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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 2, 2017

PERFORMING ARTS

NUNSENSE A-MEN! Peninsula Community Theatre February 24 and 25; 8 p.m. February 26; 2:30 p.m. Gold may have been struck again. NUNSENSE A MEN! Provides the new twist of and all-male cast in this offshoot of the hit musical “Nunsense,” which had a 10-year off-Broadway and also became a hit abroad. Now five very talented men sincerely but comically portray the nuns. The men are so good as the Little Sisters of Hoboken that they quickly make you forget gender. The casting gives the sassy and satirical material, often hilarious, a fresh reincarnation. The sisters are survivors of a cooking accident the poisoned all the other nuns. Four victims are yet to be buried and repose in a freezer because Sister Mary Regina spent some of the funeral money on a VCR. The remaining nuns put on a show to raise money to bury them. So much for the Plot! 10251 Warwick Boulevard, 757-595-5728, www.pctlive.org.

SISTER ACT COMMUNITY THEATRICAL PRODUCTION Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center February 24; 7 p.m. February 25; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. 2401 Wickham Avenue, 757-247-8950, www.downinggross.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS AT NEWPORT NEWS ATTRACTIONS

“ANANSI” AND OTHER AFRICAN FOLKTALES The Mariners’ Museum February 25; 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Throughout the ages, Africans have used storytelling to teach lessons, entertain, and explain the workings of the world. In this entertaining and educational program, the audience will listen to some of these stories and learn how African storytellers incorporated music to tell their tales. The audience will then become part of the storytelling by using their own handmade musical instruments as they discover how stories crossed the Atlantic to the Americas.100 Museum Drive, 757-596-2222, www.marinersmuseum.org.

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD Virginia Living Museum February 25 Celebrate Black History Month with this popular planetarium program at the Virginia Living Museum about the Underground Railroad and learn how the stars of the northern sky led slaves to freedom. This poignant and inspiring tale of one family’s desperate flight to freedom is based on the children’s book written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter. Shown on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. Free, museum admission is not required and not included. 524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, 757-595-1900, www.thevlm.org.

THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESENCE IN THE MARITIME WORLD The Mariners’ Museum February 25; 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Throughout the ages, Africans have used storytelling to teach life lessons, entertain, and explain the workings of the world. In this entertaining and educational program, the audience will listen to some of these stories and learn how African storytellers incorporated music to tell their tales. The audience will then become part of the storytelling by using their own handmade musical instruments as they discover how stories crossed the Atlantic to the Americas. 100 Museum Drive, 757-596-2222, www.marinersmuseum.org.

ANIMAL TRACKS Newport News Park February 25; 11 a.m. 13560 Jefferson Avenue, 757-886-7912, www.nnparks.com.

TO WALK IN BEAUTY: NATIVE AMERICAN ART, PAST & PRESENT Peninsula Fine Arts Center Continuing through March 26, 2017 Take a deeper look at Native American life past and present through textiles, regalia, woven rugs, clay pottery and sculpture, blown glass, bronze sculptures, watercolor and drawings. To Walk in Beauty showcases objects representing traditional Native American art as an expression of identity and heritage, drawn from local museums, state museums, artist and private collections. The exhibition, curated by Diana Blanchard Gross, surveys the breadth and depth of the indigenous art of , from the historical Jamestown, Virginia in the 1600s to the contemporary. 101 Museum Drive, 757-596-8175, www.pfac-va.org.

PLANETARIUM SHOWS Virginia Living Museum Continuing through May 14, 2017 Choose among three shows in the Virginia Living Museum’s Abbitt Planetarium. “The Friendly Stars” introduces preschoolers to the night sky. It is shown Saturday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. “The Future is Wild” envisions the fantastic creatures that may walk the in 5 to 200 million years. It is showing Wednesday through Sunday at 1:30 p.m. A staff astronomer takes a tour of the current night sky in “Virginia Skies,” showing Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The planetarium is open Wednesday through Sunday. Tickets are $4 plus museum admission. 524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, 757-595-1900, www.thevlm.org.

WOLF TO WOOF: THE STORY OF DOGS Virginia Living Museum Continuing through May 14, 2017 Today, dogs enhance the of millions in countless ways, but they are also some of humans’ oldest friends. Ancient clues like cave paintings and burials reveal that dogs and people have lived together for thousands of years. But why have humans formed such close relationships with dogs, and not cows or chickens? This exhibit sniffs out the facts on dogs and explores what makes the human/dog relationship so unique. Through multimedia displays, dioramas and interactive stations visitors can learn about the different types of dogs, how they are related to wolves, how they have helped humans and what we can do to help them. Enter a "howling area" and guess what dogs are saying, test your nose against a dog's great sense of smell, and climb into an avalanche scene to see what it's like to be saved by a search-and-rescue dog. This is the largest and most comprehensive traveling exhibition ever created on the history, biology and evolution of dogs. It uses the familiarity and love of these four-legged friends to explore science and biological concepts. 524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, 757-595-1900, www.thevlm.org.

POLYNESIAN VOYAGERS The Mariners’ Museum Continuing through June 11, 2017 In collaboration with Hawaiian educators, the Hokule’a crew and staff, and the Polynesian community, this new exhibition is designed to evoke the feeling of what it is to be a voyager. Guests will encounter displays demonstrating the origin of the Polynesian culture and community and how they are inherently maritime focused. With an emphasis on navigational techniques that precede technology, the exhibition will guide visitors through the story of exploration and settlement of the vast Pacific islands. Polynesian Voyagers will feature the traditional supplies and methods encountered on a Polynesian voyaging canoe, and guests will be able to listen to Polynesian chants that would have been used in ancient times to share history among civilizations without a common language. 100 Museum Drive, 757-596-2222, www.marinersmuseum.org.

RESTAURANTS AND CLUBS

JAZZ FRIDAY FEATURING LOVECATS BOBBY BLACKHAT Craft 60 Ale House Train Station Restaurant February 24; 10 p.m. February 24; 7 p.m. 13361 Warwick Boulevard 2295 Harbor Road (757) 988-0506 (757) 247-7512 www.craft60.com www.thetrainstation757.com JODY KERNS WITH VIC KRUNCH CLEVENGER Hoss’s Deli Cozzy’s Comedy Club February 24; 9:30 p.m. February 24; 9 p.m. 806 Old Oyster Point Rd February 25; 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (757) 596-9104 9700 Warwick Boulevard www.hosssdeli.com (757) 595-2800 www.cozzys.com

KASEY RAE BAND Hoss’s Deli February 25; 9:30 p.m. 806 Old Oyster Point Rd (757) 596-9104 www.hosssdeli.com OPEN MIC NIGHT Aromas March 1; 7 p.m. SUNDAY FUNNIES 706 Town Center Drive Cozzy’s Comedy Club (757) 240-4650 February 26; 8 p.m. www.aromasworld.com 9700 Warwick Boulevard (757) 595-2800 www.cozzys.com BY THE BOOK WITH MARTIN BLOCKSON Train Station Restaurant BRANDON BOWER March 2; 7 p.m. Hoss’s Deli 2295 Harbor Road February 27; 8 p.m. (757) 247-7512 806 Old Oyster Point Road www.thetrainstation757.com (757) 596-9104 www.hosssdeli.com COMEDY OPEN-MIC WITH SID MUSIC OPEN-MIC WITH VAUGHN BRIDGE Cozzy’s Comedy Club DEEL AND RAACHEL GAITHER March 2; 9 p.m. Cozzy’s Comedy Club 9700 Warwick Boulevard February 27; 7:30 p.m. (757) 595-2800 9700 Warwick Boulevard www.cozzys.com (757) 595-2800 www.cozzys.com UNITED SOULS Manhattan’s Deli MOER March 2; 10 p.m. Hoss’s Deli 601 Thimble Shoals Boulevard March 1; 9 p.m. (757) 873-0555 806 Old Oyster Point Road www.manhattansdeli.com (757) 596-9104 www.hosssdeli.com

NOTE: This calendar was compiled based on information submitted to the Newport News Tourism Development Office by the Newport News tourism industry. All events are subject to cancellation and date and time changes. Attraction operating hours, as well as admission and event fees, are subject to change without notice. Please contact event planners directly to confirm information. Additional Newport News events can be found online at www.newport-news.org.