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Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall

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Opening Reception for the exhibit "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall" - June 27, 2025 - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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  • Opening Reception for the exhibit "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall" - June 27, 2025 - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Opening Reception for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Opening Reception for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
March 7, 2025    
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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Exhibits, Randall Gallery, The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth
Please join us for the opening reception for our latest exhibit, “The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth," curated by Proprietor Judy Groppa in the Randall Gallery from [...]
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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
March 8, 2025    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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Building Tours, Library Room, Membership Libraries, Sawtelle Reading Room
Join us for a tour of our Sawtelle Reading Room and the historic Library Room. Tours are at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. [...]
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1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
March 15, 2025    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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Building Tours, Library Room, Membership Libraries, Sawtelle Reading Room
Join us for a tour of our Sawtelle Reading Room and the historic Library Room. Tours are at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. [...]
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2025 Current Events Series: Genomics and the Future of Humanity
2025 Current Events Series: Genomics and the Future of Humanity
March 27, 2025    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
$0.00 - $25.00
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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2025 Current Events Series, Proprietors, Shaw Research Library
Important characters in the story include scientists, the afflicted and the cured. The 2025 Current Events lecture series opens with “Genomics and the Future of [...]
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Franklin Club
Franklin Club
April 2, 2025    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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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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Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
April 4, 2025    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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Art 'Round Town, Exhibits, Randall Gallery, The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth
Please join us during Art 'Round Town and see our latest exhibit, “The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth," curated by Proprietor Judy Groppa in the Randall Gallery. [...]
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Events on March 7, 2025
Opening Reception for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Opening Reception for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
7 Mar 25
Portsmouth
Events on March 8, 2025
1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
8 Mar 25
Portsmouth
Events on March 15, 2025
1805 Building Tour
1805 Building Tour
15 Mar 25
Portsmouth
Events on March 27, 2025
2025 Current Events Series: Genomics and the Future of Humanity
2025 Current Events Series: Genomics and the Future of Humanity
27 Mar 25
Portsmouth
Events on April 2, 2025
Franklin Club
Franklin Club
2 Apr 25
Portsmouth
Events on April 4, 2025
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
4 Apr 25
Portsmouth

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