PORTSMOUTH - We know so many Seacoast folks have missed their library. It’s been frustrating for your local librarians, too. We love our jobs, and the best part is seeing your smiling faces, recommending new book titles, helping you solve a problem or find an answer, hosting thought-provoking conversations or playful story times, and just generally connecting with our communities. The good news is that your local library is in the throes of a spring transformation, like so many of us at this time, and whether it’s opening up the building, adding a new wing, or just offering more programs online or outside, now is a great time to visit and see whether you’re making the most of its resources. We’re thrilled to be welcoming you back. Read on for all the upcoming events from libraries in Portsmouth, Kittery, Eliot, Greenland, and Rye.
How to save a lighthouse? Sleep in one.
Once beacons in rough waters, these historic structures now face an uncertain future.
Dusk falls on Heceta Head Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast in Oregon. Many lighthouse owners are turning to hospitality industry to keep the lights on.Photograph by Edwin Remsburg, VW Pics/Getty Images
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At moonrise, Lorraine Coyle likes to climb the five flights of stairs to the gallery deck of the lantern room at Borden Flats Lighthome
, located 1,500 feet off the coast of Massachusetts. “The flag is flapping in the wind, seagulls fly by at eye level, and there’s nothing like the sound of a foghorn,” says Coyle, a New Yorker and frequent guest at this offshore lighthouse at the mouth of the Taunton River.
Gundalow Company announces Virtual Gundalow Gathering Series
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PORTSMOUTH The Gundalow Company has announced its Winter/Spring Virtual Gundalow Gatherings line up.
Now, in its eighth year, the event shifts from gatherings in private homes across the Seacoast, to welcoming a wider audience via a Zoom-based event calendar. The initial roster of speakers will entertain and engage all audiences on a variety of topics, said Rich Clyborne, Executive Director of the Gundalow Company. We wanted to make sure we continued this annual tradition; our gatherings are something many of our members and supporters look forward to each year.
Kicking off the series will be a documentary on February 25th. Blue Latitudes returns from last spring’s short film and discussion “Rigs to Reefs,” hosted by principals Emily Hazelwood and Amber Sparks, to present “Faka’apa’apa.” The film features Vava‘u, an island group in the Kingdom of Tonga where a government ban on w