THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 30, 1995 TAG: 9504280231
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 12 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: Medium: 56 lines
Paint The Towne, a day to revel in the art and architecture of Olde Towne, will be held Saturday in downtown Portsmouth.
``It's an all-day, ongoing, drop-in-and-do-this kind of event,'' said Joyce LaFramboise, administrative assistant of the Portsmouth Museums.
Local artists will paint portraits of the architecture of Olde Towne in the area around North Street, Court Street, Crawford Parkway and London Boulevard.
``This is a first-time program,'' said LaFramboise. ``If it works well, we'll probably do it again.''
The event, conceived by the program committee of the Portsmouth Museums and the art departments of Portsmouth Public Schools, also includes the following activities:
Music: Portsmouth Public School students will perform music from 2 to 3 p.m. in the courtyard of the Arts Center, 420 High St., and the Louisiana Mudbugs will perform Cajun music on the water stage at Portside from 6 to 8 p.m.
Art: Mural of Olde Towne, on the former Bank of Virginia building at Washington and King streets, painted by art students at I.C. Norcom High School; art displayed at the Children's Museum of Virginia, 221 High St., by public school elementary students; art displayed in the storefronts of High Street by public school secondary students.
Video: ``Discovering Olde Towne,'' a film narrated by Bill Brown, curator of the Arts Center. Video shown at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the main library, 601 Court St.; the Arts Center, 420 High St., and the Portsmouth Convention and Visitors Bureau, 505 Crawford St.
Tours: Hill House, 221 North St., open for tours 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Trinity Church, High and Court streets, open for tours 1:30-4 p.m.; Olde Towne Trolley Tours leave Portside at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. ($3 tickets available at Portside Information Center); Olde Towne Walking Tour maps available from the Portside Visitor Information Center.
Galleries and Museums: The Arts Center, 420 High St., work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright; Children's Museum of Virginia, 221 High St., student art work; TCC Visual Arts Center, High and Court streets, annual Student Art Show; Olde Towne Gallery, 341 High St., works of Thomas Cole; Art Atrium, 629 High St., West African art and artifacts and the work of sculptor Jimmy Braxton; Olde Towne Folk Art at Prison Square, 432 High St., to display and sell crafts; Potrafka Gallery, Tower Mall, to show and sell the work of 30 artists, including painters, potters and sculptors; the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, 2 High St.; and the Portsmouth Lightship Museum, foot of London Boulevard at Water Street. MEMO: Call 393-8983 for information.
by CNB