by Jeff Maisey | Apr 13, 2016 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Montague Gammon III The Venice Baroque Orchestra will bring the still-fresh Italian and German music of three and four centuries ago to Norfolk this year, mixing familiar composers such as Bach, Vivaldi and Handel with the lesser known Geminani, Corelli and...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 13, 2016 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Montague Gammon III William Shakespeare’s late career verbal enchantments meet Jean Sibelius’ late career musical magic on the Chrysler Hall stage this spring to give Hampton Roads a new look at the Jamestown-old, spell-rich play, The Tempest. Stage director...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 13, 2016 | Food, Restaurant News
By Steve Marsey If there were a lineup to pick out chefs, Thomas Yager probably would be the least likely IDed. Tall, slender and meek, there’s none of the swagger or swelled ego that one might expect from such a young man holding the title of Executive Chef at...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 13, 2016 | Beer News, Beer Reviews, Drink
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones At last, ‘tis springtime, with the azaleas in tender bloom, as the beer lover’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of alluring ales and lovely lagers. But, as in love, doth not waste thy passion on a brew unworthy, for your unrequited...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 13, 2016 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I was recently invited to speak on a panel at Norfolk State University. The topic was ‘The Film Industry: Its Celluloid Past, Its Digital Present, Its Limitless Future’ sponsored by the Mass Communications and Journalism...
