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Smokey Robinson – Music to Soothe Your Soul
Words by Penny Neef. Image courtesy of the Virginia Arts Festival. I was born in Detroit, and I am very old. Motown was the soundtrack of...
Penny Neef
May 19, 20232 min read
Second Mural in Midtown Row to Be Installed This Month
Words and Images Courtesy of the City of Williamsburg Williamsburg, VA – The City of Williamsburg will welcome its second commissioned...
Press Release
May 17, 20232 min read
STEP IN TUNE WITH MENTAL HEALTH
Words and Images Courtesy of the City of Portsmouth, VA YO! Youth Outreach Summit & Mental Health Awareness Day On Saturday, May 13th,...
Press Release
May 13, 20231 min read
The End of Massive Resistance Public Art Dedication
Words and Images Courtesy of the City of Norfolk Commemorative artwork 14 years in the making NORFOLK, VA –In September 1958, six...
Press Release
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Virginia Arts Festival’s Commitment to Education
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of the Virginia Arts Festival. The mission of the Virginia Arts Festival is clear: “To bring...
Penny Neef
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Come for the Bagpipes – Stay for the Twists
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of the Virginia International Tattoo. Question – How many bagpipes are too many bagpipes? Answer –...
Penny Neef
Apr 21, 20233 min read
“History is Happening” – Hamilton at Chrysler Hall
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Seven Venues. Hamilton is back for the second year at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk from Tuesday,...
Penny Neef
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Upcoming Arts 4 Learning Programs
Words and Images Arts 4 Learning Paint Me a Poem by Nathan Richardson THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 TCC Joint-Use Library Virginia Beach, VA 2...
Press Release
Mar 16, 20233 min read
Broadway In Norfolk Announces 2023-2024 Season
Featuring Disney’s Aladdin, Beetlejuice, Six, Hadestown & The Most Successful American Play In Broadway History: Harper Lee’s to Kill A...
Press Release
Mar 14, 20235 min read
Retail Alliance appoints new President/CEO, Jenny Crittenden
Words and Images Courtesy of Retail Alliance Hampton Roads’ Retail Alliance Board of Directors has officially appointed Jenny Crittenden...
Press Release
Mar 14, 20233 min read
Arts 4 Learning Upcoming Events
Words and Images courtesy of Arts 4 Learning. Come Freedom, Come with Valerie Davis FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 Downing-Gross Cultural Arts...
Press Release
Mar 6, 20232 min read
City of Williamsburg Asks for Input on African American Heritage Trail
Words and Images Courtesy of the City of Williamsburg The City of Williamsburg is hosting a community input session on the content of the...
Press Release
Mar 1, 20232 min read
More Than Words, Virginia Youth Pathway to National Youth Poet Laureate
Words and Images Courtesy Teens with a Purpose NORFOLK, VA-- What happens when you blend poetic expression with civic engagement, when...
Press Release
Feb 9, 20232 min read
The Case for Cats
February 6-12, 2023 - One Week Only At Chrysler Hall The company of the 2021-2022 national tour of CATS. Photo By Matthew Murphy,...
Penny Neef
Feb 7, 20233 min read
THE NORFOLK TOURISM FOUNDATION CELEBRATES A SUCCESSFUL 2022
Words and Images Courtesy of Norfolk Tourism Foundation The Norfolk Tourism Foundation is ending 2022 on a positive note with an...
Press Release
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Norfolk Arts Seeks Artists for Community Mural & Event
Words and Images Courtesy of Norfolk Arts NORFOLK, VA – Imagine: a themed community event with a visual, literary, live music and/or...
Press Release
Jan 31, 20231 min read
The 39 Steps Goes Off Without a “Hitch”cock!
Dial “M” for “Must-See”…wait, wrong movie… Words by Nathan Jacques. Images courtesy of the Virginia Stage Company. It was a dark and...
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Jan 26, 20234 min read
Literacy Exhibit Opens January 21st at the Children’s Museum of Virginia
Words and Images Courtesy of the Children's Museum of Virginia Beloved children’s books will come alive as Storyland: A Trip Through...
Press Release
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Beat The Winter Blues This Weekend – Cirque du Soleil Corteo
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Cirque du Soleil 2022. Photos by MajaPrgomet. Costumes by Dominique Lemieux. It’s January, and...
Penny Neef
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Black History Now 2023 Launches in Portsmouth
Words and Images Courtesy of Portsmouth Museums PORTSMOUTH, VA – The City of Portsmouth’s eighth annual program Black History Now 2023,...
Press Release
Jan 12, 20237 min read
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