🌱 Portsmouth Daily: 3 Must-See Historic, Charming Landmarks

Morning, neighbors! Tony Schinella here with today’s Portsmouth Daily.

First, today’s weather:

Breezy with partial sunshine. High: 23 Low: 0.

• Comedian Joey Carroll (8:00 PM)
• Pink Talking Fish Winter Carnival – Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (8:00 PM)
• The Rockingham Groove – Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (8:00 PM)
• Comedian Joey Carrol in Portsmouth (8:00 PM)
• Pink Talking Fish Winter Carnival (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Strawbery Banke Museum: “This #ThankYouThursday, Strawbery Banke thanks NEFA for a grant supporting Seacoast Skating with the Stars. Funding is in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with fundi…” (Facebook)
• Portsmouth High School Boys Basketball: “Today’s game vs Timberlane has been moved to Saturday 2/5 at 2:00. We will be celebrating our 6 Seniors before the game! #seniornight” (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: “Parents and History lovers alike! Please enjoy this Black History crossword puzzle to help your children learn more about our some of our nation’s most influential people, ideas, and events related to the civil rights movement in the Uni…” (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: “Meet the stars of Seacoast Skating with the Stars (SSWTS) continued! Martha Stone is the former Executive Director of Cross Roads House, a homeless shelter provider in Portsmouth, NH, where she worked for nearly 18 years. She grew up in …” (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: “Hey Parents and History lovers alike enjoy this lovely black history brainteaser crossword puzzle made to help any child learn more about some of our nation’s most influential people, ideas, and events related to the civil rights movemen…” (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: “Join Seacoast Paddleboard Club this Sunday, 2/6 at 10 AM for a beach cleanup at Pirate’s Cove Beach in Rye! https://fb.me/e/1kTVMGrEc” (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: “♥️ JOIN US AND WEAR RED TODAY ♥️ Did you know more women die of heart disease than all cancers combined? Today is National Wear Red Day to raise awareness of heart disease and to learn steps to be healthy. https://heart.org #YouBeYou #Na…” (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: “”The support you want in your time of need.” This is such an amazing resource! The newly launched Rapid Response Access Point makes available trained and caring staff if you or a loved one are having a mental health or substance use cris…” (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: “Check out which Seacoast activities made New Hampshire Public Radio Zoey’s list of 10 things to do this weekend. Hint one is at 3S Artspace (and you might know the sax player… or one of them…) and the other –also musical–takes plac…” (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: “You won’t be iced in all weekend (we don’t think!) so check out some of the local activities gathered by portsmouthnh.com featuring our A&E members. New Hampshire Art Association Players’ Ring Theatre Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club New Hampsh…” (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: “Guitar Sundays: Live Guitar Performances at Portsmouth Public Library & Portsmouth Music and Arts Center This popular series from Portsmouth Public Library and PMAC (Portsmouth Music and Arts Center) is back! Guitar Sundays will continue…” (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: “Save the date! Marcelo is a personal development coach and entrepreneur. He is the owner of Marcelo Vargas Coaching and founder of the Indescribable Dads program that helps (self-employed, driven men and fathers) men aspiring to create a…” (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: “A highlight of journalist Nikita Stewart’s career came in 2019, when, as a contributor to The New York Times Magazine’s “1619 Project,” she wrote an essay about slavery that referenced her great-grandfather, a Black man who was enslaved …” (Facebook)

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You’re officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at [email protected]. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an…