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Portsmouth Athenaeum

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9 Market Square
Portsmouth
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03801

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Memorial Concert with Cellist Eli Kaynor - May 14, 2026 - 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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    • May 2026: Jewish American Heritage Month
    • April 2026: National Poetry Month
    • On The Road Again, again
    • 2026 Lecture Series: The Spirit of 1776: Revolution, Constitution, Independence
    • March 2026: Smuttynose Island Murders

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    5:30 PM - Franklin Club
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    5:30 PM - 2026 Current Event Series presents "PFAS Contamination at Pease: A Community Perspective"
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    5:00 PM - Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
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    ArtsAthenæum 2026 Poetry Reading with Mary Buchinger
    ArtsAthenæum 2026 Poetry Reading with Mary Buchinger
    April 26, 2026    
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum
    • ArtsAthenaeum Performance Series
    • Performance & Concert Series
    ArtsAthenaeum Performance Series 2026, Concerts, Poetry Readings, Shaw Research Library
    The Portsmouth Athenaeum is delighted to welcome celebrated poet Mary Buchinger for a special reading on Sunday, April 26. Mary is the author of six [...]
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    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    May 1, 2026    
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum
    • Art Round Town
    • Exhibit Events
    Exhibits, NH Women Trailblazers, Randall Gallery
    Join us for Portsmouth's Art 'Round Town featuring our latest exhibit "The New Hampshire Women Trailblazers," a tribute to NH women who challenged social, economic, [...]
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    Franklin Club
    Franklin Club
    May 6, 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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    Members Only History Tour
    Members Only History Tour
    May 9, 2026    
    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum
    • Building Tours
    • Members Events
    1805 Building, Building Tours, Library Room, Sawtelle Reading Room
    Have you ever wondered about the history of our collections and the historic building? We are offering free guided tours exclusively for our members! These [...]
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    Memorial Concert with Cellist Eli Kaynor
    Memorial Concert with Cellist Eli Kaynor
    May 14, 2026    
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum
    • Members Events
    • Performance & Concert Series
    ArtsAthenaeum Performance Series 2026, Concerts, Eli Kaynor, Memorial Concert, Proprietors, Sawtelle Reading Room
    Join us on Thursday, May 14, at 5 p.m. in the Athenaeum's Sawtelle Reading Room for the annual Memorial Concert, featuring cellist Eli Kaynor. IN [...]
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    2026 Lecture Series: "First in the Nation from the Beginning" with Judge William Delker
    2026 Lecture Series: "First in the Nation from the Beginning" with Judge William Delker
    May 20, 2026    
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    $0.00 - $25.00
    Portsmouth Athenaeum
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    2026 Lecture Series: The Spirit of 1776: Revolution Constitution Independence, Judge William Delker, Shaw Research Library
    In the spring and summer of 1775, tensions between New Hampshire colonists and royal Governor John Wentworth escalated to the point that Governor Wentworth fled [...]
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    Franklin Club
    Franklin Club
    June 3, 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 presents "PFAS Contamination at Pease: A Community Perspective"
    2026 Current Event Series presents "PFAS Contamination at Pease: A Community Perspective"
    June 4, 2026    
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    $0.00 - $25.00
    Portsmouth Athenaeum
    • Discussions
    • Lecture Series
    2026 Current Events Series, Andrea Amico, Shaw Research Library
    Andrea Amico is a nationally recognized PFAS advocate and co‑founder of the Testing for Pease community action group, where she has led efforts since 2014 [...]
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    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    June 5, 2026    
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum
    • Art Round Town
    • Exhibit Events
    Exhibits, NH Women Trailblazers, Randall Gallery
    Join us for Portsmouth's Art 'Round Town featuring our latest exhibit "The New Hampshire Women Trailblazers," a tribute to NH women who challenged social, economic, [...]
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    Events on April 26, 2026
    ArtsAthenæum 2026 Poetry Reading with Mary Buchinger
    ArtsAthenæum 2026 Poetry Reading with Mary Buchinger
    26 Apr 26
    Portsmouth
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    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    1 May 26
    Portsmouth
    Events on May 6, 2026
    Franklin Club
    Franklin Club
    6 May 26
    Portsmouth
    Events on May 9, 2026
    Members Only History Tour
    Members Only History Tour
    9 May 26
    Portsmouth
    Events on May 14, 2026
    Memorial Concert with Cellist Eli Kaynor
    Memorial Concert with Cellist Eli Kaynor
    14 May 26
    Portsmouth
    Events on May 20, 2026
    2026 Lecture Series: "First in the Nation from the Beginning" with Judge William Delker
    2026 Lecture Series: "First in the Nation from the Beginning" with Judge William Delker
    20 May 26
    Portsmouth
    Events on June 3, 2026
    Franklin Club
    Franklin Club
    3 Jun 26
    Portsmouth
    Events on June 4, 2026
    2026 Current Event Series presents "PFAS Contamination at Pease: A Community Perspective"
    2026 Current Event Series presents "PFAS Contamination at Pease: A Community Perspective"
    4 Jun 26
    Portsmouth
    Events on June 5, 2026
    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    Art 'Round Town for "New Hampshire Women Trailblazers"
    5 Jun 26
    Portsmouth

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