by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2016 | Drama & Comedy, News, News & Views
Compiled by Staff Picnic September 30 through October 16 Peninsula Community Theater This beautiful drama written by one of the world’s most admired playwrights takes place on Labor Day weekend in the joint backyards of two middle-aged widows. One house belongs...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2016 | Classical, Music
By Montague Gammon III A familiar but exotic sounding piece of “stunning” Russian choral and orchestral music, compounded by the composer-chemist Alexander Borodin, kicks off Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s first Classics Series concert of the 2016-2017 Season. Music...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2016 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey German Admiral Manfred Nielson is the new Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DSACT) based at NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) headquarters in Norfolk. Like most NATO personnel assigned to Norfolk, Admiral Nielson is scheduled for...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr return to the realm of musical theater with the production of Up, Up and Away! A Musical Fable. The performance tells the story of their lives and features the important hit songs they recorded as members of The 5th...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston It becomes quite clear early on in our recent phone conversation, that Tenor Saxophonist Javon Jackson, is passionate about a lot of different subjects. We’re both Geminis, so I can definitely relate—as we tend to be all over the place, but Javon...