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Science fiction festival, Water Country opens, "Dreamgirls": Fun Things to Do
Ready to recreate? Here are some top-notch entertainment choices for the days ahead. Find details about the area's fun and games at HRTicket.com. In co-ordination with the release of "Star Trek Into Darkness" the Virginia Air & Space Center is hosting...
Tags: McDonald's, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Fiction, Virginia Arts Festival
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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: Christopher Newport University, Students, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes
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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: Punk (genre), Alison Krauss, Broadway Theater, Chrysler Hall, Smokey Robinson
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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: Gram Parsons, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Buckroe, Jerry Garcia, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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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, Entertainment, Music, Bruce Hornsby
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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: Dr. John (music artist), Branford Marsalis, New Year's Day, Smokey Robinson, Arlo Guthrie
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Willie Nelson to play Ferguson Center May 18, tickets on sale March 2
Country music legend Willie Nelson will bring his honeyed voice and battered guitar to Newport News in May, promoters announced Friday.
Nelson will play the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News on May 18. Tickets -- which range in price from...Tags: Ray Charles, Services and Shopping, Norah Jones, Music Industry, Willie Nelson
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Tickets for local shows by Dierks Bentley, Tower of Power go on sale Friday, Feb. 3
This week fans will be able to buy tickets to a pair of significant concerts announced Monday morning. Country star Dierks Bentley will perform at Portsmouth's nTelos amphitheater May 19. Horn-driven funk band Tower of Power is set to play at the...Tags: Dierks Bentley, Awards and Prizes, Aerosmith (music group), Services and Shopping, Smokey Robinson
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Bruce Hornsby looks ahead to a festival-filled 2012
Williamsburg's Bruce Hornsby is going to need a case or two of Jolt Cola to get him through 2012. Judging from the schedule he recently described to me, he's hardly going to have time to sleep in coming months.
"It's a lot, but it includes some pretty...Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Grateful Dead (music group), Alison Krauss, Theater, Bruce Hornsby
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Tickets to Bruce Hornsby solo show at Ferguson Center in February go on sale Friday, Aug. 19
Those disappointed at missing the Bruce Hornsby and Bela Fleck summit in Portsmouth last weekend - or anyone who saw the show and found it whet his appetite for unpredictable piano jams - can look forward to February. Christopher Newport University's...Tags: Christopher Newport University, Don Henley, Tickets, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Bruce Hornsby
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Tickets for Ferguson Center concerts -- including k.d. lang and Tony Bennett -- on sale 10 a.m. July 8
It's not too soon to start looking ahead to fall concerts. Tickets for shows at the Ferguson Center for the Arts go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, July 8.
That includes a long list of shows announced back in May. Highlights are: Point of Grace Sept. 10, k.d....Tags: Tickets, Davy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Monkees (music group), k.d. lang
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Christmas calendar: Events that inspire holiday spirit
Daily PressNOVEMBER Virginia Symphony Orchestra — Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien." 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. Ferguson Center for the Arts, 1 University Place, Newport News. Tickets start at $20. Coliseum Central Holiday Parade Presented by Peninsula Town...Tags: Candy Canes, Chrysler Hall, Santa Claus (fictional character), African Americans, Django Reinhardt
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