2019 Past News & Events

Visual storyteller and keynote speaker Richard Haynes gave an inspirational, personal and heartfelt speech Monday morning at the annual celebration to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at South Church in Portsmouth. SeacoastNH.com article By Hadley Barndollar, Jan 21, 2019 PORTSMOUTH — Years ago, while teaching a college course on art, a student entered Richard Haynes’ classroom with “KKK” tattooed across her knuckles on one hand. A few classes later, it had become “KKK”…

Wed. Jan 16, 2019, 7:30pm “Ben Butler” a FREE play reading at the Players Ring 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. Ben Butler, a Union general, had just arrived as commander of Ft. Monroe in Virginia in 1861 when three Black men asked him for sanctuary. Should he honor the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and return the men to their “owner”? This is the central question of Richard Strand’s “Ben Butler,” a surprisingly witty, as well as serious, play that will…