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The Girls Live at The Barrel

The Barrel Restaurant and Lounge 5770 Churchland Blvd, Portsmouth, VA

Acoustic with vocals.

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Curious George: Let’s Get Curious Exhibit

Portsmouth, VA

Step into the playful world of everyone’s favorite curious monkey! Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious! is a hands-on, interactive exhibit where young learners explore science, math and engineering through problem-solving […]

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Celebrating 100 Years of Black History Month Exhibit

Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum 904 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth, VA

This special exhibit explores how African American history has been remembered, preserved and shared over the past century – and why that work matters now more than ever. Visitors will […]

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America’s Shipyard: 10 Ships That Shaped a Nation Exhibit

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum 2 High Street, Portsmouth

Celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary by exploring America’s Shipyard, a powerful new Sail250® Virginia exhibit about the Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s critical role in American history. From the first dry dock […]

Voting Rights in the 20th Century

Norfolk State University Student Center Portsmouth, VA

Explore the Civil Rights Movement and its ongoing impact on political participation with Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander and Dr. Charles H. Ford. This lecture examines the fight for voting rights and […]

Anansi and Me – Valerie Davis (Arts for Learning)

Portsmouth Public Library - Cradock Branch 28 Prospect Parkway, Portsmouth, VA

Through music and stories in Anansi & Me, Arts for Learning’s Valerie Davis engages kids in pre-K to kindergarten in an interactive program that shares the wisdom of animal "trickster […]