Great New England HOLIDAY Craft & Artisan Show with 150 exhibitors of fine handmade products & Specialty Foods on Nov 18 | 10 – 4pm & Nov 19 | 10 – 3pm at The Rim Sports Complex, 311 Winnacunnet Rd – Hampton.
37th annual Christmas By the Sea event brings tree lightings, concerts, craft shows, children’s activities, a parade, bonfire, fireworks, Santa and so much more. Events occur throughout town from December 8th thru 10th. Learn more at www.ogunquit.org.
The next Seacoast Women’s Network meeting will be on November 14th from 5:30pm to 8pm at the Grill 28 at Pease in Portsmouth. Learn more at https://www.seacoastwomensnetwork.com/.
33rd Annual Gingerbread House contest and exhibition on display from November 24th thru December 30th. This years theme is “Portsmouth Past, Present and Future”. General registration open thru November 17th. The Vintage Christmas Kick Off party is on Friday, December 1st from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Portsmouth Historical Society.
Weekly Magic the Gathering Tournaments at Full Moon Collectibles in the Fox Run Mall. Games usually Fri @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 12:30pm and Sun from 12-5pm. Check Full Moon Gaming on Facebook for this weekends schedule.
20th Ogunquitfest Artisan and Craft Fair October 21-22 at the Fire Station from 9am to 5pm. 50+ crafters, local snacks and music. See the whole schedule at www.ogunquit.org/.
The 15th Seacoast Rotary Turkey Trot 5k runs on November 23rd starting at Strawberry Banke. Register at www.seacoastrotary.org . Like us on Facebook. This year’s race beneficiaries: Reds Good Vibes and GoodWork.
Pontine Theatre Hosts Chef & Author, James Haller / October 7 and 8 @2pm
Join chef & author James Haller as he reads from his book, At the End of Ceres Street: A Chef’s Salute to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Over fifty years ago, chef and author James Haller found his way to Portsmouth, NH. In 1970 he and two partners opened Blue Strawbery restaurant and for sixteen years Haller was founder, co-owner, and executive chef at the renowned restaurant. The charm of this town and its inhabitants grew into an affection tender and wise, which Haller celebrates in this love letter to the city and to the remarkable individuals he had the good fortune to come to know. Includes illustrations and about a dozen of Chef Haller’s recipes. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Admission is free but reservations are required. To reserve a seat send an email to — info@pontine.org or call 603-436-6660.
“Movement for the Stage” workshops with Pontine Theatre
offered Wednesdays 5:30 – 7pm — Oct 4, 11 & 18
Join Pontine Artistic Co-Director, Marguerite Mathews, for a three-session workshop exploring dramatic expression through movement. No experience necessary. For those who perform onstage and/or offstage! Workshop sessions are offered on consecutive Wednesdays—4, 11 & 18– from 5:30 to 7pm. Tuition is by donation. To reserve a place contact Pontine — info@pontine.org / 603-436-666 — Pontine is located at #1 Plains Avenue in Portsmouth NH. Ms. Mathews studied with French actor, Etienne Decroux, at his L’Ecole du Mime Corporeal in Paris and with his protege, Thomas Leabhart, at the University of Arkansas and at the Valley Studio in Spring Green Wisconsin before founding Pontine Theatre in Portsmouth NH in 1977
You’re Invited to our Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair on December 3rd from 9am to 2pm at Olivia Allen Dance & Fitness, 437 Portsmouth Ave, Greenland! Unique crafters and venders, hot cocoa, kids crafts, raffles and selfies at our “Nutcracker Station”
