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Fun Things to Do: Festival Williamsburg, Mill Point Music Fest and a Memorial Day concert
Memorial Day weekend represents the unofficial start of summer. There are plenty of outdoor (and indoor) fun opportunities headed your way. Here are some of the best. As always, find details at HRTicket.com. MUSIC WILLIAMSBURG. Jazz great Arturo...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Music, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Memorial Day, Concerts
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Dominion grant puts solar on Virginia Living Museum
The Virginia Living Museum recently installed 165 solar panels on its roof with a $150,000 grant from Virginia Dominion Power's charitable foundation. Bay Electric Co, Inc. installed the panels and donated $14,897 toward the project, according to a...
Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture
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Virginia Living Museum: Birding Cup winners announced
The Virginia Living Museum has announced the winners of the first Birding Cup Challenge, according to a news release. The team Eagle Eyes was the Birding Cup Champion counting 97 species during the 24-hour competition April 12-13. Team members were:...
Tags: James City County, Wildlife, Peace Frogs, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Museums
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Virginia Living Museum: Winners announced in birdhouse-building competition, on display thru May 24
The Virginia Living Museum has announced the winners of its “For the Birds” birdhouse competition. Augie Liebler of Williamsburg won first place adult for Earth, Sea & Sky. Second place went to Donna Cottrell of New Point for English...Tags: Wildlife, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, York (York, Pennsylvania), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), York County (Virginia)
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March 23 events: Enjoy Walk in the Forest events, recycle day and rain barrel workshop
With the beginning of spring comes the beginning of great gardening and home events, including these for Saturday, March 23: Walk in the Forest Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the day at the Virginia Department of Forestry's New Kent Forestry Center...Tags: Providence Forge, Pocahontas, Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Peninsula Town Center
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Virginia Living Museum: Birdhouses, bird counts and bird fun all this spring
March 15 is the deadline to enter the For the Birds Birdhouse Competition and Exhibit at the Virginia Living Museum, according to a museum news release. “Hampton Roads has a wealth of native birds that use birdhouses to nest. We’re...Tags: James City County, Hampton Roads, York (York, Pennsylvania), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), York County (Virginia)
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Virginia Living Museum hosts Bacchus Wine and Food Festival on Feb. 8
International wines and dishes from 17 restaurants highlight the Bacchus Wine and Food Festival happening from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at the Virginia Living Museum. The ninth annual fundraiser also features live entertainment and a silent...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Italy, Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Manhattan (New York City)
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Studded lemons: Use cloves and star anise to make decorative lemons and oranges for holiday decor
Here's now to insert star anise and cloves into lemons, thus creating "star-studded lemons," courtesy Kathy Rose, a floral designer and member of the Green Spring Garden Club. The club hosts its annual Christmas Homes Tour 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1,...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Science and Technology, Christopher Newport University, Lemons, Colonial Williamsburg
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Oyster roast on Nov. 17 will help the Virginia Living Museum
Support the Virginia Living Museum and enjoy great food at the Oyster Roast and After Party from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, on the museum grounds. There’ll be plenty of oysters plus clam chowder, vegetarian chili and corn bread. The drink...
Tags: Museums, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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A moth or butterfly? Both are beautiful and very similiar
When Daily Press photographer Joe Fudge took this photo of butterfly-like insects on a pickerelweed bloom, we asked the Virginia Living Museum to tell us whether it's a butterfly or moth or what. Here's what Chris Lewis, education director at the...Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture
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Spiders: He's the creative spider who weaves wonderful webs in your garden
Here you see the underside of the common but spectacular spider commonly known as a garden writing spider or a golden writing spider (scientific name: Argiope aurantia.), according to Chris Lewis, education director at the Virginia Living Museum....
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Enter 'Summer Staycation Sweepstakes' to win free passes to regional attractions
Looking for a bright burst of summer fun without having to travel too far? askHRgreen.org will give away a four-pack of passes to some of the region’s top attractions during its “Summer Staycation Sweepstakes,” July 9 through Aug. 6,...
Tags: Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Busch Gardens Orlando
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