March Events
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6th annual “ART WALK”
Through March 31
A display of art created by the Portsmouth Schools’ Students. Paintings will be mounted on card stock paper & taped to the inside of the windows in participating Olde Towne Merchants.
Sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association | 757-405-3500
Story Time at the Main Library
10:30 a.m. - All ages welcome. Programs are designed for 3-5 year olds. Open to families and home daycares with 8 children or less. Larger groups must call to register for a special session.
Presented by the Portsmouth Public Library | 757-393-8501
Celebrate National Nutrition Month
9:30am – 3:00pm in the Portsmouth City Hall Lobby
Want to get re energized to continue your New Year’s fitness plan? Sign up for the Fit Extension program! Free food/drink samples and prizes!
• Want to sample some healthy snacks and drinks?
• Want to learn how to exercise conveniently right at your desk?
• Want to increase your fruit and vegetable intake?
Presented by:
Crystal Barber, MNS, RD- Portsmouth Extension Office
DeAnna Heggen –Portsmouth Extension Office
Tara Sagedy- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services
Cyndi Wyskiewicz/Master Gardener Volunteers- Portsmouth Extension Office
FirstEvents - Olde Towne Portsmouth
Held the first friday through sunday of each month, Olde Towne Portsmouth's business community opens it's doors along High Street between Effingham Street and the riverfront. Events and activities include Arts to Antiques Flea Market, free museum admission, exhibit openings and art afternoons, and a lot more.
5First Friday in Olde Towne · 5 - 8 p.m.
12 Historic Squares of High Street
First Friday is a stage for local merchants & restaurants in Portsmouth's Historic Olde Towne and one of the city's most popular evening escapes. Held the first Friday of each month, Olde Towne Portsmouth's thriving arts & antiques community opens it's doors along the 12 historic squares of High Street located between Effingham Street and the riverfront where crowds of casual browsers as well as serious buyers come to each festive event to visit our fine art galleries, quality antique shops and unique specialty stores, some host receptions and art exhibition openings.
First Friday is held each month, rain or shine, year round. There is no admission fee for First Friday - participating galleries are open to the public.
Sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association | 757-405-3500
5 Courthouse Galleries Opening Reception -
One Evening. Three New Exhibits.
5:00-8:00 p.m. - Free Admission
ILLUMINATIONS: Tidewater Artists Explore the New
This annual juried multi-media exhibit offers members of the Tidewater Art Alliance an opportunity to exhibit a body of works that represent a developed theme, style or vision.
TRAINS AND TRANSPORTATION
See a working model train layout featuring items from the Lancaster Antique Train and Toy Collection. A locomotive bell, rear backup light from a steam engine, lanterns, pistons and many rare trains and accessories will delight visitors of all ages.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
Emily Smith of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA was the juror for the 2010 Outdoor Sculpture exhibition. Her decisions were based on several factors: the characteristics of specific sites, relationship between the overall body of work and artistic quality. Selections reflect a balance of styles, from abstraction to more narrative approaches in materials ranging from stone, glass and steel to wood and wind.
Presented by the Courthouse Galleries, Corner of High and Court St., Portsmouth
757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
6First Saturday
The Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market
Conveniently located in the Middle Street Garage at the corner of Middle & London streets and is held year round, rain or shine on the first Saturday of each month. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. Always Free Admission & Free Parking!
Sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association | 757-405-3500
6Minds Wide Open:
Women in the Arts Featuring the Tidewater Art Alliance
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - In conjunction with Minds Wide Open, a statewide initiative promoting women artists in Virginia, women artists who are members of the Tidewater Art Alliance will demonstrate their talents. Demonstrations include various painting and printmaking techniques.
Presented by the Courthouse Galleries, Corner of High and Court St., Portsmouth
757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
6Shipbuilding 101
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Enjoy free admission and learn about the art of shipbuilding. What makes ships float? How much weight can a ship hold? Find out as you take on the role of a naval architect and build your own vessel!
Presented by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
2 High St. | 757-393-8591 | www.portsnavalmuseums.com
7First Sunday Breakfast, Brunch, or Lunch
Participating Restaurants: A Taste of Culture, Brutti's, The Coffee Shoppe, The Deck, Flagship, Foggy Point Bar & Grill, Gosport Tavern, Logan Raye's Key West Grille, Longboards, Olde Towne Bakery & Cafe, Paddy O'Brian's, Starbucks, Starboards, Stove
Illuminations: Juried Multi-Media Exhibit
Through April 25
This annual juried multi-media exhibit offers members of the Tidewater Art Alliance an opportunity to exhibit a body of works that represent a developed theme, style or vision.
Presented by the Courthouse Galleries, Corner of High and Court St., Portsmouth
757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
Trains and Transportation Exhibit
Through October 10
See a working model train layout featuring items from the Lancaster Antique Train and Toy Collection. A locomotive bell, rear backup light from a steam engine, lanterns, pistons and many rare trains and accessories will delight visitors of all ages.
Presented by the Courthouse Galleries, Corner of High and Court St., Portsmouth
757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
Story Time at the Main Library
10:30 a.m. - All ages welcome. Programs are designed for 3-5 year olds. Open to families and home daycares with 8 children or less. Larger groups must call to register for a special session.
Presented by the Portsmouth Public Library | 757-393-8501
Monthly Book Sale
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Preview for members only is on Fridays from 1-6 pm. Membership to the Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library is available onsite.
Presented by the Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library | 757-393-8501
Minds Wide Open:
Harp Recital & the African Drum
1 - 4 p.m. - Hye-Yun Chung Bennett will open with a harp performance followed by her students’ recitals on the harp. At 2:00 pm, the performance art group Atumpan –The Talking Drums, will perform live music and dancing in THE AFRICAN DRUM: Woman’s Creation, explaining traditional West African dances, drumming, and rhythms created by African women. Dances will include Sorsorner, the young girl’s rites of passage dance, and Dununba, a women’s dance of strength and longevity, accompanied by stories from A Pride of African Tales (Donna L. Washington). Fashion will be explored, integrating various dress styles for dances. They will perform from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in three ½ hr. segments with a fifteen minute break between.
Presented by the Courthouse Galleries, Corner of High and Court St., Portsmouth
757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
Papa Duke
Famous Ukrainian violinist Vasyl Popadiuk and his band the Papa Dukes.
The journey for Vasyl Popadiuk from Ukraine to Toronto has been one of musical adventure, starting at Kiev’s Lysenko school for gifted children at the tender age of 7, and continuing at Ukraine’s national Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music from age 18. Vasyl Popadiuk’s father, himself a renowned composer and pan flute player, dreamt of his son following in his footsteps as a flutist but at the age of four Vasyl Jr chose to play the piano. By age six he had discovered and fallen in love with the violin – an outcome predicted by a stranger before his birth – that love has remained steadfast through the years.
Willett Hall Box Office at 393-5144 or online at www.TicketMaster.com
Story Time at the Main Library
10:30 a.m. - All ages welcome. Programs are designed for 3-5 year olds. Open to families and home daycares with 8 children or less. Larger groups must call to register for a special session.
Presented by the Portsmouth Public Library | 757-393-8501
Parade for I. C. Norcom Greyhounds State Championship
10 a.m. - Parade Route: Begin at I. C. Norcom High School and proceed down London Blvd. towards Elm Avenue; turn right on Elm Avenue; turn right on High Street; proceed down High Street toward I. C. Norcom High School; through parking lot; and into the stadium.
Women Who Have Helped Storytelling Live
1 p.m. - The performance art group Atumpan-The Talking Drums will perform live music and dancing that highlights West African themes and traditions, focusing on the women in these cultures.
Presented by the Courthouse Galleries, Corner of High and Court St., Portsmouth
757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
Story Time at the Main Library
10:30 a.m. - All ages welcome. Programs are designed for 3-5 year olds. Open to families and home daycares with 8 children or less. Larger groups must call to register for a special session.
Presented by the Portsmouth Public Library | 757-393-8501
Oysters in Olde Towne
4-7:30 p.m. - Come down to North Landing for Oysters three ways - raw, roasted and fried - plus BBQ and Chicken. Music will be provided by Two for Fun.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at all Portsmouth Museums, the Portsmouth Visitors Center and TowneBank Branches. Only 500 tickets will be sold so don't delay!
Presented by the Portsmouth Museums Foundation
Story Time at the Main Library
10:30 a.m. - All ages welcome. Programs are designed for 3-5 year olds. Open to families and home daycares with 8 children or less. Larger groups must call to register for a special session.
Presented by the Portsmouth Public Library | 757-393-8501
