Common Fence Music will present The Lied To’s at St. John’s Lodge on Sprague Street (off East Main Road). Preview their music here before the show.
Arts & Culture
Harvest hayrides coming to Portsmouth!
The town of Portsmouth will offer Harvest Hayrides this month. Find out where and when here.
Library announces 19th annual Taste of Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Free Public Library will hold its 19th annual Taste of Portsmouth. Find out more information about this event here.
Potter League seeks ‘hero walkers’
The Potter League for Animals seeks more walkers for its annual Heart & Sole Walk for Animals, which takes place in October in Portsmouth. Find out more about this event below.
PHS student ‘improvs’ senior project – for a good cause!
One Portsmouth High School student will team up with Newport’s Bit Players to bring hilarious improv comedy to Portsmouth as part of her senior project.
PHOTOS: PHS Marching Band performs at Big E
The Portsmouth High School Marching Band performed Tuesday at the Big E in West Springfield, Mass., as part of Rhode Island Day. Click here to view photos.
Portsmouth Historical Society to hold Harvest Social
The Portsmouth Historical Society will host their annual Harvest Social at Greenvale Vineyards in September. Find out more information here.
Portsmouth Historical Society to celebrate Portsmouth women
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, has a proud history of trailblazing men and women. While it may be easier to trace the lives and influence of the Portsmouth men, our community has had women who were important to establishing the roots and values of the community.
Community String Project to visit library
The Community String Project is holding three String Instrument Playgrounds to introduce adults to its musical instrument programs.
Recreation Department to offer after-school program
The Portsmouth Recreation Department will offer a new after-school program for children in kindergarten to grade 8. Find out more information below.
Square dance club to host free open houses
The Town Howlers Square Dance Club of Portsmouth will hold free “Open House Evenings” of dancing on Sundays in September.
Escobar Farm Corn Maze to open
It may feel like summer with 90-degree temps, but the Escobar Farm Corn Maze, an annual fall tradition, will open soon in Portsmouth. View this year’s maze design here.
Knitting celebrity to visit Portsmouth
Stitchery, a knitting and sewing education studio in Portsmouth, will host the well-known author, teacher and lecturer Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, also known as “The Yarn Harlot,” this September.
Wag your tail! newportFILM to bring ‘Doghouse’ documentary to Portsmouth
An outdoor screening of “Life in the Doghouse,” hosted by newportFILM in partnership with the Potter League for Animals, will be shown in Portsmouth this Thursday. Find out more information about this free event here.
The British are coming – again! UK mayor to visit
The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth’s namesake city in the United Kingdom will visit Portsmouth, Rhode Island, at the end of August to continue the close relationship between the two municipalities established during Portsmouth’s 375th-anniversary celebration in 2013.
Stitchery to hold open house, sample sale
In collaboration with fellow Patriots Plaza tenants, Stitchery will hold an open house and sample sale this August.