Joe & Co. began in 2023 with a focus on performing country music. Currently a 5-piece, Joe Grundmeyer fronts the band on vocals and guitar. He is supported by CJ LeBeau on lap steel guitar and Suzanne Stanley on vocals. Stephen Lee holds down the low end on the bass guitar and Josh Forté keeps everyone together with the drums.

Come out and fellowship with us and get your bellies full at our TRUNK-OR-TREAT FISH FRY! This is a Family Friendly Event so bring your kids Dressed in costumes for some Holloween Fun, Music and Lots of CANDY. Dinners include: Fish, Fries & Drink for $12 (donation), Fish Sandwich $8 (Donation).

Partnering with the Fort Nelson Chapter of the Portsmouth DAR, the museum hosts a tea featuring Mark Schneider, nationally acclaimed General Marquis de Lafayette interpreter.  He will discuss Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of 1824/1825 highlighting Portsmouth events. Museum interpreters entertain by describing the Hill family’s connections to Lafayette’s visit.  Menu items include traditional tea sandwiches, French […]

Join us for another Speaker Series by the Friends of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, featuring Lafayette’s Victory in the Battle of the Virginia Capes by  John V. Quarstein. This event will be at the Portsmouth Welcome Center Auditorium, at 206 High St and is free and open to the public. John V. Quarstein, is […]

Celebrate Halloween early. The event is produced each year in October as a safe alternative to trick or treating.  Groups of City departments and community groups come together each year to distribute candy and entertain kids (and their parents).  Music, crafts, face painting, and other entertainment takes place throughout the event.  There's even a haunted […]

Haunted Maze Truck, Spooky D&D, Mork Bord, Blood on the Clocktower, and much more.