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10 things to do in NH this weekend: Bookstore Romance Day, Old Home Days and more

The Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth in August 2022.
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The Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth in August 2022.

The Prescott Park Arts Festival is celebrating 50 years of musicals with “Give My Regards To Portsmouth.”

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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.

Gibson's Bookstore in Concord is hosting a mocktail party for Bookstore Romance Day on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024.
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  • Learn to use a Telescope with the Monadnock Astronomers Club on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Keene Public Library. More info.
  • 85th Anniversary: “The Wizard of Oz” on Friday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at The Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem. More info.
  • “Give My Regards To Portsmouth”: A Celebration Of 50 Years Of Musicals In Prescott Park on Friday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth. More info.
  • Bookstore Romance Day - Meet The Authors Mocktail Party! on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord. More info.
  • “MILONGA!” Presented by Lila Productions on Sunday, Aug. 18 at noon at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. More info.
  • New England BIPOC Fest on Sunday, Aug. 18 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth. More info.
  • Portsmouth Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival on Sunday, Aug. 18 from noon to 5 p.m. at Cisco Brewers in Portsmouth. More info.
  • Beauty and the Bees: The Story of Pollinators on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough. More info.
  • New Hampshire Old Home Days through September in cities and towns across the state. Check out this list from the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.

BONUS:

  • Manchester Multicultural Festival on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Basquil-Sheehan Park in Manchester. More info.
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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