by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 31, 2023 | Announcements, Exhibits
Exhibit Curator Sandra Rux said that after arriving in New Hampshire in the 1630s, the Wentworth family gradually became more important through the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries. Friends and adversaries referred to the family as the “Wentworth...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 18, 2023 | Announcements, Events, Performance
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7:00 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth The Performance Committee of the Athenaeum is pleased to announce that Boston’s acclaimed Handel and Haydn Society is coming to Portsmouth to celebrate the City’s...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 10, 2023 | Announcements, Events
The Athenaeum lecture series continues to celebrate our city’s significant anniversaries in Portsmouth’s quadricentennial year. This year, the talks shine a light on Portsmouth’s commerce over 400 years, the historic interiors of those who lived here, and finally, the...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 3, 2023 | Announcements, Events
UPDATE: Due to weather and unexpected illness, the lecture, “Save the Date!” Anniversary Celebrations in Portsmouth, has been postponed until Wednesday March 29th. The time will still be 5:30 p.m. The program is at capacity, and if you are interested in...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 7, 2023 | Announcements, Library
The winter book list is here! Time to plow into the new titles now available in the library! Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: December New Books Not a Proprietor or a Subscriber? Find...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 7, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Book signing with Charles J. Doane author of The Boy Who Fell to Shore. The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Thomas Thor Tangvald Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 5:30 p.m. First Floor Sawtelle Reading Room A seasoned bluewater sailor and author of many books...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 25, 2022 | Announcements, Events, Performance
Friday, December 16, 2022 7:30 p.m. South Church With trumpets, horn, and trombones, the Portsmouth Symphony Brass Quintet will herald all that’s glorious about the season. Come celebrate and enjoy a joyful mix of traditional music, seasonal favorites...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 28, 2022 | Announcements, Events
ZOOM DISCUSSION Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story with Diane Glancy and Elizabeth Howard Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6 p.m. Proprietor Elizabeth Howard, host of the Short Fuse Podcast, will be in conversation with poet and writer Diane Glancy to talk...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 14, 2022 | Announcements, Events
Portsmouth Athenaeum 2022 Lecture Series Portsmouth, NH: Evolution 1623-2023 The territory of coastal New Hampshire, first inhabited by the Abenaki and other Algonquian languages-speaking nations, was first explored and written about by Martin Pring in 1603....
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 14, 2022 | Announcements, Events, Performance
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 3 p.m. ASMI CHAMBER TRIO at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth The Altschuler Summer Music Institute develops musicians of all ages through participation in masterclasses, private lessons, and performances with...