SOUL TIES: Cleophus James and Fortresses — LIVE at Smartmouth NFK on Friday, November 7, at 6pm. Join us for an unforgettable night of sound and soul featuring live bands, vendors, food, beer, and community vibes. Hosted by KELO & FRIENDS. 🍻 Event Highlights: Live bands, Multidiscpline art, Local vendors and craft, Food + craft beer, Good people & good energy, Rain or shine — this event is non-refundable. Tickets available on Eventbrite.
🎵✨ Drop the Needle, Grab a Pint! ✨🎵 Join us at Smartmouth NFK HQ for a night of groovy tunes, cold brews, and good vibes. 🍺✨ Friday, November 14th | ⏰ 7-10 PM Bring your favorite records, or just come to soak in the sweet sound of vinyl spinning. 🤩🙌 All ages. All are welcome
🎄🍻 He’s Making a List… and Brewing It Twice! 🍻🎄 Join us for Krampusnacht 2025 at NFK HQ on FRIDAY, December 12 from 5-10pm! 🎅🔥 Trade those sugarplums for dark ales and devilishly good beer as we celebrate the festive season with a wicked twist. 🎶 Live music by the Dunkirk Riots and the Old Scars. Wickedly great holiday vendors 🍽️ Holiday grub to feast on by Salty Cactus 📸 And don’t forget–photo ops with the festive fiend himself. Come for the beer, stay for the mischief. 🍺👹🆓 Free Event | All ages welcome
🌗✨ Get lost in the art of the dark at NFK Smartmouth’s 🔮 Dark Arts Fest 2025 📆 Join us on Black Friday, Nov. 28th | ⏰ 5-10 PM 🪄✨ Ready for a wickedly fun night? Let the darkness enchant you and join us at Dark Arts Fest, where magic, mystery, and music come alive! 🕯️ Get lost in mesmerizing performances, spooky art, and much more. Save the date, and don’t miss one of our biggest events of the year! 🖤🧙♂️ 🎶 Live Music by: Rose Milk (9-10pm), BB Guns (8-9pm), Broken Beaches (7-8pm), aand Zen Coma (6-7pm). Make sure to bring your wallet to shop the very cool Dark Arts Crafts & Market 🆓 Free Event | All ages welcome. Vendors announced soon!
We’re shutting down the street and turning the cul-de-sac into a full-blown pop-up skate park. Grip tape, concrete, and cold beer collide for one loud, loose night at Smartmouth. Catch live sets from Tomi, Baby Oil, and Chef Dro while skaters shred the pavement just steps from the taps. Bring your crew, grab a pint, and get ready to roll. Ticketed event. All ages. All are welcome.
The Hurrah Players and Clear Vision Edutainment are teaming up to reboot the stage-play “Path to Freedom.” An original stage-play written by Corey Staten, and directed by Carla Turner, “Path to Freedom” traces the evolution of African-American culture from medieval West Africa, through slavery in America, into the Post Reconstruction era, all the way to the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Travel through time with historical figures such as Mansa Musa of 14th Century Mali, Anthony and Isabella Tucker part of the first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619, Moses Grandy and William Carney of the Antebellum and Civil War eras, Investment Banker Maggie Walker, ODU professor and civil rights activist Dr. Jerry Carr, television producer and creator of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, as history comes to life through beautiful and poignant African-American music, dance and storytelling.
The Hurrah Players and Clear Vision Edutainment are teaming up to reboot the stage-play “Path to Freedom.” An original stage-play written by Corey Staten, and directed by Carla Turner, “Path to Freedom” traces the evolution of African-American culture from medieval West Africa, through slavery in America, into the Post Reconstruction era, all the way to the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Travel through time with historical figures such as Mansa Musa of 14th Century Mali, Anthony and Isabella Tucker part of the first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619, Moses Grandy and William Carney of the Antebellum and Civil War eras, Investment Banker Maggie Walker, ODU professor and civil rights activist Dr. Jerry Carr, television producer and creator of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, as history comes to life through beautiful and poignant African-American music, dance and storytelling.
Handmade functional & decorative ceramic pieces for sale in d’Art’s Main Gallery
Guests of all ages are invited to explore the Hermitage Museum & Gardens and participate in a delightful variety of indoor and outdoor activities designed to celebrate the spirit of the season!
EVENT SCHEDULE
11AM – 2PM: Holiday Photo Sessions
12PM: Holiday Tunes with Itinerant Band
12:30PM: Winter Garden Tour
1PM: Caroling with the Music Makers
1:30PM: Merry Mutts Holiday Walk
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Mini Gift Market & Gift Wrapping
Donation Drive
Hermitage Holiday Highlights
Art Making for Kids + Adults
Food & Drink
Members’ Dessert Corner
One of the most influential British bands, Echo & The Bunnymen, are heading out on a major nationwide tour for 2026. ‘The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen 1978-2026’ will celebrate the songs that have brought the group twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums spanning across their legendary career.
Pioneers of post-punk, Echo & The Bunnymen have been a major influence for many iconic groups such as, Coldplay, The Killers, Garbage, The Flaming Lips, Hole and many more with their seminal albums ‘Crocodiles’, ‘Heaven Up Here’, ‘Porcupine’ and ‘Ocean Rain’.
Their later albums ‘Evergreen’, ‘What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?’ and Flowers, ‘Siberia, The Fountain & Meteorites’ continue to demonstrate the truly exceptional body of work the band have created. Their last studio album ‘The Stars & The Oceans & The Moon’ was released in Autumn 2018 with Q Magazine calling it ‘Magical’. Now, this tour celebrates it all at its very best!
