By Alexandra Pecci
Correspondent
Say goodbye to 2009 and hello to a brand new decade at First Nights in Portsmouth and Boston.
In Portsmouth, events and performances are scheduled throughout the day and night, said Barbara Massar, executive …

By Rosemary Ford
Staff Writer
You want to know what famed fiddler Natalie MacMaster is playing at her upcoming “Christmas in Cape Breton” shows?
Too bad. She’s not telling.

By Alexandra Pecci
Correspondent
Tap dancers, beboppers, and hip hoppers infiltrate “Clara’s Dream: A Jazz Nutcracker,” a tap-jazz reimagining of the classic ballet, which is playing this year at The Music Hall in Portsmouth.
“It’s sort of a …

By Alexandra Pecci
Correspondent
You don’t need to be Scrooge to visit Christmas past.
This year’s Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth is celebrating “Visions of Winters Past,” with more than 200 years of holiday traditions …