Virginia Arts Festival

Clay & Jay Barr Education Center is a wonderful outside stage theater for intimate theater. I saw The Soldier's Play put on by the outstanding Norfolk State University Theatre Ensemble.

Had a great time. It was super crowded and the wait to get to the front to try a wine was usually less than 10 minutes but one take tool a little longer. But that's okay because it was worth it.

Very nice inside and a wonderful place to visit

great shows all year.

You get very little for your money. You pay $20 per person for tiny samples that in total would not fill one of your hands. There are quite a few vendors set up in booths in a large room. We waited in line 3 to 10 minutes at each booth to get to the front of the line to receive a tiny sample. Some vendors only let you sample one of their items. For example, the two popcorn vendors only let you sample one flavor of popcorn, no more - without standing in line again. What the vendors really want is for you to make purchases of the items they have for sale. So what was the $20 for? There was one wine vendor & one vodka vendor, two popcorn vendors, a few with fudge and some with cakes, nuts etc. That was about it for free samples. You had to pay if you wanted ice cream - no free samples. Barnes & Noble was there with books about chocolate & Easter for sale - nothing free. There was even a chiropractor booth. What's that got to do with chocolate? We were there an hour - mostly waiting in line. In truth, the event should be advertised as an opportunity to buy chocolate and sweets with some taste testing and a $20 cover charge.