FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2010

Contact: Katie Spacek, Assistant Curator
Portsmouth Museums, History Division
(757) 393-8591
spacekk@portsmouthva.gov

PIRATES!
First Weekend Series at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum & Lightship PORTSMOUTH

On Saturday, May 8th, 2010, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum & Lightship PORTSMOUTH will be hosting the Moody Crewe Pirates! The program, PIRATES!, will take place from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visitors to the museum will be able to muster in for the School of the Pyrate, build their own pirate ship, and go on a scurvy scavenger hunt! As part of the Portsmouth Museums’ First Weekend Series, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Lightship PORTSMOUTH, and activities will be free and open to the public on Saturday, May 8th.

To find out more about this special program please contact Katie Barnes at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum at (757) 393-8591.

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