LECTURE & FILM APRIL 3 

Author, photographer and filmmaker Peter E. Randall will present a program on Celia Thaxter's Island Garden at the Whittier Home Association’s annual dinner meeting on Thursday, April 3, at the Union Congregational Church, 350 Main Street, Point Shore, Amesbury. (Click title for full article) 

MARCH 27 LECTURE

One of the most remarkable and gorgeous horse-drawn carriages in any museum collection in the United States, the Grace Darling omnibus, first used in 1880, transported tourists in style in South Berwick until 1904.  On March 27 the Long Island Museum's Chief Curator Joshua Ruff discusses the history of this beautifully-painted twenty-three foot long vehicle, now a star of his museum's collection. (Click title for full article) 

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Operation Mockingbird, a debut novel by Linda Baletsa, makes a perfect read for political thriller seekers, covert operation aficionados and anyone looking for a quick and dangerous escapade. Join the author at The Book Rack Bookstore, 52 State Street, Newburyport onSaturday, March 22nd at 3:00 pm for a book event. 

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March 21-30, 2014 

Back by popular demand, The Intelligent Theatre Festival, which premiered in April 2013, is expanding to TWO weekends of provocative scripts and screenplays this year. (Click headline for schedule) 

FILMS FOR MARCH 2014

Ten films to beat the March malaise at the Portsmouth Music Hall and Loft theaters. Click the headline to see the entire March calendar and a breif summary of each film. 

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This spring, the walls of Gallery 6 at the Children’s Museum of NH will take visitors on a visual journey far beyond New Hampshire’s borders. The work of nine regional photographers is being shared in a new exhibit titled “Through The Lens – a Look at our Diverse World.” This exhibit will be on display from March 7 – May 26. (Click headline for full article) 

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The Music Hall’sWriters in the Loftseries welcomes novelist and essayist Walter Kirn, author ofThumbsuckerandUp in the Air, on Wednesday, March 26. Kirn will discuss his forthcoming memoirBlood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery and a Masquerade. (Click headline for full articles) 

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Most of the 200 people who show up each year at the Caribbean Nights Dance Party really just want to dance to the contagious Latin and reggae tunes of Combo Sabroso, a band that comes up each year from Boston. But for five years, guests at the annual event have played a central role in paying teachers, buying uniforms and in general educating children at the EbenEzerSchool in the rural town of Milot, Haiti. (Click headline for full article) 

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John Higby brings back that nostalgic toy, the YoYo, to the Portsmouth West End stage. Remember those old favorite tricks such as Walk the Dog and Rock the Baby? Be amazed be more March 8 at 2pm. (Click headline for full article) 

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You have a rare chance to see the earliest item int he Porstmouth Athenaeum collection through May 16, 2014. This rare, large 1749 wooden model of the British ship HMA AMERICA was given to the Athenaeum in 1820 (when it was already an antique) and has been on display to proprietors for 200 years -- and now to the public. (Click headline for full article)