Overture is Flute Frenzy's weekly tuition-free class for beginning flutists in 5th or 6th grade in their first year playing flute. Taught by Flute Frenzy's Artistic Director, Sean Arawjo, the class instruction will focus on the basics of tone production and flute technique, such as breathing, tonguing, and hand position. Students are eligible for this...
Gather your team and test your wits at Happy Hour Trivia Night, happening every third Wednesday! Enjoy complimentary food and a first round on us as you compete for ultimate bragging rights and a $100 Alewerks gift card. With prizes, laughs, and plenty of fun guaranteed, this is one night you don’t want to miss!
Now in its 22nd year, the Throwback Thursday Film Series screens a variety of classic movies for an adult audience. February’s theme: Happy Birthday, Jules Verne Feb. 20: Mysterious Island (1961) NR A group of Civil War soldiers escape a prison camp in a balloon that carries them to a remote island populated by startling...
In the eighteenth century, enslaved and servant women fled from coercive labor arrangements for a variety of reasons: to circumvent laws that punished women for illegitimate children, to be near their young and adult children in other areas, and to give birth as free women. In this talk, Tamia Haygood, history doctoral student at William...
Real People/Real Stories meets the third Thursday of each month to explore the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts. This month’s title is The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations by Patrick K. O’Donnell. During...
Looking for something fun to do? Head to the L.A.B. for BINGO! It’s free to play, family-friendly, and packed with good vibes. Gather your friends, sip on your favorite Alewerks brews, and test your luck for a chance to win awesome prizes. Plus, there’s pizza now, so you can fuel your game night with some...
Hailed as the “the female voice of the Spanish guitar,” Andrea González Caballero has been described by BBC Music Magazine described as one of today’s young rising stars of classical guitar. Andrea brings the heritage of traditional Spanish repertoire to the concert hall, along with works composed by Sergio Assad, Joaquín Clerch, Carlos Fernando López...
Join us for a story hour with special guest reader Sandy Towers. Towers is the Library Director of the Williamsburg Regional Library and an integral member of our community. She will be reading stories from WRL's Stand Up for Yourself & Others anti-bullying collection. This story hour is perfect for preschoolers! Light refreshments will be...
Living Room Conversations connects people within communities and across differences through dialogue to build trust and understanding. Join us every month to discuss timely topics in an intimate setting with conversational guidelines so that everyone has a chance to be heard. Spots are limited so please call 757-741-3300, option 2 to register. February 21: Stryker...
Learn how to navigate BOOKS THAT COME ALIVE-augmented reality interactive books. Join WRL’s Bookmobile every Saturday for something to make, do, learn, and play at Abram Frink Jr. Community Center. This program was made possible by the generous support of the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation.
Set in Antebellum America, an enslaved man finds that his continued relationship with the white children that he grew up with is stronger than his desire to live a simple life. The result will have a lasting effect on the history of the world.
Join representatives from the DeGood Foundation, home to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for our service area, to learn how your child can receive a free book in the mail every month from birth through age five.