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🌱 Patch AM: The Players Ring Theater Opens Its 35th Season With An Original Comedy By A Local Playwright
And check out Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 on the Portsmouth Patch calendar

Hi there, Portsmouth! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Portsmouth's Players Ring launches its 35th season with local comedy
- See how Portsmouth kids can explore bugs right in town
Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
- Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Players Ring Theater Opens Its 35th Season With An Original Comedy By A Local Playwright (patch.com) — Portsmouth theater fans are being invited into the 35th season at The Players Ring Theater, which is kicking off with a new comedy by a local playwright. Shared via the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth, the announcement highlights homegrown talent and underscores the theater's ongoing role in the city's cultural life.
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• Wild at Home: What's the buzz on insects? (nhpr.org) — Families in Portsmouth might enjoy that NHPR's new "Wild at Home" series highlights backyard insects, including a featured photo of a bee gathering nectar in Portsmouth. The kid-friendly program offers reading lists, hands-on activities, and videos about butterflies, bees, and other bugs, and airs every other Sunday with episodes also available to stream anytime.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth
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★ Featured events ★
- Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 →
Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth
6:30 pm - Antique Show and Vintage Market →
Dover
9:00 am - Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Schools out, Art is in! Day Camp →
Seacoast ArtSpot, 2992 Lafayette Rd Unit 3, Portsmouth
8:30 am - Kinship Connect: Portsmouth →
Greater Seacoast Health, 8 Greenleaf Woods Drive, Portsmouth
10:00 am - Technical Advisory Committee Work Session →
City Hall, One Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth
2:00 pm - Summer Yoga in the Garden at Portsmouth Public Library →
Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrot Ave., Portsmouth
6:30 pm - 'As Time Goes By' →
Players Ring, 105 Marcy St, Portsmouth
7:00 pm - Botanical Artisan Fair →
Bedrock Gardens, 19 High Rd, Lee
10:00 am - Seacoast Science Center Hosts 24th Annual BioBlitz →
570 Ocean Blvd, Rye
7:00 am - McCue's Stand-Up Comedy Class →
McCue's Comedy Club, 580 Portsmouth Traffic Cir, Portsmouth
7:00 pm - Jump Start Oktoberfest at Howling Wolf Taqueria →
Howling Wolf Taqueria, 40 Pleasant St, Portsmouth
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
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🗞 Nearby News
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- West Nile virus detected in Rye mosquitoes (wmur.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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