October Events
Portsmouth: Give us a day. We'll give you a vacation.
pectacular Spectacles | Through Oct. 19
For thousands of people, spectacles bring the world into focus, yet few people understand how eyeglasses work and would be surprised by the variations in their use as they developed. Early spectacles from China were thought to improve one’s sight in both a physical and spiritual sense. Western spectacles were designed to accommodate fashion, serve vanity, hide failing eyesight or simply to spy on others. Spectacular Spectacles is an exhibit featuring over 300 spectacles and vision aids from around the world. Created by the Museum of Vision and toured by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services.
757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
hrown, Carved and Fired | Through October 26
From large-scale sculptures to mixed media and utilitarian forms, Thrown, Carved and Fired features an assortment of artistic creations by artists from the Ceramic Design Association of Hampton Roads.
Tues. -Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. | Corner of High and Court St., Portsmouth | 757-393-8543 | www.courthousegalleries.com
irst Friday | October 3, 5 - 9 pm
First Friday is a stage for local galleries, shops and museums in Portsmouth’s Olde Towne and one of the city’s most popular evening escapes. Free admission. Sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association
757-397-7173
lde Towne Antiques to Flea Market | October 4, 10 am - 2 pm
The Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market is conveniently located in the Middle Street Garage at the corner of Middle & London streets and is held year round, rain or shine on the first Saturday of each month. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. Always Free Admission & Free Parking! Call 757-405-3500 for additional information.
teeple To Steeple Church Tour | Saturday, Oct. 4
A re-enactor portraying Colonel William Crawford, the founding father of Portsmouth, will lead a guided walking tour of seven historic churches and one synagogue in Olde Towne Portsmouth starting at the corner of Washington and High streets. Churches on the tour and the year they were founded follow:
- Court Street Baptist Church - 1789
- Emanuel AME Church - 1772
- First Presbyterian Church - 1822
- Monumental Methodist Church - 1772
- St. John’s Episcopal Church - 1848
- St. Paul’s Catholic Church - 1804
- Trinity Episcopal Church - 1762
- Chevra T’Helem Synagogue - 1918
Register before Oct. 1 and ticket price is $20 and includes lunch. Call Dean Burgess: 757-393-0973. E-Mail: redlion3-at-juno.com Tickets are $25 at the door. Proceeds benefit the HER Women's Shelter and other Kiwanis charities.
he Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race | October 15-18
The race begins in Fells Point, in Baltimore, Maryland, and ends 127 nautical miles down the Chesapeake Bay in Portsmouth, Virginia.
757-480-4402 | www.schoonerrace.org
lowers on the Playing Field | October 16-19
A sports-inspired floral exhibition designed by the Elizabeth River Garden Club. Admission: $7 per person, $6 seniors and military. Children 2 and under free.
206 High Street, Portsmouth | 757-393-8031 | www.vshfm.com
avlo Guitarist and Band: Friday, October 17th @ 8PM
Pavlo is a composer, a guitarist, a singer and a recording artist. He composes in a style of music best described as "Meditteranean music", which combines influences of Flamenco, Latin, Classical and Meditteranean guitar mixed together with the Greek Bouzouki. $27.50 (Adult) & $16.50 (Students grades 1-12)
Tickets on sale Monday, September 1, 2008 at 10:00AM. | www.willetthall.com
www.ticketmaster.com/venue/8280/ | 757-393-5144
ake Up & Dance! Ballroom Dance Competition
Sunday, October 19, 2008 4:00PM
Tickets on sale Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 10:00AM
$20.75 (sales between 7/1-8/30/08) | $25.75 (sales between 8/31-10/19/08)
www.willetthall.com | www.ticketmaster.com/venue/8280/ | 757-393-5144
lde Towne Ghostwalk | Friday, October 24, 2008
(7:00PM - 10:00PM) The Olde Towne Ghostwalk, based on the famous Jack-the-Ripper Walks in London, takes spectators on a guided walking tour past the haunted houses and mysterious creaking mansions of historic Olde Towne Portsmouth. At each stop, costumed actors or actresses re-tell the legends of ghostly visitations and things that go bump in the night. Tours begin in the cemetery of Trinity Episcopal Church. Groups leave at 5-minute intervals between 7 and 10 p.m. Walk begins in the cemetery of Trinity Episcopal Church High and Court streets. Admission Fee: $10.00 Children Welcome
Olde Towne Civic League
ortsmouth Museum Madness | October 25
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Happy Howl-oween at the Children’s Museum of Virginia, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - The ghoulish and the goofy will find special kind of fun on this day of tricks and treats. Make a secret wizard book box, bat puppets, skeleton hats and Halloween collages. Ativities include face painting and balloon animals by Shonshine Entertainment, a magic show by Ron the Magi and a children's costume parade.
- The Courthouse Gallowies at the Courthouse Galleries and Museum Shop, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Kids of all ages will enjoy face painting, wizardy, magic, storytellng and a "haunted courthouse" art project.
- Ships, Spooks & Seas at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Lightship Portsmouth Museum, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Storytelling, activities and crafts including building a ghost ship, making a pirate flag and porthole monsters.
lde Towne Safe Trick-or-treat | October 25
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For children up to age 12. Located on the seven historic blocks of High Street corridor between Effingham Street and Water Street. Sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association
757-397-7173