Fill the Hall or Find your Purpose with Patrick Dempsey: Things to do on Seacoast
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The final weekend in June is already here and it is closing out with a bang. This weekend join The Music Hall as it challenges the community to fill every seat in its historic theater with bags of food for Gather, take a Sunset Cruise or find your purpose with Patrick Dempsey.
Here's a look at 10 things to do this weekend:
The Quebe Sisters at The Music Hall Lounge
What: Grace, Sophia, and Hulda Quebe front an innovative progressive western swing band of archtop guitar, upright bass, fiddles and sibling harmony.
When: Friday, June 23 from 8 to 10 p.m.
Where: The Music Hall Lounge, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth
Cost: $25 to $35
More info: themusichall.org
Sunset Lighthouse Cruise
What: Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses host a Sunset Lighthouses Cruise. The cruises will pass close to Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse, and White Island Lighthouse in the Isles of Shoals.
When: Friday, June 23 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Granite State Whale Watch, 1870 Ocean Blvd., Rye
Cost: $30
More info: portsmouthharborlighthouse.org
Seacoast Comedy Showcase: Round 1 at Book & Bar
What: Book & Bar teams up with the Seacoast Comedy Fest to present some of the best stand-up talent from around the region. Round One of the Seacoast Comedy Showcase features Awais Hussain, Derek Zeiba, Brian Rojas, Josh Bilodeau, Dana Fuller and Tom Shaw.
When: Friday, June 23, at 8 p.m.
Where: Portsmouth Book and Bar, 40 Pleasant St., Portsmouth
Cost: $10 to $12
More info: bookandbar.com
Fill The Hall Food Drive 2023
What: The Music Hall challenges the community to fill every seat in the historic theater with bags of food for Gather and their Meals 4 Kids program during the annual Fill the Hall Food Drive.
When: Saturday, June 24 at 9 a.m.
Where: The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth
Cost: Free
More info: themusichall.org
Farmer’s Table Dinner at Dandelion Forest Farm
What: Enjoy a six-course dining experience inspired by hyper-locally grown ingredients.
When: Saturday, June 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Dandelion Forest Farm, 311 Stage Road, Nottingham
Cost: $100
More info: dandelionforestfarm.com
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Prescott Park
What: Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant, featuring the 2003 Broadway orchestrations.
When: Saturday, June 24 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Prescott Park Arts Festival, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth
Cost: $5 to $160
More info: prescottpark.org
Dirty Deeds – The AC/DC Experience at the Casino Ballroom
What: Dirty Deeds’ performance revisits all of the timeless AC/DC hits along with a theatrical ride through rock n’ roll history bringing you back to the early music that was at the roots of AC/DC’s rise to stardom. Ages 18-plus.
When: Saturday, June 24 at 8 p.m.
Where: Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach
Cost: $21 to $41
More info: casinoballroom.com
Finding Your Purpose with Patrick Dempsey at The Music Hall
What: This unique evening will explore one of life’s biggest questions — how do we find our purpose? Join actor and Maine native Patrick Dempsey for an intimate conversation with Robin Roberts about dreams, courage, loss, resilience, and finding your flow.
When: Sunday, June 25 at 5 p.m.
Where: The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth
Cost: $40 to $150
More info: themusichall.org
The Scotch Bonnets at The Press Room
What: Punky reggae rockers from Baltimore, Maryland, The Scotch Bonnets play an infectious blend of Jamaican-inspired grooves mixed with American rock and R&B stylings.
When: Sunday, June 25 at 8 p.m.
Where: The Press Room, 77 Daniel St., Portsmouth
Cost: $10
More info: pressroomnh.com
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Fill the Hall and Patrick Dempsey show: Things to do on Seacoast
