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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)  

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Back by popular demand! The Music Hall welcomes intelligent, spontaneous comedienne Paula Poundstone to The Historic Theater on Saturday March 1, 2014 at 8 pm for another hilarious chapter of real-life humor.  (Click headline for full article) 

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16

James Earl Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Rosa Parks, Tina Turner and Aaliyah all share a common heritage and it may not be what you think. Join us on Sunday, February 16 at the Discover Portsmouth Center for the third in a series of participatory talks, celebrating Black History Month,to discover this discounted and often ignored story of our American history. (Click headline for full article) 

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You won’t want to miss this return to the Island salon with Celia Thaxter and Childe Hassam.  David Park Curry, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts, American Painting and Sculpture at the Baltimore Museum of Art, will discuss Celia Thaxter and her Appledore artistic salon at Discover Portsmouth on February 15 at 11AM. And see the CELIA'S GARDEN exhibit closing soon. Last chance. Call today. (Click headline for complete article) 

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Turn back the calendar 200 years and take a virtual stroll through the buildings where we shop and live today.  Who would we meet in 1814?  Using documents from the Counting House collection, archivist Wendy Pirsig introduces some of the faces and places of South Berwick when it was first incorporated in 1814. (click headline for full report)

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Pontine Theatre presents Pretty Halcyon Days: On the Beach with Ogden Nash. Pontine's Cafe-Lyceums feature refreshments and conversation along with scenes from one of Pontine Theatre's popular original plays based on New England literature. Events are scheduled for Thursday and Friday at 7:30, Saturday at 4:00and Sunday at 2:00. (Click headline for complete article)

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The Music Hall has just announced that Feist and Natalie Merchant will be headlining the third annual Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival slated for Thursday April 10-Saturday April 12, 2014. (Click headline for full article)

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Black history is American history. Join us for talks at Discover POrtsmouth. This year's topics from include lectures on African American sailors, Tuskegee Airmen, Black Indians, Slave history, Civil Rights anniversary, and more. (Click headline for schedule)

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David Park Curry, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts, American Painting and Sculpture at the Baltimore Museum of Art, will discuss Celia Thaxter and her Appledore artistic salon at Discover Portsmouth onFebruary 15 at 11AM. Admission for the gallery talk is $10 for members of the Portsmouth Historical Society and $15 for non-members. (Click headline for full article)