The Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour Interview to Air on "Portsmouth Now"

Rob Lauer and Rebecca Larys  discuss the upcoming Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour

Rob Lauer, Producer &  Host of  "Portsmouth Now" on PCTV--Cox Channel 48/Fios Channel 39 interviews Rebecca Larys, a director of the Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour discusses the upcoming holiday season event. Rob and Rebecca stand in front of The Mermaids' Porch Bed & Breakfast slated to open this Friday. The Mermaid's Porch is located at 497 North Street (corner of North and Dinwiddie) and is one of seven featured homes open for this years home tour decorated for the holidays.  The Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour will be open this year Friday, December 12th from 5 -9 pm and Saturday, December 13th from 2- 8 pm. Enjoy live music and historic acted vignettes. Tickets are $20.00 and are available now at The  Portsmouth Visitors Center,  6 Crawford Pkwy., the Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center, 400 High Street,  The Coffee Shoppe, 300 High Street, Little Shoppes on High, 425 High Street, Way Back Yonder Antiques, 620 High Street and on line at http://www.otcl.org/Events.html.

Tickets will also be available each Saturday up to the event at the Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market is located at the northwest corner of High Street and Court Street (opposite the Visual Arts Center) and runs west along High Street and north along Court Street., http://www.portsmoutholdetownefarmersmarket.com/  Tickets will also be for sale at the Antiques to Flea Market held the first Saturday in December inside the Middle Street Garage. http://www.oldetowneportsmouth.com/ You can also purchase your tickets the day of the event at any of the seven houses open for tour.

This is Portsmouth, Virginia's Holiday Signature event weekend and the Holiday Home Tour runs in conjunction with the 17th Annual Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival, Saturday December 13 from Noon - 6 pm. Launched in 1998, this festival has

become one of Portsmouth's favorite Holiday Season events. It is a musical tribute to the spirit of the Holiday Season, enlivening the historic High Street corridor with performances, children's activities, re-enactors in period attire and strolling characters. This event offers a musically packed day for visitors to Olde Towne Portsmouth featuring choral groups from regional schools as well as performances by established recording artists.  http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html

The December "Portsmouth Now" episode will air 6 times a week throughout the month of December. For more information, visit http://www.otcl.org/Events.html  and  http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html

Buy your tickets now!

The Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour is brought to you by the Olde Towne Civic League, The Olde Towne Business Association and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.