{"id":110,"date":"2019-08-15T23:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T23:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2019-08-17T19:22:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T19:22:16","slug":"a-few-fun-hours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/a-few-fun-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"A few fun hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you want to explore the area just a little bit more, below are some great spots to visit that are within two miles of the conference hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art & culture<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Explore over 30,000 pieces of art and culture at the Chrysler Museum of Art<\/a> (free), find your sea legs at the Nauticus museum and Battleship Wisconsin<\/a> (tickets required), marvel at over 60 public art installations as you wander through the NEON Arts District<\/a> (free), meander through the gardens at the Pagoda <\/a>(free, with desserts and drinks for sale inside by Hummingbird Macarons<\/a>), and enjoy the translucence on the first floor of the Glass Light Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work spaces<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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You can usually find a quiet spot in the gorgeous Slover Library<\/a> nearby (2 blocks away), but if you want a cafe vibe, stop in the Lizard Cafe<\/a> at Prince Books (1 block away), Cafe Stella<\/a> (1 block away), aLatte Cafe (5 blocks), or Cure Coffee Shop<\/a> (10 blocks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breweries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

So many beers, so little time. There are at least 7 breweries within 2 miles (and a few more coming soon). Our favorites include O’Connor Brewing Company<\/a>, Smartmouth Brewing Company<\/a>, and Benchtop Brewing Company<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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If you want to unwind with a song, catch a show at The Norva<\/a>, watch entertainment at the Waterside District<\/a>, listen to nightly jazz at Gershwin’s<\/a>, or check out other events on the Seven Venues<\/a> calendar which has all the information from organizations like the Virginia Symphony and Virginia Opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dining<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

So many great choices! See the Downtown Norfolk guide<\/a> for a full list. Faculty favorites include Saltine <\/a>(seafood), Luce <\/a>(Italian), Greenhouse Kitchen<\/a> (salads), Rama Garden<\/a> (Thai), Omar’s Carriage House<\/a> (Moroccan), the Grilled Cheese Bistro<\/a> (grilled cheese, duh), Freemason Abbey<\/a> (American), Doumar’s<\/a> (creator of the waffle ice cream cone), or choose from a wide variety of food options at the nearby Waterside District<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shopping<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Exhausted from the conference? You can get your retail therapy by shopping at local small businesses within the Selden Market<\/a> or go big at the MacArthur Mall<\/a>, both just blocks from the hotels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you want to explore the area just a little bit more, below are some great spots to visit that are within two miles of the conference hotels. Art & culture Explore over 30,000 pieces of art and culture at the Chrysler Museum of Art (free), find your sea legs at the Nauticus museum and … Continue reading A few fun hours<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3913,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions\/177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sma2019norfolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}