Share Your Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance Photos and Videos

The new Connie Bean Recreation Center will host the Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance on Saturday night.

The Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance will be held this Saturday at the new Connie Bean Recreation Center after it was postponed last weekend due to the Blizzard of 2013. As Portsmouth dads dance the night away with their little girls, it is a good bet that plenty of keepsake photos and videos will be taken to preserve the moment and Portsmouth Patch would love to share them. If last year's Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance held at the former Connie Bean Recreation Center on Daniel Street is any indication, this Saturday's event will be just as memorable. Help Portsmouth Patch compile a cool Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance community album so you can share your photos with your friends and neighbors. This will be sweeter than any box of …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, Feb. 15

Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance is Saturday; President's Day is Monday; partly sunny day in the forecast.

1. Today's weather: The National Weather Service is calling for a partly sunny day with a high near 45 degrees. On Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low around 27 degrees. 2. Father/Daughter Valentine's Dance: The Portsmouth Recreation Department's annual Father/Daughter Valentine's Day Dance will be held this Saturday, Feb. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the new Connie Bean Center after last weekend's blizzard forced the event to be rescheduled. It costs $10 per couple and special corsages are given to the young ladies. 3. President's Day is Monday: President's Day falls on Monday, Feb. 18, and all city offices, the Portsmouth Public Library and the recycling center will be closed, but the Portsmouth Schools will be open. 4 …

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Here Are 5 Romantic Valentine's Day Restaurants

If you want to surprise your sweetie with an intimate dinner, the city has you covered.

Portsmouth has always been known as one of the New Hampshire's premiere dining destinations and on Valentine's Day, there are several eateries in the city that are ready to provide couples with whatever intimate, romantic dinner they desire. Here are five Portsmouth restaurants where couples can dine on Valentine's Day: 1. Cafe Mediterraneo - This Italian restaurant brings Boston's North End to Portsmouth and all of the romance that goes with it. 2. Ristorante Massimo - Massimo's subterranean location is a perfect spot for a romantic dinner 3. Poco's Bow Street Cantina - This casual Mexican restaurant that overlooks Portsmouth Harbor is a great option for couples who want to reconnect. 4. Michelle's on Market Square - The country French …

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Classic Books to Share with Your Children for Valentine's Day

From Charlotte's Web to Where the Wild Things Are, share these classic books with your children and encourage their love for reading.

“Where’s Pa Going with that Axe?” The Enduring Quality of Children’s Classics By Anita Silvey Courtesy of James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read Foundation  The opening line of E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web— “Where’s Pa going with that axe?”—has now been read by adults to eager young listeners for more than 60 years. Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time and Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day have been picked up with enthusiasm for more than 50 years. For 75 years, parents have shared The Hobbit, and this year Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are turns 50. These books and others like them (Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Virginia Lee Burton’s Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, and L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables) bring …

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Valentine's Day Guide 2012

'Vagina Monologues' Coming to the Rep

Seacoast Repertory Theatre to present this play this weekend.

Valentine's Day may be over after Feb. 14, but not at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. As a special post Valentine's Day treat, the Bow Street theater will present "The Vagina Monologues," by Eve Ensler presented by Back Alley Productions, according to Seacoast Repertory Theatre officials. "This cutting edge and razor sharp show brings to life a series of monologues from woman all over the globe. This production is an annually celebrated and fantastically touching theatre piece that helps raise awareness (and funds!) for domestic abuse against woman. This show is not to be missed!" reads the Seacoast Repertory Theatre's Web site. Proceeds from this weekend's performances will benefit Sexual Assault Support Services, A Safe Place, and V-DAY…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, Feb. 13

Connie Bean hosts final Father/Daughter Valentine's Day dance; follow Memorial Bridge project coverage; not so cold, partly sunny day in the forecast.

1. Today's weather: The National Weather Service is calling for a partly sunny day, with a high near 34. West wind between 6 and 14 mph. On Monday night, there will be increasing clouds, with a low around 22. West wind between 6 and 8 mph. 2. Continuing Memorial Bridge coverage: Be sure to continue to follow our coverage of the Memorial Bridge project as it proceeds. We shot video of  Wednesday night's Memorial Bridge float out and we will shoot more video when the lift span makes its expected departure from Portsmouth Harbor this week. Also, please share your photos and videos of the bridge project whenever you wish. 3. Check out our Valentine's dance photos: View our image gallery of the Connie Bean Recreation Center's 18th annual Father…

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Valentine's Day Guide 2012

Here Are Five Romantic Restaurants in Portsmouth

These eateries are perfect for a Valentine's Day dinner.

Portsmouth has always been known as one of the New Hampshire's premiere dining destinations and on Valentine's Day, there are several eateries in the city that are ready to provide couples with whatever intimate, romantic dinner they desire. Here are five Portsmouth restaurants where couples can dine on Valentine's Day: 1. Cafe Mediterraneo - This Italian restaurant brings Boston's North End to Portsmouth and all of the romance that goes with it. 2. Ristorante Massimo - Massimo's subterranean location is a perfect spot for a romantic dinner 3. Poco's Bow Street Cantina - This casual Mexican restaurant that overlooks Portsmouth Harbor is a great option for couples who want to reconnect. 4. Michelle's on Market Square - The country French …

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Portsmouth Offers Plenty of Valentine's Day Romance

City has several ways for sweethearts and couples to express their love on Feb. 14

There are few places in New Hampshire like Portsmouth that offer couples and sweethearts so many ways to celebrate Valentine's Day. Regardless if one desires a robust bouquet of red roses, sweet chocolates, Valentines Day cards or romantic dinners for two, Portsmouth has all of these things and more. The city also has its share of chocolatiers who create hand-made Valentine's Day chocolates. For example, on Saturday night, the Connie Bean Recreation Center will host its 18th annual Father/Daughter Valentine's Day Dance. Portsmouth's Ed Gerhard will also perform a romantic Valentine's Day concert on Sunday night at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. Outside of Paradiza on Penhallow Street, the store's sign reads, "Cupid lives. He's here." For …

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