Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. Reservations are requested, since space is limited.

July 27, Tuesday
Guided Tour of the Wentworth-Coolidge House and history discussion by James L. Garvin, State Architectural Historian. Meet at the house, Little Harbor Roead, Portsmouth. Tour full.
4:30 p.m.

August 6, Friday
“Art ‘Round Town” from 5-8 p.m., the Randall Gallery showcases the exhibit A Family Portrait Gallery: the Cushings of Little Harbor. There will be a guided tour of the Athenaeum beginning in the Reading Room at 5 p. m..

August 10, Tuesday
18th Annual Athenaeum Pot-luck Picnic, 5:30 p.m. at the Seacoast Science Center. Invitations are forthcoming.

August 28, Saturday    
The exhibit A Family Portrait Gallery: the Cushings of Little Harbor closes.

September 3, Friday     
“Art ‘Round Town” from 5-8 p.m., the Sawtelle Reading Room will be open and there will be a guided tour of the Athenaeum beginning in the Reading Room at 5.

September 11              
Opening reception for the exhibition Nothing by Halves: the Life of Frank Jones, in the Randall Gallery

September 14, Tuesday           
In a meeting of the Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society, Joan R. Brownstein, will give a talk on “The Origin of American Folk Portraiture” 5:30 p.m. at the Tyco Center at Strawbery Banke. $10 for non-PDAS members.

September 26, Sunday            
Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival presents cameo concert performances by various artists. Free and open to the public. 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sawtelle Reading Room.

October 1, Friday        
“Art ‘Round Town” from 5-8 p.m., the Randall Gallery showcases the exhibit Nothing by Halves: the Life of Frank Jones. There will be a guided tour of the Athenaeum beginning in the Reading Room at 5 p.m.

October 9 Saturday     
Annual Athenaeum Book Sale. At the Sanderson Barn, 248 Spinney Road, Portsmouth from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

October 28 Thursday  
Douglas Wheeler, History Professor Emeritus from UNH will present a lecture on “Pearl Harbor in History and Today.” 7p.m. in the research library. Please call 431-2538 x2 for reservations.

November 4, Friday
“Art ‘Round Town” from 5-8 p.m., the Randall Gallery showcases the exhibit Nothing by Halves: the Life of Frank Jones. There will be a guided tour of the Athenaeum beginning in the Reading Room at 5 p.m.