Hampton Arts
Calligraphy/Hand-Lettering Class 101
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center 4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA, United StatesSaturday, March 2 11 am to 2 pm Class size: 12 Age: 16+ Price: $40 Pre-requisite: students must know cursive lettering. Welcome to the beginning of calligraphy/hand-lettering class, where the art of beautiful writing unfolds before your eyes. In this enchanting journey, you will delve into the timeless elegance of calligraphy, mastering the delicate strokes that...
Hampton Roads Philharmonic
The American Theatre 125 East Mellen St, Hampton, VA, United StatesThe Philharmonic’s mission is to strive for artistic excellence, to increase community awareness and participation in the performing arts, program a diverse selection of repertoire, and create a variety of educational opportunities and experiences. All shows begin at 2:30pm. YOUNG ARTIST SHOWCASE | SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024 Young soloists from November’s Young Artist Competition will...
Are You Smarter Than Your 8th Grade Nun?
The American Theatre 125 East Mellen St, Hampton, VA, United StatesAre You Smarter Than Your 8th Grade Nun? is an interactive comedy show, where willing audience members compete to see who was paying attention in school and who was daydreaming about summertime. In this game show, contestants will be quizzed on all academic subjects, such as geometry, science, history and more! But remember, if you...
Artist Book Workshop
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center 4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA, United StatesThursday, February 22 6 pm to 8 pm Class Size: 10 Age: 14+ Price: $65 (HAL Members $60) The workshop will walk through the process of creating a hand-bound Coptic notebook. Attendees will create custom front and back covers, and an interior text block, and then learn how to bind them together using the Coptic...
Silk Painting Workshop
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center 4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA, United StatesSaturday, March 23 10 am to 4 pm Class Size: 15 Age: 18+ Price: Free, materials fee of $20 to be paid to the arts center Textile artist Mary Swezey will help you discover the French technique of serti, drawing with a liquid resist to create designs and patterns on silk scarves. Once the resist has dried and...
Intro to Metal Clay Workshop
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center 4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA, United StatesSaturday, March 23 10 am to 4 pm Class Size: 12 Age: 18+ Price: $80 (HAL Members $75) What is metal clay and what can I make with it? Join us for this workshop and discover the exciting world of metal clay! In this introductory workshop, you will learn the basic techniques and skills needed to successfully...
Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the 70s
The American Theatre 125 East Mellen St, Hampton, VA, United StatesDon’t miss the Tony nominated Broadway star and Platinum selling singer/songwriter in “Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the 70’s” for a night of rousing and beautiful classics. Callaway covers hits from the great songwriters of the time-Carole King, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, John Lennon and more. And she puts her own stamp on the...
Riddick Dance Company: The Mixed Bag Series
The American Theatre 125 East Mellen St, Hampton, VA, United StatesRiddick Dance creates and presents a broad dance repertory to enrich the range of cultural offerings of the Hampton Roads region. Performances intricately combine storytelling and movement to produce thought-provoking works on stage. This evening of dance consists of three dynamic choreographic works known as The Mixed Bag Series. TWO FACES is a mixed media...
Creating Beads with Metal Clay
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center 4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA, United StatesSaturday, March 30 10 am to 4 pm Class Size: 12 Age: 18+ Price: $80 (HAL Members $75) Beads have always been an essential part of jewelry making. In this workshop, students will explore some of the ways to create beads using fine silver metal clay. You will learn to make tube beads, various shaped beads formed...
The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged)
The American Theatre 125 East Mellen St, Hampton, VA, United StatesHistory, comedy, and Shakespeare, what more do you want! Called the “trio of Modern Marx brothers” and “intellectual vaudeville,” The Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a touring American comedy troupe that performs fast-paced, seemingly improvisational condensations of huge topics. Known as the “Bad Boys of Abridgment”, the RSC holds the record for the longest running...
