Dancing With The Williamsburg Stars

Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM

Dancing With the Williamsburg Stars is a fundraiser being produced by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Virginia Peninsula and the Rita Welsh Adult Literacy Program.

Local Williamsburg "stars" have been recruited and accepted the challenge to train with a professional dancer and compete in front of a live audience and distinguished panel of judges. Do you recognize any of these stars? 

Virginia Opera and the Virginia Opera Guild are excited to announce the Emerald Anniversary Gala

Join Virginia Opera with more than 500 guests Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Norfolk's Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center.
The Gala is to raise funds to support Virginia Opera's educational endeavors and to increase its visibility while celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the organization.

The Gala is black tie but "WOW!" will it be fun for all! Starting at 6:00pm we will enjoy an evening cascaded in emerald green, dinner, dancing, entertainment, a silent auction and tons of friends. See and be seen!

Contributed by CW Burke

What we know call Mardi Gras began in ancient Rome as a mid-February, circus-like celebration called Lupercalia. When Rome eventually embraced Christianity, the highest Church Fathers incorporated Lupercalia into the new faith, renaming it Carnival and explaining the celebration as a period of merriment and abandon before the penance of Lent.

Mardi Gras came to America in 1699 through French explorers and brothers Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. Mardi Gras had been celebrated in Paris since 1291 and had been a major holiday since the Middle Ages. The Le Moyne brothers, landing in the Gulf of Mexico and traveling north along the Mississippi River, camped and celebrated Mardi Gras on March 3, 1699 from a location 60 miles south of what is now New Orleans. In honor of the day, Iberville named their site "Point du Mardi Gras."

Look out Virginia Beach!  Snooki will be at Peabody's tonight - February 12th

1940's Valentine's Day Hangar Dance in Virginia Beach

Saturday, February 13, 2010

6 PM Doors Open / 7 PM-  10:30PM Dance

Celebrate Mardi Gras 2010 at the Green Leafe Downtown

Tuesday, February 16th

For centuries, Mardi Gras has been a day of celebration before the fastidiousness of Lent. The Green Leafe decided that's a good enough excuse for a party. So, whether you will be observing Lent or not, come out for a great time.