Westley Benson & Melissa Stuebing are lifetime musicians. She began playing flute at age 8, adding guitar & harmonica later. He's been playing piano since age 5 & marimba he was 12. Their band "This Great Mercy" shares original songs (folk, jazz, blues & gospel). Meet Melissa and Westley from "This Great Mercy"! Enjoy...
Rachel is a passionate ceramic artist from Virginia Beach who loves clay for its ability to blend creativity and functionality. She embraces its endless possibilities, using her craft to inspire and encourage self-expression in others. Rachel's offering is a curious exploration of ceramics. Her program includes live wheel demonstrations, small hand-building projects, & glazing...
AARP Virginia has partnered with TAO to bring creative arts to their Grandparents Day Celebration. Visitors can stop by the Rose Hall Building and experience Floral Print Making, Rock Painting or get their face painted! At 2pm, don't miss the musical presentation!
Heidi Ordaz has guided personal expression through art with a full range of ages and backgrounds. Having experienced the benefits of art herself, Mrs. Ordaz enjoys interacting with others as they create, to reveal their unique voice in the world. Artists can immerse into an art experience by using traditional or experimental hands-on techniques...
Yoshu Brown is a multidisciplinary artist with 30+ years of experience in design, painting, and digital art. Passionate about blending tradition with technology to create impactful visual stories. Develop a program that teaches traditional art skills—like drawing, painting, digital art, shading, and color theory—through guided lessons, video demos, and printable practice sheets.
Meet Denise Bluser a crafter at heart, with a passion for beach theme crafts and angels, Denise creates unique handcrafted items with love and is happy to share her skills with you. Create with Denise a one-of-a-kind artwork from sea glass, shells, or mosaic tiles. Create with Denise a hanging Angel from ribbon, beads,...
Denise Nicole Battle is a multi-genre vocalist, specializing in the areas of opera and art song. Having performed with the Virginia Opera, New Rochelle Opera, Bronx Opera, and the Opera Collective, Founder and Artistic Director of Opera for Us, LLC. As a professional and classically trained opera singer, Â her goal with each program is...
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Dana delights us with music from the 1960s to the 1990s. Her programs include vocal performance with prerecorded background music. Some fast-paced jumping songs with a mix of slow dance music in between. Dana looks forward to playing and having some sing-alongs.
Adrienne in her new career, is forging path she loves by pairing my passion and talents for music and art with the needs and desires of the ever-aging population. She is a visual artist and musician with passion to engage participants in Sing-Along of the 50’s & 60’s.(program call Melody Memories). Jamie has 61...
Heidi Ordaz has guided personal expression through art with a full range of ages and backgrounds. Having experienced the benefits of art herself, Mrs. Ordaz enjoys interacting with others as they create, to reveal their unique voice in the world. Artists can immerse into an art experience by using traditional or experimental hands-on...
 Mary has been playing guitar since she was ten years old. She calls herself an old "folkie" who loves to lead sing along. Mary enjoys it best when people are smiling and singing with her. She is well known in the local open mic music community Mary Saunders plays guitar and sings popular songs...