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Point of No Return What is a “point of no return?” How do we approach? Where is the threshold? When do we enter the maelstrom, the spinning fugue of what was and what will be? What becomes of us afterwards? Who are we? Who will we be? Are we always approaching the...

Did you know that this year’s TEDxPortsmouth (Friday, Sept. 13, 2019) will be the seventh annual TEDx to be held in our fair city by the sea? And the second to be staged at the venerable and totally rockin’ Music Hall! But how did it all begin? TEDxPortsmouth actually...

Come to be entertained, leave ready to change the world. September 13, 2019 (Yes, that’s Friday the 13th…) marks the return of TEDxPortsmouth to The Music Hall in downtown Portsmouth. So please mark your calendar with a big red X for this year’s local TEDx! What is...

Registration for TEDxPortsmouthWomen 2018: Showing Up opens at 10am on Wednesday, October 10th: https://tedxportsmouthwomen.com/

We've been asked by several attendees how they can find and re-watch the TED Talk videos that we curated into our TEDxPortsmouth: That was Then event. Here are the videos we showed: A musical escape into a world of light and color (Kaki King | TEDWomen 2015) A visual...

This year has been a big year for TEDxPortsmouth. Along with our big name and venue changes this this year, we are also making an effort to make our first TEDxPortsmouth event memorable and as close to zero waste as possible. We thrive in a community that strives for...

There is an excited buzz surrounding the upcoming TEDxPortsmouth event on September 7th. We've got a new name, a new venue and a fantastic roster of presenters and performers ready to share their thoughts about our theme: That Was Then. One of the questions we receive...

Exciting news, folks! As part of our “That was Then” theme, we’re looking for audio works from past and present that represent Portsmouth. This is part of our “Percent for Art” allocation in our annual event budget, inspired by the City of Portsmouth and launched at...

We are thrilled to announce that two of last year’s favorite speakers — Kirsten Hunter and Jeff Stern — will be taking the stage to guide you through your TEDx experience this September 7th at the Music Hall. (Get your tickets!) And in case you don’t remember them...

Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am (here!) — we are excited to have more tickets than ever before available to our community. We thought we'd take a moment to reflect on everything included in a TEDxPortsmouth ticket. A full day of incredible talks We've got 15...