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Newport News Now is a daily e-newsletter that launched in March 2016. Articles that ran in our newsletter between March 2016 and March 2018 are available on these pages. Newsletters produced beginning in April 2018 can be viewed on our new daily newsletter page.

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Apr 18

R&B Artist Vivian Green to Headline Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival

Posted on April 18, 2016 at 9:34 AM by Communications Department

Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center, the multi-purpose ella_Festival_SCcultural space located at 2410 Wickham Avenue in the Southeast community of Newport News, is hosting the 18th Annual Fitzgerald Music Festival Saturday, April 23rd. The festival, headlined by R&B artist Vivian Green, will open at 8 p.m. with Heritage High School Legacy Singers. Past performers include major R&B recording artists Lalah Hathaway, Freddie Jackson, Roy Ayers, and Chrisette Michele.

Honoring the legacy of Newport News native Ella Fitzgerald, the Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival originally started as a partnership between Christopher Newport University and the City of Newport News. The Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival is now a signature event in Newport News that celebrates the musical heritage of the City during Jazz Appreciation Month.

For event tickets and more information on other community arts and culture programs at Downing-Gross, visit www.downinggross.org or call 757-247-8950.