Have a question about MacArthur history? Submit it to macarthureducation@norfolk.gov for a chance for it to be answered in a live Q&A on our social media! Submit your question before May 14th and tune in on Facebook or YouTube on August 18th at 12:00 PM EST to hear the answers to your questions!
Shop local artisans & makers
Enjoy live music
Grab lunch from local food vendors
Bring the whole family
Upcoming Dates:
Shop local artisans & makers Enjoy live music Grab lunch from local food vendors Bring the whole family Upcoming Dates:Everything sucks, and teenager Corinne “Third Degree” Burns (Diane Lane) isn’t afraid to tell you about it. When the TV news catches her getting fired for mouthing off to her boss, Burns enlists her kid sister “Dee Pleted” (Marin Kanter) and cousin, “Dizzy Heights” (Laura Dern, who sued her mother Diane Ladd for emancipation to star) to form The Stains, a garage band light on talent but gritty enough to charm an army of disaffected teens across the country.
Written by Oscar winner Nancy Dowd (COMING HOME, SLAP SHOT), and UK punk pioneer Caroline Coon, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS sat on the shelf for two years after its director (record exec Lou Adler) clashed with the writing team over their aspirational feminist vision for the film.
Hard to find for decades, STAINS found an audience on cable, where its razorblade, anti-corporate, “don’t put out” sensibility inspired a wave of upstart Riot Grrls like Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill, and MARY JANE’S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE director Sarah Jacobson to start a revolution of their own.
Homeschool students and their families are invited for a day of fun and learning on Thursday, April 2, from 9AM-5PM at Nauticus. Homeschool Day admission includes access to Nauticus for only $12 per person!
Enhance your experience!
STEM Challenge: 11AM-2PM – Are you ready to take the challenge? Homeschoolers of all ages can join Nauticus Educators in The Lab as they present different tasks to test and retest as you engage in the scientific method. We’ll have multiple challenges for all ages, from a mock volcano for our youngest learners to exploring refraction and seeing how concentrated a beam of light is using tinfoil and an index card. Stay as long as you’d like in this open workshop STEM challenge, because science takes time!
$5 per student – Register Here!
Battleship Tours – (1 hour)
Command and Control Tour: 11AM & 2PM – Explore the areas of Battleship Wisconsin with a historical interpreter and learn how the Battleship was commanded and would fight in the control areas of the ship, including the Captain’s Cabin, Pilot House, and Combat Engagement Center.
$20 per person – Tickets for Command and Control
Life in the Engine Room: 12PM & 3PM – This fascinating tour takes visitors seven “decks” (aka floors) down in the depths of the Battleship Wisconsin, where they’ll learn exactly what was required to power this massive City at Sea. See up close, never-before-open-to-the-public engine room spaces aboard the Battleship Wisconsin!
$20 per person – Tickets for Life in the Engine Room
Schedule of Events
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10am-12pm | Rope Making | Design, Build, Sail! |
| 11am | Secrets of the Sea Movie | Brock Theater |
| 11am | Command and Control Tour | Battleship Wisconsin |
| 11am-2pm | STEM Challenge | The Lab |
| 1pm | Battleship 101 Tour | Battleship Wisconsin |
| 1:30pm-3:30pm | Abandon Ship | Atrium Landing |
| 2pm | Command and Control Tour | Battleship Wisconsin |
| 2:15pm | Secrets of the Sea Movie | Brock Theater |
| 2pm-4pm | Reflexes | Our Port |
| 3pm | Life in the Engine Room Tour | Battleship Wisconsin |
Rope making is a chance to learn and create with your hands in an interactive way.
Discover how rope and rope making has been implemented on board ships for hundreds of years and how it impacted economic trade throughout the world’s oceans.
Rope making doesn’t just have to involve producing rope for sailing. Help craft your own colorful rope bracelet using technology our ancestors did as we dive into all these topics while spinning your way through history.
Shop local artisans & makers Enjoy live music Grab lunch from local food vendors Bring the whole family Upcoming Dates:Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 11am
Are you ready to take the challenge? Homeschoolers of all ages can join Nauticus Educators in The Lab as they present different tasks to test and retest as you engage in the scientific method. We’ll have multiple challenges for all ages, from a mock volcano for our youngest learners to exploring refraction and seeing how concentrated a beam of light is using tinfoil and an index card. Stay as long as you’d like in this open workshop STEM challenge, because science takes time!
$5 per student – Register Here!
Boots ‘N Beats is taking over PBR Norfolk on April 3rd for a one-of-a-kind night of Country-EDM! The first 30 minutes of the night will feature a live country opener playing your favorite hits, followed by a headlining DJ set playing EDM mashups of your favorite country songs. Grab your cowboy hats, your dancing boots, and get ready for a night of country EDM!
