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DIVERSIONS

PORTSMOUTH SHORT FILM NIGHT: Film Unbound, in collaboration with 3S Artspace, will at 7:30 pm Sunday, June 28, present the summer 2015 edition of Portsmouth Short Film Night, an evening of short films and behind-the-scenes videos, at 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. Admission is $5, and tickets can be purchased at http://psfn.filmunbound.com/tickets. This quarter#x2019;s Short Film Night selection remains true to its eclectic style, featuring drama, comedy, documentary, dance, music, and magical realism. The films hail from such diverse locales as South Africa, Argentina, Austria, Spain, France, Kentucky, and Oregon. Visit http://psfn.filmunbound.com for information.

FARM-A-Q: Enjoy a buffet showcasing locally grown products and talented area chefs as well as live music, demonstrations, workshops and more at this annual Slow Food Seacoast event. From noon to 4 pm Sunday, June 28, at Coppal House Farm, 118 North River Road, Lee. Tickets are $25; $5 for kids; free for kids under 3. Visit www.slowfoodseacoast.org.

DOVER DINES: Dover Dines #x2019;15 #x2013; Take a Bite Out of Dover runs through Sunday, June 28. Several participating restaurants in town offer three-course dinners for $19.95. Many restaurants will also allow guests to opt for a three-course lunch or breakfast at $9.95. Reservations are not needed, but are suggested. For information, call 740-6435 or visit www.doverdines.com.

UNDER- AND OTHER-BELLY TOURS: The Portsmouth Underbelly Tour has kicked off its 14 season along with its newest bastard child, The Other-Belly Tour. The adults-only tours are stand-up history at its best as costumed characters take you back into a history that the city would like to forget. The Portsmouth Underbelly is performed every Monday and Saturday at 6 pm on the corner of State and Pleasant streets (at The Rusty Hammer) in Portsmouth and the new The Other-belly Tour will be presented at 6 pm Sundays from the same corner. Tours are $10. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by calling (978) 683-7745 or visiting www.underbellyports.net.

WALK WITH WASHINGTON: Walk the streets of Portsmouth in the footsteps of George Washington when he visited Portsmouth in 1789 on a special foot tour offered at 11 am the second and fourth Fridays of the month through Oct. 9 at 11 am Registration required at www.historicnewengland.org or by calling 436-3205. Tour begins at Gov. John Langdon House, 143 Pleasant St., Portsmouth.

SILENT FILM amp; MUSIC: Classics of the silent film era will return to the big screen at Ogunquit, Maine#x2019;s, Leavitt Theatre, which will host a season of vintage cinema with live music in the historic facility. The series gives area film fans a chance to see great movies from the pioneering days of cinema as they were intended to be shown #x2014; on the big screen, with an audience, and accompanied by live music. Most screenings will be on Thursday evenings. Admission for each screening is $10 per person. Leavitt Fine Arts Theatre, 259 Main St./Route 1, Ogunquit, Maine; (207) 646-3123. Visit www.leavittheatre.com.

PORTSMOUTH HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE OPEN HOUSE: Climb the 44 steps of the winding staircase and the ladder all the way up to the Lantern Room and enjoy the vista from the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse in New Castle while docents explain the lighthouses intriguing history during an open house from 1 to 5 pm Sundays through mid-October. No reservations are needed; tours are on a first-come, first-served basis. Children must be 42 inches tall to climb to the top, and adults are not permitted to carry children up the stairs. Suggested donation: $4 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. For information, call 828-9243 or visit www.portsmouthharborlighthouse.org.

Concerts

CONCERTS ON THE HILL: Mezzo-soprano Lauren Kaiser, cellist Dorothy Braker, and pianist Paul Dykstra will perform #x201c;Free Radicals: Artists Can Be Human Too,#x201d; featuring Aaron Copland#x2019;s song cycle of poetry by Emily Dickinson and pieces by Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin on Sunday, June 28. The performance will take place at 4 pm in St John#x2019;s Episcopal Church, 100 Chapel St., Portsmouth. There is a suggested at-the-door donation of $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Children under 16 are welcomed and encouraged to attend at no charge. The next concert in the series will take place Aug. 2 and will feature organist Brian Glikes. Visit www.stjohnnh.org/COTH.

Local pop/singer-songwriter Lizzy Marella, a graduate of Heronfield Academy in Hampton Falls, will be performing from 4:30 to 6:30 pm Sunday, July 12 at The Stone Church, 5 Granite St., Newmarket. It#x2019;s a free, all-ages show. 100% of the proceeds will go to support the music programs at Heronfield Academy and Portsmouth High School. Marella is currently studying song-writing and music at Interlochen Arts Academy.

ADVANCE TICKETS

3S ARTSPACE: 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth, 766-3330, www.3sarts.org. Wayward Sounds: A Festival of Curious Music, June 17-June 25 with Woods with Quilt, Jessica Pratt and Ryley Walker (co-presented with The Press Room), Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld Duo with Ryan Sawyer, Le R#xe9;v#xe9;lateur with live score by Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler, Oren Ambarchi with Keith Fullerton Whitman and Eli Keszler, Mission of Burma, and Colleen with Nat Baldwin; Heems (Das Racist) and Dengue Dengue Dengue!, 8:30 pm June 14; Novalima, 8 pm July 2; Helado Negro with Circuit des Yeux, 9 pm July 5; Lydia Loveless w/Jacob Augustine, 8 pm July 12; Janka Nabay amp; The Bubu Gang with Yonatan Gat, 9 pm July 17; Jamie Kilstein with Mother Superior amp; The Sliding Royales, 8 pm July 18; Sonny amp; the Sunsets w/Sarah Bethe Nelson at The Press Room, 9 pm July 23; The Mekons w/Johnny Dowd, 8 pm July 24; Thurston Moore Band with Chain amp; the Gang, 8:30 pm Aug. 3; Chancha Via Circuito, 9 pm Aug. 13; stephanies#x12d;d and Chris Klaxton Group, 7 pm Aug. 14; Moonface, 8:30 pm Aug. 29; KYOTY with Vultures of Cult, and Aviator, 8 pm Sept. 5; Mikal Cronin with Cairo Gang, 9 pm Sept. 26; Autechre with cygnus, and Rob Hall (DJ set), 8 pm Oct. 5.

CASINO BALLROOM: 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, 929-4100 or www.CasinoBallroom.com. Badfish! A Tribute to Sublime, July 3; The Beach Boys, July 10; 311, July 20; Whitesnake, July 22; Zappa Plays Zappa, July 23; The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute, July 24; Sturgill Simpson, July 26; American Idol Live! Top five Idols, July 29; Lewis Black, July 30; Josh Turner, July 31; an evening with moe., Aug. 6; Brian Regan, Aug. 8; American Authors amp; Andy Grammer, Aug. 9; Psychedelic Furs amp; the church, Aug. 13; Lee Brice, Aug. 14; Get The Led Out, Aug. 15; OAR., Aug. 16; Citizen Cope, Aug. 21; Frank Caliendo, Aug. 22; The J. Geils Band, Aug. 23; Ron White, Aug. 29; Eddie Izzard, Aug. 30; Keb#x2019; Mo#x2019;, Sept. 5.

THE DANCE HALL: 7 Walker St., Kittery, Maine, www.brownpapertickets.com or www.thedancehallkittery.org. Ukuleles for Peace, 7:30 pm Friday, July 10.

JONATHAN#x2019;S OGUNQUIT: 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, Maine, wwwjonathansogunquit.com. James Montgomery Band, July 3; John Gorka, 8 pm Saturday, July 4; Hot Tuna, July 9; Catie Curtis, July 10; John Sebastian, July 17; Jonathan Edwards, July 24; Dwight amp; Nicole, July 25; Beth Orton, 8 pm Sunday, July 26, $30 advance; Jimmy Keys, Aug. 8; Howie Day, 7 pm Saturday, Aug. 22; Aztec Two-Step amp; Devonsquare, Aug. 29; Suede with Fred Boyle and Rich Hill, Sept. 18; Dar Williams, Oct. 1

THE MUSIC HALL: 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400 or www.themusichall.org. Mary Chapin Carpenter, 7 pm July 1; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 7:30 pm July 15; An Evening with Straight No Chaser, 7:30 pm July 22; Boz Scaggs, 7 pm Aug. 2; Graham Nash, 8 pm Aug. 14;PARMA Music Festival Main Event, 4 pm Aug. 16; Sir James Galway amp; Tim Janis in Concert, 8 pm Aug. 18.

THE MUSIC HALL LOFT: 131 Congress St., Portsmouth, 436-2400 or www.themusichall.org. Kristin Hersh solo, 8 pm, June 27; Las Cafeteras, 7:30 pm June 28; Patrick Dorow#x2019;s Piano Room, 7:30 pm July 7; Ben Caplan, 8 pm July 9; Ruby Rose Fox, 8 pm July 10; Nellie McKay, 7 and 9 pm July 11; Francesca Blanchard, 7:30 pm July 16; Ben Baldwin and The Big Note, 8 pm July 17; The Wondertwins: To Hip-Hop, with Love, 8 pm July 18; John Moreland, 7:30 pm July 23;

PRESCOTT PARK ARTS FESTIVAL: Marcy St., Portsmouth, 105 Marcy St., 436-2848 or www.prescottpark.org. Yonder Mountain String Band, 7 pm, July 1; The Steel Wheels, 7 pm, July 4; Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival XX, 10 pm, July 5; Thao amp; the Get Down Stay Down, 7 pm, July 8; Americana Festival, 6 pm, July 11; Milk Carton Kids, 7 pm, July 12; Steve Earl and the Dukes, 7pm, July 15; seventh Annual Folk Festival, 6 pm, July 19; Bela Fleck amp; Abigail Washburn, 7 pm, July 22; The Devil Makes Three, 7 pm, July 24; Trampled by Turtles, 7 pm, July 29; 11th annual WOKQ Festival, 1 pm, Aug. 1; Matt Anderson, 7 pm, Aug. 12; Bruce Cockburn, 7 pm, August 19; Hooray for the Riff Raff, 7 pm, Aug. 26.

ROCHESTER OPERA HOUSE: City Hall, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. 335-1992 or www.rochesteroperahouse.com. Paranoid Social Club, 8 pm July 11; Groovechild, 8 pm July 17; Tommy Experience tribute to The Who, 8 pm July 18; The International Rolling Stones Show, 8 pm July 29; Vyntyge Skynyrd, 8 pm Aug. 14; The Half Step tribute to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, 8 pm Aug. 29.

On stage

LOOK #x2026; THERE#x2019;S A BOAT: ACT ONE presents the first staged readings of a new play by Kittery writer Lester Dubow, introducing 11 very colorful characters who become family by sharing their stories and the wisdom gained from their life experience. Dubow has drawn from real-life people and events to create a story that is hilarious, heartwarming and rich in detail and emotional depth. Performance at 2 pm June 28 at the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. Tickets are $15/$12 seniors and students. Call 300-2986 or visit www.actonenh.org.

PETER PAN: Prescott Park Arts Festival presents a musical rendition of Peter Pan as this summers outdoor theatre production. Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and with a sprinkle of pixie dust begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. Running most Thursdays through Sundays through Aug. 23 in the park off Marcy Street in downtown Portsmouth; $5 suggested donation collected at the gate. Visit www.prescottpark.org.

STRANGER THAN FICTION: Imagine a world where anything is possible. Improv comedy troupe Stranger Than Fiction invites audiences to experience that world at the Players#x2019; Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, for 13 weeks of Tuesday night improv comedy shows running through Aug. 25. Shows are at 8 pm Tickets at 436-8123 or www.playersring.org. For information, visit www.stfimprov.com.

UNNECESSARY FARCE: At Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 Route 9, Berwick, Maine. At 8 pm July 1 to 4, with a matinee at 2 pm#xa0;July 2. Shows are $25 Wednesday and Thursday and $30 weekends, with discounts for seniors and $10 tickets for students. Call (207) 698-1807 or visit www.hackmatack.org.

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