🌱 Patch AM: The Players Ring Theater Opens Its 35th Season With An Original Comedy By A Local Playwright

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In today's newsletter:

• Portsmouth's Players Ring launches its 35th season with local comedy
• See how Portsmouth kids can explore bugs right in town

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Players Ring Theater Opens Its 35th Season With An Original Comedy By A Local Playwright (patch.com) — Portsmouth theater fans are being invited into the 35th season at The Players Ring Theater, which is kicking off with a new comedy by a local playwright. Shared via the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth, the announcement highlights homegrown talent and underscores the theater's ongoing role in the city's cultural life.
   

• Wild at Home: What's the buzz on insects? (nhpr.org) — Families in Portsmouth might enjoy that NHPR's new "Wild at Home" series highlights backyard insects, including a featured photo of a bee gathering nectar in Portsmouth. The kid-friendly program offers reading lists, hands-on activities, and videos about butterflies, bees, and other bugs, and airs every other Sunday with episodes also available to stream anytime.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 →
  Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Antique Show and Vintage Market →
  Dover
  9:00 am
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Schools out, Art is in! Day Camp →
  Seacoast ArtSpot, 2992 Lafayette Rd Unit 3, Portsmouth
  8:30 am
• Kinship Connect: Portsmouth →
  Greater Seacoast Health, 8 Greenleaf Woods Drive, Portsmouth
  10:00 am
• Technical Advisory Committee Work Session →
  City Hall, One Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth
  2:00 pm
• Summer Yoga in the Garden at Portsmouth Public Library →
  Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrot Ave., Portsmouth
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• 'As Time Goes By' →
  Players Ring, 105 Marcy St, Portsmouth
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Botanical Artisan Fair →
  Bedrock Gardens, 19 High Rd, Lee
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Seacoast Science Center Hosts 24th Annual BioBlitz →
  570 Ocean Blvd, Rye
  7:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• McCue's Stand-Up Comedy Class →
  McCue's Comedy Club, 580 Portsmouth Traffic Cir, Portsmouth
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Jump Start Oktoberfest at Howling Wolf Taqueria →
  Howling Wolf Taqueria, 40 Pleasant St, Portsmouth
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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