Parlor Events
STORIES: Portsmouth’s Past
Stories of Portsmouth's Past make our favorite little city come alive - We can imagine the hometown heroes as they step up - performing acts of community generosity and we can imagine the regular folks who no one remembers going about their days caught up in what being human means…family, friends, hard work, loss and love.
FLOWERS
3 Seacoast Artists come together in the spirit of flowers. Lennie Mullaney, Kimberly Meuse and Amy Brnger are bringing their love of flowers to Hotel Thaxter’s Parlor. Inspired by the following quote, the 3 artists have spent time picking their favorite flowers to study, paint and show in the Parlor.
“Ever since I can remember anything, flowers have been like dear friends to me, comforters, inspirers, powers to uplift and to cheer.” - Celia Thaxter
Wave-Cradled and Wind-Caressed: 150 Years of Art on Appledore Island
Experience new perspectives on Appledore Island’s primal beauty and history with this 30-minute introduction to the creativity it has inspired from the 1850s to the present day.
Celia’s Island Garden - Past, Present and Future
Enjoy an in-depth look at Celia's Garden.