Bill Cosby at Music Hall; 'Stop Kiss' at Players Ring This Weekend

As most city residents know, there is never a shortage of fun things to do or places to go in Portsmouth. Each Friday, we will offer five suggestions for people who are planning out their weekends.

1. City to honor veterans: The Portsmouth annual Veterans Day Parade will take place on Sunday at 11 a.m. Veterans groups, city officials and community members will gather at Goodwin Park following the parade down Islington Street for a ceremony.

2. "Stop Kiss" at Players Ring: The moving play, "Stop Kiss," will also be performed at the Players Ring beginning on Friday night at 9 p.m. The play tells the story of two young women in New York meet, talk about their boyfriends, feel a growing, unspoken attraction for each other, and finally kiss. And that one innocent kiss sets off a savage gay bashing. But even as Stop Kiss confronts the reality of physical violence, Diana Son’s imaginative, moving, and surprising comedy brings audiences – and her principal characters – to unexpected places. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m.

3. Bill Cosby at the Music Hall: Don't miss your chance to see legendary comedian and actor Bill Cosby at the Music Hall on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. There are still tickets available for his one man show.

4. Rock the Rep Sandy benefit: Tim McCoy and The Paper Cuts and Red Sky Mary will perform a benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy victims at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross relief effort.

5. Cormac McCarthy at Press Room: Cormac McCarthy will have a CD release party at the Press Room on Saturday at 9 p.m. There is a cover charge of $10.