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🌱 Patch AM: Chamber Collaborative: Oliveteal Arts Launches New Winter Art Classes
Coming up on the Portsmouth Patch calendar: Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band

Good day Portsmouth! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- New winter art classes coming to Greater Portsmouth creatives
- Did you see the fireball over the Portsmouth Traffic Circle?
Also on today's calendar: Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Portsmouthfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Tuesday: Strong winds; clouds and sun, temps: high: 22, low: 17.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, windy and not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 15 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chamber Collaborative: Oliveteal Arts Launches New Winter Art Classes (patch.com) — Portsmouth-area residents can look forward to new winter art classes from Oliveteal Arts, promoted through the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. While details are limited in this brief notice, it signals fresh creative opportunities and community engagement for locals interested in arts programming this winter.
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• Fireball seen from many New Hampshire communities Saturday night (wmur.com) — A bright meteor lit up the sky over the Portsmouth Traffic Circle Saturday evening, and one driver’s dashcam caught the fireball clearly around 5:59 p.m. The light streaked across the sky for about five seconds and has since drawn plenty of attention from Granite Staters sharing the video.
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📸 Around Portsmouth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth
★ Featured events ★
- Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band
Button Factory Stage, 909 Islington St, Portsmouth
8:00 am
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
- Nichinan Nights Happy Hour
Hotel Thaxter , 15 Middle St. , Portsmouth - 35th Annual GINGERBREAD House Contest and Exhibition
Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
10:00 am - Junior Science: The Wonders of Water
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire , 6 Washington Street , Dover
2:00 pm - Cardboard City
Langdon Library , 328 Nimble Hill Road , Newington
2:30 pm - FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
Toscana , 3 Pleasant Street , Portsmouth
4:00 pm - No-cost business growth education program for small businesses and non-profit leaders accepting applications now through November 27
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce , 500 Market St #16A , Portsmouth - Nichinan Nights Happy Hour
Hotel Thaxter , 15 Middle St. , Portsmouth - LIBRARY CLOSED
Langdon Library , 328 Nimble Hill Road , Newington
2:00 pm
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 35th Annual GINGERBREAD House Contest and Exhibition
Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
10:00 am - Playtime Party at Rye Public Library
Rye Public Library , 581 Washington Rd , Rye
10:30 am - Cardboard City
Langdon Library , 328 Nimble Hill Road , Newington
2:30 pm - FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce , 3 Pleasant Street , Portsmouth
4:00 pm
Monday December 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- More acid reflux than you would think —Shawn Shapiro Read on Patch
- Has the water been shut off this morning on Sewall Road?
See some construction at the entrance of Sewall and Spinney Rd. (Nextdoor Lafayette Park)
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network posted a job opening for Housekeeper I in Portsmouth. Apply here.
- High Liner Foods Inc posted a job opening for Packaging Machine Operator I - 2nd Shift in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rye
- Karoline Leavitt and Her Husband Are Expecting (amomama.com)
Newington
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-- The Patch AM Team
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