| Portsmouth First Night 2013 Schedule |
DECEMBER 31, 2013
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Outdoors...
Street Dance: 5pm - Midnight
Hosted by
Pleasant Street at
Make your New Year's resolution on a star!
Stop by
for a bit of First Night at stargazing...
Fireworks Display at 7:30
South Mill Pond
Countdown to Midnight in the Square at the Street Dance!
Ice Sculpture: Work commences at about 1pm
North Church at
Indoors...
The "New" Connie Bean at The
Ongoing activities...
4pm - 9pm
Caricatures by Bob Nilson
Fabulous First Night® Face Painting
The performances...
4:15 - 5:00, 5:15 - 6:00
Abracadabra! Magic with Phil Smith
6:15 - 7:00
Storytelling with Peter Sheridan
8:00 - 11:00
Middle Street Baptist Hall
Summer in the Street heads indoors!
These two groups have been a part of our Summer music series.
Both feature outstanding local singer songwriters...
5:00 - 5:45, 6:15 - 7:00
Acheson Gown
The group is the fine blend of singer songwriter Elissa Margolin and guitarist Tom Acheson Brown.
Together they create an acoustic tonic for the soul.
8:15 - 9:00, 9:30 - 10:15
Old Saw
A blend of Blues, Jazz & Americana, Old Saw is the offspring of Nickie and Charlie Farr. What started as a solo
project for Actress/Singer/Songwriter Nickie Fuller Farr in about 2004, turned into a band when her husband,
drummer/guitarist Charlie Farr joined in! With dynamic vocals, gypsy~ blues~guitar, and a percussive edge,
Old Saw is sure to draw you into the story...
The North Church
4:15 - 4:45, 5:45 - 6:15
Lindsay Bezich
Puppets galore!
5:00 - 5:30, 6:30 - 7:00
Sammie Haynes
Fun, interactive children's music.
8:15 - 9:00, 9:30 - 10:15, 10:45 - 11:30
T.J. Wheeler and Company
Blues, more blues, a bit of R & B and jazz...and always a great time!
Seacoast Repertory Theatre
5:00 - 5:45, 6:15 - 7:00
TBD
8:00 - 8:45, 9:15 - 10:00, 10:30 - 11:15
Roderick Russell - Head Trip!
Be amazed...sword swallowing & mind reading...
South Church
5:00 - 9:00
Warm Up with a Chili Dinner!
Chili dinner and cookoff.
Proceeds fund mission work in
5:00 - 5:45, 6:15 - 7:00
Rock My Soul
Can we get an "amen"? Great gospel music and more.
8:00 - 8:30, 9:45 - 10:15
Salt River
Fine folk music...
8:45 - 9:30, 10:30 - 11:15
Wooden Eye
Featuring a skillful blend of country, folk gospel, blues, jug band and other roots music.
Temple Israel
8:15 - 9:00, 9:30 - 10:15, 10:45 - 11:30
Randy Armstrong Trio with Jose Duque & Volker Nahrmann
World Fusion Jazz on 25 instruments from around the Globe…..
United Methodist Church Hall
8:15 - 9:00, 9:30 - 10:15, 10:45 - 11:30
All Together Now
"We all live in a yellow submarine..."
W.E.S.T. - West End Studio Theatre
5:00 - 5:30, 6:00 - 6:30
Pontine Theatre
"A Child's Christmas in
8:00 - 8:45, 9:00 - 9:45
New Hampshire Theatre Project
"The Play's the Thing!"
New Hampshire Theatre Project artists Genevieve Aichele, CJ Lewis, Peter Motson
and Kathleen Somssich invite you to join them in an evening of theatre games, comedy improv and fun!
It's the new year - take a chance and try something completely different!
(Recommended for ages 10 to adult).