BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Portsmouth Historical Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Portsmouth Historical Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Portsmouth Historical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T214700 CREATED:20230413T195137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T154205Z UID:10000142-1684949400-1684954800@portsmouthhistory.org SUMMARY:Book Signing: Portsmouth (a novel) DESCRIPTION:Join us for a book signing with author James Polus\nGet a chance to meet and speak with the author of Portsmouth. \nBooks will be available for sale in the gift shop. Admission is free\, no RSVP required. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author:\nOriginally from Upstate New York\, a graduate of Hobart College and Columbia University\, and a former life long employee of IBM\, Polus has an amazing wife and four accomplished children. Serving in senior financial positions afforded him the opportunity to live in England for one year\, followed thereafter by four years in France. He considers himself as a citizen of the world to complement his proud American heritage. \nJame Polus published his first book\, entitled “The Dream of AO” in May 2021\, followed by the sequel\, “Dreams of Lies and Delusions”\, published in 2022. The historical backdrop is the Indus Valley civilization\, circa 1700 BCE. He believes we can reference ancient civilizations to remind us that the timeless themes of love\, courage\, honor and redemption have long competed with treachery\, deceit\, hatred and lust. Professional storytellers perfectly recited long\, epic morality tales\, illustrating for all peoples the lessons for a virtuous life. Battles over dogma\, spiritual beliefs\, and rituals date well before written texts. \nPolus enjoys creative and imaginary fiction using strong characters to espouse his ideas on human purpose and human equality. The motifs of dreaming and oral traditions serve as the backdrop for his writing. Most of his characters practice mindfulness and are skilled in various forms of meditation. As an avid cyclist\, he likes to pedal alone on quiet country roads or traverse along the long ocean stretches\, imagining the lives of his characters.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Buy Portsmouth by James Polus\n \n \n \n \n \n About the Book:\nHistorical fiction comes to New England with the epic novel\, “Portsmouth\,” a classical saga reliving the story of a 1623 fictitious family and twelve successive generations that bring New England seacoast history to life.Memorable characters interact with real-life personalities and historical events that shaped America. From the early Puritans to the Sons of Liberty and the Revolutionary War\, up through the Great Depression and World War II\, the novel brings American notables such as George Washington\, Ona Judge Staines\, Major General Fitz-John Porter\, Frank Jones\, and Celia Thaxter into the reader’s imagination. \n The novel “Portsmouth” celebrates the 400th anniversary of the founding of this historic seaport\, so reminiscent of colonial times URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/book-signing-portsmouth-a-novel/ LOCATION:Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street\, 10 Middle Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 01801\, United States CATEGORIES:Downstairs Exhibtion,Upstairs Exhibition,Welcome Center & Museum Shop Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://portsmouthhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Polus-524.png GEO:43.075448564665;-70.760680175025 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street Portsmouth NH 01801 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10 Middle Street:geo:-70.760680175025,43.075448564665 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230508T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230508T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T214701 CREATED:20230411T190248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T201331Z UID:10000139-1683568800-1683574200@portsmouthhistory.org SUMMARY:Read It and Eat! a Community Conversation DESCRIPTION:Register for Read It and Eat! a community conversation and meal inspired by the Black Trumpet cookbook. \n \n \n \n \n \n Copies of the cookbook are not included with registration. Please check your local library or bookshop for a copy! This cookbook is available at the Portsmouth\, Kittery\, Dover\, and Hampton libraries. If you’re unable to access a copy\, but would like to participate\, please contact programs@portsmouthhistory.org. URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/read-it-and-eat-5-8/ LOCATION:Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street\, 10 Middle Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 01801\, United States CATEGORIES:Education Programs,Upstairs Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://portsmouthhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Read-it-and-Eat-1.png GEO:43.075448564665;-70.760680175025 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street Portsmouth NH 01801 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10 Middle Street:geo:-70.760680175025,43.075448564665 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T214701 CREATED:20230309T164234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T201351Z UID:10000133-1680802200-1680809400@portsmouthhistory.org SUMMARY:Spring Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate our new exhibitions!\n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP to the Spring Opening Reception URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/opening-reception-2023/ LOCATION:Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street\, 10 Middle Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 01801\, United States CATEGORIES:Downstairs Exhibtion,Exhibitions Programs,Upstairs Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://portsmouthhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Spring-Opening-Reception.png GEO:43.075448564665;-70.760680175025 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street Portsmouth NH 01801 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10 Middle Street:geo:-70.760680175025,43.075448564665 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR