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Search for the secrets of the past by participating in a real archaeological excavation. Join Strawbery Banke’s Archaeology Department to excavate the grounds of the 1762 Chase House site to gather information about its former kitchen ell, barn, and privy. Ready to dig? (Continued below)

arlo_guthrie_2011 Arlo Guthrie, Shawn Colvin, Taj Mahal Trio, Tom Rush and more at this summer’s River House Restaurant Concert Series presented each Wednesday night of the summer performance season at 7pm. Held in Prescott Park, downtown Portsmouth as part of the FairPoint Communications MainStage. (Details below)

How to See the Gosport Regatta 2011

MV Thomas Laighton at Shoals Spectator tickets are now available to participate in the Second Annual Gosport Regatta to be held June 10 & 11 on the New Hampshire seacoast. The sailing race takes its name from the original 1874 Gosport Regatta at the Isles of Shoals. It is expected to draw hundreds of sailing enthusiasts and racing skippers to the Granite State from ports across New England. (Continued below)

18th Century Architecture in NH Capital

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James L. Garvin has been State Architectural Historian since 1987. He is well known in his field and will be giving a lecture for the Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society on Tuesday, June 14^th. It will be held at Strawbery Banke Museum’s Tyco Visitor Center, in Portsmouth, Hew Hampshire. The lecture starts at 5:30 p.m., preceded by refreshments at 5. (Continued below)

Just My Imagination Exhibit

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“Just my Imagination” the latest exhibit at The Gallery at 100 Market, takes a peek into some pleasant, wild, fantastical, visionary, curious, thoughtful and raging minds. “This is an interesting ride,” says Michael Simchik, gallery patron. “The themed exhibit is hopefully an inspiration to an artist, perhaps a challenge. it seems to have hit a mark. The response is truly exciting.” (Continued below)

USS Kearsage Sinks Alabama Exhibit

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In honor of the 150^th anniversary of the start of the Civil War – and the launch of the USS Kearsage at Portsmouth Harbor – the Portsmouth Athenaeum has a new exhibit for 2011. The 90-minute battle between Kearsage and the Confederate raider Alabama is among the most memorable sea battles of the Civil War. (Continued below)

Piano Trio Plays 19th Century Hits

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Step back in time as the the Brinkler Trio; pianist Ken Piotrowski, cellist Gary Hodges and violinist Bozena O’Brien presents rare classical piano trios, forgotten treasures, written between the 1830s to the 1890s on Saturday, June 11 at 8:00 PM. (Continued below)

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The city will celebrate and commemorate historic homes, neighborhoods, wharves and the Great Fire of 1811 during the fifth annual Newburyport Preservation Week, May 14 through May 22. (Continued below with entire scheudle and link)

Race in Civil War New England

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On May 14 Professor Elizabethada Wright of Rivier College will open the proceedings with the observation that Civil War monuments in New England make no reference to slavery, raising questions about white Yankee attitudes about abolition and race after the war. (Continued below)

Comic Books and Cox at Artstream

artstream00 On Saturday May 7th from 10 am to 4 pm, artstream will be giving out a free gift to everyone stopping by to celebrate National Comic Book Day! Local illustrative artists will be exhibiting affordable originals and prints.Participating artists are Stephanie Piro, Paul Timmons, Joshua Belanger, and
Erik Boettcher. (Continued below)

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