Tripadvisor’s “Top Ten Things To Do” in Downtown Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA
Date: September 23, 2016 By: Joe Elder Category: Antiques
TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to unleash the full potential of every trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make...
Copper and Oak Craft Spirits, LLC to Open in Downtown Portsmouth
Date: August 22, 2016 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Little Shoppes on High Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
Date: August 1, 2016 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Saturday, August 6th at 10:30 am. Announcing a new retail establishment, Little Shoppes on High opens in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. Located at 302 High Street, this unique shop is really four merchants in one location. The owners of Little Shoppes have created a charming space adjacent to The Coffee Shoppe and across from the Children's...
The String Cheese Incident and Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at the Portsmouth Pavilion on July 10 at 6 p.m.
Date: July 1, 2016 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
The String Cheese Incident is a band from Colorado that formed in 1993. The band’s music has elements of bluegrass sounds, as well as rock, electronica, calypso, country, funk, jazz, Latin, progressive rock, reggae, and occasional psychedelia. All members write original compositions and sing. The Yonder Mountain String Band (abbreviated YMSB and referred to by...
Portrait as Narrative Opening at the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
Date: June 1, 2016 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Friday, June 3, 2016 5 pm to 8 pm Celebrate with local artists at the opening of a new exhibit, Portrait as Narrative including work by individuals who have contributed to the arts in this region. Visitors can meet and talk with the artists about their creations. Enjoy refreshments and a live performance by Lewis...
Concerts in the Courtyard featuring Lewis McGehee, 5 pm to 8 pm
Date: By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Friday, June 3, 2016 5 pm to 8 pm Enjoy refreshments and a live performance by Lewis McGehee. Mr. McGehee launched his musical career playing guitar and singing with the likes of Ry Cooder, John Prine, The Talking Heads, and Bruce Hornsby. His performances have become an annual springtime courtyard concert event at the Portsmouth...
132nd Annual Memorial Day Parade
Date: May 27, 2016 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
May 30th, 2016 Along High Street starting at Effingham Street, Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA. Parade starts at 10:00 am A Portsmouth tradition since 1884. Annually, the Memorial Day Parade salutes the service and sacrifices of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and celebrates Portsmouth’s proud military heritage. This year’s parade will...
PORTSMOUTH SQUARE(D) Inaugural Installation of Olde Towne Cornerstones
Date: By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Portsmouth, VA – The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative will lay the inaugural stone in the Portsmouth Squared project on Friday, June 3, 2016 at 11:30AM. The ceremony will be held at Golden Square – 200 High Street, at the intersection of High & Crawford Streets. Portsmouth, the first city in Hampton Roads, was well planned from...
Marine Sculptures by Virginia Artist Larry Bage
Date: March 23, 2016 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery presents the collection of marine bronze and mixed media art sculptures by Norfolk, Virginia artist Larry Bage. The collection features marine life in various forms from sculptures to vases of swirling fish, even a metal and driftwood sea monster. The collection varies in size and scope including the large...
Portsmouth to get L-O-V-E statue in June
Date: By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
By Johanna Somers, The Virginian Pilot The city is scheduled to get its very own L-O-V-E statue in June, thanks to the community organization Support Portsmouth Public Art. The L-O-V-E art, seen in many forms throughout Virginia, is designed to show that “love is at the heart of every Virginia vacation,” according to the state’s...