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nishings, located at 25 Saga-more Road in Rye, will host its third Art with Heart event on Wednesday May 7 from 5 8 p.m. This years event will benefit Arts In Reach (AIR), a non-profit organization based in Portsmouth, that provides mentoring through the arts to teenage girls in Strafford and Rockingham counties. AIR empowers teenage girls through innovative teaching and men-toring, utilizing accessible arts programming as the platform for success. This fall, we will be launching the Business Women of AIR initiative and the Art with Heart event is a perfect example of how women-owned businesses can support teenage girls in New Hampshire. We are very excited to be the recipient of

this years benefit. says Mary-Jo Monusky, Executive Director of Arts In Reach.

The event will bring to-gether six accomplished artists from New England, includ-ing Ellen Granter, best known for her painting Two and One on the cover of the New York Times Bestseller The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Janis Sanders, Peter Batchelder, Emma Ashby, Teresa McCue and Caroline Rufo. Recent work by each artist will be featured. Guests can meet the artists, view original art and shop for home furnish-ings and accessories. Summer House Furnishings will donate 20% of the nights sales to Arts in Reach.

The public is welcome to come and talk with the artists

in the race as their members, from as few as ten to as many as possible, run and walk to ac-knowledge and honor the sur-vivorship and/or memory of a loved one. Each year, Straw-bery Banke and the race course through historic downtown Portsmouth becomes a sea of colorful t-shirts as team mem-bers proudly f launt their colors, often-humorous names and logos and vie for top fundrais-ing honors. 75% of all monies

raised underwrites breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs in New Hampshire and Vermont. In 2013, $450,000 was granted to 16 organizations in the two states, while the remaining 25 percent was dedicated to breast cancer research.

Team categories include Corporate, Friends and Family, Education, Religious, and

PORTSMOUTH -The race is on or its

about to be so get ready! The 3rd Annual Komen New Hampshire Race for the Cure, to benefit breast cancer educa-tion, training and screening in New Hampshire and Vermont, will be held on Saturday, May 10, in Portsmouth. The race, a 5K run or walk, starts and finishes at Strawbery Banke Museum.

Teams play a huge role Members of Girls 4 the Cure, pre-race, 2013. (Photo courtesy of Image Art)

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Calarco is best known for his extensive work over the years with poll winning saxophon-ist Nick Brignola. An alumnus of Berklee College of Music in Boston, he has also appeared throughout North America and Europe performing with such jazz artists as Tom Harrell, Dave Holland, Randy Brecker, Kenny Barron, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Danilo Perez, Kenny Werner, Dave Liebman, Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Lovano, George Garzone and many others. He has ap-peared in Modern Drummer magazine both as a featured artist and as a contributing cli-nician and was profiled and fea-tured in the publications June 2012 issue.

The Seacoast Jazz Society (SJS) is a non-profit organiza-tion whose mission is to pro-

mote an understanding of and enthusiasm for jazz in the New Hampshire and Maine Seacoast area, providing opportunities for listeners, students, and per-formers to hear jazz and to learn about its history and techniques. In addition to its ongoing lec-ture series, SJS presents free jazz performance-and-audience discussion events, organizes regular jazz listening sessions, sends a regular email newsletter of upcoming local jazz events, supports guest artists at local jazz venues, and partners with other jazz organizations.

The library is located at 175 Parrott Ave. in Portsmouth. For more information, call 603-427-1540 or visit www.cityof-portsmouth.com/library/.

If interested in a member-ship in the SJS, visit www.sea-coastjazz.org.

Drummer David Scorch Calarco will deliver a lecture on jazz drumming and its evolution at the Portsmouth Public Library on Wednesday evening.

Jazz Society Presents Drummer David Scorch Calarco at Library

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zine described David Calarco as one of the hottest acoustic jazz drummers around today. On Wednesday, May 7 at 7 p.m., Calarco will deliver a lecture on jazz drumming and its evolu-tio, along with cymbal demon-strations and anecdotes drawn from his more than 20 years as a working musician, teacher and clinician. The lecture is a pre-sentation of the Seacoast Jazz Society and will be delivered in the Portsmouth Public Librarys Levenson Community Room.

Left to right: Artist Emma Ashby, Arts In Reach Executive Director Maty-Jo Monusky, artist Tersa McCue, and Andrea Checovich of Summer House Furnishings.

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nology Academy (CATA), will host their 4th Annual Benefit Auction on May 9, from 7 to 10 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The auction celebrates Na-tional Charter School Week and will take place at the Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth.

The fundraising event fea-turing hors doeuvres, cash bar, live music, raffles, art, and a live & silent auction. Tickets ($15/person or $25/couple) are avail-able in person at the CATA front office or online at Eventbrite.

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hook Brewery with funds raised being used to support operations and programming for CATA, a public charter high school that is tuition free to NH residents, and serves students in the Seacoast.

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Health and Community Orga-nizations. The Team Captain registers and names the team, either online at komenvtnh.org or through a downloadable paper registration. Once the team is registered, others may join online. Members need not participate in the same event;

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to form a team. The fee is $35 for timed runners and walkers, $30 for untimed and survivors, and $20 for children under twelve. Even virtual runners, those who cant make it to the race but still want to take part,

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Friday, May 2Community Health ChampionsAt 5:30 p.m. Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 11 Whitehall Road, Rochester will celebrate Com-munity Healthcare Champions at The Governors Inn. Recognition will be given to Joseph Behre and Dr. Sara Stacey. The evening will include a reception, dinner and ceremony. Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased by calling 603-330-7909.

Sunday, May 4Author PresentationCooking with Fire Author Pres-ents at Stawbery Banke MuseumFood historian Paula Marcoux will host a hands-on live-fi re cooking workshop and present her new book, Cooking with Fire. Spon-sored by Slow Food Seacoast at

3:30-5:30 p.m. ($20/$25), followed by an open potluck dinner and author cookbook reading. Stood-leys Tavern, Strawbery Banke Museum, 17 Handcock Street, Portsmouth. FMI: slowfoodsea-coast.com.

Monday, May 5DAR MeetingLangdon Place, Hampton Road, Exeter, will host Bill Zarakotas of Liberty House, who will speak with the Exeter Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) members and guests about how to help homeless veterans. The public is welcome. FMI: exeter.nhsodar.org or www.dar.org.

Wednesday, May 7 - Thursday, May 8Art in Bloom6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Hamp-ton Arts Network (HAN) and the

Hampton Garden Club (HGC) invite you to celebrate their annual spring event at the Partridge House in Hampton, 777 Lafayette Road. The opening reception will be held on Wednesday May 7, be-ginning at 6:30. Refreshments are complimentary and provided by the Partridge House. The display may also be viewed on Thursday May 8 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. FMI: Linda Gebhart at 603-929-3850 or www.hamptonartsnetwork.org.

Thursday, May 8Girl Scouts Host MixerThe Girls Scouts of the Green & White Mountains will host the next Dover Chamber Morning Mixer at 350 Banfi eld Rd., Portsmouth. Kickstart your morning with a blast of energy at this fast-paced networking event. Registration is limited to 30 guests. Register early and be sure to bring plenty of business cards.

Sunday, May 11End 68 Hours of Hunger EventAt 10 a.m. there will be a formal affi xing of the name for the End 68 Hours of Hunger building as The Christine Skidds Building, at St. Johns United Methodist Church, 28 Cataract Avenue, in Dover. The public is invited.

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PORTSMOUTH -The Portsmouth Historical

Society is pleased to announce the 2014 exhibition: Mapping the Piscataqua Region: John Smith to Google Maps. An opening reception will be held at the John Paul Jones House from 5-7 p.m. on May 9. It is free for members of the Portsmouth His-torical Society and $6 for others. Reservations are not required. The exhibition will run through November 3.

While there are earlier Eu-ropean and Native American representations of the Piscataqua region, the map drawn by John Smith in 1614 named the whole area New England, and in the Description of New England that accompanied the maps publica-tion encouraged settlement and fishing ventures. Smith named what we now know as the Isles of Shoals, Smiths Isles. This exhibition begins with Smiths map and examines mapping in the Portsmouth area through the present day. From Native Ameri-can descriptive names to the pin-point accuracy of a Google map, it examines both the whys and hows of mapping. You will see maps from four centuries and the tools used to make them- from simple wooden compasses to a small drone.

By the early 18th century, England needed to document and

defend its new empire. Cyprian Southack, Captain of the Mas-sachusetts Province Galley, cre-ated charts for the territory from Canso, Nova Scotia to New York that were published as the New England Coasting Pilot, some-time between 1718 and 1734. With the end of the French and Indian Wars, the British had even more territory to accurately record. Joseph F. W. Des Barres surveyed Nova Scotia and was responsible for compiling and publishing the Atlantic Neptune, an atlas of charts and views of the east coast. Samuel Holland was headquartered in Portsmouth to head up the surveying effort. James Grant, his assistant, issued a map of Portsmouth harbor in 1774.

While Smiths map and other early examples could get you to New England, they were not of much use for day-to-day travel. Not until land travel in-creased during the 19th century were detailed road maps required. In the mid-nineteenth century town directories and accompa-nying maps became common. Portsmouth, a city trying to define itself through increased visitation to historic sites, pub-lished a new promotional map or brochure almost every year.

For more information, visit www.PortsmouthHistory.org or call 603-436-8420.

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ROCHESTER -The Granite State Choral

Society presents two performanc-es of Music of the Isles in collab-oration with Berwick Academy Upper School Chorus on May 3 and 4.

Under the direction of Seth A. Hurd, Music Director, Music of the Isles will feature a variety of Celtic and British folk songs, including All Things Bright and Beautiful, A Welsh Lullaby, Irish Tune from County Derry, Miners Life, Baba Yetu from Calling all Dawns and more, all accompa-nied by a chamber orchestra.

Berwick Academy Upper School Chorus will present sev-eral pieces including Riversong: A Celtic Celebration and Touch the Sky from Brave, and then will join Granite State in a joint venture to close out the program. Performances will be held on

NEWINGTON / EXETER -Rockingham Choral Soci-

ety will present a Spring Con-cert of music by George and Ira Gershwin. Performances are Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 22 Fox Run Rd., Newington, and Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. at Exeter Congregational Church, 21 Front St., Exeter. They will present selections from Of Thee I Sing, the 1931 Pulitzer Prize winning musical which lampoons US Presidential elec-tions. An American president faces impeachment, Supreme Court intervention in elections, and the French Problem

This is an entertaining musical presented in concert version along with several other Gershwin classics including Someone to Watch Over Me and Summertime.

PORTSMOUTH -Celebrate the songs of a

summer night on Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. with the one hundred singers of the Con Tutti group. Myriad expressions of night through sound and song from around the world will be featured at South Church, 292 State Street in Portsmouth. From the very well known, poi-gnant and comforting Welsh lullabye, All through the Night to the exciting March-ing in the Light South African song, Siyahamba.

So beautiful, exciting and rich to hear how South Africa might wake after sleep-ing, in song with the crowing of a cock and drumming of djembes, or to hear the beau-tiful American Appalachian song Bright Morning Stars with its gorgeous haunting melody, exclaims Joanne

Connolly, Director. We will sing such a terrific grouping of songs running the gamut from Zulu songs to James Taylor to Mozart to doo-wop to Billy Joel and back again! Weve had such a great experience discov-ering so many expressions of night, from the very fun doo-wop In the Still of the Night all the way to a very amazing, sung version of Mozarts iconic Eine Kleine Nachtmusik... A Little Night Music!

The concert will be a great way to spend an early summer night with music for every taste, great singing and excit-ing drumming. Concert tick-ets are sure to sell out! Tickets are $10 ahead of time and $12 at the door and are available at the RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, 142 Fleet Street. For further information con-tact Con Tutti at 207-451-9346.

authors, Celia Thaxter and Nathaniel Hawthorne, who, in various works, explore the rich history and folklore of the islands. Through Tabletop Toy Theatre, projected video and shadow play, Pontine brings the legend and lore of the Shoals to life onstage.

Performances are Thurs-days and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m., and Sun-days at 2 p.m. Tickets are $24 and may be purchased at www.pontine.org or at the door based on availability.

Pontines West End Studio Theatre is located at 959 Isling-ton Street in Portsmouth. For details, call 603-436-6660.

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cheap at least not for the stu-dents of Theresa Rebecks Semi-nar. On May 5 at 7:30 p.m., Stage Force will present a one-night-only reading of this sassy, wicked comedy at The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress Street. Kate, Martin, Douglas and Izzy have each shelled out $5,000 for a ten week writing course with Leonard, a celebrated interna-tional literary figure and merci-less editor. As Leonard submits both their prose and their egos to his lacerating critiques, romances

are sparked, alliances forged, and backs thoroughly stabbed, all in the name of moving from medi-ocrity to magnificence.

Kent Stephens will hand over the directorial reins to Chris-tine Penney who will run the show, while Stephens steps into the role of fiction-guru Leonard, a part originated on Broadway by Alan Rickman. CJ Lewis, Doria Bramante, Todd Hunter and Dominique Salvacion round out the cast in whats sure to be a vi-ciously hilarious night of theater.

The Play Reading Series is presented with support from

Kennebunk Savings and is spon-sored by Jumpin Jays Fish Caf. Tickets are $12 and include a complimentary beverage: glass of wine, beer, press-pot coffee, White Heron tea or soft drink.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Tick-ets can be purchased in advance at 28 Chestnut Street, Ports-mouth, at TheMusicHall.org, or by calling 603-436-2400. Tickets are also available on a walk-up basis on the night of performanc-es at The Music Hall Loft, if not sold out in advance. For more information about the series, visit www.stageforce.org.

about their work and the creative process. We are thrilled to have such talented and successful art-ists come together for such a spe-cial evening and to raise money for an important cause, says Stephanie Saltonstall of Summer House Furnishings. Ellen Grant-ers paintings have appeared in several major motion pictures and Janis Sanders was recently featured in 100 Artists of New England.

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Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m., at the Dover Baptist Church, 151 Washington Street in Dover, and Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street in Roches-ter.

Hurd is a native of Maine and resides in Acton. He earned a Bachelor of Music Degree with emphasis in Organ and Con-ducting at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management at the University of Phoenix in Arizona. He is cur-rently the Director of Finance and Operations at Berwick Academy

in South Berwick, ME and is also a member of the music fac-ulty. Hurd is currently the Music Director at the Acton Congrega-tional Church in Acton, ME, and a member of the American Guild of Organists, and of the American Choral Directors Association.

Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Advance tick-ets may be purchased at First United Methodist Church, Care Pharmacy, 161 South Main Street in Rochester, or from any Granite State Choral Society member.

For more information, visit www.gschoralsociety.org or call Kris Ebbeson at 603-502-3366.

The Rockingham Choral Society is celebrating its 57th season this year and is under the direction of Andrew Gaydos and accompanied by Jeannie Goodwin. The Society has a widely diverse membership

PORTSMOUTH -May 1-11, Pontine Theatre

presents Isles of Shoals: Eternal Sound of the Sea, created and performed by Co-artistic Di-rectors, Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers. The script is drawn from the writings of two prominent New England

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Rockingham Choral Society to Present Gershwinwhich enjoys sharing the spirit of singing and sharing their musical gift with others. Dona-tions at the door are $15 or can be purchased online for $10 at www.Rockinghamchoralsoci-ety.org.

Granite State Choral Society Presents A Celebration of Celtic Music, British Folk Songs and Island Music

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Many college savings plans offer some type of tax advantage. For example, if you contribute to a 529 plan, your earnings can grow tax free, provided all with-drawals are only used to help pay qualified higher education expenses. (529 plan distributions not used for qualified expenses may be subject to federal and state income tax and a 10% IRS penalty.) Furthermore, your 529 plan contributions may be de-ductible from your state taxes.

Avoid excessive buying and selling.

If you are constantly buying and selling investments, you may find it taxing, because short-term gains (gains on assets owned for less than one year) will be taxed at your ordinary income tax rate, which could be as high as 39.6% (and you may also be sub-ject to a 3.8% Medicare surtax). However, if you hold your invest-ments longer than a year before selling them, youll pay the more favorable long-term capital gains rate, which will likely be 15%

or 20%, depending on your income, though you might still be assessed the Medicare surtax.

Tax Freedom Day is here, and then its gone. But by taking the steps described above, you may be able to brighten your tax picture for years to come.

This article was written by Edward Jones and sub-mitted by Financial Advisor Joseph Mittica. If you would like to reach Mittica, you can do so by calling 603-964-1947.

You didnt see it on your calendar, but Tax Free-

dom Day fell on April 21 this year. So, why not mark the oc-casion by beginning to look for ways to become a tax-smart investor?

Tax Freedom Day, cal-culated annually by the Tax Foundation, is the day on which Americans have earned enough money to pay this years federal, state and local taxes. Of course, Tax Free-dom Day is something of a fiction, because most people pay their taxes throughout the year, via their paychecks. Fur-thermore, as famed Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., said: Taxes are what we pay for civilized so-ciety. When you pay taxes, you help fund public educa-tion, the police, the fire depart-ment, food inspection, college scholarships and many other elements of society. Nonethe-less, you may want to use the

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Portsmouth Public LibraryTEDx Piscataqua River Watch Friday, May 9 - Hilton Garden Inn Room from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pro-gram will focus on ideas presented by Seacoast innovators. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). The group believes passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. The agenda is to make great ideas accessible and spark conversation. Meanwhile, inde-pendently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

In a WorldMay 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Levenson Theatre. An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over pro-fession against her arrogant father and his protg. Star and screen-writer, Lake Bell won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Award for the films. Noted for its laugh out loud comedic moments and shrewd social commentary. Rated R and runs for 93 minutes.

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