SEACOAST GALLERY

Condensing a city into symbols is no easy task. Painting those images on a giant exterior wall is harder still. But artist Gordon Carlisle had the skills and Somersworth had the will. Now every passerby can visualize the scene in a superb example of how art builds community.

NH FILMMAKERS

As this amazing list shows, the career of maverick producer Louis de Rochemont was long and provocative. Always pushing the envelope, the NH-based filmmaker produced spy thrillers, military and war, social commentary, romance, cartoons, family films, fantasy, nature and educational films. A work in progress, here is our updated list.

SEACOAST POETRY

Those of us who live near the ocean forget it is a new experience for the land-locked. In this 1885 poem by Will Carleton, a comic farmer wrestles with the mighty sea. For readers who can handle this wave of Victorian verse, there is a lot of clever stuff here and some funny illustrations from the dawn of the age of seacoast tourism. 

SEACOAST BOOKS

200 images culled from the Star Island Collection are gathered here for the first time. If you love the Shoals, this book must be in your library. Includes rare details about the conference years, the ferries and Uncle Oscar.

SEACOAST POETRY

While rummaging through family artifacts a Portsmouth family discovered these lyrics. Published exclusively on SeacoastNH.con, they offer insights to life in the city and to the political ambitions of the city’s richest man.

SEACOAST ART

Portsmouth, for all its indoor arts, has few outdoor public sculptures. Art-Speak, a city-sponsored group decided to do something about that. Each summer they sponsor a fresh collection by local artists. See this year’s group below.

NH POETRY

Americans are forever hopeful that the next presidential term will be greater than the last. In fact, most will agree that, whoever wins the race, could not possibly be worse. And then our inner-Yankee voice speaks up and says – when it comes to politicians, they’re all pretty much the same.

How did the Granite State get so gray? Is New Hampshire slowly committing economic suicide? A bold new independent documentary tackles the growing social and economic problems of an aging state.

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April 14 and 16
NH Public Television

LOCAL BOOKS

With maple sugar prices rising, you want to get the most from every drop. So it’s time consult the experts. In this highly affordable independent paperback, a maple sugar farmer offers over 200 ways to tap into the sweetest maple treats.

SEACOAST FILM

If you think life is passing you by, you’re right. But it passes by much faster in this artistic amateur documentary about everyday life in Portsmouth, NH. Yet Tom Clark has managed to both accelerate time and preserve history.