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Lecture: New England’s Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford, 1753-1814)

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 2, 2018 | Announcements, Events

Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 5:30 p.m. Third-floor Research Library   Athenaeum Proprietor Dr. Fred Schubert will give an illustrated talk on the life and scientific achievements of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. This talk will emphasize his pivotal scientific...

REMINDER: Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra this Sunday!

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 2, 2018 | Announcements, Performance

Sunday Nov. 4, 2018 3:30 p.m. Music Hall, 10 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth   The Portsmouth Symphony kicks off its season with a spectacular concert featuring brass in Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, winds in Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 (Gran...

Portrait Exhibit Closes Saturday

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 1, 2018 | Announcements, Exhibits

It’s the final two days to see the Portsmouth Athenaeum’s exhibition Painting Portsmouth’s Notables:  1750-1850.  Three new faces joined the notables at the half-way point of the exhibition with a special loan from the Newington Historical Society’s Old...

Emily Daggett Smith, Violin & Constantine Finehouse, Piano

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 6, 2018 | Announcements, Performance

Sunday, October 28, 2018 3:00 p.m. New Castle Congregational Church, 65 Main St, New Castle, NH   New York-based violinist Emily Daggett Smith, a favorite of Portsmouth audiences, rejoins the Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music 2018 Series this season with pianist...

Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women of the First World War

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 5, 2018 | Announcements, Events

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7:00 p.m. Research Library   The 2018 Program Series: “Remembering the Great War, Home and Abroad” continues as Carrie Brown discusses “Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women of the First World War.” One hundred years ago, a full...

The Harlem Hellfighters: Powered Differently

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 6, 2018 | Announcements, Events

September 19, 2018 7:00 p.m. Research Library, Portsmouth Athenaeum   The 2018 Program Series: “Remembering the Great War, Home and Abroad” returns with L’Merchie Frazier and “The Harlem Hellfighters: Powered Differently.” The contributions of the 369th...
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