by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 1, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 5:30 p.m. Shaw Research Library Athenaeum member, Portsmouth native, and foreign policy writer Gil Barndollar will offer his thoughts on the war in Ukraine, tensions with China, and international security. Following Gil’s talk, there will...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 24, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Sunday, Sept, 10, 2023 Shaw Research Library FREE We are all too accustomed to political leaders declaring “Our country is full.” The United Nations has tried since the Second World War to assure the inalienable rights of refugees in the face of civil unrest,...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 27, 2023 | Announcements, Events, Performance
The Portsmouth Athenaeum presents this annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic properties around Portsmouth. This year, the public is invited to attend the following four chamber concerts: SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 3 p.m. BALOURDET QUARTET at Kittery Dance...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 16, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Sunday, June 25, 2023 3 p.m. Sawtelle Reading Room & Zoom Athenaeum Proprietor and host of the “Short Fuse Podcast,” Elizabeth Howard, will bring her literary program to the Sawtelle Reading Room with “Short Fuse Live,” with Charles...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 16, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Saturday, June 24, 2023 11 a.m. Shaw Research Library John Rule speaks on “Benning Wentworth’s Towns in Vermont and New Hampshire” as part of the exhibit “The Wentworth Takeover: How One Family Dominated Portsmouth and New Hampshire...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 9, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 5:30 p.m. Shaw Research Library & Zoom From April through July in our Randall Gallery, the Athenaeum’s Exhibits Committee features the Wentworth family developed by historian Sandra Rux. As a complement to the exhibition, Ms. Rux...
