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10 things to do in NH this weekend: Portsmouth 400th, There's Snow Place Like Squam

A street banner in Portsmouth, NH celebrating the city's 400th anniversary.
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Market Street in Portsmouth, N.H., as the city celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2023.

2023 marks Portsmouth's 400th anniversary, and the city is kicking off a year of festivities on Friday.

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For even more events, visit NHPR's community calendar. And don't forget to check the New Hampshire forecast before you head out.

A still from the movie "Women of the Wild" in which two women in scuba gear inspect baby coral.
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The National Geographic short film "Women of the Wild" is screening at the Peterborough Community Theater on Friday.

  • Irish Session on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Brewbakers Cafe in Keene. More info.
  • Open Mic Night at The Park Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. (monthly) at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey. More info.
  • Covered Bridges Of New Hampshire, with Kim Varney Chandler on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m., at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord. More info.
  • The Art of Awareness: Identity on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. More info.
    Read more: How NH teachers inspired artist JooYoung Choi’s cosmic universe
  • Robert Frost: This Verse Business from Thursday, Jan. 5 through Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth. More info.
  • Portsmouth NH 400th Kickoff on Friday, Jan. 6 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., from Prescott Park to South Church in downtown Portsmouth. More info.
    See also: People Like You at Portsmouth Book & Bar, BLM Seacoast Presents: Open Mic Night at the Music Hall Lounge
  • Film Showing: Women Of The Wild with Filmmaker Molly Ferrill on Friday, Jan. 6 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Peterborough Community Theater in Peterborough. More info.
  • There’s SNOW Place Like Squam on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Squam Lakes Association in Holderness. More info.
  • Snowshoe Tour at Tin Mountain Conservation Center on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Tin Mountain Conservation Center in Albany. More info.
  • Rollercoaster: A Family Friendly Dance Party on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m., at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth. More info.
    More at 3S Artspace: CLUB 3S: Gimme Gimme Gimme ABBA Disco
Zoey Knox is NHPR's newsroom engagement producer. Prior to joining NHPR, she held a programming internship at Radio Milwaukee and worked at college radio stations in Madison, WI, (WSUM) and Seattle, WA (KXSU).
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