The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in Portsmouth, Sept. 17, 2021.

Eagle will be moored at High Street Landing September 17 – September 20 and will be open for free public tours at the following dates and times:

Friday 17 Sept:             1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Public Tours

Saturday 18 Sept:       10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Military/First Responder Tours (with valid ID)
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Public Tours

Sunday 19 Sept:         10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Military/First Responder Tours (with valid ID)
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Public Tours

At 295 feet in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service. Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy curriculum. This summer, Coast Guard Academy Cadets completed a transatlantic voyage and experienced port calls in Azores, Iceland, and Bermuda. 

Eagle is a three-masted barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and 6 miles of rigging. The cutter was constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II.

For more information about Eagle, including port cities, tour schedules, and current events, follow the “United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE” Facebook page or on Instagram @barqueeagle. All U.S. Coast Guard imagery is in the public domain and is encouraged to be shared widely.

Jazz Nights are Sundays at Gosport Tavern! Come out, relax with live music, and enjoy the delicious dinner and drinks menu!

Tag along with our guides for a paddle like no other! Launch with us onto Lake Ballard in the center of the Preserve under the light of September’s Harvest Moon. Stay close to the group to learn about our unique history and wildlife or paddle off on your own for a more intimate experience. The flat water of Lake Ballard is perfect for beginners. The date is subject to change based on weather conditions.

Find more details and buy tickets here.

Wednesday is Open Mic Night at Stellar. Hosted by musician and entertainer Anthony Burgess, this open mic is like no other. Bring your instrument and perform or just sit back and watch the show. All are welcome! Enjoy the food and wine specials too.

AJR’s current single “Way Less Sad” is poised to be one of the biggest songs of the summer. It’s generated more than 85 million total streams, is spending its 10th week on the Billboard Hot 100 and recently hit No. 10 on Pandora’s Top Spins Chart. Earlier this month, Apple Music added it to its “Songs of the Summer” and “Today’s Hits” playlists and Spotify made it a mainstay on its coveted “Mood Booster” and “Happy Hits” playlists. The track is currently No. 2 at Alternative radio, Top 20 at Pop radio and approaching Top 10 at Adult Pop radio, proving them as a force to be reckoned with in the Alternative and Pop spaces.

AJR performed a medley of “Way Less Sad” and their 2x platinum hit “BANG!” at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, which Billboard praised by saying, “the line ‘I’m A-OK’ hit particularly hard as the countless fans gathered outside sang along – a fitting moment as the world continues to emerge from the ongoing pandemic.” They also took home their first-ever Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song with “BANG!” at the show.

Re-envisioning what pop can be in the 21st century, AJR unassumingly emerged as a ubiquitous hit-making outlier and one of the biggest indie bands in the world. Since 2012, the multiplatinum indie pop trio—Adam [bass, vocals], Jack [vocals, guitar], and Ryan [ukulele, piano, vocals]—have generated billions of streams  and earned one triple-platinum single, one double-platinum single, four platinum singles, and one platinum album.

Now, the band open up  their world like never before on their fourth full-length album,  OK ORCHESTRA [AJR Productions/BMG] introduced by the single “Way Less Sad.”

For more information. Tickets on sale July 16.