SPECIAL EVENTS
Jan. 14- March 17: Restaurant Weeks in Coastal Virginia
Participating restaurants in cities such as Newport News, Virginia Beach, Downtown Norfolk, Williamsburg, Portsmouth, Smithfield, and Hampton offer meals from a set menu for a fixed price. See page 28 for specific dates and details.
Jan. 6-7: The Home Owners Expo
Find all of your homeowner needs under one roof. Meet with home improvement experts and get inspiration for your future projects. Chesapeake Conference Center. TheHomeOwnersExpo.com
Jan. 7: Coastal Virginia Wedding Showcase
Consult with some of the region’s top wedding-industry professionals to find everything you need for your big day. Founders Inn and Spa, Virginia Beach. CoastalVirginiaWeddings.com
Jan. 9: “The Recipe”
The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association has partnered with Nathan W. Beck, of Beck Image, to create “The Recipe,” a photographic journey through the Virginia Beach restaurant scene. The exhibit opens Jan. 9. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach. DineInVB.com
Jan. 12-14: Hampton Roads Auto Show
Virginia’s largest new car show has almost every make and model on display without sales pressure. Virginia Beach Convention Center. HamptonRoadsAutoShow.com
Jan. 12-15: Winter Blues Jazz Fest
This four-day jazz festival will provide an entertaining weekend of jazz and blues programs, plus fan-favorite events. Williamsburg. WinterBluesJazzFest.com
Jan. 13: BrickUniverse
Experience the ultimate LEGO® exhibition, featuring professional artists from around the country showcasing their brick masterpieces. Chesapeake Conference Center. BrickUniverseUSA.com
Jan. 13: Shobou Con
Chesapeake’s mini anime convention is back with a full schedule of events, for all ages, that includes panels, cosplay, vendors and more. Chesapeake Public Library. Events.ChesapeakeLibrary.org
Jan. 13: Cookie Classic Run
The Cookie Classic, supporting the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, welcomes runners of all abilities to race on flat asphalt. Great Dismal Swamp, Suffolk. GSCCC.org
Jan. 13-14: YES Fest 2024
YES Fest is a two-day event that features more than 20 bands. This year’s lineup includes Horse Jumper of Love, Nickelus F and Butcher Brown. Old Dominion University, Norfolk. ODUArtsTix.com
Jan. 20-21: 2024 Mid-Atlantic Home & Outdoor Living Show
The Mid-Atlantic Home & Outdoor Living Show brings you the latest in style, technology and décor. Virginia Beach Convention Center. MidAtlanticHomeShow.com
Jan. 27-Feb. 4: Winter Wildlife Festival
Celebrate coastal wildlife and nature with engaging programs, including over 50 activities, excursions, tours and more, that embrace the area’s natural beauty. Parks.VirginiaBeach.gov
Throughout February: Black History Month at Colonial Williamsburg
Discover the untold stories of Williamsburg’s African American residents who lived, loved and strove to create a better future. Colonial Williamsburg. ColonialWilliamsburg.org
Feb. 2: Bacchus Wine and Food Festival
Enjoy delicious samplings of fine wine, local restaurant fare, a silent auction, and live music and entertainment. Virginia Living Museum, Newport News. TheVLM.org
Feb. 17-19: Presidents Weekend at Colonial Williamsburg
Meet George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and discover the roles each played in Virginia’s colonial capital. Colonial Williamsburg. ColonialWilliamsburg.org
Feb. 24-25: Hampton Roads Home Show
The Peninsula’s largest home show features landscaping companies, remodeling contractors, interior decorating companies and more. Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton. HamptonVAHomeShow.com
Feb. 29-March 3: Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
The largest quilt festival on the Eastern Seaboard, the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival features quilt collections, fiber art exhibitions and the Merchants Mall. Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton.QuiltFest.com
ART
Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
301 S. Nassau St., Williamsburg. 888-965-7254. ColonialWilliamsburg.org
Nov. 10-11: “I made this”: Black Artists & Artisans Conference
Ongoing: “Stitched in Time”
Ongoing: “’I made this…:’ The Work of Black American Artists and Artisans”
Ongoing: “Restoring Williamsburg”
Ongoing: “Making Music in Early America”
Ongoing: “The Art of the Quilter”
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center
4205 Victoria Blvd., Hampton. 757-727-1490. HamptonArts.net
Through Jan. 13: 2023 Small Works
Opening Feb. 3: 2024 Hampton Arts League Member Exhibition
Feb. 3-24: “Unbound: The Chesapeake Bay Print Collective Portfolios”
Chrysler Museum of Art
1 Memorial Place, Norfolk. 757-664-6200. Chrysler.org
Ongoing: “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm”
Ongoing: “A Shared Vision: The Macon and Joan Brock Collection of American Art”
Ongoing: “Charles Atlas: Selected Videos 1987-2015”
Through Jan. 21: “Jaime Guerrero: Dendrolatry”
Jan. 24, Feb. 28: Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture Series
Opening Feb. 23: “Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915”
D’Art Center
740 Boush St., Norfolk. 757-625-4211. D-ArtCenter.org
Jan. 6-Feb. 3: “Arts of the Arts: A National Juried Exhibition of Artworks Highlighting the Other Arts”
Opening Feb. 10: “Water V. Oil: A National Juried Exhibition of Watercolor and Oil Paintings”
Opening Feb. 10: “Tiny But Mighty: An Exhibition of Small Artworks”
Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center
1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News. 757-594-0800. TheTorggler.org
Ongoing: “Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village”
Ongoing: “Bio-Myths: Photographs by Nakeya Brown”
Through Jan. 7: “Persistence of Memory”
Opening Jan. 20: “The Guiding Hand: Torah Pointers from the Barr Collection”
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
400 High St., Portsmouth. 757-393-8543. PortsmouthArtCenter.com
Opening Feb. 24: “Blow Up II: Inflatable Contemporary Art”
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
2200 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach. 757-425-0000. VirginiaMOCA.org
Ongoing: Atrium Artists in Residence: Seda Pound, Katie Prock and Rowena Federico Finn
Opening Feb. 9: “Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey To Nature’s Underworld”
Opening Feb. 9: “Spencer Tinkham: Witness”
MUSEUMS
Colonial Williamsburg
101 Visitor Center Drive, Williamsburg. 888-965-7254. ColonialWilliamsburg.org
Feb. 24-March 3: Homeschool Days
Hampton History Museum
120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton. 757-727-1102. Hampton.gov
Ongoing: The 1619 Traveling Exhibit
Ongoing: “Give Me Liberty”
Ongoing: “Toward Freedom: Hampton and the Contraband”
Ongoing: “NASA’s Human Computers”
Ongoing: “NASA: Hampton Takes Flight”
Through Feb. 4: “Teetotalers and Moonshiners”
Through Feb. 4: “Hampton’s Prohibition Story”
Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
757-253-4838. JYFMuseums.org
Jan. 17: Director’s Series
Feb. 1: 2024 Black Artist Showcase
Feb. 24: After Angelo
Military Aviation Museum
1341 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach. 757-721-7767. MilitaryAviationMuseum.org
Ongoing: “Bomber Jackets: The Painted Jacket Art of World War II”
Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. 757-595-1900. TheVLM.org
Jan. 13, Feb. 10: Stargazing Night
MUSIC & STAGE
Attucks Theatre
100 Church St., Norfolk. 757-664-6464. SevenVenues.com
JANUARY 13: Preacher Lawson; 20: Attucks Jazz Club
FEBRUARY 2: Becky Robinson; 3: Black History Month & Scholarship Celebration; 10: Church Street Jazz Series; 17: Attucks Jazz Club; 18: ISMO
Chartway Arena
4320 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk. 757-683-4444. ChartwayArena.com
Jan. 13: All Elite Wrestling
Chrysler Hall
215 St. Pauls Blvd., Norfolk. 757-664-6464. SevenVenues.com
JANUARY 5: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood; 13-14: Shen Yun; 23: Amanda Knox; 30-Feb 4: To Kill A Mockingbird
FEBRUARY 10: A Gospel Symphony Celebration; 16: Norfolk Comedy Festival 23: Anthony Jeselnik; Feb. 27-March 3: Six
Dede Robertson Theatre
1000 Regent University Dr., Virginia Beach. 757-352-4036. Regent.edu
Feb. 16-18, 23-25: “These Shining Lives”
Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center
2410 Wickham Ave., Newport News. 757-247-8950. DowningGross.org
Feb. 9-24: “The Color Purple”
Elevation 27
600 Nevan Road, Virginia Beach. 757-716-4028. Elevation27.com
JANUARY 5: Steamed; 6: An Evening with the Rush; 12: Badfish; 13: Ozzmosis; 19: The Dave Matthews Tribute Band; 20: Eyes of the Nile; 25: New Date; 26: Schism; 27: On the Boarder; 31: Boombox
FEBRUARY 2: Late Night Radio; Trial by Fire; 4: Plain White T’s; 6: G. Love & Special Sauce; 9: Midnights – A Taylor Swift Dance Party; 10: Shot Thru the Heart; 17: Carbon Leaf; 20: Big Head Todd & The Monsters; 21: Yonder Mountain String Band; 23: Thursday; 24: Gasolina Reggaeton Party
Ferguson Center for the Arts
1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News. 757-594-8752. FergusonCenter.org
JANUARY 5: Queen Esther Marrow’s Inspiration; 7: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; 13: The 8-Bit Big Band; 19: Tchaikovsky 6: The Story Behind the Music
FEBRUARY 1: The Four Phantoms in Concert; 15: World Ballet Series: “Swan Lake;” 16: Sinatra and Beyond; 17: “Menopause The Musical 2;” 18: MALEVO; 21: “The Simon & Garfunkel Story;” 23: Mozart & Rachmaninoff
Hampton Coliseum
1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton. 757-838-4203. HamptonColiseum.org
Jan. 27: Frankie Beverly & Maze
Feb. 23-24: Professional Bull Riders
Harrison Opera House
160 W. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk. 757-664-6464. SevenVenues.com
JANUARY 6: Church Street Jazz Series; 26-28: Sanctuary Road
FEBRUARY 1: Black Jacket Symphony;
8: Mania – The Abba Tribute
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach
550 Barberton Drive, Virginia Beach. 757-428-9233. LTVB.com
Jan. 19-Feb. 11: “A Raisin in the Sun”
Rivers Casino Portsmouth
3630 Victory Blvd., Portsmouth. 757-840-2278. RiversCasino.com
Jan. 20: Kool & The Gang
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
210 Market St., Virginia Beach. 757-385-2787. SandlerCenter.org
JANUARY 7: 25th Annual Lollipop Concert for Children & Families: “Carnival of the Animals;” 20: Tchaikovsky 6: The Story Behind the Music; 21: DRUM TAO 30th Anniversary
FEBRUARY 16: The Black Opry Revue Tour; 17: Sing a Song; 17: Sinatra and Beyond; 18: Concert III – Pianorama Paradox; 23-25: Virginia Musical Theatre “Evita;” 27: “Wheel of Fortune” LIVE!; 29: Joe Bonamassa
Scope Arena
201 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk. 757-664-6464. SevenVenues.com
JANUARY 5-7: Norfolk Admirals vs. Indy Fuel; 19-24: Norfolk Admirals vs. Newfoundland Growlers
FEBRUARY 9-10: Norfolk Admirals vs. Trois-Rivieres Lions; 23-24: Norfolk Admirals vs. South Carolina Stingrays; 28: Norfolk Admirals vs. Adirondack Thunder
Smithfield Little Theatre
210 N. Church St., Smithfield. 757-357-7338. SmithfieldLittleTheatre.org
Feb. 2-25: “Exit Laughing”
Suffolk Center for the Cultural Arts
110 W. Finney Ave., Suffolk. 757-923-0003. SuffolkCenter.org
Jan. 17: “Portrait of Aretha”
The American Theatre
125 E. Mellen St., Hampton. 757-722-2787. HamptonArts.net
Jan. 6: Lorrie Morgan
FEBRUARY 3: Barefoot Puppets: Little Red & The Gingerbread Man; 23-24: Scott Wichmann: Mister Showtime; 25: The Legendary Ingramettes
The NorVa
317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk. 757-627-4547. TheNorVa.com
JANUARY 12: Breaking Benjamin: Unplugged; 13: Umphrey’s McGee; 17: Story of the Year; 19: The Legwarmers; 27: Saved by the ‘90s; 28: Beartooth
FEBRUARY 2: 1964…The Tribute; 7: Static-X/Sevendust; 8: Niko Moon; 10: Panties in a Twist;
13: 311; 16: Ian Munsick; 17: The Dead South; 20: Flogging Molly; 22: Ricky Montgomery
Wells Theatre
108 E. Tazewell St., Norfolk. 757-927-1234. SevenVenues.com
Jan. 24-Feb. 11: “Dial M for Murder”
Zeiders American Dream Theater
4509 Commerce St., Virginia Beach. 757-499-0317. TheZ.org
JANUARY 9: The Z Unplugged; 13: Kids Comedy Show; 13: Plan B Comedy Show; 17: The Fines on Film; 19: Live at The Z: Aviana; 23: Plan B Jam: Open Mic for Improv Games; 25: “To Listen Past the Quiet”
FEBRUARY 7: Orisirisi: Moonlight Stories; 9: Ballet Virginia: Diversity in Dance; 13: The Undiscovered: Open Mic for Musical Theater; 15: The Word: A Spoken Word Open Mic; 17: A Sound Mind: Exploring the Impact of Music on Mental Health; 17: Plan B Comedy Show; 23: Roberta Lea; 27: Plan B Jam: Open Mic for Improv Games
