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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: Ferguson Center for the Arts, Memorial Day, Festive Events, Entertainment Events, McDonald's
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Free Thursday concerts at Fort Monroe, Mariners' Museum begin in June
A popular summer concert series has seemingly escaped looming federal budget cuts. Fort Monroe's Music By the Bay series will begin June 13 and with a performance by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Wind Ensemble. Concerts take place on Thursday evenings at...
Tags: Music, Concerts, Fort Monroe, Culture, Arts
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Virginia Beer Fest coming up May 18-19 in Norfolk
Brews from across the state, the country and the world will be poured at the Virginia Beer Festival. The event takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday May 18-19 in Town Point Park on the downtown Norfolk waterfront. Sponsored by Festevents...
Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Chocolate Festival sweetens the weekend March 23-24 in Norfolk
The Virginia Chocolate Festival returns March 23¿24 to the Scope Exhibition Hall in Norfolk. Presented by the Virginia Arts Festival, the event has grown to two days of everything chocolate. Vendors will be offering chocolates from arorund the world...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Day trip on tap: Wine, beer, cheese and Meow Meow
Clifton, Va. Barrel Futures Tasting at Paradise Springs Winery Get to taste wines directly out of the barrel. The Paradise Springs Winery lets patrons taste last year's vintage, which won't be available in bottles for several years, at the Barrel...
Tags: Wines, Easter, Entertainment Events
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The Last Bison, a chamber-folk band from Chesapeake, is poised for March 5 album release
To say The Last Bison have a lot of irons in the fire is a flaming understatement. The band's major-label debut album, "Inheritance," is set for a March 5 release. A new video is in progress. On Tuesday, the band heads back out on the road. The group'...
Tags: Music, The Black Keys (music group), Nirvana (music group), Radio, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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The Last Bison looks forward to busy, festival-filled summer
The summer concert season will be memorable for The Last Bison, Chesapeake’s fast-rising indie-folk band. The acoustic septet is poised to release a major-label debut album next month and the group has been booked for several high-profile...
Tags: Music, Andrew Bird, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (music group), Bruce Hornsby, Bars and Clubs
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Last Bison to play Virginia Arts Festival show at Norfolk Botanical Garden, tickets on sale Feb. 1
The Last Bison, a Chesapeake indie-acoustic band that's making a run at national fame and fortune, will perform an outdoor show at Norfolk Botanical Garden on May 19 as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. The event description on Ticketmaster says:...
Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Services and Shopping, Gardens and Parks, Entertainment Events
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Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny, to sing in Williamsburg
Exciting news from Williamsburg arrived today. Rosanne Cash will play a show at the Williamsburg Lodge in February. A fine singer-songwriter, Cash hasn't played Hampton Roads often in recent decades. Her show here promises to be special. Ruth Moody of...
Tags: Music, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Services and Shopping, Awards and Prizes, Lobbying
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Discovery Music Series to present Fishbone, Steve Forbert, Paul Thorn
Norfolk's Discovery Music Series has announced a new set of shows starting Oct. 18 and stretching into the spring of 2013. Shying away from indie rock, the series has steered toward acoustic, folk and bluegrass. An exception is the legendary punk-ska-...
Tags: Ricky Skaggs, Colleges and Universities, Services and Shopping, Human Interest, Barbara Lee
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Free outdoor concerts from military bands scheduled for Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe
In Sunday's Daily Press we rounded up many of the area's regular, weekly free concert events. The scope of story didn't include the wealth of military concerts that take place on the Peninsula through the summer months. Thanks to the region's...
Tags: Dallas Stars, Music, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Entertainment Events, Armed Forces
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Fitness Fridays: Exploding false food myths -- and yes, chocolate really is delicious and good for you
Can you believe the fabulous news that came out early this week? Namely, that chocolate eaters are generally thinner than their non-chocolate eating counterparts. Yum! And to think that just last week I was at the Chocolate Festival in Norfolk, part of...
Tags: Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Breads, Festive Events, Entertainment Events
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