tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10504951069047459252024-03-05T23:00:23.405-08:00Olde Towne Portsmouth Virginia's Quaint Historic SeaportShop, Dine and Experience Olde Towne Portsmouth and discover its magic for yourself by visiting us soon!Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-83638774759608055002017-09-22T10:12:00.000-07:002017-09-23T07:02:10.379-07:00Shopping for Antiques? Discover Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There’s one thing for sure about Virginia, and that is there’s an abundance of antique dealers scattered throughout the Commonwealth. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Tidewater region of the Atlantic coast, Virginia has a treasure trove of shops and malls to peruse through.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, one of America's most historic seaports has been well known for it's selection of fine antique shops throughout the decades. Though we have lost some dealers during the recession years, Olde Towne Portsmouth still offers a handful of the best antique shops in Hampton Roads. Olde Towne also offers a monthly antiques to flea market that draws hundreds of shoppers to hunt through the huge variety of treasures offered for sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Virginia’s premier maritime antique store and marine art gallery. Offering a large selection of authentic maritime antiques, ship models, marine instruments including clocks & barometers, telescopes, spyglasses, sextants, octants, compasses, lamps and lighting, ships wheels, boat and yachting salvage and collectibles, bells, US Navy, US Coast Guard and other military items. Skipjack also offers a collection of maritime paintings, prints, bronze sculptures as well as sailor-made and folk carvings and other marine art forms. If you are searching for nautical items, this is the place to find it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful nautical antiques and marine art can be found at<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Authentic maritime antiques, ship salvage and nautical instruments at Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great selection of nautical table lamps, re-purposed using antique ship lamps and other maritime items is available at Skipjack.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Since 1991, Way Back Yonder Antiques has offered a fine</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> selection of quality antiques to customers the world over. Their inventory is collected from the local area and they select only the best to offer their customers. They are a general line antique store with an emphasis on quality. The inventory includes items from antiquity to the 20th century, furniture, accessories, lighting, glassware, pottery, porcelains, ceramics, metal and wooden wares, estate silver of both sterling and plate, estate and costume jewelry, coins, collectibles, and other curiosities.</span></span><br />
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-62338489933534430762017-09-20T12:26:00.000-07:002017-09-22T10:20:02.965-07:00Shopping Historic Devonshire Square, Olde Towne Portsmouth Virginia<div style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0in; padding: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> style and grace, Devonshire Square along High Street in Olde Towne is one of the most exceptional and beautiful shopping venues in Hampton Roads. Our mixture of unique, specialized stores offer the best in home furnishings, gifts, and fine art, antiques, garden statuary and accessories, unparalleled in quality and design.</span><br />
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<a href="http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/anderson-wright-rooms-gardens/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">AndersonWright Rooms & Gardens</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> features exquisite garden statuary, urns
and gorgeous garden accessories, displayed in a captivating
atmosphere rich with old world charm and historical glamour. The
beautiful garden room and formal gardens is also a wonderful place to hold
parties, meetings and weddings.</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrbt-iGwVLY" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Video.</a></div>
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Anderson Wright Rooms & Gardens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gardens and Anderson Wright at Devonshire Square</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: -webkit-center;">Whether you’re on the lookout for high-quality kitchenware or hard-to-find gourmet items, turn to <a href="http://www.kitchenkoop.com/home.html">The Kitchen Koop</a>, offering a large range of products and services in their store. From selling kitchenware and gourmet foods, it's all there for you! All products are p</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ersonally
selected by </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Deon
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her love for food, finds purpose and joy sharing her knowledge </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and
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how to prepare top-of-the-line dishes in one of Deon’s professional cooking classes.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonderful selection of gourmet foods and durable kitchen tools.</td></tr>
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Square is also everything nautical. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/"> </a></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/">Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery</a> are </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">dealers in authentic nautical maritime antiques, collectibles, maritime ship salvage and hardware. Skipjack offers for sale exceptional, quality nautical furniture and furnishings, nautical lamps and lighting, marine instruments, model boats, nautical gifts and decor.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrbt-iGwVLY">Tripadvisor</a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Highest quality handcrafted ship models at<br />
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nautical table lamps, antiques, marine clocks and art at Skipjack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine art and lighting at Skipjack Nautical Wares<br />
& Marine Art Gallery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Authentic nautical antiques.<br />
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Skipjack’s Marine Art Gallery features exceptional works of art in various media representing artists from our region and as far away as New Zealand. Each artist work's show is chosen for their unique style of artwork.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand-carved folk art in Skipjack's marine gallery.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Since 1991, <a href="http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/way-back-yonder-antiques/">Way Back Yonder Antiques</a> has offered a fine</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> selection of quality antiques to customers the world over. Their
inventory is collected from the local area and they select only the
best to offer their customers. They are a general line antique store
with an emphasis on quality. The inventory includes items from
antiquity to the 20th century, furniture, accessories, lighting,
glassware, pottery, porcelains, ceramics, metal and wooden wares,
estate silver of both sterling and plate, estate and costume jewelry,
coins, collectibles, and other curiosities.</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Way Back Yonder Antiques on Devonshire Square</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique porcelain oyster plates.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique British flow blue dinnerware.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Way Back Yonder Antiques offers a large selection of sterling silver<br />
flatware and hollow ware.</td></tr>
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you are here but somewhere else as well, a touch of merry Olde
England, a major slice of maritime history. <a href="http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/">Olde TownePortsmouth </a>is all of that.</span> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">We
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">620 High Street, Portsmouth, VA ~ 757-399-5012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">462 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA ~ 757-398-2700</span><br />
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-56500666890895379632017-07-19T09:57:00.000-07:002017-09-23T08:08:47.300-07:00Best Antique Shops In Coastal Hampton Roads Virginia<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There’s
one thing for sure about Virginia, and that is there’s an abundance
of antique dealers
scattered throughout the Commonwealth.
From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic coast, Virginia has a
treasure trove of shops and malls to peruse through.
From exceptional antique
dealers that specialize in fine American, British and Continental
furniture and decorative arts from the 17<sup>th</sup>,
18<sup>th</sup>
and 19<sup>th</sup>
and early 20<sup>th</sup>
centuries, to the weekend
markets that offer used furnishings and brick-a-brac at a flea price. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So,
whatever you are hunting for, you are most likely going to find it in
one of Virginia’s many antiquing haunts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In
this blog, we will focus on antique shops located around coastal
Tidewater, Virginia (also known as Hampton Roads). This incorporates
the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia
Beach, Hampton & Newport News and its surrounding areas. These
are the shops that specialize in true authentic antique items that
may include furniture, silver, porcelains, lighting art and
decorative arts.
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Shops </b><b>of
Coastal Virginia</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19th century tiger maple huntboard from <br />
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery</td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brill’s Antiques</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">10527
Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Va
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(757)
<span style="color: #1d2129;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129;">329-7891</span>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Specializes
in <span style="color: #333333;">18th
Century Furniture & Accessories. </span>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">By
chance or by appointment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Le
Marché</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1607
Colley, Avenue, Norfolk, VA (757) 625-1211</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Located
in the heart of Ghent on Colley Avenue, Le Marché offers Fine French
Antiques and Furnishings. European bed and table linens, fine china,
crystal, sterling flatware, iron beds, cribs, armouries, tables,
chairs and lounges. Our offering to the Hampton Roads area is an
incomparable selection ranging from 18th through 20th century
furnishings and gifts from country to formal, in a full range of
styles and periods up to and including Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Art
Moderne.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Open
Monday-Saturday 10 am – 6 pm</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://lemarcheva.com/">http://lemarcheva.com/</a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le Marche located in Ghent on Colley Avenue in Norfolk Virginia offers<br />
fine French Antiques and furnishings as well as European accessories. </td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Michael
Millard-Lowe Antiques</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">242
W 21st St, Norfolk, VA (757) 776-9046</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Michael
Millard-Lowe Antiques is a nationally known provider of fine
antiques. Their mission statement is " to provide quality
antique and vintage furniture and accessories at a competitive price
to interior designers and the public in a super friendly customer
service orientated atmosphere."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Open
Monday- Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://millard-lowe.com/">http://millard-lowe.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Monticello
Antiques</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">227
West York Street, Norfolk, VA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Specialize
in buying and selling late 18th and early 19th Century American and
English furniture. We have a complete restoration and repair service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Open
Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.</span></div>
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<a href="https://monticelloantiques.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">https://monticelloantiques.wordpress.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Skipjack
Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Devonshire
Square, 620 High Street, Portsmouth, VA (757) 399-5012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Virginia’s
premier maritime
antique store and marine art gallery. Offering a large selection of
authentic maritime antiques, ship models, marine instruments
including clocks & barometers, telescopes, spyglasses, sextants,
octants, compasses, lamps and lighting, ships wheels, boat and
yachting salvage and collectibles, bells, US Navy, US Coast Guard and
other military items. Skipjack also offers a collection of maritime
paintings, prints, bronze sculptures as well as sailor-made and folk
carvings and other marine art forms. If
you are searching for nautical items, this is the place to find it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 am- 5 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday or by chance or appointment.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">https://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/</span></a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery located in <br />
Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA specializes in<br />
maritime antiques, marine art and nautical furnishings.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The
Antique Design Center</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">833
W 21st St, Norfolk, VA
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(757)
622-4244</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Specializing
in fine quality antiques, antique and vintage chandelier’s. Their
8000 square ft. showroom features 18th, 19th, and 20th century
American and Continental banquet tables, sets of chairs, beautiful
antique accessories, and period art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>
Hours:
Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Sunday 12 pm – 4 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://antiquedesigncenter.org/">http://antiquedesigncenter.org/</a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling silver coffee service on tray from Way Back Yonder Antiques<br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Way
Back Yonder Antiques</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Devonshire
Square, 462 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Is
a general line antique store with an emphasis on quality. The
inventory includes items from antiquity to the 20th century,
furniture, accessories, lighting, glassware, pottery, porcelains,
ceramics, metal and wooden wares, estate silver of both sterling and
plate, estate and costume jewelry, coins, collectibles, and other
curiosities.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Open
Monday-Saturday: 10 am – 6 pm Sunday: 12 pm – 6 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/way-back-yonder-antiques/">http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/way-back-yonder-antiques/</a></span></div>
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-53059955817558534892016-06-03T13:44:00.000-07:002016-06-03T13:59:26.887-07:00Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia Square(d)- The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative<span style="font-size: x-small;">by Joe Elder</span><br />
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A respectable turnout of Portsmouth residents, members of the press, City of Portsmouth <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A map of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1851 showing <br />
the original names of the town squares.</td></tr>
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Department Heads including Portsmouth City Manager Dr. Lydia Patton were present late morning for the inaugural installation of the corner stones to be laid in place, naming the historic squares as originally laid out in 1751 by Colonel William Crawford, the founder of the town of Portsmouth, Virginia. The stones were presented by the Portsmouth Heritage Initiative under the direction by founder Aaron Kelley, with the first two historic square stones located on opposite sides of the two hundred block of High Street.<br />
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The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative project titled "Portsmouth Square(d)" was introduced by Aaron Kelley who discussed the history of the original town plan designed by Colonel William Crawford in 1752 and the significance of the size and scope of the square installations planned for installation over the next year and how it compares in importance to similar port cities like Savannah, Georgia that was laid out in squares in the 1730's similar to Portsmouth, Virginia. Aaron expressed the importance of preserving our history and presenting it through creative incentives as a way to demonstrate it to others.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planned installations of the historic squares. High Street squares are shown in yellow, historic Olde Towne district in green and new towne in orange.</td></tr>
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Other remarks were made by Portsmouth's mayor Kenny Wright followed by The Olde Towne Business Association's President, Tony Goodwin. The mayor also expressed his thoughts <br />
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concerning the importance of preserving our cities history and that we should learn from it as we move forward into the future. These remarks were followed by the reading of declaration by Paul Danaher and a praise by Ricky Price, actor Colonel Crawford in costume. The ceremony was completed with closing remarks by Aaron Kelley, and the first stone "Golden Square" installed by Aaron Kelley and Mayor Kenny Wright adjacent to the Portsmouth Towne Bank building, and in front of the bronze sculpture of Colonel William Crawford. This was followed immediately with the installation of "Bloomsberry Square" stone on the opposite corner of the two hundred block of High Street.<br />
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The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative was formed to illuminate and enhance the rich history of the City of Portsmouth through education, marketing, and tourism promotion. We believe that our history is one of the city’s greatest competitive advantages. This was the second heritage initiative with the first being the dramatic silhouette wall mural painting along the historic Cedar Grove Cemetery wall on Effingham Street depicting the battle of Craney Island that took place here in Portsmouth during the War of 1812.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inaugural stone square marker installed at Golden Square <br />
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For more information about Portsmouth's historic squares, go to my blog <a href="http://oldetowneportsmouth.blogspot.com/2016/05/portsmouth-squared-inaugural.html">http://oldetowneportsmouth.blogspot.com/2016/05/portsmouth-squared-inaugural.html</a>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-5037285465025396522016-05-27T11:35:00.000-07:002016-05-28T07:21:25.159-07:00Portsmouth Square(d) Inaugural Installation of Olde Towne Cornerstones<div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">
<span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Portsmouth, VA – The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative will lay the inaugural stone in the Portsmouth Squared project on <strong><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_954809900" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, June 3, 2016 at 11:30AM</span></span>.</strong> The ceremony will be held at Golden Square – 200 High Street, at the intersection of High & Crawford Streets.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px;">Portsmouth, the first city in Hampton Roads, was well planned from its inception in 1752. Much like its British port </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px;">counterpart in Savannah, Georgia, Portsmouth was laid out in a series of squares. Many squares were labeled to designate the desired use for the property (i.e. CHURCH, MARKET, PRISON). With help from the writings of many Portsmouth historians and a found portion of an 1851 map, we were able to identify the square names used throughout the original boundaries of the city. </span><strong style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 11px;">The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative plans to place granite footers at the corner of each Olde Towne intersection to commemorate each square’s historical significance. </strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px;">Our hope is to bring the community together to celebrate and market our old world charm while restoring a sense of place to this seaport city. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 23.8px;">Portsmouth gets its name from the English naval port of Portsmouth, England. The town was laid out checkerboard style with 122 half-acre lots around its town square at High and Court streets. Streets were organized in a grid pattern with street widths alternating between 32, 50 and 100 feet. Each block or square was named for noted Virginians, Englishmen, or places in England or the United States.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 23.8px;">Streets were named similarly. High Street was named for the main commercial corridor in Portsmouth, England. It is 100 feet wide, with two narrow parallel streets of 32-foot widths (Queen and King streets), located to the north and south. Narrower streets served as alleys for High Street, facilitating the access to commercial buildings from the rear. For more information about Portsmouths historic squares, go to: <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/goog_784946816"> </a></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 23.8px;"><a href="http://oldetowneportsmouth.blogspot.com/2012/10/12-historic-squares-of-high-street-olde.html">http://oldetowneportsmouth.blogspot.com/2012/10/12-historic-squares-of-high-street-olde.html</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">If you would like more information about the Portsmouth Heritage Initiative, a donor-funded non-profit organization, or the Portsmouth Squared Project, please contact Aaron Kelley at</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="tel:757-478-3888" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;" target="_blank" value="+17574783888">757-478-3888</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">or email at </span><a href="mailto:portsmouthheritage@gmail.com?subject=Portsmouth%20Heritage%20Inquiry" style="color: #2baadf; font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;" target="_blank">portsmouthheritage@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">.</span></div>
Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-67361698598928986732016-04-20T13:38:00.000-07:002016-09-16T06:08:45.406-07:00<h2>
Commodore Richard Dale, USN, (1756-1826)</h2>
Richard Dale was born in Norfolk County, Virginia, on 6 November 1756. He went to sea at the age of twelve and had command of several merchant vessels before his twentieth birthday. After the outbreak of the American Revolution, Dale became an officer in the Virginia State Navy. Taken <i>Lexington</i>. That vessel's Commanding Officer, <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/pers-us/uspers-b/j-barry.htm">John Barry</a>, persuaded young Dale to return to the American cause.<br />
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Taken prisoner by the British, he joined the Loyalist forces but was subsequently captured by the Continental Brig<br />
He was an officer on <i>Lexington</i> from mid-1776 until she was taken by the British cutter <i>Alert</i> on 19 September 1777. Imprisoned in England, Dale twice escaped, finally making his way to France. His next position was as a Lieutenant on board the Continental warship <i>Bonhomme Richard</i>, commanded by John Paul Jones. He performed valiantly during her desperate fight with HMS <i>Serapis</i> on 23 September 1779. For the remainder of the war, Dale served in the frigates <i>Alliance</i> and <i>Trumbull</i>, and was Commanding Officer of the privateer <i>Queen of France</i>.<br />
After the Revolution Dale was again a merchant marine officer. When the United States established its Navy in 1794, he was one of the first six men appointed to the rank of Captain, though the Navy's lack of ships ensured that he was primarily employed in commercial trade for the next four years. In 1798, after undeclared war began with France, Dale took command of USS <i>Ganges</i>, in which he cruised in search of enemy shipping. Returning to the merchant marine, he made a cruise to China in 1799. In 1801 Captain Dale was given command of a U.S. Navy squadron and sent to the Mediterranean Sea to confront the piratical states along the North African coast. Relieved of this command in 1802, after a successful cruise, he resigned his commission shortly afterwards.<br />
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Dale spent the rest of his life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was a prominent citizen and was active in local defense efforts during the War of 1812. Richard Dale died in that city on 26 February 1826.<br />
The U.S. Navy has named five ships in honor of Richard Dale, including: USS <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/dale.htm"><i>Dale</i> (1840-1921)</a>; USS <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/dd4.htm"><i>Dale</i> (Destroyer # 4)</a>, 1902-1920; USS <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/dd290.htm"><i>Dale</i> (Destroyer # 290, later DD-290)</a>, 1920-1931; USS <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/dd353.htm"><i>Dale</i> (DD-353)</a>, 1935-1946; and USS <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/dlg19.htm"><i>Dale</i> (DLG-19, later CG-19)</a>, 1963-2000.<br />
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*<i>History reprinted from the Naval Historic Association.</i>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-41730489994919531992015-05-05T11:22:00.002-07:002015-05-05T11:40:48.210-07:002015 STEEPLE TO STEEPLE TOUR IN OLDE TOWNE PORTSMOUTH, VASaturday, May 9, 2015<br />
Start starts at 9:00 am (includes lunch with the price of a ticket) and ends at 3:00 pm. The tour begins at St. Paul's Catholic Church (Corner of Washington & High Streets)<br />
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Portsmouth’s annual Steeple To Steeple church and synagogue tour takes you inside seven of Hampton Roads most interesting and beautiful churches as well as the Chevra T'helim synagogue.<br />
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It starts at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on the corner of Washington and High streets. St. Paul’s stunning German glass from the early years of the twentieth century has just been cleaned as have its many murals and statuary.<br />
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Other church interiors on the tour are Trinity Church, from 1762, with its six windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany (on his pencil list and so done by him, not Tiffany and Co.), painted windows from the 1850's and Civil War era and rare English White Friars windows.<br />
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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, perhaps the oldest black congregation in the nations, with handsome ceiling murals, pews hand hewn by slaves, hiding places on the “underground railroad,” and slave made stained glass and ironwork.<br />
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St. John’s Church in high Victorian style with what is thought to be the largest window ever made by Tiffany and Company; Monumental Methodist which claims to be the oldest continuously operating Methodist congregation in the South and third oldest in the nation.<br />
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Chevra Thelim synagogue, recently restored as a museum with a Holocaust Torah; First Presbyterian with two-hundred year old English pews and rare English stenciled glass windows.<br />
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Court Street Baptist which is one of only two Baptist churches in the nation in the Romanesque Revival style - inside its dozens of stained glass windows in gold and pink fill the interior with a golden glow.<br />
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The tour starts at 9:00 am Saturday, May 9th, with lunch (included in the price of the ticket) and ends at 3:00 pm. It is led by three costumed interpreters, among them: Colonel William Crawford, the town’s founder, and the Rev. John Braidfoot, the second rector of the Colonial church.<br />
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Tickets are $21 in advance (limit 100 people). For tickets contact Clifford Harbin (committee chair) at 757-575-8594, or Dean Burgess, 757-393-0973 or at redlion3@juno.com, or send your check to Steeple to Steeple , P. O. Box 126, Portsmouth, VA 23705-0126 (made out to Steeple To Steeple ). Tickets are $20 in advance, $21 if ordered online and $25 on teh day of teh walk. The tour starts at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church (518 High Street, corner of Washington Street). All profits go to the HER Shelter for battered women in Portsmouth. All the churches are handicapped accessible, but please note your special needs in advance.<a href="http://www.steepletosteeple.com/"> http://www.steepletosteeple.com/</a><br />
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http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/events/<br />
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Contact Clifford King Harbin, Committee Chair<br />
704-575-8594<br />
757-759-7371<br />
and Dean Burgess<br />
P. O. Box 126, Portsmouth, VA 23705-0126<br />
757-393-0973<br />
redlion3@juno.com<br />
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<br />Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-82916308933230705842014-12-31T10:09:00.000-08:002014-12-31T08:11:13.171-08:002014 Olde Towne Scottish Walk. Happy Hogmanay!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flag bearers at the start of the Olde Towne Scottish Walk.</td></tr>
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Each New Year's Eve, people from all around eastern Virginia, come to Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia for the annual Scottish Walk. Modeled after Scotland's Hogmanay Festival, a day when townspeople honor their community and merchants and offer blessings for prosperity in the coming year. The procession includes locals, family, friends and visitors led by pipe-and-drum bands. The participants gather at the corner of Queen and Washington streets and march through the historic streets of Olde Towne ending at the High Street Landing where all join hands and sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’.<br />
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<b>The Story Behind the Music: ‘Auld Lang Syne’</b></div>
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Many people are familiar with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ yet few may actually know what 'Auld Lang Syne' is all about. Of course, many people will instantly associate the words with "Scotland" or perhaps ‘New Year’. Some people consider it to be an international expression of friendship, fellowship and hope. Others perceive it to be a simple song, presented at the conclusion of a social gathering, remembering the past and re-affirming the importance of our future, and those important to us. Of course ‘Auld Lang Syne’ is ALL of these things! </div>
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"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scottish poem that was written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song. It is well known in many English-speaking (and other) countries and is often sung to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight. Canadian band leader Guy Lombardo is often credited with popularizing the use of the song at New Year’s celebrations in America, through his annual broadcasts on radio and television, beginning in 1929. The song became his trademark.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rampant Lion/The Royal Arms of Scotland.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to march through historic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the rifle salute that starts the Scottish Walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The procession though Olde Towne begins.</td></tr>
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com1Portsmouth, va, USA36.84446074079564 -76.289062533.559491740795643 -81.4526365 40.129429740795636 -71.1254885tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-56194886536868379482014-12-15T12:05:00.001-08:002014-12-15T12:05:30.951-08:00The Commodore Theatre Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Commodore Theatre in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.</td></tr>
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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.<br />
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The Commodore Theatre was recently named one of the "10 greatest dine-in theaters in America" in a Motion Picture Association of America publication (2014) and one of America's 7 Best Movie Theaters of Food Lovers," in a 2013 issue of <i>Bon Appetit Magazine</i>.<br />
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Originally built in 1945, the Commodore is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and on the Virginia Landmarks Register, for it's architecture, decor and rich history.<br />
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The public is invited to stop by the theatre between noon and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 21 to celebrate with friends of the theatre. Commemorative cakes and other refreshments will be available. A brief recognition ceremony will be held from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m..<br />
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The theatre will be showing National Lampoon's <i>"Christmas Vacation,"</i> starting December 19 through December 24 which also premiered 25 years ago in 1989.<br />
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For more information, call the theatre at 757-393-4383 or visit the Commodore's website at <a href="http://www.commodoretheatre.com%20%20/">www.commodoretheatre.com </a>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-10829458928122966552014-12-08T09:09:00.000-08:002014-12-08T09:09:01.665-08:00The 2014 Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour <b>Friday, December 12, 2014 from 5-9 pm</b><br />
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Visit historic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia for a weekend full of holiday events. <i>The Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour</i> will again be a two-day event with seven Southern homes decked out with Christmas spirit. Ticket holders may tour either day or split the seven tour stops between the two days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The historic Hill House is part of this years <br />Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour.</td></tr>
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<b>This Years Olde Towne Homes Open for the Holiday Home Tour include:</b></h4>
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106 London Street</div>
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221 North Street - Historic Hill House</div>
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339 Court Street</div>
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340 court Street</div>
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497 North</div>
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506 Hampton Place</div>
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Live music will be playing throughout the tour celebrating the traditional sounds of the season and historical vignettes are part of the entertainment at some of the homes, including a colonial dance demonstration and recollections by a 19th century sea captain. Refreshments will be served at the Hill House including hot wassail for purchase. And don't miss the commemorative merchandise for this year's tour by local artist Karen Goins, also on sale at the Hill House (221 North Street).<br />
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The Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour this year is held in conjunction with the Annual Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival. Launched in 1998, this festival has become one of Portsmouth's signature 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-en-actors 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. <a href="http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html">http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html</a><br />
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Tickets for the Historic Olde Towne Holiday Home Tour are $20 per person and can be purchased at the <span style="text-align: right;">event, at many Olde Towne business locations and also online. For more information, ticket locations and online ticket sales go to: </span><a href="http://www.otcl.org/Events.html">http://www.otcl.org/Events.html </a> or call 757-235-2608.<br />
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<i><b>This holiday event is sponsored by the Olde Towne Civic League, The Olde Towne Business Association the City of Portsmouth and the new Portsmouth Kroger's Marketplace.</b></i>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-55951073086440033352014-12-04T13:45:00.000-08:002014-12-04T13:50:36.058-08:00The Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market- A treasure Trove to Be Discovered<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The popular "Antiques to Flea Market’ is held the first Saturday of each month, in historic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. Browse through an eclectic collection of unique and antique wares. With over 60 dealers and vendors exhibiting, bargain hunters and serious collectors will discover a great selection of antique and estate furniture, architectural antiques, china, silverware, art and prints, sporting gear, musical instruments, books and ephemera. There are even hand-made crafts and toys, as well as decorative accessories and flea market items of all types and one-of-a-kind items priced to sell. Held inside the Middle Street garage located on the corner of Middle and London. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You will also find during the December Antiques to Flea Market all types of vintage and antique Christmas decorations and unusual Christmas gift items for the hard to find eclectic collector in your life! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">The Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market opens at 10am til 2 pm. Come early for best selections! </span><a href="http://www.oldetowneportsmouth.com/" style="color: #c13030; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-decoration: none;">http://www.oldetowneportsmouth.com/</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> </span><br />
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-38089648066201341972014-11-14T13:45:00.000-08:002014-11-16T01:51:18.220-08:00Welcome to The Mermaids' Porch Bed & Breakfast<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mermaids Porch Bed and Breakfast is located in the heart of historic Olde Towne Portsmouth.</td></tr>
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Get a taste of history at this circa 1898 Queen Anne Victorian home, the new Mermaid's Porch Bed & Breakfast is located in the heart of Olde Towne Portsmouth's historic district.<br />
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Sip a glass of wine at their complimentary wine and cheese afternoon social hour. Full, three course breakfast is prepared daily with a changing menu so you won't be served the same main dish each day (unless you request it). Local meats from Smithfield and fresh produce from the Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market will be used in preparing these delectable dishes when available and in season.<br />
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The B & B amenities include a living room with working fireplace (and a cord of firewood for those chilly winter nights). The room is filled with Victorian era antique furniture and accessories. The adjacent parlor room offers cable TV and a variety of board games for home-style entertainment. An upright piano is also available if you choose to play a song or two. Enjoy sitting in brick-paved private courtyard for relaxing, reading a book and dining Fresco. Also, the beautiful Greenwich Park is located just across the street on the adjacent Olde Towne corner. The property is decorated throughout with art and furnishings purchased by the innkeeper during here years of worldwide travel during here naval career.<br />
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The Mermaid's Porch Bed & Breakfast is conveniently located just a short walking distance to the Historic High Street corridor where you will find an abundance of fine dining and pubs, antique shops, art galleries <br />
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and unique stores, the famous Commodore Theatre and four museums including the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, the Children's Museum of Virginia and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum. Enjoy changing art exhibits at the Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center that also holds free music venues the first Friday of each month. The Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market is held each Saturday (from early spring through December) It is also just a few blocks away from the Portsmouth Visitors Center and the North Street Ferry landing that takes you to downtown Norfolk.<br />
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<b>About the Innkeeper</b><br />
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Dawn Richardson is a retired Navy Supply Officer who has traveled the world during her career. She was a restaurant manager prior to going into the service and has a Bachelors Degree in Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management from Purdue University. An exceptional chef and caretaker, Dawn will delight you with southern hospitality and a warm embrace for the weary traveler.<br />
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The Mermaids' Porch Bed & Breakfast<br />
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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 <a href="http://www.otcl.org/Events.html.">http://www.otcl.org/Events.html.</a><br />
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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.,<a href="http://www.portsmoutholdetownefarmersmarket.com/"> http://www.portsmoutholdetownefarmersmarket.com/</a> Tickets will also be for sale at the Antiques to Flea Market held the first Saturday in December inside the Middle Street Garage. <a href="http://www.oldetowneportsmouth.com/">http://www.oldetowneportsmouth.com/</a> You can also purchase your tickets the day of the event at any of the seven houses open for tour.<br />
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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 <br />
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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. <a href="http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html">http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html</a><br />
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The December "Portsmouth Now" episode will air 6 times a week throughout the month of December. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.otcl.org/Events.html">http://www.otcl.org/Events.html</a> and <a href="http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html">http://www.portsvaevents.com/december_2014.html</a><br />
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<i>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.</i>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-14339474102223681862014-10-21T10:02:00.000-07:002014-10-21T10:02:55.690-07:00The 34TH Annual Olde Towne Ghost WalkThe spirits of the Olde Towne Civic League have been putting on our spook-tacular Ghost Walk for over 30 years. This year’s Ghost Walk is on Friday, October 24, 2014, with tours leaving at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. from Trinity Church graveyard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Guides carrying dim-lit lanterns will escort you through the <br />brick-covered walkways of historic Olde Towne Portsmouth.</span></td></tr>
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The walk begins in the Graveyard of historic Trinity Church, where you will start your ghoulish journey by learning about real horror stories from Olde Towne Portsmouth's past. You are then swept away to the front steps of Portsmouth's old Court House where you will be transported back in time to the age of Jack the ripper, the Victorian era. A guide, carrying dim-lit lanterns will then escort you through the brick-covered walkways of historic Olde Towne.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ghost of Portsmouth's founder, Colonel William Crawford.</td></tr>
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There, you and your guests will need to decide a direction to follow. Each route offers eight stories from our sometimes troubling past reenacted by performers upon the antique porches of our authentic period homes. As we say here in Olde Towne...you can't make these stories up (or something close to that) and believe you me, the more outrageous the story the closer to the truth it gets!<br />
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Once your tour is complete, your attendant will take you to Cider Park located on Middle Street where a cauldron of hot witches brew, a concoction similar to apple cider is served to help shake off the the old cobwebs! Relax and enjoy featured music and meet the giant tree man...We Are Groot!! For more information, visit their website at: <a href="http://portsmouthghostwalk.com./">http://portsmouthghostwalk.com.</a>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-2570163312711842832014-08-19T08:25:00.001-07:002014-08-19T08:25:37.779-07:00The 44th Annual Seawall Art Show Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 44th Annual Seawall Art Show at Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA's waterfront.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Virginia's historic seaport, Olde Towne Portsmouth is the place to be this weekend as we host the 44th Annual Seawall Art Show with some 90+ juried artists participating. As in previous years, expect to find a little of everything, from wood carving to oil paintings, handwoven clothing to art glass, fine jewelry to pottery, and more.</div>
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With more than 30 years experience showcasing juried fine arts and fine crafts on the Portsmouth waterfront, the Seawall Art Show draws large crowds of art buyers to this prestigious event. With the assistance of the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts Commission, it is an all volunteer run show. Show proceeds always go to support the arts in Portsmouth.</div>
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-6483820265892707442014-07-30T08:47:00.002-07:002014-07-30T08:47:58.989-07:00Reck on the Road: Portsmouth outdoor art<br />
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Olde Towne Portsmouth is all about public art. From ever changing exhibits displayed at the Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center both inside the main galleries to the large sculptures displayed in the courtyard, art of all types and medias are here. Now the art movement has spread to our downtown streets covering once plain walls with painted murals and ugly electrical boxes with local themes. Olde Towne Portsmouth is a haven for outdoor art and new art gets added each year. Take a look at Portsmouth public art through the camera of Chris Reckling.<br />
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A recent article in the Virginian Pilot titled <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2014/07/fresh-food-and-air-best-outdoor-eats-town">"Fresh food - and air: The best outdoor eats in town" </a>written by Holly Van Auken, July 11, 2014, features places around Hampton Roads to get your eat and drink on- outdoors, that is. Here the reporter has selected some of the best. Included of course are some of the most likely candidates and those with ocean views top the list. A surprise entry- well, not so surprising to us, is 757 Crave on the Harbor. 757 Crave is located at the Tidewater yacht Marina here in Olde Towne Portsmouth and features exceptional panoramic views including downtown Norfolk's waterside and a wide expanse of the Elizabeth River and the marina too. Diners from this focal point typically are drawn to the hardworking tugboats maneuvering around, piloting large container ships as they travel down the river, and occasionally, views of naval vessels from submarines to aircraft carriers! You will also see a barrage of personal yachts of all types and sizes passing by. That is because 757 Crave is located next to the "0" mile marker of the Intracoastal waterway. Enough about the views.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">757 Crave on the Harbor is located at Tidewater Yacht <br />Marina, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.</td></tr>
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The main reason that people frequently visit 757 Crave is because of their unique, delicious food entrees offered breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant is also a favorite place to meet with your friends for drinks and live music on Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons. 757 Crave is also a short walking distance from weekend music events, so take in a great music act and then chill out on the deck at 757 Crave on the Harbor! You can visit <a href="http://www.portsvaevents.com/">portsvaevents</a> and peruse through the schedule of upcoming events.<br />
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757 Crave on the Harbor<br />
10 Crawford Pkwy., Portsmouth,<br />
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<a href="http://www.757cravers.com/">www.757cravers.com</a>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-89685674984197429142014-07-10T08:07:00.000-07:002014-07-10T08:14:52.288-07:00The Amazing History of Hill House, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This is the phenomenal story of Hill House in Portsmouth in The Hampton Roads Shows’ brand new summer Historic Homes Series. Inspired by the New York Times bestseller, “Empty Mansions” by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr, which tells the story of Huguette Clark and her family. <span style="text-align: center;">PORTSMOUTH, Va. </span></div>
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The Hill House is located at 221 North Street in historic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. The house is open for tours Wednesdays from Noon—4 p.m. or by appointment. Admission is $5.00 per person. For more information, visit the Historic Hill House website at: <a href="http://www.hillhousemuseum.org/index.html">http://www.hillhousemuseum.org/index.html</a><br />
Give them a call at 757-393-0241. Thank you Hampton Roads Show for featuring this remarkable Olde Towne mansion!Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-47267614485980141442014-04-30T10:26:00.000-07:002014-04-30T10:26:40.227-07:00Tastes of Appalachia Features Regional Food and Music at the Commodore Theatre<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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421 High Street<br />
Portsmouth VA.<br />
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Award winning chefs Dale Hawkins and Susi Gott Seguret will discuss approches to preparing foods of Appalachia with a multi-course lunch will be held at the <a href="http://www.commodoretheatre.com/">Commodore Theatre</a> located in <a href="http://oldetowneportsmouth.blogspot.com/">Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia</a>. Music about Appalachian food and drink will be performed by Dr. Katie Hoffman on vocals and Brett Tiller on the banjo. This event will highlight the exhibit "Changing Appalachia" at the <a href="http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/">Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center</a> just across the Street.<br />
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To make reservations or for more information please visit the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Gallery Shop or call 757-393-8453. Tickets are $10.00 for balcony seating (does not include lunch) and $45.00 in the dining area which includes lunch. Beverages are extra.<br />
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Here is a link to the article 'Taste of Appalachia' offers sampling of regional music and food at Portsmouth's Commodore Theatre written by Virginian-Pilot reporter Lia Russell: <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2014/04/taste-appalachia-offers-sampling-regional-music-and-food-portsmouths-commodore-theatre">Taste of Appalachia.</a>Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-57790878714800576922014-04-25T08:25:00.001-07:002014-04-25T08:25:55.650-07:00She-Crab Soup- Mannino’s Italian Bistro is Hard to BeatAccording to a recent blog written by the Virginian Pilot’s food reporter Lorraine Eaton, expect tough competition in this year's East Coast She Crab Soup Classic. Crews last year from 19 restaurants toted urns and crab and vats and crab claws and ladles and squirt bottles of sherry over to the Oceanfront for the annual East Coast She Crab Soup Classic held at the Virginia Beach oceanfront.<br />
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There were thin soups and soups you could stand a spoon in. There were soups flecked with carrots and soups with ribbons of onion. Two soups were served with a crab claw garnish; one came with a sweet potato biscuit. Some were hot, some were not.<br />
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"This is serious competition, people." Lorraine wrote. " Mannino’s Italian Bistro has been the team to beat in past years. As a judge, I can attest to the fact that not a single chef around here is conceding the title and the competition remains fierce.”<br />
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We agree. As a lover of all things delicious, there are few things that stands out from the pack than Mannino's she crab soup and Olde Towne residents and visitors know it.<br />
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Another food review written after the 2013 East Coast She Crab Soup Classic by George W. Culver stated: "the huge lump crab they put in their soup is as big as your thumb. Seriously. The soup is served with large pieces of crab and a sweet creamy soup with great mouth feel." This soup won first place in both the critics and the peoples choice awards!<br />
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And what is equally as sweet as Mannino's she crab soup is that you can dine at Mannio's Italian Bistro here in Olde Towne year round and order their award winning soup as often as you want. Mannino's Olde Towne is located at 606 High Street, Portsmouth, VA. 757-966-7522. <a href="http://www.manninositalianbistro.com/%C2%A0">Mannino's Italian Bistro Website.</a><br />
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Folks are fascinated by “things Appalachian” but many people know little about the culture. Old stereotypes about the region still persist with many people still associating the mountain region too strongly with log cabins, snake-handling, moonshining, and poverty. These have been elements in the culture, but they are <br />
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only a small part of a more interesting and nuanced whole.<br />
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The goals for this exhibition are to help dispel many of the stereotypes and introduce visitors to the realities and riches of Appalachian life. It will highlight something about mountain culture that has often been ignored or, at worst, denied: the Appalachian penchant for assimilation of new ideas and innovation on old ones. The exhibition will focus on the diversity of the region in expressive culture, race, ethnicity, and the politics of culture.<br />
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The exhibition will be at the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center through July 6, 2014. For more information, call <strong>757-393-8543</strong>.<br />
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The Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center is open:·<br />
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. · Closed Mondays<br />
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-39363863517390071032014-04-10T09:12:00.000-07:002014-04-10T09:23:41.303-07:00An Enslaved Woman and her Dressmaker Daughter<h4>
April 24, 2014<br />At the Commodore Theater<br />421 High Street<br />Portsmouth, VA<br />(757) 393-6962<br />Doors open at noon<br />Lunch may be purchased from noon-12:45<br />Talk begins at 1:00 p.m.</h4>
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Historian, Kathleen Curtis Wilson will tell the story of
an exceptional African American family in Appalachia</div>
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Virginia and explain what
is known and not known about skilled enslaved women and the importance of new
discoveries in the field of African American studies. Her presentation includes photographs of
textiles made by Lizzie Bolden, photographs of her mother and father, members
of her family and other freed slaves living and working in Bath County.<br />
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Historians have long underestimated the importance of the
skills that enslaved individuals possessed because there is no body of work to
study. That is especially true in
Appalachia. In the world of textiles and
clothing, it is accepted that many skilled slave artisans spun thread and wove
cloth, stitched slave clothing from coarse fabrics, did the fine (but tedious)
finish quilting on their mistresses’ showpiece quilts, or were hired out as
dressmakers, earning money for their masters and sometimes saving enough from
their earnings to purchase freedom.
However, there is little physical evidence of these skills to support
further scholarship. Since slave-made
textiles have traditionally remained with the master’s family, historians have
had no way to authenticate the original maker of a quilt, bedcover, or other
piece of cloth that has only a vague provenance.</div>
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Elizabeth Morris Bolden, Lizzie, lived in Warm Springs,
VA all of her life. She and her husband
hand one</div>
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daughter, Alice. What makes her
story worthy of historical documentation are the textiles she leer behind,
evidence of her skill as a seamstress and her status in the community. Five textiles have passed from mother to
daughter along with remembrances of Lizzie’s life and details of her sewing
career. At a time when African Americans
in Appalachia had few opportunities for more than unskilled employment, Lizzie
had her own business as a dressmaker for clients in the community. Lizzie’s
great granddaughter, Perlista Y. Henry, will be at the presentation to answer
questions at the end of the talk.<br />
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Kathleen Curtis Wilson is a Fellow at the Virginia Foundation
of Humanities, Charlottesville, VA. A
renowned authority on Appalachian crafts, Wilson is craft section editor for
the <i>Encyclopedia of Appalachia. </i>As an
Appalachia textile historian, Wilson has been documenting, photographing, and
writing about regional craft traditions for more than 25 years. Currently she is working on her first novel, <i>The Fabric of Wishful Thinking.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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The talk is being held in conjunction with the exhibit <i><a href="http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/exhibits.html">Changing Appalachia: Custom toCutting Edge</a> </i>at the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. This program is
sponsored in part by the Commodore Theater, Portsmouth Art & Cultural
Center, the African-American Historical Society of Portsmouth and the Thomson
Family Foundation of Minnesota.</div>
Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-12399278404038390502014-04-04T00:18:00.002-07:002014-04-04T00:30:04.340-07:00Olde Towne FirstEvents Features Opening Reception, Free Music & Much More! <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWQEOUlJ-4MFhAhkdke3BUla0f_Fu27BzuxpqyXpi_snjYcNagLKFMElDwYj57vbZ1M3HclIvpgHoECgjuZOra5i-ruSCfZmAR9JSmnvugB68DsQa3HGbWw1br5wyqz7HD7K8CeP8m6Y/s1600/art_in_the_heart_copy3_edited-1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWQEOUlJ-4MFhAhkdke3BUla0f_Fu27BzuxpqyXpi_snjYcNagLKFMElDwYj57vbZ1M3HclIvpgHoECgjuZOra5i-ruSCfZmAR9JSmnvugB68DsQa3HGbWw1br5wyqz7HD7K8CeP8m6Y/s1600/art_in_the_heart_copy3_edited-1.gif" height="99" width="200" /></a>Thank
goodness spring has finally arrived and has luck has it, good weather
for this weekend’s Olde Towne Portsmouth FirstEvents. Held the first
full weekend of each month, Olde Towne Portsmouth's business community
and the City of Portsmouth Museums offers free concerts, events and
activities including the Olde towne Antiques to Flea Market, free museum
admissions, an exhibit opening and a lot more. Here’s a listing of some
of the events available to you during April’s Olde Towne Portsmouth
FirstEvents weekend!</div>
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Friday, April 4</div>
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<strong>Concert In the Courtyard - Free Music Series</strong></div>
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5PM - 8 PM</div>
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Enjoy
music in the courtyard from the Celtibillies & Good Foot Dance.
Presented by the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center and PortsEvents.
Admission is free as part of our First Weekend programming series.
Corner of High & Court St. , 393-8543</div>
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Friday, April 4</div>
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<strong>Changing Appalachia: Custom to Cutting Edge</strong></div>
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Opening Reception: 5PM – 8 PM</div>
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Drawing
from an abundance of natural resources from the Appalachian region,
artists and artisans adapt the heritage of mountain culture by
assimilating new ideas and innovating on the old to create dynamic craft
and visual art. The exhibit offers maps, photos of the region,
paintings, glass, textiles, ceramics and baskets to showcase the
diversity of the region.</div>
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Admission is free as part of our First Weekend programming series.</div>
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<a href="http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/">Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">Saturday, April 5</span></div>
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<strong>Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market</strong></div>
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10AM - 2 PM</div>
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<em>Held inside the Middle Street Garage, corner of London and Middle Street</em>.</div>
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Great
finds of all kinds! The Olde Towne Portsmouth Antiques to Flea Market
is this Saturday. Antiques to Flea Market Visit the Olde Towne
Portsmouth Antiques to Flea Market the first Saturday of each month and
hunt through the eclectic collection of unique and antique wares. With
over 70 dealers and vendors exhibiting, you will discover a great
selection of antique and estate furniture, architectural antiques,
china, silverware, art and prints, sporting gear, musical instruments,
books and ephemera, hand-made crafts and toys, as well as decorative
accessories and flea market items of all types and one-of-a-kind items
priced to sell. Free Admission & Free Parking.</div>
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<a href="http://www.oldetowneportsmouth.com/">Olde Towne Business Association</a></div>
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<strong><em>Don't
forget that Olde Towne has some of the best antique shops, art
galleries and specialty stores anywhere in Coastal Virginia and beyond.
Great shops and nurseries for your spring gardening too! Top it off with
a delicious meal in one of Olde Towne's chef-owned and run restaurants.
Make a day or a complete weekend of it and discover what Olde Towne has
to offer!</em></strong></div>
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<strong>Bank of America MuseumsR on Us</strong></div>
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Saturday, April 5th 9 AM - 5 PM</div>
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The
Children's Museum of Virginia is proud to participate in the Museums on
Us® program sponsored by Bank of America, which provides cardholders
FREE access to some of the nation's finest arts, cultural and
educational institutions during the first full weekend of every month.
For details, visit <a href="http://www.childrensmuseumva.com/bank-of-america-museums-on-us.html"> <span style="color: #1155cc;">http://www.childrensmuseumva.</span><wbr></wbr><span style="color: #1155cc;">com/bank-of-america-museums-</span><wbr></wbr><span style="color: #1155cc;">on-us.html</span></a></div>
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<strong>Family Fun and Activities at The Children’s Museum of Virginia:</strong></div>
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221 High Street</div>
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757-393-5258</div>
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<a href="http://www.childrensmuseumva.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.childrensmuseumva.com</a></div>
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Saturday, April 5</div>
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<strong>Nano Day at the Children's Museum</strong></div>
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Participate
in experiments check out interactive demonstrations and meet the
scientists who bring this cutting-edge technology to our everyday life.
Your eyes will be Huge after seeing these activities about this
small-scale science! Co-hosted by Norfolk State University. Included
with museum admission. Free for members. <br />
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<strong>Treehouses - Look Who's Living In Trees!</strong></div>
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On display NOW – May 17 at the Children’s Museum of Virginia</div>
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Spend
some time hanging out in the trees. Immerse yourself in an indoor tree
house and explore first hand who lives in trees. This traveling exhibit
is on loan from Sciencenter- Ithaca, New York and was developed by EEC!
The Environmental Exhibit Collaborative. Included with admission. Free
for members.</div>
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Saturday, April 5</div>
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2 PM at The Commodore Theatre</div>
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421 High Street</div>
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<strong>The Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Presents STORIES & SONGS: Appalachian Ballads and Ballad Books</strong></div>
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Book-signing and Presentation with Sharyn McCrumb, Katie Hoffman, and Jack Hinshelwood</div>
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In
coordination with PACC’s Changing Appalachia exhibit, the Commodore
Theatre will host award-winning Southern writer, Sharyn McCrumb, who is
best known for her Appalachian Ballad novels including many New York
Times Best-Sellers such as The Ballad of Frankie Silver, She Walks These
Hills, The Ballad of Tom Dooley, and St. Dale, winner of a Library of
Virginia Award. McCrumb will be joined by Katie Hoffman and Jack
Hinshelwood for a discussion on ballads and ballad books. To make
reservations or for more information, please visit the Gallery Shop at
420 High Street or call 757-393-8543.</div>
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<a href="http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/">Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center</a></div>
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<strong>Crackerjacks and Grand Slams</strong></div>
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10 AM - 5 PM</div>
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Lightship Portsmouth Museum</div>
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2 High Street on the Portsmouth, Virginia Waterfront</div>
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757-393-8591</div>
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<a href="http://www.portsmouthnavalshipyardmuseum.com/">Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum</a></div>
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Come
and discover the history of baseball in Portsmouth! Did you know
Portsmouth had its own Cubs team? Who were the “Truckers” and how did
they get that name? Come on “in-ning” and enjoy crafts and activities
celebrating a true American pastime. Admission is free as part of our
First Weekend programming series.</div>
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<strong>First Sunday Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch</strong><br />
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Skipjack's Nautical Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11563663548590789696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050495106904745925.post-62949284616012956712014-02-24T09:23:00.000-08:002014-02-24T09:23:52.100-08:00Before I Die I Want To...A New Public Art Installation In Olde Towne Portsmouth<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. John Joyce chalks first "before I die I want to message.</td></tr>
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<i>A short interview with Dr. John Joyce, President of SPPA
(Supporters of Portsmouth Public Art) regarding a new art installation on High
Street, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. Photos by Joe Elder.</i></div>
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<b>Tell us about the latest public art project here in
Portsmouth, Virginia. Where is it being installed?</b></div>
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Chalkboards will be
placed on the front of the old Colony Theater on High Street here in Olde Towne
Portsmouth. There are 3 chalkboards made of marine-grade plywood, painted with
chalkboard paint and stenciled letters: Before I die, I want to
_______________. We will furnish chalk for the next 6 months of this art
installation. People like you and me have the opportunity to write a personal
note to Portsmouth; an old-fashioned Tweet!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Youngblood is assisted by members of SPPA installing the chalkboards.</td></tr>
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<b>Where did the idea for this board originate?</b></div>
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The "Before I
Die" chalkboard was started by Candy Chang, after the death of a person
that she loved. She constructed and installed chalkboards on an abandoned house
in New Orleans. It was all an experiment and she didn’t know what to expect. By
the next day, all 80 prompts were filled and responses spilled into the margins.
It’s now a worldwide art project which "invites people to reflect on their
lives and share their personal aspirations in public space." Why in
Portsmouth? Why not? Our citizens have just as many hopes and dreams as anyone
else. We are not just part of Tidewater Virginia but part of the world. We need
to let ourselves be heard.</div>
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<b>What are we doing with
these boards that are different?</b></div>
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This installation is
not unique. It is in over 50 countries and 100's of cities and in many
languages. However, if successful, we will change the location and change the
sentence. To invite public opinion of uplifting issues will be the guiding
tool. We will use new sentences which beckon a response such as "I want to
grow up to be____," Love is____," or "I am a true friend
when____."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before I die chalkboards installed in historic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.</td></tr>
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<b>Who will maintain the
boards, clean them, etc.?</b></div>
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The SPPA (Supporters
of Portsmouth Public Art) members will maintain the boards, refill the chalk,
and wash the boards periodically when the rain doesn't. As for the possible
crass or obscene answers (and I am certain that there will be a few) anyone can
use their hand or a cloth to wipe it off and replace it with a more thoughtful
response. We must not get into the mindset that our citizens are somehow less
than the other people of the world. In Denver where I first saw "the
before I die" boards, no obscenity or vulgarity was present. Are the
people of Denver operating at a higher level than us in Portsmouth? Are their
drunks or rebellious youth better behaved? No, I guess someone just wiped off
the unsightly words and wrote over them, ignoring them as we do when we hear a
loud-mouth person yell a obscenity. We don't ruminate; we move on.</div>
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<b> Can you give us an overview
of the Portsmouth Public Arts Association?</b></div>
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SPPA was founded
about 3 years ago to promote public art in our city. We purchased the famous
"I've been kissed" toad and installed it in front of the Children's
Museum. We have been working to preserve the I.C. Norcom's friezes, the
sculpture "The Sail" by Dick Cossitt, and the inside mural of the
former Circle Restaurant building; all with minimal success. However, this past
month we have finished the mural of the two children gazing over at the
Children's Museum, painted by Sam Welty and, of course, this art installation
of the chalkboards. We are a 501C3 non-profit and hope to be obtaining matching
grants in the future for our projects. We need, like all organizations,
donations, ideas & participation, and cooperation from Portsmouth
residents.</div>
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<b>What's next for SPPA?</b></div>
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The future,
hopefully, will see more murals which will showcase Portsmouth's history to
educate and instill pride, public pianos to again invite public involvement,
street art, more sculptures with hopes of developing a sculpture garden for our
city, and most importantly, taking art to the neighborhoods so each area can
express its thoughts and unique personality.</div>
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