Hampton Events Calendar
Year-round festivals, events and seminiars present lively entertainment options. From celebrations of Blackbeard and the Chesapeake Bay, to big band performances and exciting special events, there is plenty of family fun to be had in the city.
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Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012
Lunch In Time Series
Third Wednesday of every month
This is a fun and informative series, you’ll never know who may attend! Bring your lunch, and have a drink and dessert on us. Hampton History Museum. Noon. Free Admission. 757/727-1610
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Sunday, Mar 04, 2012
Downtown Hampton on Ice
November 23, 2011-March 3, 2012
Put on your skates and enjoy outdoor fun in downtown Hampton at the Virginia Air & Space Center rink. Admission is $6.00 and skate rental is $2.00 (or bring your own skates) for two-hour skate sessions.
Virginia Air & Space Center
$6.00 admission and $2.00 skate rental
757/727-0900
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Saturday, Sep 08, 2012
Jacob Lawrence: The Fredrick Douglass and Harriett Tubman Series of 1938-1940
January 27, 2012-September 8, 2012
Ellen Harkins Wheat, Art Historian, describes Jacob Lawrence’s Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman series from the late 1930s present as the dramatic biographies of two American abolitionists who lived around the time of the Civil War. Taken together, the paintings have an extraordinary conceptual unity and visual eloquence. Although completed very early in Lawrence’s career, these two series embody some of the artist’s strongest work. The sixty-three paintings were part of a gift to Hampton University in 1968 from the private foundation, The Harmon Foundation, an organization that supported African American art.
Hampton University Museum.
Free Admission.
757/727-5308
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Sunday, Feb 26, 2012
The Hampton Arts League’s Annual Open Members Exhibition
January 28, 2012-February 26, 2012
One of the few non-juried shows in the region, this annual exhibition features recent works by many of the 250 artist members of the Hampton Arts League. Included are paintings, drawings, portraits, prints, photographs, crafts, sculpture and watercolors. Awards totaling $850 and several Honorable Mentions will be selected by this year’s Juror Carolyn F. Davis.
The Charles H. Taylor Art Center.
3-5p.m.
Free admission.
757/727-1490, www.hamptonarts.net
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Sunday, Feb 26, 2012
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXIII
February 23-26, 2012
Join us as we celebrate our 23rd year! Explore an American art that has developed and grown with the nation. This Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival is a compilation of quilting, fiber arts and wearable arts. It’s the perfect place for quilt enthusiasts and textile artists to meet, shop, learn, and explore their art. Hampton Roads Convention Center. Admission Fee. 757/315-1610, www.quiltfest.com
1610 Coliseum Drive
Hampton, VA 23666
757-315-1610
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Sunday, Jun 24, 2012
An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia
“Waging War”
February 25, 2012- January 24, 2012
From 1861 to 1865 Virginia stood at the center of a military and social revolution. How we define freedom, liberty, patriotism, and nation today is directly related to the diverse experiences of the individuals who participated in the war. Using more than 200 original objects and 17 state-of-the art audiovisual programs, this 3,000 square-foot exhibition encourages visitors to consider how a single event, separated by 150 years can influence and address the questions of today—what was gained, what was lost, what was undecided, and what was left for us to resolve? The Exhibition will be showcased at the Hampton History Museum in two parts: Surviving War and Waging War. In Waging War, the military experience and its impact on the home front is examined. Waging War asks: Why did people expect a ninety-day war? Was the Civil War the first modern war? Which is more important, speed or strength; offense or defense? An American Turning Point is a signature program of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission and is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Hampton History Museum.
Hampton, VA
Father and Daughter Ball
February 25, 2012
Invite your father, grandfather, uncle, or any man that has been an inspiration in your life. There will be food, fun, and entertainment. Come dressed in your best Mardi Gras themed attire. Last day to register is February 18. Ages 5-18. Northampton Community Center. 5-9p.m. $10. 757/825-4805, www.hampton.gov/parks
Engineers’ Month 9th Annual Egg Drop Contest
February 25, 2011
The Virginia Air & Space Center’s 9th Annual Egg Drop Contest features students from Hampton Roads’ Schools competing in this test of engineering prowess. Call for more information or to learn how to register for the competition. Virginia Air & Space Center,
9a.m.-3p.m. 757/727-0900, www.vasc.org
Gretchen Parlato
March 1, 2012
American jazz singer Gretchen Parlato (daughter of Frank Zappa’s bassist, Dave Parlato) has been creating waves throughout the international jazz community since her 2009 release, In a Dream, signaled the arrival of an incredibly inventive modern jazz singer. Her follow up album, The Lost and Found, was acclaimed by Billboard Magazine as “the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009.” Creating a seamless, crystalline and, more importantly, personal voice, Gretchen says that the overall theme of The Lost and Found (and her music in general) is about accepting opposition and embracing the ebbs and flows of life. She graduated from the Thelonius Monk Institute where she won the 2005 International Vocal Competition; she has been turning heads (and ears) ever since. Come discover why this is one of the more promising and innovative voices of the 21st century. Daring and delectable. The American Theatre. 7:30p.m. $27.50-$32.50. 757/722-2787, www.hamptonarts.net
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Sunday, Apr 08, 2012
Artists Who Teach Annual Juried Exhibition
March 2, 2012-April 8, 2012
Artists currently teaching in the four Peninsula Colleges and Universities as well as artists who teach in the public, private and parochial schools are featured in this juried exhibition which will include more than 115 works. All media are features and cash awards totaling $850 will be selected by the Juror, Amy Brant who serves as the McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk.
The Charles H. Taylor Art Center.
7:30-9:30p.m.
757/727-1490, www.hamptonarts.net
