Explore classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction from around the world. This book group will sample critically acclaimed and prize-winning titles with open and inclusive discussion. Turning Pages meets the third Tuesday of every month. Join us in-person or on Zoom for this month’s discussion of The Cactus League by Emily Nemens. Baseball spring training...
Colonial Williamsburg has, from its earliest days, invited visitors to step back in time and embody the past. In this talk, Marie Pellissier, doctoral candidate in History, will discuss how people in eighteenth-century Williamsburg used food to help define their relationship to England, and will follow those themes forward to the period of the Williamsburg...
Get some basic sewing experience and leave with a cute little felted cactus you can use as decoration or a fun pincushion. For ages 13+. Please register by calling 757.741.3300 option 2.
The Peninsula Concert Band has a rich, 72-year history of providing musical entertainment to people all over Hampton Roads, Virginia. The concert will present selections from a broad range of band music that includes marches, contemporary show tunes, concert band versions of classical orchestral music, patriotic medleys, and traditional works for concert band. Free admission,...
Learn how to open, save and input data in Microsoft Excel. Prerequisites: ability to use a mouse and keyboard. Seating is limited, please register by calling 757.741.3300, and select option 2 to sign up.
Come celebrate your un-birthday with Wonderland fun. Make a craft and try your hand at flamingo croquet, then attend a 3 p.m. presentation of Alice in Wonderland by Bright Star Theatre. Of course the party wouldn’t be complete without a slice of merry un-birthday cake. Dress in your best or wackiest finery and don’t be...
Join us for Kiki’s Delivery Service, followed by snacks and conversation. (1 h 42 min.) For ages 13-18.
An evening of Ballroom and Latin Dancing beginning with a Dance Lesson for all levels, even beginners. Welcoming both singles and couples. Light appetizers.
The 22nd Annual Virginia Peninsula Jewish Film Festival presents “Betrayed” (original title: Den største forbrytelsen). Based on true events, this Norwegian narrative film exposes how Norway’s government and people systematically persecuted the country’s Jews, and then collaborated in deporting them to German death camps. The horror and callousness of those times is embodied in the...
Reading is even more fun when you can share it with a fluffy, four-legged friend, and it’s a great way for beginning readers to practice with a patient audience. Drop in to read a story to trained therapy dogs. No registration required.
Join us in learning the basics of Tinkercad and design your own 3D keychain. Spots are limited so call 757.741.3300 option 2 to register. For ages 13+. Participants encouraged to create a free Tinkercad account at tinkercad.com prior to program.
Join us as Dr. Steven Kuehl highlights the transport of river-borne sediment from mountain source to ocean sink, its importance to the global CO2 cycle, and the changes wrought by human activity. Along the journey, we will hear tales of land surface modifications, river dam construction (and removal), river deltas sinking, and downstream impacts on...