| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Primetime Poetry ShowPresented by Bean There Cafe at Bean There Cafe February 5, 2011 - Ongoing Every Friday Night: Primetime Poetry Show
Open to all poets, spoken word & musical artists alike...come share your latest works with others in the industry. Event is recorded so you can hear a copy and tune in your skills. | Bean There Cafe | 02/05/11- Ongoing | Norfolk |
The Muse Jam - 2nd FridayPresented by The Muse Writers Center at The Muse Writers Center November 25, 2011-December 26, 2014 The Muse Jam, 6-11 p.m., the 2nd Friday of each month. Hosted by Matt Hutchinson. Open to all.
Attention all musicians, singers, songwriters, writers, comedians, and improvisers: Join us for an evening where everyone gets to express themselves. We'll alternate between individual-led and collaborative performance, practice at the microphone, and pure unplugged jams. Who's welcome? Anyone from beginners to professionals, whether you like to play an instrument or just listen, sing or be... | The Muse Writers Center | 11/25/11- 12/26/14 | Norfolk |
Get Fit Virginia BeachPresented by Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation - Special Events at Mount Trashmore Park October 13, 2012 Rejuvenate your exercise routine with a free outdoor fitness event. Sample the fitness classes Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation offers throughout the year. TRX®, Drums Alive®, Zumba® and much more. Our fitness staff will help you discover what you need to reach your fitness goals. *Age 14 & up | Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation - Special Events | 10/13/12 | Virginia Beach |
24th Annual AT&T Virginia Children's FestivalPresented by Norfolk Festevents Ltd. at Town Point Park October 6, 2012 Hampton Roads' most beloved family festival is filled with more than 100 creative and interactive activities, storytelling, hands-on workshops and educational displays, cultural experiences, arts and crafts, costumed characters and more! Parents and children alike can frolic through the many imagination stations, shows and displays that will be on site. Then visit the multiple exhibitions and activities that are sure to get the creative juices flowing. The entire family is sure to have a... | Norfolk Festevents Ltd. | 10/06/12 | Norfolk |
2011-2012 Season AuditionsPresented by Virginia Musical Theatre at Sandler Center for the Performing Arts August 17, 2012 Virginia Musical Theatre will be holding open auditions for it's 2011-2012 season of musicals, including HOLIDAY MELODY, Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL and the hit musical comedy HAIRSPRAY.
Callbacks will be held the following day, Sunday,September 18 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm.
The auditions will be held on Saturday, September 17 at the Governor's School for the Arts in the Musical Theatre department, located at 344 West 21st Street in... | Virginia Musical Theatre | 08/17/12 | Virginia Beach |
Creative & Creative Writing ClassesPresented by The Muse Writers Center at The Muse Writers Center June 1-July 31, 2012 Registration is now open for The Muse Writers Center’s summer creative and creative writing classes.
Courses include creative writing classes in poetry, fiction, flash fiction, young adult fiction, children’s book, science fiction, fantasy, & horror, world building, memoir & creative non-fiction, personal narratives, food writing, multi-genre writing, screenwriting, and songwriting. Other creative offerings include classes and seminars in journaling, reading... | The Muse Writers Center | 06/01/12- 07/31/12 | Norfolk |
Theater In the ParkPresented by Norfolk Festevents Ltd. and Virginia Stage Company at Town Point Park July 28, 2012 Theater In the Park
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Time TBD
Town Point Park, Downtown Norfolk Waterfront
Free & Open to the Public
The Town Point Park Performing Arts Series continues this season boasting three performances to include the OpSail 2012 VirginiaTM Opening Night Gala with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Theater in the Park with the Virginia Stage Company, and Virginia Opera's 4th Annual Opera in the Park. | Norfolk Festevents Ltd. | 07/28/12 | Norfolk |
Teen Creative & Creative Writing ClassesPresented by The Muse Writers Center at The Muse Writers Center June 2-July 14, 2012 The Muse Writers Center is excited to offer several great classes this summer for teen writers and performers. Advance registration is required for all courses, and the registration period is now open. Course registrations will not be accepted after the second meeting of the class. All classes will be held at The Muse Writers Center (816-A Orapax St. in Norfolk’s West Ghent (23507)—across from Orapax Greek Restaurant). Full course descriptions and registration information are... | The Muse Writers Center | 06/02/12- 07/14/12 | Norfolk |
Swingtime Salute: An On-Deck RevuePresented by Nauticus May 31-July 8, 2012 Starting Memorial Day weekend, enjoy an extra special evening of star-lit entertainment. Produced in partnership with the Virginia Stage Company (VSC), Swingtime Salute, An On-Deck Revue re-creates a 40s-era touring variety show sure to “entertain the troops” with dashing sailors and dishy dames, accompanied by a live, on-stage band. | Nauticus | 05/31/12- 07/08/12 | Norfolk |
Swingtime Salute, An On-Deck RevuePresented by Virginia Stage Company and Nauticus May 31-July 8, 2012 For six weeks this summer, Swingtime Salute, An On-Deck Revue will re-create a touring variety show on deck of the Battleship Wisconsin in an evening of star-lit entertainment. Produced by Nauticus and Virginia Stage Company (VSC), the show will “entertain the troops” with singers, dancers and a side helping of all the excitement and adventure you’d expect aboard a warship at sea. Dashing sailors and dishy dames, accompanied by a live, on-stage band, expertly belt out the era’s popular... | Virginia Stage Company | 05/31/12- 07/08/12 | Norfolk |
1776Presented by Kimball Theatre at Kimball Theatre June 27-July 1, 2012 ShowStoppers Productions brings history to life through the people who shaped our country during the award-winning musical, “1776,” at Colonial Williamsburg’s Kimball Theatre.
“1776” follows John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson as they attempt to convince the members of the 2nd Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy. | Kimball Theatre | 06/27/12- 07/01/12 | Williamsburg |
WP presents CURTAINSPresented by The Williamsburg Players at The James-York Playhouse June 14-June 30, 2012 It's the opening night performance of Robbin' Hood!, "a new musical of the Old West". The curtain bow resonates with a sour note from the faded voice of Jessica Cranshaw, who can't act, can't sing, and can't dance - not even a little. As she takes her bow she also takes her last breath. The cast rushes to their fallen star. A few hours later, an impromptu funeral ceremony is interrupted by Homicide Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, who saw Robbin' Hood! in previews and thinks the cast are... | The Williamsburg Players | 06/14/12- 06/30/12 | Williamsburg |
Keva Planks Exhibit at Children's Museum of Virginia Presented by City of Portsmouth at Children's Museum of Virginia May 11-June 24, 2012 The Children’s Museum of Virginia will introduce a unique exhibit in our Changing Exhibits Gallery that blends art and science. Imagine thousands of perfectly cut, identical wooden construction blocks measuring ¼ inch thick, ¾ inch wide and 4 ½ inches long that can be stacked without using glue or connectors to build sculptures, towers, planes, furniture, bridges, buildings and just about anything you can think of!
The KEVA planks exhibit consists of fifty... | City of Portsmouth | 05/11/12- 06/24/12 | Portsmouth |
'Tis Pity She's a WhorePresented by American Shakespeare Center at Blackfriars Playhouse April 12-June 16, 2012 by John Ford
Serious Shock
John Ford's brilliant re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet leads audiences deep into a story of passion, lust, vengeance, greed, incest, and murder. After almost 400 years, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore's tale of forbidden love remains controversial, shocking, and theatrically spellbinding. | American Shakespeare Center | 04/12/12- 06/16/12 | Staunton |
FolliesPresented by Poquoson Island Players at Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium June 1-June 10, 2012 Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece, "Follies". Past and present, dreams and reality collide for one triumphant, haunting and unforgettable night when former members of the "Weismann's Follies" reunite on the eve of their theater's demolition. Two couples remember their glorious past and face the harsher realities of the present as the shadows of their younger selves remind them of the complicated steps they've danced - both on the stage and throughout their... | Poquoson Island Players | 06/01/12- 06/10/12 | Hampton |
Muse Sketch Comedy Night #2Presented by The Muse Writers Center at Night of the Iguana June 8, 2012 Join The Muse Writers Center and The Pushers for a night of laughter featuring sketch comedy from more than 20 up-and-coming writers and performers who recently completed The Muse’s winter/spring sketch comedy workshops, taught by Brad McMurran and Sean Devereux, the founders of The Pushers. Open to the public; the cover charge is only $5.
Visit our website: www.the-muse.org or call us at 757-818-9880 for more information.
Night #2
A Night of Sketch... | The Muse Writers Center | 06/08/12 | Norfolk |
A DEADLY TWIST OF FATEPresented by Angelo's Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Angelo's Murder Mystery Dinner Theater/Best Western Oceanfront Inn January 14-June 2, 2012 "A DEADLY TWIST OF FATE"... The cast and crew of the hottest new show on radio "Healthy Minds" is coming to Virginia Beach. Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to meet America's number one radio personalities. Healthy Minds will be broadcast live from the boardwalk. Recent cast changes have been great for Healthy Minds ratings but they may prove fatal for one of the cast. Come watch the fur fly in this hilarious comedy with Virginia's only fully interactive... | Angelo's Murder Mystery Dinner Theater | 01/14/12- 06/02/12 | Virginia Beach |
Vision in Clay: CDA ArtistsPresented by City of Portsmouth March 25-May 28, 2012 The exhibit promotes the exploration of the ceramic arts from functional ware to large sale sculptures. | City of Portsmouth | 03/25/12- 05/28/12 | Portsmouth |