Staff Report
Compiled by WHRO newsroom staff
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Virginia Stage Company's season opens on Sept. 3 and includes seven performances. The shows include well-known musicals, taut dramas and perennial favorites. -
The Empty Bowls fundraiser movement is a global initiative that raises money for food banks and food kitchens, supporting people struggling with food insecurity. -
National Lighthouse Day commemorates the day in 1789 that Congress approved lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers for a young United States of America. -
The project will add a three-story wing, which will include more gallery space, meeting rooms and storage. -
The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center begins its Summer Music Series on Wednesday, featuring concerts of classical, jazz and Klezmer. -
Historical Society shows how the 1808 fort, near downtown, transformed into a prison camp during the Civil War. Newly recruited African American troops served as guards. -
The 25th Annual Norfolk Latino Music & Food Festival includes merchants, family-friendly activities and great food representing the diversity of Latino culture. -
Mal Vincent was a popular movie critic at The Virginian-Pilot, who passed away in 2021. He helped start a summer series at the Naro Expanded Cinema, which continues in his honor. -
The jazz and music fest includes headliners including Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Anthony Hamilton and Keith Sweat -
The Virginia Black Film Festival in Hampton opens Thursday with Juneteenth celebrations and includes three days of film screenings, panel discussions and a gala.
