By John Streit
Correspondent
The nor'easter that lashed the Oceanfront's Contemporary Art Center of Virginia was a drastic departure from the scenes of serene, tropical Indonesia shown inside.

HAMPTON
Before the artist went into her studio, she plopped onto the living room carpet for a session with the Littlest Pet Shop, pulling out plastic puppies and kitties and spreading them all around her.

Hampton Roads' favorite community theater company presents the timeless story of Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors.

With book and music by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joseph is a modern musical classic for the whole family.

For more details, check the HamptonRoads.com event listing.

FROM THE PROMOTERS:

For years, audiences have watched choreographer/director Moses Pendleton transform dancers into figments of his imagination: unpredictable, sometimes bizarre and notoriously out of this world.

Don't miss this surreal journey though a unique universe of movement featuring over 25 years of work.

Get more details about MOMIX in the HamptonRoads.com events calendar.

By Lee Teply Correspondent The tenor aria "Pour mon ame" is just over two minutes long. Aside from a couple of interesting harmonic turns, there's nothing really remarkable in its composition. For Gaetano Donizetti, it was standard fare, placed early in the comic opera "The Daughter of the Regiment."

Dance recitals have their audience, but dance doesn't exactly woo laypeople in off the street like a bar showing a fight. Dance typically draws serious patrons of the arts, curious students or parents who've surrendered an evening to see their babies onstage.

Oops! You've been improperly misdirected. Did you mean to see the event listing for Dracula?

 The deadline is Friday, Oct. 30, to nominate an arts organization for the Arts Build Communities Awards, to be given out Jan. 27 in Richmond.

Virginians for the Arts, an advocacy group, created the prize to honor organizations that “best demonstrate the ability to enhance the community, lift our spirits and build a better quality of life.”

Enter the show of 'film decors' by the Quay brothers with trepidation, for you will soon be charmed and confounded. This new exhibition on Old Dominion University's campus will stop you in your tracks and make you feel out of your wits. Think of it as a Halloween outing for the strong at heart. It's deeply scary, kid you not.

NORFOLK The Virginia Stage Company promised "a bold, new staging" of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet." It has delivered - brilliantly.