by Jeff Maisey | Mar 29, 2022 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Banjo great Bela Fleck. Photo by William Matthews) By Jim Morrison Bela Fleck is on the phone ruminating about why he dips in and out of so many genres from bluegrass to newgrass to jazz to classical, from his mind-blowing creations with The Flecktones to his work...
by Jeff Maisey | May 24, 2021 | Art, Art News
(A separate gallery space is housed inside the former bank vault.) By Betsy DiJulio Slipping into the sleek and low-slung lobby of the Atlantic Permanent Savings and Loan Building on Boush Street in downtown Norfolk is akin to stepping onto the set of Mad Men or maybe...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 27, 2021 | Music, Music News, Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Norfolk State University alumna Symone Harcum stars in the upcoming Virginia Opera/Virginia Arts Festival co-production of Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti ) By Montague Gammon III The Virginia Arts Festival and Virginia Opera outdoor co-production of Leonard...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 14, 2021 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(The late August Wilson) By Jerome Langston “Of course everybody knows that one and two-person shows are the easiest way back, with social distancing and safety…” says Anthony Stockard, NSU Theatre Company’s producing Artistic Director, regarding the decision to...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | News, News & Views
Words & Photos by Jim Morrison It’s 7 p.m. on an April Saturday in NEON, the New Energy of Norfolk arts district, and the lights may be on, but few people are home. Six skateboarders practice their wheeled acrobatics at The Plot, the park along Granby...
