9/11, A Tribute at Dusk: by performance artist Alexandra Borrie, Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m., in Levenson Room, Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave., in honor of 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Free. For information call 427-1540 or visit www.cityofportsmouth.com/library. This program is offered at no charge.
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The University of New Hampshire will hold a commemorative ceremony Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in Durham on the Thompson Hall lawn at the flag pole. President Mark Huddleston, UNH representatives and clergy from surrounding communities will speak. Two hundred cadets from the university’s ROTC program will be in attendance.
The commemoration marks the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, when terrorist flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers stormed the cockpit.
In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held in the Strafford Room of Memorial Union Building.
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Sept. 11. Free museum admission on Sept. 11 - 9/1/2011 The Currier Museum of Art invites the public for a day of quiet reflection Sunday, Sept. 11 with free admission for all. There will also be a 2 p.m. program, “Remembering 9-11″ which features readings by individuals sharing their thoughts
9/11 Tenth Anniversary Memorial and Prayers for Peace at Strawbery Banke - 9/1/2011 On Sunday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, the Seacoast community is invited to participate in an Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Hope on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the national tragedy.
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Sept. 11 Labyrinth Walk - 9/1/2011 On the tenth anniversary of 9/11 a Labyrinth Walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 11 at 8 a.m. at the Hampton Beach State park near the bridge. People are asked to meet under the pavilion and then proceed to the beach where artist Linda Gebhart will draw a labyrinth which participants are invited to walk.
To commemorate 9/11, hikers raise USA flags on all of New Hampshire’s 4000 foot mountain peaks on September 11th. There are 48 peaks. If you google “Flags of the 48″ you can read all about this annual tradition. I witnessed it on 9/11/04, when I hiked Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Lafayette in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Flags were placed on those mountain peaks, and hikers from all over New England had placed flags on all the other 4000 foot peaks. It is a grand and heartfelt memorial.