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🌱 Patch AM: 'Seeing Violet': A Gripping World Premiere Uncovers Hidden Histories At Players' Ring Theatre
Also check out Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band on the Portsmouth Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- New world premiere drama lights up Players’ Ring Theatre
- How a Portsmouth parking garage assault led to years in prison
- How a jet once over Portsmouth is getting a high-tech makeover
Also on today's calendar: Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band and 6 more events.
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Find out what's happening in Portsmouthfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 28 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 28, low: 6.
- Monday: Turning cloudy and frigid, with a high of 18 and low of 15 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Seeing Violet': A Gripping World Premiere Uncovers Hidden Histories At Players' Ring Theatre (patch.com) — Portsmouth theatergoers are being invited to a world premiere production, “Seeing Violet,” at the Players’ Ring Theatre, highlighted in a press release from the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. The announcement underscores the city’s vibrant arts scene and encourages residents to support a new work that explores hidden histories on a local stage. 
• Vincenzo Panetta sentenced for Portsmouth parking garage death (seacoastonline.com) — A man has been sentenced to several years in state prison for his role in a 2023 fatal fall from a Portsmouth parking garage, following an assault that began near the Portsmouth Gas Light Co. and ended at the High-Hanover garage. Portsmouth police and Rockingham County prosecutors detailed multiple assault and negligent homicide convictions, while the victim’s family shared emotional statements and another defendant awaits trial this spring.
• She Has ‘Fangs': The ‘New' Air Force F-22 ‘Super' Will Be One Dangerous Fighter Jet (19fortyfive.com) — Portsmouth residents may recognize the F-22 Raptor from its 2021 Thunder Over New Hampshire appearance at Portsmouth International Airport, but the jet is now at the center of a major Air Force upgrade push. The service plans to invest in new sensors, stealth tweaks, and electronic warfare systems to keep the aging fighter effective into the 2030s, even as critics question pouring more money into a limited fleet.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth
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★ 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 - FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT
SALT Kitchen and Bar
11:00 am - Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly Playtime
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire , 6 Washington Street , Dover
1:00 pm - Nichinan Nights Happy Hour
Hotel Thaxter , 15 Middle St. , Portsmouth - FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
Toscana , 3 Pleasant Street , Portsmouth
4:00 pm - Nichinan Nights Happy Hour
Hotel Thaxter , 15 Middle St. , Portsmouth - Junior Science: The Wonders of Water
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce , 6 Washington Street , Dover
2:00 pm - FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce , 3 Pleasant Street , Portsmouth
4:00 pm
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
📣 Portsmouth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- CLASS: Intro to Drop Spinning Workshop (Beginner)
Strawbery Banke Museum , 14 Hancock Street , Portsmouth
10:00 am - HOLIDAY: Gingerbread Smash
Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
1:00 pm - FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT
SALT Kitchen and Bar
11:00 am - Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly Playtime
Children's Museum of New Hampshire , 6 Washington Street , Dover
1:00 pm
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
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🗞 Nearby News
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