by Jeff Maisey | Dec 23, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
When George H.W. Bush died, I watched with mixed feelings as pundits lionized him. I couldn’t help thinking about a book I’d read while W. was president: American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, by Kevin Phillips, a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 23, 2018 | Music, Music News
Bill Reid and partners will open a new music venue in Virginia Beach By Jeff Maisey Longtime concert promoter Bill Reid will unveil a new live music venue he and his business associates — Russell Weitzner, Sara & Judd Mendelson — call Elevation 27. Reid is a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 14, 2018 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema We love documentaries at the Naro. Our midweek New Non-Fiction Film series with speakers and discussion continues to gain popularity in the age of Trump. As we search for what’s wrong in our system that has given us such a dystopian...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 13, 2018 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
Dickens Christmas Towne is one of the region’s most solid and intriguing must-see holiday events By Michael Curry Over the past few years, the wonderfully interactive experience (much more than an exhibition) at the Decker Half Moone Center at Nauticus has been...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 12, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey All aboard? The Norfolk Southern train is leaving the station, and with it some considerable degree of uncertainty as to the economic impact it will have on regional arts and other non-profit organizations in Hampton Roads. As you may have heard...
