L VE OUR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Ignite Your Passion for the Arts Whether it’s musical, visual or performing arts, venues are located throughout the region. Friday for the Arts is a celebration every 2nd Friday night of the month in Old Towne Petersburg: gallery shows, dining, wine tastings, live music. Music Experience the Petersburg Symphony, Chesterfield Concert Band, Tri-Cities Community Band, concerts at Pocahontas Park, on the lawn at Weston, at the Appomattox Boat Harbor, the Hopewell Marina, or the VA Opera at Battersea. Theatre Live theatre happens at the 350 year old Swift Creek Mill, Fort Lee Theatre Co., Appomattox Governor’s School and the Illuminated Stage Theatre Co. Drag shows are popular throughout the region. 18 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY • COLONIAL HEIGHTS • DINWIDDIE COUNTY • HOPEWELL • PETERSBURG • PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY The Beacon Theatre A shining 1928 beacon for Hopewell’s downtown and for all looking to be entertained. See the Old Dominion Barn Dance, or the Masters of Motown, the Oak Ridge Boys or The Winery Dogs, the Ultimate Queen Celebration or Graham Nash, all up close and personal – Feel the Vibe!