THE 17TH ANNUAL
PAUL E. & KEVIN W. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SOIRÉE:
Jacob Tolliver's
Ugly Sweater Soirée
SAVE THE DATE!
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
At Marting's
You are officially invited to celebrate the season in your most gloriously hideous holiday sweater at Jacob Tolliver’s Ugly Sweater Soirée benefitting the Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom Downtown Portsmouth Beautification Fund.
Scheduled for December 8, 2026, at Marting’s, this evening filled with fun for all is created in memory of Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom downtown beautification champions,
Paul E. and Kevin W. Johnson.
Thanks to your support, last year’s event surpassed our goal by nearly $20,000 to benefit our downtown floral and seasonal displays.
Thank you to our
2025 Sponsors!
PAUL E. & KEVIN W. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SOIRÉE
For many years, Kevin W. Johnson and his group of friends hosted a Soirée in memory of his late husband, Paul E. Johnson.
Proceeds raised at the Paul E. Johnson Memorial Soirée were donated to Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom's Design Committee for the beautification of Downtown Portsmouth.
Kevin W. Johnson died in 2023, and Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom wishes to carry on his legacy of fundraising for Downtown beautification through entertaining social events.
In 2026, we are celebrated the Paul E. & Kevin W. Johnson Memorial event with a Christmas Concert, "Jacob Tolliver's Ugly Sweater Soirée!"
Paul E. Johnson
1950 - 2009
Kevin W. Johnson
1948 - 2023
The Annual Paul E. Johnson Memorial Soirée was first held in 2009 in honor of one of one of the founding members of Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom's [MSPIB] Board of Directors.
Paul's husband, Kevin W. Johnson, organized the event every year and was an avid supporter of the Mission of MSPIB for beautification, preservation, and revitalization in Downtown Portsmouth, Ohio.
The event series is now named to honor the legacy of both Paul and Kevin Johnson by continuing the work to which they dedicated their lives.
The annual Memorial Soirée is a fundraiser for MSPIB's Design Committee, which oversees beautification efforts.
The Paul E. and Kevin W. Johnson Memorial Fund is the MSPIB endowment managed by the Scioto Foundation.
This fund is used to continue the beautification efforts of MSPIB's Design Committee in Downtown Portsmouth.
Contributions to the fund may be made during the Scioto Gives event in October and all year round through the Scioto Foundation or MSPIB.
