Hampton Events Calendar
Year-round festivals, events and seminiars present lively entertainment options. From celebrations of Blackbeard and the Chesapeake Bay, to big band performances and exciting special events, there is plenty of family fun to be had in the city.
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Saturday, Nov 27, 2010
The City of
Reuben V. Burrell has documented through photographs a half of a century of
James Van Der Zee is recognized as the
Partial funding for this exhibition provi
January 29-August 30
Hampton University Museum
757-727-5508
Hampton, VA 23668
757-727-5508
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Monday, Sep 06, 2010
Animal Grossology--Traveling Exhibit
Get ready for an en-grossing experience! Based on the best-selling book by author and science teacher Sylvia Branzei, Animal Grossology takes you on a disgusting, downright icky adventure through the hows and whys of the Animal World. Get the scoop on ppop, check out vomit munchers, buddy-up to some blood suckers and get slimed with this exciting, hands-on exhibit.
January 30-September 6, 2010
Virginia Air & Space Center
Call 757/727-0900 or visit www.vasc.org for more information about this event.
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Wednesday, Dec 29, 2010
Coliseum Central 1st Wednesdays
Live entertainment changes weekly. Refreshments to benefit charity.
peninsulatowncenter.com
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Sunday, Oct 17, 2010
Portrait of the Artist
September 4- October 17
Portraits and Self Portraits of and by more than 125 Hampton Roads artists. For this invitational exhibition, artists were challenges to create a portrait of themselves or of another artist. The resulting body of work includes work in all media, scales and styles, ranging from miniature to monumental, realist to conceptual and in every two and three dimensional media. The
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Saturday, Jan 08, 2011
Saturdays in the Square
Music, activities for kids, fountain fun!
peninsulatowncenter.com
Port Lecture Series— “Pirates on the
September 6
Sponsored by Dorothy Rouse-Bottom. Features authors, living historians, and local history buffs discussing topics from
The Claire Lynch Band
September 10
Long recognized and praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Claire Lynch has been one of the pioneers who continually pushes the boundaries of bluegrass music. Blazing her own trail in the mid 70’s when there were few role models for a young woman on the touring circuit. Claire Lynch made history when she led the Front Porch String Band—a band which evolved into one of the sharpest and most exciting post-modern bluegrass bands. She formed the Claire Lynch Band in 2004 and has consistently been the top pick of prestigious publications, critics and discerning audiences across the nation ever since. $25-30, 8pm.
The American Theatre.
757/722-ARTS, www.hamptonarts.net
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Sunday, Sep 12, 2010
Celebrating its 28th year, this annual festival is a combination of free entertainment on two stages, a family friendly area with a children’s stage, rides for kids under twelve, 40 booths of interactive educational fun that encourages stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay, 100 Arts & Crafts booths, 35 food vendors, and one of the longest fireworks displays in the area.
September 10-12, 2010
Downtown
Fri, noon-11pm; Sat, 10am-11pm; Sun, Noon-6pm
Call 757-727-1641 or visit www.baydays.com for more information about this event.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-1641
September 11
Come on down to Bluebird Gap Farm for a good old-fashioned country hayride. We load up near the Bluebird Amphitheatre and take a leisurely ride in a tractor-drawn hay wagon down the road a ways to the back of the farm, around the fishin’ pond, through the woods, and back. Wanna go again? Well just get back in line and ride again if you want to!
Free Admission, 12pm-2pm.
Bluebird Gap Farm behind the Bluebird Amphitheatre stage.
757/825-4750, www.hampton.gov/bbgf
Kids Fishing
September 11
Learn the basics of fishing, the different types of bait and how to bait your own hook. Fishing techniques and secrets to catch a big fish will be taught. An adult must accompany all children. Bring your favorite fishing pole or use one of ours.
Ages 3-15 years. Register one day prior by 3pm, $2, 10am-11am.
Meet at the

