The Virginia Arts Festival is launching a long marathon with more than 60 venues through early June from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. The Virginia Gazette reports some new features, among them the decision to hold the festival outdoors for the first time with large-scale theater selections. The Richmond Ballet will join the Virginia Symphony in performing Igor Stravinsky’s seminal ballet, “The Rite of Spring.” This year’s festival will bring back veteran bands and performers from previous years, alongside several new artists on the roster.
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