First things first:

The Chalking of Ghent is this Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm! There will be art all over the sidewalks! There will be music and street performances! There will be free pizza at YNot afterwards! There will be prizes and giveaways and smiles and a ton of fun! We’ve got lots of chalk for you and your family and friends, so just show up and be ready for a great time. The event benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Norfolk, so please bring a couple bucks to donate if you can. Click here for all the info.

Now onto the top 10:

1 | A Brand New Brand for AltDaily

2 | We Want to Busk You Up

3 | Yes We Can! (Halt the gay equality movement in its tracks)

4 | Congressional Candidate Interview: Ed Maulbeck

5 | The World is Wrong: The Candy Snatchers Final Release Hits 37th & Zen

6 | Knuckleheads Roadhouse: Like a Biker with a Heart of Gold

7 | Local Review: Tuesdays with Morrie

8 | Local Lads Bike America for Operation Smile

9 | Memorial Day: Remembering the Legacy of Lives Lost

10 | Microfinance and Funding Art

Week in Review:

Wed June 2: Lower speed limit in VB; free hate speech at military funerals?; student newspaper rights; Bullying; and a lot more goodness to get you through the day happy and informed.

Tues June 1: Rabbit, rabbit! It’s June 1. Today we’ll look at health care in our state and in my neighborhood, we’ll take a moment to praise Roger Brown, and we’ll let Noam Chomsky tell us why Adam Smith was a certified lefty conspiracy theorist.

Mon May 31: From his poem Here,Bullet, Brian Turner writes, “here, Bullet,/here is where the world ends, every time.”

Fri May 28: In anticipation of being fired from ODU when Attorney General Cuccinelli hears that I believe dinosaurs existed, I’m engaged in a full-scale attempt to get Virginia Senator Jim Webb to hire me as a publicist.

Thurs May 27: The Navy’s new anti-American policy; Norfolk teachers go toe-to-toe with The Man; calling for a Vote of No Confidence on Michael Sera

Calendar:

Tonight: Green Drinks Chesapeake – 1 Year Anniversary at aloft Hotel

Friday: Kickball

Saturday: Chalking of Ghent | 22nd Annual Clean the Bay Day | The Candy Snatchers Record Release Party at 37th & Zen | Mancub Memorial Show Numero Cuatro! at 5 Points | Summer Salsa Bash at Mambo Room

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For a slew of other event listings, check out altdaily.com/calendar.