The NorVa












































The NorVa
Norva Theatre 1.jpg
Former names The Norva Theatre
Location Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates
36°51′0.7″N 76°17′22″W / 36.850194°N 76.28944°W / 36.850194; -76.28944Coordinates: 36°51′0.7″N 76°17′22″W / 36.850194°N 76.28944°W / 36.850194; -76.28944
Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group
Type Music venue
Capacity 1,450
Construction
Opened 1922[1] (original) 2000 (reopened)
Renovated 1998
Website
www.thenorva.com

The NorVa is a performing venue located in Norfolk, Virginia. The NorVa's name consists of an abbreviation relating to its location.


The NorVa was the brainchild of local music venue entrepreneurs Bill Reid and Rick Mersel, who have also developed the NTelos Wireless Pavilion and have ties to the development of Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach.[2] In 2014, the NorVa was acquired by Anschutz Entertainment Group.[3]


The original NorVa Theater opened in 1922[4] as a 2000-seat motion picture and live entertainment (vaudeville) theater. It continued to thrive as a premier movie theater into the 1970s. The building served as home to the Downtown Athletic Club from 1980 until 1998 when it was renovated for its current use. The building is often noted by its patrons to be charming and aesthetically pleasing due to its rustic and old-style appearance. The NorVa features top-notch acoustics,[2] acoustics provided by a state-of-the-art V-DOSC sound system and engineered acoustical padding throughout the walls. The NorVa's stage area also features extensive utilities and lighting for special effects.[citation needed]




Contents






  • 1 Transportation


  • 2 Movie theater history


  • 3 Concert venue history


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Transportation


The NorVa faces MacArthur Center's north parking garage. Hampton Roads Transit's The Tide light rail's Monticello station is located less than a block away.



Movie theater history



  • Built by The Johnson Construction Co.

  • Operated by the W.W.V. (Wells, Wilmer, and Vincent) Co., Inc.

  • Part of the Wells entertainment group which included Granby Theatre and Wells Theatre.

  • William S. Wilder was the first manager before opening The Colley Theater (Naro Expanded Cinema) in 1936, and The Commodore Theater in 1945.

  • Newspaper articles of the time used "theater" and "theatre" interchangeably.

  • Pipe organ manufactured by The Robert Morton Co.

  • Norva Concert Orchestra Director - Prof. Charles Borjes

  • Original Organist - Jack Griffith

  • Chairs furnished by Virginia School Supply Co. of Richmond, Virginia.


1922



  • November 27 - Bright Eyes and The Man Who Saw Tomorrow were the first films.[1]

  • November 30 - The Sin Flood



Concert venue history


2000



  • Everything and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band was originally scheduled to open the venue

  • April 17 - James Brown performed the inaugural show.


2001


  • April 28 - Prince sold out the venue in less than five minutes.[5]

2002


  • The NorVa hosted the after party for the Larry Holmes-Butterbean fight, promoted by Daryl DeCroix and Frank Azzalina. It was Larry Holmes' last professional fight.[citation needed]

2003



  • The hard rock band Chevelle released a DVD entitled "Live from the NorVa."

  • March 24 - Queens of the Stoneage with Turbonegro

  • April 14 - Evanescence

  • April 18 - Flaming Lips

  • August 13 - Snoop Dogg

  • October 14 - Justin Timberlake


2004



  • April 6 - Bob Dylan

  • September 27 - Wilco


2008



  • March 19 - Willie Nelson

  • The NorVa was named one of the top five rock venues by Rolling Stone[citation needed]

  • April 27 - Phoenix


2012


  • September 14 - Kendrick Lamar

2013



  • The NorVa ranks #16 in Rolling Stone's Best Big Rooms in America list.[6]



  • NorVa picked best venue by Rolling Stone readers[7]



  • The NorVa was the recipient of the Best Major Music Venue award in the 2013 VEER Music Awards.


2014



  • September 24 - The NorVa was purchased in a $5.9 million deal by AEG Live. The National Theatre, The NorVa's sister venue, was also purchased in October.

  • A church called “The Rising” starts their debut here each Sunday for worship.


2017



  • April 4 - JoJo

  • July 9 - George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic


2018


  • March 12 - Nightwish


References





  1. ^ ab "(1922, Nov 26). Virginian-Pilot, p. 58". 26 November 1922. Retrieved 7 August 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab The NorVa in Hampton Roads, VA - AOL City Guide


  3. ^ Schwartz, Michael (2014-10-06). "The National's owners bow out". Richmond BizSense. Retrieved 2015-04-05.


  4. ^ NorVa Theater at Cinema Treasures


  5. ^ "Prince remembered within Norfolk music industry". WAVY-TV. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2017-09-15.


  6. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-best-big-rooms-in-america-20130425/norva-in-norfolk-va-19691231


  7. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-best-music-venues-in-america-readers-choice-20130710/norva-in-norfolk-va-19691231




External links



  • Official site

  • NorVa in top 5 best rock clubs


  • The NorVa Theater at CinemaTreasures.org










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