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Things to do in Chesapeake

Portlock Galleries at SoNo
The Portlock Galleries at SoNo is located in the historic old Portlock school house #5 that was constructed in 1908 and was the area's elementary school until the 1950s; currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places. During the mid 1990s, it was transformed and became the Chesapeake Museum and Information Center for numerous years. Again in 2004, it was rejuvenated and turned into the Portlock Galleries, with the city's parks and recreation department located inside, as well as the Senior Programs and Therapeutic Recreation. One unique feature is the beautiful butterfly wall mural outside the building that was created by Chip Wilkinson and goes hand and hand with the redevelopment and revitalization of the South Norfolk area. Exhibitions include the Ray Hershberger: Painting, Tidewater Artists Alliance: Significant Expressions, the Southside Artists Association: Life Impressions and Christine Harris: Hiding in Tangents. The gallery also has marvelous art classes during the summer for boys and girls, ages 6 to 10 that encourage your children to become more interested and aware of the art that surrounds us and invades our lives, with special emphasis on the creative abilities of each child, regardless of the skills.

Chesapeake Arboretum
The Chesapeake Arboretum sits serenely on 47 acres in Chesapeake, Virginia, open every day without any charges, and started in 1996 with a marvelous hardwood forest, demonstration gardens, farmhouse, outstanding trails and theme gardens. The gardens are devoted to raising the horticultural and environmental awareness of the community and visitors with beautiful exhibits, research and education. The trail system located here is one of the best in the state, meandering around 43 acres of old hardwood trees, full of various kinds and plants. The arboretum headquarters is located in the old farmhouse that has numerous types of gardens that include; themed, rose, fragrance and demonstration. There are various events held here during the year, mostly in the summer, and these include the annual Garden Party, Arbor Day, Junior Gardeners and walk-a-thons. The gift shop includes many items that sport the arboretum's logo, graphics and images, as well as their yearly calendar, full of gorgeous pictures of the gardens and flowers. In the past, folks have expressed the beauty of the pictures on the calendars and how they would like them framed, etc., so now the arboretum has taken that work out of your busy hands and offer them framed and ready to go. You can also order their items via the internet located on their web site. The shop has mugs, apparel, calendars, mousepads and framed matted prints.

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Battle of Great Bridge
The Battle of Great Bridge was near the city of where Chesapeake, Virginia now occupies, and was fought on December 9, 1775, quite early in the Revolutionary War. It was a victory for the Continental Army and militia troops that would lead to the departure of Governor Lord Dunmore and the last remaining troops of the British from the Virginia colony. As the political and military tensions rose in the early months of 1775, Dunmore and his Whig leaders were recruiting men to become soldiers in the British army and started a struggle for the military supplies that were located there. Soon, it shifted to Norfolk, as Dunmore took sanctuary on a Royal Navy ship, while his troops fortified one side of the important river crossing south of Norfolk at Great Bridge, and opposing forces on the other side. Dunmore ordered his men to attack the opposition, but were soundly beaten back; with William Woodford, commander of the rebel forces, stating that it was a second Bunker Hill. Eventually Norfolk, which had been a Tory stronghold, was abandoned by Dunmore and the Tories, as they all went aboard the navy ships in the harbor; but came back in January, 1776 to destroy the city of Norfolk.  General George Washington was well aware of Dunmore and stated at the time that if they didn't do something about him, Dunmore would become the most formidable enemy that the new nation would have. When Dunmore had come to Norfolk, he had ordered the bridge to be fortified since it was the only passable road that led from the city to the state of North Carolina, and bordered on the flanks by the Great Dismal Swamp. Dunmore had ordered 25 men to go to the bridge to construct a small stockade fort called Fort Murray on the Norfolk side of the bridge, and took off the planks that were laid on the bridge, so crossing would be even more difficult. The small fort had two cannons and some small swivel guns, and soon their ranks were increased with men from the Queen's Own regiments and freed slaves that formed the Ethiopian regiment; which raised the garrison to between 40 and 80 men. Because of Dunmore's proclamation against the rebels, the colony's assembly ordered troops to march against Norfolk and displace Dunmore. William Woodford was a colonel that headed the Continental Army's 2nd Virginia Regiment with 400 men and 100 riflemen from the Culpepper Minutemen.  By the time the fighting began, the British had mustered about 700 men and is a very interesting story about the history of our country. The area is filled with the memories and was almost destroyed due to construction sites in the battlefield area, but locals organized in 1999 and were able to save the region, with the park opening this year.  

 Northwest River Park
Northwest River Park is found on the banks of the Northwest River in the southeastern area of Chesapeake, Virginia, sitting on 763 acres of beautiful lands full of natural excellence and recreational activities. This gorgeous park has a little bit to offer everyone, with year-round boating, hiking, fishing, putt-putt course, volleyball nets, horse shoes and more. There are 70 well maintained campsites that can handle trailers and campers up to 50 feet and fully-equipped cabins as well. These sites are available from April 1 to November 30 with a marvelous fragrance garden, shelter rentals, equestrian trails and rentals, memorial garden and outstanding birdwatching. With blue birds, robins, red-eyed vireo, ovenbird, great egret, bufflehead duck, pileated woodpecker, American kestrel, black-crowned night heron, great blue heron, osprey, mallards, wood ducks, pied-billed bribes, chipping fox sparrows, dark-eyed juncos, song sparrows, red-tailed cooper's, merlin and hawks, the area is a spectacular wildlife preserve. As for renting boats, they have kayak, canoes and paddle boats that offer great fun on the 40 acre lake. They have built two new cabins that will allow you to enjoy the great outdoors without sleeping on the ground, and can be rented by the day, week or weekend. These cabins are climate controlled, with full-size sleeper futon sofa, rustic log furniture, queen-size bed, running water, microwave and refrigerator. The trails are magnificent and can be traveled anytime of the year; the Indian Creek trail is 2.5 miles with fabulous meadows, woods, the creek, Eagle Bridge and furrows and ditchworks. The Molly Mitchell trail is just 2 miles and goes through a slough, Blue Heron Bridge, meadows and more. The Otter Point trail is a mile and visits a bald cypress stand, with numerous plow furrows and marks. The Marjorie Rein Memorial walkway is a quarter mile that goes through various scenes before ending up at the best views of the Northwest River. The Shuttle Trail is 1.25 miles and runs parallel with the river's park lake and the Deer Island trail is .75 miles that may have some views of deer for you.

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Broken Egg Bistro Appetizers; oysters Patrice is 6 oysters breaded & litely fried served with a lite spicy sauce & cool dressing for dipping; oysters Rockefeller is 6 oysters on the half shell with spinach, garlic, bacon & house seasonings then broiled; fried calamari is breaded & fried, with marinara & house white sauce for dipping; fresh mozzarella salad is fresh mozzarella & tomato slices over field greens, topped with fresh basil & house balsamic vinaigrette; hot crab dip is lump crabmeat mixed with cream cheese & house seasonings served with toast points; bistro quesadillas is fresh blackened chicken breast or Carolina pulled pork BBQ & cheddar cheese grilled in a tortilla served with side of black beans & rice, housemade pico de gallo & sour cream. Salads; Caesar, house garden, the wedge. Entrees; rib dinner is 3 pork shank ribs basted over mound of roasted garlic mashers, topped with brown sage gravy with choice of veggie; meatloaf is housemade with fresh ground angus beef, topped with fried onions served with roasted garlic mashers & gravy, choice of veggie; tre manzo tortellacci is beef & veal stuffed with torellacci with wild mushroom & sage cream served with fire roasted tomato & topped with two skewers of grilled beef tenderloin; surf n turf is 6oz. rib eye grilled to order, paired with one of house crabcakes, served with roasted potatoes & choice of veggie. Chicken specialties; chicken breast dinner is two fresh chicken breasts grilled or blackened with steamed broccoli & baby baked potatoes; Tex-Mex chicken is fresh grilled chicken breast smothered with cheddar cheese, baked, topped with housemade pico de gallo over mound of black beans & rice, with sour cream; Mediterranean chicken is fresh grilled chicken breast topped with mix of white wine, olive oil, fresh spinach, mushrooms, kalamata olives, garlic, tomatoes, feta cheese with side of parmesan linguini.  Passion Restaurant Soups; chef garett's she-crab soup with hint of sherry; South Beach conch chowder with fresh peppers. Salads; classic Greek salad with feta cheese, pepperoni, cucumber, tomato & kalamata olives; warm spinach salad is spinach & Maytag blue cheese, pears, apples & caramelized walnuts tossed with fig balsamic vinaigrette; salade brannon is fresh baby field greens, brocollini, asiago cheese, tomato & balsamic reduction on puff pastry & quail egg; Caesar salad is chef's version with romaine hearts & asiago cheese. Appetizers; shrimp & grits is Carolina shrimp in prosciutto ham served over cheddar cheese grits and chef' bourbon bbq sauce; scallop caprese is divers sea scallops seared on blackened tomato, fresh beets, mozzarella topped with strawberry balsamic reduction; chef horner's sesame seared ahi tuna over wahime salad, poncu & wasabi. Entrees; Brick chicken is half chicken, deboned & cooked under brick with chef's mac & cheese, seasonal veggies, finished in chicken jus; grilled NY strip of veal with caramelized onions & mushroom bordelaise, garlic mashers & fresh asparagus; filet of Oscar is petit filet mignon, jumbo Virginia lump crab meat, asparagus, potatoes au gratin & béarnaise sauce; cashew encrusted pork chop is 12oz. French cut pork chop with caramelized apples & pears, fresh sweet potato puree & seasonal veggies; pan seared beef skirt steak with applewood bacon, polenta, sweet Brussels sprouts & port wine; roasted Fontina stuffed pork tenderloin with apricot glaze, cabbage chow chow, garlic mashers & asparagus.

Chesapeake Planetarium
The Chesapeake Planetarium is located in the Municipal Center in downtown Chesapeake, Virginia and has some of the best shows that include the night skies, allowing astronomers of all ages, the perfect place to become involved. Their sky show is held every week, with beautiful scenes of the night starry skies, videos and outstanding music, and the theme is changed once a month so you can keep coming back for more of the marvelous and entertaining shows. It is a great educational experience for families or students wishing to learn more about the stars and constellations, with very knowledgeable staff members to assist you. The planetarium is celebrating its 47th anniversary this year and was the first planetarium that was ever constructed by a public school system, built to be used as a teaching aid for the school, it has overflowed its initial use and is now a favorite among the community. Each year, more than 50,000 students and adults visit it to learn as much as they can about the stars with magnificent views always available. Their sky theater contains a hemispherical dome ceiling and Spitz sky planetarium projector and has its own intricate mechanical device that turns the projector in certain ways that reproduces the natural changes that happen in the sky. The daily and annual motions of the earth, and the latitudinal changes of the person looking are all controlled by the projector, so that the planetarium actually acts like a time machine that whisks you to various celestial events that have happened in the past or future. They can add special panoramas to the images to make it all that more realistic.

Cahoon Plantation
Cahoon Plantation is the American blend of old world European golfing experience and modern golf construction that is located on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Carved out of the flat farm fields that had existed here before, the magnificent 18 hole golf course is splendid with beautiful scenery and miles of unforgettable golf. This is the only bent grass course from the tee to the fairway to the green in the region, helping grow great golfers and nothing else. It is located in Chesapeake, Virginia and the image to the left says it all. The par 72, 7141 yard 18 hole professional course is absolutely excellent, with green rolling fairways, water hazards and bunkers to keep you on the course and the perfect challenge for all levels of skill. The course offers lessons to continue increasing your skill level since every player has a different swing, which takes a professional instructor to help you find, as well as helping you to discover all the best tips and secrets to better your game. There is a great driving range to bring you up to speed on this type of course, and the perfect place to get your groove before heading out on the course. The Plantation Cafe is a great way to unwind after your game, with snacks, foods or drinks to cool you down after chasing that ball around the many holes. The online golf shop will help you decide what you will need before going there, with all the necessary information for you to make the right choices.

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Virginia Zoo
The Virginia Zoological Park can be found in Norfolk, Virginia, opening in 1892 when the city bought 65 acres of land that is now part of Lafayette Park. The zoo officially opened in 1900, as various animals were being acquired, and by 1901, it had grown to more than 200 animals that included; reptiles, birds and mammals. During 1974, the zoo area was fenced off from the rest of the park and renamed the Lafayette Zoological Park, although the residents of nearby LaVallette Street can still see the elephant enclosure from their homes. Evidently new arrivals to the neighborhood have called police after spotting the elephants, only to learn that there is a zoo located there. The park was renamed the Virginia Zoological Park in 1985, and is referred to as the Virginia Zoo more often than not. It was accredited in 1987, and in 1992, a master plan was drawn up to include five continents of zoogeographic locations with a new education complex and visitor center. Those continents that are included are; North America, Australia, Africa, Asia and South America. In 1999, the first phase opened with the Gelada baboon exhibit and Xaxaba African village, as well as celebrating the 100th anniversary of the zoo and park. In 2001, the second phase started which included the North American exhibit; and in 2002, phase 1 part 2 opened that was the African okavango delta exhibit and finished the first phase. In 2004, part 1 of phase 2 opened which contained the prairie dog exhibit, and in 2005, the zoo was able to obtain its third elephant and named it Cita. This year, 2010, the first part of phase IV opened with the Trail of the Tiger that contained numerous fauna of India and southeast Asia. Today, the zoo houses 350 animals, set on 53 acres of marvelously landscaped grounds with exotic types of species found lurking at every bend. Many of the exhibits can allow visitors the opportunity to get face to face with the wonderful creatures and the perfect picture moment for you and your child. It is a great zoo, full of friendly staff people and hilarious antics by some of the strangest animals around.

Moses Myers House
The Moses Myers House was the home of one of the nation's first millionaires and first permanent Jewish settler, who had this magnificent Federal period house constructed in 1792. Almost three quarters of the furnishings are original to the first generation of Myers family members that live here, and showcases the French influence that had become significant during that period. The house is the only historic home in America that has allowed historians to interpret the traditions of the early Jewish immigrants. The elegant brick house was one of the first that was constructed after the Revolutionary War, after the town had been almost completely destroyed by the British bombing and fire that followed. In 1892, Barton Myers, the city's mayor started the extensive restoration of the house; which contains many family heirlooms and portraits painted by well known artists, Gilbert Stuart and Thomas Sully. Again, in 2004 and 2005, the house was rejuvenated to bring it back to its original condition in the early 19th century color schemes and neoclassical architectural ornaments. The gardens are now in the process of being restored to their original condition by the Garden Club of Virginia. Just a short time after Moses and Eliza Judah Myers were married, they boarded a ship leaving England and sailing to Norfolk, Virginia, in 1787 and became the first permanent Jewish settlers in Norfolk. Moses became a successful businessman and with his import/export business he soon became one of the nation's first millionaires, building the house as a testament to that achievement. It is a 13 room, federal brick house, where they raised 13 children and entertained some of the most powerful people in the land. The house has been added to the National Register of Historic Places and had such notable visitors as Daniel Webster and President James Monroe. Five generations of the Myers family lived here until it was donated to become a museum, with so many outstanding relics left there by the family; like the spinning wheel that Eliza used, clothing worn by her also is still there, with the family's china still in the cupboards. A magnificent set of dueling pistols are located here, that many say were the same pair that were used by Stephen Decatur and James Barron; and the family's Bible, although the family was traditionally Jewish, it was one of the few books available to record the marriages, deaths, births and other significant events in the family's history.

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Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia is found across the street from the Virginia Beach visitors center and pavilion that contains many contemporary artists and their works, that include photography, paintings, glass, sculpture, video, porcelain and other visual mediums that have been acquired from regional, national and international artists. These pieces bring the 21st century cultural and socio-political viewpoints to be showcased by the presentation of stimulating visual artworks that often change to reflect the moods of the moment and the Boardwalk Art Show. This show is the biggest and oldest art show on the eastern seaboard and is held every summer along the beach's boardwalk. The center itself offers many types of classes for children and adults that want to learn more about the art mediums and photography with a gallery gift shop that highlights the best from local artists as well as educational programs that are made available through their outreach program every year. The center is funded by the citizens of the area and a grant from the city. They also host many exciting events throughout the year that include weddings, meetings, lectures, wine tastings, poetry readings, art openings and more. An auditorium that seats up to 268 people is available for any other venues that might apply or interest you.

Children's Museum of Virginia
The Children's Museum of Virginia is the state's biggest children's museum that contains more than 64,000 square feet and is located in Portsmouth, Virginia with dozens of exciting interactive exhibits and a planetarium. One of the main features is the antique toy and model train collection that is considered one of the biggest and best on the east coast, with outstanding examples from the early 20th century to the current period. The museum is going through an extensive two year restoration that should allow the museum to reopen in 2011, but in the meantime, all the same fun can be enjoyed at Andalo's Clubhouse. There are art classes for preschoolers and school children to age 12, as well as summer camps and the lightship sailor boot camp. The clubhouse is having a great halloween special going on this year and is the perfect place to come and enjoy a fun filled evening with your children rather than wander along the dark streets that will be filled with all kinds of strange ghosts, goblins and other scary monsters that will cause your child to become disenchanted about the event and about going outside at night.

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May 12, 2011