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Written by Stephen Mason
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Monday, 01 October 2007 |
 Opera, to most people, is about screechy sopranos in elaborate costumes
singing in different languages about things we don't understand written
long before we were born. But at Virginia Opera's Opera In Sight,
Community Outreach Musical Director Glenn Winters brought opera, specifically Tales Of Hoffman and Pirates of Penzance, to a much more
understandable and socially relevant level.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Saturday, 29 September 2007 |
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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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Written by David Springstead
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
 Virginia Stage Company recently hosted an evening of food and a quick preview of the upcoming 2007-2008 season. For those of us who like to eat (and who doesn't?) it was worth the price of admission just for the buffet provided by local restaurants. Imagine my dismay as I stood looking, and drooling, over the sumptuous feast before me, and being unable to even sample most of what was there.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
 Broken into categories for your convenience, take a peek at our September Preview to see what's coming down the pike for you to add to your oh-so-busy schedule. There are far too many things going on for us to list everything here, of course. We just picked out a few things we thought you might find interesting. Don't forget to check our Events Calendar for a comprehensive listing. Events are listed in no particular order.
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Written by PJ Freebourn
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 |
 Yes! The burning question on everyone’s mind is, “What are we going to do on Thursday?” Knowing that our readers risk life and limb every week trying to find something to do on Thursdays, we at OnHamptonRoads felt it was our duty to give you guys something to do. So for the month of August, every Thursday night, OnHamptonRoads is helping Pfac (Peninsula Fine Arts Center) put on Arts Café.
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Written by Martha Haney
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
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 The formal definition of Folk Art: Art originating among the common people of a nation or region and usually reflecting their traditional culture, especially everyday or festive items produced or decorated by unschooled artists. Unschooled? Ha. So much for Mr. Webster.
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Written by PJ Freebourn
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
Every now and then we get to read some great comments made on the site. I wanted to point out my favorite comment I have read this week:
"If Scarlett Black ran over Mr. D'Alonso's family, put the car in reverse and backed over his family again, Mr. D'Alonso would still have no better choice than to cast Scarlett as Mrs. Manningham. Scarlett Black IS that good."
- john cauthen on the Angel Street review
go read the whole comment here
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Wednesday, 30 May 2007 |
 This article ran last year promoting the Newport News Greek Festival. Since this is an annual event and most of the information is the same, you can still get a great feel for what's going on So we're bringing it back for the festival this year, running May 31st - June 2.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Sunday, 13 May 2007 |
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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.
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Written by Bucky Theron
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Friday, 20 April 2007 |
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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).
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Wednesday, 11 April 2007 |
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 If you’ve never been to a step show (as I hadn’t) it’s a bit like stepping into a loud, crazy pep rally. It’s kind of a combination of pep rally, dance concert, play, cheer competition, and party. It’s insane… and also tons of fun.
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Written by Sheri Beyrau
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Tuesday, 27 March 2007 |
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When I was asked to cover a press conference about the new television show Fever, I had no idea what I was going to see, but the prospect of someone in the local area trying to produce a television show that would showcase local talent was interesting enough to entice me.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Sunday, 25 March 2007 |
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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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Written by PJ Freebourn
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
 Jamie Foxx is coming to Scope on March 22, 2007
(that’s Thursday, folks), and if you don’t have tickets, then hopefully you are
reading this in time to go get them, because you will get the chance to see
this Juliard-trained classical pianist, turned stand-up comedian, turned
Academy award-winning actor, turned Grammy-nominated R&B performer on stage
doing his thing. In a recent
conversation with Mr. Foxx,
OnHamptonRoads took the opportunity to ask him some questions that might
help those who are still chasing their dreams of being a performer.
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Written by Mike Diana
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Friday, 02 March 2007 |
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 Peninsula Community Theatre announced the postponement of this weekends (March 2nd 3rd and 4th) performances of A Raisin In The Sun due to a death in the family of a lead actress. The announcement was made late Thursday evening with season and single show ticket holders being offered the same seats for performances rescheduled for March 16th, 17th and 18th. Exchanges can also be made for the weekend of March 9th,10th and 11th based on available seating. For exchanges please call the Peninsula Community Theatre box office at (757) 595-5PCT.
PENINSULA COMMUNITY THEATRE APOLOGIZES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY THE ACTION IT DEEMED NECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCTION OF A RAISIN IN THE SUN. |
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Monday, 26 February 2007 |
.gif "Image") A bunch of changes have occurred in the past few months and I'll bet people are getting a mite confused. From login problems to article organization, things have gotten a little crazy around here.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Saturday, 02 December 2006 |
 The Poquoson Museum hosted an Open House on December 3, 2006, from 2:00-4:00 PM. The rehabilitated farmhouse, as well as "Miss Becky's Store" was open to visitors during these hours, where they got their first glimpse of all the hard work that has taken place over the last eighteen months.
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Written by PJ Freebourn
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Saturday, 04 November 2006 |
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The more successful you become, the bigger the bullseye on your head.
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Written by Mia
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Thursday, 05 October 2006 |
 Gentlemen, this article is not for you. Ladies, if you're the easily shockable kind, this article isn't for you either. Everyone else, read on!
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Written by Phyllis Johnson
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Tuesday, 03 October 2006 |
 When class is over, the last thing a teacher wants to find is fifty
pieces of mail in his or her mailbox. That’s some of the many reasons why
Great Bridge resident and Deep Creek Middle School math teacher Dory
Suttmiller decided to launch Tidewater Teacher magazine.
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More in Articles... 
Every Tuesday night at the Bayside Inn on
Pleasure House Road there is comedy.
Or, at least, there is a group of young upstart comedians who are
workshopping comedy. Unsuccessfully.
Broken into categories for your convenience, take a peek at
our October Preview to see what's coming down the pike for you to add
to your oh-so-busy schedule. There are far too many things going on for
us to list everything here, of course. We just picked out a few things
we thought you might find interesting. Don't forget to check our Events
Calendar for a comprehensive listing. Events are listed in no
particular order.