First Night 2008 - Activities and Entertainment
Lots of great music, dance and activities was at the heart of First Night Portsmouth!
Outdoor fun...
Ice Sculture: 1pm - 5pm - Market Square/North Church
Street Dance: 5pm - Midnight - Pleasant Street at Market Square - DJ'd by WSCA Portsmouth Community Radio
Fireworks: 7:30pm - South Mill Pond
Indoor Venues…
Remember...everyone must be wearing a First Night Portsmouth Button to gain entry to All Indoor Venues... Bikram Yoga Studio - Family rhythm circles, Childlight yoga
4:00 - 7:00
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The Connie Bean Recreation Center TJ Wheeler's Jug Band
Everything but the kitchen sink...
5 - 5:30, 6 - 6:30
Activities ongoing from 5 - 9pm: Bob Nilson - Caricatures galore
Headband Lady - Create your own First Night headband!
Stop by for a New Year's Edition of Face Painting
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"Late Night at the Connie Bean"
Roundhouse - Swing dance 'til midnight
8:30 - 9:15, 9:45 - 10:30, 11:00 - 11:45
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Middle Street Baptist - Hall The Yankee Clipper Chorus - Award winning harmonies
5:30 - 6, 6:30 - 7
Jeff Warner & Barbara Benn - Traditional maritime and folk music
8:15 - 9, 9:30 - 10:15
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The North Church Martha Dana - Puppeteer & Storyteller
5 - 5:45, 6:15 - 7
High Range - Fine roots music...fiddle, guitar and mandolin
8:15 - 8:45, 9:15 - 9:45
TJ Wheeler - Dixieland Jazz
10:15 - 10:45, 11:15 - 11:45
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The Seacoast Repertory Theatre Foté - West African drumming
5:00 - 5:45, 6:15 - 7:00
Joan Watson-Jones Jazz Ensemble
8:30 - 9:15, 9:45 - 10:30, 11:00 - 11:45
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The South Church (The U.U.!)
Upstairs: Salt River - Folk music at its best
5:00 - 5:45, 6:15 - 6:45
Two Old Friends - Celtic and American Country
8:00 - 8:45, 9:00 - 9:45
Rock My Soul - Rootsy, raise-the-rafters gospel for everyone
10:15 - 10:45, 11:15 - Midnight
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8:15 - 8:45, 9:15 - 9:45, 10:15 - 10:45
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United Methodist Church Hall Seacoast Civic Dance Company - A selection of their best…
5:00 - 5:30, 6:00 - 6:30
"All Together Now"- Close your eyes and listen…the Beatles are in town
8:15 - 8:45, 9:15 - 9:45, 10:15 - 10:45
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W.E.S.T - West End Studio Theatre
Pontine Theatre - 'It's A Wondeful Life!'
5 - 5:30, 6 - 6:30
NH Theatre Project/Genevieve Aichele - Selections from their upcoming show, "The Primary Primary!"
8:30 - 9, 9:30 - 10
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Thanks to our friends at Foster's Daily Democrat
For more years than we can count they've published The Official Guide to First Night Portsmouth as well as The Market Square Day Guide.
The support of Foster's and our other Community Partners is appreciated.
Please take a moment and consider those folks - we know that they would appreciate it!
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