by Jeff Maisey | Aug 11, 2021 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Puppets, including this giraffe, featured in Earth Remembers were built by Black Light Puppet Theatre.) A world premiere collaboration at Virginia Stage brings people and history together By Montague Gammon III A hip-hop history of Hampton Roads, a one hour song...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 29, 2021 | Food, Restaurant News
TASTE OF SUCCESS: (L-R) Peter and Jon Pruden have enhanced and expanded the specialty gourmet food brand known for its delicious sandwiches, prepared food items, and spot-on wine selection By Marisa Marsey As nightmarish as the past year and a half was, Hampton Roads...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 24, 2021 | News, News & Views, Robotham
Words & Photo by Tom Robotham Late last month, I spent a week in New York City. It was my first visit to my hometown since 2018, and in the days leading up to the trip, I had a lot of mixed emotions. On the plus side, I was looking forward to spending time...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 21, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Styx: Chuck Panozzo, Ricky Phillips, Todd Sucherman, Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Lawrence Gowan. Photo by Rick Diamond) By Jeff Maisey It may still be the best of times for classic rock band Styx. The group will perform August 10 inside Chartway Arena on the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 21, 2021 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews, Current Exhibits
(April Bey, And I’m Calm, Calculated and Perfectly Aligned, 2020, Watercolor, drawing, acrylic paint, epoxy resin, hand-sewn African fabric, oil impasto, 40 x30 inches. Courtesy of the artist.) By Betsy DiJulio Virginia MOCA’s unabashed embrace of women-identifying...