Since 1971, The Tidewater Concert Band has been providing exciting, professional, high quality music entertainment ranging from Sousa Style Marches, Big Band, to Swing, Blues, and even Broadway Musicals. Currently under the direction of Maestro Chris Serrano and Associate Conductor Josiah Wilson, the band consists of volunteer musicians from every occupation including, local band directors,...

Now in its 20th year, the Throwback Thursday Film Series screens a variety of classic movies for an adult audience. November Theme: Second Chances November 30: A Woman’s Face (1941) NR A woman’s badly scarred face leads her into a life of crime. Plastic surgery corrects this, giving her a second chance at life, if...

Saturday Morning Cartoons is a monthly film series for animation lovers in the Williamsburg Library Theatre. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) PG Fitting into the high school scene is hard enough for shy Ruby Gillman, but things get worse when she discovers that she is actually a mythical kraken destined to protect the seas from...

This film series brings art house film flavor to your Tuesdays. Plus, meet new friends, hear from special guests who are film experts, enjoy light refreshments, and have a discussion after the film. November 21: The Lost King (2022) PG-13 This film is based on the true story of how an amateur historian defied the...

A lonely woman sends text messages to her deceased fiancé’s old phone, unaware that the number was reassigned to a journalist. Intrigued by the missives, he seeks the advice of the celebrity that he’s interviewing, Celine Dion, on how to pursue a relationship with the mystery texter. Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan (Outlander) costar...

A holiday tradition returns to the Williamsburg Library Theatre. The Concert Ballet of Virginia, the state’s oldest continually operating ballet company, presents The Nutcracker Suite. The bright, colorful costumes and exciting, enthusiastic performances by dancers from throughout Virginia are sure to delight children of all ages. Performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free admission.

Singer, song-writer, and cross-picking guitar virtuoso Bill Jenkins and his string band, the Virginia Mountain Boys, bring to life the authentic ballads, camp meeting songs, and early bluegrass favorites of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Tickets: $5 (Friends of WRL $4) This pricing is made possible by the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation. Click here...

Now in its 20th year, the Throwback Thursday Film Series screens a variety of classic movies for an adult audience. November Theme: Second Chances November 16: Lord Jim (1965) NR In the late 1800s, a merchant marine (Peter O’Toole), discharged from the service for cowardice, seeks redemption by protecting a Southeast Asian native tribe from...

This film series brings art house film flavor to your Tuesdays. Plus, meet new friends, hear from special guests who are film experts, enjoy light refreshments, and have a discussion after the film. November 14: Horatio’s Drive (2013) TV-G No gas stations, no paved roads. In 1903, an eccentric Vermont doctor and a bulldog named...

As a student of the nineteenth century, and as a one-time student of the Classical world, I am intrigued by Aby Warburg’s “afterlife” or “survival” of antiquity unto our own time. The artists discussed are drawing upon Classical and Neoclassical artworks and motifs, reactivating them to question, critique, and explore the artistic and intellectual ideals...

A recovering drug addict is adopted by a stray cat, transforming and enriching both of their lives. This true-life, feel-good story stars Luke Treadaway and features the actual Bob the Cat playing himself. 1 hr 43 min, NR Watch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai3hleBXRpo

The Ford’s Colony Dance Band, with its 17 musicians and vocalists, will perform their 3rd annual “Salute to the end of WWII” on Thursday, November 9th, two days before Veteran’s Day, starting at 7:30pm. They will recreate 16 weekly broadcasts of Benny Goodman’s weekly radio hour, featuring updates by war correspondents from the battle fields...