Special Veterans Night at the Prescott Park Arts Festival
PORTSMOUTH — The Prescott Park Arts Festival announces a special Veterans Night presented by Wilcox Industries Corp. featuring a performance by the U.S. Navy Band Cruisers on Monday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m.
Thanks to the generous support of Wilcox, all veterans, military personnel and their families are extended a special invitation to this event. The Green Beret Foundation and the Navy SEAL Foundation are included in this invitation and will be on-site at this concert.
This special Veterans Night, presented by Wilcox, is free and open to the public and will take place on the Wilcox Main Stage of the Prescott Park Arts Festival on Marcy Street in downtown Portsmouth, NH. A voluntary suggested donation of $15 may be made to support the continued success of the Arts Festival and its mission of providing accessible arts and cultural programs to the community. For more information, visit: https://www.prescottpark.org/event/us-navy-band-cruisers.
Upcoming Events for Southern NH Ukulele Group announced
SEACOAST – The Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group has had a busy year, hosting 83 concerts/jams so far, including 15 ukulele workshops for beginners.
These workshops are becoming increasingly popular and the next beginners workshops include Epsom Library on 13th September at 4pm as part of the Dover Chamber Local Expert Series. We will bring our collection of 40 ukuleles and have groups playing music within an hour.
SNHUG will also be performing on stage at the New England Yoga Festival in Northwood on Sunday, August 18th at 11am. www.newenglandyogafestival.com
Many more events are planned through the end of the year and we are currently taking bookings for 2025. All events will be posted here: https://www.meetup.com/southern-nh-ukulele-group-snhug/events/calendar.
UNH Art Department partners with local arts organizations to present “NFS: Not For Sale” in the former art museum
DURHAM – The University of New Hampshire, in collaboration with Katzman Contemporary Projects of Dover, the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts of Rochester and See Saw Art of Manchester, presents NFS: Not for salean invitational exhibition showcasing the works of nearly 40 artists.
The exhibition marks a significant milestone following the closure of the UNH Museum of Art last year due to $14 million in budget cuts, a setback deeply felt by the entire New Hampshire art community.
In an effort to revitalize the space, Benjamin Cariens, chair of the Department of Art and Art History at UNH, contacted the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts and Katzman Contemporary Projects to produce an independent exhibition in hopes of ushering in a new era of programming focused on art accessibility, community engagement, and sustainability.
The NFS: Not for sale The exhibition invites artists to present works of personal significance, whether newly created or from their past. To encourage a diverse and introspective collection, each artist was asked to submit 3-5 works without knowing what the others would bring. In addition, the curatorial team asked each participant to look back to the time when they were still an aspiring artist and reflect on the question: What insights would you share with your younger self?
Invited artists include Alex Leith, Alicia Ethridge, Ashley Page, Bethany Engstrom, Brett Marcel, Chris Thibault, Claudia Rippee, Cozette Russell, Damion Silver, Dave Pettengill, Dean McCrillis, Douglas Breault, Edgar Paredes, Forrest Elliott, Forrest Knight, Hannah Hirsch, Heather Morgan, Holden Willard, Jackie Brown, Jason Bagatta, Kerri Kimura, Kevin Kintner, Kevin Xiques, Kristy Cavaretta, Lauren Karjala, Lydia M. Kinney, Marcus Greene, Matt Demers, Meg Hahn, Mike Howat, Miles Warner, Ned Roche, Rachelle Beaudoin, Raquel P. Miller, Richard Yu-Tang Lee, Ryan John Lefevbre, Sean Weare, Steven Cabral, Susan Schwake, Tara Lewis and Tracy Hayes.
NFS: Not for sale will be on view August 26 through October 11, with a reception on Friday, September 6, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visit www.katzmancontemporaryprojects.com, www.rochestermfa.org, and seesaw.gallery to learn more about the organizations involved in this project.
Seaport Coffee House announces season kick-off event
EXETER – Seaport Coffee House presents our season opener on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Old Exeter Town Hall, 9 Front St., Exeter. This outdoor event begins at 5 p.m. Admission is free and there will be food trucks, entertainment and more. The main act is the band Never Forgotten. For more information, visit www.seaportcoffeehouse.com.
