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St. John’s Episcopal Church

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101 Chapel Street
Portsmouth
NH
03801

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2025 PACM Series: Piano and Cello Duo—Jessica Xylina Osborne (piano) and Yi Qun Xu (cello) - November 9, 2025 - 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Upcoming Events

  • 2025 PACM Series: Piano and Cello Duo—Jessica Xylina Osborne (piano) and Yi Qun Xu (cello) - November 9, 2025 - 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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  • June 2025: National Oceans Month–Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us
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5:30 PM - 2025 Lecture Series: “Bedrock Gardens: The Journey from a Privacy Sanctuary to a Public Garden” with Jill Nooney
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Franklin Club
Franklin Club
June 4, 2025    
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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Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
June 6, 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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Closing Day for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Closing Day for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
June 7, 2025    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Exhibit Events
Exhibits, Randall Gallery, The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth
Please join us for the last day for the exhibit, “The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth," curated by Proprietor Judy Groppa in the Randall Gallery. To learn [...]
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2025 Lecture Series: “Bedrock Gardens: The Journey from a Privacy Sanctuary to a Public Garden” with Jill Nooney
2025 Lecture Series: “Bedrock Gardens: The Journey from a Privacy Sanctuary to a Public Garden” with Jill Nooney
June 18, 2025    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
$0.00 - $25.00
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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2025 Lecture Series: Beauty on the Seacoast and Beyond, Architecture and Gardens, Art Architecture and Gardens, Bedrock Gardens, Gardens, Horticulture, Jill Nooney, Shaw Research Library
Jill Nooney, the creator of Bedrock Gardens, will talk about the 40-year journey she and her co-creator husband, Bob Munger, have taken to turn their [...]
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Opening Reception for the exhibit "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall"
27 Jun
June 27, 2025    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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Exhibits, Jonathan Mitchel Sewall 1748-1808, Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall, Randall Gallery
Please join us for the opening reception for our latest exhibit, "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall," curated by Nancy Hammond in the [...]
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Franklin Club
Franklin Club
July 2, 2025    
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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Events on June 4, 2025
Franklin Club
Franklin Club
4 Jun 25
Portsmouth
Events on June 6, 2025
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
6 Jun 25
Portsmouth
Events on June 7, 2025
Closing Day for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
Closing Day for the exhibit "The Lunch Hour: Portsmouth"
7 Jun 25
Portsmouth
Events on June 18, 2025
2025 Lecture Series: “Bedrock Gardens: The Journey from a Privacy Sanctuary to a Public Garden” with Jill Nooney
2025 Lecture Series: “Bedrock Gardens: The Journey from a Privacy Sanctuary to a Public Garden” with Jill Nooney
18 Jun 25
Portsmouth
Events on June 27, 2025
27 Jun
Opening Reception for the exhibit "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall"
27 Jun 25
Portsmouth
Events on July 2, 2025
Franklin Club
Franklin Club
2 Jul 25
Portsmouth

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