**This group orientation is located inside of The Slover’s Maker Studio, which is in Selden Market (across from Stockpot).**
Want to use a sewing machine for a personal project? Join The Slover’s Creative Studios team for a group orientation first. During this orientation, you will become acclimated to our systems and equipment, learning how to safely operate and run your own creations. Attendance is free.
Digital Media Group Orientation
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
**This group orientation is located on the fourth floor of The Slover.**
Want to use the digital media studio for a personal project? Join The Slover’s Creative Studios team for a group orientation first. During this orientation, you will become acclimated to our systems and equipment, learning how to safely operate and create your own photography and films.
Introduction to 3D Modeling
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
**This workshop is located inside of The Slover’s Maker Studio, which is in Selden Market (across from Stockpot).**
Did you recently 3D scan an object and need to modify the output? Learn how to clean up 3D scans in blending software with our expert team. We’ll show you the basics of blending software tools and how to prepare a 3D scan for 3D printing.
Laser Cutter Group Orientation
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
**This group orientation is located inside of The Slover’s Maker Studio, which is in Selden Market (across from Stockpot).**
Want to use the laser cutter for a personal project? Join The Slover’s Creative Studios team for a group orientation first. During this orientation, you will become acclimated to our systems and equipment, learning how to safely operate and run your own creations.
September 10 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am EDT
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
September 19 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am EDT
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
October 2 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT
No outside food or beverages are permitted. Chairs & blankets welcome, but please be mindful of blocking the view of surrounding guests. Seating will not be provided. No new admission purchases are permitted after 8:00pm.
Ticket Prices
Please note, prices may increase as the event date nears, so don’t wait — early birds get the best deal!
COMING SOON
Event Reminders
Boots ’N Beats was created to bring people together across genres – Country fans, EDM fans, and everyone in between. It’s about connecting two worlds, creating singalongs and dance floors that cross boundaries of age, gender, and background. The concert series highlights our favorite parts of live entertainment, live elements with dance music, and it has exploded this year.
Ryan Resilience Lab Tours
Are you curious about how we can live in harmony with nature and adapt to the challenges of climate change? Do you want to see how cutting-edge design and technology can create a resilient and sustainable urban coastal community? Do you want to learn more about the Elizabeth River Project and its vision for the future?
Join the Elizabeth River Project for a tour of our globally significant resilience model, the Ryan Resilience Lab. This state-of-the-art building showcases how we can protect both the ecosystem and humans as sea levels rise, incorporating replicable, environmentally sustainable design and construction.
The Ryan Resilience Lab is also the key anchor for the Eco-District, a collaborative effort to transform the northern part of Norfolk’s Colley Avenue near Knitting Mill Creek into an innovation corridor that fosters economic development, social equity, and environmental stewardship.
During the tour, you will get to see the inside and outside of the building, learn about its features and functions, and hear from our staff and volunteers about the organization’s work and goals.
The tours are free and open to the public, but space is limited and pre-registration is appreciated. Donations are always appreciated to support a healthy Elizabeth River. We look forward to seeing you soon!
If you cannot join us on our regular tour dates and times, or if you would like to arrange a special tour for your group, please reach out to Victoria Dunch at vdunch@elizabethriver.org.
Join us to “Do Something Beautiful” by assisting in maintaining the native landscape, including the shoreline buffer, living shoreline, green roof, and rain gardens at the Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab. Volunteers with interest in sustainable landscaping practices encouraged as we build our cadre of conservation landscaping volunteers at the Lab.
All supplies will be provided (including gloves). Dress to be working outdoors, bring your reusable water bottle and preferred work gloves (if you have them).
