by Jeff Maisey | Sep 26, 2017 | News, News & Views
(Dr. Cullen Strawn is Old Dominion University’s Executive Director for the Arts) By Jeff Maisey If you’ve visited the campus of Old Dominion University recently, you’ve likely noticed quite an upgrade to its performing and visual arts buildings, whether the Goode...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2017 | Art News, News, News & Views
By Amber Kennedy The Chrysler Museum of Art has hired Corey Piper, Ph.D., as the Brock Curator of American Art. An art historian specializing in 19th-century and early 20th-century American art, Piper brings a breadth of curatorial knowledge to the Museum. “Corey’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 5, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Michael Curry Let me introduce you to Fort Monroe National Monument Superintendent Terry Brown. He is one of those visionaries with a gleaming smile and commanding presence because he loves what he does and lives what he does with a passion. A National Park Service...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 31, 2017 | News, News & Views
Virginia Stage Company and O’Connor Brewing Company have many partnerships in store for the 2017/2018 season, the first and biggest of which is the Musical Fundraising Event: A BREW NAMED SUE: An Americana Fundraiser for Virginia Stage Company. Join Virginia Stage at...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips Naro Expanded Cinema, considered by locals as the “heart and soul of the eclectic Ghent neighborhood, is turning 40 in September, but it has a history and cultural importance that goes much deeper. A Brief History of the Theater from 1936 to 1977 The...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Rabbi Israel Zoberman Prolific author Ellie Wiesel’s book, which originally was published in France in 2011 and became a bestseller, is light only in size. Open Heart is a generous gift from a truly loving heart of the most distinguished representative of the...