This weekend, punks play a benefit show, The Look Backs release a CD, Santas go out drinking, Delicate Steve visit, and Charles Dickens haunts local stages.

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Top five things to do: Dec. 1-3
The Portsmouth Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting are on Saturday, and many other compelling events surround it this weekend. Here are some of the highlights.
Top five things to do: Nov. 24-26
Holiday shopping doesn’t have to be a total drag. Thanksgiving weekend brings Plaid Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Art on the Hill, among other events...
Top five things to do: Nov. 17-19
Art, music, and worthy causes highlight the entertainment options coming up this weekend in Exeter, Dover, Rollinsford, Kittery, and Portsmouth.
Top five things to do: Nov. 10-12
This weekend you can go see Talking Heads, Aerosmith, Elvis Presley, and Roy Orbison on the Seacoast! Well, not them, but their professional impersonators. Which...
Being the change
The Resistance Seacoast plans to combat anger and despondence with art and community during Art for the Resistance in Portsmouth.
Top five things to do: Oct. 27-29
With Halloween lurking right around the corner, the weekend is crawling with events that span the spooky spectrum. Here are some of the weekend highlights....
Top five things to do: Nov. 3-5
Though the delightful chaos of Halloween is over, there are still plenty of entertainment options coming up this weekend, including a show with Cape Snow.
Kris Delmhorst examines her tracks
Folk musician Kris Delmhorst has lived a storied life, jumping headfirst into each random adventure. A Brooklyn native who studied classical cello, Delmhorst left the...
Top five things to do: Oct. 20-22
Events coming up this weekend include the 11th annual Black New England Conference, as well as theater, music, and more. Here are some of the...
Top five things to do: Oct. 13-15
The weekend of Friday the 13th brings some cherished traditions, including the NH Brewfest, the NH Film Festival, and all kinds of Halloween festivities.
Top five things to do: Oct. 6-8
Concerts, chili festivals, a bounty of new art, and other fall celebrations are among the top happenings coming up this weekend. We’ve crammed a sampling...
Top five things to do: Sept. 22-24
There's a lot going on during the first weekend of fall, including a folk festival, a fall festival, a Westival, and more. Here are some highlights.
Top five things to do: Sept. 15-17
During the last official weekend of summer, you are invited to enjoy craft beer and fresh oysters, farmland festivals, and three days of film. Get...
Top five things to do: Sept. 8-10
A seafood festival and a music festival are among the options for taking one more long sip of summer before the season changes. Here are some of the highlights to consider.
Top five things to do: Sept. 1-3
Our top-five weekend events feature quite a range of the arts, including happenings related to books, music, theater, storytelling, visual art, and… UFOs. Check out the full roundup below.
Top five things to do: Aug. 25-27
A roundup of Seacoast entertainment for the weekend of Aug. 25.
Top five weekend events
We at PortsmouthNH.com grant you permission to set aside your digital devices this weekend and enjoy some screen-free entertainment and activities. Here are some of the top options.
The depth perception of ‘BugNef’
The Sound spoke to the duo behind local hip-hop act BugNef to talk about their new EP, the origins of their collaboration, and the state of hip-hop in the Granite State.
Oh, the places they’ll go
With the release of a new album approaching, Portsmouth-based alternative-psych and gypsy-punk band People Like You keeps moving.
Now Hear This
Reviews of new albums by Seacoast bands Sojoy, Jig and Funk, and Sam Carp
Top five things to do
Several events coming up this weekend offer opportunities to have a good time while supporting worthy causes. Here are a few of the highlights.