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Pfac cranks the volume on local creativity with new Art After 5 music series
To help mark its 50th birthday, the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News will host a creative collision of art and music.
Starting Thursday, Jan. 19, the center's monthly Art After 5 gatherings will feature musicians chosen specifically for their...Tags: Circuses, Arts and Culture, Arts, Peter Tosh, Hampton Roads
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Civil War-era chefs battle at The Mariners' Museum
The Battle of the Ironclad Chefs returns March 10 to The Mariners’ Museum.
The unique event offers a competition between two markedly different Civil War-era cooks — a plantation slave and a Union cook on the deck of the USS Monitor —...Tags: USS Monitor, Potatoes, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cheese Corn
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Newport News closes schools for Monday, debris and outages in much of city
While downed trees, limbs and power lines were evident throughout Newport News, there weren't issues with flooding Sunday morning, according to city spokeswoman Karen Gill.
Newport News Public Schools and offices will be closed Monday, but there will...Tags: Disasters, Arts and Culture, Virginia Living Museum, Hurricane Irene (2011), Natural Disasters
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Irene depletes foodbank's supplies
Hurricane Irene put a serious dent in the foodbank's supplies.
Now, after stocking its member agencies with 17,500 pounds of food in anticipation of last month's storm, the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is look for donations.
"Anything will...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Human Interest, Hurricane Irene (2011), Economy, Business and Finance, Hampton Coliseum
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"Jaws" screenwriter Carl Gottlieb to speak at Mariners' Museum
Daily PressCarl Gottlieb, a writer for the iconic movie "Jaws," will speak with visitors at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News Tuesday, Oct. 11. The lecture, titled "The Shark Had No Dialogue: Notes on Hollywood and the Filming of JAWS," will begin at 7 p.m....Tags: Steve Martin, Steven Spielberg, Jaws (movie), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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'Perfect Storm' swordfish boat captain Linda Greenlaw to give lecture July 12 at Mariners' Museum
Boat captain Linda Greenlaw, who was featured in Sebastian Junger’s novel, “The Perfect Storm,” will lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News.
Greenlaw is America’s only female swordfish boat...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Civil War Exhibits
Hampton Roads museums offer numerous exhibits exploring the region's historic role in the Civil War.
Here are some thumbnail descriptions of some of the attractions you can expect to see during the 150th anniversary of the war:
Casemate Museum. The...Tags: Chrysler Museum of Art, Arts and Culture, History, CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads
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Mariners' Museum free concert series now under way
Thursday's by the Lake, the free concert series at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, began June 2 and will continue through July 14. The after-work parties start at 6 p.m. and take place outdoors beside Lake Maury. Expect hits and dance music from...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Landmark Hampton church traces roots to 1610
When Union troops occupied Hampton during the Civil War, they couldn't help but be impressed by the ancient brick walls of St. John's Church.
Many admiring Yankees wrote home describing its weighty aura of antiquity. One souvenir seeker even sent back...Tags: Religion and Belief, John Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, Arts and Culture, Elizabeth City
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8 Museum Drive, Newport News
Address: 8 Museum Drive, Newport News
Price: $739,000
Listing agent: Gina Fitzhugh Wilson, Broker, Fitzhugh-Wilson Real Estate, Inc. (757) 599-1000
Basics: Located on Museum Drive within short walking distance to the Mariners' Museum Park, this classic...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Real Estate, Homes, Natural Resources
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