Arts

September 30, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

An activity-filled October in the arts begins this weekend with W&M Presents!

Patrons check out the fall-themed work of Tracy Delisle with Apple of my Eye Fine Crafts during the Hermitage Handmade Festival at The Hermitage Museum & Gardens in Norfolk on Sept. 19. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

The Daily Break’s annual fall bazaar guide is here

September 28, 2026 at 9:19 a.m.

From pumpkin patches to harvest fairs and festivals, there’s something for everyone this time of...

Blake Segal, left, and Major Attaway in the North American tour of "Spamalot," due in Norfolk Oct. 13-18. (Courtesy/Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Don’t miss out on the fun in this Hampton Roads fall and winter arts guide

September 20, 2026 at 2:25 p.m.

A first look at shows and events in Hampton Roads coming up this fall and...

Local artist Allison Swan was chosen to create this year’s Neptune Festival poster. (Lee Belote/For The Virginian-Pilot)

‘I had to re-learn every aspect of painting:’ Neptune Festival poster artist overcomes challenges

September 19, 2026 at 9:36 a.m.

When Allison Swan received an invitation to paint this year’s poster for the Neptune Festival,...

The Hermitage Handmade Festival, presented by The Hermitage Museum & Gardens, is happening Saturday and will feature more than 90 vendors on the central lawn and east garden. (File photo)

Hermitage Handmade Festival to feature more than 90 vendors in Norfolk

September 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The 11th annual event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 7637...

Curators piece together the final touches on "Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm" at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk in December 2023. (Staff/File)

Norfolk’s Chrysler Museum gets $2M endowment for new curator of photography

By Sandra J. Pennecke

September 16, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Norfolk resident Brooks Johnson, a longtime Chrysler Museum photography curator, provided the gift in honor...

Spectators watch the Blue Angels perform during a preview of the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach on Sept. 20, 2024. The air show is happening this weekend. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot, File)

Fun to Do: Oceana Air Show, dueling pianos, Cirque de Paris and more

September 16, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Coming up: A Selena tribute at Rivers Casino Portsmouth; Oceana Air Show; Cirque de Paris...

Bruce Hornsby performs an acoustic set during the Funhouse Fest in Williamsburg in 2017. (John Clark/Daily Press file)

The way it will be: Bruce Hornsby’s latest tour to end with stop at Ferguson Center

September 23, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

To share how past moments have shaped his present-day outlook, Hornsby leaned into his continuous...

Artist Myke Irving stands behind the clay peanut before it’s made into the molding used for the Suffolk peanut project. (Myke Irving/For The Virginian-Pilot)

A nutty idea: Suffolk Peanut Project

September 12, 2026 at 12:10 p.m.

Now, Suffolk is getting a 5-foot-tall peanut statue.

William & Mary’s Arts Quarter Music Series opens its season with “We the People” featuring Duke University’s acclaimed Ciompi Quartet. Appearing with the ensemble will be bass-baritone Robert Sims in a program celebrating four centuries of American music, from colonial days to the present. (Courtesy/Ciompi Quartet)

Arts Notes: Chamber music takes center stage during September

September 23, 2026 at 12:11 p.m.

September's schedule of events is now in full swing, starting with William & Mary's Arts...

The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach on Feb. 4, 2025. Virginia Beach City Council recently agreed to issue a formal request for proposals to soon lease or buy the property, which is located at 2000 Parks Ave. and assessed at $7 million. (Staff File)

Virginia Beach to seek new proposals for former MOCA property

By Stacy Parker

September 9, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Virginia Beach City Council will incorporate an advisory group's guidelines into a new round of...

"The Buzz Saw," a unique German-built kite, flies over Jockey's Ridge State Park for 13th annual Outer Banks Kite Festival. This year's festival will feature a 100-foot octopus, a 50-foot fish and more.
(Staff file)

Fun to Do: Kite festival, Staind, Wu-Tang Clan and more

September 9, 2026 at 11:56 a.m.

Coming up: The Outer Banks Kite Festival is coming Friday and Saturday to Jockey's Ridge...

Installation view of “Forever Marked By The Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal” at the Muscarelle Museum of Art. (Adriano Marinazzo/Muscarelle Museum of Art)

Williamsburg museum exhibit remembers 9/11

By Megan Roche

September 23, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

“Forever Marked by the Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal” opened earlier this...

JB Maas models one of the new T-shirt designs by artist Danny O. (Lee Belote/For The Virginian-Pilot)

Virginia Beach restaurants debut new T-shirt design by iconic artist

September 5, 2026 at 11:16 a.m.

If you think about it, most T-shirts are really billboards. Students are seen donning their...

A close-up of Isabella in bronze. Around 1624 she gave birth to William — the first documented child of African descent to be born in English-speaking North America. (Bill Tiernan/For The Virginian-Pilot)

Sculpture unveiled at the African Landing Memorial at Fort Monroe was years in the making

By Hugh Lessig Correspondent

September 1, 2026 at 1:36 p.m.

The piece of art now graces the African Landing Memorial at Fort Monroe, which honors...

"Carrying Beauty Across the Atlantic" is a part of the mural by artist Michael Rosato on display. (Courtesy | Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester)

‘Six Scenes, One Place’ explores Gloucester history through mural and background pieces

August 30, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

The six scenes painted on a giant new mural on Gloucester’s Main Street are vivid...

A National Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026 at Point Comfort at Fort Monroe in Hampton with the sculpture of Anthony, Isabella and their son, William, who was born in Virginia in 1624. The National Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal commemorates the first recorded Africans brought to Virginia at Point Comfort in August 1619. (Bill Tiernan/For The Virginian-Pilot)

‘We are here’: Fort Monroe unveils statues depicting arrival of North America’s first enslaved Africans

By Devlin Epding

September 1, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

In a ceremony Saturday the Fort Monroe Authority unveiled a statue of Antoney and Isabella...

The Music in Motion staff at their original location on Lynnhaven Road in Virginia Beach. (Lee Belote/For Inside Business)

After 40 years, Virginia Beach dance studio expands

August 27, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

In 2016, Lauren Kelly took over her mom’s studio and has continued its legacy as...

The crowd listens to performer Tom Browne on stage at the 32nd Annual Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival at Town Point Park in Norfolk on July 20, 2014. (L. Todd Spencer / The Virginian-Pilot, File)

Fun to Do: Pitbull and Lil Jon, jazz festival, Seawall Art Show and more

August 20, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

Coming up: The Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday; the Seawall Art Show Saturday...

Organizers are replacing the Neon Festival with a series of indoor-focused events happening year-round, according to an Aug. 19 announcement. (File photo)

Norfolk’s Neon Festival to be replaced with year-round event series

By Trevor Metcalfe

August 19, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

The Downtown Norfolk Council is replacing the annual Neon District street festival with a year-round,...

Singer-songwriter Roberta Lea plans to perform at “Read Between the Vibes" on Sept. 12. Here she's in her home in Norfolk, November 2020. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot file)

No shushing, only music: Virginia Beach library is throwing a party

August 15, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

The fundraiser, “Read Between the Vibes,” will feature live music from Hampton Roads performers and...

Tony L. Camarillo, 31, seen in an undated photo, was shot to death Wednesday night in Norfolk. (Courtesy/Jonathan Ramirez)

Norfolk artist shot and killed on the way to film premiere at Naro theater

By Andrea Noble

August 14, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

Norfolk artist and musician Tony Camarillo was on his way to attend the premiere of...

Alma Deutscher, 20, conducting orchestra practice for her opera adaptation of "Cinderella" at the Governor's School for the Arts, Norfolk, March 2025. (Kendall Warner/File The Virginian-Pilot)

Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press accepting submissions for 2026 fall and winter arts guide

By Tara Bozick

August 11, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press are accepting submissions for the 2026 fall and winter arts...

Artist Christopher Diont’e at work in his studio. The images in front of him feature Ira Callis, his third-great-grandfather, to the right of his head; and his third-great-granduncle, Ruffin Callis, on the left. (Courtesy/Christopher Diont’e)

Artist in residence turns freed ancestors’ courage, resilience into art

August 8, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

“Ancestral Soil: 1865 — The Foundation of Freeman, Virginia” features 20 surviving photographs of the...

A solo exhibition featuring Molly Dee’s artwork will be on display through Aug. 30 at the Garage Gallery at The Creative Well Art Foundation in the ViBe. (Lee Belote/For The Virginian-Pilot)

A piece of Nantucket coming to art gallery in the ViBe District

August 13, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Molly Dee's paintings will be in a solo exhibition called “Wish You Were Here,” at...

Williamsburg’s Bicentennial Park is currently proposed to be the location of a new temporary public art piece, involving a canopy of ribbons and streamers. (James W. Robinson/The Virginia Gazette)

Williamsburg park could get a canopy of vibrant ribbons this fall

By James W. Robinson

September 23, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

The Williamsburg Public Art Council is proposing a canopy of ribbons at the park for...

Paul Reed refused to make his paintings conventionally shaped, and he was a founding member of the Washington Color School, an influential post-World War II art movement. (David Hunter Hale/Courtesy/CNU)

CNU shows abstract painter Paul Reed’s colorful work this summer

August 2, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

The Torggler opened a major retrospective of Reed’s entire six-decade career, set to run through...

A photograph, "Okay, Get In," by Jean Peacock. (Courtesy/Jean Peacock/Suffolk Art League)

Hampton Roads painter Jean Peacock, still winning at 92, revives her ‘magnum opus’

August 2, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

Acclaimed Portsmouth artist Jean Peacock might be 92 but she still can't be stopped. She...

Virginian-Pilot accepting submissions for 2026 Fall Bazaar Guide

July 28, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

The Sunday Break’s 2026 Bazaar Guide is scheduled to be published in September.

Katy Clune, Virginia's state folklorist, takes in her surroundings at Mattanock Town, the Nansemond Indian Nation Tribal Headquarters, in Suffolk on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

A collector of stories, a distributor of grants: Virginia has an official state folklorist

July 25, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

Katy Clune, Virginia's folklorist, distributes grants and searches the state for stories and traditions and,...

Richmond Shakespeake’s Jimmy Weinstein, Bridget Wolf and Murphy Scherer perform Washington’s crossing in a scene from “The Complete History of America (abridged).” (Courtesy/Terence Sullivan)

Arts Notes: Williamsburg Players’ summer camp students to put on shows this weekend

September 23, 2026 at 12:52 p.m.

Acting camp students perform, Richmond Shakespeare troupe comes to W&M and how to learn more...

Jaylen Howard, a Hampton University student, helps operate the Amplifying Talent program during the Supernova Ska Festival at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Sept. 12, 2025. The program gives students hands-on experience in live event production and broadcasting and has received funding from grants through Virginia Humanities at WHRO. (Courtesy/Supernova Alliance)

Despite budget cuts, Virginia Humanities awards 29 grants, including 11 in Hampton Roads

July 19, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

Cuts to federal spending have shrunk its budget, but Virginia Humanities is still awarding grants...

Table games — like the one general manager Antonio Perez Jr. is pointing out — are part of the busy gaming floor at Portsmouth’s Rivers Casino. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Competing for the crown: Rivers Casino wants to be the ‘entertainment capital of Hampton Roads’

July 20, 2026 at 8:51 a.m.

More than just gambling, Rivers Casino in Portsmouth has restaurants and live touring acts, and...

These wearable artworks form the Chrysler Museum’s exhibit, “Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry from the Dallas Museum of Art” explore jewelry's ability to protect the wearer, either in a form akin to armor or even by creating a barrier that feels unsafe to touch. (Lee Belote/For The Virginian-Pilot)

Dazzling, creative jewelry collection comes to the Chrysler Museum

July 18, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

These creative contemporary pieces can not be found in a local jewelry store, but you...

Rhea Seehorn is nominated for her starring role in Apple TV’s “Pluribus.” (Apple TV/TNS)

Virginia Beach native Rhea Seehorn up for Emmy again

July 16, 2026 at 12:56 p.m.

Rhea Seehorn, a Hampton Roads native, is nominated for an Emmy for her performance in...

The 48th annual Wright Kite Festival returns to the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills this weekend. (Courtesy/Wright Bros. National Memorial, File)

Fun to Do: Kite festival, Ne-Yo and Akon, Pickle Palooza and more

July 15, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

The Pickle Palooza in Suffolk will feature pickle eats from candy to pizza, pickle drinks...

The title screen of "We the People," an exhibit for the nation's 250th anniversary, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond. The exhibit will run through Sept. 7. (Courtesy/Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

America’s 250th: Exhibits explore the nation’s past and present

By Alina Tugend

July 8, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

In Richmond, belongings illuminate 'the world in our commonwealth'; farther afield, see Woody Guthrie's guitar...

Christopher Newport University’s New Musicals Lab will present an improv musical, where they will take audience suggestions, Friday at Ferguson Center for the Arts in Peebles Theatre. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot, File)

Fun to Do: Improvised musical, tribute music festival and more

July 8, 2026 at 11:29 a.m.

Coming up: An improvised musical, a tribute music festival and more.

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra tuba player Robert Carpenter plays in a 1997 concert in Kissimmee. (Orlando Sentinel file photo)

A toast to the tuba — and the value of music education

By Matthew J. Palm

July 5, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

Disney World and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra play a part in "The Perfect Tuba."

Gloucester County residents read portions of the Declaration of Independence for a short film, “Voices of Independence,” that's now on YouTube. (Courtesy/Gloucester County tourism and marketing)

Echoing the Founders’ words, Gloucester County residents read declaration for YouTube video

July 3, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

Gloucester County residents show they're proud to be American by reading the Declaration of Independence...

"The Box," by Ka-Son Reeves and family, is part of a street-level art initiative by Downtown Norfolk Council that commissioned local artists to provide original artwork to beautify traffic signal boxes downtown. "The Box" is in MacArthur Square. (Courtesy/Downtown Norfolk Council)

Local artists help brighten up downtown Norfolk

June 23, 2026 at 7:46 a.m.

The aim is to give pedestrians a better experience and reduce graffiti, according to the...

Artists Suzanne Stevens with former student Bill Campbell look at two of the pieces on view at MOCA. Campbell is also an honorary trustee at the museum. (Rachel Hughes | Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art)

Virginia MOCA honors longtime teaching artist with retrospective of her work

June 21, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

The snapshot of Suzanne Stevens’ career evolution, running through Oct. 11 at Virginia MOCA’s satellite...

Third-generation artist Ryan Jones holds the original painting for the 50th annual Harborfest poster in Jones Art Gallery. (Clare Pacella/The Virginian-Pilot)

Meet the artist behind the ‘Harborfest 50’ poster

By Clare Pacella

June 18, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

This year, Ryan Jones illustrated his memory of the festival's fireworks tradition and celebratory nighttime...

The Schooner Virginia cruises through the Elizabeth River in front of Town Point Park during the Parade of Sail at the 2025 Harborfest in Norfolk on June 6, 2025. (Staff/File)

Here are the best places to watch the Parade of Sail in Hampton Roads

By Avery Sloan

June 17, 2026 at 10:33 p.m.

Here are the best places to watch the tall ships on Friday.

"Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865” is on display through Aug. 24 at Isle of Wight County Museum. The exhibit is on display through Richmond’s Virginia Museum of History & Culture and explores the lives of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first captive Africans in 1619 to the abolition of slavery in 1865. (Courtesy/Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

Traveling exhibit about Black Virginians’ lives comes to Smithfield

By Andi Petrini, Correspondent

June 12, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

The exhibit, on display through Richmond’s Virginia Museum of History & Culture, explores the lives...

The Juneteenth flag commemorates the day that slavery ended in the U.S. (Nati Harnik/AP File)

Commemorate Juneteenth with events throughout Hampton Roads

June 12, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

From festivals to fireworks and concerts to full-day events, there are ample opportunities to honor...

In June 2012, tall ships from around the globe, as well as small vessels, decorated the Elizabeth River off downtown Norfolk during OpSail's Virginia Parade of Sail. (Hyunsoo Leo Kim/Staff fIle)

Tall ships coming to Hampton Roads: Here’s a Sail250 Virginia guide

June 11, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

Sail250 Virginia is expected to draw over 3 million people. Here is guide of where...

Williamsburg Baroque will present the award-winning “1776: Deplorable Barbarism & Delightful Recreation” June 20 in Bruton Parish Church. Among the Baroque selections to be performed will be Johann Christian Bach’s seldom-performed “Die Amerikanerin” (the “American Girl”) published in 1776, featuring acclaimed soprano Margot Rood. (Kelly Blackmon)

Arts Notes: WSO will play ‘American Mosaic’ for a third time this weekend

September 23, 2026 at 12:55 p.m.

On Saturday, the WSO will present “Mosaic” at the Yorktown Victory Monument as part of...

Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo poses for a photograph in his new exhibit.

The trolls come indoors as a Danish recycling artist stages his first museum exhibit

By Associated Press

June 5, 2026 at 10:41 a.m.

The 46-year-old artist started spreading his trolls back in 2014.

Lanexa resident Patty Putnam in front of one of her paintings. Putnam says painting helps give her hope and get through the tough days. (Patty Putnam)

Virginia artist hopes art contest can lead to new opportunities

By Megan Roche

September 23, 2026 at 12:55 p.m.

Each day, the public can vote for Putnam through the People’s Artist website or by...

Keith Anderson, chief of the Nansemond Indian Nation and founder of the Red Crook-ed Sky dance troupe, stands near an American flag as it’s prepared to be paraded at the Rising Sun Pow Wow on May 16 at Mount Trashmore, in Virginia Beach. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Portsmouth-based Native American dance troupe selected for podcast series spotlighting Virginia dance

June 3, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

Portsmouth-based Native American dance troupe Red Crook-ed Sky will be featured in a podcast series...

A Spiderman figurine sits atop a facsimile copy of the May 1939 Detective Comics anthology series in Phoenix, Thursday May 14, 2026. This issue made history for including the debut of the Batman superhero in a story called “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate”. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book

By Associated Press

June 15, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

They reveal values, societal issues and enduring burdens of extraordinary abilities.

Kim McCoy Webb speaks about her art hanging in the Sentara Brock Cancer Center in Norfolk on May 1. The program, which this year shows 29 works by 27 artists, “can impact a patient at an important moment in their lives, in their healing journey," she says. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

At Norfolk cancer center, art is on loan to calm and nurture both patients and staff

By Yana Ginburg

May 13, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

“It’s our biggest and best year yet," said Staci Katsias, the center’s art administrator and...

David Lee Roth will perform at The Dome on Saturday. (Rachel Murray/File Getty Images, File)

Fun to Do: David Lee Roth, Godsmack, Attucks Jazz Orchestra and more

May 7, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Coming up: Former lead singer of Van Halen, David Lee Roth, is coming to the...

Gilbert Domally stars as Simba, the son of the Lion King Mufasa, in Disney's North American tour, now at Norfolk's Chrysler Hall. (Evan Zimmerman/Courtesy Disney)

Review: ‘The Lion King’ rules at Chrysler Hall with creative costumes, talented actors

By Page Laws

May 6, 2026 at 10:28 a.m.

It's the last Broadway show at Chrysler Hall before renovations begin — and it reaffirms...

Smith-Rogers Hall located at the corner of Mowbray Arch and Botetourt Street, a former dormitory for nursing students, is surrounded by construction fencing on Monday, May 4, 2026 as it prepares to undergo demolition. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Downtown Norfolk building’s demolition could mean expansion for the Chrysler Museum

By John Buzbee

May 5, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.

Built in 1962, Smith-Rogers Hall was once a dorm for nursing students of Eastern Virginia...

Lee Belote and her mom. (Lee Belote/For The Virginian-Pilot)

Column: Ways to celebrate mom this Mother’s Day

May 4, 2026 at 10:28 a.m.

Moms are our greatest gifts, and their unconditional love stays in our hearts even when...

Grammy-winning banjoist Alison Brown and her quintet are among the musical events lined up for the Merchants Square Concert Series beginning May 1 and running through Oct. 2. All events are free and open to the public. (Rich Gastwirt)

Arts Notes: Williamsburg-area musical performances kick it up a notch during May

September 23, 2026 at 12:55 p.m.

May is full of varied performances around the Williamsburg area.

A LOVE sculpture is photographed at the Portsmouth seawall in August 2016. Here, Irving Wolff, who built the sculpture, removes some grass from the public art. (Staff/File)

Portsmouth to hold weeklong celebration of the arts

April 26, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

Portsmouth Art Week runs May 2-9 along High Street. Free and ticketed events are being...

Tricia Hudson, executive director of the d'Art Center, on nearby Granby Street in the heart of the Neon District in Norfolk on Monday. (Bill Tiernan/For The Virginian-Pilot)

To bring people back to the Neon District, d’Art Center plans events series

April 26, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

The d'Art Center is organizing free events into the fall to bring foot traffic back...

Katt Williams will bring his “Golden Age” tour to Norfolk at 8 p.m. Saturday at Scope arena. (Courtesy/North American Entertainment)

Fun to Do: Katt Williams, Alice Cooper and more

April 22, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Coming up: will bring his “Golden Age” tour to Norfolk; “Anastasia — The Musical” will...

A troupe of Rangerettes perform at the Virginia International Tattoo at Scope Arena in Norfolk on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

K-pop stars, Brits marching to ‘James Bond Theme’: Virginia International Tattoo celebrates America’s 250th

By Andi Petrini, Correspondent

April 17, 2026 at 6:20 p.m.

The annual Virginia International Tattoo, the largest of its kind in North America, opened its...

Fourth of July fireworks over the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg. Organizers say this year's fireworks will be their biggest ever. (Darnell Vennie/The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation/TNS)

Let freedom ring: Guide to celebrating America’s 250th in Hampton Roads

April 22, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

While Hampton Roads is hardly the only region with cause for celebration, it has several...

Edwin Green, left, as waiter Malcolm Little confronts Jordan Williams as Redd Foxx in the Virginia Stage Company production. (Courtesy/J. Stubbs Photography)

Review: Malcolm X and Redd Foxx have marvelous comic timing in historical comedy

By Page Laws

April 15, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Virginia Stage Company is one of four theaters presenting the world premiere. Reviewer Page Laws...

Shen Yun: Chinese culture through performances of dance and symphonic music is coming to Norfolk April 22 and 23. (Shen Yun Performing Arts)

Fun to Do: Shen Yun, Bow Wow, Lamb of God and more

April 15, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

Coming up: B2K and Bow Wow bring their "Boys 4 Life" tour to the Hampton...

Explore seven Colonial Williamsburg gardens featuring plants from the 18th century during this year's Historic Garden Week. (Courtesy/Joyce Feder)

Historic Garden Week: Explore beauty, history of Hampton Roads with exclusive tours

By Yana Ginburg

April 15, 2026 at 9:14 a.m.

The annual tour of homes and gardens starts April 18. Here's a preview.

Heidi Joy Delacruz explores the ARTlab with her daughter Tala Joy Delacruz during the preview ceremony at the new Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art at Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. The ARTlab is an interactive space for all ages to enjoy things like making art. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Virginia MOCA moves into new $25 million home at Virginia Wesleyan University