Exploring Expressive Arts; “Legally Blonde The Musical”; stuffy sleepover storytime; books and brew; crafternoon; tulip wreath workshop.
Also: TV host and journalist discusses book; jewelry-making; Pokémon Kids’ Club; Medicare basics talk; dance fitness; felted soap-making.
Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway lead a weekend that moves from supernatural mystery to sharp‑edged fables.
May delivers prestige drama, star‑powered premieres and Netflix’s first live MMA showdown in a month built for big swings.
Also: Halfway to Halloween, farmers market opens, concerts, writers group meets, jazz jam, Flashback Film Fest, NH Energy Week events.
David Frankel’s sequel softens the original’s edge, exploring shifting power, ambition, and nostalgia in a changing industry.
Children's Day will run from noon to 4 p.m. in downtown Portsmouth, with street closure and parking details online.
David Mackenzie blends procedural precision with pulpier impulses in a tense London thriller elevated by sharp, electric performances.
Jaafar Jackson, Kate Hudson, Jason Segel, Jamie Bell and Aaron Taylor‑Johnson lead a slate that jumps from pop‑phenom biopic to dark comedy.
Sculpture/trail hikes, Appalachian folk tunes, sustainability fair, electric car show/trash cleanup, model train show, camera class, more.
Also: Crafternoon for kids, Christian young adult game night, how to live an OUTstanding life, thrift shop, and vin yin yoga.
Antoine Fuqua’s biopic honors Michael Jackson’s artistry but keeps his deeper complexities safely out of frame.
Also: Learn about Hollis Montessori Junior High, make an Earth Day button (and other craft events), painting class, magic play performance.
Cronin trades Egypt‑centric lore for possession horror, pairing visceral dread with strong performances even as the mythology stays thin.
Jack Reynor, Anne Hathaway, Bob Odenkirk, Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan anchor a slate that moves from looping dread to class conflict.
Also: Bulk shredding event, human design workshop, online animal shelter fundraiser, vaccine clinic for pets, storytimes, sacred geometry.
"Exit 8" is a minimalist psychological thriller where repetition, fear, and avoidance tighten into a stark emotional reckoning.
Also: Adult LEGO user group, yoga, indoor chair volleyball, chess club, Airport Encounters, core and more, crafts, food pantry, thrift shop.
Life on the seas, life with bees talk; problems with plastics; bereavement group; quilters guild meets; Web Wednesday; preschool storytime.
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are superb in a darkly funny chamber piece about mythmaking and deception.
17th SouperFest; Dirty Paws 5K; yard sale-thrift shop; storytimes; java, jazz, other concerts; comic con; family camp; Earth Day auction.
The winning design will be used for the June 13 festival and road race, with entries due April 30.
Also: The Art of Great Bay; grow beans and garlic; line dance party; women’s leadership success stories; yoga; theatre; crafts; crochet.
Gardening class, French conversation, public health talk; preschool storytime, adult turtle craft, eyewear event, stretching for mobility.
Also: “The Little Prince”; coin and currency expo; spring at the mall; egg hunts; pet vaccine clinic; a baa baa bash; a Broadway rave; more.
Good Friday services, jazz vigil from Mary Magdalene’s perspective, improv, women’s leadership: managing volunteers, yoga, art exhibition.
Also: Garden club discusses “container gardening”; yoga tuneup; creative writing publication and web classes; crafternoon; storytimes.
Comedy, theatre, pancake breakfast, sustainability fair, meet animal babies, monthly women’s circle, storytimes, Make-A-Wish fundraiser.
Children under 12 can submit designs for the annual event's marketing materials, with a deadline of March 31.
The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire will host a free Tea Talk on Black oratory Feb. 8 at Temple Israel in Portsmouth.
Here are some recommendations for quick, easy, and fun winter getaways on New Hampshire’s Seacoast.
Here is your complete guide to November fun around the Granite State: Fairs, food, fundraisers, and festivals.
The 23rd Annual New Hampshire Film Festival (NHFF) has announced the selection of over 100 independent films that will be screened.
This event marks the beginning of Pro Portsmouth’s 49th year of producing events on the Seacoast. The contest deadline is Oct. 29.
Nylander, one of New England’s most respected historians and museum leaders, is this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award.
The prescription for end-of-summer malaise or “end-of-the-summer scaries” is to get out and have some fun in Portsmouth.
Heeter: I’m a thrift shop aficionado of books, and, especially, in summer, as I read constantly in a wet bathing suit.
Artist Carolyn Vibbert’s submission will be featured on all Race and Volunteer T-shirts as well as the Festival T-shirt June 14.
Originally from Lebanon, New Hampshire, Richard Smith was turned on to music by his mother Grace. She was into jazz and classical music.
The Kearsarge House, constructed in 1866, is an architectural gem that has long been a part of Portsmouth’s vibrant cultural tapestry.
See the latest announcement from the Portsmouth Public Library.
Tina Sawtelle oversees 33 full-time employees at the hall, making it the largest nonprofit performing arts organization in New Hampshire.
A New Hampshire nonprofit aims to promote healing from abuse, loss and illness by capturing survivors in special portraits.
"On the Edge of Home: Stories of Housing Insecurity, Home, and the Path to Sustainable Housing Solutions" runs through Dec. 13.
This year’s “Granny” winners were presented with an engraved granite block award.
The panel will take place on Oct. 17 and feature representatives from NH PBS, WGBH, Maine Public, Vermont Public, and Rhode Island PBS.
This month's Guitar Sundays concert will be held on Oct. 6 at PMAC and features Gohar Vardanyan.
The organization requests submissions for the First Night Portsmouth 2025 design logo. The deadline for entries is Oct. 29.
Passes are now on sale for the Oct. 17 to Oct. 20 event in Portsmouth, which will feature screenings of more than 100 films.