Step back in time in the beautifully restored 18thcentury capital of Virginia—an unforgettable living history lesson! Enjoy the 18th-century style retail village of Merchants Square, offering unique shopping and dining experiences.
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Spa of Colonial Williamsburg

Offering rejuvenating experiences for resort and day guests, this beautiful spa radiates Southern charm harmonizing with its historical surroundings.


The Golden Horseshoe Golf Club

Enjoy 45 unique, walkable holes, panoramic views, one of the game's first "island greens," and courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Rees Jones—all surrounded by Audobon sanctuaries of dense groves of Virginia hardwoods.

 

Design your own Williamsburg
Weekend

Whether your preference is for the elegant, authentic, charming, or family-friendly, Colonial Williamsburg offers gracious accommodations, extraordinary dining, and enticing shopping, all within strolling distance of the Historic Area. Enjoy a carriage ride through history, a day of golf on a prize-winning course, a fine dinner in an historic Tavern, a relaxing session in the Spa, or create your own menu of unforgettable experiences to suit your tastes.



Call the Williamsburg Lodge at 1-800-447-8679 or visit www.ColonialWilliamsburg.com to learn about their SPECIAL seasonal lodging offer!


Presented in cooperation with the James City County Board of Supervisors, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the College of William & Mary, the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission and Williamsburg City Council.

An Evening with Kelli O'Hara and Rob Fisher

Sat. May 29, 5:30 PM and 8:00 PM
Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Room, Williamsburg
$65, $45, Reserved Cabaret Seating, no discount

Three time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara steps into the Festival’s Broadway Spotlight, May 29 with acclaimed Broadway musical director Rob Fisher. This concert will be a celebration of works by American composer Harold Arlen, who penned tunes including Over the Rainbow, Stormy Weather, and Let’s Fall in Love. Ms. O'Hara was most recently on Broadway as Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific” and previously starred with Harry Connick, Jr. in "Pajama Game". Don’t miss one of the most beautiful voices on Broadway - in an intimate cabaret performance.

This program is funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission, Williamsburg City Council and the James City County Board of Supervisors.




Béla Fleck, banjo

The Melody of Rhythm
with Zakir Hussain, tabla, and
Edgar Meyer, double-bass

Fri. May 28, 8:00 PM
Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Room, Williamsburg
$45, $35, Reserved Theater Seating

Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck mixes traditions and instruments with the joy of a master chef blending spices. In his latest experiment, “The Melody of Rhythm,” he joins the banjo with the double-bass and Indian tabla drum, revealing new sounds from these beautiful instruments.

This program is funded in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts
Commission, Williamsburg City Council and the James City County
Board of Supervisors.

 

Alisa Weilerstein

Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Fred Child, host

Thurs, May 27, 7:30 PM
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg
$30

BACH
Suite for Cello no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
KODALY
Sonata for Cello, Op. 8

This twenty-something cellist plays with passion that transfixes audiences, drawing awestruck reviews from critics for her recitals and performances with great symphony orchestras around the world. "To hear her play is to experience the serenity of being in a master’s hands" (Newsday).

Join us and welcome Fred Child of American Public Radio’s "Performance Today" as we record this concert for future broadcast across America.




Virginia Symphony Orchestra

with Alisa Weilerstein, cello
JoAnn Falletta, conductor

Sun. May 30, 7:00 PM
Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Room, Williamsburg
$50, $35, Reserved Theater Seating.

HANDEL
Royal Fireworks Music, HWV 351
TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No.4 in G major, op.61 (Mozartiana)
DVOŘÁK Concerto in B minor for Violoncello & Orchestra, op.104

Here’s an opportunity to hear our fine regional symphony orchestra with a brilliant guest soloist, cellist Alisa Weilerstein—an event that is sure to spur every musician on the stage to new heights of inspired performance.

 

 


André-Michel Schub and Orion String Quartet

Sun, May 23, 6:00 PM
Williamsburg Winery, James City County
$40
$65 wine tasting and concert, $40 concert only
(no discounts on wine tasting)
Call 757-282-2822

SCHUMANN Quartet for Strings in A minor, Op. 41 no. 1
SCHUMANN
Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113
SCHUMANN Quintet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 44

"Flawless" pianist (The New York Times) and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Music Artistic Director André-Michel performs with the one of the most brilliant quartets on the scene today, an ensemble that "balances beauty with fierce energy, spot-on accuracy, and rich tonal blend" (Detroit Free Press).

 


Coffee Concert IV

JoAnn Falletta and Women of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Fri, May 28, 10:30 AM
Williamsburg Winery, James City County
$20

SCHUBERT
Guitar Quartet
MUCZYNSKI Quintet for Winds, Op. 45
GLANVILLE-HICKS
Concertino Antico: for harp and string quartet
RAVEL Quartet for Strings in F Major

You may have heard the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in various groupings and configurations, but never like this! This celebration of women in the arts turns the spotlight on the distaff side of the orchestra.

 

 


Friday at New Town

Friday, May 28, 5:30 pm
Sullivan Square, New Town, Williamsburg
FREE!

SLAPWATER has been entertaining crowds of all sizes since 1971. Playing everything from Rock'n Roll and Motown to Beach Music and Oldies, this band is sure to keep you on your feet dancing! Bring a picnic, blanket and chairs and start the weekend off right!

 

 

        EVENTS ARE FREE

Virginia Chorale

Perpetual Light

May 30, 3 pm
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg

The Virginia Chorale's season finale juxtaposes two masterpiece settings of the Requiem Mass for the beloved medium of a cappella chorus. Tomas Luis da Victoria's Requiem is one of the masterworks of the Renaissance. Ildebrando Pizzetti, a little known Italian composer from the generation after Puccini, is indebted to the chant-inspired music of Victoria and Palestrina. His evocative and impressionist Requiem is every bit the masterpiece of his Renaissance ancestors'.