by Jeff Maisey | Feb 11, 2026 | News, News & Views
(The Last Bison and members from Tidewater Pipes & Drums perform “Switzerland”) By Jeff Maisey BJ Griffin took home three awards during the 2026 Veer Music Awards at The NorVa in Norfolk. The America’s Got Talent contestant scored Album of the Year...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2026 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Jacqueline Echols McCarley will make her Virginia Opera debut in the east coast premiere of “Intelligence.” Photo courtesy of L2 Artists.) By Montague Gammon III Virginia Opera is “bringing a Virginia story home” with its January 30 – February 1 East Coast premiere...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston “Starting is always a difficult thing, in any walk in life, but with a play, it looks like this giant mountain to climb. But when you arrive, and as soon as the actors sit at the table… and you hear their voices, and hear the energy, you...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2026 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
(An impress dinner at Mi Vida. Photo by Rey Lopez.) By Marisa Marsey A raft of restaurants at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront’s Atlantic Park, the Pharrell Williams-backed mix use development anchored by North America’s first Wavegarden Cove surf lagoon, is sure...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 19, 2026 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
Samuel Kahn. Raining Cats and Dogs. 2006-2007. Felt-tip pen on paper. ODU Gordon Art Galleries Self-Taught Art Collection. 2013.208.02 By Betsy DiJulio To say that Samuel Kahn (1927-2007) was a self-taught artist is accurate, but somewhat akin to saying Emily...
