Lots to choose from this weekend as performances of Legally Blonde The Musical and Oklahoma! are set to dazzle audiences at area high schools and a local museum is offering visitors a chance to visit a groundhog two days before the infamous holiday.
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Theater and Music
The Warhill High School Theatre Department will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s legendary musical Oklahoma! at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets cost $10 for the show, which will be held at the Warhill High School Auditorium.
The York County School Division’s School of the Arts is seeking to channel the spirit of Elle Woods in a series of performances of Legally Blonde the Musical, set to take the stage at Bruton High School at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday. A matinee is also scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 for senior citizens YCSD students and staff, while everyone else gets in for $15.
The Williamsburg Area Music Teachers are set to take to pianos, organs, harps, string instruments and their own vocal chords to bring you a concert Saturday at Walnut Hills Baptist Church. The event benefits the Williamsburg Music Club’s scholarship competition for young musicians in and around Williamsburg. Tickets are not needed, but donations are accepted.
This and That
The storied streets and buildings of Colonial Williamsburg are thick with the stories and faces of the American Revolution. Beneath that historic veneer are dark corners and quiet places where generations of ghosts reside in arcane silence. Seek them out in a family-friendly tour suitable for all ages in the Tavern Ghost Walk, which departs Shields Tavern at 6:30 p.m. today. Tickets are $7 for those 12 and under, and $12 for all others.
Ready for spring? Slake your thirst for rodent divination two days early by visiting the Virginia Living Museum on Saturday for a meet and greet with Chesapeake Chuck, the museum’s resident whistle-pig. There will also be special activities and crafts related to groundhogs. It’s all included with a regular museum ticket.
Sports and Food
It’s time for hoops. The College of William & Mary’s women’s basketball team is slated to hit the Kaplan Arena court at 7 p.m. today to take on University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Tickets are available at William & Mary’s website for athletics.
Bundle up and take a ride to Toano for the farmer’s market, where you’ll find products from Bob’s Sausage Company, Rainbow Eggs, Heidi’s Home Grown along with a bevy of produce. The market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
