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[IMAGES] - Light From All Sides presents The Imagination Room

Rain Spann and Parrish Majestic collaborated to bring this youth paint event to Downing-Gross.

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[IMAGES] - Light From All Sides Opening Reception
Downing GrossJanuary 9, 2021Comment
Light from All Sides exhibit opens at Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center

Featured in Living Local, courtesy of Symone Davis with Wavy TV 10

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[IMAGES] - Introduction to Clay Puppetry and Film with James Cooper - Fall 2020 Classes and Workshops
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[IMAGES] - A Space Of Our Own 2020 Closing Reception
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J.C. Publishing Releases Debut Title on the Life of Elder Anderson Johnson [PRESS RELEASE]

There’s a new book about the life of Anderson Johnson, written by Yvonne Johnson Carter Ph.D, and Vernon L. Carter Jr. Learn more about it here.

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Iconic Art: A Juried Exhibition - Living Local Segment on Wavy TV 10 [VIDEO]
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Discovering Hampton Roads - Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center [VIDEO]

Special thank you to Symone Davis and the Hampton Roads Show for featuring us as a landmark of the area.

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25 Mics - A Family Friendly Open Mic [My Active Child]

Special thank you to My Active Child for featuring 25 Mics Online!

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Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center: Cultural Icons - WAVY [VIDEO & ARTICLE]

Symone Davis of WAVY interviewed us about our Cultural Icons Series and upcoming summer programs.

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Downing-Gross Cultural Outreach - VA Peninsula Media

Virginia Peninsula Media covered Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center during the time of closure.

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[IMAGES] - The 6th Annual Ladies in Red Concert & Award Show 2020

Myra Smith’s annual production highlights women from Hampton Roads and beyond in an incredible and inspiring evening of music. Click here for more details.

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Painting is meditation for children in classes led by local artist around Hampton Roads - Virginian Pilot

Artist Poetry Jackson offers painted meditation classes. Click here to read the article.

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When Art Is Finding Your Own Voice: WHRO Curate [Season 4, Episode 13]

Artist Poetry Jackson was featured in WHRO’s Curate series. Click here to check it out.

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[IMAGES] - The Mix: Free Artist Social Mixer

This free artist social mixer featured plenty of games, speakers, and more. Click here to see images.

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Lavinia Marian Poe became the first black woman licensed to practice law in Virginia

We are proud to recognize L. Marian Poe as an icon of Newport News within our walls. Click here to view an article from Pilot Online about this history-making woman.

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[VIDEO] A special performance from "Little Shop of Horrors" on Coast Live

Director James Cooper took to WTKR’s Coast Live on February 11th to discuss his experience directing our February 2020 production of Little Shop of Horrors. Click here to view the video.

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[IMAGES] - Little Shop of Horrors: A DG Mainstage Production

Show run: February 7-22, 2020

Book and Lyrics By Howard Ashman Music By Alan Menken Based on the Film by Roger Corman Screenplay by Charles Griffith starring Cory Steiger & ArLynn Parker with Jacyn Gibbs as the Voice of Audrey II, Tawanda Prince, Michael Malbrough, Jack Lynk, Jazz Slaughter, Yazmine Holmes…

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Fostering Sisterhood - Tidewater Women

Check out this article in Tidewater Women about Myra Smith’s 6th Annual Ladies in Red Concert and Award Show. Special thank you to Tidewater Women for sharing this story.

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Community Theatre Needs You - Tidewater Women

Check out this article from Tidewater Women about community theatre. To view the article, click the button below.

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Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center
2410 Wickham Ave,
Newport News, VA, 23607,
United States
757-247-8950 downing-gross@nnva.gov
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