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Wednesday, October 16
 

10:00am EDT

FREE: Chrysler Museum of Art
Wednesday October 16, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
(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

No sign up required.
Wednesday October 16, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT

11:00am EDT

FREE: Chrysler Museum Highlights Public Tour
Wednesday October 16, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
See the collection of artworks from contemporary times to ancient Egypt and the world-class glass collection at the Chrysler Museum of Art.

No sign up required. Ask for assistance at the front desk when you arrive.
Wednesday October 16, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Chrysler Museum of Art 1 Memorial Pl, Norfolk, VA 23510

11:45am EDT

FREE: Freemason Street Baptist Church Bell Tower Tour and Noon Recital
Wednesday October 16, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EDT
(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.
Wednesday October 16, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EDT
Freemason Street Baptist Church 400 E. Freemason St.

12:00pm EDT

FREE: Chrysler Museum of Art Perry Glass Studio (special theme for VLA!)
Wednesday October 16, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
With a special library theme for VLA. Public glassmaking demonstrations at noon, Tuesday- Sunday. www.chrysler.org/glass

No sign up required.
Wednesday October 16, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio 745 Duke St, Norfolk, VA 23510

2:00pm EDT

FREE: Ohef Sholom Library & Archives and Bonk-Rivin Holocaust Collection Tour
Wednesday October 16, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
(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.

No sign up required. Meet at the Temple.
Speakers
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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 Temple 530 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk, VA 23507

2:00pm EDT

FREE: The Slover Tour
Wednesday October 16, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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.
Wednesday October 16, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

3:30pm EDT

FREE: Sargeant Memorial Collection Highlights Tour
Wednesday October 16, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm EDT
Visit Norfolk Public Library’s local history & genealogy collection, one of the finest in Virginia, begun in 1927. Host: Troy Valos.

No sign up required. Meet on the 2nd floor of Slover.
Wednesday October 16, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm EDT
Slover Library Sargeant Memorial Collection/2nd Floor 235 E Plume St, Norfolk, VA 23510

3:30pm EDT

FREE: Queer History Walking Tour
Wednesday October 16, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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.
Wednesday October 16, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Norfolk Waterside Marriott Lobby 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA 23510
 
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