by Jeff Maisey | Dec 22, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Here and there does not matter / We must be still and still moving / Into another intensity / For a further union, a deeper communion. ~ T.S. Eliot As we enter the final days of 2017, I find myself reflecting on the past 12 months. It was a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 21, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Back on October 23, Tidewater Community College (TCC) notified Portsmouth city officials it planned to move the school’s Visual Arts Center, located at 340 High Street in Olde Towne Portsmouth. The move, according to Marian Anderfuren, TCC’s Vice...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 19, 2017 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews, Current Exhibits
By Betsy DiJulio Exhibitions at the TCC VAC are always a pleasant viewing experience. Shelley Brooks knows how to edit and install beautiful shows in that attractive facility. And the faculty members and administrators—past and present—are practicing,...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2017 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston As most Hampton Roads theater patrons know, Virginia Stage Company’s long-running production of A Christmas Carol is considered a holiday tradition that families must partake in—every, single, holiday season. Well this year, VSC is also producing a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2017 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema We love documentaries at the Naro. Our ‘New Non-Fiction Film’ series on Wednesday nights with speakers and discussion continues to gain popularity in the age of Trump. As we search for what’s wrong in our society that has given us...