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🌱 Patch AM: Portsmouth Public Library: EmbraceRace: The Color-Brave Caregiver Jan. 14
You won't want to miss Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band on the Portsmouth Patch calendar
Good morning Portsmouth! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Learn how Portsmouth caregivers can talk with kids about race
- How Portsmouth helped save Wentworth by the Sea from disappearing forever
Also on today's calendar: Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Portsmouthfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Windy; partly sunny, colder, with a high of 21 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 30, low: 20.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 25 and low of 14 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Portsmouth Public Library: EmbraceRace: The Color-Brave Caregiver Jan. 14 (patch.com) — Portsmouth residents are invited to a Portsmouth Public Library program titled EmbraceRace: The Color-Brave Caregiver, scheduled for January 14. The event aims to support caregivers in talking with children about race and identity, offering local families tools and perspectives to foster more inclusive conversations at home. 
• The Many Lives of the Wentworth By The Sea (nhmagazine.com) — Wentworth by the Sea’s long, colorful history is closely tied to Portsmouth, from Frank Jones’ Gilded Age expansion and the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth to its near-demolition and eventual rescue by local advocates. The story also highlights Portsmouth political icon Eileen Foley’s daughter, Mary Carey Foley, who now serves as the hotel’s concierge and unofficial happiness ambassador, keeping the landmark’s community spirit alive.
📸 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
- 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 - FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
Toscana , 3 Pleasant Street , Portsmouth
4:00 pm - Live Piano at The Rosa
The Rosa Restaurant , 70 State Street , Portsmouth
5:00 pm - MUSIC Live Music Wednesdays at the Water View Grill Lounge!
Water View Grill Lounge , 37 Bow St , Portsmouth
6:00 pm - Cribbage for a Cause
WHYM Craft Pub & Brewery , 853 Lafayette Rd , Hampton
7:00 pm - Nichinan Nights Happy Hour
Hotel Thaxter , 15 Middle St. , Portsmouth
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
📣 Portsmouth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 35th Annual GINGERBREAD House Contest and Exhibition
Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
10:00 am - Sensory Play at Rye Public Library
Rye Public Library , 581 Washington Rd , Rye
10:30 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
Tuesday December 30
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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
- Can anyone recommend a good dog walker for January 1st, 2nd, and 3rd?
Two dogs Buck and Bear. My two regular walkers are away :( (Nextdoor Sagamore/Little Harbor) - All lanes on I-93 northbound at mile marker 9.8 in Derry are now open following a crash.
6:26AM on Dec 29: I-93 northbound’s right two lanes are closed at mile marker 9.8 in Derry due to a crash, with troopers on the scene investigating… (Nextdoor )
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Portsmouth. Apply here.
- HCA posted a job opening for Boiler Operator in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.
Ok Portsmouth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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