February New Books

Seeding your spring book list!

Proprietors and Subscribers, new books have been planted at the Athenaeum.

Click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library:

February New Books 2019

	October 2022
						1 Reading Room Tour Reading Room Tour October 1, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested. •
2 Music Haven at the South Church Music Haven at the South Church October 2, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm South Church Unitarian Universalist Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA Featured in the New York Times and on NPR, and sought after for both their command on the concert stage and their mastery as teachers, Music Haven String Quartet has been described as “exquisite” by the NH Register. Music Haven String Quartet’s four members – Yaira Matyakubova, violin; Gregory Tompkins, violin; Annalisa Boerner, viola; Philip Boulanger, cello – represent the world’s top conservatories and bring outstanding chamber music performances to the Northeast region with a full season of concerts, recitals, educational workshops, and public performances. Music Haven String Quartet is based in New Haven and serves as the permanent quartet-in-residence and teaching faculty for the group. They spearhead the organization’s tuition-free string program for youth, recognized as a top after-school arts program by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities for six years. •	3	4	5	6	7 Art 'Round Town Art 'Round Town October 7, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA Please join us for the George Wasson exhibit in the Randall Gallery during Art 'Round Town. •	8
9	10	11	12	13 Reading Room Tour Reading Room Tour October 13, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested. New Members Tea New Members Tea October 13, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA New, prospective, and current members are invited to this in-person tea hosted by the Board of Directors in the first-floor Reading Room. • •	14	15 Reading Room Tour Reading Room Tour October 15, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested. •
16 ASMI Chamber at St. John's Church ASMI Chamber at St. John's Church October 16, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA The Altschuler Summer Music Institute develops musicians of all ages through participation in masterclasses, private lessons, and performances with renowned artists. The ASMI Chamber Ensemble is a collaboration between ASMI’s world-renowned faculty and selected young artists. Born in New York City, cellist Allison Eldredge appeared as a soloist with the LA Philharmonic at age 12 and with the NY Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta at age 15. Allison studied at the Juilliard School and is on the Cello Faculty of NE Conservatory, the Boston String Academy, and ASMI. Pianist Thomas Pandolfi studied at The Juilliard School (BM & MM), and has become an audience favorite on the world’s most prestigious stages, including Alice Tully Hall, The Kennedy Center, Kiev Opera House, London’s Cadogan Hall, et al. Maestro Pandolfi is a Steinway Artist. Violinist Emil Altschuler holds degrees from Juilliard and Yale School of Music. He is an active soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra. •	17	18	19 2022 Lecture Series: Architecture I - Imitation and Innovation: Developing a Portsmouth Style of Architecture 1660-1815 with Tom Hardiman 2022 Lecture Series: Architecture I - Imitation and Innovation: Developing a Portsmouth Style of Architecture 1660-1815 with Tom Hardiman October 19, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA Oct 19th brings Thomas Hardiman Jr. with the first of two talks examining the Port City’s architectural heritage. He will present Architecture I - Imitation and Innovation: Developing a Portsmouth Style of Architecture 1660-1815. Mr. Hardiman, Keeper and Executive Director of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, has more than 30 years of experience in the museum, library, and historic preservation fields. He has been Athenaeum keeper since 2000 and was previously curator of the Saco Museum. In addition to museum administration, Mr. Hardiman has significant experience with the management, exhibition, and conservation of art and artifact collections and with the sensitive conservation of historic structures. Building on the important work of Richard Candee, James Garvin, Arthur Gerrier, and others, this talk will show how the Portsmouth community of craftsmen imported design ideas and structural systems from Europe and adapted them to the local climate and materials. Through this evolution, they created a style of architecture that is truly distinctive to the region. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library. Space is limited, and reservations are required by calling (603) 431-2538. If unable to keep a reservation, please call again to release the seat for someone else. Reserved seats are honored until five minutes before a program begins. The public is welcome to attend the series by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for $25 or may attend a single program for $10. •	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27 Reading Room Tour Reading Room Tour October 27, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested. •	28	29
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Reading Room Tour
Reading Room Tour

October 1, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

Music Haven at the South Church
Music Haven at the South Church

October 2, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
South Church Unitarian Universalist Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

Featured in the New York Times and on NPR, and sought after for both their command on the concert stage and their mastery as teachers, Music Haven String Quartet has been described as “exquisite” by the NH Register. Music Haven String Quartet’s four members – Yaira Matyakubova, violin; Gregory Tompkins, violin; Annalisa Boerner, viola; Philip Boulanger, cello – represent the world’s top conservatories and bring outstanding chamber music performances to the Northeast region with a full season of concerts, recitals, educational workshops, and public performances. Music Haven String Quartet is based in New Haven and serves as the permanent quartet-in-residence and teaching faculty for the group. They spearhead the organization’s tuition-free string program for youth, recognized as a top after-school arts program by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities for six years.

Art 'Round Town
Art 'Round Town

October 7, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

Please join us for the George Wasson exhibit in the Randall Gallery during Art 'Round Town.

Reading Room Tour
Reading Room Tour

October 13, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.
New Members Tea
New Members Tea

October 13, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

New, prospective, and current members are invited to this in-person tea hosted by the Board of Directors in the first-floor Reading Room.

Reading Room Tour
Reading Room Tour

October 15, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

ASMI Chamber at St. John's Church
ASMI Chamber at St. John's Church

October 16, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

The Altschuler Summer Music Institute develops musicians of all ages through participation in masterclasses, private lessons, and performances with renowned artists. The ASMI Chamber Ensemble is a collaboration between ASMI’s world-renowned faculty and selected young artists. Born in New York City, cellist Allison Eldredge appeared as a soloist with the LA Philharmonic at age 12 and with the NY Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta at age 15. Allison studied at the Juilliard School and is on the Cello Faculty of NE Conservatory, the Boston String Academy, and ASMI. Pianist Thomas Pandolfi studied at The Juilliard School (BM & MM), and has become an audience favorite on the world’s most prestigious stages, including Alice Tully Hall, The Kennedy Center, Kiev Opera House, London’s Cadogan Hall, et al. Maestro Pandolfi is a Steinway Artist. Violinist Emil Altschuler holds degrees from Juilliard and Yale School of Music. He is an active soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra.

2022 Lecture Series: Architecture I - Imitation and Innovation: Developing a Portsmouth Style of Architecture 1660-1815 with Tom Hardiman
2022 Lecture Series: Architecture I - Imitation and Innovation: Developing a Portsmouth Style of Architecture 1660-1815 with Tom Hardiman

October 19, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

Oct 19th brings Thomas Hardiman Jr. with the first of two talks examining the Port City’s architectural heritage. He will present Architecture I - Imitation and Innovation: Developing a Portsmouth Style of Architecture 1660-1815. Mr. Hardiman, Keeper and Executive Director of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, has more than 30 years of experience in the museum, library, and historic preservation fields. He has been Athenaeum keeper since 2000 and was previously curator of the Saco Museum. In addition to museum administration, Mr. Hardiman has significant experience with the management, exhibition, and conservation of art and artifact collections and with the sensitive conservation of historic structures. Building on the important work of Richard Candee, James Garvin, Arthur Gerrier, and others, this talk will show how the Portsmouth community of craftsmen imported design ideas and structural systems from Europe and adapted them to the local climate and materials. Through this evolution, they created a style of architecture that is truly distinctive to the region.

The program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library. Space is limited, and reservations are required by calling (603) 431-2538. If unable to keep a reservation, please call again to release the seat for someone else. Reserved seats are honored until five minutes before a program begins.

The public is welcome to attend the series by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for $25 or may attend a single program for $10.

Reading Room Tour
Reading Room Tour

October 27, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

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