Remember when we, the Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Commission , asked Seacoast residents to support the arts this summer? To show up, buy tickets, visit the galleries?

That message still holds (and you can read it here ).

But now the plot has thickened: the pumpkin people are back in their boxes, the trees have lost their leaves, and the leaf-peeping crowds have gone home. What hasn’t changed? The stage lights are still humming, galleries keep installing new work, and our creative community is facing some serious headwinds.

Portsmouth’s arts sector is doing what it does best: creating beauty, connecting people, and defining our place on the map. The arts remain one of our most powerful engines of connection, tourism, and local identity that this region has. This season, howev

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