Family events for this weekend Food fest Enjoy the sights and smells of summer at the 22nd Annual Seafood Festival and Side- walk Days on Friday, Sept. 9, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be notable childrens entertainers including magicians, jugglers, clowns, musicians and story- tellers. Admission is $5 and children under 12 get in free. Visit www.hamptonbeachsea- foodfestival.com. Kids can participate in an afternoon of all things apples on Saturday, Sept. 10, from noon to 4 p.m., at the Jack- son House (76 Northwest St., 603-436-2305) in Portsmouth. The cider festival has been a tradition for the past 10 years and includes childrens crafts, music, spinning, cider press- ing demonstrations, and open house tours. Admission is free for members, $6 for non-mem- bers, $3 for children. Visit www.historicnewengland. to buy tickets. Movie matinee The historic Music Hall (28 Chestnut St., 603-436- 2400), in Portsmouth will be presenting Rio! as part of its Kids Rule! movie series on Center will be having a lecture on the abolitionist and most famous black in the Boston area during the American Revolution on Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. Call 603-430-6027 or go to saacc-nh.org. 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. COUNTING HOUSE MUSEUM in South Berwick, Maine, offers a perspective on life along the seacoast. It is open July through September, Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Call 207-384- 0000. 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 Gallery. The exhibit includes a music and lecture series, a daily walk- ing tour and more. GOVERNOR JOHN LANGDON HOUSE in Portsmouth, NH, is a national historic landmark featuring a Pavilion (8 Washington St.). Lawn chairs and blankets are permitted, and tickets may be purchased for $15 at www.sea- coastirishfestival.org. Saturday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, students, and military. Tickets may be pur- chased in person or at www. themusichall.org. Stay active Farm time Support the Seacoast Road Race series with the 10th Annual Fox Pointe Sunset Road Race 8K (5-mile) run on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. A childrens fun run begins at 5:45 p.m. for children 12 and under, with fun run shirts avail- able to the first 50 kids. Entry to the kids run is free, pre-reg- istration for the 5-mile walk/ run is $20, and race-day reg- istration is $25. Upgrade to a shirt registration for $30. View the course map and registration details at www.foxpoint5miler. com. Limited to 800 runners and online registration ends on Thursday, Sept. 8. Metro Rock climbing center in Newburyport has programs for kids of all ages with camps starting the week of Sept. 19. Open Mon- Fri., noon to 10 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Belayed climbing with an instructor for kids is available with advance registration. Fee is $10 for kids under age 7, $15 for students, $18 for adults $18. Visit www. metrorock.com. Do your kids love tractors and trucks? If so, then Applec- rest Farm in Hampton Falls, N.H., is the place to be on Sun- day, Sept. 11, when old-time models will be on display. Included in the show will be a vintage steel-wheeled interna- tional and a 1958 John Deere 730 diesel. On Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., families can also enjoy the Applecrest fall festivals, which run through the end of October. Festival activities include fruit-picking, horse-drawn hay rides, petting zoo, face-painting, ice cream, cider donuts, apple cider press, and vendor food items. Visit www.applecrest.com. More festivals Celebrate Irish heritage in Dover, N.H., on Satur- day, Sept. 10, from noon to 9 p.m., as dancers and tradition- al musical performances take the stage at the Seacoast Irish Festival at the Rotary Arts We the people The American Indepen- dence Museum will be holding a discussion about the United States Constitution with Rich- ard Hesse of Franklin Pierce College on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Folsom Tavern in Exeter, N.H. Admission is free. Call 603- 772-2622 or go to www.independencemuseum. 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. HAMILTON HOUSE in South Berwick, Maine, is a national historic landmark overlooking the Salmon Falls River. Open Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $8. Call 207-384-2454. IMPRESSIONS OF A WORLD TRAVELER The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk is hosting an exhibit of work by Edith C. Barry. The exhibition will include photo- graphs, souvenirs, costumes, and written word. Call 207-985-4802 or go to www.brickstoremuseum.or JACK LEVINE exhibit at Ogun- quit Museum of American Art through Oct. 31. Call 207-646-4909. 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. KENNEBUNKPORT HISTORY CENTER in Kennebunkport, Maine, comprises five buildings featuring artifacts, memorabilia and presenta- tions of the events that shaped the town. Open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 207-967-2751. 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Hippo seacoast SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2011 HOT NIGHTS: MUSIC AND COMEDY EVENTS LOCAL EVENTS, FOOD, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ! ue n! er iss so mm st ea su La e s t th ex of ou n ey Se Get Your Bib FREE Its the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival INSIDE: PORTSMOUTH CRITERIUM
5 Taste of the coast In this, our final issue of the Seacoast Hippo for the summer, Jeff Mucciarone takes a look at this weekends Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. Look for us again next summer in June for another series of issues covering Seacoast happenings. Let us know what you think about the Seac
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THIS WEEK ONGOING ActOnes Festival 2011 shows contin- ue this weekend at the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth, N.H. Tickets cost $18 and $20. Visit www. actonenh.org or call 300-2986. See Macabaret on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 2 & 8 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 9, at 8 p.m. Other shows
Seafood Festival stretches out summer Weekend-long bash draws a crowd to Hampton Beach (top left) Take in some fireworks at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. (top right) Its all the lob- ster you can eat, prepared in as many different ways as you can think of. (left) The festival will also fea- tu
ARTS Pontine power Acting duo gets physical By Adam Coughlin acoughlinhippopress.co According to the Pontine Theatre website, www.pontine.org, the word pontine means a bridge to the subconscious. And the theater, which is founded in the classical approach to physical acting, is certain to take audie
Maine in fall The end of summer is not a bummer By Craig Robert Brown cbrownhippopress.com Yellow school buses are teeming on the roads, the evenings are crisp and cool and stores are already advertising Thanksgiving. But these signs dont mean the end of summer fun. As any local can tell you, this i
inside/outside Activities for children and families, workshops, volunteer opportunities, events to keep you healthy and more Portsmouth Criterium draws cycling enthusiasts Its the seventh annual on the Seacoast By Bridgette Springer seacoasthippopress.com On Sunday, Sept. 18, the streets of Mar- ket
Family events for this weekend Food fest Enjoy the sights and smells of summer at the 22nd Annual Seafood Festival and Side- walk Days on Friday, Sept. 9, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be notable childrens e
INSIDE/OUTSIDE Laudholm to host Nature Crafts Festival Works of artistry in a coastal ecosystem By Karen Plumley seacoasthippopress.com 071636 On Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11, Wells Reserve at Laudholm will be hosting its 24th Annual Nature Crafts Festival. Guests are welcome to peruse t
port, Mass., are offered by Ghlee Woodworth for free. To schedule a tour, e-mail TipToeThroughThe- Tombstonesyahoo.com. Antiques Call for hours. ANTIQUE ENGINE SHOW The Seacoast Trolley Museum will host an exhibit of antique stationary steam engines on Sat., Sept. 17, and Sun., Sept. 18. Call 207-9
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A restaurant youll want to tell your friends about. 4.50 $ Waterfront deck dining, next to the tugboats. Old Ferry Landing 10 Ceres Street Portsmouth, NH 431-5510 063700 11 Water St./US Rte 1 Kittery, ME 03904 207.439.1630 THE SEACOASTS FINEST SALAD BAR LOBSTER HOU 70 Years and Still SE C Salad Ba
Vintage & Vine means wine and food FOOD Strawbery Banke fundraiser moves indoors this year By Angel Roy aroyhippopress.com The Vintage & Vine fine wine and gourmet food tasting takes attendees on a tour of the 15 historic homes and gardens on the grounds of the Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth.
The Sandbar FOOD fy was actually built sometime in the 1940s. You have to be able to work with it, he said. Flavors are brought in from flavor hous- es throughout Maine. Some, according to McMullen, are older than the Goldenrod. McMullen said it was luck and good tim- ing that brought him to Maine f
FOOD I found it nearly impossible to follow any of the training tips shared with me by profes- sional eater Pete Davekos before my foray into competitive eating. I was unable to go a week without eating meat, which he said he avoids before competitions as it takes lon- ger to digest, and I only made
Red, white and green Master McGraths Restaurant DRINK Where the good folks meet A lot of wine, a little cash This week, we continue our rosé trip through France but look at two younger bottles, both 2010. The first bottle we tried was the 2010 Jean-Luc Colombo Cape Blue Rosé (on sale for $11.99). Li
NITE Bars, clubs, bands and other after-dark amusements Musicians gather for second Eve Rising Festival Group aims for more visibility this time around By Michael Witthaus mwitthaushippopress.co As Elle Gallo watched the first Eve Rising Festival unfold one year ago, she wasnt thinking about a follo
nite in on Buoy in the past. Each time a call was made police responded and both Leclair and Mead had the music turned down they say the police are good about it. The venue, though, isnt intended to be a noisy detriment to the town. Rather, it is a place designed for musicians and artists to come t
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