Outreach Program

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Gary is a blues, folk and, Americana guitarist and singer. He performs favorites such as “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “Under the Boardwalk”. He sings rock, country, southern gospel and big band.

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Fletcher and Friends offers a variety of music including jazz, blues, standards, Latin, and more! Their love of music inspires their work and others.

Amanda Wallace is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, where she majored in painting and printmaking before earning her Masters of Fine Arts from Goddard College.

Richard Mekdeci (mek-dee?-see) is an award-winning songwriter and musician and a 22 year veteran of the Nashville songwriting community. He has produced, written and recorded with such artists as Roseanne Cash, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, and others.  

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Relax with some great food and enjoy your favorite classic rock n’ roll with a little new country!

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Maggie is a mixed-media artist. Her work can be seen at The Artist Gallery in Virginia Beach. Her influences are living artists rather than the masters. She studied in Hawaii with George Woollard and was hugely influenced by both his painting style.

A barbershop quartet singing barbershop harmony music with some examples explaining what it is. Frequently, we have sing-alongs with the audience and (clean) jokes as part of our entertainment.

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Bonney has been teaching yoga, meditation and mindfulness around the Hampton Roads area. Kam returned to Indoda Entsha and taught himself how to drum comfortably from his wheelchair, using this form of creative expression as a healing mechanism.

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The Muse Writers Center is Hampton Roads’ very own literary center, and since the early 2000s, we have grown into one of the top-10 writers centers nationally, with a vibrant space in central Ghent featuring five classrooms, two semi-private writers rooms, a library, and an auditorium for readings and special literary events as well as...

After studying with top drum circle facilitators (Arthur Hull, Jana Broder, Jim Donovan, Christine Stevenson) he started Drum Your Dream. He facilitates rhythm-based events and celebrates the human spirit through rhythm with people from all walks of life.

Richard Mekdeci  is an award-winning songwriter and musician and a 22 year veteran of the Nashville songwriting community. He has produced, written and recorded with such artists as Roseanne Cash, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, and others.