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Some of Virginia Beach’s largest visitors have returned to the resort city’s shores: Humpback, fin and minke whales have been greeting curious fishermen and boaters all along the coast for several weeks now. Generally, Virginia Beach’s mild temperatures and plentiful food entice the whales during the winter months, but the 2010/2011 winter season unleashed a tenacious cold front that seemed to keep the whales away. This year, the old friends are back in Virginia Beach waters, where residents and visitors alike have been wowed by the gentle giants of the sea breaching, spyhopping and lobtailing in plain sight. Already, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s Winter Wildlife Boat Trips have identified 31 individual whales and there are still two months left in the season. Take a quick getaway with the family to see these gentle oceanfront hotel, admission to Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, tickets to 3D IMAX® Theater viewing and a Winter Wildlife Boat Trip. For more information, visit www.virginiaaquarium.com.
They don’t call Virginia Beach the "Striped Bass Capital of the World" for nothing. Charter captains and fishing boats across the city have been hauling in droves of the bass, also known as striper or rockfish. Right now, they are consistently landing in the 35-50 pound range and are drawing anglers from Maine through North Carolina to get a part of the action. While the rockfish are biting well this year, bluefin tuna are another big catch at the moment, so much so the Ninth Annual Mid-Atlantic Rockfish Shootout opened up a category for it. One fishing boat ended up reeling in a 265-lb. titanic tuna, a testament to the lively fishing action taking place in Virginia Beach this year. For more information, visit www.virginiafishing.com/.
This coming spring and summer, Virginia Beach will give him more than just 15 minutes of fame. The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is unveiling "Andy Warhol: Portraits", showcasing more than 200 original works from The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. from May 26 to Aug. 19. The exhibition will feature portraits of the enigmatic artist in his youth, a reproduction of Warhol’s first celebrity autograph (from Shirley Temple in 1941), early portrait drawings from the 1940’s, samples of Warhol’s commercial work from the 1950’s, movie star portraits from the 1960’s and more than 100 portrait paintings from the 1970’s and 1980’s. It is the most comprehensive assembly of portraits in a traveling exhibition and MOCA is the only U.S. location to host a collection direct from The Andy Warhol Museum. To kick off the exhibition, MOCA will host a Studio 54-themed celebration on May 25. For information call (757) 425-0000 or visit the website at www.VirginiaMOCA.org.
Danya Bushéy
BCF
757-497-4811
dbushey@boomyourbrand.com
