Our picks for what’s happening in the Hampton Roads region:
Eat up
Grab the gang and head to B.O.B. Fest in Smithfield. Enjoy all-you-can-eat oysters (steamed or raw), barbecue and Brunswick Stew. Sip on bloody marys, specialty vodka drinks and other cool beverages that are available for purchase. Must be 21 and older to attend.
Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 13. Windsor Castle Park, 705 Cedar St. 757-357-5182. Tickets $65. bit.ly/BobFestVA.
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Grape escape
Stop by the Vino Culture’s Italian Wine Expo at VIA design. It will showcase 18 wines from Northern, Central and Southern Italy. Whatever your jam, the expo has it: reds, whites, bubbles and rosé.
4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 13. 319 E. Plume St., Norfolk. 757-904-1220. Tickets $60. bit.ly/WineExpoatVIA.
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Candle and wine
Do something different in the New Year. Make a candle at Under the Stars Farm. Sip some wine or hot apple cider. Workshop includes a candle-making kit (includes a vessel, two wicks, natural soy wax, essential and fragrance oils, and decorative dried flowers).
2:30 to 4:30. Jan. 13. 7235 Dutton Road, Gloucester. 804-413-9131. Tickets $40. Reserve a seat. bit.ly/UnderStarsFarm.
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Awards Breakfast
The Urban League of Hampton Roads is hosting its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders Awards Breakfast. Tickets include breakfast with items such as Surry sausage or Virginia ham, sweet potato biscuits and hash brown casserole. Keynote by Clint Smith, New York Times bestselling author of “How the Word Is Passed.”
8 a.m. Jan. 15. Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St., Virginia Beach. 757-627-0864. Tickets $60. ulhr.org/mlk-awards.
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Glass charcuterie class
Learn to make a charcuterie board. This fused glass class will teach you the basics of glass cutting, layering and kiln firing. All the materials and tools are provided. Get creative.
6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 17. Happy Hour Glass Works, 3049 Kings Highway, Suffolk. 757-708-8053. Tickets $75. bit.ly/FusedGlassClass.
Other events to explore
Brandy Release Party: 4 p.m. Saturday. 8 Shires Coloniale Distillery, 7218 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg. 757-378-2456. bit.ly/8Shires.
Kitchen Witchcraft Class: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The Wandering Witch, 534 Wythe Creek Road A, Poquoson. 757-504-4596. Call to register. bit.ly/WanderingWitch.
Old Beach Farmers “Winter” Markets: 9 a.m. to noon. 1st and 3rd Saturdays. 620 19th St., Virginia Beach. 757-428-5444. bit.ly/OldBeach.
Superhero Breakfast: 10 a.m. Jan. 14. Dave & Buster’s, 701 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach. 757-785-3500. Tickets start at $19.71. bit.ly/DaveBustersVB.
Long Night Moon Dinner and Paint Party: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Gloucester Moose Lodge, 6566 Moose Dr., Gloucester. 804-693-3899. Call to register. Tickets $45. bit.ly/MoonDinnerGML.
Rekaya Gibson, 757-295-8809, [email protected], on X, @gibsonrekaya
