Soulful Serenade with Denise Battle
2025-09-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Norfolk Botanical Gardens, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk, VA, United States
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, her goal with each program is to educate and expose our communities to opera in a non-traditional way. In addition, Denise will extend her Opera for Us program outlines as well.

Sneaker Ball Dance Routine Rehearsal with Tanecia Newman
2025-09-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Norfolk, VA, Norfolk, VA, United States
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Medley of Popular Music from the 60s-90s with Dana Marchand
2025-09-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
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.

Remembering the 60's & More with Adrienne & Jamie
2025-09-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
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 years of playing guitar, many years of professional live audience performance, 1st year voice major at ODU, 4 years with ODU Jazz Ensemble, Guitar fill-in for the Tidewater Winds Orchestra, performs regularly in 3 bands including work with TAO. This Duo based musical presentation consisting of lead and harmony vocals and one or two acoustic guitars.

Individual Visual Art Class with Heidi Ordaz
2025-09-09 13:00 - 14:00 | VA
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 including painting, clay, hand-press printmaking, mixed media, or crafts.

Oldies Sing-Along with Mary Saunders
2025-09-09 13:30 - 14:30 | VA
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 from the 40s to the 80s. She brings rhythm instruments to encourage the participants to sing and move with the music. Mary has casual performances filled with lots of stories and laughs.

Through the Decades with Stephen Christoff
2025-09-09 14:00 - 15:00 | VA

Classical and Beyond with Ascension Melodies
2025-09-09 14:30 - 15:30 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Lisa and Rebecca have played together for a variety of different programs serving as musicians in their church choir. They were looking to play more music together and serve the local community, Tidewater Arts provided a great avenue to do just that. Ascension Melodies met and first started playing together at Church of the Ascension in Virginia Beach 15 years ago. With Lisa on flute and Rebecca on violin they share their musical talents through classical and contemporary flute/violin duets.

"Ageless Adventure" Craft with Rhona Dawson
2025-09-09 14:30 - 15:30 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Rhona grew up an artist by both very creative parents. She feels that creativity lives inside everyone. She’s been an artist working out which programs work best for many years and find great pleasure and satisfaction in helping others through the arts. Rhona instructs visual arts (painting, etc.) and creative arts (crafting). Her objective is to design and instruct visual art projects and crafting projects that can be adapted for any level of ability.

Fall Cards Making with Myra Walton Basnight
2025-09-09 14:30 - 15:30 | Williamsburg, VA, Williamsburg, VA, United States

Musical Delight with Gee Whiz
2025-09-09 14:45 - 15:45 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Eric Yoder is a retired emergency physician and healthcare executive. He’s been playing guitar in many venues all his life or so it seems. He loves to see faces light up when they recognize a song just like summer camp (counselor for 6 years). Eric and Ted Drake do a variety of bluegrass, folk, old time, and original tunes accompanying themselves on guitar, mandolin, and harmonica. They do a lot of audience participation all the while with friendly and humorous banter.

Painted Floppy Sun Hats
2025-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Suffolk, VA, Suffolk, VA, United States
This is a program of collaboration with the Suffolk Center for the Cultural Arts, East Suffolk Recreation Center and Tidewater Arts Outreach.

Shell Art Craft with Denise Bluser
2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States

Coffee Filter Butterflies with Adrienne Searle
2025-09-10 12:45 - 13:45 | Portsmouth, VA, Portsmouth, VA, United States

Music for All with Michael Malinowski
2025-09-10 13:00 - 14:00 | VA

Through the Decades with Art Rowe
2025-09-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Portsmouth, VA, Portsmouth, VA, United States
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Art is a 25-year Navy Veteran who has been playing guitar for about five years. He performs at various local venues around the Tidewater/Hampton Roads area including many TAO partner locations. Art plays acoustic guitar and sings and performs a variety of songs from the 1950s on up. His goal is to put a smile on their face and to get people to join in and sing along.

Paper Quilling Pumpkin with Denise Bluser
2025-09-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Denise Bluser is a crafter at heart, creates unique handcrafted items with love and is happy to share her skills with you. Create a one-of-a-kind craft!

Bracelets & Earring Charms with Heidi Ordaz
2025-09-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Newport News, VA, Newport News, VA, United States

Singing and Smiling with David & Art
2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | VA
In addition to playing the guitar and singing, David is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys paddle boarding, tennis, fishing, hunting, and 4-wheeling with his family on the beaches of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. David is an acoustic guitar player and singer who performs covers of various classic, easy-listening rock and folk musicians from the 1960s-1990s, incorporating traditional hymns at times. Art Rowe is a 25-year Navy Veteran who has been playing guitar for about five years. He performs at various local venues around the Tidewater/Hampton Roads area including many TAO partner locations. Art plays acoustic guitar and sings and performs a variety of songs from the 1950s on up. His goal is to put a smile on their face and to get people to join in and sing along.

Creating with Heidi Ordaz
2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Newport News, VA, Newport News, VA, United States
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Heidi Ordaz has guided personal expression through art with a full range of ages and backgrounds. Having experienced the benefits of art herself, she enjoys interacting with others as they create, to reveal their unique voice in the world. Heidi can immerse into an art experience by using traditional or experimental hands-on techniques including painting, clay, hand-press printmaking, mixed media, or crafts.

Iris Folding Paper Craft with Denise Bluser
2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Norfolk, VA, Norfolk, VA, United States

Singing and Smiling with David & Art
2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
David Jones is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys paddle boarding, tennis, fishing, hunting, and 4-wheeling with his family on the beaches of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. David is an acoustic guitar player and singer who performs covers of various classic, easy-listening rock and folk musicians from the 1960s-1990s, incorporating traditional hymns at times. Art Rowe is a 25-year Navy Veteran who has been playing guitar for about five years. He performs at various local venues around the Tidewater/Hampton Roads area including many TAO partner locations. Art plays acoustic guitar and sings and performs a variety of songs from the 1950s on up. His goal is to put a smile on their face and to get people to join in and sing along.

Easy Listening Music with Denise McCleese
2025-09-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Denise offers uniquely crafted music for the individual on Hospice and music for those on memory care. Offering music from a variety of genre for memory care clients.

Grandparent's Day Frames with Rhona Dawson
2025-09-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Suffolk, VA, Suffolk, VA, United States

Ceramic Workshop with Rachel Jaffe
2025-09-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Suffolk, VA, Suffolk, VA, United States

Smile & Sing-Along Country Music with Cory Langley
2025-09-12 14:00 - 15:00 | VA
Cory is a singer/guitarist on a mission to bring rhythm and fun to Seniors by performing the great songs that made them happy then – and happy again. What started as singing and playing guitar in the lobby where mom was living, evolved into a repertoire of the popular hits of the ’50s – ’70s, complete with full band backing sounds.

Happy Hour-Oldies Sing-Along with Mary Saunders
2025-09-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Norfolk, VA, Norfolk, VA, United States

Pumpkin Painting & Tutorial with Stephanie Slate
2025-09-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Norfolk, VA, Norfolk, VA, United States

Wizard of Oz Celebration with Melissa Cartwright
2025-09-12 14:30 - 15:30 | VA

Masquerade Ball with Chad McGill
2025-09-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Norfolk, VA, Norfolk, VA, United States
