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Chrysler Museum – Pier Luigi Nervi: Art and Science of Building

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Norfolk’s greatest modern building: Scope Arena. Designed by renowned Italian architect Pier Luigi Nervi in collaboration with local architectural firm Williams and Tazewell, its soaring struts lift the dome and paradoxically let light in from below, not above as in traditional domed structures. This exhibition will follow Nervi’s career as an architect in Italy through many projects, including airplane hangars, cathedrals, exhibit halls, and skyscrapers, giving visitors an understanding of the unique architectural achievement of Scope and its place in the history of modern architecture.

Chrysler Museum – Building a Legacy: Chrysler Collects for the Future

Presented in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.’s transformative gift of art to the Chrysler Museum of Art, Building a Legacy: Chrysler Collects for the Future presents recent and promised gifts of art that will shape the collection for the next generation of museum visitors.

Nauticus: The Creative Mind

Virginia Opera presents "Three Decembers"

Follow a family through three decades of life – 1986, 1996, 2006 and become immersed in their struggles to connect as old secrets emerge to thicken the drama and tension. The story follows a Broadway Diva in the twilight of her career, (portrayed by real-life Tony Award-winning actor Karen Ziemba!!). Sung in English with English Surtitles Conducted by Adam Turner and Directed by Lawrence Edelson Music by Jake Heggie Libretto by Gene Scheer Based on an original play by Terrence McNally Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera The orchestra for this production is provided by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Nauticus: Message in a Bottle Exhibit

Discover the personal voices of everyday Americans in the Message in a Bottle exhibit! On display from January 29-April 24, 2022, the Message in a Bottle exhibition displays over 50 notes and bottles depicting the personal voices of everyday Americans found while cleaning up the country’s rivers. Come and wander through the collection and rediscover lost history in specially crafted boxes housing the bottles and their messaging.

Feldman Chamber Music Society presents Escher Quartet

The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its expressive, nuanced performances that combine unusual textural clarity with a rich, blended sound. A former BBC New Generation Artist, the quartet has performed at the BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its home town of New York, the ensemble serves as Season Artists of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, where it has presented the complete Zemlinsky Quartets Cycle as well as being one of five quartets chosen to collaborate in a complete presentation of Beethoven’s string quartets. Last season, the quartet toured with CMS to China. MUSIC SELECTIONS Mozart: Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance” Bartok: Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85 Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127 George Walker: Lyric for Strings

Jam'n Jamz Fruit and Nut Tree Giveaway

Every January Friends of Norfolk’s Environment, with Keep Norfolk Beautiful, the Environmental Storm Water Management, and Parks and Recreation, distributes free fruit and nut trees. This *FREE* event for Norfolk residents helps to increase the City's tree canopy and enhance the quality of our local community and environment! Location: Lafayette Park Turn off Granby St onto Lavalette Avenue and enter the park by the tennis courts.