by Jeff Maisey | Jun 22, 2016 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I live in an interspecies household. We consist of a male and female human, two female canines, and two male felines. Each of us had originally lived solitary lives–some of us having grown up on the streets. We have all been brought...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 21, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey If jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and his band seem to be on the road a lot, with seemingly annual stops in Hampton Roads, he is. With the recorded music industry in disarray because of streaming services such as Pandora, popular acts like Botti have...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 21, 2016 | Dance, Stage & Film
By Jim Roberts It’s no secret that Busch Gardens’ “Celtic Fyre” show was inspired by “Riverdance,” which debuted in 1995 and popularized Irish stepdancing all over the world. Lesser known is the fact that Maggie Darlington, who danced lead in the original...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 18, 2016 | News & Views, Robotham, Travel
By Tom Robotham The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. ― G.K. Chesterton The first time I visited England, in 1979, most of the people I encountered were British. That may seem like a terribly obvious statement. But during...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 17, 2016 | Hamar, News, News & Views
By Michael Hamar June is Pride month and once again Hampton Roads Pride Fest will take place in downtown Norfolk’s Town Point Park. This year’s event is on June 18. The event now rivals the largest festivals in Norfolk and some have said that only Harbor Fest is...
