The renovations to Town Point Park are now complete. Having received $11.5 million in upgrades it is now the premier waterfront park in the area.. Harborfest 2009 will be held there July 3-5th this year . It will be combined with Independence Day and the celebration of the park’s reopening .
Lee Greenwood will be there for a concert Saturday at 8 p.m. along with fireworks, music, tall ships and tugboats and activities for the kids.
New this year is the Al Fresco Outdoor Cafe, which brings a restaurant-style eating experience into the park. Adult beverages are on tap at the Hard Rock Fish Cafe.
Each night of the festival ( Friday , Saturday and Sunday) will offer fireworks, but Friday’s are twilight fireworks – made especially for the evening light.
Location:
Town Point Park, Downtown Norfolk, Virginia
Hours:
Friday: Noon – 11 pm
Saturday: Noon -11 pm
Sunday: Noon – 8 pm
Norfolk Harborfest® began more than a twenty five years ago when the Tall Ship Christian Radich came to call on Norfolk, a waterfront community that had no city-owned property on which to dock a ship. The ship was docked three blocks from Town Point at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 13,000 people crossed her gangway in just one and a half days. Over the next two years, City planners and leaders created berthing to accommodate more ships, and a waterfront public park was planned. Norfolk Harborfest® was born.
Today, tall ships from all over the world frequently call on the City of Norfolk and nearly half a million visitors gather on the downtown waterfront each year for this annual celebration of our region’s rich nautical heritage.
The traditions of the East Coast’s Premier Waterfront Festival are celebrated with nautical history, maritime events, visiting vessels, children’s activities, local, regional and national entertainment. Festivities stretch from The Waterside Festival Marketplace to the Historic Freemason Harbor.
This weekend’s festivities include the Official Opening Ceremonies of Town Point Park
+ Over 130 hours of live entertainment on multiple stages, featuring national, regional and local musical acts Naturalization Ceremony, WVEC Channel 13 Parade of Sail, Battleship, Tall Ships, Tall Ship Tours, Pirates, and Fireboats.
The City of Norfolk is proud to welcome this year’s tall ships, the Cisne Branco from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Capitan Miranda from Montevideo, Uruguay; Norfolk’s own Schooner Virginia; Pride of Baltimore II from Baltimore Maryland. WVEC Channel 13 will be on hand broadcasting live from the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center’s upper deck, welcoming each ship as they enter the harbor. WVEC Channel 13 is the official Television Station for the 33rd Annual Norfolk Harborfest®.
Hard Rockfish Café: One of the hottest spots at Norfolk Harborfest, the Hard Rockfish Café will feature live entertainment with local and regional acoustic favorites as well as delicious, fresh seafood prepared by Granby Street’s own Snapper’s Restaurant and your favorite adult beverage selections. Meet your friends at the Hard Rockfish Café!
Made In Virginia Wine Tasting: The Made In Virginia Wine Tasting will feature wine sampling from Chatham Vineyards , Rebec Vineyards and Rockbridge Vineyard and Wines will be available by the glass, bottle and case as well.
Fine Outdoor Dining: Alfresco table service featuring Freemason’s favorite, Omar’s Carriage House. Reservations are recommended by calling 757.622.4990!
Eat, Drink and Be Maritime: Outdoor dining on the waterfront will include over 50 food and beverage stations serving tasty festival menus of Hot Buttered Corn on the Cob, BBQ, Crab Cakes, Hot Dogs, Seafood, Watermelon, Turkey Legs, Old Fashioned Lemonade, Sno-Cones, Ice Cream, Fried Twinkies, and more!
NORFOLK VA FIREWORKS Schedule 2009
10 p.m. Friday, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday
MUSIC
Budweiser Main Stage (On the map)
Friday
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. The Late Show’s Gospel Choir
6 – 7:30, p.m., Right On
8:30 – 10 p.m. Collective Soul
Saturday
1:45 – 2:30 p.m., Michael Rossman, comedian
3:15 – 4:30 p.m., The Spinners
5:30 – 6:45 p.m., U.S. Fleet Forces Band
8 – 9:30 p.m., Lee Greenwood
10 – 11 p.m., DJ Joey Melendez
Sunday
12:45 – 2, p.m., Percy Sledge
2:45-3:20 p.m., Jonathan Singleton & the Grove
4:10-5 p.m., Randy Houser
6:15 – 7:30 p.m., Joe Nichols
Hard Rockfish Stage (On the map)
Friday
3 – 4 p.m., Jesse Chong
4:30 – 6 p.m., Famous Unknowns – Lewis McGehee and Mike Lille
7:30 – 8:30 p.m., Michael Clark Band
10:15 – 11:30 p.m., Lewis McGehee
Saturday
1 – 2 p.m., Susan Greenbaum
2:30 – 3:15 p.m., Susan Greenbaum
4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Narissa Bond
6:45 – 8 p.m., Livingston Taylor
Sunday
Noon – 12:45 p.m., Mercy Creek
2 – 2:45 p.m., Lewis McGehee and Mike Lille
3:20 – 4:10 p.m., Lewis McGehee & Mike Lille
5 – 6:15 p.m., Dave Barnes
Marina Deck Stage (at Waterside Marketplace at the Old Black Finn Restaurant) (On the map)
Friday
3 – 4:15 p.m., Luke Hartman
5 – 6 p.m. Skye Zentz
6:30 – 7:45 p.m., Ben Phelps
8:15 – 10 p.m., Mike Proffitt
Saturday
Noon – 3 p.m., FM 99
6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Shane Hines
8:15 – 9:30 p.m., Mike Lille
Sunday
3 – 4 p.m., Brian Allard and John Joanides
4:30 – 5:45 p.m., Mike Proffitt
6:15 – 7:30 p.m., Karl Werne
Bluegrass & BBQ Stage (On the map)
Friday
12:30 – 2:30 p.m., Winds of Grass
3 – 5 p.m., Desert Dust
5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Amy Ferebee
8 – 10 p.m., Code Blue
Saturday
12:30 – 2:30 p.m., Winds of Grass
3 – 5 p.m., Charlie Austin Band
5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Amy Ferebee
8:15 – 9:30 p.m., Code Blue
Sunday
12:30 – 1:45 p.m., Code Blue
2:15 – 4:30 p.m., Desert Dust
5 – 7:15 p.m., Winds of Grass
MARITIME
WVEC Channel 13 Parade of Sail, ships enter downtown harbor at noon Friday
Lazy Lizzy River Anything that Floats but a Boat Race!, 1 p.m. Saturday
Ultimate Build-a-Boat, Boat Building Contest and Race, watch engineers build their crafts Saturday for the race at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tug Muster, demonstrations begin at at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
SPECIAL EVENTS
Warbirds flyover
Vintage World War II airplanes, hosted by Military Aviation Museum at the Virginia Beach Airport, will conduct a flyover at 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
MORE INFO ON HARBORRFEST 2009 HERE
“Let Freedom Ring” is the theme for this year’s 30th annual Yorktown Fourth of July
Celebration.
This year, a new starting time of 4 p.m. has been set for the family-oriented and patriotic
events held in Historic Yorktown.
Activities taking place in Historic Yorktown include:
• 4 p.m. Fly Over by 71st Fighter Squadron assigned to 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force
Base – Victory Monument
• 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children’s Fun Center – Main and Nelson Street area
• 5 p.m. “Sounds of Liberty” Bell Ringing Ceremony – Nelson House (Main and Nelson
Street Intersection)
• 6 p.m. The Fifes & Drums of York Town – Victory Monument
• 6:30 p.m. The Yorktown Chorale – Victory Monument
• 7 p.m. The Fifes & Drums of York Town – Victory Monument
• 8 p.m. U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band – Victory Monument
• 9:15 p.m. Spectacular Fireworks Display over the York River
In addition, the annual Independence Day 8K Run/5K Walk event sponsored by the
Yorktown Fourth of July Celebration Committee will take place at 8 a.m. at York High School,
located on Rt. 17 in Yorktown.
For additional event information, please visit www.yorkcounty.gov/fourth or call York
County Parks and Recreation at 890-3500.
If you live in Hampton Roads VA there are a multitude of free concerts to attend this summer season. Here are just a few of your options to choose form around the area.
If you are a music lover in Hampton Roads there are a multitude of free concerts to choose from this summer season. Here’s a look at some of the local, regional and national acts coming your way.
(Did we mention it’s all free?)
COX FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
These concerts at 31st Street park at the Oceanfront in Va Beach feature national recording artists. All shows start at 7 p.m.
The park also hosts local favorites almost daily throughout the summer. For the full schedule, visit 31ocean.com.
July 9, The Wallflowers
July 22, Will Hoge
Aug. 8, Cracker
Aug. 19, Carbon Leaf
Sept., 9, Mae
Sept. 16, Parrots of the Caribbean
THE TIDEWATER WINDS
This group of local musicians is presenting its 25th season of preserving the American Concert Band tradition established by John Philip Sousa more than 100 years ago.
All concerts start at 7:30 p.m. A different program is played each week.
Call (757) 480-0953 or visit tidewaterwinds.org.
July 5, Harrison Opera House, Norfolk
July 6, Great Bridge High School, Chesapeake
July 8, 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach (lawn seating)
July 12, Harrison Opera House
July 13, Great Bridge High School
July 14, Cox High School, Virginia Beach
July 15, 24th Street Park
July 19, Harrison Opera House
July 20, Great Bridge High School
July 21, Cox High School
July 22, 24th Street Park
July 28, Cox High School
July 29, 31st Street Park, Virginia Beach (lawn seating)
July 31, Willett Hall, Portsmouth
MUSIC ON MONARCH WAY
Old Dominion University Real Estate Foundation and The University Village host the concerts are on the lawn behind the Ted Constant Convocation Center along Monarch Way in Norfolk Saturdays through Aug. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Admission and parking are free. Bring a blanket to sit on. Visit oduvillage.com or call 683-4504.
July 11, Jesse Chong, rock, reggae
July 18, Laura Martier with Joe Mapp and the Coordinates, jazz
July 25, Robbin Thompson, national recording artist, rock
Aug. 1, Session Rockers, reggae roots
Aug. 8, Corporate Woods Drive, blues and rock
Aug. 15, Luke Hartman Band, soft rock
Aug. 22, Harwell Grice Band, bluegrass
TOWNE PLACE AT GREENBRIER SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Concerts are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, through Sept. 4, at Towne Place at Greenbrier, on Eden Way North, just off Greenbrier Parkway in Chesapeake.
Beer and wine will be sold at the concerts, with proceeds benefiting CHIP of Chesapeake, an organization that supports local families and children.
Visit towneplaceatgreenbrier.com or contact Joan Rhodes-Copeland at (757) 373-3293 or jrhodescopeland@aol.com.
July 3, Plastic Eddie, rock
July 10, Lewis McGehee, acoustic rock
July 17, The River Boyz Duo, rock
July 24, Rock Star Parking, rock
July 31, Mike Proffitt, classic rock
Aug. 7, Lewis McGehee
Aug. 14, The Fins, Buffett tribute
Aug. 21, Ed Kelleher Duo, rock
Aug. 28, Jesse Chong, rock, reggae
Sept. 4, Lewis McGehee
WHY NOT WEDNESDAYS
The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts at Town Center in Virginia Beach joined with nearby businesses and the Sandler Center Foundation for this concert series.
Shows are 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 9 at the Sandler Center Outdoor Plaza. Visit www.sandlercenter.org.
July 1, Steve Forss, acoustic
July 8, Lewis McGehee, acoustic rock
July 15, The Fins, Buffett tribute
July 22, The Blades, rock
July 29, Luke Hartman, acoustic rock
Aug. 5, Lemondish, rock
Aug. 12, to be determined
Aug. 19, Inside Out, rock
Aug. 26, Joe Maniscalco, acoustic
Sept. 2 and 9, to be determined
T.G.O.V. – THANK GOODNESS IT’S OCEAN VIEW BEACH PARTY
Ocean View Beach Park in Norfolk is the scene for two summer music series hosted by Festevents. On Fridays the focus will be on beach music. Concerts are 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., July 10 to Aug. 28.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Food and drink will be sold. Coolers, food and soft drinks are permitted, but no alcohol or glass containers. Visit festevents.org or call (757) 441-2345.
July 10, The Janitors
July 17, The Showmen
July 24, The Catalina’s
July 31, Slapwater
Aug 7, Power Play
Aug 14, Michael Clark Band
Aug 21, Craig Woolard Band
Aug 28, Mark Roberts & Breeze Band
BIG BANDS ON THE BAY
This Festevents music series, also at Ocean View Beach Park, features big band music. Concerts are at 7 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 6. The finale ends at 10 p.m., and the others end at 9 p.m.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Food and drink will be sold. Coolers, food and soft drinks are permitted, but no alcohol or glass containers.
And be ready to dance.
July 5, Atlantic Fleet Jazz Ensemble
July 12, Terry Chesson Orchestra
July 19, Top Hats Orchestra
July 26, Don Case & the Satin Sounds Orchestra
Aug. 2, The Continentals
Aug. 9, Glen Boswick & the Sounds of Swing
Aug. 16, Top Hats Orchestra
Aug. 23, "Dancing with the Ocean View Stars" with Don Case & the Satin Sounds Orchestra presented with The Evelyn Ott Dance Studio.
Aug. 30, The Continentals
Sept. 6, Terry Chesson Orchestra
SATURDAY SUMMER STREET FEST
Downtown Hampton throws this party on Queensway from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 5.
In addition to the music, there are street performers and free activites for children, and refreshments for sale. Visit vasc.org.
July 4, Black, White and Blues Band
July 11, Slapwater, beach music
July 18, Excess Baggage, rock
July 25, The Lost Trailers and the Heather Edwards Band, country
Aug. 1, Coolin’ Out, beach music
Aug. 8, Zion Wave, reggae
Aug. 15, Octane 80, rock
Aug. 22, The Deloreans, ’80s rock
Aug. 29, Off the Record, disco
Sept. 5, Slapwater
SUFFOLK TGIF SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
These concerts, at 5:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays, will be held at Constant’s Wharf Park, behind the Hilton Garden Inn & Suffolk Conference Center, until July 17. The concerts from July 31 to Aug. 28 are at Bennett’s Creek Park, Shoulders Hill Road in Suffolk.
Bring your own seating. People can also bring coolers and food. Call (757) 514-7267 or (866) SEE-SUFK, or visit Suffolk-Fun.com
July 10, SAB, beach music
July 17, Hotcakes, variety
July 31, The Rhondels, beach music
Aug. 7, Cedar Creek, country
Aug. 14, Overtime Band, variety
Aug. 21, English Channel, British invasion rock
Aug. 28, Island Boy, variety
FRIDAYS @ THE FOUNTAIN CONCERT SERIES
These concerts are held in Newport News at the City Center at Oyster Point Fountain Plaza. Free parking, but no pets or outside beverages are allowed. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., concerts are 6 to 8:30, except for Aug. 28. There also are two Saturday matinees at City Center Market Stage on Mariners Row. Visit citycenteratoysterpoint.com.
July 3, Borderline Crazy, rock
July 10, City Center Jazz All-Stars
July 11, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Code Blue Bluegrass
July 17, City Center Jazz All-Stars
July 18, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Rust City Ramblers Dixieland Jazz Quartet
July 24, Spin City, top 40
July 31, The Rich Whiskey, rock
Aug. 7, The Rhondels, beach music
Aug. 14, Slapwater, beach
Aug. 21, Butter, rock
Aug. 28, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Sept. 4, Tailgate Down, country
Sept. 11, Slapwater
NAVY CONCERT SERIES
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Morale, Welfare and Recreation offers a series of free country music concerts to sailors, their families, and the Hampton Roads community. Gates open at 5 p.m. and concerts start at 7 p.m.
Attendance does not require a base pass or Department of Defense sticker. Tail-gating, coolers, glass containers, video equipment or pets are not permitted. All bags, backpacks, blankets, chairs and other items may be searched. Visit www.discovermwr.com/Discover or call (757) 462-7665.
July 3, LeAnne Rimes, Norfolk Naval Base
July 11, Josh Turner, Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
Aug. 7, Jason Aldean, Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
Aug. 21, Gretchen Wilson, Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
Sept. 26, Miranda Lambert, Oceana Naval Air Station.
I will try to post more in the future.
Prepare to “ooh” and “aah” as the sky above the world’s “Most Beautiful Park” explodes with color to top off Independence Day festivities. Celebrate America’s birthday at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA with four nights of patriotic fireworks set to music July 1 – 4. The fireworks extravaganza, “Boom ‘n July,” is included with park admission and begins each night at 9:15 p.m..
The villages of Oktoberfest and San Marco are the best viewing areas for the fireworks show.
You can dine in the park’s Black Forest Picnic area behind Das Festhaus during a pre-fireworks buffet that also includes access to an exclusive fireworks-viewing area near Festhaus park. Dinner seating begins at 8:30 p.m.. For more information on the Boom ‘n July fireworks or to make dinner reservations, visit www.buschgardens.com/va or call (800) 343-7946.
4th of July Fireworks (busch gardens) 2 Video
From the VARBUZZ
Research from the Brookings Institute on the economic conditions in the country’s 100 largest metro areas released this month indicates that Virginia may already be recovering from the nation’s economic downturn.
Brookings ranked the 100 metros on overall economic health. Washington DC ranked 14th, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ranked 16th, and Richmond ranked 46th.
In the report, all three Virginia-area metros are cited as showing signs of economic recovery: Richmond, Washington DC, and Virginia Beach each showed growth in employment and output in the first quarter of 2009.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Washington DC, and Richmond were ranked three, four and five respectively for percent change in Gross Metropolitan Product from Q4 2008 to Q1 2009.
One significant blemish for Virginia: The DC area is still showing 6.49 REOs per 1000 mortgageable properties, making it the 11th worst performer in that category.
A strong government and/or military employment presence in all three of Virginia’s major metro areas bodes well for economic recovery the Commonwealth, as these employment sectors tend to be insulated from large employment declines.
Standing in stark contrast to the gloomy Case-Schiller index, the Brookings Institute report shows that 38 of the top 100 metro areas saw no decline in home prices over the past 12 months.
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In 1607, three ships carrying over a hundred adventurers from England crossed the Atlantic, not knowing what they would find on the other side. After landing at Cape Henry, in what is today Virginia Beach, they set out to explore the surrounding rivers and bays. They mapped and chronicled their discoveries as they made their way inland, eventually settling at Jamestown, Virginia. There they built the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
From Jamestown they would branch out to other areas of southeastern Virginia, creating towns, counties and cities, and in the process becoming Hampton Roads first regional citizens and establishing Hampton Roads as America’s First Region.
The term ‘Hampton Roads’ is a centuries-old reference that originated when the region was a struggling British outpost nearly 400 years ago. Designated in the 17th century as the name of the largest natural harbor where the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers pour into the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Signifying the safety of a port, "roads" in nautical terminology means "a place less sheltered than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor".
The region’s most notable geographic characteristic is proximity to a variety of waterways. Bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton Roads is where the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers pour into the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
With the world’s largest natural harbor, Hampton Roads’ ports have played an important role in the region’s history and economy.
Hampton Roads is ranked the 31st largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States. The region encompasses two areas linked by the Hampton Roads and the Virginia Peninsula. The South Hampton Roads region includes the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.
These cities are often referred to as the Tidewater area. The Peninsula consists of the cities of Hampton , Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, James City,, and York.
Williamsburg, James City County, and York County are often referred to as the Historic Triangle because they played host to many important events in American history. In 1992, Isle of Wight County, Virginia and Currituck County, North Carolina were added to the MSA due to commuting patterns between the two counties and the existing MSA Smithfield, Southampton, and Surry round out the region.
To call Hampton Roads rich in history is perhaps the greatest understatement. General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781, in the last major engagement of the American Revolutionary War. The Civil War battle of the ironclads, the Confederate Merrimac and Union Monitor, occurred in the waters of Hampton Roads on March 8-9, 1862, changing forever the nature of naval warfare. Colonial Williamsburg has been described as the world’s largest living museum, and is perhaps the nation’s premier educational and historical resource on early American life.
Unlike many of the metropolitan areas across the country, Hampton Roads’ population is not centered in one city, but spread broadly throughout the region.
Hampton Roads is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the southeastern United States, and the largest between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. Hampton Roads’ labor force surpasses 750,000 and unemployment averages between 4 and 5 percent. Over 15,000 highly-skilled workers exit the military in Hampton Roads each year and the region is home to over 70,000 university and community college students. The military, manufacturing, the Port of Virginia, high technology, and tourism are major drivers in Hampton Roads’ $54 billion economy. 
The military has long been a mainstay of the Hampton Roads economy, and today the region boasts the largest concentration of military personnel in the nation, with forces stationed at such critical defense facilities as Naval Station Norfolk (the largest naval facility in the world), Langley Air Force Base, Oceana Naval Air Station, Little Creek Amphibious Base, Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe, and Fort Story, and more. Total military and civilian defense-related employment in Hampton Roads surpasses 111,000.
Hampton Roads is rich, too, in intellectual resources. The region is home to eight colleges and universities and two federal laboratori
es: The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, a U.S. Department of Energy facility that conducts basic and applied atomic research, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Langley Research Center, an 800-acre facility conducting research in aviation and space sciences.
A pre-eminent maritime center, the region is thoroughly entwined and proudly identified with the water, included 26 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, the Chesapeake Bay, and a host of picturesque rivers and inlets. Hampton Roads is blessed with environmental assets, as well, including First Landing State Park, False Cape State Park, the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge, to name a few.
Whether you are visiting the area, considering a move here or already reside here, we encourage you to take advantage of all Hampton Roads has to offer.
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Shagging on the Riverwalk is a summer concert series held at Riverwalk Landing in Historic Yorktown and features some of the area’s finest beach music, Motown, oldies and more. Guests have the opportunity to practice the “shag” on the large outdoor dance floor, and all are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. The event is free and open to the public.
This gathering is truly fun and exciting for anyone who really appreciates the shag. Back by popular demand for a fourth straight year, York County is excited to offer the 2009 Shagging on the Riverwalk Beach Music Concert Series. Entertainment will take place on the performance stage at Riverwalk Landing, overlooking the York River in historic Yorktown.
The series will be held on Friday’s from 6 to 9 p.m., beginning June 5, and continuing through June 26. Following a two-week break, the series picks up on July 17 and continues through August 7.
The Colonial Shag Club will once again provide shag lessons, demonstrations, club information, and answer any questions related to this popular form of dance. Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes, as one of the area’s largest outdoor dance floors will give you the opportunity to practice your shagging.
For the kids, a clown will be present each week to provide free face painting and balloons.
SCHEDULE OF ENTERTAINMENT
June 5 – TFC Band
June 12 – The Main Event Band
June 19 – Fatback and The Cadillacs
June 26 – The Original Rhondels
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July 17 – Coolin’ Out
July 24 – FAB
July 31 – The Band of Oz
August 7 – Ron Moody and the Centaurs
Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and/or lawn chairs for seating. Food will be available for purchase. Free parking is available at the Riverwalk Landing parking terrace, York Hall, York-Poquoson Courthouse, County Administration
Building, and other designated public parking lots throughout Yorktown.
No rain dates are scheduled for Shagging on the Riverwalk. In the event of inclement weather, please call the event weather hotline at 890-3520. For more information on Shagging on the Riverwalk or any other events in York County, call the York County Parks and Recreation Office at 890-3500 or visit www.yorkcounty.gov/tourism . Sponsored by York County, VA.
If you don’t know what " Shagging or Beach Music is watch this medley showcasing Local Musician Bill Deal and the Rhondels. Bill Deal passed suddenly in 2003 and we lost one of the great Beach singers of his time..Most Folks think the Rhondels were one-hit wonders but the truth is that they had 3 Top 40 hits to their credit; "I’ve Been Hurt", "May I" and Who Do You Think You Are.
I guess I am showing my age as I remember him playing at a high school prom when I was growing up in VA Beach.
Location Map for Riverwalk Landing in Yorktown, VA
