Vicki L. Friedman
Freelancer-
Kids, and their parents, visiting the Military Aviation Museum often asked how the pilots used the bathroom during flight missions during WWII. So the museum created a permanent exhibition in the bathrooms to explain. -
The Visionaries for Change giving circle was established five years ago to work in Black communities, providing grants to support community programs. It's exceeded its own expectations. -
The Virginia Beach Art Center is hosting a 'Hippie Fest' fundraiser for its artists and programs. Merch and food promise to be far out; don't forget your bell-bottoms. -
Two Norfolk art galleries closed recently, and art centers are cutting programs, seeing fewer sales as people tighten their budgets, among layoffs and cuts in arts funding. -
Singletary was a beloved professor, music teacher and collector. He turned his Portsmouth home into an African art museum. Singletary died in June and his brother wants to keep the museum open. -
The nonprofit group Project HERA has created the touring festival to feature and promote women in the industry, much like the Lilith Fair concerts of the late 1990s. -
Teens with a Purpose is a nonprofit that aims to hone the confidence, creative talent and skills teenagers need to feel better about themselves and positively impact their communities. -
The new book, 'Queer Virginia,' is an essay collection that highlights the creative ways LGBTQ+ people during the centuries have defied societal norms and fought for acceptance. -
Colonial Williamsburg's annual July 4 fireworks show draws thousands and requires a year of planning and agreeable weather to ensure the safety of buildings and people. -
The Hampton University Concert Choir during the next five years will tour Europe to mark a similar goodwill tour taken by Hampton students a century ago.
