2008 SCHEDULE!

Grace Potter & Nocturnals
Attucks Theatre
Fri, Feb 15, 2008 07:30 PM
 
Lori McKenna
Attucks Theatre
Fri, Feb 22, 2008 07:30 PM
 
Bettye Lavette
Attucks Theatre
Fri, Feb 29, 2008 07:30 PM
 
Pinetop Perkins
Attucks Theatre
Sat, Mar 1, 2008 07:30 PM
 
Sweet Honey In the Rock
Attucks Theatre
Tue, Mar 25, 2008 07:30 PM
 
 
Eric Bibb
Attucks Theatre
Thu, Mar 27, 2008 07:30 PM
   
 
Andre Thierry
Attucks Theatre
Fri, Apr 4, 2008 07:30 PM
 
Erin McKeown
Attucks Theatre
Sat, Apr 5, 2008 07:30 PM
 
Over the Rhine
Attucks Theatre
Fri, Apr 11, 2008 07:30 PM
   
 
Virginia Arts Festival:
Lost In The Stars
Attucks Theatre
Fri, Apr 25, 2008 08:00 PM
Sat, Apr 26, 2008 8:00 PM
Sun, Apr 27, 2008 8:00 PM
   
Created in 1949 by famed American playwright Maxwell Anderson and musical icon Kurt Weill, this adaptation of Alan Patona's novel of South Africa, Cry, the Beloved Country, won instant acclaim: "Here the theatre has come bearing its most memorable gifts: eloquent, deep, dramatic, and beautiful" (The New York Times). Now the Virginia Arts Festival and its partners create a new landmark staging of this musical theater classic, in premiere performances sure to attract opera
lovers and theater buffs alike.
 
Virginia Arts Festival:
Chuck Redd Quintet
Attucks Theatre
Sat, Apr 26, 2008 8:00 PM
   
Chuck Redd Quintet with Woody Beckner - Well into his third decade of international performances, vibraphonist and drummer Chuck Redd has played with the greats: Charlie Byrd, Mel Tormé, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Taylor, Marian McPartland, Bucky Pizzarelli, and many more jazz legends. Don't miss this jazz master's "fluid, swinging improvisation" (The Washington Post) His quintet is joined here by Hampton Roads' own
guitar legend, Woody Beckner.
 
Virginia Arts Festival:
John Toomey Quartet
Attucks Theatre
Sat, May 3, 2008 08:00 PM
   
John Toomey Trio with Laura Martier - Prior to joining Old Dominion University as Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Music Technology, John Toomey was keyboardist and music director for jazz legend Maynard Ferguson. He has performed around the world, including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and the Berlin Jazz Festival. His trio is joined here by Outer Banks-based vocalist Laura Martier, whose "high-flying expressiveness" (Raleigh News & Observer) lends new life to jazz classics.
 

Virginia Arts Festival:
John D'earth Quintet
Attucks Theatre
Sat, May 10, 2008 08:00 PM
   
 
Virginia Arts Festival:
Jae Sinnett Trio
Attucks Theatre
Sat, May 17, 2008 08:00 PM