The History Center of Kennebunkport 125-135 North St., Kennebunkport, Maine, 207-967-2751, www.kporthistory.org Isles of Shoals Steamship Company Cruises 315 Market St., Portsmouth, N.H., 800-441-4620 Jackson House 76 Northwest St., Portsmouth, N.H. 603-436-3205, www.portsmouthhistory.o John Paul Jones House 43 Middle St, Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-8420, www.portsmouthhistory.o Kittery Historical and Naval Museum 200 Rogers Road, Kittery, Maine, 207-439-3080, www.kitterymuseum.com Moffatt-Ladd House & Gardens 154 Market St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-8821, moffattladd.org Museum of Lighthouse History 2190 Post Road, Wells, Maine, 207-646-0245 Museums of Old York York, Maine, 207-363-4974, www.oldyork.org Nott House 8 Main St., Kennebunkport, Maine. Ogunquit Heritage Museum 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-0296, www.ogunquitheritagemus Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art 183 Shore Road, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-4909 Perkins Cove Lobster Tours Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-7413 Prescott Park Marcy St., Porstmouth, N.H., www.prescottpark.org Portsmouth Athenaeum 9 Market St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-431-2538, www.portsmouthathenaeum Portsmouth Harbour Trail www.pbhtrail.org, 603-431-2768 Portsmouth Historical Society www.portsmouthhistory.o Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-427-1540, cityofportsmouth.com/li Rundlet-May House 364 Middle St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-430-7531 Saco Museum & the Dyer Library 371 Main St., Saco, Maine, 207-283-3861, www.dyerlibrarysacomuse Sayward-Wheeler House 79 Barrell Lane, York, Maine, 603-436-3205 Seacoast African American Cultural Center 135 Daniel St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-430-6027, saacc-nh.org Seacoast Trolley Museum 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, Maine, 207-967- 2800, www.trolleymuseum.org Star Island Corp. 30 Middle St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-430-6372, www.starisland.org Strawbery Banke Museum 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-433-1100, strawberybanke.org USS Albacore 600 Market St. Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-3680, ussalbacore.org Warner House 43 Middle Road, Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-5909, warnerhouse.org Wells Auto Museum Route 1, Wells, Maine, 207-646-9064 Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion State Historic Site 375 Little Harbor Rd., Portsmouth, Paper crafts Learn to make elegant paper flowers at Fuller Gardens in North Hampton on Monday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. Catherine Pagano of All About Paper will teach people how to make a large paper water lily, which they can then use for decorative purposes, such as on a gift box or place set- ting. The workshop costs $20 and includes admission to the gardens, so participants will have the opportunity to walk around and take a look at real blossoms after theyve made their paper imitations. See www.fullergardens.org. Stephenson Memorial Librarys book-making workshop on Wednesday, July 20, aims to promote literacy by teach- ing parents to create simple books, a craft they can share with children to make reading fun. The library, located at 761 Forest Road in Greenfield, will provide the tools and materials needed to make the books, which parents can then bring home as gifts for their children. The workshop is free, but pre-registration is required. Call 547-2790. 603-436-6607, nhstateparks.org Wentworth-Gardner/Tobia Lear Houses 50 Mechanic St., Portsmouth, 603-436-4406, www.wentworthgardnerand Woodman Institute Museum 182 Central St., Dover, 603-742-1038, woodmaninstitutemuseum. Events ANNUAL DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE PREVIEW PARTY The Museums of Old York are hosting a preview party of the transformation of the historic Emerson House on Fri., July 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is $50 per person and includes food and drinks. Call 207-363-4974. COCKTAIL PARTY TRIVIA The Cushing House Museum and Garden will be having a cocktail party under the stars Sat., July 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Call 978-462-2681 or go to www.newburyhist.com FAMILY SCRAPBOOKING program on Wed., July 20, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Museums of Old York. Learn archival techniques and look at examples of historic scrapbooks. Cost is $20 per family scrapbook. Exhibits CITY OF THE OPEN DOOR: HARRY S. HARLOW The Discov- er Portsmouth Center will be hosting an exhibit of 52 panels featuring the doorways to significant Portsmouth properties. The exhibit is ongoing. Call 603-436-8420. DOUBLE EXPOSURE: Historic and Contemporary Images of the Wentworth-Gardner House, is on dis- play through July 31 at 50 Mechanic St., Portsmouth, NH, featuring the photography by Wallace Nutting, work from the MMA, and local photographers Geneve Hoffman and Philip Case Cohen. Admission is $5 per person, $2 per child. FIRE ON THE WATER: Ports- mouths Kearsarge Sinks the Deadly Confederate Raider Alabama, is on display at the Portsmouth Athenaeum in Portsmouth through Sat., Sept. 17. Call 603-431-2538 or go to www. portsmouthathenaeum.org FITZ JOHN PORTER: Civil War Hero or Coward?, an exhibit about the Civil War soldier born in Portsmouth, is on display through Mon., Oct. 31, at the Strawbery Banke Museum in the Rolland Gal- lery. The exhibit includes a music and lecture series, a daily walking tour and more. GOVERNOR JOHN LANGDON HOUSE in Portsmouth, NH, is a national historic landmark featuring a Georgian mansion where John Lang- don resided. Open Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $6. Call 603-436-3205. JACKSON HOUSE in Ports- mouth, NH, is the oldest surviving wood frame house in NH and Maine. Open June through October on the first Saturday of the month. Tours 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. Admission $5. Call 603-436-3205. JOHN PAUL JONES HOUSE in Portsmouth, NH, features artifacts from the Portsmouth Peace Treaty of 1905 and from John Paul Jones, an American naval hero. Open 7 days a week 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $6. Call 603-436-8420. MARITIME PORTSMOUTH The Discover Portsmouth Center will be hosting an exhibition through Aug. 31. The exhibit will feature a collec- tion of 200 paintings and artifacts. Call 603-436-8420. MODEL SHIP EXHIBITION through Aug. 28 at the Custom House Maritime Museum will feature clip- per and merchant ship models. Call 978-462-8681 or go to www.custom- housemaritimemuseum.org MOFFATT-LADD HOUSE & GARDENS in Portsmouth, NH, is a national historic landmark. The house is furnished as it was in 1763. Tours go for an hour and are held Mon through Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. House and garden tours cost $6. Call 603-436-8221 or go to www.moffattladd.org. RUNDLET-MAY HOUSE in Portsmouth, NH, is open for tours on the first and third Saturdays through Oct. 15. The tours run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is $6. Call 603-436-3205. STAR ISLAND CORP. Star Island is the second-largest of the nine islands that make up the Isles of Shoals. Star Island Corp. provides individual and family retreats through September. Conferences are presented throughout the summer on subjects ranging from yoga to natural history. Call 603-430- 6272 or go to starisland.org. USS ALBACORE in Portsmouth, NH, is a historical vessel worth visiting. The park is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. Admission is $5. Call 603-436-3680 or go to ussalbacore.org. WARNER HOUSE Located in Portsmouth, the Warner House is the earliest extant brick urban mansion in New England. The museum hours are Wednesday through Monday from Limousine, LLC $ 125 each way plus gratuity Sedan Service To/From Logan Airport $ 349 plus gratuity 6-Hour, 6-Passenger Stretch Limousine Night Out Package $ 50 OFF Any 3-Hour Wedding Package Offers valid until February 1, 2012 www.GraceLimo.com (603) 666-0203 068917 Page 9 July 14 - 20, 2011 Seacoast Hippo
Hippo seacoast JULY 14 - 20, 2011 local events, food, arts and entertainment Eat Local: Childrens Museum holds a fair FREE INSIDE: American Independence Festival
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ARTS Seacoast Rep does Spelling Bee Intimate venue brings big talent to small city Adam Coughlin acoughlinhippopress.co Massachusetts native Craig Faulkner came to the Seacoast Rep- ertory Theatre in Portsmouth to do one show. That was 21 years ago. Now the theaters artistic direc- tor, Faulkner fel
West end of the boardwalk next to the Black Cow Tap & Grill, Newburyport, Mass., 978-768-3600, somerbyslandingsculptur Spirit of Newburyport Studio 36 Liberty St., Newburyport, Mass., 978-465-8855, www.spiritofnewburyport Stone Soup Artisans 228 Main St., Saco, Maine, 207-283-4715, www.stonesoupar
inside/outside Activities for children and families, workshops, volunteer opportunities, events to keep you healthy and more History in the making Exeter Independence Day is special By Bridgette Springer listingshippopress.com Folks in Exeter, N.H., will get another chance to celebrate our countrys
The History Center of Kennebunkport 125-135 North St., Kennebunkport, Maine, 207-967-2751, www.kporthistory.org Isles of Shoals Steamship Company Cruises 315 Market St., Portsmouth, N.H., 800-441-4620 Jackson House 76 Northwest St., Portsmouth, N.H. 603-436-3205, www.portsmouthhistory.o John Pau
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37 th Annual BUY ONE CUPCAKE Family events for this weekend Street scenes Kids will enjoy activi- ties on Friday, July 15, at the Exeter Independence Festi- val as the evening kicks off with a chicken barbecue at 5 p.m., at the Congregation- al Church located at 21 Front St. in Exeter, N.H. There w
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FOOD Fun fair features family food Childrens museum hosts eat-local event By Angel Roy aroyhippopress.com The Childrens Museum of New Hampshire will host its first Eat Local Foods Fair to promote locally made and grown prod- ucts and to plant the seed of healthy eating in children and their families
FOOD FOOD LISTINGS Farmers markets BARRINGTON on Thursdays, 2 to 7 p.m., through October, located on Park Avenue. Call 749-0377. BIDDEFORD on Thrusdays from 3 to 6 p.m. through Oct. 6 at 100 Main St., Biddeford, Maine, 207-615-5754. DEERFIELD on Fridays, 3 to 7 p.m., through Sept. 23, Arts & Craf
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NITE Bars, clubs, bands and other after-dark amusements The many hats of Mark Erelli Singer/songwriter plays the Americana Festival at Prescott Park By Michael Witthaus mwitthaushippopress.co This years Americana Festival in Prescott Park features Lori McKenna, writer of hits for Faith Hill and othe
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MUSIC THIS WEEK & Restaurant Listings Hampton, NH 401 Tavern 401 Lafayette Road, 603-926- 8800, www.the401tavern.com Abercrombie & Finch 219 Lafayette Road, 603-834-6494 Three Chimneys Inn Amesbury, MA 603-964-9774 Dover Elks Lodge 17 Newmarket, 603-868-7800 Acapulcoss Beach Shack 282 Durham Road 10
www.theuppercrustpizzer 335 Main St., 207-646-3111, www.bintliffsogunquit.c New Castle, NH Front Porch Cafe Lounge & Wentworth by the Sea Piano Bar 603-422-7322 9 Shore Road, 207-646-4005 Jonathans Ogunquit Newington, NH 92 Bourne Lane, 207- New Asia 646-4777, www. 347 Shattuck Way, jonathansrestaur
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