Portsmouth Holiday Parade & Christmas Tree Lighting
Saturday, December 2 (Rain date: December 3) Tree lighting: 5:30pm • Parade: 6pm Experience this magical event in the heart of downtown Portsmouth. Excitement builds as the community counts down to the lighting of the Portsmouth Christmas tree and the festive fun...“Show of Shows” Opens December 1, 2017
The newest exhibit “Show of Shows” celebrates 21 years of exhibitions in the Randall Gallery. The opening reception is in the Randall Gallery beginning at 5 p.m.John M. Lewis discusses NH Public School Funding
Thursday, November 30, 2017 John M. Lewis will speak about NH public school funding in the context of considering the Claremont Litigation and like cases around the country. This talk will deal with New Hampshire’s struggle to provide sufficient funding to its...Fall Lecture Series
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Tom Hardiman presents “Crowdsourced Treasures: Selections from the Athenaeum’s Collections”. The Athenaeum’s collections are largely the creation of its Proprietors and other civic-minded locals, who for 200 years...Watch the trailer for Picture Portsmouth!
Trailer for Picture Portsmouth Join us for the premiere of Picture Portsmouth with filmmaker Tom Clark of TCPictures. Date: November 9, 2017 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Research Library, third floor of the Portsmouth Athenaeum. Space is limited for this free event. Please...Premiere of “Picture Portsmouth”
November 9, 2017 7:00 p.m., Research Library Director Tom Clark of TCPictures debuts Picture Portsmouth, a documentary of Portsmouth’s history, featuring a “then & now” photo comparison and a computer model video exploring the evolution of...Collaborative Concert with Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, November 5, 2017 Collaborative Concert with Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra at the Music Hall 3:00 p.m. Athenaeum 200th Anniversary Celebration Program: Ravel, Kraft and Debussy This special collaborative concert with the Portsmouth Athenaeum, celebrating 200...Author Mike Dater Book Signing
Author Mike Dater will give talk and book signing for his book “Mr. Obama Goes to Washington, And Then What Happened, Mommy?”. Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Reading RoomOmer String Quartet Concert October 15, 2017
The last of the 2017 Historic Portsmouth Chamber Concerts The Omer String Quartet returns to Portsmouth this year with Bartok’s Quartet Number 3, which the group is preparing for the June Borciani Competition in Italy. In this shortest of Bartok’s...Events Calendar
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