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....
The Olde Towne Antiques To Flea Market – A Monthly Treasure Trove To Be Discovered
Date: January 18, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Great Finds of All Kinds! The popular Antiques to Flea Market is held the first Saturday of each month in historic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. Hunt through an eclectic collection of vintage and antique wares with each market offering a completely new selection to browse through. With over 70 dealers and vendors exhibiting, bargain hunters and...
Everything’s shipshape in Portsmouth, Va.
Date: January 2, 2015 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
Featured in the Washington Post, August 29, 2013 “There’s a story in every brick you trip over.” Barbara Early was talking about Olde Towne, the historic heart of Portsmouth, Va., a city of 97,000 on the banks of the Elizabeth River. Early’s enthusiasm for this small city is infectious. “In one square mile there’s so much...
The Commodore Theatre Celebrates 25 years of Business
Date: December 30, 2014 By: Joe Elder Category: Blog
The Commodore Theatre will celebrate 25 years to the day that it re-opened as the restored Commodore Theatre with a new vision of first-run movies and fine dining, the first such cinema-eatery in the country. The Commodore Theatre was recently named one of the "10 greatest dine-in theaters in America" in a Motion Picture Association...