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by Athenaeum | May 14, 2017

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			1	2 Randall Exhibit closes Randall Exhibit closes July 2, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm CANCELED/POSTPONED. We will alert you of a possible make up date for this event. Stay safe. Last day to see Photographer Peter Randall's exhibit "Hampton Beach, Summer of '83" in the Randall Gallery. See more details •	3	4
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12	13	14	15	16	17 "The Wentworth Takeover" OPENING RECEPTION "The Wentworth Takeover" OPENING RECEPTION July 17, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA CANCELED/POSTPONED. We will alert you of a possible make up date for this event. Stay safe. The exhibit “The Wentworth Takeover,” telling the story of the 14 children of Lt.Governor John Wentworth and his wife, Sarah Hunking, and their influence in shaping NH history. 5 p.m. in the Randall Gallery. See more details •	18
19 2020 PACM: Central 4 2020 PACM: Central 4 July 19, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA CANCELED/POSTPONED. We will alert you of a possible make up date for this event. Stay safe. The 2020 Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music series begins with the Central 4 piano quartet.They will play works for string quartet by Rebecca Clarke and Antonin Dvorâk, among others.. 3p.m. at St John’s Church See more details •	20	21	22	23	24	25
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