Mondays  June 16 through July 21,2025The National Theater Institute's Theatermakers Summer Intensive trains students in a credit-earning curriculum of acting, directing, and playwriting. The six-week program focuses on: cultivating constant creativity practice, essential training techniques, high-quality mentorship, and collaborative opportunities that yield original work. Students' pieces are performed for free each Monday night. Tickets are […]

Thursdays in July and August 5:30 – 7:30 pm Thursdays on the Dock has been a shoreline staple for 16 years and remains the premier destination for waterfront music. Swing by each Thursday evening in July and August, bring a chair or blanket, listen to a free concert, and watch the sun go down over […]

Enjoy a program of European composers who influenced American music in various ways, both through their musical works and as pedagogues. ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74 PAUL HINDEMITH Septet for Wind Instruments ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI Piano Quintet No. 1 in c minor Frank Morelli  bassoon Kevin Cobb  trumpet and the  Norfolk Fellows   PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 […]

The Saturday afternoon jazz jam is the longest running tradition at Cafe Nine, going strong for over 20 years. Join a rotating house band each week for their opening set, enjoy great food and drinks, and don't forget to bring your instrument and sit in with the band at the open jam. As always, admission […]

“Hair-raising... An ensemble of exceptional insight ...” The Daily Telegraph (London) FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN String Quartet  in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 57 TIMO ANDRES Machine, Learning ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106   PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL For more information