http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/74 Category: Entertainment en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Mon, 28 May 2012 11:52:42 -0400  Last week, Gov. Bob McDonnell and the Department of Transportation unveiled a series of electronic signs to help motorists find the quickest route to the Oceanfront. But I reworked these signs to provide a more accurate measure on how far visitors are from Virginia Beach fun. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/gruss-vdot-missed-mark-road-signs Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Please click here to view the full page. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/memorial-day-observances-and-events-0 Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Please click here to view the full page. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/plan-harborfest-our-opsail-guide Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 “Chernobyl Diaries” manages what seems impossible – turning one of the greatest disasters in modern history into a boring cliche. It is an achievement not to be celebrated. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/chernobyl-diaries-takes-scary-premise-then-bores-us Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Amazon.com Widgets On the beach, a book must compete with the wind, kids, bikinis, and six-packs and heat of varying ilks to hold the reader's attention. We think these will do it. "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad," by Peter L. Bergen http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/grab-spot-sand-and-dig-good-book Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Donavon Frankenreiter understands the relationship between music and surfing. They're both composed of rhythm. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/pro-surfer-laidback-troubador Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Author Truman Capote called Andy Warhol "a sphinx without a riddle," but what did he know? Half a century after Warhol caused an art-world sensation with his renderings of Campbell's soup cans and a newly dead Marilyn Monroe, the meaning, merit and mentality of the quintessential Pop artist are still being debated. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/most-extensive-warhol-exhibit-virginia-beach Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 The news that "Men in Black III" cost $375 million to make was not encouraging. The trouble with this series of alien-hunter movies has been too many serious-looking monsters that get in the way of the laughs. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/happily-men-black-3-stands-laughs-not-thrills Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 RALEIGH, N.C.  Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical but improving condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery. Folklore Productions represents Watson and says he had the surgery Thursday night at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. A hospital spokeswoman said he remained in critical condition this morning. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/nc-folk-musician-doc-watson-critical-after-fall Fri, 25 May 2012 06:32:57 -0400 NORFOLK In the classical music world, it's a monster. Huge and complicated and a bear to pull off. Mahler's 8th. Part of it is the numbers. During a rehearsal this week at Chrysler Hall some 280 singers clomped up a steep riser, 10 rows deep, behind a Virginia Symphony Orchestra swollen to 120 players. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/vso-tackles-monster-symphony Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400