Ice cream party, cocktail class and baking competition: What’s happening in Hampton Roads

Rekaya Gibson, The Virginian-Pilot
·3 min read

Our picks for what’s happening in Hampton Roads:

Ice cream party

Gelati Celesti Ice Cream is celebrating the opening of its Chesapeake store with a Peppermint Party. Everyone gets a free scoop of peppermint ice cream at all three Hampton Roads locations — now that’s worth screaming about.

3 to 10 p.m. Dec. 15. 601 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, 757-410-0315; 4485 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach. 757-394-8668; 754 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach. 757-937-0471. gelatiicecream.com

Cocktail class

Join friends for a Sips and Giggles Cocktail Class. Tickets include all the supplies needed to create four holiday inspired cocktails. Refreshments will be provided.

7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16. Blue Pete’s Restaurant, 1400 N. Muddy Creek Road, Virginia Beach. 757-426-2278. Tickets $75. tinyurl.com/sipsgiggles

Vino education

Vino Culture — a wine shop in Norfolk— is hosting Bubbles and Champagne classes in December. Taste and learn the difference of various styles before the new year.

Times vary, Dec. 16, 17, 21, 23, 28 and 30. Vino Culture, 130 Granby St., Norfolk. 757-904-1220. Tickets $59. RSVP to events@vinocultureva.com. tinyurl.com/vinoculture

Wine tasting

Enjoy a quick and casual wine tasting at Vintner’s Cellars Winery of Yorktown. The tasting menu includes house-made sweet wines such as a black raspberry and blueberry merlot and a white cranberry pinot grigio. Cheers!

1 to 2 p.m., Dec. 17. 1213 George Washington Memorial Highway, Yorktown. 757-223-4261. Tickets $15. tinyurl.com/vcwinetasting

Sip and shop

Attend Santa’s Secret Sip and Shop at New Realm Brewing. Sip holiday mimosas and coffee while searching for the perfect gift at the vendor tables. Ju Ju will be playing Christmas music on the steel drums to set the mood.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 18. 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach. 757-302-8550. tinyurl.com/santasipshop

Baking competition

Participate in the Chrysler Museum’s annual Bake Off inspired by its collection. Prizes will be awarded. Spend the afternoon viewing all the confectionary creations and help the museum make a winter wonderland of paper snowflakes. Deadline to enter the competition is Dec. 14.

Noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 18. Chrysler Museum of Art, 1 Memorial Place, Norfolk. 757-664-6200. tinyurl.com/chryslerbakeoff

Other events to explore:

Smoked Biscuit Food Truck: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 16. Vibrant Shore Brewing Co., 505 18th St., Virginia Beach. 757-428-2949. tinyurl.com/smokedbiscuit

Cookies and Cocoa Pajama Party: 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16. The Coffee Shoppe, 300 High St., Portsmouth. 757-705-8130. Tickets start at $5.50. tinyurl.com/cookiepjparty

Virginia Peninsula Foodbank’s Mobile Food Pantry: 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 17. Coastal Community Church, 101 Village Ave., Yorktown. 757-596-7188. tinyurl.com/foodpantryyorktown

Cookies with Santa in the North Pole: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 17. Fairlawn Community Center, 1014 Kempsville Road. Norfolk. 757- 441-5670 Free, but registration required. tinyurl.com/santafairlawn

Hot Cocoa Bomb Cooking Class: 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 17. Zoll Vineyards, 10309 Vineyard Road, Dutton. 774-275-7581. Tickets $25. tinyurl.com/hcbclass

Breakfast with Santa: 9 a.m. to noon, Dec. 18. Smithfield Station, 409 S. Church St., Smithfield. 757-357-7700. tinyurl.com/santasmithfield

Rekaya Gibson, rekaya.gibson@virginiamedia.com, 757-295-8809; on Twitter @gibsonrekaya