In This Issue
Downtown Announcements and Events
Virginia Air and Space Center Happenings
Hampton Public Piers
Economic Development Committee
Artful Events
Retail Space for Rent
Faith Based Organizations
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January 25, 2012- Volume 42 - Issue 04                                   
Downtown Announcements & Events
 




 
In partnership with Metro Productions and the
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, the First
Peninsula-wide "Empty Bowls" event
has come together.

Empty Bowls' goal is to feed hungry families
and individuals in our community.
Potters and other local artists will be
donating their talents to this great event.
The event will take place on February 10, 2012
beginning at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Your ticket includes a simple meal of
chef-crated soup, plus bread and desert. 

Restaurant Chefs from
Brent's Restaurant
Terra
Schlesinger's
Circa 1918
Fresh Market & 
Pearl

will all be on hand with their tasty creations. 
You will also receive a hand-crafted bowl of
your choice with your ticket purchase. 
The bowls have been created by local potters.
One hundred percent of the proceeds
will be donated to local hunger
fighting organizations including 
Food Bank of Virginia Peninsula
FISH Emergency Services of Williamsburg
and Lamb House Street Ministries of
Hampton and Newport News.
This project was founded as a grassroots
effort to raise both money and
awareness in the fight against hunger.
For information visit
or email emptybowlsvapeninsula@gmail.com.

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The BID Bus has extended their service to

select weekends in the coming winter months.
The following is a schedule:

February 24th - 3pm - 11pm

February 25th - 3pm to 11pm
March 9th - 4pm - 12pm
March 10th - 4pm - 12pm

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Musasi's will be closed on
Sundays through April 2012.

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January 2012 Beer Dinner/Tasting   
An Evening with St. George

Join us for our Winter Beer Dinner to be held
at St. George Brewery. 
Andy Rathmann, master brewer, will share
several varieties from the St. George, Old  Richmond,
and Tuppers lines... to include the spectacular
Russian Imperial Stout and Winter Scotch Ale!!  
A full, and warming buffet will be provided.
A tour of the facility with discussion of
brewing practices will follow. 
Wear a sweater, and bring a jacket. 
 
Friday, 27 January 2012
Seven O'clock in the Evening

St. George Brewing Company
204 Challenger Way
Hampton, VA  23666
757-865-7781

 

Advance reservations are required.

Seating for this event is $35.00/person,

if secured with payment by   

Wednesday, 25 January.

After that date, seating is $40.00/person. 

Seating is limited to 48 persons.
For transportation arrangements, call:
757-722-8862

 

Please be sure to visit

La Bodega Hampton's website at 
http://www.labodegahampton.com/special_events.asp
for all of their upcoming and ongoing events
 

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 The DHDP would like to Welcome
Hopson Photography and 
Beauty for Ashes Dance Studio 
to Downtown!! 
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Brent's
9 E. Queensway
Hampton, VA  23669
757-722-1185

Three Course Menu for $20
Includes beverage (coffee, tea or soda)
Available Tuesday - Thursday 5 - 8pm

Choose one item per course

First Course
Your choice of Soup
House Salad - Baby Greens, Marinated Artichoke hearts, red onions, cucumbers, carrots and asiago cheese

Second Course
Pan Seared Prawns tossed with Andouille Sausage, broccoli, angel hair pasta and almond-based pesto

Grilled petite 3oz Applewood Smoked Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon on a bed of Yukon mashers with frazzled onions and
Marchin di Vin

Grilled Boneless Porkchop with creamy maascarpone laced polenta and crimini mushroom bordelaise

Oven roasted 4oz Lobster Tail with yukon mashers, poached brussel sprouts and garlic butter

Third Course
Chocolate Mouse or Raspberry, Dark and White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Please join us for lunch Tuesday - Friday 11am - 2pm, Dinner Tuesday - Saturday starting at 5pm, Brunch Sunday 9am - 2pm. 

Virginia Air & Space Center Happenings 


Super Bowl Sunday in IMAX

 at the Virginia Air & Space Center!

 

Attention football fans, see the Super Bowl for FREE  

on the giant IMAX screen, February 5, 2012!  

The Virginia Air & Space Center is hosting  

Super Bowl Sunday, with all of your favorite  

football pastimes. Food will be available for  

purchase from the Cosmic Café and a cash bar  

will be available. Guests can purchase a special  

Tailgate Pass for $20 that includes:  

complimentary draft beer and fountain soda,  

cornhole, one complimentary nacho  

with cheese and 10% off purchases in  

the Cosmic Café. Seating is limited and it is  

first come, first serve.

 

February 5, 2012 - doors open at 5:30 p.m.  

Kick-off at 6:30 p.m.

 

Super Bowl Sunday is FREE and open to the public.  

The Tailgate Pass is available for $20  

and can be purchased in advance by  

calling 727-0900, ext. 718.

 

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The Virginia Air & Space Center and  

Downtown Hampton on Ice!  

offer a variety of winter  

activities for families  

to enjoy through March 4, 2012.  

 

Winter Fun Pass - This seasonal pass is $26 per person  

and offers hours of fun at the Virginia Air & Space Center  

and ice-skating at Downtown Hampton on Ice! 

The Peninsula's only,  

outdoor ice-skating rink, located at the  

Virginia Air & Space Center.

 

Glacier Run, a motion simulation ride

Virginia Air & Space Center exhibit admission,  

which includes the traveling exhibit Bob the Builder -  

Project: Build It.

 

One IMAX admission, valid for one 45-minute or  

full-length feature film, including the new blockbuster  

Happy Feet Two or Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

 

Season Skate Pass - The unlimited Season Skate Pass  

is $55 per person and includes skate admission  

and skate rental through March 4, 2012.  

For more information please call (757) 727-0900  

or visit www.vasc.org.

  

 Downtown Hampton on Ice!  

Hours of Operation:    

 

Mondays & Tuesdays:  closed

Wednesdays & Thursdays:  4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Fridays: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturdays: 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sundays: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 

Monday, January 16 & 30, Feb 20:   

12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 

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Calling all Egg-straordinary Engineers for the

9th Annual Egg Drop Contest

 

 The Virginia Air & Space Center's
9th Annual Egg Drop Contest
features students from Hampton Roads' schools
competing in a test of engineering prowess.
Students are challenged to design the lightest
possible container to hold a fresh egg that
when dropped from the 2nd floor of the
Virginia Air & Space Center will prevent the
egg from cracking or breaking. Prizes will be
awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners.


Student categories range from 1st grade to  

college/adult

February 25, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.  

Participants are free! Guests are $3.

For more information contact Swee Hart at  

757-727-0900, ext 759 or by email at

shart@vasc.org.


 

  

     

Live Entertainment
Thursday, January 26th 

Marker 20: Open Mic Night

Mary Helen's: Mo Better Blues 5-9pm 

  

Friday, January 27th   

Marker 20: Rio        

Mary Helen's Creole: 8 pm - midnight - Karaoke

      

Sunday, January 29th

Marker 20: Sunday Funday Cornhole @ 4pm

  

Waterfront Information
Hampton Public Piers
Winter Hours
  
Monday - Saturday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm
For Anytime Assistance Contact
Kate, Dockmaster @ 727-1276  
For reservations or more information,
please contact the
Dockmaster, Kate Lawrence, at 
757-727-1276 or kate@downtownhampton.com


Economic Development

The DHDP Economic Development Committee has developed 3 incentive programs for Downtown Hampton Property and Business Owners. The DHDP staff looks forward to working with you; please contact Sherry Spring at 727-1271 or sherry@downtownhampton.com for more information.
For details about these programs visit www.downtownhampton.com.
 


Get Involved In Downtown   
You are invited to attend and participate in our monthly committee meetings at the DHDP office.

 

February Meeting schedule:     

  • Economic Development: February 2, 2012 @ 8:30 a.m.
  • Joint Coliseum Central/DHDP: February 8, 2012 @ 8:30 a.m.
  • Waterfront: February 9, 2012 @ 8:30 a.m.
  • Public Space Improvement: February 14, 2012 @ 9:30 a.m. 
  • Marketing: February 21, 2012 @9:30 a.m. 
The Arts



Blue Skies Gallery

 Blue Skies is now offering classes:
Yoga
Watercolor
Acrylic Painting
Oil Painting
Collage Workshop
Polymer Clay
Drawing
Private Lessons
Come by the Gallery or visit
www.blueskiesart.com
for more information  

 

Red Heart Sale

  

Blue Skies hosts its highly anticipated  

Annual Red Heart Sale  

where you will find a wonderful selection of  

unique art at great prices.

This only happens once a year, so don't miss it.   

Sale runs from January 15th - February 15th

Hours are Tues - Sat 10am - 5:30pm, closed Sunday and  

Monday through the month of February.

Free and Open to the Public. 

 

Myeco Visions

 January 05, 2012 - January 31, 2012

During the month of January, Blue Skies Gallery  

turns into a Green Galleria!  

This unique exhibition, juried by EcoArtist  

Juliette Marshall, will feature works of art  

created by recycling and up-cycling post  

consumer materials, and re-purposing objects  

otherwise destined for landfills.  

Come marvel at this trans-formative art that  

reduces our carbon imprints on the earth!

Opening Reception- Saturday, January 07, 2012  

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Free and Open to the Public  

 

 

 

February 16- March 29, 2001

 Going To Pieces


Blue Skies Gallery presents, Going To Pieces, a unique

show all about patchwork. Cozy up to traditionally pieced  

calico quilts, and marvel at contemporary art quilts  

created from unconventional materials like paper and  

meta and paint! A reception will be held on  

February 25th from 5:30-7:30.  




March 30-May 10, 2012  
Whiskers n' Tails-Feathers n' Scales

Get ready for Whiskers n' Tails-Feathers n' Scales,

a fun show celebrating our love for our four legged and  

feathered friends...and even those  with scales!  

Please visit Blue Skies Gallery for a special day  

long event on  Saturday, April 7th.  

Animals from the SPCA,  

in need of loving permanent homes,  

will be visiting from  

11 am till 4 pm.

There will also be raffles for pet  

portraits in a wide range of mediums.  

See you there!

 


 Blue Skies Gallery

26 South King Street

Hampton, Va. 23669

Hours- 10-5:30 Tuesday-Saturday 

Noon to 5:00 on Sunday

Closed Mondays. 

www.blueskiesart.com    

 

Charles H. Taylor Arts Center

 


Admission is Free.

Gallery Hours are  

Tuesday-Friday 10:00 am-6:00 pm  

and Weekends 1:00-5:00.

4205 Victoria Boulevard,  

Hampton, VA 23669

For more information call 727-1490,  

email jwjones@hampton.gov or  

visit HamptonArts.net. 

       

 

New Available Downtown Properties

AVAILABLE FOR SALE

 

Sunset Boating Center

800 Armistead Avenue

6 acres - dry boating storage facility

4.2 Million

For Further information contact  

Doug Shepard  757-515-4528

 

  

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RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
FOR LEASE




 

197 Queen 

112 Kings 

 

 

 

 

Office/Retail: Harbour Centre, 2 Eaton Street:

Over 50,000 square feet of available space. Amenities include superior location, Downtown Hampton Enterprise Zone, high speed internet capability, high speed data capability with bandwidth up to OC-12, local telephone service, long distance telephone service, video teleconferencing capabilities. For more information contact Chris Bendit, Divaris Real Estate, 757-620-4630. $13.75 per lsf.   

Retail/Office Space at 12 Old Town Lane:
This suite is on the first floor and has housed, at varying times a sandwich shop, beauty parlor and retail store.  The suite is 1,214 square feet. For more information, contact Robert E. Long and Associates, Ltd., 757-723-7742.


Office Space at 21B East Queens Way: This suite is on the second floor above the Marker 20 restaurant.  It has a reception room with space for two secretaries, two executive offices and a conference room.  The suite has Williamsburg colors, chair rail, crown molding and Williamsburg chandeliers. The suite is 800 square feet.   For more information, contact Robert E. Long and Associates, Ltd., 757-723-7742.

Office space at 10E West Queens Way: This is a very small suite suitable for one individual on the first floor of the building.  The suite is 167 square feet.  For more information, contact Robert E. Long and Associates, Ltd., 757-723-7742.  

Retail/Office Space at 514 Settlers Landing Road:

This two-story building is 1,832 square feet. For more information, contact Dick Fore, Owner @ 757-723-2858. 

Office space at 1 West Queens Way  The second floor of the Bank of America building is 1,400 square feet.  Large open space suitable for cubicles, elevator, janitorial, all utilities included. Wi-fi and Broadband available.  Includes use of large formal conference room $1750 per month. Additional executive office available.  For more information contact Don Slater, CB Ellis 757-838-3575 or droe@medermottandroe.com

 

Retail/Office space Hampton Harborside Shops 700 Setters Landing Road  Located adjecent to the Crowne Plaza Hotel and on the beautiful Downtown Hampton Waterfront.  For more information contact Jay Burnell, DiVaris, 757-497-2113.   


Office space at 47 E. Queens Way:

Three individual offices for rent.  Ideal for new or small businesses wanting a basic business office address presence. Shared lobby - waiting room, shared conference room, shared Internet.

Office 1 - 10x10 ft - $200.00/month

Office 2 - 11 x 13 ft - $250.00/month

Office 3 - 12x16ft - $300.00/month

For more information contact Jim Gervais, 757-728-0099.

Retail/Office space located at 47 East Queens Way: 

For more information contact Barry Epstein, Barry Realty, 757-723-7561.

 

Office: Mill Point Center located at 101 Eaton Street:

This 2nd floor suite is 3,585 square feet. Amenities include private parking lot, kitchenette, full-service, private offices and open areas for cubicles. Located on prominent corner in Downtown Hampton with view of Mill Point Park and Hampton River. A 3-year minimum lease is required at $15.50 per square foot.  Contact Teresa Nettles, Thalhimer Realty, 757-873-9268, teresa.nettles@thalhimer.com


Retail space at 199 West Queens Street: 

This building is 3,750 square feet on one floor and is sub-dividable for multiple tenants. Entire building is currently being remodeled For more information contact Amory LeCuyer at 757-675-2753,  info@hamptonhouseauctions.com. 


Retail space at 525 Bridge Street:

This building has 2,200 square feet of space. Rent: $8.25 per square foot ($1,500/month), net of utilities and janitorial , 3% escalation. Adjacent to Hampton Yacht Club, close to other marinas, restaurants, shops, offices. Convenient to I-64, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Exclusively Listed By Read Commercial Properties, Inc. For more information contact William C. Andrews, IV (757) 865-6600 wca@readcompanies.com.

525 Bridge

 

Retail space at 50 Old Hampton Lane: 

Suite is858 square feet retail space with office, bathroom and storage.   For more information contact David Yeatts with Yeatts & Company at 757-873-8888.

 

Restaurant space at 555 Settlers Landing Road, Suite M & N: 
Former restaurant
is 5,162 square feet with 2-kitchens with equipment, 2-entrances, restrooms and large storage area.Contact David Yeatts with Yeatts & Company at 757-873-8888.  

101 Eaton Street

 

Faith Based Organization Announcements

 

 

St. John's Episcopal Church

Located at 100 W. Queens Way, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 722-2568 www.stjohnshampton.org

  

First Baptist Church of Hampton 

Located at 229 North King Street, downtown Hampton.   

For more information call (757) 723-0988 or visit  

www.thefbch.org 

 

Hampton Baptist Church

Located at 40 Kings Way, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-0707 

http://www.hamptonbaptist.org   

 

First United Methodist Church

Located 110 East Queen Street, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-6577.   

 

First Presbyterian Church 

Located at 514 South Armistead Ave., downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-0114.

 

Queen Street Baptist Church   

Located at 190 West Queens Way, downtown Hampton.  

For more information call (757) 723-6630.

 

News for The Downtowner?
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Phone: (757) 727-1271
Fax: (757) 727-1255