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  • Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays Now Through September 26, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Guided Garden Tours at Strawbery Banke Museum

    Visitors to Portsmouth, New Hampshire have the opportunity to learn about historic gardens at Strawbery Bank. Expert guides will take you on a journey through time in the historic gardens and landscapes and teach about the careful stewardship and maintenance that goes into preserving the living collection. Gain insights into traditional gardening techniques and how they have evolved, blending seamlessly with modern practices to ensure the gardens’ continued vitality and their ability to share the stories of the people who lived within them. The tours will take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays now through September 26 from 11 – noon, except for June 19, July 4, and September 1 & 4.

    You must have a general museum admission ticket to take the guided garden tour. https://www.strawberybanke.org/guided-garden-tours

  • Saturday & Sunday, May 10 & 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Springfest: A Celebration of Gardens & Baby Animals

    Celebrate spring at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on the weekend of May 10 and 11 with heritage-breed baby animals, heirloom gardens, and live demonstrations like oxen at work, sheep shearing, and a honey extraction. Discover the connection between animals, horticulture, and New England’s history, plus enjoy hands-on activities and take home a piece of history from the plant sale! For more information visit https://www.strawberybanke.org/events-collection

  • Friday, July 12, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – From the South End to the West End: A Walking Tour of Portsmouth

    Join Historic New England on a 90-minute walking tour exploring the architectural gems, historic events, and remarkable people of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the eighteenth century to today. Starting at Historic New England’s Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street, the guided outdoor tour connects the storied South End neighborhood to the bustling West End, revealing along the way the vibrant character of New Hampshire’s iconic seacoast city.

    Member $15; Nonmember $25. Log in or Join now to have your discount applied at checkout. 

    Please call 603-436-3205 for more information. 

  • Saturday, August 12, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm – The Summer Drawing Tour Through Historic New England: Hamilton House and Langdon House

    Join the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art for this Summer Drawing Tour series through Historic New England, led by Architect, David Pearson. The program will be held August 12 from 9:30 – 4, at Hamilton House, 40 Vaughan’s Land in South Berwick, Maine, and at Governor John Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

    Sketching historic sites provides participants with practical knowledge of tradition as manifest in the architecture. The morning session will be at the 18th-century Hamilton House. Special attention will be made in drawing the house in the landscape. The afternoon session will be at Langdon House where the focus will be the study of Georgian details.

    Participants follow in the great tradition of architects and artists who have learned from drawing in situ. One may take a thousand photos of a subject and may not know it…but if one spends some time drawing the same object …you will have it in your mind forever. To draw is to see. The program focuses on the enduring vitality and continuity of the classical tradition through the means of observational and analytical drawing.

    Tickets $60; Please click here to register for this program. 

  • Thursday, August 11, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Connecting Portsmouth Neighbors Walking Tour

    Join Historic New England on August 11 on a 90-minute walking tour exploring the architectural gems, historic events, and remarkable people of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the eighteenth century to today. Starting at Historic New England’s Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street, the guided outdoor tour connects the storied South End neighborhood to the bustling West End, revealing along the way the vibrant character of New Hampshire’s iconic seacoast city.

    The tour is one mile in length over brick and paved city streets. Rain or shine.

    Members $15; Nonmembers $25. Log in or join now to have your discount applied at checkout.

    Please call 617-994-5977 for more information. Purchase tickets at https://my.historicnewengland.org/13907/lan-walk-2

  • Thursday, April 12, 7:00 pm – Four Centuries of New England Garden History

    Join the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and John Forti on Thursday, April 12 at 7 pm at Elm Bank in Wellesley for an illustrated talk exploring trends and plant selections in garden design from native gardens to historically inspired gardens in America today. John Forti is the Curator of Historic Gardens at the Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH. He is a nationally recognized lecturer and writer on food and gardening. The lecture is free but registration is requested at www.masshort.org.

  • Through Saturday, March 31 – Grounding: Small New England Farms

    Photographer John Benford is exhibiting his series, Grounding: Small New England Farms, at the Farm Art Gallery. The gallery is located at Natick Community Organic Farm, 117 Eliot Street, Natick, Massachusetts. It is open daily during day-light hours; admission is free.  The exhibit will run throughout March, 2012, and includes portraits of farmers and scenes from farm life, taken primarily on small farms in the Seacoast area.

    Founded in 1974, Natick Community Organic Farm is a nonprofit, certified-organic farm providing productive open space, farm products, and hands-on education for all ages, year-round. The farm’s art gallery focuses on farm- and nature-related art from established and up-and-coming artists. The farm will hold its annual Maple Magic Day on Saturday, March 10, and offers maple sugaring tours throughout March. For more information, call 508-655-2204 or visit www.natickfarm.org.

    John Benford Photography is based out of Portsmouth, NH, and offers architectural, portraiture and fine- art photography services in the Seacoast, greater Boston, and beyond. Mr. Benford is a graduate of New England School of Photography in Boston, where he received the Tyler Munroe Award for Creative Excellence and Spirit. To find out more, visit www.johnbenfordphoto.com or email info@johnbenfordphoto.com.

  • Sunday, June 12, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm – New Castle Garden Tour

    NEW CASTLE GARDEN TOUR HELPS PONTINE TO FLOWER Visit a variety of exquisite gardens in Pontine Theatre’s annual New Castle Village Walk and Garden Tour on Sunday, June 12 from 1 – 4 pm. “Gardens are bursting with flowers and fragrance at this time of year,” said Marguerite Mathews, co-director of Pontine Theatre. “We invite you to meander through the marigolds,consort with the columbines or pause to admire the beautiful seaside views.” The self-guided walking tour takes participants on a leisurely stroll through the quaint seaside town and into seven private gardens, some on the water’s edge. Originally developed by Nancy Seagren, a long-time New Castle resident and Pontine’s former general manager, the tour offers a complimentary trolley for participants who would rather ride than walk to each garden. Tickets purchased in advance are $15 and are available online at www.pontine.org and at Portsmouth Gardens, 1000 Woodbury Ave.; Maine-ly New Hampshire, 33 Deer St., Portsmouth and Rye Ridge Greenery, 630 Washington Rd., Rye. Tickets are $20 on the day of the event and may be purchased at the Maude Trefethen School, Rte.1B, New Castle, where participants also can pick up their map and enjoy a glass of lemonade and cookies. All proceeds benefit Pontine Theatre’s cultural and educational programs.