Art After Hours Winter
Kick off your weekend early — and add some heat — at Art After Hours Winter at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Tickets are on sale now for the series, which began on January 14th is presented every Thursday night from 6 to 9 p.m. through Feb. 25.
“Adding the word ‘winter’ to the name of the series signals a ramping up of one of VMFA’s most popular events,” says Art After Hours organizer Patricia Jagoda. “We’ll also be presenting an Art After Hours Fall series in October and November.
“Art After Hours is such a crowd-pleasing event because it’s got live music, art tours, dancing, poetry readings, wine tastings, gourmet pizza and specialty drinks, and a Friends of Art silent auction of art by regional and national artists – all centered in the beautiful surroundings of the VMFA Marble Hall.”
Series tickets to all seven events are $60 (members $48 — please note that the series already has presented two events at this point). Single tickets are $10 (members $8). Single tickets may be purchased online at tickets.vmfa.museum. Series and single tickets are available at VMFA Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by telephoning (804) 340-1405. (Members’ tickets are available only at VMFA; limit two per event; members must show VMFA membership card when making purchase.)
Art After Hours Winter tickets are not refundable or exchangeable.
Parking for the event is available in the museum’s deck at Sheppard Street and Stuart Avenue for $3 (members free with membership card). Complete parking information is online at www.vmfa.museum/campus.html.
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Here is the late lineup for Art After Hours 2010, also noted at the Appomattox Calendar on a weekly basis:
January 28
- MUSIC: Crown Vic with alt-country rock
- WINE, BEER AND SPECIALTY COCKTAILS: Shiraz and Syrah wines are featured, plus specialty cocktails from our expert mixologists
- FOOD: Gourmet pizza, and fruit and imported cheese plates
- POETRY at 6:30 & 7 P.M.: Caroline Cahill
- TOUR at 7 & 7:30 P.M.: Take a special 20-minute “Art à la Carte” tour of the museum’s galleries
- FRIENDS OF ART SILENT AUCTION: View and bid on works of art by local and regional artists
February 4
- MUSIC: Gayle McGehee and the Nocturnes, with eclectic lounge music
- WINE, BEER AND SPECIALTY COCKTAILS: Light wines are featured, plus specialty cocktails from our expert mixologists
- FOOD: Gourmet pizza, and fruit and imported cheese plates
- POETRY at 6:30 & 7 P.M.: Tarfia Faizullah
- TOUR at 7 & 7:30 P.M.: Take a special 20-minute “Art à la Carte” tour of the museum’s galleries
- FRIENDS OF ART SILENT AUCTION: View and bid on works of art by local and regional artists
February 11
- MUSIC: The Lost Souls, with Americana pop rock
- WINE, BEER AND SPECIALTY COCKTAILS: French wines are featured, plus specialty cocktails from our expert mixologists
- FOOD: Gourmet pizza, and fruit and imported cheese plates
- POETRY at 6:30 & 7 P.M.: Kate Greenstreet
- TOUR at 7 & 7:30 P.M.: Take a special 20-minute “Art à la Carte” tour of the museum’s galleries
- FRIENDS OF ART SILENT AUCTION: View and bid on works of art by local and regional artists
February 18
- MUSIC: The Michael Clark Blues Band with blues classics, rhythm-and-blues and rock
- WINE, BEER AND SPECIALTY COCKTAILS: Syrah and Shiraz wines are featured, plus specialty cocktails from our expert mixologists
- FOOD: Gourmet pizza, and fruit and imported cheese plates
- POETRY at 6:30 & 7 P.M.: Laura Davenport
- TOUR at 7 & 7:30 P.M.: Take a special 20-minute “Art à la Carte” tour of the museum’s galleries
- FRIENDS OF ART SILENT AUCTION: View and bid on works of art by local and regional artists
February 25
- MUSIC: Blues Flash, with electric jump blues
- WINE, BEER AND SPECIALTY COCKTAILS: Bordeaux wines are featured, plus specialty cocktails from our expert mixologists
- FOOD: Gourmet pizza, and fruit and imported cheese plates
- POETRY at 6:30 & 7 P.M.: Cynthia Grier Lotze
- TOUR at 7 & 7:30 P.M.: Take a special 20-minute “Art à la Carte” tour of the museum’s galleries
- FRIENDS OF ART SILENT AUCTION: View and bid on works of art by local and regional artists
