Labor Day Weekend is expected to bring a record number of visitors to New Hampshire. But there are enough cool events happening for everyone to have a good time. Here are some of the most notable upcoming happenings.
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Gardening tips: early harvest
Are your pumpkins already fully orange? Farmers and gardening enthusiasts have been reporting very early ripening in both pumpkins and winter squash. The UNH Cooperative Extension Education Center explains how to handle your early harvest.
Now Read This: September
A number of highly anticipated novels, short stories, and essay collections are slated to hit shelves during the month of September. Seacoast bookworm Liberty Hardy provides a guide to 10 of the best.
Get your local satire
Since The Tug launched its fake news site over the weekend, its humorous bits have been making the rounds on social media, confusing some viewers and leaving them to wonder whose side they're on, if there even are sides. We caught up with the anonymous crew for an email Q&A.
Birdseye Lounge to close doors
Birdseye Lounge, a 200-plus capacity music and entertainment venue in downtown Portsmouth, will close in early September, the venue announced Monday.
3S names new director
More than six months after the departure of its founder and original leader, 3S Artspace has announced the hiring of a new executive director. Beth Falconer, current executive director of the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport, starts at 3S next month.
Top-five things to do
It’s the last weekend of August, and as usual, there are plenty of music, theater, and art events coming up around the Seacoast. Here’s a handful of the highlights taking place between now and Sunday.
Gardening tips: drought stress
During an exceptionally dry summer, Jeremy DeLisle of the UNH Cooperative Extension Education Center offers tips on caring for trees and shrubs under drought stress.
Woman rescued from house fire
Firefighters rescued a woman and two dogs from an early-morning house fire on Leslie Drive in Portsmouth on Thursday.
Rochester plans new arts center
The Rochester Performance & Arts Center will house a live performance space, art gallery, recording studios, classrooms, rehearsal space, and more, all in the heart of downtown Rochester.
Band of brothers
Brothers Joe, Bill, and Taylor Kenny believe in the power of nature. The Stratham natives' debut album, “Walk in the Woods,” promotes an outdoor, carefree lifestyle channeled through relaxed, ’70s-inspired rock melodies and jammy guitar solos.
Port Watch: Week of Aug. 22
The tanker Iver Progress, a frequent visitor to Portsmouth, arrived at the Port of New Hampshire on Sunday. Other than that, it’s shaping up to be a quiet week at the port, except for ongoing construction work on the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge.
Seacoast entertainment roundup
There are so many events and things to do on the Seacoast that sometimes it helps to have your options filtered down a bit. Here are some of the most notable events coming up this weekend and over the next week.
City restricts water use
The city of Portsmouth has issued new restrictions on water usage during what has been declared a time of “severe” drought. The Port City is one of numerous communities across the region and state that have implemented restrictions or bans on water use due to exceptionally dry conditions over the summer and the last year.
Gardening tips: slime mold!
Jeremy DeLisle of the UNH Cooperative Extension Education Center tells gardeners everything they need to know about slime mold, an unsightly but harmless visitor to gardens in moist conditions.
Library to host candidate forum
The Portsmouth Democratic Committee is hosting an upcoming forum for Democratic candidates for governor. All three of the major Democratic contenders — Mark Connolly, Steve Marchand, and Colin Van Ostern — are expected to attend.
Port Watch: Week of Aug. 15
The tall ships from this year’s Sail Portsmouth event came and went over the weekend, and now it’s back to business as usual at the port. The bulk carrier Nord Angel left the port this morning, making way for the tanker Habip Bayrak. The Palanca Luanda is scheduled to return to port on Thursday with a load of asphalt.
Portraying Portsmouth for 25 years
Local artist Don Gorvett, owner of Piscataqua Fine Arts in Portsmouth and Black Bear Fine Art in Ogunquit, is celebrating 25 years of art with an exhibit at Strawbery Banke Museum. Gorvett describes his process and inspirations for capturing Portsmouth scenes in woodcut prints and drawings.
New brew taps the sea
With a little help from aquaculture researchers at the University of New Hampshire, the Portsmouth Brewery has introduced Selkie, a beer brewed with locally harvested sugar kelp. It's one of many ways sustainably raised seaweed could soon find its way into our diets.
On scene: 3S Artspace’s first juried art show
Take a photo tour of On the Map, the first juried art exhibition at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, during the opening reception on Aug. 6.
Review: Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad may not be as grim and full of despair as Man of Steel or Batman v Superman, but when it comes to superhero movies, the execs at Warner Brothers still don't seem to know their audience — or think very highly of it.
Port Watch: Week of Aug. 8
The tanker Iver Progress came and went over the weekend, and at least two more ships are expected in port this week. The barge Penn 92 arrives at midnight with tug Coho (above), and bulk carrier Nord Angel is on its way for Wednesday.
Stage review: Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun
Act One's Summer Festival kicks off with a production of Norm Foster's Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun at West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth. The show offers the triple threat of a great script, director, and cast.
Artist occupies historic site
Regional sculptor Amanda Sisk, the first-ever artist-in-residence at the historic Governor John Langdon House in Portsmouth, talks about her plans for historically-inspired art.
From the magazine: Finding the Lost Coast
Tiffany Landry and Jonathan Lessard are the couple behind Lost Coast, a delightfully weird junk shop in Kittery. Actually, it’s more like a meticulously curated mix of vintage fad toys, granny-chic kitchenware, hip used clothing, and dope records, among other things.