Juneteenth Celebration
The Norfolk Library celebrated Juneteenth (Emancipation Day) with a program of Dagomba music performed by Serena and Enoch Agbeli. Serena grew up in Norfolk and is the daughter of Kirk and Cindy Sinclair. Enoch is a native of Ghana. Dagomba music comes from the northern region of Ghana and is performed using two drums, the lunga […]
Growing Up Black in Norfolk
The Rev. Dr. Shelley Best Text by Kelly Kandra Hughes The Rev. Dr. Shelley Best has achieved a lot in her 59 years of life. She is currently the pastor of A.M.E. Zion Church in Plainville, Conn. She has raised over $10 million dollars for her uplifting and empowering ministries. She created The 224 Ecospace, […]
Happy Second Birthday to Norfstroms!
Happy second birthday to Norfstroms! Norfolk’s very own swap shop located at the transfer station is a collaborative projective between Town Hall and Norfolk NET. Volunteers like Kelly (left) and Bill (right) keep Norfstroms going through the year. Norfstroms accepts gently used, working items in need of a new home – nothing larger than a […]
From Norfolk to Broadway and Back to Norfolk
Ted Sperling’s career has come full circle by Michael Cobb Ted Sperling first became acquainted with Norfolk in 1981, while studying the viola at the Yale Summer School of Music. As a student, he had a front-row seat to the evolution of the Tokyo String Quartet, who were in residence that year, breaking in the […]
Greenwoods, 2058 Brings New Art and Artists to Norfolk
Summer residencies underway Text by Ruth MelvillePhoto by Andra Moss The Yale Summer School of Art may have been canceled for this summer, but a new artists residency program promises to keep Norfolk’s small but enthusiastic art scene active. Molly Zuckerman-Hartung and Fox Hysen moved to town about four years ago. Artists and teachers, they […]