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The 26th Annual Athenaeum Pot-Luck Picnic

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 9, 2018 | Announcements, Events

Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH   The 26th Annual Portsmouth Athenaeum Pot-Luck Picnic is open to Proprietors, Subscribers and Friends and their families. Rain or shine in the tent at the Seacoast Science Center! Bring...

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2025 PACM Series: Balourdet String Quartet
2025 PACM Series: Balourdet String Quartet
September 28, 2025    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
South Church
  • PACM Concert Series
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2025 PACM Concert Series, Balourdet String Quartet, Concerts, South Church
Winners of the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Cleveland Quartet Award, the Balourdet String Quartet is known for its fearless creativity and tight-knit [...]
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Franklin Club
Franklin Club
October 1, 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 "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall"
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall"
October 3, 2025    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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  • Exhibit Events
Art 'Round Town, Exhibits, Jonathan Mitchel Sewall 1748-1808, Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall, Randall Gallery
Please join us for Art 'Round Town for our latest exhibit, "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall (c.1770-1808)," curated by Nancy Hammond in [...]
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The Historical Development of Our Understanding of the Components of Healthful Nutrition with Dr. Fred Schubert
The Historical Development of Our Understanding of the Components of Healthful Nutrition with Dr. Fred Schubert
October 9, 2025    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
  • Discussions
Proprietors, Shaw Research Library
Several cases are examined that highlight our developing knowledge of dietary needs. The discussion begins in the 18th century, when the scourge of scurvy decimated [...]
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Portsmouth Athenaeum Book Sale
Portsmouth Athenaeum Book Sale
October 12, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum Annex
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Book Sale
170 State Street (next to Temple Israel, look for the garage door) Sunday, October 12th, 10-2:30 No parking in front parking lot off State Street—drop [...]
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2025 PACM Series: Terra String Quartet
2025 PACM Series: Terra String Quartet
October 12, 2025    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
South Church
  • PACM Concert Series
  • Performance & Concert Series
2025 PACM Concert Series, Concerts, South Church, Terra String Quartet
An internationally acclaimed ensemble, the Terra String Quartet has won top prizes at the Melbourne and Osaka International Chamber Music Competitions and the Fischoff National [...]
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2025 Lecture Series: “Art History at the Isles of Shoals” with Douglas Nelson and Sara Morris
2025 Lecture Series: “Art History at the Isles of Shoals” with Douglas Nelson and Sara Morris
October 15, 2025    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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2025 Lecture Series: Beauty on the Seacoast and Beyond, Architecture and Gardens, Art Architecture and Gardens, Douglas Nelson, Isles of Shoals, Sara Morris, Shaw Research Library
The Isles of Shoals have drawn creative people ever since poetess Celia Thaxter hosted a celebrated salon on Appledore island, the largest of the Isles. [...]
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Athenaeum Tea for New Members
Athenaeum Tea for New Members
October 19, 2025    
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Portsmouth Athenaeum
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  • Members Tea
New Members Tea, Proprietors, Sawtelle Reading Room
Please join us for an Athenaeum Tea for New Members from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Sawtelle Reading Room.
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2025 PACM Series: Balourdet String Quartet
2025 PACM Series: Balourdet String Quartet
28 Sep 25
Portsmouth
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Franklin Club
Franklin Club
1 Oct 25
Portsmouth
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Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall"
Art 'Round Town for the exhibit "Portsmouth in the Age of Jonathan Mitchel Sewall"
3 Oct 25
Portsmouth
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The Historical Development of Our Understanding of the Components of Healthful Nutrition with Dr. Fred Schubert
The Historical Development of Our Understanding of the Components of Healthful Nutrition with Dr. Fred Schubert
9 Oct 25
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth Athenaeum Book Sale
Portsmouth Athenaeum Book Sale
12 Oct 25
Portsmouth
2025 PACM Series: Terra String Quartet
2025 PACM Series: Terra String Quartet
12 Oct 25
Portsmouth
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2025 Lecture Series: “Art History at the Isles of Shoals” with Douglas Nelson and Sara Morris
2025 Lecture Series: “Art History at the Isles of Shoals” with Douglas Nelson and Sara Morris
15 Oct 25
Portsmouth
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Athenaeum Tea for New Members
Athenaeum Tea for New Members
19 Oct 25
Portsmouth

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