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Transforming Virginia Beach Through Arts and Culture
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@edtrask at @atlanticparksurf
@etcha_sketch_dev at @wiseguypizza
@poetry_jackson at @milkandhoney_dmv
@schuylerbeecroft at @atlanticparkvb
@mirth_murals 401 18th St
@_silasbaker_ 418 18th St
@pawleyprints at @barrel17
@nicolegomezarts @m.b.kahn
@jsuarex_art at @beadsnrocksvb
Peter Davis at @vboceanrescue

VibeCreativeDistrict.org taken in ViBe Creative District by @vabeacharts

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A full house. A story told without holding back.

Good Girl Gone Single, written, directed, and performed by Sherilynn Cherry, invited us into a bold, funny, and deeply personal journey through heartbreak, self-discovery, motherhood, dating, and the work of rebuilding after life has broken open.

Hosted at The Great Neck Pavilion, the evening created space for laughter, reflection, vulnerability, and connection.

Thank you to Sherilynn for trusting the room with this story, to everyone who showed up ready to witness the journey with us, and to The Great Neck Pavilion for welcoming us into the space.
Some stories stay with you long after the lights come up. by @vabeacharts

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The next season of Virginia Beach Globally Inspired Gatherings (VBGIGs) kicks off Friday, Oct. 30, with “Dia de Meurtos” @theztheater! 💃

Enjoy live music, traditional dance and fashion of “Dia de Muertos,” the Mexican celebration honoring people and pets who are no longer with us.

Pre-show activities begin at 5:30 p.m. in the lobby; theater performance is 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but space is limited. Register online in advance to reserve your spot. Those without tickets will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Get your free tickets at Culture.VirginiaBeach.gov/events. Link in our bio.

Events are presented by the Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department in partnership with the @hispanic_leader_hampton_roads, The Zeiders American Dream Theater and @whro.

📸 @lorigzontiniphotography

#vbarts #vbgigs Dancers in front of a screen that says Dia de Muertos taken in The Zeiders American Dream Theater by @vabeacharts

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Take a tour during the 9th Annual ViBe Mural Festival presented by @atlanticparkvb! Today's schedule includes walking tours at 10am, 2pm and 6pm. A bike tour at 2pm and golf cart tours as preregistered. Sign up online at ViBeCreativeDistrict.org for tours all week. #vbarts taken in ViBe Creative District by @vabeacharts

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⚡VIBE MURAL FEST TEES⚡ New 2026 ViBe Mural Festival tees are here and ready for you! Special thanks to @lunawillowcreations and @tessahalldesigns for sharing their art with us. Purchase Oct 2-11 at @creativewellarts #virginiaisforlovers #theworldisyouroyster taken in The Creative Well Arts Foundation by @vabeacharts

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⚡️MEET THE MURALISTS⚡️The 9th Annual ViBe Mural Festival presented by @atlanticparkvb with support from @visitvirginia is coming up Oct 2 -11!

FEATURED TEEN MURALIST:
Valentina Arciniegas Gil from @vbschools Ocean Lakes HS at @zerossubsoceanfront

Valentina Arciniegas Gil is a multidisciplinary artist located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Educated at the Governor’s School for the Arts she focuses on the combination and transformation of mediums. Some materials seen in her works are- wood scorching, glass, found metals and traditional 2D mediums. Her pieces present the connections between humans, industrial ideas, and biology. Looking to expand her mediums she has recently been drawn to larger scale pieces and murals. by @vabeacharts

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⚡️MEET THE MURALISTS⚡️The 9th Annual ViBe Mural Festival presented by @atlanticparkvb with support from @visitvirginia is coming up Oct 2 -11!

PETER DAVIS at 845 Virginia Beach Blvd Livesaving Headquarters

In the year 1990 Peter Davis moved to Botswana, Africa to teach art in a Community Junior Secondary School after finishing his BA in Psychology at Trinity University, San Antonio. Afterwards he spent several months traveling though Africa and the Middle East. Upon his return to the states he earned a Masters in Fine Art from the University of California, Davis, afterwards taking a position as Director of Art for a non-profit that partnered with a public school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where he facilitated multiple community art projects in Brooklyn and surrounding areas. He returned to Texas to direct the “See-Wall Mural”, a 2.5 mile community art mural involving 14,000 people, the majority of which were children, and to work full time for the Galveston Island Beach Patrol. He has since collaborated with several community groups on projects and has shown his personal work in spaces in Texas, California, New Orleans, and Germany. He sees exposure to other cultures as a catalyst for both work and being and has traveled extensively in and out of the US.

Peter’s work is meant to be seen a visual puzzle where the viewer sees images through their own “lenses”. Much of it has a strong social or environmental message. While there is no one way to interpret the work, certain images are used repeatedly as road markers or metaphors for recurring themes. by @vabeacharts

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📚🎃We'll have a special guest joining us from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Francis Land House as part of our free First Saturday Community Day: Halloween!

Joe Tennis is a Virginia Beach native and the author of a dozen books. His most popular books include ghost story collections. His latest book is “The Ghostly Tales of Haunted Coastal Virginia.” This new book feature six stories from Virginia Beach, like who haunts the Cavalier and whatever happened to the witch on the Lynnhaven River. The book also includes stories from Norfolk, Hampton, Suffolk, and more.

Joe's books will be on sale in the Francis Land House gift shop. Get your free tickets to Free First Saturday Community Day: Halloween at Culture.VirginiaBeach.gov/events. Link in our bio.

#vbhistorymuseums #history #museums #FrancisLandHouse #halloween🎃 Joe Tennis taken in The Francis Land House by @vabeacharts

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A beautiful evening to end the Poetry in the Parklet Series in partnership with @themusewriterscenter!

The awards ceremony for Poetry in the Parklet took place during twilight under the trees lining 18th Street between Cypress and Mediterranean Avenue. Poet Bill Glose opened with a poetry reading, followed by a brief poetry workshop with six participants reading their work. We ended the night with the announcement of cash prizes for poets who submitted poems for the contest.

In total, 26 poets submitted 62 poems for consideration. The 5 selected poets and poems will be shared to all who entered the competition later this week via email. Poets from Chesapeake, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Williamsburg entered offering a great glimpse of our regional talent.

In October, we will hang the poems among the tress in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month! by @vabeacharts

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⚡️MEET THE MURALISTS⚡️The 9th Annual ViBe Mural Festival presented by @atlanticparkvb with support from @visitvirginia is coming up Oct 2 -11!

POETRY JACKSON at Milk & Honey on Baltic Ave

Poetry Jackson is an award-winning visual artist, public artist, curator, and international artist whose work is rooted in bold storytelling, cultural connection, and the transformation of public space. A longtime creative force in Hampton Roads, Jackson has contributed to Virginia Beach’s arts community as a ViBe Creative District Board Member and through murals, exhibitions and community programming throughout the region. Her practice has expanded nationally and internationally, while maintaining a strong connection to the community that helped shape her artistic career. Known for vibrant color, powerful portraiture, and work celebrating culture, identity, joy, and resilience, Jackson creates art designed to become part of the places and people it represents. Her work bridges fine art, public art, and community engagement with a mission to create meaningful visual legacies that live far beyond the wall.

#vbarts by @vabeacharts

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The next @sandlercenter Art Gallery exhibition, by Virginia Beach artist Pamela Ponce, explores the sense of place the artist experienced in her visits to the Barrier Islands of Virginia.

The Sandler Center and @sandlercenterfoundation will host a free, public opening reception for this exhibition, 6-8 p.m., Oct. 12. The Sandler Center Foundation requests those planning to attend to please RSVP online in advance of the reception.

🔗RSVP for the free reception at the link in our bio.

“Movement and Light: The Barrier Islands of Virginia” will be on view Oct. 9, 2026 – Jan. 2, 2027, whenever the Sandler Center box office is open, as well as to event ticketholders during Sandler Center events.

#vbarts #vbpublicart Flyer for upcoming art exhibition at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach, VA.

Text reads:

Movement and Light: The Barrier Islands of Virginia
a solo exhibition by Pamela Ponce
on view Oct. 9, 2026 - Jan. 2, 2027

Exhibition Reception

Monday, Oct. 12, 2026
6-8 p.m.

Sandler Center Art Gallery
201 Market Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Pamela Ponce, Great Egret, digital photography, 2018, 12" x 18". Flyer includes this photo of a great egret walking in water.

Flyer also includes logos for the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Sandler Center Foundation and Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department. taken in Sandler Center for the Performing Arts by @vabeacharts

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⚡️MEET THE MURALISTS⚡️The 9th Annual ViBe Mural Festival presented by @atlanticparkvb with support from @visitvirginia is coming up Oct 2 -11!

ED TRASK at Atlantic Park Surf

Ed Trask is a musician, painter, and muralist whose work has been collected into many permanent collections. Trask earned a BFA in Painting & Printmaking from VCU and while in school, he transformed many of the dilapidated buildings around Richmond City into his very own art gallery through painted murals. After graduating in 1992, he continued painting illegal murals around the world while on tour with different punk rock bands and friends. Trask has since become involved with bringing creative changes to Richmond and other cities through public art. He co-founded the RVA Street Art Festival and served as a commissioner for Richmond’s Public Art Commission. He is a past board member of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and has lectured and facilitated creative consulting programs for numerous corporations while working with community nonprofits to bring creative, inclusive public art throughout the city. Ed Trasks’ paintings and murals appear in many permanent collections, including the Modern & Contemporary Art Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Ed lives in Richmond VA with his wife and two children.

#vbarts @visitvabeach @vabeacharts by @vabeacharts

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