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Guide to International Tattoo Performances & Events Ben-Hur...... 3 Dance Series...... 4-5 I am pleased to bring you this preview of the 2014 Virginia Arts Festival! This year we have some truly extraordinary Virginia International Tattoo...... 6-7 firsts to share. We were thrilled to commission a new orchestral score for the epic silent film Ben-Hur, from percussionist Classical Music...... 8-9 and composer Stewart Copeland — familiar to millions as the drummer from The Police. We are excited to begin a Vocal Music...... 10 three-year performance residency program with the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem, whose triumphant return to Actéon & From the Top...... 11 the stage has made headlines. And we are honored to present the world premiere performance of composer Adolphus Theater...... 12 Hailstork’s moving musical setting of Walt Whitman’s When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy & Music of Led Zeppelin...... 13 Virginia International Tattoo, presented this year as a signature event of the United States Vietnam War Chamber Music Series...... 14-15 Commemoration, will honor Vietnam veterans and their families with its patriotic and majestic display of music Virginia Brass & and might. We’ll hear jazz from the classic to the cutting edge with vocalist John Duffy ...... 16 Nnenna Freelon and pianist Chick Corea, and experience the rock classics at Coffee Concerts...... 17 Music of Led Zeppelin with wonderful arrangements enhanced by the Virginia Calendar...... 18-19 Symphony Orchestra. We will be swaying with the husband and wife musical Attucks Jazz Club...... 20 phenoms Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn as they strum away on their banjos Jazz Series...... 21 then swinging to the of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Outdoor & More...... 22 Folk & World Music...... 23 For music lovers, there’s a wealth of unforgettable experiences in store, including Organ Music ...... 24 the fabled Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the brilliant violinist Joshua Bell, and Beyond the Concert Hall ...... 25 the vocal perfection of the Tallis Scholars. A jewel among these musical riches Festival Williamsburg...... 26-27 will be a rare performance of the 17th-century chamber opera Actéon, conducted Community Events...... 28-29 by early music master William Christie. Restaurants & Hotels...... 30-31 We look forward to sharing this of great performances with you! Sponsors...... 32-33 Education...... 34

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Drums & Percussion with Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra Richard Kaufman, conductor Starring Ramon Navarro and Directed by Fred Niblo Edited for concert stage by Stewart Copeland His innovative grooves have driven the music of seminal rock band The Police to the top of the charts for the better part of two decades — but percussionist Stewart Copeland is also an accomplished composer. He has written for films (including Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish and Oliver Stone’s Wall Street), operas (including The Tell Tale Heart for ’s Royal Opera House), concerts, and ballets. Now, in the Easter weekend World Premiere performance co-commissioned by Virginia Arts Festival, you can hear this groundbreaking American musician perform his new score to a 90 minute edited version of the 1925 MGM silent epic ‘Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ’ — performed live with Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra! SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 8 PM pre-concert conversation with stewart copeland 7 PM CHRYSLER HALL, NORFOLK TICKETS $60 GOLD CIRCLE, NO DISCOUNTS; $45, $35, $20

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Dance TheatRE of Harlem with Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Virginia Chorale There was joyous news in The New York Times in April 2013: “After nearly 10 years on hiatus, Dance Theatre of Harlem is back… [with] reasons to celebrate.” The fabled company, created by Arthur Mitchell and beloved around the world, has risen like a phoenix after hard times and a decade of rebuilding. At the centerpiece of this jubilant return engagement is Robert Garland’s new work Gloria, a tribute to the spiritual history of Harlem, set to Poulenc’s stunning masterwork performed for the first time to live music with the full Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Chorale. Saturday, May 17, 8 PM pre-concert conversation 7 PM 5/17 Sponsored by Sunday, May 18, 2:30 PM 5/18 Sponsored by pre-concert conversation 1:30 PM Supported in part by the Helen G. Gifford Foundation Chrysler Hall, Norfolk Tickets $60 gold circle, Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts and Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation. $45, $35, $20 The presentation of Far But Close by Dance Theatre of Harlem was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Richard Alston Dance company Richard Alston hears music and sees dance: in 45 years of dance making, this virtuosic and much-honored British choreographer has distilled the essence of music in movement. A recipient of ’s Chevalier dans’ l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Britain’s CBE (Commander of the British Empire), Alston creates dances of “amazing speed…explosive power… and linear grace [that] change your breathing while you watch. Exhilarating” (The New York Times). Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 PM TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk Tickets $40, $25 Co-presented with TCC Roper Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by

Friday, May 23, 8 PM Phi Beta Kappa Hall College of William & Mary, Williamsburg Tickets $40, $25

A Festival Williamsburg event. Co-presented with the City of Williamsburg and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. This program supported in part by Virginia Festival Williamsburg is funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission for the Arts and Capezio/Ballet Commission, the City of Williamsburg and James City County. Makers Dance Foundation.

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Philharmonic PLATINUM SPONSORs: Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda, conductor This legendary ensemble was founded in 1936 and composed at first of Jewish musicians fleeing Germany and other Nazi-occupied countries. In its proud “Passionate and assured.” history, some of its most famous and moving concerts have been performed — The new york times while its homeland was under attack. gold sponsors: Performing through war, praying for Ann & Bobby Copeland peace, the orchestra remains one The Leon Families of the world’s best, “passionate and assured” (The New York Times). Hear this world-famous orchestra in Berlioz’s silver sponsors: Symphonie fantastique, along with Patricia & Avraham Ashkenazi classics by Fauré and Ravel. Dalis Foundation

FAURé Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op.80 Fannie & Milton Friedman Fund Helen G. Gifford Foundation RAVEL Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite ) Connie & Marc Jacobson RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2 Marilyn and Marvin Simon Philanthropic Fund BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, Op.14 Renee & John Strelitz

Wednesday, April 2, 7:30 PM pre-concert conversation 6:30 pm bronze sponsors: Sandler Center for the Robin & Todd Copeland Performing Arts Laura & Fredric Gross Virginia Beach Tickets $127 gold Circle, Harbor Group International no discounts; $92, $77 The Klebanoff Family Cindy & Ron Kramer SL Nusbaum Terri & Lonny Sarfan Wall, Chernitzer, and Einhorn, P.C. Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. VAF 8 present spring 2014 spring

Joshua Bell, violin JoAnn Falletta, conductor Virginia Symphony Orchestra He’s called “the poet of the violin” — and he’s been named “One of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World” by People Magazine. A Joshua Bell performance is “as close to perfection as anything on Earth. Bell’s tone is a thing of rare beauty” (Seattle Times). In this unforgettable evening, Bell performs the LALO Symphonie espagnole, and in a thrilling finale, the VSO will perform Richard Strauss’ spectacular An Alpine Symphony, with breathtaking images by German photographer Tobias Melle projected above the stage. “A musical magic tour with pictures...lures the audiences into hearing the symphony in the photographs and to see the music in the pictures” (MünchnerMerkur).

Shostakovich Festive Overture LALO Symphonie espagnole STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony “An Alpine Symphony in Images” by Tobias Melle Friday, May 2, 8 PM Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach TICKETS $77 GOLD CIRCLE, NO DISCOUNTS; $62, $47, $22 Saturday, May 3, 8 PM Chrysler Hall, Norfolk TICKETS $75 GOLD CIRCLE, NO DISCOUNTS; $60, $45, $20 Sponsored by: Sunday, May 4, 3 PM Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News TICKETS $77 GOLD CIRCLE, NO DISCOUNTS; $62, $47, $22 Co-produced with Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

This production made possible through a generous gift from David & Susan Goode. 5/2 funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission. 5/4 funded in part by the City of Newport News and the Newport News Arts Commission. VAF 9

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Tallis Scholars Chanticleer Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Hailed as the leading exponents of Renaissance sacred music throughout Yorker magazine, this Grammy Award-winning “orchestra the world, this beloved ensemble creates a sound “as near extraterrestrial as of voices” is hailed for the seamless blend of its twelve male you can get sitting in a concert hall” (The Observer, UK). Every note, every voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original detail of the music is exquisitely performed, creating a rich tapestry of sound interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to from centuries past. Experience sheer musical “Bliss…sopranos soaring into jazz to gospel and beyond. Discover a musical experience the heavens and tenors and basses commenting, embellishing…creating tone that “fascinates and enthralls for much the same reason clusters that dazzle like shafts of sunlight” (The Guardian, UK). a fine or a Rolls Royce does: through luxurious Sunday, April 6, 3 PM perfection” (Los Angeles Times). Christ and St. Luke’s Church Thursday, May 1, 7:30 PM Norfolk Norfolk academy Tickets $25 Norfolk Tickets $35; students under 25, $10

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This performance is made possible through a generous gift from Richard & Martha Glasser.

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Actéon by Marc-Antoine Charpentier William Christie, conductor Juilliard415 Singers from Juilliard Opera For music lovers, this is like a visit from royalty: conductor and harpsichordist William Christie is revered by critics, artists, and fans alike. Now the musician who “has galvanized — not to say, created — the early-music scene in …and brought the Baroque to vivid life” (The New York Times) joins Juilliard415, the principal period- instrument ensemble of The Juilliard School, in a performance of a 17th-century French treasure. Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s chamber opera, based on a story in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, recounts the tragic tale of a young hunter who, caught peeking at the goddess Diana bathing, is turned into a stag by the furious deity, and then devoured by his own hounds. Hear a master at work in this performance! Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 PM First Lutheran Church Norfolk Tickets $30

NPR’s From the Top with host Christopher O’Riley Week after week, miracles are revealed on NPR’s From the Top, as extraordinary young musicians share their gifts in performance — and their often funny, moving stories. Be a part of the studio audience when From the Top is recorded live at Attucks Theatre! Tuesday, May 13, 8 PM Attucks Theatre Norfolk Tickets $25; students under 25, $10 Co-presented with Sevenvenues and WHRO. Supported in part by the Norfolk Consortium.

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“Mr. Bagby comes as close to holding hundreds of people in a spell as ever RAISIN’ CANE: a man has.…That is much too rare an A Harlem experience in theater. — The New York Times Renaissance ” Odyssey starring Jasmine Guy This inspiring, revelatory show captures the daring and the genius of the Harlem Renaissance, a period of extraordinary artistic achievement by African Americans. Celebrating the music and writing of the era, including the words of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and W.E.B. DuBois, the performance is a dazzling collage of thoughts, songs, and images, a panoramic experience that stars Jasmine Guy, renowned for her performances in film (Harlem Nights, Spike Lee’s School Daze), television (A Different World), and on Broadway (The Wiz, Chicago). The beguiling musical score is performed by the Avery Sharpe Trio, led by acclaimed jazz bassist Avery Sharpe. Beowulf friday, April 11, 8 PM The Epic in Performance by Benjamin Bagby Attucks Theatre Benjamin Bagby is an artist transfixed by the past, who finds his Norfolk inspiration in the mists of medieval Europe. A singer and harpist in Tickets $45, $35 addition to being a gifted actor, this multi-talented artist’s great work is Co-presented with Sevenvenues. his spellbinding performance of the epic poem Beowulf. “Astonishing and accessible entertainment…the Old English rolling off his tongue, as Supported in part by the Norfolk Consortium. rich and delicious as dark beer…bewitched his listeners…a surprise and a delight” (San Jose Mercury News). Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 PM Robin Hixon Theater Clay and Jay Barr Education Center, Norfolk Tickets $30

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy The Music of Led Zeppelin: When this sizzling band arrived on the scene in 1993, it was as though A Rock Symphony the fabled swing era had never ended. Hip cats and chicks turned out in droves, eager to experience the happy-making, dance-driving music, Brent Havens, conductor Sponsored by including hits like “You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three” and “Go Randy Jackson, vocalist Daddy O.” Leave your cares behind for this swinging soireé! “Expert showmen…kept the crowd in a variety of head-bobbing, toe-tapping and with Virginia Symphony Orchestra an occasional flare-up of dancing in the aisles” (Los Angeles Times). Ledheads, unite! If you’ve “gotta whole lotta love” for the music of the legendary metal band, this spectacular show is for you: a fully staged rock concert with light show, Sunday, May 25, 7 PM backed by a superb symphony orchestra, recreating Zeppelin hits like “Stairway to Virginia Room Heaven,” “Whole Lotta Love,” “Immigrant Song,” and more — including vocalist Randy Presented as part of the Williamsburg Lodge, williamsburg Jackson’s eerily accurate note-for-note interpretations of Robert Plant’s high-octane, Tickets $45 high-octave vocals. Add the symphonic arrangements of the Virginia Symphony Reserved table seating Jazz Series Orchestra, and they’re going to rock your world! A Festival Williamsburg event. Friday, May 9, 8 PM Co-presented with the City of Williamsburg and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Sandler Center for Performing Arts, Virginia Beach Festival Williamsburg is funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission, the Tickets $60, $45 City of Williamsburg and James City County.

This program funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission. VAF 13 Chamber Music André-Michel Schub, Chamber Music Series Director

Miami String Quartet: Great news for fans of the Festival’s magnificent chamber concerts! The Miami String Quartet returns for another season of sumptuous music-making, joining other renowned artists for performances throughout the area. This acclaimed ensemble’s “rich, precisely balanced sound” and “broad coloristic palette” (The New York Times) have made them one of the most sought-after ensembles in music today. Order your tickets now and enjoy performances of “sweeping authority, fluency and hushed poignancy” (The Miami Herald).

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Miami String Quartet Miami String Quartet Miami String Quartet Vahn Armstrong, violin Peter Wiley, cello Peter Wiley, cello Simon Lapointe, violin André-Michel Schub, André-Michel Schub, piano Beverly Kane Baker, viola Michael Daniels, cello

PROGRAM: PROGRAM: PROGRAM: SCHULHOFF Five Pieces, for string quartet SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57 BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No.4 in C major, Op.102, No.1 HAILSTORK String Quartet No. 1 SCHUBERT String Quintet, D.956 BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No.3 in A major, Op.69 MOZART String Quintet No.4 in G minor, K.516 SMETANA String Quartet No.1 in E minor (‘From My Life’)

Monday, May 19, 7:30 PM Tuesday, May 20, 7:30 PM Thursday, May 22, 7:30 PM Trinity Episcopal Church Robin Hixon Theater Williamsburg Winery Portsmouth Clay and Jay Barr Education Center James City County Tickets $30 Norfolk Tickets $30 Tickets $30 Co-presented with Williamsburg Winery.

This program funded in part by the City of Portsmouth through the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts Commission. Co-presented with the City of Williamsburg and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Festival Williamsburg is funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission, the City of Williamsburg and James City County.

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Josu de Solaun Anna petrova Bryan Wagorn Miami String Quartet

Pianopalooza: Introduced in the 2013 Virginia Arts Festival, this tribute to the piano features performances of keyboard masterworks from the famously familiar to rarely performed gems, played by remarkable artists. This spring’s lineup includes Festival Chamber Music Director André-Michel Schub, “a formidable pianist with a fierce integrity” (The New York Times), the Bulgarian-born, “breathtaking” (Monterey Herald) pianist Anna Petrova, the critically acclaimed young virtuoso Bryan Wagorn, and Josu de Solaun. With these four plus all the reasons to love the piano, you’ll see why tickets are a must! Coffee Concert I: Coffee Concert II: Coffee Concert III Coffee Concert IV Pianopalooza I Pianopalooza II Miami String Quartet Benny Kim, violin Josu de Solaun Josu de Solaun Peter Wiley, cello Peter Wiley, cello Anna Petrova Anna Petrova André-Michel Schub, piano Bryan Wagorn Bryan Wagorn André-Michel Schub André-Michel Schub

PROGRAM: PROGRAM: PROGRAM: PROGRAM: SCHUBERT Fantasia in F minor, Op.103 MOZART Sonata in C major ARENSKY String Quartet No.2, Op.35 BEETHOVEN Magic Flute Variations in Eb major COPLAND Danzón cubano for Piano 4-hands, K.521 for violin, viola, and 2 cellos for cello and piano, WoO46 MILHAUD Scaramouche: FAURÉ Dolly Suite, Op.56 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 BEETHOVEN Magic Flute Variations in F major Suite for 2 , Op.165b POULENC Sonata for Piano 4-hands, FP8 in F minor, Op.95 (‘Serioso’) for cello and piano, Op.66 BRAHMS 2 Hungarian Dances BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 (‘Kreutzer’)

Wednesday, May 14, 10:30 AM thursday, May 15, 10:30 AM Wednesday, May 21, 10:30 AM Friday, May 23, 10:30 AM Robin Hixon Theater, TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Miller Studio Theatre Williamsburg Winery Clay and Jay Barr PORTSMOUTH Sandler Center for James City County Education Center Tickets $20 the Performing Arts Tickets $20 Norfolk Virginia Beach Co-presented with Williamsburg Winery. Tickets $20 Tickets $20 Co-presented with the City of Williamsburg and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Festival Williamsburg is Sponsored by This program is funded in part by the citizens of funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission, Virginia Beach through a grant from the Virginia the City of Williamsburg and James City County. Beach Arts and Humanities Commission.

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Adolphus Miami String Quartet john duffy libby larsen Hailstork

JOHN DUFFY COMPOSERS INSTITUTE Eastern Virginia Brass Celebrating 10 years of Masterworks in the Making When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d Founded by the Virginia Arts Festival in 2005, the John Duffy Composers Institute is dedicated to the inspiration, creation, and performance of new opera and music drama by living World Premiere by composers. Seven composer fellows are selected to participate in this two-week workshop. They Adolphus Hailstork are led through a series of discussions, lectures, and demonstrations by John Duffy and Libby Larsen, along with other master composers, librettists, directors, and producers. Diehn Chorale Martinis & Masterworks: Orchestra Reading I. Sherman Greene Chorale wednesday, may 28, 7:30 PM Schola Cantorum Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Center Walt Whitman’s elegy for Abraham Lincoln chronicled the grief of a Norfolk nation, with its alternately stark and soaring imagery, dreaming of “a Free thousand voices rising strong and solemn” in memory of the fallen Masterworks in the Making: Concert of Premieres leader. Share in this revelatory, moving new work inspired by Whitman’s thursday, may 29, 7:30 PM haunting poetry by renowned composer Adolphus Hailstork. Chandler Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, ODU Monday, April 28, 7:30 PM Norfolk Attucks Theatre, Norfolk Free Tickets $5, no discounts Co-presented with Sevenvenues.

Supported in part by the Norfolk Consortium. The John Duffy Composers Institute is co-presented with Old Dominion University and funded in part by the Friedrich Ludwig Diehn Fund of the Community Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music.

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VB 2014 spring W Williamsburg Calendar

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Israel Philharmonic The Assad Family Tallis Scholars Orchestra 8 PM (N) 3 pm (N) 7:30 pm (VB) 2 3

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Raisin’ Cane 8 PM (N)

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Actéon Chick Corea, Ben-Hur William Christie, solo piano Stewart Copeland, conductor 7:30 PM (N) composer & drums Julliard415 8 PM (N) Singers from Juilliard Opera 7:30 PM (N) Beowulf The Epic in Performance by Benjamin Bagby 14 15 7:30 PM (N) 16 17 18 19 20 April

Tattoo Hullabaloo Tattoo Hullabaloo Tattoo Hullabaloo Tattoo 5:30 PM (N) 5:30 PM (N) 5:30 PM (N) Hullabaloo 12:30 PM (N) Virginia Virginia Virginia International Tattoo International Tattoo International Tattoo Virginia 7:30 PM (N) 7:30 PM (N) 7:30 PM (N) International Tattoo 2:30 PM (N) 21 23 24 25 26 27

Eastern Virginia Brass Red Molly 7:30 PM (N) 28 7:30 PM (N) 29 30 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Joshua Bell, violin Joshua Bell, violin Joshua Bell, violin JoAnn Falletta, JoAnn Falletta, JoAnn Falletta, conductor conductor conductor Virginia Symphony Virginia Symphony Virginia Symphony Orchestra Orchestra 8 PM (N) Orchestra 3 PM (NN) 8 PM (VB) Chanticleer Attucks Jazz: Janette Fishell, organ 7:30 PM (N) Bill Pierce 4 PM (N) 8 PM (N) 1 2 3 4

Nnenna PANorama Caribbean Freelon, Music Fest 10 AM (VB) vocalist 7 7:30 PM Attucks Jazz: (N) Tessa Souter PANorama Caribbean 8 PM (N) Music Fest 8 PM (VB)

Music of Led Zeppelin 5 6 8 PM (VB) 9 10 11

From the Top Coffee Concert I Coffee Concert II 8 PM (N) 10:30 AM (N) 10:30 AM (P) Virginia Beer Festival 2-6 PM (N) Dance Theatre of Virginia Beer Harlem Festival 8 PM (N) 2-6 PM (N) Attucks Jazz: Dance Theatre

may Houston Person of Harlem 12 13 14 15 16 8 PM (N) 17 2:30 PM (N) 18

Miami String Miami String Coffee Concert III Miami String Coffee Concert IV Béla Fleck and Big Bad Quartet Quartet 10:30 AM (VB) Quartet 10:30 AM (J) Abigail Washburn Voodoo Daddy 7:30 PM (P) 7:30 PM (N) 7:30 PM (J) 8 PM (W) 7 PM (W) Richard Alston Richard Alston Dance Company Dance Company Attucks Jazz: 7:30 PM (N) 8 PM (W) John Abercrombie 8 PM (N) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Memorial Martinis & Masterworks in the Day with Air Masterworks: Making: Concert Force Band Orchestra Reading of Premieres 7:30 PM (N) Gates open 5 PM, 7:30 PM (N) Concert 7:30 PM (NN)

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VAF 19 Jazz Club at the Attucks 2014 spring

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john Toomey Attucks Jazz John Toomey, Series Director

Hear great jazz in the fabled theater whose history echoes with the sounds of such legends as Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole Saturday, MAY 3: BILL PIERCE, saxophone and Dinah Washington, all in a wonderful World-traveling, jazz festival favorite tenor saxophonist. jazz club setting! with John Toomey, piano; Jimmy Masters, bass; Jae Sinnett, drums Saturdays, 8 PM Attucks Theatre, Norfolk Saturday, MAY 10: TESSA SOUTER, vocalist Silken jazz vocals, delivered with “a wit and a wink — a must-see!” (Time Out NY). Tickets $20, no discounts with John Toomey, piano; Jimmy Masters, bass; Jae Sinnett, drums

Saturday, MAY 17: HOUSTON PERSON, saxophone Soulful sax that’s “eloquent…a singer’s tone palette” (The Guardian). with John Toomey, piano; Jimmy Masters, bass; TBD, drums

Saturday, MAY 24: JOHN ABERCROMBIE, guitar Co-presented with Sevenvenues. “Elegantly swinging, old-school jazz guitar” (JazzTimes). Supported in part by the Norfolk Consortium. with John Toomey, piano; Jimmy Masters, bass; Scott McLemore, drums

VAF 20 Jazz Series 2014 spring

Chick Corea: Solo Piano Portraits This NEA Jazz Master has collected 18 Grammys in his astonishingly prolific career. In 2014, Chick will be releasing a new solo CD and embarking upon a world tour with vocalist a presentation that is as fresh and Nnenna Freelon, innovative as ever. With a perfect She’s got a voice like honey with lemon, richly sweet with an edge — and balance of in-the-moment improvisation, a style that mines the hidden heart of every song she sings. This jazz diva Corea Classics, jazz standards, classical has played to dignitaries at the White House and standing ovations at the renderings and the inimitable “Children’s Grammy Awards; now you can hear one of today’s great queens of jazz live. Songs,” it is a must-see concert if there ever “Nnenna Freelon is hot…a rare blend of estimable qualities — smart as Oprah, was one. sassy as Sarah Vaughan” (JazzTimes). Thursday, April 17, 7:30 PM Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 PM TCC Roper performing arts center Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Center Norfolk Norfolk Tickets $45, $35 tickets $30 Co-presented with TCC Roper Performing Arts Center.

This tour engagement of Nneena Freelon is funded through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Jazz Touring Network program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

VAF 21 & more Outdoor 2014 spring

PANorama Caribbean Music Fest The irresistible call of steel drums fills the air as the PAN Fest gathers groups from all over the US for a celebration of island music. Friday, May 9, 8 PM Saturday, May 10, 10 AM 24th Street Stage, virginia Beach Free Sponsored by Co-presented with Beach Events.

Virginia Beer Festival This spring, the two-day festival returns for your tasting pleasure, with the finest beers from dozens of breweries from around the world! Saturday, May 17, 2-6 PM Sunday, May 18, 2-6 PM Town Point Park, Norfolk Tickets Sat Tasters (21+) $30 in advance, $35 day of Sun Tasters (21+) $25 in advance, $30 day of Premium $75, Non-tasters (13+) $15 Tables of 8, $320 (call 757-282-2822 by may 12) Boaters, includes 4 tasters, $250 (call 757-441-2345) No discounts. Valid only for date of purchase. cash only at the gate Co-presented with Festevents.

Memorial Day with United States Air Force heritage of america Band Come out and enjoy great food and the best of Americana music played by an extraordinary ensemble of musicians as you celebrate this proud holiday. Monday, May 26 This program funded in part by the City of Newport News Gates open at 5 PM and the Newport News Arts Concert 7:30 PM Commission. City Center at Oyster point, Newport news Free Sponsored by © David Polston

VAF 22 Folk & World 2014 spring

Red Molly Béla Fleck and The Assad Family With their “tick-tight arrangements, crystalline Abigail Washburn Sergio - Odair - Badi - Carolina - Clarice vocals and caramel harmonies” (Boston Globe), this trio brings audiences to their feet, from concerts Husband and wife musical phenoms Béla Fleck and Grammy Award-winning, Brazilian-born brothers with Willie Nelson to music festivals across the Abigail Washburn have drawn rave reviews and fanatical Sergio and Odair Assad play as one, so attuned country. Laurie MacAllister (bass, banjo), Abbie fans throughout their separate careers — but when they to each other musically that the music seems to Gardner (dobro, banjo) and Molly Venter (guitar) get together on stage, it’s truly an event. Fleck, “one of spring from a single source. Their astonishing gift conjure up memories of such legendary harmonists the most accomplished banjo players of his time” (The has inspired composers to write for them, and as The Andrews Sisters, while shifting seamlessly New York Times), has explored virtually every genre, artists from Yo-Yo Ma to Paquito D’Rivera eagerly through genres from folk to 50’s pop. leading audiences through mind-blowing sets that leave collaborate with them. Now the brothers team up them slack-jawed with wonder; and singer/songwriter/ with their daughters, Carolina, Clarice and Badi, for Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 PM clawhammer banjo player Washburn has a “daring, “one of the most engaging musical presentations of Robin Hixon Theater infinite talent” (The Wall Street Journal). the season” (Los Angeles Times). Clay and Jay Barr Education Center Saturday, May 24, 8 PM Thursday, April 3, 8 PM Norfolk Virginia Room, Williamsburg Lodge Robin Hixon Theater Tickets $35 Williamsburg Clay and Jay Barr Education Center Sponsored by Tickets $45, $35 Norfolk Reserved theater seating Tickets $25 Sponsored by Co-presented with Tidewater Classical Guitar Society. This tour engagement of Red Molly is funded through the Mid Atlantic Co-presented with the City of Williamsburg Sponsored by Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Foundation with support from the Festival Williamsburg is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Williamsburg Area Arts Commission, the City of Williamsburg and James City County.

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music Organ Music 2014 spring

Monday, April 28, 2014 Friday, May 16, 2014 Peggy Kelley Reinburg, organ Martin R. Sunderland, organ Joanne Meyer White, flute Michael Dressler, oboe Jocelyn Smith, viola Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Janette Fishell, organ Peter Greydanus, cello Hampton St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Producing great music at the pipe organ requires not just Norfolk Monday, May 19, 2014 extraordinary skill, but strength, instinct, and restraint — Bradley R. Norris, organ driving and coaxing the air through the massive pipes in the Monday, May 5, 2014 Patti Ferrell Carlson, clarinet service of some of the greatest composers of sacred and Gustavo Andres, organ St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church classical music. Among the world’s masters of this unique Kirsty Barnett Green, violin Newport News and demanding art is organist and educator Janette Fishell, First Presbyterian Church who has performed to international acclaim. Surrender to Virginia Beach Thursday, May 22, 2014 the sound of the mighty organ, “from beautifully registered, Michael R. Regan, organ poetic passages to a surging finale of … rhetorical ecstasy” Friday, May 9, 2014 Hazel Dean Davis, horn JanEl Will, organ Larchmont (Wellington Evening Post, New Zealand). Barbara Chapman, harp United Methodist Church Sunday, May 4, 4 PM Main Street Norfolk United Methodist Church Christ and St. Luke’s church, Norfolk Suffolk Friday, May 30, 2014 Tickets $20 Marjorie Setnicky, organ Co-presented with Tidewater Chapter Monday, May 12, 2014 David Vonderheide, trumpet American Guild of Organists. James W. Kosnik, organ Christ & St. Luke’s Rebecca Gilmore Phillips, cello Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Norfolk Norfolk

VAF 24 Beyond the Concert Hall 2014 spring

Look out for Cirque Mechanics: the Giant Gantry Show inflatable Come experience this self-contained, portable, theatrical circus spectacle! Witness feats Duck of contortion, Chinese poles and trapeze all on a 22’ high stage-like mechanical apparatus. Described by Spectacle Magazine as “the greatest contribution to the American Circus May 17 since Cirque de Soleil,” this modern twist on the circus caravan is complete with original chrysler museum of art music, theatrical costumes and lighting. Don’t miss one of their outdoor performances as Norfolk part of the Beyond the Concert Hall Series! FREE May 8-11 town center, Virginia Beach Updates at Chrysler.org May 14-18 downtown, Norfolk FREE

Check vafest.org/beyond for more information!

VAF 25 Festival Williamsburg

Spring Getaway Package winery concerts Sit back and experience a weekend of music at the Williamsburg Lodge. From carriage rides around the Revolutionary City to a stroll through Miami String Quartet one of 100 magnificent gardens in bloom, memorable moments await Coffee Concert IV you.Unwind at the Spa or play a round a golf during the day and enjoy a Peter Wiley, cello Benny Kim, violin gourmet meal at Traditions before your evening of music. André-Michel Schub, Peter Wiley, cello 2 nights from $129* per person, per night includes: piano • Nightly accommodations at the Williamsburg André-Michel Schub, Lodge, an official Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Thursday, May 22, 7:30 PM piano Williamsburg Winery • Daily breakfast, including gratuity James City County Friday, May 23, 10:30 AM Williamsburg Winery • Colonial Williamsburg admission for the Tickets $30 James City County Revolutionary City and art museums PROGRAM: Tickets $20 • $100 Resort activities card** BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No.4 in C major, Op.102, No.1 PROGRAM: * Starting rate per room is based on double occupancy and two-night stay at the Williamsburg Lodge in a superior guest BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No.3 in A major, Op.69 room. Includes breakfast in hotel restaurant. Pricing varies with room type. Package rates are higher for Thursday – BEETHOVEN Magic Flute Variations in Eb major Saturday arrivals. Offer valid for stays April 11 – June 12, 2014. Limited availability. Reservations are required. Taxes not SMETANA String Quartet No.1 in E minor (‘From for cello and piano, WoO46 included. Rates are not applicable for groups or on negotiated group rates. My Life’) BEETHOVEN Magic Flute Variations in F major ** The resort activity card is good at Colonial Williamsburg shops, restaurants, spa, and recreation facilities but may not be applied to reduce the nightly room rate. for cello and piano, Op.66 BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, Call 1-855-822-8903 or visit colonialwilliamsburg.com to book your stay. Op.47 (‘Kreutzer’)

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27 spring 2014 Community

Virginia Wind 3rd ANNUAL Symphony ATTUCKS THEATRE Dr. Chris Wilhjelm, HONORS 24th Annual guest conductor In a celebration on the Attucks Theatre stage, d’ART The Virginia Wind Symphony, under the 4 honorees will be saluted with a wonderful direction of Dennis Zeisler, will present a performance. Stay tuned for more details about Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition concert honoring Edwin Franko Goldman, this special event! A National Competition founder of the famous Goldman Band that played in New York City for over MAY Come and enjoy wonderful works of contemporary fine art from 70 years. The concert, “On the Mall,” Attucks Theatre, Norfolk across the United States. Join us the night of Friday, April 4, to will feature the former conductor of the celebrate the winners with wine, tapas and live music. Come back Goldman Band Dr. Chris Wilhjelm. More event details will be announced at regularly to enjoy amazing new art. The d’ART Center is home to four vafest.org/community. galleries and 35 resident visual artists who invite you to explore their Saturday, May 17, 3 PM studios as they work. Hickory High School Chesapeake April 4 - May 18 FREE Sponsored by D’ART Center, Norfolk Awards Reception and Opening: Friday, April 4, 6-9 PM d-artcenter.org

VAF 28 community events spring 2014 spring

Taste of India macArthur NATOFest Chrysler 2014 memorial Voted Top 20 Event of Museum Invigorate your cultural palate this 50 years of service to April 2014 of Art year at Taste of India, one of the largest Enjoy a cultural exchange with Norfolk’s The Chrysler Museum of Asian Indian festivals in Virginia! Immerse Norfolk and the World local NATO community. Bring your family Art will reopen its doors yourself by experiencing Indian food Join the MacArthur Memorial in to enjoy a Flag Raising Ceremony, the 61st beginning on May 10th! and art while learning about the unique downtown Norfolk as it marks 50 years Annual Parade of Nations and NATOFest. Reacquaint yourself with history, culture, and politics of a nation of service to Norfolk and the world. A All 28 NATO Member countries Chrysler’s spectacular whose population outnumbers the United ceremony will mark the anniversary of represented. Take a “Tour de NATO” - no collection, displayed in States by fourfold. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur’s passport required! beautifully renovated and burial at the Memorial, followed by SATURDAY, April 26, 11 AM - 8 PM expanded galleries, and speakers and programs highlighting the April 25-26 Ted Constant Convocation discover new works and new General’s life and times. Downtown Norfolk Center, ODU, Norfolk concepts for an experience FREE FREE ADMISSION Friday, April 11, 11 AM like no other. Chrysler norfolknatofestival.org & FREE PARKING Wreath-laying at Memorial Museum, where art and tasteofindiahr.org Friday & Saturday, April 11 & 12 people meet. Memorial Open with Special May 10, 10 AM – 5 PM Programs chrysler.org FREE macarthurmemorial.org

VAF 29 enjoy Restaurants 2014 spring

CHESAPEAKE Baxter’s Sports Lounge D’Egg West Saffron Indian Bistro California Pizza Kitchen 500 Granby Street 1170 Lexan Avenue 420 Monticello Avenue 200 Central Park Avenue Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, VA 23508 Suite 170 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Baker’s Crust 757-622-9837 757-423-3447 Norfolk, VA 23510 757-456-2630 1244 Greenbrier Parkway, #510 757-312-7005 Chesapeake, VA 23320 757-547-2787 Big Easy Grill and Fellini’s Saffron Indian Bistro Oyster Bar 3910 Colley Avenue TASTE 4532 Columbus Street 111 Tazewell Street Norfolk, VA 23508 6464 Hampton Boulevard Virginia Beach, VA 23462 TASTE 757-644-6904 1580 Crossways Boulevard Norfolk, VA 23510 757-625-3000 Norfolk, VA 23508 Chesapeake, VA 23320 757-227-6222 757-623-7770 757-424-4583 Granby St. Pizza TASTE Bite 235 Granby Street Todd Jurich’s Bistro 36th Street & Pacific Avenue 440 Monticello Avenue Norfolk, VA 23510 150 West Main Street Virginia Beach, VA 23451 NEWPORT NEWS Norfolk, VA 23510 757-622-5084 Norfolk, VA 23510 757-422-3399 757-486-0035 757-622-3210 Kincaid’s Fish Chop 4097 Shore Drive TASTE Virginia Beach, VA 23455 702 Mariners Row Bodega on Granby and Steak House Violá! 757-464-1566 Newport News, VA 23606 442 Granby Street 300 Monticello Avenue 509 Botetourt Street

757-596-8651 Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, VA 23510 757-622-8527 757-622-8000 757-640-0343 Hilltop East 1544 Laskin Road, Suite 110 Byrd & Baldwin Virginia Beach, VA 23451 NORFOLK Norfolk Seafood 757-425-1858 Brothers Steakhouse Company 219 American Bistro 116 Brooke Avenue 111 Tazewell Street 219 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, VA 23510 757-222-9191 757-227-6222 WILLIAMSBURG Norfolk, VA 23510 757-416-6219 California Pizza Kitchen Omar’s Carriage House Baker’s Crust 5234 Monticello Avenue, #115 3-Way Café 300 Monticello Avenue, #149 313 West Bute Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, VA 23510 Williamsburg, VA 23188 216 Plume Street 757-253-2787 Norfolk, VA 23510 757-622-7190 757-622-4990

757-625-3WAY PORTSMOUTH Colonial Williamsburg Cure Coffee House and Brasserie Taverns 456 Fish Still East Duke of Gloucester Street 456 Granby Street 503 Boutetourt Street 450 Court Street Williamsburg, VA 23185 Norfolk, VA 23507 Norfolk, VA 23510 Portsmouth, VA 23704 757-229-2141 757-625-4444 757-321-0044 757-332-7222

Baker’s Crust D’Egg Diner Williamsburg Lodge 330 West 21st Street 204 East Main Street Restaurant Norfolk, VA 23510 VIRGINIA BEACH 310 South England Street Norfolk, VA 23517 757-625-3600 757-626-3447 Williamsburg, VA 23185 Baker’s Crust 757-253-2277 Public House 704 Hilltop North Shopping Center Bardo 1628 Laskin Road, #704 430 West 21st Street 1112 Colley Avenue Williamsburg Inn Norfolk, VA 23517 Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Norfolk, VA 23510 757-422-6703 Dining 757-622-7362 757-227-9064 310 South England Street Williamsburg, VA 23185 757-253-2277

VAF 30 unwind Hotels 2014 spring

NORFOLK Comfort Inn & Suites Oceanfront 2015 Atlantic Avenue Hilton Norfolk Airport Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Getting here 1500 N. Military Highway 757-425-8200 Ext. 2020 Norfolk, VA 23502 virginiabeachcomfort.com is easy! Whether you fly, drive, 757-466-8000, 800-445-8667 or ride the train or bus, our central norfolkairport.hilton.com Courtyard by Marriott mid-Atlantic location is easy to reach — HarmonyHospitality.com within a day’s drive from two-thirds of Oceanfront South the nation’s population, and serviced by 2501 Atlantic Avenue international airports. Norfolk Waterside Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Marriott 757-491-6222, 888-616-4649 235 East Main Street marriott.com/orfoc Norfolk, VA 23510 757-627-4200, 800-228-9290 The Oceanfront Inn Marriott.com/orfws 2901 Atlantic Avenue by train: Amtrak Virginia Virginia Beach, VA 23451 provides service direct to Norfolk! Sheraton Norfolk Waterside 757-422-0445, 888-826-2326 Plan your rail getaway to Coastal Virginia 777 Waterside Drive oceanfrontinn.com with the new passenger rail service which Norfolk, VA 23510 expands mobility, increases connectivity 757-622-6664, 888-627-8042 and gives you more travel options to Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & enjoy Virginia Arts Festival. sheraton.com/norfolk Conference Center 2800 Shore Drive amtrakvirginia.com Springhill Suites Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Norfolk Virginia Beach 757-481-9000, 800-468-2722 6350 Newtown Road virginiabeachresort.com Norfolk, VA 23502 757-333-3100 Wyndham By Air: Coastal Virginia is home marriot.com/orfnw Virginia Beach Oceanfront to two International multi-carrier Airports; 5700 Atlantic Avenue Norfolk International Airport Virginia Beach, VA 23451 takeorf.com VIRGINIA BEACH 757-428-7025, 877-999-3223 wyndhamvirginiabeach.com Newport News-Williamsburg The official airline of HarmonyHospitality.com Virginia Arts Festival. Best Western Plus Oceanfront International Airport flyphf.com 2809 Atlantic Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23451 757-428-5370 WILLIAMSBURG Bestwesternoceanfront.com Williamsburg Lodge Crowne Plaza Hotel 310 South England Street, 4453 Bonney Road Williamsburg, VA 23185 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 757-253-2277, 800-280-8027 ColonialWilliamsburg.com 757-473-1700, 800-847-5202 The Tide, Virginia’s first light rail, carries cpvabeach.com you to prime destinations in the heart of Norfolk. With eleven stations and four free park-and-ride lots, the Tide is the best way to get around town! gohrt.com

VAF 31 Sponsors

Platinum The Virginia Arts Festival gratefully acknowledges our sponsors as of February 1, 2014.

GOLD SILVER BRONZE

AAAA Self Storage Adams Outdoor Advertising Atlas Van Lines Clancy & Theys Construction Co. Defense Credit Union Council Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate City Center at Oyster Point MacArthur Center The Norfolk Stationery Company, Inc. The Oceanfront Inn Style Weekly Veer Magazine WAVY-TV WVEC-TV

VAF 32 Working together with each of our sponsors means continued success for the Festival and Hampton Roads. spring 2014 spring

lead education Sponsor

FOUNDATION SUPPORT BUSINESS CONSORTIUM CORPORATE Supporters The Aaron Copland Glenn Allen Scott FOR ARTS SUPPORT AAA Crowne Plaza Virginia Beach Fund for Music and Anne C. AutoTrader.com Flowers Wayne Jones Brower Cultural AMERIGROUP Foundation McGuire Woods Colonna’s Shipyard McGuire Woods LLP Comfort Inn & Suites Virginia Beach Regent University The Andrew W. Atlantic Dominion Media 3 Endowment of Oceanfront Turpin’s Florist Mellon Foundation Distributors/Hoffman The Hampton Norfolk Southern Courtyard by Marriott Virginia Beach Beverage Batten Educational Roads Community Foundation Oceanfront Achievement Fund Foundation Bank of America Palladium Registered of The Hampton Birdsong Corp. Investment Advisors RESTAURANT PARTNERS The Hampton Roads Roads Community 219 An American Bistro D’Egg Dinner Community Dixon Hughes Goodman Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation Foundation 3-way Café Fellini’s Foundation Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. 456 Fish Granby Street Pizza Capezio/Ballet The Dragas Companies Southeastern Virginia Baker’s Crust Kincaid’s Fish Chop & Steak House The Helen G. Gifford Community Foundation Makers Dance Foundation (anonymous) Bardo Norfolk Seafood Company Foundation Southern Bank Baxter’s Sports Lounge Public House Foundation Fulton Bank-Southern Big Easy Grill & Oyster Bar Saffron Indian Bistro Mid Atlantic Arts Division SunTrust Bank D. Baker Ames Bite Still Foundation The Virginian-Pilot Charitable Hampton Roads Bodega on Granby TASTE Foundation New England Community Foundation Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. Byrd & Baldwin Brothers Steakhouse Todd Jurich’s Bistro Foundation for Haynes Furniture Company, Wells Fargo Foundation California Pizza Kitchen Voila! Friedrich Ludwig Cure the Arts – National Inc. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Diehn Fund of Dance Project Hunton & Williams, LLP Asset Management, LLC GOVERNMENT SUPPORT The Hampton Kaufman & Canoles Willcox & Savage, P.C. Roads Community The Pruden The Festival is partially sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the Le Clair Ryan Williams Mullen Foundation Foundation National Endowment for the Arts, the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Surdna Foundation Generous support has been received from the following cities and counties and/ or their Arts and Humanities Commissions: James City County, Newport News, MEDIA SUPPORT Norfolk, Norfolk Consortium, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg.

92.3 FM The Tide 107.9 Bach FM Magazine Military Newspapers The Daily Press/ WHOV 88.1 FM 92.9 FM The Wave Alt. Daily Cox Media of Virginia dpress.com WHRO 90.3 FM 93.7 Bob FM Adams Outdoor Flagship New Journal & Guide The Virginia Gazette WHRV 89.5 FM 95.7 R&B FM Advertising FM 99 WNOR Rejoice 100.9 FM The Virginian-Pilot/ WNBS 91.1 FM 97.3 FM Eagle AutoTrader.com FOX43-TV STAR 1310 PilotOnline.com WNIS AM 790 102.1 FM The Tide Boomer Magazine Jewish News Style Weekly Veer Magazine WVEC-TV 106.9 FM The Fox Coastal Virginia Living WAVY-TV VAF 33 presents Education

Virginia Arts Festival World Class® Education In addition to the performances you see during the Festival, our Education Program works with local schools year-round to provide world-class arts education opportunities for our students. Through the Festival’s Arts for Everyone initiative, our ultimate goal is that every student in Hampton Roads experiences a Festival education event at least once during his or her K–12 school career.

Help bring the performing arts from our stages to our students! World Class Education Programs supported in part by the following You can make a lasting impact on the Festival either as an individual or through your corporation. municipalities and/or their Arts To make a charitable contribution, please add a donation to your ticket order, visit vafest.org, and Humanities Commissions: or call 757-282-2807. Chesapeake, James City County, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and York County.

Supported in part by The Robin Hixon Memorial Fund of the Virginia Arts Festival Endowment, the Batten Educational Achievement Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, the Ruth Brown Memorial Fund, the Norfolk Consortium, Surdna Foundation, Hampton Roads Community Foundation, D. Baker Ames Charitable Foundation, and The Pruden Foundation.

VAF 34 2014 order form spring 2014 spring

Some performances will sell out in advance. 1. Choose your events, price levels, discounts, and number of tickets. Don’t miss your chance Please note: all discounts are off full ticket prices; only one discount per ticket; discounts cannot be combined and must be requested with to see great performers order. No discounts on Virginia Beer Festival, Attucks Jazz, Eastern Virginia Brass or where indicated. For all other events, discounts are: Senior (age 60 and over), 10%; Military (active, retired, dependent), 10%; Student (under 25 with ID), 25%, unless otherwise noted. from around the world— order your tickets now! Event Day Date time Price type of # of Price per subtotal Level Discount tickets Ticket PHONE ______$______x $______= $______Festival Box Office 757-282-2822 ______$______x $______= $______($5 processing fee applies), Ticketmaster 800-982-2787(ARTS) ______$______x $______= $______(Ticketmaster service fee applies)

______$______x $______= $______online ______$______x $______= $______vafest.org (Ticketmaster service fee applies) 2. Total your order. All tickets ordered $______MAIL Processing fee $ 5.00 Complete the order form and mail with check or credit card info to: Yes! I want to help the Festival bring world-class performing arts to Hampton Roads stages and students through my Virginia Arts Festival tax-deductible contribution: $______Attn: Box Office Ticket sales cover only one-third of the Festival’s expenses. Your support plays a critical role in sustaining our ability P.O. Box 3595 to present, inspire and educate our communities, reaching more than 30,000 students annually. Please make a tax- Norfolk, VA 23514 deductible gift to the Annual Fund. For more information, visit vafest.org or call 757-282-2807. ($5 processing fee applies) Need help with your order? Call our ticket office at 757-282-2822 and we’ll help you find the best seats, answer your GRAND TOTAL $______FAX questions, and total your order for you. We’re here and we’re happy to help, Monday through Friday, 10AM to 5PM. Fax the order form with credit card info to: 3. Complete mailing and contact information, and place your order. 757-282-2787 (ARTS) ($5 processing fee applies) Name______IN PERSon Festival Box Office Address______City______State______Zip______440 Bank Street, Norfolk (no service fee) Email Address______Phone/Day______Phone/Eve______Ticketmaster Outlets Select Farm Fresh & Military 4. Please indicate method of payment. locations, MacArthur Center, & Williamsburg Premium Outlets Check payable to VAF (mail orders only) Credit card: Visa MasterCard American Express Discover Exp. Date______(TM service fee applies)

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(as it appears on card) On most performances! Adult groups of 15 or more save 15%. 5. Please let us know of any special needs. If you require wheelchair seating, please let us know for which performances. Student groups save 25–50% Call 757-282-2819 for priority ______group seating! Your tickets will be mailed to you. Your canceled check or credit card invoice will serve as confirmation of your order. All dates, times, venues, programs, and artists are subject to change. Orders will be processed in order of date received. All sales are final; no refunds, no exchanges. For the enjoyment of all patrons, children under 6 are not admitted except Virginia International Tattoo and free events. VAF 35 Virginia Arts Festival gratefully acknowledges our Platinum Non-Profit Org. Sponsors as of February 1, 2014: U.S. Postage PAID Norfolk, VA Permit No. 3141 spring 2014 spring

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