March 2005 Events in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg and Hampton Roads
Winter is fading, so March is a good time to get out for an event. Battles, big bands, and women's history.
March 2 - 6
Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus
The all-new 135th edition of the Greatest Show on Earth. A coupon for a half-price ticket to opening night is available at wavy.com. Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA.
March 3 - 6
Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend
Relive one of the pivotal events in Civil War history. Commemorate the 143rd anniversary of the historic clash of the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia and enjoy a weekend full of activities. This event highlights the Civil War's Peninsula Campaign through lectures from nationally recognized scholars and programming the entire family can enjoy. Admission. The Mariners' Museum. Newport News, VA.
March 7
Doc Serverinsen and his Big Band
Doc's band is comprised of the best musicians from "The Tonight Show" - Ed Shaughnessy on drums, Ernie Watts on tenor sax and Snooky Young on trumpet. Their repertoire includes Ellington and Basie standards, pop, jazz, ballads, big band classics and, of course, "The Tonight Show" theme. Audiences are finally able to hear the depth of talent belonging to a band that rarely finished a tune on the air. These big band tours are consistently sold out. 7:30 pm. Ferguson Center for the Arts. Newport News, VA.
March 15
The Eagles in concert
The Eagles Farewell I Tour - Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. Absolutely no cameras, audio recorders or video recorders will be allowed. 8 pm. Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA.
March 18 - 20
Women's History Weekend at Colonial Williamsburg
"A Family Reunited: The Arrival of Lady Dunmore". By 1774, in the midst of apprehensions over the recent Boston Tea Party, a major financial crisis in London and a controversy between Virginia and Pennsylvania over the jurisdiction of Fort Pitt, Virginians were desperate for a cause for celebration. They found it in the news that Charlotte, Lady Dunmore, and her family were leaving London to be reunited with her husband, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, Virginia's royal governor. The weekend features a number of scenes and events culminating with the pageant surrounding the arrival of the Countess of Dunmore, the wife of the last royal governor of the Colony of Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg, VA.
Looking for more events? Consider an Eastern Shore adventure. The small towns of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia have celebrations with their own unique style.
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