VIP Meet & Greet $157, VIP $92, $77, $67, $52; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org Christmas Tree Lighting, 7:30 pm. A tradition that began in 1945 continues with the Yorktown Christmas Tree Lighting. Evening highlights begin at the Victory Monument at 6:30 pm and includes a performance by The Fifes and Drums of York Town, festive music at Riverwalk Landing, the procession of lights through the historic village, and the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Free; 757-890-3500; www.visityorktown.org

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Christmas Market on Main, Whether you are searching for a holiday gift for family or friends, or a treat for yourself, you’re sure to find it at the Christmas Market on Main. The market features arts and crafts, demonstrations, roasted chestnuts, hot cider, live entertainment, historical interpreters and much more.

Historic Main Street. 10 am - 3 pm; Free; 757-890-3500; www.visityorktown. org

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Watermen’s Museum Oyster Roast, Enjoy oysters, clam fritters, clam chowder and a variety of beverages. Watermen’s Museum; 1 - 6 pm; Ticket Required $; 757-887-2641; www.visityorktown.org

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Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade, Festively decorated sail and power boats compete for “Best of Show.” The Yorktown waterfront is bedazzled with holiday sights and sounds, including a spectacular floating parade of lights, caroling around a roaring beach bonfire, musical performances and complimentary hot cider. Yorktown waterfront. 6 - 8 pm; Free; 757-890-4970; www.visityorktown. org

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A Colonial Christmas, Holiday traditions of 18th-century Virginia are recalled through special interpretive programs. Yorktown Victory Center; 9 am - 5 pm; Admission $; 757-253-4838; www.visityorktown.org

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Cookies with Santa, Christmas is alive at York Hall where children and parents can visit with Santa Claus, enjoy some tasty treats, and shop for holiday gifts in The Gallery at York Hall. Cameras are encouraged. 301 Main Street. 1 - 4 pm; Free; 757-890-4490; www.visityorktown.org

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas By Chip Davis, Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features the beloved Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $87, $72, $62, $52; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Christmas with Sandi Patty, Five Grammy awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three platinum records, five gold records, and 11 million CDs sold — Sandi Patty is simply known as “The Voice.” Inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 she has released over 30 albums. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $47, $37, $32, $27; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2012, A cherished holiday tradition marking its 15th anniversary led by multi-Grammy nominee and saxophonist extraordinaire Dave Koz. Joining Dave this year will be Grammy-nominated pianist/ composer David Benoit, Javier Colon, winner of the inaugural season of NBC’s hit television show, “The Voice,” and the inimitable drummer/percussionist/vocalist Sheila E., who has toured with artists such as Prince, Cyndi Lauper and Ringo Starr. Joining these special guests will be singer/songwriter Margo Rey. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $72, $62, $52, $42; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Daryl Hall & John Oates: Do What You Want, Be What You Are Tour 2012 Signed in the 1970’s, Daryl Hall & John Oates have sold more albums than any other duo in music history. 2012 finds Daryl Hall and John Oates very much at the height of their powers making their own kind of soul, with a new generation of musicians. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $112, $92, $82, $62; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter. org

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Handel’s Messiah, It’s a Holiday tradition in Hampton Roads with the Virginia Symphony. The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever conceived. This is THE Messiah of the season! Benjamin Rous, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus; Vocal Soloists; Regent University, 8pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Breakfast with Santa, Join Santa and Mrs. Claus, our special guests from the North Pole, for a kid-friendly breakfast. Experience the enchantment on the children’s faces as they relay their Christmas wish list to Santa. Special treats for the kids. Riverwalk Restaurant, Yorktown waterfront. Seating is limited. 8:30 am; Tickets Required $; 757-875-1522; www.visityorktown.org

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Handel’s Messiah, It’s a Holiday tradition in Hampton Roads with the Virginia Symphony. The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever conceived. This is THE Messiah of the season! Benjamin Rous, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus; Vocal Soloists; Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Toyland Parade, Decorate a stroller or wagon, or even yourself, and join in the 1:30 pm parade. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand to greet the guests and Mrs. Claus will host her own storytelling show. As an added treat, the Polar Express will be chugging along through Riverwalk Landing.

All aboard! Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown; 1 pm.; Free; 757-890-3500; www.visityorktown.org

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Yorktown Market Days, 8 am - 3 pm. See September 1 listing for details.

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Holiday POPS! Join us for a holiday tradition with your favorite music, served up only as the Virginia Symphony POPS! can do. There’s no better way to lift your spirits than with seasonal songs and traditional carols delivered in full sound and spectacle by your hometown orchestra along with the inspirational voices of the Virginia Symphony Chorus. Robert Shoup, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus; Guest Artists. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market St, Virginia Beach, 2:30 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

January 2013 11 thru Fabulous Forgeries 2013, Annual exhibition and sale giving tribute to The Feb 2 Great Masters by recreating their paintings, or taking them a step further, or using a bit of humor in the artists’ re-creations. Peoples Choice Awards, and special Catherine Toscano Kastenbaum Memorial Award of $500 to be judged by Curator Jeff Harrison of the Chrysler Museum, and presented by Russ Cerro. Opening reception Friday, Jan 11. Free and open to the public, refreshments, free parking; The Artists Gallery, 608 Norfolk Ave, Virginia Beach, 757-425-6671; www.theartistsgallery.org 18

Handel’s Messiah, It’s a Holiday tradition in Hampton Roads with the Virginia Symphony. The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever conceived. This is THE Messiah of the season! Benjamin Rous, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus; Vocal Soloists; The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 2:30pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

Pines Of Rome, Respighi’s majestic Pines of Rome. Plus British violinist Chloe Hanslip performs Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Also, works by Rossini and Pizzetti. JoAnn Falletta, conductor. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-8926366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Pines Of Rome, Respighi’s majestic Pines of Rome. Plus British violinist Chloe Hanslip performs Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Also, works by Rossini and Pizzetti. JoAnn Falletta, conductor. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Irish Tenors Christmas and Hits, Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns, and Ronan Tynan have been touring together since 1998. Their faces and voices are familiar to PBS audiences through several specials, including the “Ellis Island” recordings that sold a million CDs and DVDs. We Three Kings is their best-selling Christmas album and includes superb Christmas gems which will be featured during this legendary holiday tour. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $82, $72, $62, $52; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

19, 20 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The smash hit Broadway musical.

Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; Jan 19, 2 pm & 7 pm; Jan 20, 2 pm - VIP $67, $57, $52, $47; Jan 20, 7 pm - VIP $57, $52, $47, $37; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org and www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com

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The Sound of Christmas with Empire Brass & Elisabeth Von Trapp Singing professionally since childhood, Elisabeth has enthralled audiences from European cathedrals to Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center. The Empire Brass enjoys an international reputation as North America’s finest brass quintet. The highlight of the evening is a wonderful medley from The Sound of Music. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7:30 pm; VIP $37, $32, $27, $22; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

19, 20 “Winter Revelry” with the V.C.C.’s Chamber Singers, Presented by 26, 27 the Schola Cantorum of Virginia. This fun, light hearted program featuring PDQ Bach and others will lift you from any mid-winter malaise. Jan 19: 7:30 pm, Norfolk, TBD; Sun, Jan 20: 3 pm, Trinity, Portsmouth; Sat, Jan 26: 7:30 pm ESC, Va Beach; Sun, Jan 27: 3 pm, First Presbyterian, Hampton; $5, $13, $15; 757-622-3561; www.scholacantorumofva.org

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Handel’s Messiah, It’s a Holiday tradition in Hampton Roads with the Virginia Symphony. The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever conceived. This is THE Messiah of the season! Benjamin Rous, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus; Vocal Soloists; Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William & Mary, Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg; 8pm, Tickets start at $20; 757-221-4000; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Holiday POPS! Join us for a holiday tradition with your favorite music, served up only as the Virginia Symphony POPS! can do. There’s no better way to lift your spirits than with seasonal songs and traditional carols delivered in full sound and spectacle by your hometown orchestra along with the inspirational voices of the Virginia Symphony Chorus. Robert Shoup, conductor; Virginia Symphony Chorus; Guest Artists. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Pines Of Rome, Respighi’s majestic Pines of Rome. Plus British violinist Chloe Hanslip performs Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Also, works by Rossini and Pizzetti. JoAnn Falletta, conductor. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, 2:30 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www. virginiasymphony.org

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The Pipes and Drums of the Black Watch 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiments of Scotland and the Band of the Scots Guards The legendary Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of Scotland’s Black Watch join forces with the Band of the Scots Guards celebrating the music of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; VIP $62, $52, $47, $42; 757-5948752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Project Trio, Project Trio is a passionate, high-energy instrumental ensemble comprised of three virtuosic composer/performers from Brooklyn, N.Y., but they aren’t your typical classical ensemble. The group takes a classical base and seamlessly incorporates bits of rock, jazz, hip-hop and Americana into it – creating a modern instrumental fusion of genres. Members include flutist Greg Pattillo; cellist Eric Stephenson, and double bassist Peter Seymour. The Ferguson Center for the Arts - Music & Theatre Hall, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; All Tickets: $32; 757-5948752; www.fergusoncenter.org Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour: 55th Anniversary Celebration The longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, has presented nearly every major jazz star—from Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong to Esperanza Spalding and Trombone Shorty—since it was founded in 1958.

Featuring leading critically-acclaimed, Grammy-winning jazz artists, the All-Star band consists of bassist and musical director Christian McBride, vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, saxophonist Chris Potter, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, pianist Benny Green, and drummer Lewis Nash. Embracing the past, present, and future of jazz, the Celebration will perform classic jazz repertoire and original compositions by band members. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7 pm; VIP $47, $37, $32, $27; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Terrence Wilson Plays Beethoven, Pianist Terrence Wilson returns to Hampton Roads for a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program are Brahms Hungarian Dances and works by Shostakovich and Kodály. JoAnn Falletta, conductor. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

16, 17 A Chorus Line, Winner of nine Tony Awards, including “Best Musical” and

the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; Feb 16, 3 pm & 8 pm; Feb 17, 2 pm; VIP $67, $57, $47, $37; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org 17

Terrence Wilson Plays Beethoven, Pianist Terrence Wilson returns to Hampton Roads for a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program are Brahms Hungarian Dances and works by Shostakovich and Kodály. JoAnn Falletta, conductor. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market St, Virginia Beach, 2:30 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www. virginiasymphony.org

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Play-Along with the VSO, Enjoy a side-by-side performance with the VSO and the Bay Youth Orchestra, featuring tunes that YOU can participate in!

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market St, Virginia Beach, 3 pm; Tickets only $12; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, Two works by Haydn: Symphony No. 10, “London” and Concerto for Trumpet. Plus music by Ravel and Christopher Theofanidis. George Hanson, conductor; David Vonderheide, trumpet.

Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William & Mary, Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg; 8pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-221-4000; www.virginiasymphony.org

A Doo-Wop Tribute featuring the music of Bobby Hendricks Drifters, The Coasters and The Platters, The 1950s and the sweet vocal harmonies of the Doo-Wop era! If that’s your style then you’ll thoroughly enjoy this musical tribute to three legendary Doo-Wop artists: Bobby Hendriks Drifters, The Coasters and The Platters. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; VIP $47, $37, $32, $27; 757-594-8752; www. fergusoncenter.org

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Terrence Wilson Plays Beethoven, Pianist Terrence Wilson returns to Hampton Roads for a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program are Brahms Hungarian Dances and works by Shostakovich and Kodály.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Ann Hampton Callaway & Keith Lockhart, Conductor Performing The Streisand Songbook Platinum Award-winning vocalist and song writer Ann Hampton Callaway joins Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops to celebrate America’s grande dame of entertainment, Barbra Streisand. Features symphonic spins on Streisand’s classic and unforgettable songs. To kick off the evening, Maestro Lockhart leads the orchestra in a tribute to the Big Apple with works by Bernstein, Gershwin and Duke Ellington. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 7 pm; VIP $131, $111, $91, $71; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, Two works by Haydn: Symphony No. 10, “London” and Concerto for Trumpet. Plus music by Ravel and Christopher Theofanidis. George Hanson, conductor; David Vonderheide, trumpet.

Regent University, 8pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-892-6366; www.virginiasymphony.org

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At the Copa: The Music of Barry Manilow, His music epitomized the seventies. With classic hits such as “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without you,” “ I Write the Songs,” and of course, “Copacabana,” the VSO POPS! with Phantom star and Broadway veteran Gary Mauer, back by popular demand, pays tribute to the music of the incomparable Barry Manilow. “This One’s For YOU!” Benjamin Rous, conductor. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; Tickets start at $20; 757-8926366; www.virginiasymphony.org

8 thru AN EXTRAVAGANCE OF COLOUR, a colorful, juried and judged exhibiMar 2 tion of artworks, as interpreted by members and invitational artists of the Artists Gallery. Opening reception Friday, Feb 8, 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 8

China National Symphony Orchestra, For almost half a century, the CNSO has introduced Chinese audiences to a vast repertoire of classical, romantic, modern and contemporary orchestral works by both Western and Asian composers. Leading the CNSO into the future are Director Guan Xia (Composer), Laureate Conductor Muhai Tang, Principal Resident Conductor Li Xincao, and Principal Guest Conductor En Shao. The Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News; 8 pm; VIP $67, $57, $47, $37; 757-594-8752; www.fergusoncenter.org

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At the Copa: The Music of Barry Manilow, His music epitomized the seventies. With classic hits such as “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without you,” “ I Write the Songs,” and of course, “Copacabana,” the VSO POPS! with Phantom star and Broadway veteran Gary Mauer, back by popular demand,

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Big Bands on the Bay, Ocean View, 800-368-3097, www.visitnorfolktoday.com

100 Miles of Lights, Hampton Roads, 888-493-7386, ext. 100

TGIF Summer Concert Series, Bennett’s Creek Park off of Shoulders Hill Rd., Suffolk, 514-7267, www.Suffolk-fun.com

Celebration in Lights, Newport News, 926-1400

Fridays at The Fountain Concert Series, Newport News, 873-2020, www.citycenteratoysterpoint.com Downtown Hampton Saturday Summer Street Festival, Hampton, 727-1641 84th Hampton Cup Regatta, Hampton, 329-4502, www.hamptoncupregatta.org/ East Coast Surfing Championships, Virginia Beach, 800-822-3224, http://www.surfecsc.com/

Chesapeake Heritage Arts Festival, Chesapeake, 382-6411 Christmas Tree Lighting, Yorktown, 890-3500 Grand Illumination & Parade, Portsmouth, 623-1757 Holiday Lights at the Beach, Virginia Beach, 800-822-3224 Indian River Christmas Craft Show, Chesapeake, 382-6411

September

Oyster Point Oyster Roast, Newport News, 926-1400

Verizon Wireless American Music Festival, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com

Veteran’s Day Ceremony, Newport News, 247-8523

Hampton Bay Days, 727-1641, Hampton, www.baydays.com Blues at the Beach, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com

Oyster Festival, Urbanna, 804-758-0368

Veteran’s Day Parade, Virginia Beach, 468-2357 Yorktown Holiday Open House Weekend, Yorktown, 890-4490

A Taste of Suffolk: A Downtown Street Festival, 514-4130, Suffolk, www.Suffolk-fun.com

Winter Wonderland in Olde Towne, Portsmouth, 393-8543

Festa Italiana, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com State Fair of Virginia, Richmond, 804-994-2800, www.statefairva.org

December

The Neptune Festival, Virginia Beach, 498-0215, www.neptunefestival.com

Celebration in Lights, Newport News, 926-1400

October

Christmas Market on Main, Yorktown, 890-3500

Yorktown Wine Festival, Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, 877-2933, www.villageevents.org

Grand Illumination, Williamsburg, 800-HISTORY

37th Annual Fall Festival of Folklife, Newport News, 926-1400, www.newportnews.org Reenactment of the Yorktown, Virginia’s Tea Party of 1774, Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, 898-1936 33rd Annual Suffolk Peanut Fest, 539-6751, Suffolk, www.SuffolkFest.org Yorktown Market Days and Fall Festival Celebration, Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, 890-3500 Craft Beer Festival, Virginia Beach, 491-7866, www.beachstreetusa.com Hope House Foundation’s Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival, Ghent section of Norfolk, 625-6161, www.hope-house.org/arts/calendar 23rd Annual Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, Norfolk, 441-2345, www.visitnorfolktoday.com

Christmas Parade, Williamsburg, 800-363-6511

Grand Illumination Parade, Norfolk, 623-1757 Hampton Holly Days Parade, Hampton, 727-8311 Holiday Parade & Grand Illumination, Suffolk, 923-2360 Hometown Holiday Parade, Virginia Beach, 800-822-3224 Hollydazzle, Newport News, 926-1400 22nd Annual Lighted Boat Parade, Hampton, 727-8311 Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival, Portsmouth, 393-5111 Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade, Yorktown waterfront, 890-4970 Call or visit websites for more information, times and dates.

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