<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/' xmlns:geo='http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#' xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' version='2.0' xmlns:xCal='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcal'><channel><title>Christopher Newport University Calendar</title><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/calendar</link><description>Christopher Newport University Calendar</description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:30:01 -0400</lastBuildDate><ttl>120</ttl><language>en-us</language><generator>Localist</generator><item><title>Apr 19, 2026: Softball vs Roanoke College at Captains Park</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Softball vs Roanoke College Newport News, Va.</p>

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<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-cadence-roberts-percussion">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Junior+Recital+-+Cadence+Roberts%2C+percussion&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJunior+Recital+-+Cadence+Roberts%2C+percussion%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fjunior-recital-cadence-roberts-percussion%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52507181608632</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-19T13:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-cadence-roberts-percussion</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52507181679293/huge/39f3783470fe7c2263935de53c17601190527754.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 19, 2026: The Laramie Project at Studio Theater</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In October 1998, a student at the University of Wyoming, Matthew Shephard, was severely beaten and left for dead outside Laramie, Wyoming.  Why?  Because he was gay.  In the aftermath, Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half, conducting over 200 interviews with the people of the town; some were directly connected to the case, while others were citizens of Laramie, detailing a breadth of reactions that is truly fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic then constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences in Laramie, creating a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/the-laramie-project">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+The+Laramie+Project&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+October+1998%2C+a+student+at+the+University+of+Wyoming%2C+Matthew+Shephard%2C+was+severely+beaten+and+left+for+dead+outside+Laramie%2C+Wyoming.++Why%3F++Because+he+was+gay.++In+the+aftermath%2C+Mois%C3%A9s+Kaufman+and+members+of+the+Tectonic+Theater+Project+made+six+trips+to+Laramie+over+the+course+of+a+year+and+a+half%2C+conducting+over+200+interviews+with+the+people+of+the+town%3B+some+were+directly+connected+to+the+case%2C+while+others+were+citizens+of+Laramie%2C+detailing+a+breadth+of+reactions+that+is+truly+fascinating.+Kaufman+and+Tectonic+then+constructed+a+deeply+moving+theatrical+experience+from+these+interviews+and+their+own+experiences+in+Laramie%2C+creating+a+breathtaking+collage+that+explores+the+depths+to+which+humanity+can+sink+and+the+heights+of+compassion+of+which+we+are+capable.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fthe-laramie-project%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50587537941547</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-19T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/the-laramie-project</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50587538147377/huge/e827e201249fdcd7a1cad757b6a6d90282f4e4d3.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>Apr 19, 2026: Hampton Roads Philharmonic at Diamonstein Concert Hall</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hampton Roads Philharmonic, under the direction of Steven Brindle</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/hampton-roads-philharmonic">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Hampton+Roads+Philharmonic&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AHampton+Roads+Philharmonic%2C+under+the+direction+of+Steven+Brindle%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fhampton-roads-philharmonic%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030393699715</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-19T14:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/hampton-roads-philharmonic</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030393766279/huge/417f1c09afa3d6ba0711b4afec4ff29a99510367.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 19, 2026: Junior Recital - Grace Farris, soprano at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Junior Recital - Grace Farris, soprano</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-grace-farris">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Junior+Recital+-+Grace+Farris%2C+soprano&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJunior+Recital+-+Grace+Farris%2C+soprano%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fjunior-recital-grace-farris%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52507206176979</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-19T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-grace-farris</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52507206219991/huge/c35426f4774bc713564c98fb5d8cee3f07bc4d95.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 19, 2026: Softball vs Roanoke College at Captains Park</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Softball vs Roanoke College Newport News, Va.</p>

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<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-nicholas-frazier-baritone">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Junior+Recital+-+Nicholas+Frazier%2C+baritone&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJunior+Recital+-+Nicholas+Frazier%2C+baritone%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fjunior-recital-nicholas-frazier-baritone%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52507235603826</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-19T17:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-nicholas-frazier-baritone</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52507235669366/huge/7bb3d6a0b675b54f2fa31b7d8e894e7326aaa4d7.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 19, 2026: Senior Capstone Presentation - Gabriella Johnson at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Senior Capstone Presentation - Gabriella Johnson</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/senior-capstone-presentation-gabriella-johnson">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Senior+Capstone+Presentation+-+Gabriella+Johnson&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASenior+Capstone+Presentation+-+Gabriella+Johnson%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fsenior-capstone-presentation-gabriella-johnson%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52507251955469</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-19T19:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/senior-capstone-presentation-gabriella-johnson</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52507252014866/huge/7f2a07f389e2e1cbcab48bf170a41024eac9065a.jpg'/><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>Apr 20, 2026: General Student Recital at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>General Student Recital</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/general-student-recital-4769">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+General+Student+Recital&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+20%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AGeneral+Student+Recital%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fgeneral-student-recital-4769%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030335158066</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-20T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/general-student-recital-4769</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030335247160/huge/eb4d34dec6f71ffc01b3df8fe2638b6162acb127.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 20, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Classical Roots of American Culture: Art and Architecture in the Early Republic&quot; at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>CNU faculty members honor the legacy of Dr. David Pollio, CNU Classics, by offering a collaborative talk on the ways America’s founding generation consciously adapted classical references from ancient Greece and Rome, the democratic and republican roots of the United States, in American culture​: art, architecture, painting, and sculpture.</p>

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<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/jazz-combos-6797">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Jazz+Combos+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+20%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJazz+Combos%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fjazz-combos-6797%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030409196332</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-20T19:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/jazz-combos-6797</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030409282352/huge/b9adcbfa93bbc60494728074b15dc94cc4b29c86.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 21, 2026: University Orchestra Concert  at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>University Orchestra Concer, under the direction of Dr. Richard Cook.</p>

<p>Featuring the winners of the Concerto/Aria Competition and works for symphony orchestra.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/university-orchestra-concert-2905">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+University+Orchestra+Concert+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+21%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AUniversity+Orchestra+Concer%2C+under+the+direction+of+Dr.+Richard+Cook.%0A%0AFeaturing+the+winners+of+the+Concerto%2FAria+Competition+and+works+for+symphony+orchestra.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Funiversity-orchestra-concert-2905%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030429456309</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-21T19:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/university-orchestra-concert-2905</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030429503417/huge/812e0e0b425eebe24da32c3413991b3f118ebd4c.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 22, 2026: Earth Day at the Ferg  at Ferguson Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Featuring various soloists, chamber ensembles, choirs, and bands performing throughout the day in the outdoor amphitheater outside Peebles Theatre.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/earth-day-at-the-ferg">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Earth+Day+at+the+Ferg+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AFeaturing+various+soloists%2C+chamber+ensembles%2C+choirs%2C+and+bands+performing+throughout+the+day+in+the+outdoor+amphitheater+outside+Peebles+Theatre.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fearth-day-at-the-ferg%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030442311468</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-22T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/earth-day-at-the-ferg</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030442425136/huge/5546f8132ce41bf42704facedf751cc1209af84e.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 22, 2026: Wednesday Walk with the President at DSU plaza fountain</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Meet at the fountain in the Plaza and walk with the President. This is a time to get to know other students on campus and the President. The rain location is The Freeman Center in the Field House.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Wednesday+Walk+with+the+President&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AMeet+at+the+fountain+in+the+Plaza+and+walk+with+the+President.+This+is+a+time+to+get+to+know+other+students+on+campus+and+the+President.+The+rain+location+is+The+Freeman+Center+in+the+Field+House.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51160303835175</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-22T06:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51160303865901/huge/ca6382b380c1b63653a0d01af924b3aa90fb035a.jpg'/></item><item><title>Apr 22, 2026: General Student Recital at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>General Student Recital</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/general-student-recital-4769">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+General+Student+Recital&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AGeneral+Student+Recital%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fgeneral-student-recital-4769%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030335162163</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-22T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/general-student-recital-4769</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030335247160/huge/eb4d34dec6f71ffc01b3df8fe2638b6162acb127.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 22, 2026: Wednesdays for Work at Forbes Hall</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Spring Series of W4W- Wednesdays for Work at the new time of 3pm in Forbes 2070E. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>This event is put on by both the BCES (Biology, Chemistry, &amp; Environmental Science) department &amp; CSE (Center for Sustainability in Education). W4W is a Spring tradition organized by Dr. Rob Atkinson, Dr. Linda Manning-CSE, and their student leaders. </p>

<p>The lineup of speakers is a diverse group of people from our own professors to CNU alumni and professionals in the community. We encourage you to come hear the speakers tell their stories of their career paths, with lots of practical information on how a degree in the sciences has served them, along with great tips for students entering the workforce.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Even if you aren't a science major, there are always nuggets of wisdom that the speakers share for all to appreciate. Pizza will also be provided as an afternoon snack. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>A listing of all the speakers for the semester is forthcoming. This event occurs every Wednesday and ends at the end of April. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>We hope to see you and your students come out to these dynamic talks at 3PM, Forbes 2070E.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesdays-for-work">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Wednesdays+for+Work&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASpring+Series+of+W4W-+Wednesdays+for+Work+at+the+new+time+of+3pm+in+Forbes+2070E.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThis+event+is+put+on+by+both+the+BCES+%28Biology%2C+Chemistry%2C+%26+Environmental+Science%29+department+%26+CSE+%28Center+for+Sustainability+in+Education%29.+W4W+is+a+Spring+tradition+organized+by+Dr.+Rob+Atkinson%2C+Dr.+Linda+Manning-CSE%2C+and+their+student+leaders.+%0A%0AThe+lineup+of+speakers+is+a+diverse+group+of+people+from+our+own+professors+to+CNU+alumni+and+professionals+in+the+community.+We+encourage+you+to+come+hear+the+speakers+tell+their+stories+of+their+career+paths%2C+with+lots+of+practical+information+on+how+a+degree+in+the+sciences+has+served+them%2C+along+with+great+tips+for+students+entering+the+workforce.%0A%0A+%0A%0AEven+if+you+aren%27t+a+science+major%2C+there+are+always+nuggets+of+wisdom+that+the+speakers+share+for+all+to+appreciate.+Pizza+will+also+be+provided+as+an+afternoon+snack.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AA+listing+of+all+the+speakers+for+the+semester+is+forthcoming.+This+event+occurs+every+Wednesday+and+ends+at+the+end+of+April.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AWe+hope+to+see+you+and+your+students+come+out+to+these+dynamic+talks+at+3PM%2C+Forbes+2070E.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwednesdays-for-work%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51968739110196</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-22T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesdays-for-work</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51968739227961/huge/980de89d2b2ae26607037911c3384cab7c655827.jpg'/><category>Academic</category><category>Academic Calendar</category></item><item><title>Apr 22, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977696287387</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-22T17:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977696330399/huge/673f8dd282eacfe6829d6b813ff1da0f1b645b5e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Apr 22, 2026: Percussion Ensemble Concert at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Percussion Ensemble Concert, under the direction of Mr. Scott Amman</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/percussion-ensemble-concert">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Percussion+Ensemble+Concert&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0APercussion+Ensemble+Concert%2C+under+the+direction+of+Mr.+Scott+Amman%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fpercussion-ensemble-concert%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030480918992</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-22T20:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/percussion-ensemble-concert</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030481040852/huge/3ec89f4aeee2a0e0dbf137de4f9987a8df96073a.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 23, 2026: Baseball vs Hampden-Sydney College at Captains Park</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Baseball vs Hampden-Sydney College Newport News, Va.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/baseball-vs-hampden-sydney-college-9707">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Baseball+vs+Hampden-Sydney+College&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ABaseball+vs+Hampden-Sydney+College+Newport+News%2C+Va.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fbaseball-vs-hampden-sydney-college-9707%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832976062083</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-23T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/baseball-vs-hampden-sydney-college-9707</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020596555721/huge/d8d6affdd8963805d1cd70fbe14283e0d9c51d72.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>Apr 23, 2026: Know Your Rights at David Student Union, Jefferson Room</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for a workshop and discussion on how to deal with law enforcement and ICE. Learn what your rights are during an encounter. We will also learn about the latest immigration developments and resources for protecting yourself and your community.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/know-your-rights">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Know+Your+Rights&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJoin+us+for+a+workshop+and+discussion+on+how+to+deal+with+law+enforcement+and+ICE.+Learn+what+your+rights+are+during+an+encounter.+We+will+also+learn+about+the+latest+immigration+developments+and+resources+for+protecting+yourself+and+your+community.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fknow-your-rights%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52584634326658</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-23T17:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/know-your-rights</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52584634377861/huge/fb1509b0a9abb0c0f95280686f7005ca549b4873.jpg'/></item><item><title>Apr 24, 2026: General Student Recital at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>General Student Recital</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/general-student-recital-4769">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+General+Student+Recital&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AGeneral+Student+Recital%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fgeneral-student-recital-4769%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030335164212</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-24T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/general-student-recital-4769</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030335247160/huge/eb4d34dec6f71ffc01b3df8fe2638b6162acb127.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 24, 2026: School of Engineering and Computing Spring 2026 Capstone Fair at David Student Union, Ballroom</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The School of Engineering and Computing annual capstone fair and software exhibition presenting the work of over 70 students in the fields of physics, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, cybersecurity and information science.  Event concludes with a special performance of the SEC band comprised of SEC faculty and staff.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/school-of-engineering-and-computing-spring-2026-capstone-fair">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+School+of+Engineering+and+Computing+Spring+2026+Capstone+Fair&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+School+of+Engineering+and+Computing+annual+capstone+fair+and+software+exhibition+presenting+the+work+of+over+70+students+in+the+fields+of+physics%2C+electrical+and+computer+engineering%2C+computer+science%2C+cybersecurity+and+information+science.++Event+concludes+with+a+special+performance+of+the+SEC+band+comprised+of+SEC+faculty+and+staff.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fschool-of-engineering-and-computing-spring-2026-capstone-fair%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52435716203736</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-24T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/school-of-engineering-and-computing-spring-2026-capstone-fair</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52435716283612/huge/6ad4a7ea8f246abfcd72843889fd5b4e5466483e.jpg'/><category>Academic</category></item><item><title>Apr 24, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-6657">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-6657%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977722975695</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-24T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-6657</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977723019731/huge/e631f84e7cbde5fe1f1179286d7832767f4599db.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Apr 25, 2026: Women&apos;s Tennis vs Salisbury University at Eyre Courts</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Women's Tennis vs Salisbury University Newport News, Va.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-salisbury-university">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Women%27s+Tennis+vs+Salisbury+University&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AWomen%27s+Tennis+vs+Salisbury+University+Newport+News%2C+Va.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwomens-tennis-vs-salisbury-university%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832977334920</guid><geo:lat>37.087082</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.473012</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-25T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-salisbury-university</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020615148857/huge/c1099076b536f14359e99c7a0a156ba66d229a82.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>Apr 25, 2026: Admitted Student Day at Christopher Newport University</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Experience campus life during Admitted Student Day!</p>

<p>Tour our beautiful campus and facilitiesExplore what student life is like at Christopher NewportMeet representatives from our many student services departmentsLearn more about our areas of study as you visit our academic departmentsMeet other admitted studentsEnjoy a barbecue lunch in the Field House</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/admitted-freshman-day-7531">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Admitted+Student+Day&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AExperience+campus+life+during+Admitted+Student+Day%21%0A%0ATour+our+beautiful+campus+and+facilitiesExplore+what+student+life+is+like+at+Christopher+NewportMeet+representatives+from+our+many+student+services+departmentsLearn+more+about+our+areas+of+study+as+you+visit+our+academic+departmentsMeet+other+admitted+studentsEnjoy+a+barbecue+lunch+in+the+Field+House%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fadmitted-freshman-day-7531%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50640087767366</guid><geo:lat>37.063932</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492981</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-25T08:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/admitted-freshman-day-7531</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/45403512867464/huge/ead578ce302ade9b7c4e8a90ff30ee41e4c53d27.jpg'/><category>Admission</category></item><item><title>Apr 25, 2026: Baseball vs Salisbury University at Captains Park</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Baseball vs Salisbury University Newport News, Va.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/baseball_vs_salisbury_university_9602">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Baseball+vs+Salisbury+University&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ABaseball+vs+Salisbury+University+Newport+News%2C+Va.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fbaseball_vs_salisbury_university_9602%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832978073226</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-25T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/baseball_vs_salisbury_university_9602</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020596555721/huge/d8d6affdd8963805d1cd70fbe14283e0d9c51d72.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>Apr 25, 2026: The Sivan Arbel Jazz Group: Jazz Across Generations at CNU&apos;s Ferguson Center </title><description><![CDATA[<p>Multidimensional Brooklyn‑based jazz singer/songwriter Sivan Arbel brings her new album, Oneness, to life in a soul‑stirring journey of vocals, movement, and dance—while paying tribute to the legendary Ella Fitzgerald. Expect a vibrant tapestry of contemporary jazz, West African grooves, Indian melodies, and Middle Eastern roots—an uplifting celebration of both our shared humanity and the joyful legacy of the First Lady of Song.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/the-sivan-arbel-jazz-group-jazz-across-generations">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+The+Sivan+Arbel+Jazz+Group%3A+Jazz+Across+Generations&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AMultidimensional+Brooklyn%E2%80%91based+jazz+singer%2Fsongwriter+Sivan+Arbel+brings+her+new+album%2C+Oneness%2C+to+life+in+a+soul%E2%80%91stirring+journey+of+vocals%2C+movement%2C+and+dance%E2%80%94while+paying+tribute+to+the+legendary+Ella+Fitzgerald.+Expect+a+vibrant+tapestry+of+contemporary+jazz%2C+West+African+grooves%2C+Indian+melodies%2C+and+Middle+Eastern+roots%E2%80%94an+uplifting+celebration+of+both+our+shared+humanity+and+the+joyful+legacy+of+the+First+Lady+of+Song.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fthe-sivan-arbel-jazz-group-jazz-across-generations%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52551623984602</guid><geo:lat>37.063265</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492906</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-25T19:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/the-sivan-arbel-jazz-group-jazz-across-generations</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51011680133475/huge/00f22d68f926568a89c8eec39f409b147a56d9ad.jpg'/><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>Apr 26, 2026: Jazz Composers Concert at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Featuring the Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Kelly Rossum</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/jazz-composers-concert">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Jazz+Composers+Concert&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+26%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AFeaturing+the+Jazz+Ensemble%2C+under+the+direction+of+Dr.+Kelly+Rossum%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fjazz-composers-concert%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030506662106</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-26T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/jazz-composers-concert</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030506804446/huge/538f2906f219bddde4cd45dba23e9706e324ff74.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 26, 2026: Soundscapes at Diamonstein Concert Hall</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Featuring Soundscapes, the first event of the Virginia Community Music Festival.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/soundscapes">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Soundscapes&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+26%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AFeaturing+Soundscapes%2C+the+first+event+of+the+Virginia+Community+Music+Festival.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fsoundscapes%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030535469313</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-26T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/soundscapes</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030535542021/huge/7caa94f17617bf0a8b89c55b46dc8a469eefe88a.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 27, 2026: University Band  at Diamonstein Concert Hall</title><description><![CDATA[<p>University Band, under the direction of Dr. Mark P. Johnson</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/university-band-4551">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+University+Band+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+27%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AUniversity+Band%2C+under+the+direction+of+Dr.+Mark+P.+Johnson%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Funiversity-band-4551%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030546628972</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-27T19:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/university-band-4551</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030546677104/huge/73519b1f1e0b0a950aa2d09e24408f7f04f5f83d.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>Apr 28, 2026: SSWA Senior Capstone Exhibition at Luter</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Seniors in Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology will present their 490 Capstone research.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/sswa-senior-capstone-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+SSWA+Senior+Capstone+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+28%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASeniors+in+Sociology%2C+Criminology%2C+and+Anthropology+will+present+their+490+Capstone+research.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fsswa-senior-capstone-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52560278176279</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-28T11:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/sswa-senior-capstone-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52560278231578/huge/7af55fe9b6309e91b3eb5e17629bfc000fd6ecc0.jpg'/></item><item><title>Apr 29, 2026: Wednesday Walk with the President at DSU plaza fountain</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Meet at the fountain in the Plaza and walk with the President. This is a time to get to know other students on campus and the President. The rain location is The Freeman Center in the Field House.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Wednesday+Walk+with+the+President&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Apr+29%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AMeet+at+the+fountain+in+the+Plaza+and+walk+with+the+President.+This+is+a+time+to+get+to+know+other+students+on+campus+and+the+President.+The+rain+location+is+The+Freeman+Center+in+the+Field+House.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51160303836200</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-04-29T06:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51160303865901/huge/ca6382b380c1b63653a0d01af924b3aa90fb035a.jpg'/></item><item><title>May 1, 2026: Baseball vs Marymount University at Captains Park</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Baseball vs Marymount University Newport News, Va.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/baseball-vs-marymount-university-7711">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Baseball+vs+Marymount+University&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ABaseball+vs+Marymount+University+Newport+News%2C+Va.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fbaseball-vs-marymount-university-7711%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832979408528</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-01T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/baseball-vs-marymount-university-7711</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020596555721/huge/d8d6affdd8963805d1cd70fbe14283e0d9c51d72.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>May 2, 2026: Exhibition Tours at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Don't miss your chance for an in-depth and intimate introduction to Future Fossils and Studio Lemercier: Rising Waters, now on view. Tours begin at 11 a.m. and are led by Executive Director Holly Koons or Curator of Exhibitions Lucas Matheson. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>Upcoming Tour Dates:</p>

<p>Saturday, March 7 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.</p>

<p>Saturday, April 11 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.</p>

<p>Saturday, May 2 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/exhibition-tours">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Exhibition+Tours&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ADon%27t+miss+your+chance+for+an+in-depth+and+intimate+introduction+to+Future+Fossils+and+Studio+Lemercier%3A+Rising+Waters%2C+now+on+view.+Tours+begin+at+11+a.m.+and+are+led+by+Executive+Director+Holly+Koons+or+Curator+of+Exhibitions+Lucas+Matheson.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AUpcoming+Tour+Dates%3A%0A%0ASaturday%2C+March+7+%7C+11+a.m.+-+12+p.m.%0A%0ASaturday%2C+April+11+%7C+11+a.m.+-+12+p.m.%0A%0ASaturday%2C+May+2+%7C+11+a.m.+-+12+p.m.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fexhibition-tours%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52073679455920</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-02T11:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/exhibition-tours</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52204724094717/huge/8667ecdf0e5bb46e7b8fa71889818033f74bc948.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>May 2, 2026: Don&apos;t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus  at CNU&apos;s Ferguson Center </title><description><![CDATA[<p>It's not easy being the Pigeon - you never get to do ANYTHING. But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. Featuring an innovative mix of songs and feathers, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical is even more fun than staying up late and having a hot dog party!</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Don%27t+Let+the+Pigeon+Drive+the+Bus+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIt%27s+not+easy+being+the+Pigeon+-+you+never+get+to+do+ANYTHING.+But+when+the+Bus+Driver+has+a+crisis+that+threatens+to+make+her+passengers+%28gasp%21%29+late%2C+maybe+that+wily+bird+CAN+do+something.+Featuring+an+innovative+mix+of+songs+and+feathers%2C+Don%27t+Let+the+Pigeon+Drive+the+Bus%21+The+Musical+is+even+more+fun+than+staying+up+late+and+having+a+hot+dog+party%21%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fdont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50623496053127</guid><geo:lat>37.063932</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492981</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-02T13:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51011680133475/huge/00f22d68f926568a89c8eec39f409b147a56d9ad.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>May 2, 2026: Virginia Symphony: The Music of Star Wars  at CNU&apos;sFerguson Center </title><description><![CDATA[<p>Star Wars Celebration Weekend it is! The Millennium Falcon has entered Hyperspace and is coming to Hampton Roads from a galaxy far, far away. Experience the power and "force" of John Williams’ iconic score from the Star Wars universe like never before with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra!</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-symphony-the-music-of-star-wars">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Virginia+Symphony%3A+The+Music+of+Star+Wars+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AStar+Wars+Celebration+Weekend+it+is%21+The+Millennium+Falcon+has+entered+Hyperspace+and+is+coming+to+Hampton+Roads+from+a+galaxy+far%2C+far+away.+Experience+the+power+and+%22force%22+of+John+Williams%E2%80%99+iconic+score+from+the+Star+Wars+universe+like+never+before+with+the+Virginia+Symphony+Orchestra%21%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fvirginia-symphony-the-music-of-star-wars%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50623511624944</guid><geo:lat>37.063932</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492981</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-02T19:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-symphony-the-music-of-star-wars</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51011680133475/huge/00f22d68f926568a89c8eec39f409b147a56d9ad.jpg'/><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>May 3, 2026: Softball vs Salisbury University at Captains Park</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Softball vs Salisbury University Newport News, Va.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/softball_vs_salisbury_university_5455">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Softball+vs+Salisbury+University&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASoftball+vs+Salisbury+University+Newport+News%2C+Va.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fsoftball_vs_salisbury_university_5455%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832980106898</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-03T13:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/softball_vs_salisbury_university_5455</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020617998528/huge/87c7886a91f48191bb406f6222d74ee772d02cd1.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>May 3, 2026: Junior Recital - Cary Raderer, trumpet at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Junior Recital - Cary Raderer, trumpet</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-cary-raderer-trumpet">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Junior+Recital+-+Cary+Raderer%2C+trumpet&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJunior+Recital+-+Cary+Raderer%2C+trumpet%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fjunior-recital-cary-raderer-trumpet%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52507274039453</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-03T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/junior-recital-cary-raderer-trumpet</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52507274085537/huge/3622de79a1387ed1cc8c92ad69fc2ce979793510.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>May 3, 2026: The Doo Wop Project at CNU&apos;s Ferguson Center for the Arts </title><description><![CDATA[<p>The dynamic Broadway stars of The Doo Wop Project are on a mission to put Doo Wop on everyone’s playlist! With their smokin’ hot band, they capture and deliver the classic sounds of the guys who, back in the day, harmonized with each other on stoops, in the subway, and on street corners. They have also created a unique and fun way to “Doowop-ify” today's biggest hits – reimagining them as though they had been written during the Doo Wop era!</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/the-doo-wop-project">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+The+Doo+Wop+Project&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+dynamic+Broadway+stars+of+The+Doo+Wop+Project+are+on+a+mission+to+put+Doo+Wop+on+everyone%E2%80%99s+playlist%21+With+their+smokin%E2%80%99+hot+band%2C+they+capture+and+deliver+the+classic+sounds+of+the+guys+who%2C+back+in+the+day%2C+harmonized+with+each+other+on+stoops%2C+in+the+subway%2C+and+on+street+corners.+They+have+also+created+a+unique+and+fun+way+to+%E2%80%9CDoowop-ify%E2%80%9D+today%27s+biggest+hits+%E2%80%93+reimagining+them+as+though+they+had+been+written+during+the+Doo+Wop+era%21%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fthe-doo-wop-project%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50922087926390</guid><geo:lat>37.063932</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492981</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-03T15:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/the-doo-wop-project</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51011680133475/huge/00f22d68f926568a89c8eec39f409b147a56d9ad.jpg'/><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>May 3, 2026: Softball vs Salisbury University at Captains Park</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Softball vs Salisbury University Newport News, Va.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/softball_vs_salisbury_university_5455">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Softball+vs+Salisbury+University&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASoftball+vs+Salisbury+University+Newport+News%2C+Va.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fsoftball_vs_salisbury_university_5455%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832980154005</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-03T16:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/softball_vs_salisbury_university_5455</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020617998528/huge/87c7886a91f48191bb406f6222d74ee772d02cd1.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>May 6, 2026: Wednesday Walk with the President at DSU plaza fountain</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Meet at the fountain in the Plaza and walk with the President. This is a time to get to know other students on campus and the President. The rain location is The Freeman Center in the Field House.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Wednesday+Walk+with+the+President&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AMeet+at+the+fountain+in+the+Plaza+and+walk+with+the+President.+This+is+a+time+to+get+to+know+other+students+on+campus+and+the+President.+The+rain+location+is+The+Freeman+Center+in+the+Field+House.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51160303837225</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-06T06:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51160303865901/huge/ca6382b380c1b63653a0d01af924b3aa90fb035a.jpg'/></item><item><title>May 6, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773207413</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-06T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>May 6, 2026: Senior Capstone Presentation - Zachary Gist at Peebles Theatre</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Senior Capstone Presentation - Zachary Gist</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/senior-capstone-presentation-zachary-gist">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Senior+Capstone+Presentation+-+Zachary+Gist&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASenior+Capstone+Presentation+-+Zachary+Gist%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fsenior-capstone-presentation-zachary-gist%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_52507296645513</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-06T19:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/senior-capstone-presentation-zachary-gist</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/52507296678285/huge/f8ac87b0d843f555c34df606a480eef5a4df9785.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>May 8, 2026: Softball vs C2C Tournament</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Softball vs C2C Tournament TBD</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/softball-vs-c2c-tournament">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Softball+vs+C2C+Tournament&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASoftball+vs+C2C+Tournament+TBD%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fsoftball-vs-c2c-tournament%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832981471897</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-08T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/softball-vs-c2c-tournament</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020617998528/huge/87c7886a91f48191bb406f6222d74ee772d02cd1.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>May 8, 2026: Women&apos;s Tennis vs NCAA Tournament First Round</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Women's Tennis vs NCAA Tournament First Round TBD</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-first-round">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Women%27s+Tennis+vs+NCAA+Tournament+First+Round&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AWomen%27s+Tennis+vs+NCAA+Tournament+First+Round+TBD%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwomens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-first-round%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832982681246</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-08T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-first-round</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020615148857/huge/c1099076b536f14359e99c7a0a156ba66d229a82.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>May 8, 2026: Virginia Symphony: Elgar&apos;s Enigma Variations and Barber&apos;s Violin Concerto  at CNU&apos;s Ferguson Center </title><description><![CDATA[<p>Solve the hidden melody of this captivating musical cryptogram that has stumped audiences for over 125 years. “Commenced in a spirit of humor and continued in deep seriousness” by composer Edward Elgar, Enigma Variations showcases the true inspiration that friendship can bring. Concertmaster Grace Park brings the most popular American violin concerto to life in this program of treasured favorites conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-symphony-elgars-enigma-variations-and-barbers-violin-concerto">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Virginia+Symphony%3A+Elgar%27s+Enigma+Variations+and+Barber%27s+Violin+Concerto+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ASolve+the+hidden+melody+of+this+captivating+musical+cryptogram+that+has+stumped+audiences+for+over+125+years.+%E2%80%9CCommenced+in+a+spirit+of+humor+and+continued+in+deep+seriousness%E2%80%9D+by+composer+Edward+Elgar%2C+Enigma+Variations+showcases+the+true+inspiration+that+friendship+can+bring.+Concertmaster+Grace+Park+brings+the+most+popular+American+violin+concerto+to+life+in+this+program+of+treasured+favorites+conducted+by+Principal+Guest+Conductor+Thomas+Wilkins.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fvirginia-symphony-elgars-enigma-variations-and-barbers-violin-concerto%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50623533979838</guid><geo:lat>37.063932</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492981</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-08T19:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-symphony-elgars-enigma-variations-and-barbers-violin-concerto</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51011680133475/huge/00f22d68f926568a89c8eec39f409b147a56d9ad.jpg'/><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>May 9, 2026: Virginia Community Music Festival at Diamonstein Concert Hall</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Featuring community bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles, chamber music, and workshops.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-community-music-festival">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Virginia+Community+Music+Festival&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AFeaturing+community+bands%2C+orchestras%2C+jazz+ensembles%2C+chamber+music%2C+and+workshops.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fvirginia-community-music-festival%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030566794597</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-09T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-community-music-festival</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030566938985/huge/aea0401f8129c83186d3976cb471a92325935499.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>May 9, 2026: Women&apos;s Tennis vs NCAA Tournament Second Round</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Women's Tennis vs NCAA Tournament Second Round TBD</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-second-round">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Women%27s+Tennis+vs+NCAA+Tournament+Second+Round&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AWomen%27s+Tennis+vs+NCAA+Tournament+Second+Round+TBD%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwomens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-second-round%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832983986851</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-09T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-second-round</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020615148857/huge/c1099076b536f14359e99c7a0a156ba66d229a82.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>May 10, 2026: Virginia Community Music Festival at Diamonstein Concert Hall</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Featuring community bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles, chamber music, and workshops.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-community-music-festival-4625">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Virginia+Community+Music+Festival&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AFeaturing+community+bands%2C+orchestras%2C+jazz+ensembles%2C+chamber+music%2C+and+workshops.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fvirginia-community-music-festival-4625%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50030574057105</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-10T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-community-music-festival-4625</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/50030574197397/huge/af5506ea2e89e96261e22a880e320a910111d222.jpg'/><category>Performing Arts</category></item><item><title>May 10, 2026: Women&apos;s Tennis vs NCAA Tournament Third Round</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Women's Tennis vs NCAA Tournament Third Round TBD</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-third-round">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Women%27s+Tennis+vs+NCAA+Tournament+Third+Round&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AWomen%27s+Tennis+vs+NCAA+Tournament+Third+Round+TBD%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwomens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-third-round%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50832985210536</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-10T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/womens-tennis-vs-ncaa-tournament-third-round</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/49020615148857/huge/c1099076b536f14359e99c7a0a156ba66d229a82.jpg'/><category>Athletics</category></item><item><title>May 13, 2026: Wednesday Walk with the President at DSU plaza fountain</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Meet at the fountain in the Plaza and walk with the President. This is a time to get to know other students on campus and the President. The rain location is The Freeman Center in the Field House.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Wednesday+Walk+with+the+President&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+13%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AMeet+at+the+fountain+in+the+Plaza+and+walk+with+the+President.+This+is+a+time+to+get+to+know+other+students+on+campus+and+the+President.+The+rain+location+is+The+Freeman+Center+in+the+Field+House.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fwednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51160303837226</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-13T06:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/wednesday-walk-with-the-president-3424</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51160303865901/huge/ca6382b380c1b63653a0d01af924b3aa90fb035a.jpg'/></item><item><title>May 18, 2026: VA250 • &quot;The Continental Soldier: Newport News during the American Revolution&quot; at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Join J. Michael Moore ('93), Historic Sites Curator with the City of Newport News, for an engaging look at the world of the Continental soldier in Newport News. Discover what it took to fight for a new nation and how these early American troops and their families and comrades helped shape the legacy we honor today.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-the-continental-soldier-newport-news-during-the-american-revolution">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22The+Continental+Soldier%3A+Newport+News+during+the+American+Revolution%22&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJoin+J.+Michael+Moore+%28%2793%29%2C+Historic+Sites+Curator+with+the+City+of+Newport+News%2C+for+an+engaging+look+at+the+world+of+the+Continental+soldier+in+Newport+News.+Discover+what+it+took+to+fight+for+a+new+nation+and+how+these+early+American+troops+and+their+families+and+comrades+helped+shape+the+legacy+we+honor+today.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-the-continental-soldier-newport-news-during-the-american-revolution%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977346195381</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-18T17:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-the-continental-soldier-newport-news-during-the-american-revolution</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977354182901/huge/4ec30757703c06ce45b75ac70893c6d2d57e4f63.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>May 29, 2026: Are You Ready for It? A Taylor Experience at CNU&apos;s Ferguson Center for the Arts </title><description><![CDATA[<p>Are You Ready for It? A Taylor Experience recreates the magic of the Eras Tour in a spectacular, unforgettable show starring Traci Marie as Taylor. Traci’s attention to detail will not go unnoticed by Swifties. Her authentic costumes, mannerisms, and voice embody the essence of Taylor Swift. This theatrical-style tribute show is filled with everything you’d expect to see from the Eras Tour, including choreography, stunning multimedia visuals, costume changes, and audience participation.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/are-you-ready-for-it-a-taylor-experience">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Are+You+Ready+for+It%3F+A+Taylor+Experience&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+29%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AAre+You+Ready+for+It%3F+A+Taylor+Experience+recreates+the+magic+of+the+Eras+Tour+in+a+spectacular%2C+unforgettable+show+starring+Traci+Marie+as+Taylor.+Traci%E2%80%99s+attention+to+detail+will+not+go+unnoticed+by+Swifties.+Her+authentic+costumes%2C+mannerisms%2C+and+voice+embody+the+essence+of+Taylor+Swift.+This+theatrical-style+tribute+show+is+filled+with+everything+you%E2%80%99d+expect+to+see+from+the+Eras+Tour%2C+including+choreography%2C+stunning+multimedia+visuals%2C+costume+changes%2C+and+audience+participation.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fare-you-ready-for-it-a-taylor-experience%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50922112692967</guid><geo:lat>37.063932</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492981</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-29T20:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/are-you-ready-for-it-a-taylor-experience</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51011680133475/huge/00f22d68f926568a89c8eec39f409b147a56d9ad.jpg'/><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>May 30, 2026: Virginia Symphony: Finding Peace at Potsdam at CNU&apos;s Ferguson Center for the Arts</title><description><![CDATA[<p>As part of the Virginia Symphony's season-long observance of America 250, this concert takes a look at the role music played in one of the most tumultuous times in the history of the world. At the 1945 Potsdam Conference, works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Kreisler, and others were one of the only things that united the assembled Allies, represented by President Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. In this new production, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will incorporate storytelling to demonstrate the power of music and how Hampton Roads played a pivotal role in this momentous event.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-symphony-finding-peace-at-potsdam">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Virginia+Symphony%3A+Finding+Peace+at+Potsdam&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+May+30%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AAs+part+of+the+Virginia+Symphony%27s+season-long+observance+of+America+250%2C+this+concert+takes+a+look+at+the+role+music+played+in+one+of+the+most+tumultuous+times+in+the+history+of+the+world.+At+the+1945+Potsdam+Conference%2C+works+by+Tchaikovsky%2C+Chopin%2C+Kreisler%2C+and+others+were+one+of+the+only+things+that+united+the+assembled+Allies%2C+represented+by+President+Harry+Truman%2C+Winston+Churchill%2C+and+Joseph+Stalin.+In+this+new+production%2C+the+Virginia+Symphony+Orchestra+and+Chorus+will+incorporate+storytelling+to+demonstrate+the+power+of+music+and+how+Hampton+Roads+played+a+pivotal+role+in+this+momentous+event.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fvirginia-symphony-finding-peace-at-potsdam%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_50623557997947</guid><geo:lat>37.063932</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.492981</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 19:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-05-30T19:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/virginia-symphony-finding-peace-at-potsdam</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51011680133475/huge/00f22d68f926568a89c8eec39f409b147a56d9ad.jpg'/><category>Student Activities</category><category>Music &amp; Performance</category></item><item><title>Jun 3, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773207414</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-03T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 6, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562581982</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-06T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 6, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773208439</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-06T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 9, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562583007</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-09T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 10, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562583008</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-10T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 11, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+11%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562584033</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-11T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 12, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+12%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562585058</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-12T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 13, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+13%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562586083</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-13T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 16, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+16%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562586084</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-16T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 17, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+17%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562587109</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-17T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 18, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562588134</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-18T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 18, 2026: VA250 • &quot;An Evening of Revolutionary Spirit(s)&quot; at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The tavern displays in the William Grace Community Gallery will come alive with a whisky tasting in cooperation with 8 Shires Distillery, a small craft distillery in the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg dedicated to research, preserve, teach, and present the history of distillation from the Colonial American Period (1578-1797). Along with a talk by Clanci Jo Conover ('15), curator at the Spirits Museum in Williamsburg, visitors will enjoy listening to a musical selection of Colonial Sea Shanties and sampling spirits using historic ​recipes and ingredients of the 17th and 18th century. (registration required $)</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-an-evening-of-revolutionary-spirits">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22An+Evening+of+Revolutionary+Spirit%28s%29%22&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+tavern+displays+in+the+William+Grace+Community+Gallery+will+come+alive+with+a+whisky+tasting+in+cooperation+with+8+Shires+Distillery%2C+a+small+craft+distillery+in+the+Historic+Triangle+of+Williamsburg+dedicated+to+research%2C+preserve%2C+teach%2C+and+present+the+history+of+distillation+from+the+Colonial+American+Period+%281578-1797%29.+Along+with+a+talk+by+Clanci+Jo+Conover+%28%2715%29%2C+curator+at+the+Spirits+Museum+in+Williamsburg%2C+visitors+will+enjoy+listening+to+a+musical+selection+of+Colonial+Sea+Shanties+and+sampling+spirits+using+historic+%E2%80%8Brecipes+and+ingredients+of+the+17th+and+18th+century.+%28registration+required+%24%29%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-an-evening-of-revolutionary-spirits%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51983205031736</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-18T17:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-an-evening-of-revolutionary-spirits</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51983205071676/huge/4c3a611457a170f3c371d4b9ab42170da67b8b0e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 19, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562589159</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-19T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 20, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+20%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562589160</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-20T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 23, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562590185</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-23T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 24, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562591210</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-24T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 25, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562591211</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-25T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 26, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+26%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562592236</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-26T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 27, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+27%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562593261</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-27T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jun 30, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jun+30%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562594286</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-06-30T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 1, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562594287</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-01T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 2, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562595312</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-02T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 3, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562596337</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-03T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 7, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+7%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562597362</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-07T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 8, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562597363</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-08T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 9, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562598388</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-09T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 10, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562599413</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-10T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 11, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+11%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562599414</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-11T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 14, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+14%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562600439</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-14T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 15, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+15%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562601464</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-15T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 16, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+16%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562602489</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-16T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 17, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+17%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562602490</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-17T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 18, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562603515</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-18T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 21, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+21%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562604540</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-21T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 22, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562605565</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-22T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 23, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562605566</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-23T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 24, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562606591</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-24T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 25, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562606592</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-25T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 28, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+28%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562606593</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-28T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 29, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+29%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562607618</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-29T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 30, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+30%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562608643</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-30T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Jul 31, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Jul+31%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562609668</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-07-31T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 1, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562610693</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-01T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 4, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+4%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562611718</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-04T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 5, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+5%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562611719</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-05T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 6, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562612744</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-06T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 7, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+7%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562613769</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-07T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 8, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562614794</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-08T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 11, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+11%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562614795</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-11T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 12, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+12%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562615820</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-12T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 13, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+13%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562616845</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-13T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 14, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+14%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562616846</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-14T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 15, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+15%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562617871</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-15T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 18, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562618896</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-18T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 19, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562619921</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-19T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 20, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+20%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562619922</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-20T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 21, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+21%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562620947</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-21T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 22, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562621972</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-22T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 22, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773209464</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-22T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 25, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562622997</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-25T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 26, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+26%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562622998</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-26T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 27, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+27%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562624023</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-27T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 28, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+28%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562625048</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-28T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Aug 29, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Aug+29%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562626073</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-08-29T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 1, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562626074</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-01T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 2, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562627099</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-02T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 3, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562628124</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-03T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 4, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+4%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562628125</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-04T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 5, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+5%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562629150</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-05T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 8, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562630175</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-08T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 9, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562631200</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-09T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 10, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562631201</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-10T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 11, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+11%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562632226</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-11T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 12, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+12%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562633251</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-12T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 14, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Founding Collections: How Presidential Art Helped Envision a New Nation&quot; at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Michelle Erhardt, CNU art historian, examines what the first four presidents -- Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison -- chose to display in their homes, revealing how their taste in art merged with their political ideals and offered a blueprint for the nation they hoped to build.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-founding-collections-how-presidential-art-helped-envision-a-new-nation">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Founding+Collections%3A+How+Presidential+Art+Helped+Envision+a+New+Nation%22&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+14%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ADr.+Michelle+Erhardt%2C+CNU+art+historian%2C+examines+what+the+first+four+presidents+--+Washington%2C+Adams%2C+Jefferson%2C+and+Madison+--+chose+to+display+in+their+homes%2C+revealing+how+their+taste+in+art+merged+with+their+political+ideals+and+offered+a+blueprint+for+the+nation+they+hoped+to+build.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-founding-collections-how-presidential-art-helped-envision-a-new-nation%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51983251419563</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-14T17:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-founding-collections-how-presidential-art-helped-envision-a-new-nation</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51983251447215/huge/668e5d4e7ab4a7e78880763ba9be3e9cf4c51f4f.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 15, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+15%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562634276</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-15T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 16, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+16%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562634277</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-16T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 16, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+16%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773210489</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-16T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 17, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+17%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562635302</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-17T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 18, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562636327</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-18T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 19, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562636328</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-19T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 19, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773210490</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-19T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 22, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562637353</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-22T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 23, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562638378</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-23T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 24, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562639403</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-24T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 25, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562639404</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-25T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 26, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+26%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562640429</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-26T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 29, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+29%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562641454</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-29T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 30, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+30%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562642479</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-30T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 1, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562643504</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-01T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 2, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562643505</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-02T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 3, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562644530</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-03T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 6, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562645555</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-06T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 7, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+7%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562646580</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-07T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 8, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562646581</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-08T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 9, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562647606</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-09T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 10, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562648631</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-10T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 13, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+13%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562649656</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-13T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 14, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+14%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562649657</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-14T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 14, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+14%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773211515</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-14T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 14, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Hamilton: The Man, the Myth, the Musical!&quot; at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Don't miss your shot to join us in the room where it happens! With songs from the award-winning musical Hamilton in mind, Dr. Frank Garmon ('09), CNU American Studies, offers a talk on the life and enduring influence of Alexander Hamilton.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-hamilton-the-man-the-myth-the-musical">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Hamilton%3A+The+Man%2C+the+Myth%2C+the+Musical%21%22&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+14%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ADon%27t+miss+your+shot+to+join+us+in+the+room+where+it+happens%21+With+songs+from+the+award-winning+musical+Hamilton+in+mind%2C+Dr.+Frank+Garmon+%28%2709%29%2C+CNU+American+Studies%2C+offers+a+talk+on+the+life+and+enduring+influence+of+Alexander+Hamilton.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-hamilton-the-man-the-myth-the-musical%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51983436383645</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-14T17:30:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-hamilton-the-man-the-myth-the-musical</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51983436420513/huge/3282a2b522d4dc5123ccfb7c9dfaf73258192abd.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 15, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+15%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562650682</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-15T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 16, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+16%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562651707</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-16T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 17, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+17%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562652732</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-17T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 17, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The American Revolution provides the backdrop to the dramatic lives and wartime correspondence of Continental Army General Henry Knox and and his young wife, Lucy Knox. In collaboration with TheatreCNU, Dr. Denise Gillman directs museum performances of selected readings of Revolutionary War-era letters and diaries. Theater students Nathaniel Newman and Olivia Hargest will perform Henry and Lucy Knox twice each month in a 75-minute theatrical reading in Torggler Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Bound+by+Letters%22+Performances&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+17%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AThe+American+Revolution+provides+the+backdrop+to+the+dramatic+lives+and+wartime+correspondence+of+Continental+Army+General+Henry+Knox+and+and+his+young+wife%2C+Lucy+Knox.+In+collaboration+with+TheatreCNU%2C+Dr.+Denise+Gillman+directs+museum+performances+of+selected+readings+of+Revolutionary+War-era+letters+and+diaries.+Theater+students+Nathaniel+Newman+and+Olivia+Hargest+will+perform+Henry+and+Lucy+Knox+twice+each+month+in+a+75-minute+theatrical+reading+in+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+Lecture+Hall.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977773212540</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-17T14:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-bound-by-letters-performances-3945</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977773244288/huge/1aac5198d9e50777bb66c95ca15582c7786d7d6e.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 20, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+20%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562652733</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-20T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 21, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+21%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562653758</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-21T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 22, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562654783</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-22T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 23, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562654784</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-23T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Oct 24, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Revolution Close to Home&quot; Museum Exhibition at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In honor of the Virginia 250 commemorations, Revolution Close to Home: Hampton Roads and the Struggle for American Independence explores the history and enduring legacies of the Revolutionary era in Hampton Roads. This multi-gallery exhibition brings together artifacts, immersive digital technology, and original research to reframe the American Revolution as a lived experience shaped not just by generals and battles, but by everyday people, places, and objects. </p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is organized into three themes:</p>

<p>• The Spirits of Revolution: Taverns, Political Dissent, and Community in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• A World at War: Revolutionary Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Hampton Roads</p>

<p>• Documenting Commemoration: The Making of Revolutionary Memory in Hampton Roads.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>In addition, in an area titled "A Digital Revolution," visitors will be invited to go beyond the gallery walls by connecting them to student research and digital exhibits on the website Explore History, by exploring an augmented reality recreation of a Continental Army encampment on the Ferguson Field, complete with 3D renderings of artifacts discovered in Hampton Roads, by immersing themselves in a virtual reality experience based on the Battle of Yorktown, and by listening to a Past is Prologue podcast episode on the Revolutionary Era’s founding families.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The museum exhibtion and full VA250 programming schedule is sponsored by the Institute for Public Humanities, the Public History Center, and the School of the Arts, in cooperation with the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and July 4th). Most of the special events programming occurs on Mondays in the Torggler Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted on the full VA250 schedule, which can be found at cnu.edu/iph.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22Revolution+Close+to+Home%22+Museum+Exhibition&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+honor+of+the+Virginia+250+commemorations%2C+Revolution+Close+to+Home%3A+Hampton+Roads+and+the+Struggle+for+American+Independence+explores+the+history+and+enduring+legacies+of+the+Revolutionary+era+in+Hampton+Roads.+This+multi-gallery+exhibition+brings+together+artifacts%2C+immersive+digital+technology%2C+and+original+research+to+reframe+the+American+Revolution+as+a+lived+experience+shaped+not+just+by+generals+and+battles%2C+but+by+everyday+people%2C+places%2C+and+objects.+%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+organized+into+three+themes%3A%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+The+Spirits+of+Revolution%3A+Taverns%2C+Political+Dissent%2C+and+Community+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+A+World+at+War%3A+Revolutionary+Lives+of+Soldiers+and+Civilians+in+Hampton+Roads%0A%0A%E2%80%A2+Documenting+Commemoration%3A+The+Making+of+Revolutionary+Memory+in+Hampton+Roads.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+addition%2C+in+an+area+titled+%22A+Digital+Revolution%2C%22+visitors+will+be+invited+to+go+beyond+the+gallery+walls+by+connecting+them+to+student+research+and+digital+exhibits+on+the+website+Explore+History%2C+by+exploring+an+augmented+reality+recreation+of+a+Continental+Army+encampment+on+the+Ferguson+Field%2C+complete+with+3D+renderings+of+artifacts+discovered+in+Hampton+Roads%2C+by+immersing+themselves+in+a+virtual+reality+experience+based+on+the+Battle+of+Yorktown%2C+and+by+listening+to+a+Past+is+Prologue+podcast+episode+on+the+Revolutionary+Era%E2%80%99s+founding+families.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+museum+exhibtion+and+full+VA250+programming+schedule+is+sponsored+by+the+Institute+for+Public+Humanities%2C+the+Public+History+Center%2C+and+the+School+of+the+Arts%2C+in+cooperation+with+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+exhibition+is+free+and+open+to+the+public+in+the+Mary+M.+Torggler+Fine+Arts+Center+at+Christopher+Newport+University%2C+Tuesday-Saturday+10%3A00+am+to+5%3A00+pm+%28closed+Sundays%2C+Mondays%2C+and+July+4th%29.+Most+of+the+special+events+programming+occurs+on+Mondays+in+the+Torggler+Lecture+Hall+unless+otherwise+noted+on+the+full+VA250+schedule%2C+which+can+be+found+at+cnu.edu%2Fiph.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51977562655809</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-24T10:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-revolution-close-to-home-museum-exhibition</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51977562688581/huge/74bd7cd476cea74c2381ec7b81bc2aee0a33ddcc.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Nov 9, 2026: VA250 • &quot;The Marquis de Lafayette: In Conversation&quot; at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for a dynamic program celebrating the vital role America’s international allies played in securing independence. CNU French professor, Dr. Michael Mulryan, will explore France’s pivotal contributions. Together in conversation with the Marquis de Lafayette, portrayed by costumed interpreter Mark Schneider ('98), will share their perspectives on transatlantic connections that continue to shape our shared history.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-the-marquis-de-lafayette-in-conversation">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+VA250+%E2%80%A2+%22The+Marquis+de+Lafayette%3A+In+Conversation%22&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Nov+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJoin+us+for+a+dynamic+program+celebrating+the+vital+role+America%E2%80%99s+international+allies+played+in+securing+independence.+CNU+French+professor%2C+Dr.+Michael+Mulryan%2C+will+explore+France%E2%80%99s+pivotal+contributions.+Together+in+conversation+with+the+Marquis+de+Lafayette%2C+portrayed+by+costumed+interpreter+Mark+Schneider+%28%2798%29%2C+will+share+their+perspectives+on+transatlantic+connections+that+continue+to+shape+our+shared+history.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fva250-the-marquis-de-lafayette-in-conversation%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_51983472286327</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate><dc:date>2026-11-09T17:30:00-05:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/va250-the-marquis-de-lafayette-in-conversation</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/51983472319099/huge/fcc8968b278f48905cbbff567fedd0d1a9a6e646.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item></channel></rss>