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SUMMARY:Wreck of the Dictator
DESCRIPTION:June 30 – August 22 | Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm and 9pm \nLocation: 25th Street Stage \nFREE and open to the public \nOn March 3rd \, 1891\, A Norwegian sailing ship grounded itself during a nor-easter\noff the Virginia Beach coast. For an entire day\, the men of the Lifesaving Service\ntried desperately to save the passengers aboard that ship\, including the Captain’s\nwife and 3-year-old son. The harrowing events of that day etched themselves in\nthe memory of Hampton Roads and precipitated the creation of the Statue of the\nNorwegian Lady at 25th Street. The Wreck of the Dictator tells the breathtaking\ntrue story of the rescue mission of a ship that was slowly being beaten to pieces\nless than 300 yards from the shore while a crowd of shocked bystanders looked\non. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/wreck-of-the-dictator-13/2026-08-18/
LOCATION:25th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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SUMMARY:Oceanfront Concert Series: Andy Frasco & The U.N. & Kitchen Dwellers
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 19 | 7 p.m. \n24th Street Park \nAndy Frasco & the U.N.w/ Kitchen Dwellersand special guest MagooFREE and open to the public\nGet ready for hot summer nights with the Oceanfront Concert Series at Virginia Beach\, a free music extravaganza taking place in the parks along the iconic Virginia Beach Boardwalk. This series brings fans together to revel in the magic of live music against the backdrop of the Atlantic oceanfront. \n\nKNOW BEFORE YOU GOAllowed:• Beach blanket\, towel\, or beach chair (without a foot-rest or canopy)• Small cooler• Outside food and drink (no alcohol)• Re-entry with hand stamp• Strollers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nProhibited:• Alcohol• Open containers of any kind• Glass containers• Bicycles\, scooters\, skateboards\, or other vehicles• Pets (except certified service animals)• Professional Camera/Video Equipment• Umbrellas \n\nAbout Andy Frasco & The U.N.: \nWith curly tufts of a recognizable ‘fro peeking out from his omnipresent knit cap\, Andy Frasco is a cross between John Belushi’s “Joliet” Jake Blues and Jimmy Buffett. He’s a band-fronting\, songwriting party animal who turns into a swirling rock ‘n’ roll Tasmanian Devil onstage leading his U.N.\, not unlike Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. From switching instruments mid-song to Frasco stagediving into the crowd or kibitzing with them\, an Andy Frasco & The U.N. show is a celebration of inclusivity and tolerance where “You do You” and “let us do us.” \nThe band has grown from playing bars to touring more than 250 days a year all over the country\, with Frasco describing that 15-year journey on Growing Pains\, the group’s landmark 10th studio album and first full-length effort since 2023’s L’Optimist\, showcasing Andy’s growth as a tunesmith in his own right. \nProduced by Frasco himself for the first time\, the collection’s centerpiece is the anthemic “Try Not to Die\,” a glass half-full anthem to seizing the day that combines country twang with an easy island breeze in its affirmative message. \n“Life is Easy\,” featuring bluegrass superstar Billy Strings\, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and co-writer/frequent collaborators Steve Poltz (Rugburns\, Jewel) and Chris Gelbuda (Meghan Trainor)\, is a folk protest anthem. “Swinging for the Fences\,” featuring cameos by G. Love and Eric Krasno (Lettuce\, Tedeschi Trucks Band Soulive)\, is a Motown-flavored paean to dating someone out of your league. The playful “They Call Me Hollywood (But I’m from LA)\,” co-written with frequent partner Kenny Carkeet\, features rapper ProbCause\, while the title track is a sing-song\, hip-hop-influenced rhyme about embracing change and taking it day-to-day. \nFrasco wrote most of Growing Pains in Nashville with his longtime guitarist Shawn Eckels and frequent songwriting partners Chris Gelbuda\, Steve Poltz\, and Andrew Cooney. \n“I came into this life wanting to write songs\,” said Frasco. “It took 15 years\, but I feel I’m starting to get credit for it. My cup is full. I’m really starting to see my dreams come true.” \n\nAbout Kitchen Dwellers: \nKitchen Dwellers continue to carve out their own lane in the world of progressive roots music\, blending bluegrass\, folk\, and psychedelic grit into a sound as expansive as their Montana home. The Bozeman-born quartet of Shawn Swain (mandolin)\, Torrin Daniels (banjo)\, Joe Funk (upright bass)\, and Max Davies (acoustic guitar) has grown from regional upstarts into one of the most dynamic and forward-thinking bands in modern string music. Their catalog pairs instrumental virtuosity with emotional storytelling\, an exploratory spirit\, and a deep connection to the American West. \nIn 2024\, Kitchen Dwellers released their latest full-length studio album\, Seven Devils\, which arrived on March 1 and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart. The record expanded the band’s creative reach and reinforced their place at the forefront of progressive roots and bluegrass. \nThe band’s newest release\, The Katabatic EP\, highlights another side of their creative arc. Recorded in late November 2021 at Mighty Fine Studios in Denver and Peach Street Studios in Bozeman\, the three-song EP captures a vivid snapshot of wintertime inspiration in Montana. Rooted in sweeping landscapes and natural contrasts\, the EP blends mythic lyricism\, atmospheric instrumental interplay\, and a progressive blend of bluegrass\, folk\, and americana that has become the group’s signature. \nThe song “Madison” tells the story of a mystified angler on the Madison River\, drawing parallels between love and the unpredictable rhythms of fishing. The instrumentals “Mimas and Ida” and “Katabatic” broaden the sonic palette with guest trumpeter Eric “Benny” Bloom of Lettuce\, whose brass textures add lift\, spark\, and momentum. Shifting grooves\, evolving tempos\, and evocative melodies evoke mountain valleys\, windswept terrain\, and orbiting moons. The EP was produced by Kitchen Dwellers\, mixed by Stephan Gueguen and Max Davies\, and mastered by Stephan Gueguen. \nKitchen Dwellers have continued to earn national attention through consistent touring\, acclaimed studio work\, and an expanding grassroots following. Their studio album discography includes Ghost in the Bottle (2017)\, Muir Maid (2019)\, Wise River (2022)\, and Seven Devils (2024). Collectively\, these releases have amassed more than 15 million streams across platforms\, with recent NOCO releases accounting for more than 8 million. \nTheir vibrant live show has taken them to major festivals and iconic stages across the country. The band has performed at Bonnaroo Music Festival\, Telluride Bluegrass\, Under The Big Sky\, WinterWonderGrass\, Northwest String Summit\, and more. They have also achieved career milestones by headlining Red Rocks Amphitheatre and headlining the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. \nAlong the way\, Kitchen Dwellers have received praise from outlets such as Bluegrass Today\, Huffington Post\, Relix\, American Songwriter\, and additional national publications. Kitchen Dwellers continue to evolve while staying rooted in the landscapes and creative curiosity that shaped them. With Seven Devils marking a major milestone and The Katabatic EP offering a distilled burst of artistic expression\, the band remains committed to pushing the boundaries of modern bluegrass and exploring new musical terrain. \n 
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/oceanfront-concert-series-andy-frasco-kitchen-dwellers/
LOCATION:24th Street Park\, 2405 Atlantic Ave\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Oceanfront Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Wreck of the Dictator
DESCRIPTION:June 30 – August 22 | Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm and 9pm \nLocation: 25th Street Stage \nFREE and open to the public \nOn March 3rd \, 1891\, A Norwegian sailing ship grounded itself during a nor-easter\noff the Virginia Beach coast. For an entire day\, the men of the Lifesaving Service\ntried desperately to save the passengers aboard that ship\, including the Captain’s\nwife and 3-year-old son. The harrowing events of that day etched themselves in\nthe memory of Hampton Roads and precipitated the creation of the Statue of the\nNorwegian Lady at 25th Street. The Wreck of the Dictator tells the breathtaking\ntrue story of the rescue mission of a ship that was slowly being beaten to pieces\nless than 300 yards from the shore while a crowd of shocked bystanders looked\non. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/wreck-of-the-dictator-13/2026-08-19/
LOCATION:25th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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SUMMARY:1619: When Destinies Collide
DESCRIPTION:July 1 – August 21 | Thursday\, Friday\, and Saturday at 8:30pm and 9:30pm \nLocation: 26th Street Stage \nFREE and open to the public \nIn the early dawn of August 20\, 1619\, a wounded ship limped through the mist\ninto the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Its mission was dark and shrouded in\npolitical espionage. It was an English ship flying under a Dutch flag and carrying a\nletter of marque from the Protestant Dutch Prince Maurice – a license to legally\npirate Spanish or Portuguese ships. The pirate was English Captain John Collin\nJope and the ship was The White Lion. \nAs The White Lion’s hull cut silently through the morning water\, they passed\,\nunceremoniously\, by Cape Henry\, the site where Christopher Newport had led his\nVirginia Company crew ashore for the “First Landing”. And now\, just 12 years\nlater\, another “First Landing” was about to take place; one marked with pain and\ntriumph. And one that would forever change the face of this still-infant nation.\n1619 tells the compelling story of the native Africans who first set foot on\nAmerican soil. It is a story of lives and cultures interrupted – and destinies grafted\ntogether. Told through riveting live performance and a powerful musical score\,\n1619 is a story that 400 years later can finally be told. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/1619-when-destinies-collide/2026-08-19/
LOCATION:26th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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SUMMARY:Wreck of the Dictator
DESCRIPTION:June 30 – August 22 | Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm and 9pm \nLocation: 25th Street Stage \nFREE and open to the public \nOn March 3rd \, 1891\, A Norwegian sailing ship grounded itself during a nor-easter\noff the Virginia Beach coast. For an entire day\, the men of the Lifesaving Service\ntried desperately to save the passengers aboard that ship\, including the Captain’s\nwife and 3-year-old son. The harrowing events of that day etched themselves in\nthe memory of Hampton Roads and precipitated the creation of the Statue of the\nNorwegian Lady at 25th Street. The Wreck of the Dictator tells the breathtaking\ntrue story of the rescue mission of a ship that was slowly being beaten to pieces\nless than 300 yards from the shore while a crowd of shocked bystanders looked\non. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/wreck-of-the-dictator-13/2026-08-20/
LOCATION:25th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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SUMMARY:Beach Blanket Cinema: SpongeBob Movie: Search for SpongePants
DESCRIPTION:SpongeBob Movie: Search for SpongePants \nPG \nThursday\, August 20 | 8:30pmOn the beach at 29th StreetFREE and open to the public \n\n\n\nDesperate to be a big guy\, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following the Flying Dutchman\, a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate\, to the deepest depths of the deep sea. \n\n\n\nBring your blanket or beach chair and spread out on the sand under the stars for a night of family movie magic! All movies are free and begin at 8:30pm on the beach at 29th Street.
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/beach-blanket-cinema-spongebob-movie-search-for-spongepants/
LOCATION:29th Street On the beach\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Beach Blanket Cinema
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SUMMARY:Contraband
DESCRIPTION:June 27 – July 20| Thursday\, Friday\, and Saturday at 8pm and 9pm \nLocation: 26th Street at Atlantic Avenue \nFREE and open to the public \nOn May 23\, 1861\, Virginia voters ratified its secession ordinance\, officially putting it at war with the United States.  That night\, three enslaved men rowed across the Chesapeake Bay and asked for sanctuary within the walls of Fort Monroe.  The events that followed were the sparks that lit the flame of Emancipation of enslaved people across the divided country.  Contraband is a half-hour musical that tells the riveting story of those brave men and Benjamin Butler\, the lawyer/General who improvised a legal strategy that pulled the thread that unraveled slavery.  As a sequel to 1619: When Destinies Collide\, Contraband continues the remarkable story of the sacred ground of “Freedom’s Fortress”\, that\, as President Barack Obama put it\, “marks the beginning and the end of slavery in our nation”. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/contraband-5/2026-08-20/
LOCATION:26th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T200000
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SUMMARY:Wreck of the Dictator
DESCRIPTION:June 30 – August 22 | Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm and 9pm \nLocation: 25th Street Stage \nFREE and open to the public \nOn March 3rd \, 1891\, A Norwegian sailing ship grounded itself during a nor-easter\noff the Virginia Beach coast. For an entire day\, the men of the Lifesaving Service\ntried desperately to save the passengers aboard that ship\, including the Captain’s\nwife and 3-year-old son. The harrowing events of that day etched themselves in\nthe memory of Hampton Roads and precipitated the creation of the Statue of the\nNorwegian Lady at 25th Street. The Wreck of the Dictator tells the breathtaking\ntrue story of the rescue mission of a ship that was slowly being beaten to pieces\nless than 300 yards from the shore while a crowd of shocked bystanders looked\non. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/wreck-of-the-dictator-13/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:25th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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SUMMARY:1619: When Destinies Collide
DESCRIPTION:July 1 – August 21 | Thursday\, Friday\, and Saturday at 8:30pm and 9:30pm \nLocation: 26th Street Stage \nFREE and open to the public \nIn the early dawn of August 20\, 1619\, a wounded ship limped through the mist\ninto the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Its mission was dark and shrouded in\npolitical espionage. It was an English ship flying under a Dutch flag and carrying a\nletter of marque from the Protestant Dutch Prince Maurice – a license to legally\npirate Spanish or Portuguese ships. The pirate was English Captain John Collin\nJope and the ship was The White Lion. \nAs The White Lion’s hull cut silently through the morning water\, they passed\,\nunceremoniously\, by Cape Henry\, the site where Christopher Newport had led his\nVirginia Company crew ashore for the “First Landing”. And now\, just 12 years\nlater\, another “First Landing” was about to take place; one marked with pain and\ntriumph. And one that would forever change the face of this still-infant nation.\n1619 tells the compelling story of the native Africans who first set foot on\nAmerican soil. It is a story of lives and cultures interrupted – and destinies grafted\ntogether. Told through riveting live performance and a powerful musical score\,\n1619 is a story that 400 years later can finally be told. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/1619-when-destinies-collide/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:26th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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SUMMARY:Wreck of the Dictator
DESCRIPTION:June 30 – August 22 | Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm and 9pm \nLocation: 25th Street Stage \nFREE and open to the public \nOn March 3rd \, 1891\, A Norwegian sailing ship grounded itself during a nor-easter\noff the Virginia Beach coast. For an entire day\, the men of the Lifesaving Service\ntried desperately to save the passengers aboard that ship\, including the Captain’s\nwife and 3-year-old son. The harrowing events of that day etched themselves in\nthe memory of Hampton Roads and precipitated the creation of the Statue of the\nNorwegian Lady at 25th Street. The Wreck of the Dictator tells the breathtaking\ntrue story of the rescue mission of a ship that was slowly being beaten to pieces\nless than 300 yards from the shore while a crowd of shocked bystanders looked\non. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/wreck-of-the-dictator-13/2026-08-22/
LOCATION:25th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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SUMMARY:Contraband
DESCRIPTION:June 27 – July 20| Thursday\, Friday\, and Saturday at 8pm and 9pm \nLocation: 26th Street at Atlantic Avenue \nFREE and open to the public \nOn May 23\, 1861\, Virginia voters ratified its secession ordinance\, officially putting it at war with the United States.  That night\, three enslaved men rowed across the Chesapeake Bay and asked for sanctuary within the walls of Fort Monroe.  The events that followed were the sparks that lit the flame of Emancipation of enslaved people across the divided country.  Contraband is a half-hour musical that tells the riveting story of those brave men and Benjamin Butler\, the lawyer/General who improvised a legal strategy that pulled the thread that unraveled slavery.  As a sequel to 1619: When Destinies Collide\, Contraband continues the remarkable story of the sacred ground of “Freedom’s Fortress”\, that\, as President Barack Obama put it\, “marks the beginning and the end of slavery in our nation”. \nFor more information about the Virginia Legends Walk Foundation and to nominate an iconic Virginian to the Virginia Legends Walk\, visit https://va-legends.net/
URL:https://beacheventsvb.com/event/contraband-5/2026-08-22/
LOCATION:26th Street at Atlantic Avenue\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23451\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live! On Atlantic,Virginia Legends Live!
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