Family events for this weekend Fairs and fests The Stratham Fair will kick off on Thursday, July 21, at 8 a.m. and con- tinue through Sunday, July 24, with many activities for the entire family. Get a head start on the crowds during the day Thursday, when the kids get a chance to partici- pate in an all-day scavenger hunt and water play. Rides open on Thursday at 10 a.m., and the weekend ends with a fireworks display on Sun- day at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for kids 6 through 12 and seniors, free for kids under age 6. Thurs- day is grandparents day with free admission for grandpar- ents accompanied by a child under 12. On Friday, military personnel get free admission. Group rates are available; call 603-772-4977 or e-mail groupsstrathamfair.com For more information visit www.strathamfair.com. Enjoy the Kids Fes- tival at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, N.H., on Sat- urday, July 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., which will include face painting, a bubble machine and music. Suggest- ed donation is $8 to $10. Call 603-436-2348 or visit www. prescottpark.org. Hands-on Spend some late-after- Lear Houses 50 Mechanic St., Portsmouth, 603-436-4406, www.wentworthgardnerand Woodman Institute Museum 182 Central St., Dover, 603-742-1038, woodmaninstitutemuseum. Events DINNER AT JEFFERDS TAV- ERN The Museums of Old York will be hosting a dinner on Fri., July 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. The dinner will consist of local seafood, beef, fresh vegetables, and desserts of local fresh fruits. Reservations are required and tickets are $25 per person. Call 207- 363-4974. ELIOT ANTIQUE TRACTOR & ENGINE SHOW from Sat., July 23, to Mon., July 25, at the Raitt Homestead Farm, Eliot, Maine, 207- 748-3303. Events include breakfast, tractor parade, tractor tour, and more. 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 noon time outdoors on a Family-Wise Walk at the Seacoast Science Center, 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye, N.H., 603- 436-8043, on Thursday, July 21, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per family. Register at www.seacoastsciencecen- ter.org. The theme for this Family-Wise Walk is wild- flowers and their importance to natives and early settlers. At 6 p.m. theres a Music-by- the-Sea concert (tickets sold separately). Have fun with Bubble Science on Tuesday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Childrens Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washing- ton St., Dover. Families can experiment with bubbles of different colors, shapes, and sizes. Kids can take home bubble wands and ideas for games. Admission is $8. Call 603-742-2002 or visit www. childrens-museum.org. See a show The Seacoast Civic Dance Company (SCDC), from the auditioned New Hampshire Academy of Per- forming Arts, will be on the stage at Prescott Park on Sat- urday, July 23, from 5 to 6 p.m. The show will include ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, con- temporary and hip-hop performances. Donations of $8 to $10 are suggested. Call 603-436-2348 or visit www. prescottpark.org. And on Sunday, July 24, at 2 p.m., its Shakespeare in Prescott Park, presenting the comedy A Midsummer Nights Dream. Donations of $8 to $10 are suggested. Call 603-436-2348 or visit www. prescottpark.org. Todd Wellington, known as the King of Silly, will per- form at Henry Law Park in Dover, N.H., on Tuesday, July 26, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wellington performed on the first season of the tele- vision show Americas Got Talent. In case of rain the event may be moved indoors to the Dover City Hall Audi- torium (288 Central Ave.). Call 603-742-2218 or vis- it www.cochechoartsfestiva org. Wednesday, July 27, is The Day the Opera House Went Wild at the Rochester Opera House (31 Wakefield St., Rochester, N.H.), starting at 10 a.m. Join Mike Mor- ris as he plays his guitar and loop pedal for an event filled with music and storytelling. Visitors are encouraged to bring blankets and a picnic basket as the floor has been opened for plenty of danc- ing and movement. Cost is $4. Call 603-335-1992 or vis- it www.rochesteroperahouse com. 071005 July 20 thru August 20 Americas Foremost Summer Theatre Harborfest in Wells The Wells Chamber of Com- merce and the Wells Rotary Club will hold the 12th Annu- al HarborFest on Saturday, July 30, at Wells Harbor Park in Wells, Maine. The day will include a silent auction from 3 to 6 p.m., a chicken barbe- cue from 4 to 6 p.m. and a free concert with Straight Lace at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds support Wells Rotary Club community service projects and the Wells Chamber of Commerce schol- arship fund. For tickets and more information, see www. wellsrotary.org or www.wellschamber.org. Wentworth-Gardner House, is on dis- play through July 31 at 50 Mechanic St., Portsmouth, NH, featuring pho- tography by Wallace Nutting, work from the MMA, and local photog- raphers 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. Come see the all-American favorite, as fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill cons the people of River City, Iowa. Get your tickets now to this classic musical! Check it out! Go to OgunquitPlayhouse.org Starring TVs Peter Scolari From Newhart and Bosom Buddies Rte 1, Ogunquit Box Office: 207-646-5511 Tix By Phone: 800-982-2787 Tix Online: OgunquitPlayhouse.org 070968 Page 9 July 21 - 27, 2011 Seacoast Hippo
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