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Fall Concerts and Lectures aboard the Piscataqua Print Email

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IN OCTOBER 2012

The Gundalow Company continues its Contemporary Coastal Issues and Concert series aboard the gundalow Piscataqua on October 11 and 12 with Peter Wellenberger and music from the trio Bliss.  Both sails take place from 4:30 – 6:00 pm. (See more October concerts and events below)

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Tour the Oldest Cemetery in South Berwick Print Email

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The Old Berwick Historical Society will lead a guided tour entitled "Spirits of Old Fields Burying Ground: Legends and History," on Saturday, October 13 at 1:00 pm.  Led by Dr. Neill De Paoli and Wendy Pirsig, the event initiates a year-long series of programs commemorating the 300th anniversary of the old town of Berwick (comprising present-day Berwick, South Berwick and North Berwick) in 1713. (Continued below)

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Thomas Laighton October 2012 Foliage Cruises and More Print Email

MV Thomas Laighton at Isles of Shoals / SeacoastNH.com photoOCTOBER 6 - 28

The leaves are starting to change and we at the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company are looking forward to a long foliage season this year.  So join us for one of our famous fall foliage cruises and head upriver to explore the Piscataqua River, Great Bay and it's beautiful foliage & history.  Each one of these trips differ so please click on the link or call (603) 431-5500 for more information! (Clickable list below)

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October Events at Museums of Old York Print Email

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Museums of Old York are closed for the season on October 7, but don’t let that trick you out of some treats. Special events continue all through the month of October and we have the complete schedule here. Events include scarecrow making, gallery shows, Marketfest, troubadour singing, Colonial hearth dinner, ghost stories, and a haunted house. (See details below)

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Salman Rushdie in Portsmouth October 10 Print Email

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The internationally celebrated author Salman Rushdie will take the Music Hall stage on Wednesday, October 10, 2012.  Mr. Rushdie will discuss his new memoir titled JOSEPH ANTON: A Memoir. Following his discussion, he will be interviewed by Virginia Prescott, host of New Hampshire Public Radio’s “Word of Mouth,” which will air the segment to NHPR listeners.  (Continued below)

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Independence Museum Free to Smithsonian Readers Saturday Print Email

Museum_dayTHIS WEEKEND

On Saturday, September 29, 2012, the American Independence Museum will participate in the eighth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian Magazine.  Doors will be open free of charge to Smithsonian Magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors at museums and cultural institutions nationwide. (Continued below)

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Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival 2012 Schedule Print Email

Janie_Meneely_and_Calico_JackTHIS WEEKEND

The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival presents traditional American and English folk music. The festival is held on the last weekend in September, with free events both Saturday and Sunday. In 2012, there are five weekends in September; our thirteenth annual festival will be held Saturday, Septemer 29 and Sunday, September 30. (See complete schedule below)

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Dover Apple Harvest Fest Schedule 2012 Print Email

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The 28th Annual Apple Harvest Day will take place in Dover on Saturday, October 6 from 9am to 4pm.  The Seacoast’s premier fall festival, organized by the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and underwritten by Federal Savings Bank, will welcome over 25,000 people to downtown Dover for a day filled with live music, dance performances and theatrical presentations. (Continued below)

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UNH Exhibit Features Victorian Dress Embellishments Print Email

UNH-Embellishments Exhibit/SeacoastNH.com photoOPEN THROUGH DECEMBER 14. 2012

Astrida Schaeffer, guest curator at the University of New Hampshire Museum, describes the smooth grey silk of a Victorian-era dress. As she speaks, her love of fabric brings the garment to life. The dress, she says, has been knife-pleated on the cuffs and bodice, its bodice pleat-edged with contrasting sea-green trim. Schaeffer used her knowledge of fabric and passion for fashion to select 25 garments and accessories from the period for the exhibit “Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail.” The exhibit runs at the UNH Museum through December 14, 2012. (Continued with photos below)

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Local Play Readings Focus on Marriage Print Email

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On October 15, Stage Force’s play reading series tackles The Retreat from Moscow, William Nicholson's moving and honest look at a marriage when it is hit by an emotional hurricane.  Generic Theater will give a reading of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at Player’s Ring on October 24. (Continued below)

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