Arts & Entertainment

Common Fence Music Picnic Series

Common Fence Music, now in its 18th season, presents a series of performances known as the Picnic Series.

Performances are held on Saturdays at 8 p.m. at Common Fence Music, 933 Anthony Road. Doors open at 7 p.m. For directions, click here.

The Schedule:

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  • Sept 18   Kate Campbell  $22 
  • Sept 25   Tommy Womack $20   
  • Oct 9    Nora Jane Struthers  $22
  • Oct 23    NewFound Road*  $25  
  • Thursday, Oct 28     Eliza Gilkyson  $22  Common Fence Music at Channing Church
  • Nov 6    Malcolm Holcombe $20
  • Nov 20    Sierra Hull & Highway 111 $25
  • Dec 4    Samuel James $20
  • Dec 18    Aine Minogue Annual Winter Solstice Concert  $20
  • Jan 15    Bill Kirchen  $25
  • Jan 22    A Gathering of Fiddlers and Fishemen #12  $12
  • Feb 5    Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams $25   Common Fence Music at Channing Church
  • Feb 19    Rumbafrica*   sponsored in part by a grant from NEFA*  $25
  • Mar 5    Corey Harris   $20 
  • Mar 19    Elizabeth Cook  $22
  • Apr 2    Doug and Telisha Williams  $20
  • Thursday, Apr 7    Dala  $20  Common Fence Music at Channing Church
  • Apr 16    Mustard's Retreat  $20
  • May 7    Cheryl Wheeler  $35
  • May21    Susan Werner $22

The kitchen offers homemade soup, desserts, coffee and soft drinks.

Tickets prices vary by performance. For ticket information, click here.

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Tickets are also available at the Common Fence Music ticket desk in Portsmouth on Picnic Series concert days from 3 to 8 p.m., and during all concert intermissions.

Common Fence Music is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting concerts of traditional, world and other genres of music that are underplayed and under-promoted by the radio and recording industry.

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