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Ferguson makes a $12 million gift to CNU, primarily in the arts
Ferguson Enterprises today announced a $12 million, long-term gift to Christopher Newport University — the largest in the university’s 51-year history — that primarily will benefit the Ferguson Center for the Arts and the performing arts...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Education, Arts
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Sound Check Last-Minute Gift Guide includes a book, CDs and concert tickets to make the music lover smile
If you're caught with an empty sack only a few days left before Christmas, believe me, I understand. Sound Check is ready and willing to lend a hand. Here are a few recommended items with local ties. It's the Sound Check Last-Minute Gift Guide. For...
Tags: Britney Spears, Music Industry, Chrysler Hall, Passion Pit (music group), Holidays
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Best 2012 concerts: Live music went forward through the past in Hampton Roads
On the Hampton Roads music scene, 2012 was a year of both forging ahead and looking back. It all started with a wild-and-woolly tribute to Bruce Springsteen's late sax player, Clarence Clemons. It ended with an electronic music mini-festival at Hampton...
Tags: Music Industry, YouTube, Concerts, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews
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Hampton Taphouse gears up for new set of rock and acoustic shows
Lydia Loveless, a fierce young Americana singer from Ohio, will make her Hampton Roads debut at the Hampton Taphouse on Friday, Dec. 7. It's the start of string of shows coming to the downtown pub. Taphouse proprietor Peter Pittman recently reported...
Tags: Jerry Garcia, The Rolling Stones (music group), Buckroe, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hall & Oates (music group)
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Holiday concerts are plentiful in Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads celebrates the holidays in a big way with concerts, theater performances and other programs that appeal to a variety of ages and pocketbooks. There's no shortage of the perennial favorites that families never seem to tire of. The...
Tags: Holidays, Travis Tritt, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Dave Koz, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Jackson Browne entertained at The Ferguson -- with a little help from his friends
Jackson Browne's show at The Ferguson Center for the Arts on Wednesday was powered by memorable songs, sharp playing and plenty of casual, California-style comradery. His show featured many collaborations with Sara Watkins, his fiddle-playing opening...
Tags: Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Music, Entertainment
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Back to the '70s: Arts center seasons to include Emmylou Harris, Todd Rundgren, Jackson Browne and Dr. John
Summer is when the area's performing arts centers announce their fall schedules. The Peninsula's two main centers -- The Ferguson Center for the Arts and The American Theatre in Hampton -- have plenty of interesting shows heading our way. As my colleague...
Tags: Dan Auerbach, Holidays, Todd Rundgren, Boz Scaggs, Arts
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Cupola placed atop CNU chapel
NEWPORT NEWS—A 18,700-pound cupola was placed atop Christopher Newport University's chapel on Tuesday. Construction for the 14,000-square foot chapel began in September 2011. The chapel, scheduled to open in late fall of 2012, is located between...Tags: Smithfield Foods, Christopher Newport University
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Living Here: Museums and galleries
From the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum to the Wise Memorial Gallery, art abounds in Hampton Roads. Art museums 1. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. Nationally-acclaimed collection of American folk art features paintings, sculpture,...Tags: Health, Photography, Colonial Williamsburg, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Living Here: Performing arts
Dance American Youth Ballet Company. The performing arm of the Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts. Village Shops, 1915 Pocahontas Trail, James City County. 757-229-8535. http://www.capafund.org and http://www.evspa.org. Hampton Roads...Tags: Concerts, Contemporary Music (genre), Hampton Coliseum, Opera (genre), Dance
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Living Here: Colleges and universities
No matter what type of education you're looking for, it's available here in Hampton Roads. Bryant & Stratton College. Hampton. The facility at Peninsula Town Center opened in 2010 with 80 students, with plans to expand as laboratories are opened and a...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Specialization, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Old Dominion University, Fort Eustis
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