<?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/torggler/calendar</link><description>Christopher Newport University Calendar</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:36:59 -0400</lastBuildDate><ttl>120</ttl><language>en-us</language><generator>Localist</generator><item><title>Sep 5, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+5%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719845081</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 5, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+5%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675559019</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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>

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<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 6, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+6%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719848154</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-06T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 6, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

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<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719853275</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 8, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+8%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675560045</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719857372</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 9, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+9%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675561070</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719860445</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 10, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+10%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675562095</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+11%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719868638</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 11, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+11%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675563120</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+12%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719870687</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 12, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+12%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675564145</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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 13, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+13%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719871712</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-13T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 13, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+13%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675565170</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-13T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+15%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719874785</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 15, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+15%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675566195</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+16%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719877858</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 16, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+16%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675567220</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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 16, 2026: VA250 • &quot;Bound by Letters&quot; Performances at torg</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-8063">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-8063%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53540551466257</guid><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-8063</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53540551511317/huge/a18b92b12fede14fb6e256723099ec53bab7c6e3.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 17, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+17%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719887075</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 17, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+17%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675568245</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

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<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719890148</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 18, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+18%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675569270</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Family Fun Day | September 19, 2026 at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for a FREE, funfilled day with activities for the entire family! Try a visual scavenger hunt based on Paul Reed: A Retrospective. Enjoy family-friendly arts and crafts activities. Have your face painted with your favorite character or designs and take home custom balloon art! Join us for an artful day of fun for the whole family!</p>

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<p>This event is free and open to the public.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>The Torggler gratefully acknowledges the support of The Newport News Arts Commission.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/family-fun-day-september-19-2026">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Family+Fun+Day+%7C+September+19%2C+2026&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJoin+us+for+a+FREE%2C+funfilled+day+with+activities+for+the+entire+family%21+Try+a+visual+scavenger+hunt+based+on+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective.+Enjoy+family-friendly+arts+and+crafts+activities.+Have+your+face+painted+with+your+favorite+character+or+designs+and+take+home+custom+balloon+art%21+Join+us+for+an+artful+day+of+fun+for+the+whole+family%21%0A%0A+%0A%0AThis+event+is+free+and+open+to+the+public.%0A%0A+%0A%0AThe+Torggler+gratefully+acknowledges+the+support+of+The+Newport+News+Arts+Commission.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ffamily-fun-day-september-19-2026%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53569056831059</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/family-fun-day-september-19-2026</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53850389593826/huge/4c0ecb6555060247580b6b6598dd09f4fbca9e49.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 19, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719892197</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 19, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+19%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675570295</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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 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-9029">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-9029%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53540566557165</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-9029</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53540566590961/huge/bf6a8cecae40072cf88ea960877070e127a1124d.jpg'/><category>Virginia 250 at CNU</category></item><item><title>Sep 20, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+20%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719897318</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-20T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 20, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+20%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675571320</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-20T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 22, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719907559</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 22, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+22%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675572345</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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>

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<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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719911656</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 23, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+23%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675572346</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719919849</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 24, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+24%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675573371</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719921898</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 25, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+25%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675574396</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+26%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719938283</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 26, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+26%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675575421</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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 27, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

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<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+27%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719942380</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-27T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 27, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+27%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675576446</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-09-27T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 29, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

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<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+29%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675577471</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+30%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719954670</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Sep 30, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Sep+30%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675578496</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719962863</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Oct 1, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675579521</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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 1, 2026: Torggler with a Twist! | Thursday Oct. 1 | 5 - 7 p.m. at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Join us back on campus for Torggler with a Twist and explore exciting new exhibitions, including Paul Reed: A Retrospective. Sip, socialize, and take part in curated arts and crafts projects, creating your own exhibition souvenirs. Tour open studios, and view demonstrations in the new print shop. This popular event features light bites and a cash bar with beer and wine. Bring your friends, unwind and get creative!</p>

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<p>This event is FREE and open to the public.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-with-a-twist-thursday-oct-1-5-7-pm">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+with+a+Twist%21+%7C+Thursday+Oct.+1+%7C+5+-+7+p.m.&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+1%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AJoin+us+back+on+campus+for+Torggler+with+a+Twist+and+explore+exciting+new+exhibitions%2C+including+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective.+Sip%2C+socialize%2C+and+take+part+in+curated+arts+and+crafts+projects%2C+creating+your+own+exhibition+souvenirs.+Tour+open+studios%2C+and+view+demonstrations+in+the+new+print+shop.+This+popular+event+features+light+bites+and+a+cash+bar+with+beer+and+wine.+Bring+your+friends%2C+unwind+and+get+creative%21%0A%0A+%0A%0AThis+event+is+FREE+and+open+to+the+public.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-with-a-twist-thursday-oct-1-5-7-pm%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53816904499057</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-01T17:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-with-a-twist-thursday-oct-1-5-7-pm</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53816904532853/huge/aec4953db5a63b0e402030cdb1ee919b2fbfef9b.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Oct 2, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

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<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719973104</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Oct 2, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

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<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+2%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675580546</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

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<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719977201</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/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Oct 3, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

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<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675581571</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/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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 3, 2026: Exhibition Tour | Paul Reed: A Retrospective at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Don't miss an in-depth introduction to Paul Reed: A Retrospective, on view until Oct. 4</p>

<p>This program is FREE and open to the public.</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/exhibition-tour-paul-reed-a-retrospective-7437">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Exhibition+Tour+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+3%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0ADon%27t+miss+an+in-depth+introduction+to+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective%2C+on+view+until+Oct.+4%0A%0AThis+program+is+FREE+and+open+to+the+public.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Fexhibition-tour-paul-reed-a-retrospective-7437%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53806483230820</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-03T11:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/exhibition-tour-paul-reed-a-retrospective-7437</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53806483264616/huge/223d4a106896f20be6ddfce6cb20d09d89b1a464.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Oct 4, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Alex McQuilkin: Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman) at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In the video Magic Moments (Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman), Alex McQuilkin isolates a peculiar yet pervasive trope in contemporary mass media, repurposing footage of spinning women often used to market clothing and perfumes. Referencing the history of both cinema and video art, McQuilkin engages the complex relationship between consumer culture and female identity, questioning where images of feminine youth, beauty, and happiness originate</p>

<p>In a practice spanning videos, drawings, objects, and installations, Alex McQuilkin combines psychoanalysis, maudlin sentimentality, dark humor, and deep sincerity to examine the  construction of female identity in Western culture. Her work has been exhibited internationally  since 2000 and she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Art at Binghamton University, StateUniversity of New York (Binghamton, NY).</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Alex+McQuilkin%3A+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+4%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AIn+the+video+Magic+Moments+%28Technology%2FTransformation+Wonder+Woman%29%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+isolates+a+peculiar+yet+pervasive+trope+in+contemporary+mass+media%2C+repurposing+footage+of+spinning+women+often+used+to+market+clothing+and+perfumes.+Referencing+the+history+of+both+cinema+and+video+art%2C+McQuilkin+engages+the+complex+relationship+between+consumer+culture+and+female+identity%2C+questioning+where+images+of+feminine+youth%2C+beauty%2C+and+happiness+originate%0A%0AIn+a+practice+spanning+videos%2C+drawings%2C+objects%2C+and+installations%2C+Alex+McQuilkin+combines+psychoanalysis%2C+maudlin+sentimentality%2C+dark+humor%2C+and+deep+sincerity+to+examine+the++construction+of+female+identity+in+Western+culture.+Her+work+has+been+exhibited+internationally++since+2000+and+she+currently+serves+as+Assistant+Professor+of+Art+at+Binghamton+University%2C+StateUniversity+of+New+York+%28Binghamton%2C+NY%29.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852719979250</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-04T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-alex-mcquilkin-magic-moments-technologytransformation-wonder-woman</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852720180982/huge/a090ef41df62dab15952ba215ea2b41ac7188f17.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</category></item><item><title>Oct 4, 2026: Torggler Art Exhibition | Paul Reed: A Retrospective  at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A painter of formal rigor and bold experimentation, Paul Reed (1919-2015) was a seminal member of the Washington Color School, a group of cutting-edge abstract artists working in Washington, DC, during the 1960s. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of modern painting in the nation's capital. His works are dynamic and colorful explorations of paint's fundamental possibilities.</p>

<p>This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, presents a survey of Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.</p>

<p>Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and curated by David Gariff, PhD.</p>

<p> </p>

<p>Admission: free</p>

<p><a href="https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective">View on site</a> | <a href="mailto:?subject=I+found+an+interesting+event%3A+Torggler+Art+Exhibition+%7C+Paul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+&amp;body=I+found+an+interesting+event+you+may+like%3A%0A%0A%0ADate%3A+Oct+4%2C+2026%0A%0ADescription%3A%0AA+painter+of+formal+rigor+and+bold+experimentation%2C+Paul+Reed+%281919-2015%29+was+a+seminal+member+of+the+Washington+Color+School%2C+a+group+of+cutting-edge+abstract+artists+working+in+Washington%2C+DC%2C+during+the+1960s.+Reed+was+a+gifted+artist%2C+teacher%2C+and+a+major+contributor+to+the+golden+age+of+modern+painting+in+the+nation%27s+capital.+His+works+are+dynamic+and+colorful+explorations+of+paint%27s+fundamental+possibilities.%0A%0AThis+major+retrospective%2C+the+first+devoted+to+the+artist%2C+presents+a+survey+of+Reed%E2%80%99s+art+and+accomplishments+from+his+early+days+as+a+graphic+designer+in+1950s+New+York+to+his+success+as+one+of+the+founding+artists+of+the+Washington+Color+School+in+the+1960s+to+the+aesthetic+reinventions+of+his+later+work.+Reed%E2%80%99s+life+was+devoted+to+art+and+endless+exploration+of+the+many+and+varied+properties+of+and+approaches+to+form%2C+color%2C+and+light.+Throughout+his+career+spanning+six+decades%2C+Reed+worked+in+a+wide+variety+of+mediums%2C+including+painting%2C+sculpture%2C+photography%2C+printmaking%2C+collage%2C+graphic+design%2C+and+computer-generated+and+enhanced+imagery.+His+lifetime+achievement+as+an+artist%2C+prolific+production%2C+and+the+variety+of+materials%2C+techniques%2C+and+strategies+explored+in+his+art+rank+him+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+significant+painters+active+in+the+second+half+of+the+twentieth+and+early+twenty-first+centuries.%0A%0APaul+Reed%3A+A+Retrospective+is+organized+by+the+Oklahoma+City+Museum+of+Art+and+curated+by+David+Gariff%2C+PhD.%0A%0A+%0A%0AAdmission%3A+free%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcal.cnu.edu%2Fevent%2Ftorggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53852675582596</guid><geo:lat>37.060809</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.489946</geo:long><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><dc:date>2026-10-04T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>https://cal.cnu.edu/event/torggler-art-exhibition-paul-reed-a-retrospective</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53852675620488/huge/907f0e039ad93e6a76c2df50456f972c0652934f.jpg'/><category>Art Gallery Show</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;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-6777">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-6777%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53540580513665</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-6777</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53540580558725/huge/32a98075003f661bd0711d41283325835fb764b6.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 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-9226">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-9226%0A">Email this event</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_53540593288427</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-9226</link><media:content medium='image' url='https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/53540593317103/huge/6d76af880ffb1a8541f8a19ad2a73d009c274717.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>