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CULTURE CLUB

There are certain times in our lives where it seems that everything we’ve done in our past, everything we’ve worked so hard to achieve comes together to prepare us to succeed at the creation of something truly special. In Portsmouth, the stars have aligned for brothers Michael and Peter Labrie and the phenomenon they’ve created in opening Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club.

Everything about this swanky new club, which opened on September 30, 2021, is sheer perfection. From the magnificent, multimillion dollar historic restoration of the bones of the 1905 former YMCA building on Congress Street, to the sophisticated and serene design appointments, to the installation of impeccable lighting and sound, to curating an exquisite art collection worthy of adorning its stunning and expansive walls, to finding

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