(Tide stop: York Street/Freemason station and .4-mile walk) The glass studio and museum are across the street from one another and share free parking. Lunch is available at the café, Zinnia. www.chrysler.org
(Tide stop: Monticello Station and .1-mile walk) See and hear the 10-bell chime of Freemason Street Baptist Church, a building designed by Thomas Ustick Walter (architect of the dome of the US Capitol). The musician is librarian Sean Bilby. The tour includes steep steps, but the music can be enjoyed from benches outside beginning at noon. Free parking.
(Tide stop: EVMC/Fort Norfolk Station and .5-mile walk) Tour the largest Judaic book collection in Hampton Roads. The synagogue’s library holds over 5,000 books, including 1,400 items in the Bonk-Rivin Holocaust Collection and over 100 Holocaust-related graphic novels and comic books. The Radin Archives includes manuscripts and artifacts dating from the mid- nineteenth century. Parking lot and on-street parking. Host: David Titus.
Librarian, Bonk-Rivin Holocaust Collection of Ohef Sholom Temple Library
I have a strong interest in Holocaust education. In addition to a large collection of adult and young person Holocaust titles, the Bonk-Rivin Holocaust Collection contains a large selection of graphic novels and comic books on Holocaust topics. Ask me about using graphic novels and... Read More →
Wednesday October 16, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Ohef Sholom Temple530 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk, VA 23507
Opened in January 2015, The Slover is a unique event space and branch library. The tour includes the architecture, collections, technology, and programming. Host: Bryndis Rubin.
No sign up required. Meet in the lobby of the Slover.
FREE; DONATIONS WELCOME Experience Norfolk’s LGBTQ+ history as Cathleen Rhodes, ODU Women’s Studies professor and director of the Tidewater Queer History Project, leads you through Norfolk’s Downtown to discover where local Queer history started and grew. Donations benefit TQHP.
No sign up required. Meet in lobby of the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.