❤️ What's happening this weekend in the 757

Good morning, 757!

On this day in 1776, George Washington had the Declaration of Independence read aloud to his troops, and New Yorkers got so fired up they pulled down a statue of King George III and melted it into 42,000 musket balls. Two hundred fifty years later, the 757 still celebrates big ideas the same way we always have: outside, on the water, with food in hand. This weekend, that means Virginia's biggest taco festival taking over Waterside, whiskey flowing through Williamsburg, and a Dead tribute on the sand at Ocean View.

Here's what's on tap:

And much more!

Let's get to it.

— Josh

🌮 Norfolk Taco Festival returns to Waterside District Saturday and Sunday for its 8th year, with more than 28 restaurants, trucks, and carts serving $4 tacos, plus margaritas, games, and taco-themed everything on the Norfolk waterfront.

🥃 Williamsburg Whiskey & Wine Weekend runs through Saturday at restaurants and venues across the city, pairing tastings, dinners, and whiskey specials with a summer evening in historic Williamsburg.

🎭 Assassins: The Musical runs through the weekend at Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach. Sondheim and Weidman's darkly brilliant look at American grievance, and the boldest thing on a 757 stage right now.

Free and on the sand: Ocean View's Friday night series keeps rolling with a Dead tribute, plus food, drinks, and kids' activities.

CNU's New Musicals Lab makes up a brand-new Broadway-style musical on the spot, guided by the creative team behind NYC's Shitzprobe.

A tiki-and-swing evening inside a hangar full of WWII warbirds. Lei up, dance to big band, and toast the flying collection.

The original Pete the Cat author brings his songs and read-alouds to Suffolk, with morning and afternoon storytime takeovers.

The Virginia-raised singer-songwriter who got his start playing shows in prisons brings a stripped-down solo set to home turf.

Hip-hop with live strings, horns, and piano, plus a party-rocking DJ and a soul-stirring vocalist. Nothing else in town sounds like it.

Live music and local restaurants spilling onto the newly revamped Queens Way. Bring a chair, grab a plate, and stay a while.

Newport News' summer soccer club hosts the Charlottesville Blues, with the loud, family-friendly atmosphere Lionsbridge crowds are known for.

A narrated bus tour through one of America's last true wildernesses: black bears, bobcats, river otters, and exactly zero dismalness.

Kids build an entire cardboard city in Fountain Plaza with real architects from AIA Coastal Virginia. DJ, free popcorn, big imaginations.

The Tides close out their homestand against Syracuse with a 1:05 finale at Harbor Park. There are 6:35 games Friday and Saturday too.

Beat the heat with early trail access and breakfast alongside the Zoo's residents during the coolest part of the day.

Hampton's free Sunday evening concert series returns to Mill Point Park with Motown, oldies, and beach rock on the water. Lawn chairs encouraged.

Sunday happy hour where well-behaved, leashed pups lounge on the patio while humans get $2 off drafts and half-price appetizers.

📚 Hampton's main library reopened this week after being closed for nearly a year due to mold.

⚓ USS Gerald R. Ford arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for planned maintenance after a 326-day deployment.

🐢 Navy specialists at Dam Neck relocated the first loggerhead sea turtle nest documented in Virginia this season to give the hatchlings a better shot.

🏗️ Old Dominion University is breaking ground on a $250 million Engineering and Arts building ahead of its 100th anniversary.

🛒 Grocery Outlet opened its Indian River location in Chesapeake today with a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting.

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— Josh