Event News
1. Local entertainers can earn a spot to perform at the VB Oceanfront
By NICOLE PAITSEL - February 21, 2008
VIRGINIA BEACH -- Performers of all genres can audition for a paid spot in the Beach Street, USA program — an evening entertainment schedule that runs through the summer season at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The auditions are scheduled for Feb. 29 and March 1,...
2. Kanye West, N.E.R.D, Rihanna to play Virginia Beach
By SAM MCDONALD - February 19, 2008
Ten-time Grammy winner Kanye West will play Virginia Beach Amphitheater May 11 — Mother's Day — according to the hip-hop star's Web site and news reports.At the amphitheater, he'll be part of a bill that also includes Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna and N.E.R.D. – the band formed by Virginia...
3. Busch Gardens announces 2008 special events
By NICOLE PAITSEL - February 19, 2008
Third Day, Natalie Grant and Peter Frampton are a few of the performers who are scheduled to play at Busch Gardens Europe this season, park organizers announced today. The theme-park opens on March 21. Here is a list of special events. April 19-20 and April 26-27. Ready, Set, Grow! The...
4. Peninsula Fine Arts Center raises ticket prices
By MARK ST. JOHN ERICKSON - February 19, 2008
NEWPORT NEWS -- — The Peninsula Fine Arts Center will raise its single ticket admission prices and annual membership fees effective March 1. Adult tickets will increase 50 percent from the current price of $5 to $7.50. Tickets for children will rise from $3 to $4 &...
5. Met opera returns to local movie theaters, radio
By DAVID NICHOLSON - February 19, 2008
Finnish soprano Karita Mattila will the title role in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" at 1 p.m. Saturday. The opera will be broadcast on WHRO-FM (90.3) and also will be relayed live in high definition to movie theaters around the world. Locally, "Manon Lescaut" can...
6. Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs to jam at Bay Days
Hampton -- — Williamsburg's own Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby will team up with his bluegrass picking pal Ricky Skaggs at this year's Bay Days celebration in downtown Hampton, an organizer for the festival said at Wednesday night's Hampton City Council...
7. Lecture on Greece and Italy at Norfolk museum
By LISA B. DEADERICK - February 19, 2008
NORFOLK -- A lecture on the islands of ancient Greece and the city-states of Renaissance Italy will begin at 11 a.m. Feb. 20 in the Kaufman Theatre of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk. The lecture is part of the Norfolk Society of the Arts annual lecture series....
