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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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Ateba Gaines, founder of Unreasonable Kids | Firstperson - Inside Business

This article was featured on Inside Business and is about Ateba Gaines, instructor of the professional development classes Art Entrepreneurship and The Little Boardroom.

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[IMAGES] Reader's Theater - Gem of the Ocean

The second Reader’s Theater production of the season was held on January 13th, 2020. August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean was directed by Charity Robinson…

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Kids Can Be Unreasonable Too - Macaroni Kid, Williamsburg Hampton

To view this article, please click the button below. Thank you to Macaroni Kid Williamsburg - Hampton for covering this story regarding Unreasonable Kids…

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Is your kid an entrepreneur? You might want to sign them up for these classes - WYDaily

This article by Julia Marsigliano for Williamsburg Yorktown Daily covers the upcoming class - The Little Boardroom. This unique class, led by Ateba Gaines…

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[IMAGES] - The 20/20 Visual Experiment: Opening Reception and Painted Poetry

Featured in the Newport News Community Gallery in January 2020 - The 20/20 Visual Experiment features the artwork of Poetry Jackson. For more details about the exhibit…

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Marshall-Ridley Choice Neighborhood - January-February Newsletter

Some of our programs were featured in the January-February 2020 Newsletter for the Marshall-Ridley Neighborhood.

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Poetry Jackson on Arts Undercurrent with Rebecca Evans - WHRO

Artist Poetry Jackson was featured in Arts Undercurrent with Rebecca Evans, highlighting her upcoming exhibit, The 20/20 Visual Experiment.

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[IMAGES] - Holiday Frost 2019: The Nightmare Before Frozen
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[IMAGES] Disney's Frozen Jr.
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[IMAGES] An Intimate Evening with Queen Esther Marrow and Friends
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[VIDEO] BTS With K'bana Blaq - Interview with Queen Esther Marrow
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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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