NH’s Common Man for Ukraine delivers Christmas to Ukrainian orphans for second year

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“We never dreamed that one year later we would go back at that same safe house and there were those same children,” Susn Mathison said. “While it was wonderful to see them again and be welcomed like friends, it was awful to think that these 4-to-16-year-old kids had spent the last year basically in hiding and wondering how life was at home.”

He’ll be home for Christmas: The Players’ Ring to present Michael Tobin’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

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Thirty years ago, Michael Tobin stood in the wings of The Players’ Ring, waiting for the City of Portsmouth’s final approval before opening the doors and welcoming audiences to the very first show of the area’s newest theater. Now, 30 years later, The Players’ Ring is proud to honor the history and legacy of that first show with their production of Michael Tobin’s “A Christmas Carol,” running from December 2–22.