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2026 Current Event Series: "Continental Power, Maritime Power and the New World Order" - October 8, 2026 - 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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  • 2026 Current Event Series: "Continental Power, Maritime Power and the New World Order" - October 8, 2026 - 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  • 2026 Lecture Series: "Remember the Ladies': Moving Beyond Abigail Adams" with Janet Polasky - October 21, 2026 - 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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  • September 2026: National Wilderness Month
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  • August 2026: Beach Reads
  • July 2026: The Red Light District
  • Exhibit Shines the Red Light on City’s Past

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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
September 29, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Building Tours
1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room
Come view our 200+ year-old historic membership library. This 45-minute tour takes you through spaces usually reserved for our members. The tour will start at [...]
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Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"
Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"
October 2, 2026    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Art Round Town
  • Exhibit Events
Exhibits, Randall Gallery, Red Light District
Join us for Portsmouth's Art 'Round Town featuring our latest exhibit "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th [...]
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New Member Tea
New Member Tea
October 4, 2026    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Members Events
  • Members Tea
New Members Tea, Proprietors, Sawtelle Reading Room
Please join us for an Athenæum Tea for New Members from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sawtelle Reading Room.
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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
October 7, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$0.00 - $10.00
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Building Tours
1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room
Come view our 200+ year-old historic membership library. This 45-minute tour takes you through spaces usually reserved for our members. The tour will start at [...]
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Franklin Club
Franklin Club
October 7, 2026    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Franklin Club
Franklin Club, Sawtelle Reading Room
The Junto, also known as the Leather Apron Club, was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. The Leather [...]
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2026 Current Event Series: "Continental Power, Maritime Power and the New World Order"
2026 Current Event Series: "Continental Power, Maritime Power and the New World Order"
October 8, 2026    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Current Event Series
  • Discussions
2026 Current Event Series, Shaw Research Library, World Affairs Council
How does a continental or maritime framework pursued by governments shape outcomes for their countries? Why do some leaders insist on pursing destructive wars, rather [...]
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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
October 14, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$0.00 - $10.00
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Building Tours
1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room
Come view our 200+ year-old historic membership library. This 45-minute tour takes you through spaces usually reserved for our members. The tour will start at [...]
More Info Book Now!
2026 PACM Series: Piano and Violin Duo
2026 PACM Series: Piano and Violin Duo
October 18, 2026    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$10.00 - $30.00
St. John's Episcopal Church
  • PACM Concert Series
  • Performance & Concert Series
2026 PACM Concert Series, Concerts, Piano and Violin Duo, St. John's Church
Recognized for his noble sound, natural lyricism, and powerful technique, Thomas Pandolfi blends poetry and fire in his pianism, as Portsmouth audiences know well. His [...]
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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
October 21, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$0.00 - $10.00
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Building Tours
1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room
Come view our 200+ year-old historic membership library. This 45-minute tour takes you through spaces usually reserved for our members. The tour will start at [...]
More Info Book Now!
2026 Lecture Series: "Remember the Ladies': Moving Beyond Abigail Adams" with Janet Polasky
2026 Lecture Series: "Remember the Ladies': Moving Beyond Abigail Adams" with Janet Polasky
October 21, 2026    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
$0.00 - $25.00
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Discussions
  • Lecture Series
2026 Lecture Series: The Spirit of 1776: Revolution Constitution Independence, Janet Polasky, Proprietors, Shaw Research Library
In the Spring of 1776, Abigail Adams famously asked her husband to "give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing [...]
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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
October 28, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$0.00 - $10.00
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Building Tours
1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room
Come view our 200+ year-old historic membership library. This 45-minute tour takes you through spaces usually reserved for our members. The tour will start at [...]
More Info Book Now!
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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
29 Sep 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 2, 2026
Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"
Art 'Round Town for "The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH, at the Turn of the 20th Century"
2 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 4, 2026
New Member Tea
New Member Tea
4 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 7, 2026
1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
7 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Franklin Club
Franklin Club
7 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 8, 2026
2026 Current Event Series: "Continental Power, Maritime Power and the New World Order"
2026 Current Event Series: "Continental Power, Maritime Power and the New World Order"
8 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 14, 2026
1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
14 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 18, 2026
2026 PACM Series: Piano and Violin Duo
2026 PACM Series: Piano and Violin Duo
18 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 21, 2026
1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
21 Oct 26
Portsmouth
2026 Lecture Series: "Remember the Ladies': Moving Beyond Abigail Adams" with Janet Polasky
2026 Lecture Series: "Remember the Ladies': Moving Beyond Abigail Adams" with Janet Polasky
21 Oct 26
Portsmouth
Events on October 28, 2026
1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
28 Oct 26
Portsmouth

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