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ALVIN AILEY® AMERICAN DANCE THEATER With its fabled first performance in 1958, Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater changed the face of dance forever — and has since performed for audiences in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents. Don’t miss this ©Thirty-Three Photography vibrant company as it performs a spectacular program YUJA WANG VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO TEXAS TENORS including Alvin Ailey’s masterwork, Revelations. 20 years have flown by! I am thrilled to unveil an amazing season as we celebrate 20 years of showcasing world class GUIDE TO artists from around the globe. PROGRAM : Friday, February 26 & Saturday, February 27 PERFORMANCES & EVENTS We continue our celebration early in the new year with renowned dance group Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater ODETTA Dance Series...... 3-7 in February, and a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with The Chieftains in March. OPEN DOOR Classical Music...... 8-9 This year’s Festival season will include a world premiere by Dance Theatre of Harlem; a hilarious performance REVELATIONS Organ Music...... 10 by beloved Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo; the return of the majestic Virginia International Tattoo; Sunday, February 28 Chamber Music...... 10-11 unparalleled cellist Yo-Yo Ma with long time collaborator Emanuel Ax; and a chilling performance of The Strange Coffee Concerts...... 12-13 TOCCATA Undoing of Prudencia Hart as part of the first VAF Fringe Festival in Norfolk’s Arts District! AFTER THE RAIN PAS DE DEUX Virginia International Tattoo...... 14-15 FOUR CORNERS Vocal Music...... 16-17 Miami String Quartet and Tianwa Yang will return for a series of chamber music concerts, and we’ll be working with REVELATIONS Festival Calendar...... 18-19 Virginia Stage Company and Virginia Symphony Orchestra to bring Hampton Roads audiences a brand new fully Theater...... 20 staged production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, conducted by JoAnn Falletta and directed by Patrick Mullins. Also, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration...... 21 from America’s Got Talent!, classical/country trio The Texas Tenors will serenade us with a special Mother’s Day concert. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 8 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 8 PM Fringe Festival...... 22-25 New this year, Festival Williamsburg will move to June and take place under the SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 3 PM World Artists...... 26-27 stars on the lawn of the DeWitt Museum in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg. CHRYSLER HALL, NORFOLK Outdoor & More...... 28 Bruce Hornsby headlines and creates a star packed weekend with guests TICKETS $100, NO DISCOUNTS; $69, $59, $45, $20 Festival Williamsburg...... 29 performing folk music, rock and blues at the first everFunhouse Fest. Event Sponsors Beyond the Concert Hall...... 30-31 These are just a few of the performances our team is working diligently to share Organ Swell...... 32 Unbelievable. Go see Ailey. Community Events ...... 32-33 with you this Spring. We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate 20 years with you “ Restaurants & Hotels...... 34-35 — our loyal friends, patrons, and fans. It’s change-your-life good. Sponsors...... 36-37 Thank you for all you do – see you at the Festival! ” This project is supported in part by Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation. — TODAY SHOW, NBC Education...... 38 Order Form...... 39 Robert W. Cross Perry Artistic Director

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Direct from CUBA! DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Since its founding in 1969, Dance Theatre of Harlem has become a symbol of ballet excellence PROGRAM: around the world, winning acclaim for its performances of a broad repertoire that ranges from treasured classics to cutting edge contemporary works. In this spectacular performance, WORLD PREMIERE by Robert Garland the Company will perform a selection of their most beloved pieces, along with a new work for Virginia Arts Festival’s 20th Season commissioned by Virginia Arts Festival in honor of its 20th season and choreographed by Dance IN THE MIRROR OF HER MIND Theatre of Harlem’s resident choreographer Robert Garland. DANCING ON THE FRONT PORCH OF HEAVEN SATURDAY, MAY 14, 8 PM (Odes to Love and Loss) SUNDAY, MAY 15, 3 PM CHRYSLER HALL, NORFOLK RETURN TICKETS $100, NO DISCOUNTS; $59, $45, $35, $20

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The fun begins with the dancers’ names: Olga Supphozova, Mikhail Mypansarov, Murphy ©Matthew in which artists of all kinds are breaking through barriers and taking seemingly Ida Nevasayneva (who, by the way, is really Norfolk-born dancer Paul Ghiselin). limitless energy, talent and joy to the stage. This Havana-based company has taken And when these dancers and their hairy-chested colleagues take the stage in the dance world by storm, with headline-making performances in New York and their size 13 pointe shoes, their parodies of the great ballets reduce audiences to Toronto. Now they will dazzle Virginia Arts Festival audiences, performing to the helpless laughter, from the most avid ballet fan to the guy who’s been dragged “imaginative colorations and driving Latin grooves” (JazzTimes) of the Afro Latin away from the football game on TV. Their secret? Each and every member of Jazz Ensemble. “It’s impossible to choose favorites among the dancers….They’re the Trocks (as they’re known to their legions of fans) is a trained dancer, and sparklingly present and remarkably strong all around” (The New York Times). sharp-eyed critics praise the impeccable technique that underpins each hilarious slapstick move. “Dainty, they ain’t. But plenty of ballerina hopefuls might envy SATURDAY, MAY 7, 8 PM Sponsored by the technique, strength and chutzpah of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. SANDLER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS All kidding aside, it’s one of the country’s most impressive ballet companies” VIRGINIA BEACH (Chicago Tribune). TICKETS $45, $35, $20 (plus $2 facility fee per ticket) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 7:30 PM This program funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the Virginia Beach SANDLER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, VIRGINIA BEACH Arts and Humanities Commission. TICKETS $47, $37, $20 (plus $2 facility fee per ticket) This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation. This program funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the Virginia Beach Supported in part by The Virginian-Pilot Multicultural Fund of the Virginia Arts Festival Endowment. Arts and Humanities Commission and Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, and the Friedrich Ludwig Diehn Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.

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YO-YO MA, cello YUJA WANG, piano piano This glamorous young pianist has graced the pages of Italian Vogue, French Elle, and Chinese EMANUEL AX, Marie Claire. An internet sensation, she has multiple fan blogs dedicated to her, and a video of Astonishing is the word for the many sounds and styles and emotions that Yo-Yo Ma can coax from the cello, as her playing Flight of the Bumblebee on YouTube has been viewed almost 4 million times. But it his multi-faceted career proves; his performances and recordings (including 18 Grammy® Award winners) defy is her awe-inspiring technique and eloquence that have propelled her to the top of the classical categorization, among them collaborations in the music of Appalachia, Brazil, and Asia. But regardless of the music world. Since her breakthrough debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007 while repertoire, what consistently shines through in his playing is the pure emotion he can coax from the instrument, still a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, she has established herself as an international in electrifying, direct communication with the listener. In this return Virginia Arts Festival engagement, Ma is sensation and a fixture among the world’s leading orchestras, as well as a fiercely dedicated joined by his longtime friend and frequent musical partner, Emanuel Ax, a virtuoso pianist whose passionate chamber musician and recitalist. Don’t miss this amazing virtuoso in her Virginia Arts Festival performances have drawn acclaim around the world. If you love great music, you cannot miss this live debut! performance by two of the leading artists of our time. TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 7:30 PM ALL BEETHOVEN PROGRAM! WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 7:30 PM CHRYSLER HALL, NORFOLK Sonata No.1 in F major, Op.5 TCC ROPER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, NORFOLK $100, NO DISCOUNTS; $85, $65, $20 Sonata No.4 in C major, Op.102 No.1 TICKETS $49, $39, $20

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“She seems to have everything: speed, flexibility, pianistic thunder and interpretive nuance.” VENICE BAROQUE — THE NEW YORK TIMES ORCHESTRA Hailed for their “playing of percolating energy and lithe, silvery tone” (The Washington Post), this internationally acclaimed orchestra joyfully FALLETTA & FRIENDS rediscovers the rich depth and intricate textures JoAnn Falletta, guitar of music of the 17th and 18th centuries, winning rave Tidewater Classical Guitar Orchestra reviews for their performances and recordings. Savor Grammy Award-winning Virginia Symphony Orchestra Music Director JoAnn Falletta is known an evening of “sheer delight” (The New York Times). around the world as “one of the finest conductors of her generation” (The New York Times) — THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 7:30 PM but she is also a virtuoso guitarist, in love with the instrument since the age of 7. In this intimate ROBIN HIXON THEATER evening, Falletta joins with members of the Tidewater Classical Guitar Orchestra to celebrate the CLAY & JAY BARR EDUCATION CENTER many moods of the guitar — soft and tender, fiery and passionate. NORFOLK WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 8 PM TICKETS $35, $20 NORFOLK ACADEMY, NORFOLK TICKETS $35, $20 Co-presented with Norfolk Academy and Tidewater Classical Guitar Society This performance is made possible through a generous gift from Richard & Martha Glasser.

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MIAMI STRING QUARTET MIAMI STRING QUARTET André-Michel Schub, piano TUESDAY, MAY 17, 7:30 PM The Miami String Quartet returns for another season of sumptuous music- ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH making, joining other renowned artists for performances throughout the area. PORTSMOUTH This acclaimed ensemble’s “rich, precisely balanced sound” and “broad coloristic TICKETS $35, $20 palette” (The New York Times) have made them one of the most sought-after TIANWA This program funded in part by the City of Portsmouth through the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts YANG ensembles in music today. Order your tickets now and enjoy performances of Commission. “sweeping authority, fluency and hushed poignancy” (The Miami Herald). MOZART String Quartet No.14 in G major, K.387 (‘Spring’) MONDAY, MAY 16, 7:30 PM SMETANA String Quartet No.1 in E minor (‘From My Life’) ROBIN HIXON THEATER MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No.4 in E minor, Op.44, No.2 CLAY & JAY BARR EDUCATION CENTER NORFOLK TICKETS $35, $20 “Everything one wants in a quartet: a rich, precisely balanced ANDRÉ-MICHEL SCHUB Co-presented with the Feldman Chamber Music Society sound, a broad coloristic palette, real unity of interpretive HAYDN String Quartet in F minor, Op.20, No.5 purpose and seemingly unflagging energy, BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 (‘Serioso’) ” Tianwa Yang, violin BRAHMS Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25 — THE NEW YORK TIMES Andre-Michel Schub, piano Beverly Kane Baker, viola Michael Daniels, cello Christopher White, bass Michael Byerly, clarinet CHELSEA CHEN Laura Leisring, bassoon ©Darius Liktorius Kimberly Gilman, horn Get up close and experience the magic of live chamber music as internationally recognized musicians and other Festival favorites, CHELSEA CHEN, organ including pianist André-Michel Schub and acclaimed violinist Tianwa For two decades, Virginia Arts Festival has celebrated the region’s historic churches with Yang, “one of the best new violinists of the new century” (MusicWeb intimate concerts of great music, and in this anniversary season welcomes one of today’s most International), perform a powerful all Beethoven program. acclaimed organists for a performance in a sacred space featuring one of the largest pipe TUESDAY, MAY 10, 7:30 PM organs in the region. Hear an organist renowned for performances of “lovely lyrical grandeur” ROBIN HIXON THEATER (Los Angeles Times) in this beautiful, historic setting. CLAY AND JAY BARR EDUCATION CENTER FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 8 PM NORFOLK CHRIST & ST. LUKE’S CHURCH TICKETS $35, $20 NORFOLK BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 (‘Kreutzer’) TICKETS $20 BEETHOVEN Septet in Eb for Strings and Winds, Op.20 Co-presented with Tidewater Chapter American Guild of Organists Sponsored by

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COFFEE CONCERTS: Coffee Concert I: Coffee Concert II: Coffee Concert III: Coffee Concert IV: Coffee Concert V: This is chamber music as it was Tianwa Yang, violin Miami String Quartet Miami String Quartet Solera Quartet Solera Quartet meant to be heard: the communion André-Michel Schub, piano Beverly Kane Baker, viola Hosted by Raymond Jones Debra Wendells Cross, flute of gifted artists in an intimate, Beverly Kane Baker, viola beautiful setting, among music Debra Wendells Cross, flute Hosted by Wayla Chambo Michael Daniels, cello Barbara Chapman, harp lovers and friends. At the Festival’s Hosted by Dwight Davis Hosted by Dwight Davis Hosted by Raymond Jones Coffee Concerts, the performance is so close you hear every note, and witness the interactions of the DEBUSSY Violin Sonata in G minor, L.140 MOZART String Quintet No.3 in C major, K.515 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.4 in C minor, BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.16 in F major, ROTA Sonata for Flute and Harp artists with each other and with COPLAND Duo, for flute and piano SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.9 in Eb major, Op.117 Op.18, No.4 Op.135 VILLA-LOBOS The Jet Whistle, for flute and cello the music. After the performance, BRAHMS Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 BRAHMS String Sextet No.1 in Bb major, Op.18 SHAW Entr’acte (2011) DVORAK String Quartet No.12 in F major patrons can mingle with the MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No.2 in A minor, (‘American’), Op.96 performers, a lovely postscript to a Op.13 perfect performance experience. ALL TICKETS $20 FRIDAY, MAY 6, 10:30 AM WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 10:30 AM THURSDAY, MAY 19, 10:30 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 10:30 AM FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 10:30 AM MILLER STUDIO THEATRE ROBIN HIXON THEATER ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH WILLIAMSBURG WINERY WILLIAMSBURG WINERY SANDLER CENTER FOR THE CLAY AND JAY BARR EDUCATION CENTER PORTSMOUTH JAMES CITY COUNTY JAMES CITY COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS NORFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH

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St. Patrick’s DayCelebration Sponsored by TICKETS $59, $49, $39, $20 CHRYSLER HALL,NORFOLK TUESDAY, MARCH15,7:30PM early withthisfabled band! your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations started awee bit Awards andendless accolades for theirartistry. Get Appalachia andbeyond, andcollected six Grammy music withCeltic roots andbranches, from Spainto years andstill playing—they’ve explored aworld of in audiences around theworld. Andalongtheway—50 faithful to theirCeltic roots, have liberated theIrishsoul pubs ofDublinto CarnegieHall,thesefineplayers, the goodoldIrishmusiclike The Chieftains.From the music wears itsheartonsleeve, andnobodyplays quickens, andnow andthen,thetears well up. Irish their music:thetoes tap, theheartswells, thepulse There’s noescapingthebeautifulcontagion of THE CHIEFTAINS Come outbefore the show to enjoy theCeltic Beer andFood willbe available for purchase! Irish Festivities beginearlywithaParty on Scope Plazaat 5:30PM! tunes ofGlasgow Kiss! sound that alternately stirred the “ blood andsoothedthesoul. The Chieftainsmadeamighty — CHICAGO TRIBUNE CHICAGO — ”

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ABBIE GARDNER WHAT IS FRINGE? VENUE: GLASS WHEEL STUDIO Over the years, the Virginia Arts Festival has taken pride in bringing unique performers from the famed Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the U.S., sharing with Virginia audiences ABBIE GARDNER and visitors from around the world the astonishing creativity of some of the most unique performers you’re likely to see anywhere. In salute to the Edinburgh Fringe’s Best known as one-third of the female harmony Americana trio commitment to showcasing “artists with a story to tell,” the Virginia Arts Festival is including in its 20th Anniversary presentations a Fringe of its own, featuring performers Red Molly, Abbie has listened to the sweet sound of high lonesome who will entertain, fascinate, and intrigue you. harmonies since her first bluegrass festival at three years old. Leaning heavily on bluegrass sounds and instruments, Gardner yodels and mourns with the best of them, with a range and flexibility that stretches from old school folk, to jazz, to pop, to rock ‘n’ roll. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 7 PM TICKETS $20, NO DISCOUNTS

AUNDI MARIE MOORE, AMERICAN SONGBOOK Celebrated for being the 2015 winner of The American Prize in Voice, Ms. Moore was recently hailed for possessing a voice of “clarion beauty” (The Washington Post). Enjoy an intimate evening with this amazing young soprano as she performs your favorite moments from the world of Broadway and opera. AUNDI MARIE FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 7 PM MOORE TICKETS $20, NO DISCOUNTS ©Brenda Wirth AKUA ALLRICH & KRIS FUNN PUBLIQUARTET AKUA ALLRICH Jazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich has proven herself to ©Laura Domela ©Laura be a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving passion. With finesse and charisma, this vocalist, composer and teacher, has VENUE: WORK RELEASE successfully etched out a place for her unique musical expression, electrifying audiences with sold-out performances. Joining her is Kris KISHI BASHI STRING QUARTET LIVE! GRACE KELLY SLAVIC SOUL PARTY! STORM LARGE Funn, a Baltimore bassist who has played all over the world in major Indie rock violin master Kishi Bashi has This 23-year-old saxophonist, singer, Throbbing funk grooves, fiery Balkan Musician, actor, playwright, author, international jazz festivals and currently tours with the Christian Scott been the go-to guy for artists like Regina songwriter, composer, and arranger brass, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and awesome. She attracted national attention Quintet. Spektor, Sondre Lerche, of Montreal, and has recorded and performed with such virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul as a contestant on the CBS reality others when they’re in need of some greats as Dave Brubeck and Wynton Party! NYC’s official #1 brass band for television show Rock Star: Supernova. SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 8 PM tasty violin licks. Now he takes tracks Marsalis, and she sails through jazz, funk, Balkan Soul Gypsy Funk! TICKETS $20, NO DISCOUNTS from his prior albums and arranges and blues with ease. “What if I told you SUNDAY, MAY 1, 7:30 PM them to be performed live with string that the future of jazz, which many have SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 9 PM TICKETS $25, NO DISCOUNTS PUBLIQUARTET quartet. “The songs get a new sheen with pronounced dead or dying, rested in the TICKETS $15, NO DISCOUNTS Dubbed “independent-minded” by The New Yorker, PUBLIQuartet’s PATRON ADVISORY: Contains profanity and explicit creative programming lends a fresh perspective to the Classical these beautiful arrangements, from the hands of a [young] Korean American language. Not recommended for children under 18. ballad ‘Manchester’ to the uptempo jam saxophonist named Grace Kelly? I’ve music scene. PQ’s innovative programs span the classical canon, ‘The Ballad of Mr. Steak.’ All in all, it is a heard the future….” (NPR). contemporary works, original compositions, and open-form wonderful survey of an intriguing new improvisations that expand the techniques and aesthetic of the artist, in an intriguing, unique setting” FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 9 PM traditional string quartet. (Eric J. Lawrence). TICKETS $25, NO DISCOUNTS SUNDAY, MAY 1, 4 PM TICKETS $20, NO DISCOUNTS THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 9 PM TICKETS $25, NO DISCOUNTS KRIS FUNN

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©LeAnn Mueller VENUE: THE PLOT THE HOT SARDINES Take a blustery brass lineup, layer it over a rhythm section led by a stride-piano virtuoso in the Fats Waller vein, tie the whole thing together with a one-of-the-boys frontwoman with a voice from another era, and you have the Hot Sardines. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 7:30 PM TICKETS $15, NO DISCOUNTS ©Joe del Tufo

HELP SAVE THE MONKEY 8-year-old Howard and 80-year-old Lillian must VENUE: PUSH COMEDY THEATER race to the ocean to save Lillian’s pet monkey ©Johan Persson ©Steve Tanner A NIGHT OF NYC COMEDY YOUR LOVE, OUR MUSICAL SELECTED SHORTS MARK MOBLEY when he lands from space! The whole family will Katherine Williams, Frank Liotti, and Here’s how it works: Your Love, Our Selected Shorts is a public radio show Writer, NPR Music editor, programmer, enjoy this puppet show, complete with crafts after Steve Leventhal, hailing from their Musical features Rebecca and Evan broadcast on more than 150 stations and performer Mark Mobley will take the show. VENUE: HOH BLACK BOX VENUE: HOH OUTDOORS comedy clubs of New York City, will interviewing a real couple in the around the country, and its podcast the stage in a one-man-show sure to HARRISON OPERA HOUSE HARRISON OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 10 AM & 2 PM take the stage in a full night of stand-up audience for details on how they met consistently ranks as one of the most captivate all. comedy that will be sure to leave the and fell in love, because they’re nosey. popular on iTunes, with over 100,000 SUNDAY, MAY 1, 10 AM & 2 PM NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND’S DOTMAZE: GET LOST! SUNDAY, MAY 1, 5 PM THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART Have you ever found yourself inside a labyrinth or lost audience wanting more! Moments later they use those details to downloads every week. Recorded live as TICKETS $5, NO DISCOUNTS; CHILDREN UNDER 2 FREE create a completely improvised musical a popular New York City stage show, it TICKETS $15, NO DISCOUNTS Here’s an incredibly inventive and entertaining piece yourself in a maze? Well, now’s your chance to do both THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 9 PM inside dotMaze: Get Lost! – dotComedy’s 20 square about the couple’s love story, because enjoys sellout audiences at Symphony of theater, live music and strange goings-on. Pull up TICKETS $15, NO DISCOUNTS a chair and wet your whistle—because this show is foot hedge maze filled with installations, soundscapes, they’re also very nice! YLOM has been Space on Broadway and 95th Street in performed live at the HOH Black Box. And in this a cast of the uncanny and a somewhat unpredictable a Time Out New York and New York New York City. As part of VAF Fringe, pub-within-the-pub setting, you’ll see unfold the story minotaur. Times CRITICS PICK, and Won an Overall Selected Shorts is pleased to present of Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic whose serious Excellence award for acting at the New “Uncharted Territories,” with actors APRIL 28 - MAY 1 research into ancient Scottish ballads is drawn astray York Fringe Festival. performing moving, comical, and FREE surprising stories about unexpected by those who sing them best…with a glass or two of FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 7 PM & 9 PM whisky. encounters in places both fantastical and TICKETS $15, NO DISCOUNTS close to home. APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 8 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 8 PM & 10 PM TICKETS $20, NO DISCOUNTS TICKETS $35, NO DISCOUNTS

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©David Polston $25 IN ADVANCE; NON-TASTERS NON-TASTERS ADVANCE; IN $25 legendary steel panartist: LiamTeague. Featuring amazingevening performances from theNorthernIllinoisSteel Bandfeaturing the USfor acelebration ofislandmusic. The irresistible callofsteel drumsfillstheairas PAN Fest gathers groups from all over VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL PANFEST Newport News Arts Commission. Arts News Newport the and News Newport of City the by part in funded is program This with more than125beersto sample. Town Point Park onthebeautifuldowntown Norfolk waterfront featuring 65breweries Named oneofthebest beerfestivals by USA Today (2013), thisevent takes place in from dozens ofbreweries from around theworld! This spring,thetwo-day festival returns for your tasting pleasure, withthefinest beers VIRGINIA BEERFESTIVAL Co-presented withBeachevents. FREE 24TH STREET STAGE, VIRGINIABEACH SATURDAY, MAY 7, 9AM-10PM FRIDAY, MAY 6,8PM FREE CITY CENTERAT OYSTER POINT, NEWPORT NEWS CONCERT 7:30PM GATES OPENAT 5PM MONDAY, MAY 30 chairs are encouraged. sacrifice. This commemorative evening performance isoutdoors, soblankets andlawn Come outandpay tribute to thosewhohave served ourcountry andmadetheultimate WITH U.S. AIRFORCE HERITAGE OFAMERICABAND MEMORIAL DAY SATURDAY TICKETS TASTERS NORFOLK PARK, TOWN POINT SUNDAY, PM 2-6 MAY 22, SATURDAY, PM MAY 2-6 21, Co-presented with Norfolk Festevents. with Norfolk Co-presented DATE PURCHASE. OF ONLY FOR VALID DISCOUNTS. NO (21+) (13+) $30 IN ADVANCE; SUNDAY ADVANCE; IN TASTERS $30 $15

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©David Polston ©Steve Tanner ©David Polston OPENING NIGHT TATTOO HULLABALOO DOTMAZE: WORLD ARTS ATTUCKS COMMUNITY TCHAIKOVSKY CELEBRATION! With piping, drumming, dancing, historic displays, Celtic merchandise and a variety of GET LOST! CELEBRATION DAY SPECTACULAR! craft beer and food, the Hullabaloo has something for everyone. Three hours prior to each Virginia Symphony Orchestra Celebrate the spring and the performance of the Virginia International Tattoo, the Hullabaloo will jump start your Tattoo Have you ever found yourself inside Set in the beautiful Fountain Park, the second Great food, musical performances, and family fun opening night of Virginia Arts experience before the show even begins! a labyrinth or lost yourself in a annual World Arts Celebration will allow patrons will take over the Church Street Park across from Rob Fisher, conductor Festival! Food, live music, beer, maze? Well, now’s your chance to to explore heritage far and near. Experience a Attucks Theatre. Spend your afternoon listening to Join us in a joint celebration of the 20th Virginia Arts APRIL 21-23, 4:30 PM Sponsored by and friends will help us launch a do both inside dotMaze: Get Lost! day of free family fun with music from around the music celebrating Norfolk’s historic Church Street Festival and a kick-off of the 40th Anniversary of fantastic season! Entertainment APRIL 24, 11:30 AM – dotComedy’s 20 square foot world, international food, an artisan village and community. America’s Got Talent musicians and Norfolk Harborfest! Our very own Virginia Symphony includes internationally acclaimed SCOPE PLAZA hedge maze filled with installations, hands-on cultural craft activities. This will be an vocal sensations Sons of Serendip perform across Orchestra is conducted by internationally recognized all-male British a cappella group NORFOLK soundscapes, a cast of the uncanny and adventure for the whole family! the street in a ticketed performance in Attucks music director, conductor and pianist Rob Fisher in Semi-Toned! And don’t miss a a somewhat unpredictable minotaur. Theatre at 5 PM. FREE SATURDAY, MAY 21, 3 PM a stellar program under the stars. From the favorites special unveiling of the Festival’s of Gershwin to the Americana scores of Sousa, th APRIL 28 - MAY 1 CITY CENTER AT OYSTER POINT SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2-5 PM iconic 20 season structure during VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO AMERICAN PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIP concluding with a not-to-be missed performance No other event in the United States will feature this many top-level pipe bands. HARRISON OPERA HOUSE FOUNTAIN PARK CHURCH STREET PARK, NORFOLK the celebration. of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture complete with live OUTDOORS NEWPORT NEWS FREE The Virginia International Tattoo will host the first annual Virginia International Tattoo church bells and cannons booming, this concert will NORFOLK FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 5-9 PM American Pipe Band Championship on Scope Plaza in Norfolk, Virginia. The competition, FREE certainly be remembered! MACARTHUR CENTER PARK which coincides with the Tattoo performance weekend, will feature Grade 1 and Grade 2 pipe FREE NORFOLK bands from around the world. Vendors will be on-site for all of your food and drink needs. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, PARK OPENS AT 8 PM, MAY 5-8 FREE This program is funded in part by the City of Newport News and CONCERT 8:30 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016 SANDLER CENTER LAWN the Newport News Arts Commission. TOWN POINT PARK Co-presented with Downtown COMPETITION NOON-5:00 PM VIRGINIA BEACH NORFOLK Norfolk Council AWARDS AND MASSED PIPING EXHIBITION 6:00 PM FREE FREE SCOPE PLAZA Co-presented with Norfolk Festevents and NORFOLK the City of Norfolk. FREE

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Organ Community EventsMARTIN WITTFOOTH Incantation, 2014, Oil on canvas, 75” x 89” Courtesy of the Artist

THE ORGAN SWELL 2016 17th season Deborah Carr, Artistic Director These recitals feature outstanding organists from the Tidewater region performing with Virginia Symphony Orchestra musicians. This series offers a rare opportunity to hear these excellent instrumentalists in a wide range of music for organ and other instruments. Edward Burtynsky (Canadian, b. 1955) Ölfusá River #1, Iceland, 2012 The suggested admission donation is $10 for adults and $5 for Digital chromogenic print, 48 x 60 inches children. For additional information contact (757) 340-5303. © Edward Burtynsky Image courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York; and Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York ©Nate Kinnison

MONDAY, MAY 2, NOON FRIDAY, MAY 13, NOON Geoffrey Bell, organ Marjorie Setnicky, organ CHRYSLER MUSEUM VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TASTE OF INDIA VIRGINIA WIND VIRGINIA HOME LanternAsia NORFOLK NATO LARCHMONT UNITED METHODIST MAIN STREET UNITED METHODIST EDWARD BURTYNSKY: WATER CONTEMPORARY ART Invigorate your cultural palate SYMPHONY & GARDEN TOUR Art by Day, Magic by Night… FESTIVAL CHURCH, NORFOLK CHURCH, SUFFOLK this year at the 10th annual coming to Norfolk Botanical Water is so present in our lives that it can be a TURN THE PAGE: THE FIRST TEN The Virginia Wind Symphony, 83rd Annual Historic Garden Week Taste of India, one of the Garden-March & April 2016! Visit 28 Countries, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 7:30 PM SUNDAY, MAY 15, 4 PM challenge to comprehend all that it means. In YEARS OF HI-FRUCTOSE under the direction of Dennis - This spring features 30 different largest Asian Indian festivals This Asian lantern exhibition will Gustavo Andres, organ Brad Norris, organ the Chrysler’s winter-spring keynote exhibition, Zeisler, and the Virginia Beach tours from April 23 through April No Passport One-of-a-kind meets once-in-a-lifetime in Virginia! Immerse yourself transform the Garden’s landscape FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky provides a Chorale, under the direction of Don 30. From Stratford Hall Plantation as the Virginia Museum of Contemporary by experiencing Indian food with colossal works of art by day Required! VIRGINIA BEACH CHURCH, NEWPORT NEWS compelling global perspective on this essential Krudop, will join forces to present in Tidewater to John Handley High Art (MOCA) unveils an unprecedented and art while learning about – and - by night! This centuries At the Norfolk NATO Festival, resource and humanity’s complex connections the award winning composition School in Winchester, Garden Club SUNDAY, MAY 8, 4 PM SUNDAY, MAY 22, 4 PM exhibition showcasing 50 of some of the the unique history, culture, old Asian lantern exhibition guests experience sights, to it. More than 60 expansive color photographs by Turkish composer Tolga Kashif, of Virginia members have raised Pat Spoettle, organ Marty Barstow, organ foremost contemporary artists of our and politics of a nation whose has appeared in cities such as sounds and tastes of the 28 raise questions about our increasingly stressed Queen Symphony based on the millions of dollars through Historic ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, time. The pages of Hi-Fructose magazine population outnumbers the Beijing, Sydney and Rotterdam Member Countries of the North relationship with our most vital natural resource. music of Freddie Mercury and Garden Week to ensure the beauty CHESAPEAKE HAMPTON will come to life through a MOCA curated United States by fourfold. and will soon debut in Virginia. Atlantic Treaty Organization! ON VIEW THROUGH MAY 15 the group Queen. The rest of the of public gardens all over the state retrospective featuring artists like Beth Walk through this spectacular Norfolk is home to the only MONDAY, MAY 9, NOON MONDAY, MAY 23, NOON FREE ADMISSION SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 11 AM - 9 PM program will feature selection for generations to come. Cavener, Wim Delvoye, Ron English, event representing Asian themes NATO Command outside Europe Jim Kosnik, organ John Levick, organ TED CONSTANT CONVOCATION by John Williams, the Doobie Shepard Fairey, Kate MacDowell, Olek, Visit WWW.VAGARDENWEEK. including nature, wildlife and and the Norfolk NATO Festival ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CENTER, ODU, NORFOLK Brothers, Three Dog Night, James FAMILY DAY: WATER, Mark Ryden, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Wayne ORG for a complete schedule of ancient folklore. LanternAsia, the celebrates its presence in our NORFOLK PORTSMOUTH FREE ADMISSION & FREE Taylor, Billy Joel and Led Zeppelin White, Kehinde Wiley and many others. tours, to purchase tickets and for largest lantern exhibition of its city. Bring your whole family to WATER EVERYWHERE PARKING performed by the Virginia Wind details regarding itineraries. kind, will only happen at Norfolk enjoy a Flag Raising Ceremony, Rain or shine, today’s free family fun at the MAY 22 - DECEMBER 31 TASTEOFINDIAHR.ORG Symphony and the Virginia Beach Botanical Garden. LanternAsia, the 63rd Annual Parade of Chrysler Museum of Art is all about the H2O. VIRGINIA BEACH Chorale. APRIL 23-30 Art by day, Magic by night. Nations and NATOFest, all in Plan to get a little wet as you explore this natural TICKETS: $10, FREE FOR MOCA MEMBERS SATURDAY, MAY 14, 7:30 PM Tickets on sale now! Presented by Downtown Norfolk! All events are resource through hands-on activities, artmaking, AND A GUEST SANDLER CENTER FOR THE Townebank. free and open to the public. and more. Family Day is generously sponsored WWW.VIRGINIAMOCA.ORG PERFORMING ARTS by the Bunny and Perry Morgan Fund. MARCH 5 - APRIL 30 APRIL 22-23 VIRGINIA BEACH NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN DOWNTOWN NORFOLK SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 10 AM – 3 PM TICKETS $18, $15 SENIORS/MILITARY, NORFOLK FREE FREE $12 STUDENTS TICKETS $20 ADULTS, NORFOLKNATOFESTIVAL.ORG $10 CHILDREN 3-17

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Organ Community EventsMARTIN WITTFOOTH Incantation, 2014, Oil on canvas, 75” x 89” Courtesy of the Artist

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PLATINUM The Virginia Arts Festival gratefully acknowledges our sponsors as of February 1, 2016.

FOUNDATION SUPPORT BUSINESS CONSORTIUM CORPORATE SUPPORTERS GOLD SILVER BRONZE FOR ARTS SUPPORT AAAA Self Storage Flowers Wayne Jones LEAD FOUNDATION PARTNER App a Cab KPMG Atlantic Dominion Norfolk Southern Comfort Inn & Suites Virginia Beach McGuire Woods LLP Harbor’s Edge Retirement Community Distributors/Hoffman Foundation Oceanfront Morgan Stanley Beverage O’Connor Brewing David Polston Photography Phillips DMC Bank of America Company Enterprise Holdings Foundation Stihl New Bell Storage Birdsong Corp. Palladium Registered An Agent for Atlas Davenport & Company LLC Investment Advisors RESTAURANT PARTNERS Patricia and Douglas Perry Dixon Hughes Goodman 219 An American Bistro Gosport Tavern Batten Educational Foundation Achievement Fund Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. 456 Fish Norfolk Seafood Company & Oyster Bar The Norfolk Stationery Company, Inc. The Dragas Companies Southeastern Virginia Friedrich Ludwig Diehn Fund Community Foundation Bardo Saffron Indian Bistro Foundation (anonymous) Baxter’s Sports Lounge Still Glenn Allen Scott and Anne C. Brower Southern Bank Onyx Audio Visual Fulton Bank Big Easy Grill & Oyster Bar Supper Southern Morsels Cultural Endowment The Virginian-Pilot Grow Bite TASTE Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. Hampton Roads Bodega on Granby The Public House Saunders + Crouse ArtPlace America The Helen G. Gifford Wells Fargo Foundation Foundation Community Foundation Byrd & Baldwin Brothers Steakhouse Todd Jurich’s Bistro The Aaron Copland Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Haynes Furniture Company, California Pizza Kitchen Voila! Fund for Music Mid Atlantic Arts Asset Management, LLC Inc. Cure Coffeehouse & Brasserie Sinclair Communications The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Willcox & Savage, P.C. Hunton & Williams, LLP D’Egg Diner Foundation The Pruden Foundation Kaufman & Canoles Williams Mullen VEER Magazine Capezio/Ballet Makers Ruth Brown Memorial Dance Foundation Foundation GOVERNMENT SUPPORT D. Baker Ames Sandler Foundation The Festival is partially sponsored by the Virginia Commission WAVY-TV Charitable for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Virginia Tidewater Children’s Tourism Corporation and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Foundation Foundation Generous support has been received from the following cities and counties and/or their Willcox Savage Arts and Humanities Commissions: Chesapeake, James City County, Newport News, Norfolk, Norfolk Consortium, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg. WVEC-TV MEDIA SUPPORT 92.3 FM The Tide 106.9 FM The Fox Coastal Virginia Living Military Newspapers Sports Radio WTAR Virginia Craft Beer WNSB 91.1 FM 92.9 FM The Wave 107.9 Bach FM Magazine of Virginia The Daily Press Virginia Living Magazine WNIS AM 790 Zim American Integrated Shipping 93.7 Bob FM AltDaily Cox Media Nauticus The Virginia Gazette WAVY-TV WTKR/WGNT Services 96X Adams Outdoor The Flagship New Journal & Guide The Virginian-Pilot/ WHOV 88.1 FM WVEC-TV 97.3 FM Eagle Advertising FM 99 WNOR Richmond Magazine PilotOnline.com WHRO 90.3 FM WY Daily 102.1 FM The Tide Boomer Magazine FOX43-TV Selecta 1050 AM US 106.1 WHRV 89.5 FM Jewish News Southside Daily VEER Magazine

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PLATINUM The Virginia Arts Festival gratefully acknowledges our sponsors as of February 1, 2016.

VAF 36 VAF 37 2016 ORDER FORM Education 2016 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 Fringe Festival events, Virginia Beer Festival or where indicated. For all other events, discounts are: Senior (age 60 and over), 10%; Military (active, retired, dependent, veteran), 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 Help bring the performing arts from our stages to SUPPORTED BY (Ticketmaster service fee applies) 2. Total your order. All tickets ordered $______our students! MAIL Processing fee $ 5.00 Complete the order form and mail ® Batten Educational WORLDCLASS EDUCATION OUTREACH Achievement Fund of the 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 In addition to the performances you see during the Festival, our Education Program tax-deductible contribution: $______Attn: Box Office is hard at work with local schools year-round to bring world-class performers to more 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 Norfolk, VA 23514 than 34,000 students every year. Through the Festival’s Arts for Everyone initiative, to present, inspire and educate our communities, reaching more than 34,000 students annually. Please make a tax- deductible gift to the Annual Fund. For more information, visit vafest.org or call 757-282-2807. ($5 processing fee applies) 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 years. 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 Be Inspired. Inspire Others. credit card info to: 3. Complete mailing and contact information, and place your order. 757-282-2787 (ARTS) You can make a lasting impact on the Festival either as an individual or through ($5 processing fee applies) your corporation. To make a charitable contribution, please add a donation to your Name______ticket order, visit vafest.org, or call 757-282-2807. 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 Walmart & Military locations 4. Please indicate method of payment. & Williamsburg Premium Outlets Generous support has also been received from (TM service fee applies) Bank of America, Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Check payable to VAF (mail orders only) Credit card: Visa MasterCard American Express Discover Exp. Date______Foundation, Clark Nexsen, D. Baker Ames Charitable Foundation, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Account #______Signature______GROUPS OF 15 OR MORE SAVE! Ferguson Enterprises, Ruth Brown Memorial Adult groups of 15 or more save 15%. (as it appears on card) Foundation, Sandler Center Foundation, Wells Student groups save 25–50% Call 757-282-2819 for priority Fargo, and the following cities and counties If you require wheelchair seating, please let us know for which performances. and/or their Arts and Humanities Commissions: 5. Please let us know of any special needs. group seating! Chesapeake, James City County, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, and ______Williamsburg. 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 to Help Save the Monkey, Virginia International Tattoo and free events. VAF 38 VAF 39 2016 ORDER FORM Education 2016 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 Fringe Festival events, Virginia Beer Festival or where indicated. For all other events, discounts are: Senior (age 60 and over), 10%; Military (active, retired, dependent, veteran), 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 Help bring the performing arts from our stages to SUPPORTED BY (Ticketmaster service fee applies) 2. Total your order. All tickets ordered $______our students! MAIL Processing fee $ 5.00 Complete the order form and mail ® Batten Educational WORLDCLASS EDUCATION OUTREACH Achievement Fund of the 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 In addition to the performances you see during the Festival, our Education Program tax-deductible contribution: $______Attn: Box Office is hard at work with local schools year-round to bring world-class performers to more 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 Norfolk, VA 23514 than 34,000 students every year. Through the Festival’s Arts for Everyone initiative, to present, inspire and educate our communities, reaching more than 34,000 students annually. Please make a tax- deductible gift to the Annual Fund. For more information, visit vafest.org or call 757-282-2807. ($5 processing fee applies) 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 years. 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 Be Inspired. Inspire Others. credit card info to: 3. Complete mailing and contact information, and place your order. 757-282-2787 (ARTS) You can make a lasting impact on the Festival either as an individual or through ($5 processing fee applies) your corporation. To make a charitable contribution, please add a donation to your Name______ticket order, visit vafest.org, or call 757-282-2807. 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 Walmart & Military locations 4. Please indicate method of payment. & Williamsburg Premium Outlets Generous support has also been received from (TM service fee applies) Bank of America, Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Check payable to VAF (mail orders only) Credit card: Visa MasterCard American Express Discover Exp. Date______Foundation, Clark Nexsen, D. Baker Ames Charitable Foundation, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Account #______Signature______GROUPS OF 15 OR MORE SAVE! Ferguson Enterprises, Ruth Brown Memorial Adult groups of 15 or more save 15%. (as it appears on card) Foundation, Sandler Center Foundation, Wells Student groups save 25–50% Call 757-282-2819 for priority Fargo, and the following cities and counties If you require wheelchair seating, please let us know for which performances. and/or their Arts and Humanities Commissions: 5. Please let us know of any special needs. group seating! Chesapeake, James City County, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, and ______Williamsburg. 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 to Help Save the Monkey, Virginia International Tattoo and free events. VAF 38 VAF 39 Virginia Arts Festival gratefully acknowledges our Platinum Y Sponsors as of February 1, 2016: E A S

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