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Galleries Theaters Cinemas Concerts	Festivals Amusement Places Public Art
Galleries
Coolidge Center for the Arts, Portsmouth, NH A modern gallery in a restored 19th century carriage house Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH New Hampshire's art museum Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth, NH An experimental project created to orient, ediucate and entertain residents and visitors about the cultural riches of Portsmouth, NH George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME An mid-1800s store converted to a modern art gallery Kittery Art Association, Kittery, ME Nonprofit gallery in a renovated firehouse NH Art Association Gallery, Portsmouth, NH Nonprofit art gallery Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art, Ogunquit, ME One of the nation's finest small galleries Randall Room Gallery, Portsmouth, NH Frequent exhibits of Portsmouth arts, history and culture SAA Gallery, Exeter, NH Seacoast Artist Assoc nonprofit gallery Thaxter Museum at Vaughan Cottage, Isles of Shoals, NH A charming small museum to Celia Thaxter in a stone building on Star Island UNH Art Gallery, Durham, NH The gallery of the UNH Art Department Zimmerman House, Manchester, NH New Egnland's only public Frank Lloyd Wright house
Theaters
Bell Center, Dover, NH Acting and music productions, camp, classes Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH NH's center for the perfromring arts Edwin Booth Theater, Dover, NH Theater is alive and well in Dover Garrison Players, Rollinsford, NH Community theater in an historic Grange Hall building Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick, ME Over 30 dramatic seasons in rural Maine Johnson & Hennessey Theatres, Durham, NH The main stage of the UNH Drama and Music Deptartments Leddy Center for the Performing Arts, Epping, NH The arts come to Epping Mill Pond Center for the Arts, Durham, NH A growing rural arts theater and cultural center Music Hall in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH Boston-quality performaces in a restored 19th century theater New Hampshire Theatre Project, Portsmouth, NH Theaterical plays and classes in Portsmouth's own West End Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, ME Professional summer theater for over 70 seasons Player's Ring, Portsmouth, NH A unique community theater in an historic maritime building Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH JUNE, JULY< AUGUST -- Continual summer arts activities by the river for all ages Rochester Opera House!, Rochester, NH Rochester's arts center is located in a unique 1908 theater inside City Hall Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Portsmouth, NH Professional theater year round in Portsmouth The Village Players, Wolfeboro, NH Community theatre year round Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH NH's newest sports and concert arena
Cinemas
Hampton Cinema Six, Hampton, NH Hampton's family-owned cinema Ioka Theater, Exeter, NH Enhance movie going in an historic cinema Leavitt Fine Arts Theatre, Ogunquit, ME Classic 1923 movie theater MUB Movies, Durham, NH Cheap films at universiry campus Music Hall in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH Boston-quality performaces in a restored 19th century theater Port City Movie Guide, Portsmouth, NH The ultimate online local film guide Strand & Spinelli Cinemas, Dover, NH A Seacoast cinema treasure Telluride by the Sea , Portsmouth, NH SEPTEMBER From Telluride to Portsmouth each fall
Concerts
Ballet New England's Nutcracker, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER -- An annual favorite Holiday event Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH NH's center for the perfromring arts Clara's Dream, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER: Jazz dance version of the popular Nutcracker Cochecho Arts Festiva;l, Dover, NH JULY- AUGUST Downtown concerts three days a week Exeter Bandstand, Exeter, NH Open air brass band concerts since the 19th century Folk & Acoustic Festival, Portsmouth, NH AUGUST celebration of local folk talent Great Waters Music Festival , Wolfeboro, NH JULY and August concerts by the lake Ioka Theater, Exeter, NH Enhance movie going in an historic cinema Kids Koncert Series, Somersworth, NH JULY -AUGUST Outdoor concerts just for kids Leddy Center for the Performing Arts, Epping, NH The arts come to Epping Market Square Day, Portsmouth, NH JUNE --Portsmouth's annual downtown festival Mill Pond Center for the Arts, Durham, NH A growing rural arts theater and cultural center Music Hall in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH Boston-quality performaces in a restored 19th century theater Newmarket Heritage Festival, Newmarket, NH SEPTEMBER -- Celebrating the history of a NH mill town Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, ME Professional summer theater for over 70 seasons Portsmouth Blues Festival, Portsmouth, NH AUGUST -- New England's favorite all day annual blues festival Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Portsmouth, NH SEPT FALL Local folk about the sea Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival, Portsmouth, NH JUNE -- A week of dance and music in beautiful Portsmouth Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH JUNE, JULY< AUGUST -- Continual summer arts activities by the river for all ages Seacoast Irish Festival, Dover, NH AUG An Irish event to end all Seacoast NH Events, Seacoast, NH Clickable links to online Seacoast Calendar pages Seacoast Nutcracker, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER The classic ballet Seacoast-style Seashell Concerts on the Beach, Hampton, NH SUMMER -- Nightly concerts on the beach at Hampton Snowflake Festival, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER holiday events downtown Somersworth International Children's Festival , Somersworth, NH JUNE -- An annual summer street festival for children Stratham Fair, Stratham, NH JULY --a four day fair in Seacoast, NH Summer Concerts in Swasey Park, Exeter, NH Concerts and dancing along the Exeter River UNH Celebrity Series, Durham, NH FALL / WINTER fine arts in Durham UNH Music Dept Concerts, Durham, NH A huge array of ongoing concerts at the UNH campus Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH NH's newest sports and concert arena Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, NH The UNH Campus glass arena of sports and entertainment Wolfeboro Folk Concert Series, Wolfeboro, NH A listening room for a community of acoustic fans
Festivals
Apple Harvest Day, Dover, NH OCTOBER - Dover's big fall family event Candlelight Stroll, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER: The most beautiful Seacoast event in Portsmouth Christmas Prelude, Kennebunkport, ME DECEMBER shopping and events in downtown Kennebunkport Cochecho Arts Festiva;l, Dover, NH JULY- AUGUST Downtown concerts three days a week Exeter Revolutionary War Festival, Exeter, NH JULY -- See how the lived in the days of the Revolution Festival of Lights, York, ME JULY & DECEMBER -- Christmas lights at the Nubble Light Folk & Acoustic Festival, Portsmouth, NH AUGUST celebration of local folk talent Harvest Weekends, Hampton Falls, NH SEPT-OCT Harvest events each weekend Market Square Day, Portsmouth, NH JUNE --Portsmouth's annual downtown festival Newmarket Heritage Festival, Newmarket, NH SEPTEMBER -- Celebrating the history of a NH mill town Portsmouth Blues Festival, Portsmouth, NH AUGUST -- New England's favorite all day annual blues festival Portsmouth Halloween Parade, Portsmouth, NH OCTOBER Spookiest Halloween parade anywhere Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Portsmouth, NH SEPT FALL Local folk about the sea Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival, Portsmouth, NH JUNE -- A week of dance and music in beautiful Portsmouth Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH JUNE, JULY< AUGUST -- Continual summer arts activities by the river for all ages Seacoast Irish Festival, Dover, NH AUG An Irish event to end all Snowflake Festival, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER holiday events downtown Somersworth International Children's Festival , Somersworth, NH JUNE -- An annual summer street festival for children Telluride by the Sea , Portsmouth, NH SEPTEMBER From Telluride to Portsmouth each fall Winterfest, Somersworth, NH FEBRUARY -- a Somersworth winter party York Harvestfest, York, ME OCTOBER The big fall festival in an historic coastal Maine town
Amusement Places
Children's Museum of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH There's always something to see and do and lots to learn here Hampton Airfield, North Hampton, NH Thrill rides and private grass airfield Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, ME The oldest and biggest trolley museum Wells Auto Museum, Wells, ME 80 classoc anituqe cars and more
Public Art
Albacore Memorial Garden, Portsmouth, NH memorial to lost Piscatqua mariners and submariners Civil War Memorial, South Berwick, ME memorial to those lost from the Berwick area Civil War Monument, York, ME A generic unknown figure in the town square Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth, NH An experimental project created to orient, ediucate and entertain residents and visitors about the cultural riches of Portsmouth, NH Fisherman's Memorial, York, ME For Seaocast fishermen lost at sea Fitz-John Porter Monument, Portsmouth, NH Monument to a court marshalled Civil War general from Portsmouth Founder's Park, Hampton, NH A circle of stones in a green celebrating Hampton's 1638 founding Moses-Kent House, Exeter, NH Historic sculpture gardens outside a French empire mansion NH Marine Memorial, Hampton, NH A poignant memorial to lost sailors be a noted woman sculptor NH State Capitol, Concord, NH Tour the site of the largest democratic house Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art, Ogunquit, ME One of the nation's finest small galleries Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH A waterfront open space with award-winning gardens, dock, summer theater, events Rev. Amos Main Monument, Rochester, NH Rochester's first settled minister still guards over the Lilac City Rochester Soldier's Memorial, Rochester, NH Dedicated to Rochester Civil War veterans Sacrifices of War Memorial, Kittery, ME A powerful WWI sculpture that was considered an anti-war statement Sand Sculpting Competition, Hampton, NH JUNE -- Master builders compete for sandy prize money Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Portsmouth, NH A renovated Civil War monument in the newly redeisgned Goodwin Park Whaling Wall, Portsmouth, NH One of Wyland's famous maritime murals WW I Memorial in Gale Park, Exeter, NH Daniel Chester French statue, the man who created the Minuteman