VINTAGE CHRISTMAS 2013

Take part in a sweet tradition in a new downtown location. The Gingerbread House Contest debuts at Discover Portsmouth. Homemade gingerbread creations will be on display daily for the public throughout December at Discover Portsmouth as part of Vintage Christmas 2013. (Click title for details)

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Tickets are now on sale for Gerald Charles Dickens’ acclaimed solo production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ on Saturday, December 21, 2013 in Portsmouth, NH. The great-great grandson of the legendary author Charles Dickens will perform. (Click link for full derails) 

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The Young Organist Collaborative, which provides scholarship money to the next generation of organists, is hosting a benefit concert featuring five professional organists at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, NH on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 3:00pm. (Click link to scroll down) 

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Thrill to an electrifying, high-energy rock n’ roll extravaganza when the Rochester Opera House presents Rave On!  The Buddy Holly Experience on Saturday, November 16 at 8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM). The concert features Billy McGuigan, America’s premiere Buddy Holly Interpreter and dead-ringer for the legendary rocker. (Click link or see details below)   

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November 5 at 5:30 pm, Pontine Theatre continues its Humanities Series with "The New England Town"  an hour-long presentation by Dartmouth Professor of History Emeritus, Jere Daniell.  The presentation is open to the public free of charge, thanks to funding from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.  (Click link for full articles or see below) 

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New Hampshire Theatre Project celebrates its Silver Anniversary this year -- a quarter century of creating transformational theatre.  Along with touring productions like Dreaming Again and educational residency programs at schools and community organizations throughout New Hampshire, the NHTP 2013-14 Season at W.E.S.T. encompasses a variety of styles. (Click link for more info) 

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Bring your laptop, e-reader, tablet, or smartphone to the Wiggin Memorial Library in Stratham on Tuesday, October 29 at 4 pm to get introduced to downloading library ebooks and digital audiobooks. (Click for full details) 

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On December 7, 2013 Gary Sredzienski will swim five miles in frigid waters (below 40F) to raise funds and awareness for the restoration of Whaleback Lighthouse. We are working to establish a permanent dock at the lighthouse to facilitate further restoration and public tours. (continued below) 

THRU DECEMBER 1, 2013

This fall, Gallery 6 at the Children's Museum of NH will feature works by recent graduates of the University of New Hampshire Fine Arts Department. The show is titled "Beyond The Mirror" and will be on display at the museum from September 14 - December 1, 2013. (See details below) 

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Canterbury Shaker Village hosts “Ghost Encounters” Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19  at 6:00 pm and 8:30 pm both days. Back for a second year this popular interactive tour allows visitors to experience for themselves true stories of ghostly encounters at the National Historic Landmark. (See details below)