New England BIPOC Festival Returns to Strawbery Banke on Sept. 27, Bringing Together Nearly 100 Vendors from Across the Region
More than 40 restaurants join regional celebration of culture, community, land, and food PORTSMOUTH — The New England BIPOC Festival returns to Strawbery Banke Museum on Sunday, Sept. 27, from noon to 4 p.m., bringing together nearly 100 vendors for an afternoon celebrating Black, Indigenous, and People of Color from across the region through food, art, performance, entrepreneurship, and community. This year’s Festival will feature nearly 100 participating vendors, including more than 40 restaurants,
Strawbery Banke Intern Brings New Ghostly Illusions to Life for Ghosts on the Banke (Oct. 16, 17, 22, 23)
Strawbery Banke Intern Brings New Ghostly Illusions to Life for Ghosts on the BankeMount Holyoke College student Estella Truong, Class of 2027, combines technology, storytelling, and history for the Museum’s family-friendly Halloween tradition PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — This Halloween, visitors to Strawbery Banke Museum may want to take a second look at the windows and doorways of the historic Puddle Dock neighborhood. New ghostly figures will make unexpected appearances during Ghosts on the Banke, the
Strawbery Banke Museum Celebrates Martha Fuller Clark at America’s 250th Gala, Raising More Than $350,000
Sold-out event honors longtime civic leader and Museum champion while generating significant support for Strawbery Banke’s mission PORTSMOUTH –Strawbery Banke Museum celebrated the enduring legacy of longtime trustee, civic leader, and community advocate Martha Fuller Clark at its sold-out America’s 250th Gala on Saturday, Aug. 29, raising more than $350,000 in support of the Museum and its mission. Over 300 guests gathered on Strawbery Banke’s historic 10-acre campus for an evening celebrating the
Strawbery Banke Museum Hosts Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Educators for 'Feast of Reason'
PORTSMOUTH— Strawbery Banke Museum welcomed educators from Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, to Portsmouth on Saturday, Aug. 8, for Feast of Reason, an evening of history, conversation, and civic dialogue. Inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s legendary dinner parties, the sold-out program brought together educators from two historic sites to consider how museums and historic places can help audiences engage with the ideas, debates, and contradictions of the American Revolution and explore their continued relevance
Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur
ABOVE: Tom Perron at the March 11, 2020 Restaurant Week Summit. The photograph is taken from the upper floor of his restaurant, Mombo, where he said the photographer would have a much better vantage point. BELOW: Tom shared his love of the kitchen with the Portsmouth High School Career Technical Education students, pictured here Tom was leading CTE students in making a dessert as he volunteered in December at the Career Pathways program.Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur Thoughtful
