Chesapeake, Davenport sign on as Art in Transit sponsors (2/15/2023) - Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, and the RAL Art Center has recently received sponsorship donations from Chesapeake Bank/Chesapeake Wealth Management, and the Tri-River Investment Group of… …
Buffalo Rose to play at Flat Iron Saturday (2/8/2023) - Buffalo Rose, a six-person modern folk/Americana band out of Pittsburgh, will perform beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Iron Crossroads in Gloucester. The doors will open at 6 p.m.… …
Grammy winner (2/8/2023) - Northern Neck Orchestra Music Director Michael Repper and the New York Youth Symphony won a Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance on Sunday for their recording of music by Florence… …‘Social ceramics’ event at Bay School (2/8/2023) - A Mug Meet-Up & Market will be held beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Bay School Community Arts Center on Main Street in Mathews. Bay School… …
VSO presents ‘Gospel According to Swing’ (2/8/2023) - The Virginia Symphony Orchestra will present “Gospel According to Swing,” conducted by Music Director Eric Jacobsen and featuring award-winning conductor, actor, singer and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling. Performances of “Gospel… …
Middle school art workshop at Arts on Main (2/8/2023) - Arts on Main is hosting a Story Shields workshop for middle school students through adults from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the gallery on Main Street, Gloucester. Story… …
RAL Art Center hosts ‘I Love’ and ‘A Touch of Red’ exhibits (2/8/2023) - February is all about love at the RAL Art Center, 19 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock. Two new shows are on display featuring paintings, photography, fiber art, stained glass, fused glass… …Kilmarnock studio to hold benefit sale (2/8/2023) - Alvaro Ibañez will open his Kilmarnock studio at 199 Whittaker Lane on Feb. 12-14 for a Valentine’s sale and benefit, donating 20 percent of sale price to a nonprofit organization… …
Art classes (2/1/2023) - Arts on Main offerings next week include a date night art experience, shown at left, and a class on creating a bowl made of wool and silk, right. Kelly Richards… …
Artists of the Month (2/1/2023) - Jim and Linda Harrison are the February Artists of the Month at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews. The couple has been creating jewelry together for about 14… …
Fabulous Fiber Art (2/1/2023) - “Colors of the Sea” by Sally Cooney Anderson is one of many pieces of fiber art currently on display in the Fabulous Fiber Art Show at the Bay School Community… …
Senior Art Exploration (2/1/2023) - Residents of the Riverside Sanders retirement community in Gloucester created still life watercolor paintings on Jan. 20 during a class taught by Arts on Main instructor Anne Atkinson as part… …Early African American photos on display at VMFA (2/1/2023) - The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts currently has on display a collection of early photographs from the collection of Dennis O. Williams. Titled “A Powerful Influence,” the exhibit will continue… …
‘Iran at a Crossroads’ topic of next Great Decisions lecture (2/1/2023) - John Weidner will present on “Iran at a Crossroads” in the next Deltaville Great Decisions lecture at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the Deltaville Community Association building, 17147 General… …Mariners’ Museum observes Black History Month (2/1/2023) - An influential underwater archaeologist will kick off Black History Month at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News this week when Kamau Sadiki of Diving With A Purpose appears… …
Virginia Writers Series to feature author/artist Larry Giles (2/1/2023) - The Virginia Writers Series, sponsored by the Friends of Belle Isle State Park, will continue with a program on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The program will be held at the park’s… …
Lincoln scholar Lucas Morel to speak at Historic Christ Church (2/1/2023) - Historic Christ Church and Museum kicks off its 2023 programs at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, with “Lincoln, the Founding and an America Worth Saving” by Dr. Lucas Morel. The… …Recitation of love poems at Essex Museum on Feb. 9 (2/1/2023) - Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Essex County Museum and Historical Society will host a reading of love poems at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. Marty Glenn Taylor… …
Feb. 19 lecture to focus on Civil War in Yorktown (2/1/2023) - The Civil War in Yorktown is the topic of a lecture to be given at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in York Hall, 301 Main Street, Yorktown. J. Michael Moore,… …
VMFA arts celebration (1/25/2023) - Representatives of Arts on Main and the Bay School Community Arts Center were among the arts leaders from across the state who attended the Impact Celebration for the Arts that… …CCS students to present ‘Rappahannock Reflection!’ (1/25/2023) - The Christchurch School Visual and Performing Arts and Co-Curricular Departments will present two performances next month of “Rappahannock Reflection!” an original winter production featuring songs from the musical theater repertoire.… …
Arts Alive opens season with Divas 3 (1/25/2023) - Arts Alive has announced its 2023 season, including a rescheduled performance by country songwriters Hits & Grins. The season will open with Divas 3 performing chart-topping hits by such artists… …
Arts on Main to ‘Celebrate Black Artists’ (1/25/2023) - “Celebrating Black Artists—A Black History Month Exhibit” will open with a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, at Arts on Main, Gloucester. The exhibit will be on display… …
Poet to give talk in Gloucester on Feb. 16 (1/25/2023) - Poet Keyn Kinzey, accompanied by his publisher, Jeanne Johansen, will appear in the free lecture of the Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association on Thursday, Feb. 16. The meeting will be… …
‘Wild Susans’ watercolor wins RAL exhibit contest (1/25/2023) - Carol Vaughn’s watercolor “Wild Susans” was named the winner of the favorite piece of art in the RAL Art Center’s “You Be the Judge” exhibit. Throughout January, visitors to the… …