City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
62. Civil War And Native American Store And Gallery
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 253-1155
Address: 1441 Richmond Rd.
Description: Unique items related to the Civil War and Virginia Indian culture, including a large selection of limited edition prints by artists Mort Kunstler, Don Troiani, John Paul Strain, and others. Replica rifles, pistols, swords, and buckles are available, as are handmade craft items include pottery, kachinas, flutes, dolls, and jewelry. Open daily.
63. Old Chickahominy House Restaurants & Antiques
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-4689
Address: 1211 Jamestown Rd.
Description: The gift shop is worth investigating even if you’re not hungry. Antique furniture, 18th-century clocks, Dresden china, prints and oils, a Christmas shop with antique ornaments, and other gift items all are available in several quaint showrooms.
64. Shirley Metalcraft
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-1378
Address: 1205 Jamestown Rd.
Description: Looking for many of the same wonderful, handcrafted wares sold at Shirley Pewter Shop on Merchants Square, but don’t want to hassle with the parking? This shop is where the items are made! You’ll see pewter and other fine materials worked into lovely objects to be treasured as keepsakes or as gifts. The Shirley mark is noted nationally for fine craftsmanship and elegant, creative design.
65. Kimball Theatre
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 565-8588, (800) HISTORY
Address: 428 Duke of Gloucester St.
Description: Extensively remodeled in 2001, this 583-seat chandelier-lit theater now looks essentially as it did when it opened in 1933 as the Williamsburg Theater. Owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, has a full schedule—lectures, concerts, and art films and documentaries. A very popular recurring performance is Dean Shostak’s Crystal Concerts. Current offerings can be heard by calling the local number listed above; advance tickets can be purchased by calling the toll-free Colonial Williamsburg reservation line.
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
67. Williamsburg Regional Library Art Center
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 259-4070
Address: 515 Scotland St.
Description: The library has done an extraordinary job of becoming, in effect, the community’s cultural arts center. In the art center’s lobby there are small ongoing exhibits by visual artists working in a variety of media. The auditorium, which seats 268, provides venue for lectures, debates, forums, and performances of all kinds, from symphonies, chamber concerts, and choral presentations to high school–band rock ’n’ roll. The Art Center’s emphasis is on providing enriching, educational programming for the community. Events held here are typically free, but occasionally an event organized by an outside group will charge a minimal fee. The library also hosts a number of national acts that require a cover charge ranging from free to $20.
68. Summer Breeze Concert Series
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 220-7751
Description: A popular and informal arts offering is the Summer Breeze on the Square, which features performances of America’s original art form on Thursday nights in July. Attendees are invited to bring folding chairs and blankets for these outdoor performances, held on Merchants Square at 7 p.m. A temporary stage is set up in front of The Trellis restaurant and the whole spectrum of music, from folk to jazz, delights listeners. Summer Breeze on the Square is a joint effort of the Merchants Square Association, the City of Williamsburg, and James City County.
69. Williamsburg Choral Guild
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 220-1808
Description: The Williamsburg Choral Guild is an established and esteemed mixed choral group made up of about 100 area volunteer singers. Guild members rehearse from late August through early May, presenting three subscription concerts during that time. The Web site keeps a current list of upcoming performances.
70. Williamsburg Symphonia
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-9857
Address: 312 Waller Mill Rd.
Description: The Williamsburg Symphonia offers concerts by subscription in Williamsburg. In addition, the orchestra performs special holiday and family concerts annually. The Symphonia is noted throughout the region for the excellence of its programs. Janna Hymes directs the professional chamber orchestra, with whom a number of outstanding solo artists perform for specific programs. All Masterworks and Family concerts are performed at the Kimball Theatre in Merchants Square. Pops concerts take place in various Williamsburg locations. Check the Web site for more information.
71. Williamsburg Women’S Chorus
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 564-7875
Description: The Williamsburg Women’s Chorus is an all-volunteer group of 40 women who come together to sing in a variety of musical styles from Baroque to Broadway. The chorus performs two to four public concerts a year throughout the greater Williamsburg area. Auditions are required of aspiring new members. Check their Web site for upcoming concerts and more information.
72. Virginia Shakespeare Festival
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 221-2659
Description: This series has developed an enduring audience over the past 25-plus years. Sponsored each July by William and Mary’s theater department, the festival season of two Shakespeare performances in repertory offers a variety of the Bard’s works. The plays are performed alternately so that those in town for only a short period can attend a performance of each. The nightly curtain is at 8 p.m., and there are also 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. Tickets range from $10 to $25.
73. William And Mary Theatre
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 221-2674 (box office)
Description: The college’s theater, speech, and dance students stage four full-scale plays in addition to many smaller productions during the academic year. Season subscribers may see all four shows for the price of three. Matinees are at 2 p.m., and evening curtain is at 8 p.m. In addition, plays performed, written, and directed by students are presented in the Premiere Theater. The department usually stages one or two performances per semester. Past performances include A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim. Ticket prices vary and some performances are free.
74. The Williamsburg Players
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-0431 (reservations)
Address: 200 Hubbard Lane
Description: From September through June the Williamsburg Players produce plays of extraordinary quality in their cozy playhouse. The season usually consists of five plays, mixing little-known and more-famous works, with emphasis on modern and contemporary authors. The casts are all volunteers, but the Players draw upon more than 30 years of experience. Their staging and performances, thanks to their willingness to risk breaking conventions to advance their art, consistently receive the highest reviews and accolades. There are only 115 seats in the theater, and tickets go fast. General admission is $17, senior citizens and students pay $15.
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Address: 1915 Pocahontas Trail