Category: Local
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Incredible Finds at the Seacoast Artisans November Exhibit
The Seacoast Artisans Fine Arts & Crafts Show holds regular exhibits at the Frank Jones Center in Portsmouth, NH. What began as a small show benefiting the public schools has turned into a monster event thanks to Joyce Sanderson and Neil Troost. Featuring vetted artists from all around the local area, and some abroad, the event draws […]
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11th Annual Portsmouth Fairy House Tour
At the start of each autumn, Portsmouth holds the largest fairy house tour in the world called The Friends of the South End Portsmouth Fairy House Tour. It takes place in the historic south end of Portsmouth, from Strawberry Banke to Peirce Island. The tour was first inspired by author Tracy Kane and her Fairy Houses Series® of […]
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Hilltop City Bluegrass Festival
Today was the second annual Hilltop City Bluegrass Festival in Somersworth, an event hosted by the Greater Somersworth Chamber of Commerce with proceeds benefiting the public schools. In lieu of the Rochester Fair, I opted to bring the kids (free for them!), stake out a section of lawn at the Somersworth High School Pavillion, and listen to […]
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Literary Tour in Spooky Salem, MA
Every Saturday Morning at 10:30 a.m., Salem Historical Tours provides specialty tours. This Saturday, they will be holding a Literary Book Walk Tour. Event Description: Book Talk Book Walk: A Literary Tour of Salem Saturday, September 12 @ 11:00 a.m. The Cuftom House 8 Central Street Salem, MA 01970 Click Here to Purchase Tickets Salem is […]
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Author of a controversial science-based theory of God to speak at Harvard University
Greater Boston Humanists Saturday, September 19, 2015 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT Phillips Brooks House 1 Harvard Bus Tunnel Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet by Nancy Ellen Abrams March 10, 2015 Beacon Press Hardcover ISBN 0807073393 200pp Amazon Link […]
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LEGOLAND ® Discovery Center Boston
Recently opened, LEGOLAND in Boston features an enormous replica of Boston made entirely of LEGOs. It’s something you and the kids must see. Walking up to LEGOLAND, which is a short walk from the Orange Line T-station stop at Assembly Row, you’re greeted by a larger-than-life giraffe made entirely of LEGOs. This giraffe marks the entrance […]
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Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade 2015
The Portsmouth American Legion puts on a Memorial Day parade every year in Portsmouth. The event wasn’t listed in the papers this year but it didn’t necessarily need to be – it’s an anticipated event. Scores of people were out and about downtown, enjoying the early summertime weather, and those who weren’t aware of the afternoon parade received a nice surprise. […]
