Arts and Entertainment

Military Family Appreciation Day: Finding Nemo Film Screening

July 4 2025

10:00 a.m.
The MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center 198 Bank Street Norfolk, VA 23510 757 -441- 2965 Price: Free
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Friday, July 4, 2025

Join us for a family-friendly, movie morning!

The MacArthur Memorial is proud to support our servicemembers and their families. To celebrate our military families, the museum will be hosting a FREE film screening of Pixar’s Finding Nemo! Snack bags, toys, and stickers will be provided on this morning of movie fun! Doors open at 9:30. Movie begins at 10:00.

This event is made possible through the generous support of the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation.

This event is free but registration is required. Learn more and register now: https://macarthurmemorial.org/FormCenter/Subscriptions-4/Military-Family-Appreciation-Day-76.

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Jr Master Gardeners June Series

June 28 2025

10:00 a.m.
Norfolk Botanical Garden 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA, 23518 (757) 441-5830 Price: Price may vary
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Join us for the new Jr Master Gardeners series! The Junior Master Gardener (JMG) program is an innovative 4-H gardening program for children and families. JMG engages children in “hands-on” group and individual learning experiences that promote a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment, and cultivate the mind.

SERIES SCHEDULE:
Saturday, June 7 | Garden Weeds
Saturday, June 14 | Composting 101
Saturday, June 21 | Wacky Weather
Saturday, June 28 | Garden Friends and Pests

Price for NBG Members: $12/Child. (Adult members may attend for free with a registered child).

Price for Not-yet Members: $20/Child and $18/Adult. (Tickets for class must be purchased for both children and adults and includes daytime admission to NBG).

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Register for all FOUR (4) June classes for $40! Members receive $2 off per series class. The series ticket links are listed below. Members only need to purchase the series ticket – tickets for the individual programs are not needed

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An evening with Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country

September 30 2025

10:00 a.m.
The Annex 2500 Church Street, Unit A Norfolk, VA 23517 Price: Tickets: $25 adv // $30 day of show
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Daniel Donato’s philosophic approach to playing music is simply stated, if hardly simple to achieve.

“It occurs to me that music is actually a form of service,” explains the Nashville raised singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader, who’s adopted Cosmic Country as both a group name and as the moniker for his ambitious stylistic alchemy. “You can make a living of it and do beautiful things with your life, but music is really a service to bring truth into people’s lives — if that’s something you’re interested in doing.”

Donato has proven very interested, and extremely adept, at serving that higher calling with his music during the past six years of recording — including the new Horizons, his third studio album and second full set of all-original material. It’s another dynamic 15-song set that features Donato and his compatriots in Cosmic Country traipsing through a wealth of American music, picking like bluegrass virtuosos one minute, cranking out rock riffs the next and then steering into otherworldly — yes, cosmic — jam spaces. Co-produced with Vance Powell, who also worked on 2023’s reputation-establishing Reflector, it’s a testament to the reverence, curiosity and fearlessness that fuels Donato’s creative ambitions as both student and acolyte.

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The Forgotten War: Teaching Korea in the Classroom Teacher Institute

July 22 2025

10:00 a.m.
MacArthur Memorial Visitor Center 150 Bank St, Norfolk Va, 23510 (757) 441- 2965
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On Tuesday, July 22nd, the MacArthur Memorial will host a summer teacher institute for local Hampton Roads educators on teaching the history of the Korean War and its on-going impact on current global events. In addition to content lectures, this institute will include a behind-the-scenes tour of the MacArthur Memorial Collection and Archive, breakfast, lunch, and free classroom resources. Attendees will also receive free parking and a certificate of participation. This institute is free but registration is required. Spaces are limited so sign up now: https://macarthurmemorial.org/FormCenter/Subscriptions-4/The-Forgotten-War-Teaching-Korea-in-the–77

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The Heart Stompers at Rip Rap Brewing Co

June 28 2025

10:00 a.m.
Rip Rap Brewing Co 116 E 25th St, Norfolk, VA 23517 (757) 632-0159 Price: FREE

We got @theheartstompers jamming out this Saturday from 7-10pm. Plus it’s been a while since we had a food truck, so our friends @bigheaddoughco will be slanging some delicious bagel sammies and loaded tots. It’s gonna be an awesome night and we’d love to see you all there!

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Zoo Tales

August 2 2025

10:00 a.m.
The Virginia Zoo 3500 Granby St Norfolk, VA 23504 (757) 441-2374
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Join us for our popular story-time program, Zoo Tales! Each week features two new stories and an animal encounter with a zoo animal ambassador, all related to a changing monthly theme!

See signs posted in the Zoo’s Fountain Plaza to find out the location of Zoo Tales on the day of your visit. Free with general admission.

Theme: Backyard Habitats

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Little Zoo at the Virginia Zoo

July 7 2025

10:00 a.m.
The Virginia Zoo 3500 Granby St Norfolk, VA 23504 (757) 441-2374
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Come join us as educators and volunteers offer themed animal interactions inside one of the Zoo’s classroom spaces. Our Little Zoo program offers our guests an intimate look at our animal ambassadors with station-based learning. This program is open to all who want to experience and grow in our Little Zoo. See signs posted in the Zoo’s Fountain Plaza to find out the location of Little Zoo on the day of your visit. Free with general admission.

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Wild Babies at the Virginia Zoo

July 8 2025

10:00 a.m.
The Virginia Zoo 3500 Granby St Norfolk, VA 23504 (757) 441-2374
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Calling all “Wild Babies” to the zoo! Join us for a NEW program offering for our youngest zoo visitors. We will be exploring age appropriate sensory and educational activities in a small up-close setting. This program is geared for 0-2 year olds and their guardians although older children will be welcome. Wild Babies will involve elements of nature and social development including but not limited to story time, short “hikes”, and an animal encounter.

These programs will be located in one of our classrooms. Please check signs in Fountain Plaza on the day of the event.

Theme: Beach

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4th of July at the Virginia Zoo

July 4 2025

10:00 a.m.
Virginia Zoo 3500 Granby St Norfolk, VA 23504 (757) 441-2374
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Celebrate the 4th of July at the Virginia Zoo! Our splash fountains will be on for kids to play in, the African Village Restaurant and Beastro will be serving ice cold drinks and treats, and if you’re one of the first 250 guests to arrive, you’ll get a free Coca-Cola summer can cooler!

You’ll also have the chance to get a mystery Whodoption! Typically only available during special events, Whodoptions will be available at our Membership Gazebo.

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Fire & Rain: Folk Anthems of the 70’s

April 10 2026

10:00 a.m.
Harrison Opera House 160 W Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23510 Price: Price may vary
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Swearingen & Kelli, band

Fire & Rain is a beautiful collection of classics by James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, America, Jim Croce, Fleetwood Mac, and more. Duo Swearingen & Kelli join the VSO for a stellar performance of your favorite ’70s tunes.

With siren-like vocals and prolific songwriting, Swearingen & Kelli have carved out their own space in the Americana landscape, earning praise from Red Line Roots as artists “others would do well to emulate.”Their earlier albums, The Marrying Kind and Cold-Hearted Truth, drew critical acclaim from Gretsch Guitars, Cowboys & Indians Magazine, and NY Country Swag. With a sound steeped in the soul of ‘60s and ‘70s songwriters, they’ve shared the stage with legends like Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, and folk heroes Tom Rush and David Bromberg.

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