Escape from the ordinary and awaken your wild side by joining the Virginia Zoo for Virtual Voyages! Go behind the scenes, tour the Zoo, and cure your curiosity (or boredom!) with the zoo animals, Keepers and Education staff. For more Virtual Voyages follow The Virginia Zoo on Facebook. SUPPORT THE ZOO EMERGENCY OPERATING FUND As…
Download Free Educational Activity Sheets From the Virginia Zoo
Check out these free, fun and educational activity sheets from the Virginia Zoo. Created for children ages 6 and older, but great for families and even adults! Endangered Species Animals, Enrichment and Environment Giraffes Orangutans Frogs and Bogs Tigers Virtual Voyage in Nature
Virtual Classroom with the Virginia Zoo
The Virginia Zoo’s YouTube brings the Zoo right to your living room! Meet and hear the Zoo Keepers talk about the animals they have the privilege of working with every day.
Watch the Cockpit Footage from the Blue Angels NYC Flyover
The Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels honored healthcare workers and first responders Tuesday, April 29th with a special flyover that began in the sky over New York City. The cockpit footage from one of the Blue Angels planes is stunning.
Oprah Winfrey to Deliver Commencement Speech During Virtual Graduation
Thanks to coronavirus and the stay-at-home orders, many high school seniors won’t be able to walk in traditional graduation ceremonies. But Facebook is stepping in to help the class of 2020 graduate virtually. On May 15th at 2pm, Facebook Watch will air #Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020. It’ll be a ceremony…
Lauv and Alessia Cara To Host Virtual Panel For Mental Health Awareness Month
Singer Lauv wants to have a conversation about mental health during this time of quarantine, and he’s asked som of his collaborators to help. The “Like Me Better” singer, along with his Blue Boy Foundation, will host a virtual panel on May 1st to kick off Mental Health Awareness. Alessia Cara and Anne-Marie will also…
USNS Comfort to Depart New York This Week
The Norfolk based USNS Comfort will depart from the state of New York after being sent to help treat coronavirus patients there. According to a spokesperson with the 2nd Fleet, the Comfort will leave New York on Thursday and return to Norfolk within one to three days of its departure. The Comfort arrived at New…
North Carolina governor OKs NASCAR to race at Charlotte
The governor of North Carolina said Tuesday that NASCAR can go forward with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway without fans in attendance at the end of May unless health conditions deteriorate in the state. For more visit WAVY.com
Norfolk Festevents Presents Stay-At-Home Schedule of Events.
Norfolk Festevents presents a new Stay-At-Home series with an variety of family-friendly entertainment and activities.
The Rise of Skywalker To Be Released Two Months Early On Disney+
Star Wars fans will have a much more bearable quarantine with this news! The last film in the Luke Skywalker series, The Rise of Skywalker, will be released two months early on May 4th. May 4th is a significant day, as it is the universally popular “Star Wars Day.” Star Wars fans will also be…