Virtuosity and Variety with the Ulysses Quartet

Virtuosity and Variety with the Ulysses Quartet

by | Nov 24, 2023 | Classical, Music

By Montague Gammon III The Ulysses Quartet’s December 4 concert brings to Chrysler Museum’s intimate Kaufmann Theater a deliberately eclectic mix of chamber pieces from as long ago as the 1790s and as recently as 2017. It begins with the “lively… full of sprit and...
STAGE: A Larger Christmas Carol

STAGE: A Larger Christmas Carol

by | Nov 24, 2023 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film

(Beatty Barnes Jr. portraying Ebenezer Scrooge in Virginia Stage Company’s “A Merry Christmas Carol.” Photo by Sam Flint. By Jerome Langston  “We’ve been able to build this – for the last 3 years,” says Tom Quaintance, Virginia Stage Company’s producing...
Stuff Their Stockings…And Yourself

Stuff Their Stockings…And Yourself

by | Nov 24, 2023 | Food, Restaurant News

(FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Brian Brinson’s popular Lizard Café is the perfect lunch combo with Prince Books in downtown Norfolk.)   By Marisa Marsey Time for the holidays. Yay! Time for holiday shopping. Ugh! I love pretty much any festive tradition (more mistletoe, please)...
WINE REVIEWS: Reds To Splurge On

WINE REVIEWS: Reds To Splurge On

by | Nov 24, 2023 | Drink, Wine & Spirits

By Jeff Maisey I’m normally a $25-$50/bottle wine guy at home, but during the festive fall and holiday season this year I’ve splurged a bit, and the upgrades have been noticeable.  Moone Tsai Howell Mountain 2018 Red Blend  Napa Valley Lynn and I recently hosted a...