2015 Olde Towne Scottish Walk. Happy Hogmanay!
Date: December 8, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Each New Year’s Eve, people from all around eastern Virginia, come to Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia for the annual Scottish Walk. Modeled after Scotland’s Hogmanay Festival, a day when townspeople honor their community and merchants and offer blessings for prosperity in the coming year. The procession includes locals, family, friends and visitors led by pipe-and-drum...
Olde Towne Portsmouth Merchants Holiday Open House
Date: November 15, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Chris Milam Performs at the Coffee Shoppe
Date: October 14, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Chris Milam performs his original music this Friday, October 16 with Jonah Grinkewitz at the Coffee Shoppe located at 300 High Street in Olde Towne Portsmouth. Performances begin at 5:30 through 8:00 pm. For more information, call 757-391-9191 or visit their website at https://www.oldetownecoffee.com/.
Portsmouth Museums Participate in Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live, September 26, 2015
Date: September 22, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
The Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center, the Children’s Museum of Virginia and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum are offering free admission, THIS Saturday, September 26, 2015 in conjunction with the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live. Visit the post below to print your free ticket good for up to two visitors at each...
45th Annual Seawall Art Show August 22nd & 23rd
Date: August 12, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Sat – 10 AM – 6 PM | Sun – 10 AM – 5 PM This juried fine arts and fine crafts show on Portsmouth’s waterfront in Historic Olde Towne features the works of nearly 100 talented artists working in oil paintings, wood-carving, hand woven clothing, art glass, fine jewelry, pottery and more. Includes a student...
Coast Guard Tall Ship ‘Eagle’ Visits Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA
Date: By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
August 19 thru 21, 2015 USCG Eagle, also known as “America’s Tall Ship” is the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes and the only square-rigger in U.S. government service. The ship was built in 1936 in Germany, and commissioned as Horst Wessel, one of three sail training ships operated by the pre-World War...
Commodore Theatre Chosen as One of 10 Movie Theaters Nationwide With Seriously Awesome Food
Date: July 23, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Olde Towne Portsmouth's Commodore Theatre was recently selected as one of 10 movie theaters with seriously awesome food by MSN.com! We concur, and as one of the Commodore's most frequently visited fans, I can say without a doubt that the movie experience is equally as awesome as the food. The Commodore Theatre was also recently named one...
Visit the New Commodore James Barron Mural
Date: May 11, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
A new mural depicting Commodore James Barron was recently commissioned by The Supporters of Portsmouth Public Art. The mural presents Commodore Barron in the foreground with the ships HMS Leopard and American frigate USS Chesapeake behind was created by Chesapeake, Virginia artist Sam Welty, who has also created a number of other exceptional murals throughout the...
Grown locally? HomeGrown has it
Date: April 26, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Restaurant Review | Grown locally? HomeGrown has it | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com By Sonja Barisic Virginian-Pilot correspondent © April 26, 2015PORTSMOUTH | As our foursome walked toward the restaurant, a man emerged with a pizza box in his hands and proclaimed, "There's a lot of good stuff in there." By the time we were finished with...
Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmer’s Market Opens For the Season
Date: April 23, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
The weekly Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market opens for the season on Saturday, May 2nd and runs every Saturday morning through the middle of December. The farmers market is located at the intersection of Court Street and High Street, wrapping around the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center courtyard! Market hours from May 2 - Oct....