Fun to Do: Norfolk jazz festival, hip-hop in Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Funk Fest and more
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Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads.
The 40th annual Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival returns to Town Point Park Friday and Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. daily. Friday’s headliner features Gerald Albright, Saturday’s will be Dave Koz and friends. New this year, a free pre-show party with music by RaJazz from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Fountain Park. Waterside Drive, Norfolk. Tickets start at $45. To purchase tickets online or for the two-day lineup, visit festevents.org.
Masters of the Mic brings its “Hip-Hop 50” tour to Portsmouth with performances by Doug E. Fresh, EPMD, KRS-One, Rakim and Slick Rick. 7 p.m. Friday at Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion, 16 Crawford Circle. Tickets start at $35. To purchase online, visit ticketmaster.com.
“River Seine.” Discover, with rangers and their nets, what lives in the brackish waters of the York River. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at York River State Park, 9801 York River Park Road, Williamsburg. Free; $5 parking fee required. For details, call 757-566-3036 or email yorkriver@dcr.virginia.gov.
Summer Concert Series featuring Dumpstaphunk. The New Orleans funk band will kick off Virginia Beach Funk Fest’s pre-party — 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at 17th Street park, the Oceanfront. For information on this free series, and Virginia Beach Funk Fest on Aug/ 25 and 26, visit beacheventsvb.com.
Sunset Thursdays to feature the R&B sound of Blackwater Band. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 24 at Festival Park at Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion, 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth. For more details on this free concert series, visit portsvaevents.com.
From starring in “The Mindy Project” to having her “Sweet & Salty” special on Netflix, comedian Fortune Feimster brings her “Live Laugh Love!” tour to Norfolk. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Harrison Opera House, 160 W. Virginia Beach Blvd. Tickets start at $30.50. To purchase online, visit ticketmaster.com.
Patty Jenkins, patty.jenkins@pilotonline.com
