Bria Kelly is a vocal prodigy who, at only sixteen years old, already has an impressive resume which includes performances at NFL games and Nashville’s CMA Music Fest. Find out more about Bria on her website: www.BriaKelly.com. Joining Bria Kelly and Friends is two-time “Amateur Night at the Apollo” winner, Nate Foley. See more of Nate at www.natefoley.com/live.

ZigZag is a band of middle- and high-schoolers from Virginia Beach, but don’t let their youth deceive you because these kids are tried and true performers who have taken the stage all across Hampton Roads. Read all about the band at www.zigzagrockband.com.

Matt Cole is a seventeen-year-old percussionist who already has a decade of experience under his belt. He’s known locally as the drummer for mOcean. More information about Matt (and mOcean) can be found on their website: www.mOceanband.com.

Jake Fultz is a bass aficionado, playing both electric and upright. He can usually be found supplying bass sounds for Carbon Jam. Get more details about Jake and Carbon Jam at www.CarbonJam.com.

If you’d like more information about The Jewish Mother, all the details can be found at www.JewishMother.com.

Customers must mention Hope House and may not use any other specials or discounts in order for the donation to be valid.

Boardwalk offers fresh-cut fries, an assortment of burgers (including veggie burgers), as well as hot dogs, chicken, salads, shakes, and more. For more information about Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries, call the Norfolk location at 757-961-9112 or visit their website: www.BoardwalkFreshBurgersAndFries.com.

Currently, Hope House Foundation is one of four organizations who will benefit from purchases made on iDeal. Details about specific Hope House projects and their progress are available at http://www.getideals.com/ideal_charity/hope_house_foundation/.

Visit the iDeal website at www.GetiDeals.com to find out how to buy deals and how to feature your business while simultaneously giving back to the community.

Hope House Foundation is a local non-profit and is the only organization in Virginia that supports adults with developmental disabilities exclusively in their own homes. Learn more about Hope House at www.hope-house.org or by calling 757-625-6161.

On Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 4:00 Jake’s Place will present “Holidays for Hope” at the Belmont House of Smoke at 2117 Colonial Ave to benefit Hope House Foundation.  Twenty gorgeous gentlemen from Jake’s Place and Crossfit 757 will be paired with 20 gift certificates from local business, and we will auction off “their packages”.

Ticket price is $10 or $15 per couple and available at Changes Hairstyling, City Spa Jake’s Place, Crossfit 757, and Hope House Foundation.

Changes Hairstyling, City Spa and Jake’s Place began as a children’s hair salon in 1983.  They have come a long way since then and pride themselves on catering to the whole family – from the youngest to the very wisest!  From the Bus Stop to City Spa!  Offering the very best the industry has to offer, with the most talented people, greatest number of options for both styles and services and the most current thinking in the field.

Please join us and bring Hope for the Holidays! As part of the Holiday Open House in Ghent this event speaks volumes for Hope – in any language!

All proceeds will benefit Hope House Foundation is a local not for profit organization providing supported living services to adults with developmental disabilities in Hampton Roads for over 40 years.

More information contact Anne Knox at 757-625-6160 X1 or aknox@hope-house.org about the upcoming event or log onto www.hope-house.org.

Proud Sponsors of the event include: Miller Oil, Mancon, Towne Bank, Ghent Business Association, Levin’s of Virginia, QVC, STHIL, Ferguson Enterprises, Pilato & Counts; Media Partners: BOBFM, WNIS/WTAR, Hampton Roads Magazine, VEER, AltDaily.com and WHRO.

Over 140 artists have been selected to exhibit at the festival, which offers exhibition opportunities in every fine-art medium, such as painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography and jewelry.

The awards for the festival will be presented at the After Hours Party/Artist Award Ceremony to be held on Saturday, October 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the stage in the park. There will be over $5,000 in artist awards. A list of all award winners will be displayed at the Hope House Foundation Hospitality Booth on Sunday, October 16th.

The Radicles Exhibition, in partnership with AltDaily, will feature both high school and college students along with recent graduates and local emerging artists. They will compete for cash awards, with the Futures Awards also being presented at the Artists’ Reception on Saturday evening. A reception will be held at Belmont House of Smoke on October 14th, 6pm-9pm, to meet the exhibiting artists.

There will be hands on art for kids, clowns, and musical performances for kids. Highlights include Meet Mark Twain! by Ryan Clemens, a relative of Mark Twain who brings to life the celebrated American author and humorist. STAHR, a group of children from the ages of 4 to 21 from all over Hampton Roads, will amaze you with their performance on the cello and the violin.

In partnership with Virginia Stage Company’s production of “RED” and the Chrysler Museum’s Mark Rothko “Perceptions of Being” exhibition, Hope House Foundation will paint the park “RED” with over 500 “RED” balloons. In addition, each band performing at the festival will play their version of Nena’s “99 Red Balloons”.

The festival judge will be Maurine Littleton from Washington, DC. Ms. Littleton is the daughter of Harvey K. Littleton and owner of the Maurine Littleton Gallery in Washington, DC. She studied at the University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan, the Interlochen Arts Academy, and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Subsequently, Maurine has served as a juror, judge, and lecturer in many events across the United States. She has authored exhibition catalogues and curated museum exhibitions.

The Stockley Gardens Arts Festival poster design for this fall was created by artist Barry Harbour. A native of Virginia Beach, he attended Tallwood High School where he found his love for art by participating in Digital Design classes. After a bumpy high school adventure he chose to join the Army at age 17. After 18 months of service, Barry was honorably discharged, and he is currently enrolled in the graphic design program at Tidewater Community College. His unwavering love of art led him to design a non-traditional piece for the festival to attract a new generation of audiences while simultaneously promoting advocacy for the arts in our community. His design was chosen from several submitted by Christine Morgan’s graphic design students as a class project/partnership with the arts festival.

This Fall we are continuing our new line up of local musical talent over the two days, and will include well-known favorites such as Honey Badger, Birds and Arrows, In Layman Terms, Gina Dalmas and the Cowtipping Playboys, School of Rock House Band, Brian Dobbins and Friends, Critical Mouse, HM Johnson Band, and Two Dollar Bill Band.

For more information, log onto www.stockleygardens.com.

HAMPTON ROADS, VA – The 2011 Ghent Summer Bar Tour will be held on Saturday, July 30^th from 4:00pm to 9:00pm. This is the sixth annual Ghent Summer Bar Tour and all proceeds will benefit Hope House Foundation. This event promises to be fun for everyone over the age of 21, with a dozen locations serving discounted food and beverages, fun games along the way, and a big ceremony at the end of the evening awarding prizes to winning participants. Registration includes a t-shirt, commemorative Ghent Bar Tour cup, koozie, magnet, and a wristband that entitles you to the discounts at each location.

Since 1964, Hope House Foundation has worked on the frontlines of the battle for independence, community inclusion, and true citizenship for people with developmental disabilities in Hampton Roads. We believe that the people we support have the right to participate in community life to the fullest extent possible, and to control their own destinies.

For further information you may contact Scott Guirlinger, Ghent Bar Tours President, at 353-4660, Elena Montello, Hope House Foundation 757-625-6161 x20 or visit www.GhentSummerBarTour.com.

 Ms. Seagle speaks and consults worldwide and in 1995 received the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation International Award for Achievement in the field, an award previously bestowed on such luminaries as Mother Teresa and B.F. Skinner.

 The Arc of Virginia advocates for the rights and full participation of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

So put on disco dresses and leisure suits and practice the Hustle and the Bump so you are ready to boogy the night away.   The party will include a 50/50 raffle and other games.

VIP booths are available for the entire night and part of the proceeds from the booth fee will go to Hope House.  Please contact the Granby Theater at 757/961-7208 for additional information.  www.granbytheater.com.

The Party Angels were established by Melissa and Thanos Polizos and Stephanie and Clay Chick to raise money for their local community one fabulous party at a time.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Hope House Foundation a local non-profit organization providing independent living services to adults with developmental disabilities in Hampton Roads.

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – (April 2011) –The Norfolk Noblemen and Hope House Foundation are teaming up again to throw the party of the year the 2009 Kentucky Derby Party! The event will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 2PM – 7PM on the grounds of Talbot Hall located at 600 Talbot Hall Road in Norfolk.  The Kentucky Derby is the premiere event in the spring and the Noblemen and Hope House are bringing the experience to Norfolk.  Tickets available for minimum donation of $55 and are available at www.thenoblemen.org. Tickets are limited so get your ticket now!

The Kentucky Derby is coming so that means it’s time for the girl’s to grab their big hats and sundresses and the guys to grab their sunglasses and head outdoors for a day of horse racing at one of the areas largest and most beautiful outdoor venues in the city of Norfolk overlooking the Lafayette River.  This all day Derby Party will include the race on two giant projector screens, all you can eat southern style buffet, beverages, Derby games, Best Hat Contest and live music from Vinyl Headlights: The Acoustic Experience.

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Join us for the biggest Kentucky Derby part to hit Hampton Roads that will surely become an annual event.  Proudly sponsored by Old Point National Bank and BobFM.

The Norfolk Noblemen and Hope House Foundation are both non-profit organizations in the Hampton Roads area which dedicate their time and energy to helping those in need. The Noblemen are dedicated largely to children and Hope House focuses on independent living services for adults with developmental disabilities. All proceeds from this party will benefit those in need. Join us and be part of the solution…all while having a ball!

For more information log onto www.hope-house.org or www.thenoblemen.org

Contact:   Elena Berry: 757/625-6161 office

757/672-4356 cell

eberry@hope-house.org e-mail

Robbyn Gayer:  757/406-6487 (cell)

robbyn@thenoblemen.org

Saturday, April 30, 2011 ~ 6 – 10pm

Colonial Ave and 22^nd street in Ghent, Norfolk ~ FREE

HAMPTON ROADS, VA – In partnership with BOBFM, Hope House Foundation invites you to celebrate the coming of spring at the 2nd Annual “Springin’ de Mayo” on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 6-10 pm, at the parking lot of Plaza del Sol at 2200 Colonial Ave in historic Ghent. The event is free and open to the public

Come out and enjoy the music of TUMBAO SALSERO, an orchestra that consists of 12 band members that will keep your feet moving all night long with full latin percussion such as timbales, congas, bongos, trumpets, trombones, piano, bass guitar, and two male and one female vocalist.

Afterwards, THE DELOREANS will take the stage. They have been named “America’s Favorite 80’s Showband”! They are like a time machine, where through flashy 80’s costume and upbeat retro tunes, one feels as though they were 18 years old watching the first MTV music video ever!

The celebration will also include live dance performances from the Mambo Room instructors, and there will be food for sale from Plaza del Sol, Mexican restaurant and Belmont House of Smoke.

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be! So, “Springin’ de Mayo” will become an annual event to merge the two and celebrate our diverse cultures.

All proceeds benefit Hope House Foundation a local non-profit organization providing independent living services to adults with developmental disabilities in Hampton Roads.

Proudly sponsored by BOBFM.

CONTACT: Anne Knox

(757) 625-6161 x18

aknox@hope-house.org

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