Virginia Arts Festival

Review: Last Bison's chamber-folk sound showed growth at the Norfolk Botanical Garden

2013-05-20 07:00:00

The Last Bison's chamber-folk style is built on homespun, organic elements: The plink of a banjo, the thud of a single drum, soaring harmonies from violin and cello. So, in some ways, the Norfolk Botanical Garden was a perfect setting for the Chesapeake...

Science fiction festival, Water Country opens, "Dreamgirls": Fun Things to Do

2013-05-16 10:52:00

Ready to recreate? Here are some top-notch entertainment choices for the days ahead. Find details about the area's fun and games at HRTicket.com. In co-ordination with the release of "Star Trek Into Darkness" the Virginia Air & Space Center is hosting...

Enjoy chamber music at Williamsburg Winery May 23

2013-05-17 00:00:00

When the Virginia Arts Festival performs at the Williamsburg Winery on Thursday, May 23, the menu will pair chamber music with fine food and wines. "Classics at the Vineyards" will spotlight pianist Andre-Michel Schub and violist Beverly Kane Baker in two...

Free Thursday concerts at Fort Monroe, Mariners' Museum begin in June

2013-05-15 10:07:00

A popular summer concert series has seemingly escaped looming federal budget cuts. Fort Monroe's Music By the Bay series will begin June 13 and with a performance by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Wind Ensemble. Concerts take place on Thursday evenings at...

Virginia Beer Fest coming up May 18-19 in Norfolk

2013-05-15 12:25:00

Brews from across the state, the country and the world will be poured at the Virginia Beer Festival. The event takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday May 18-19 in Town Point Park on the downtown Norfolk waterfront. Sponsored by Festevents...

Performance troupe thinks outside of the box office

2013-05-13 00:00:00

A few hundred people of all ages, but mostly families with kids, gathered on a downtown lawn across from Virginia Arts Festival headquarters. Their heads were tilted back, a look of amused awe on their faces. They watched four clowns -- two boys in...

The ups and downs of 'Carousel'

2013-05-10 00:00:00

A few days before New Yorker Greg Ganakas headed to Norfolk to direct the classic musical "Carousel," he visited a carousel in Central Park, just to remember what it's like. "It reminded me of when I was a child and when I first stepped onto it, and how...

'We're a string quartet that swings'

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Turtle Island Quartet is a string ensemble, so you instantly think classical. Tierney Sutton is a jazz singer, so anyone would picture her fronting a band. But that's not how it is when these two acts get together. The title of Sutton's 2005 album,...

Bach's monumental B-Minor Mass presented by Virginia Arts Festival

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Each year, the Virginia Arts Festival searches for standout, unusual performances that define some of the best the arts have to offer. A highlight of the 2013 festival now underway will be this weekend's performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's B-Minor...

EDITORIAL: The Tattoo returns to town

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Each year, countries united as allies offer a spectacular presentation of their power, pride and patriotism at the Virginia International Tattoo. It's the signature event of the Virginia Arts Festival, a gathering of more than 900 military members,...

Virginia Opera Carousel

2013-04-13 17:08:00

After a season of four operas, Virginia Opera is closing out its 2012-2013 performing year with a classic musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel." Tickets are on sale for the production that will be presented May 10-19 at the Harrison Opera House in...

Opera in Williamsburg returns with 'La Traviata'

2013-03-31 00:00:00

Opera in Williamsburg returns next month with a production of Verdi's "La Traviata." The single performance will take place at 8 p.m. April 23 in the Kimball Theatre. The cast features Emily Duncan-Brown as Violetta, Jose Sacin as Germont, and Won Whi...

Last Bison members Amos Housworth, Benjamin Hardesty and Jay Benfante at Virginia Arts Festival's headquarters in Norfolk, Feb. 24, 2013.

2013-02-25 09:25:18

CW chocolate-maker Jim Gay (right) appears at the Virginia Arts Festival

2012-04-10 00:00:00