Someone recently described the artistic scene in Hampton Roads as “depressed”. Well, what does that mean, exactly? Most would interpret the word as meaning listless, gloomy, melancholy or without hope. Personally, I couldn't disagree more. As a matter of fact, as someone who is deeply and broadly involved in many facets of the local arts scene, I quite take exception to this assertion.

I was a complete sucker to marketing on this show. A month before it came, I was ooing and ahhing at the commercial clips and excitedly talking to my 5- and 3-year-old nephews about dinosaurs. (The five year old is going to be a paleontologist, according to him. He knows the names of more dinosaurs than I do.) So, in spite of a brewing headache, I entered Norfolk Scope on Thursday night filled with anticipation about the coming evening. I’m glad to say, I was not disappointed.

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The Virginia Arts Festival Tattoo is always an event to look forward to, according to my sister. For one reason or another, however, I had never managed to go. This year my schedule finally worked out and I attended opening night on Friday, April 20th. And I found that I only partially agreed with her assessment. In short, the show was about half oh-my-god-amazing and half oh-my-god-another-marching-band, and it's up to you to decide if you want to make the time to attend next year.

Lighting, whether it be natural or artificial, can be use to do a variety of things:

to see...
to set the mood...
to perform tasks...
to highlight...
to announce or direct.

Hmm...looking at this list it seems like a big "Duh", but until tonight I'm not sure I'd have been able to articulate them. That's because tonight, with some trepidation, I attended a lecture presented as part of a monthly series entitled City Living Norfolk Style (a name in need of a colon or an elipses).

Jonathan Plante is a pizza delivery guy who’s taking his career in his hands. Not his oh-so-promising pizza delivery career, of course… I’m talking about that film career he’s shooting for. He’s embarking upon an interesting and original project that promises to be both educational and entertaining – while also providing lots of opportunities for resume credits for other up-and-comers in the area.

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I have to admit, I grew up in the northeast on the ocean and this is the first time in my life I have been to a seafood festival. On my way there I was thinking “the weather is okay but looks like rain.” “Should I go?” “What can I expect and is it going to be worth my time?" I love seafood so that alone was worth it. However, there is even more than seafood amongst the festivities, so what should you expect?