“I Shall Not Live in Vain,” refers to a stunningly beautiful song arranged by Boulder, CO composer Bill Douglas, with text by Emily Dickinson and William Blake. The program’s theme is love, purpose, vision, and strength, and and features 33 singers from the greater Monadnock Region. Two Rivers Community Choir is in its seventh year of bringing …

Peterborough, NH – Three Historic Spanish Guitars:  A Journey with Frank Wallace will take place at Trumpet Gallery on Friday, November 13 at 7pm.  Mr. Wallace will play several classical Spanish pieces honoring Andres Segovia as well as many of his own original compositions. It is a remarkable experience to hear a powerful, refined performer …

KEENE, N.H., 10/26/2015 – What is the sound of two minds reading? The Redfern Arts Center explores this question with the presentation of TheQuiet Volume, a self-generated performance for two that examines the magic at the heart of the reading experience at Keene State College’s Mason Library from Tuesday, November 3 to Saturday, November 14. …

PETERBOROUGH, New Hampshire (October 26, 2015) The Peterborough Players’ Arts on Screen 2015-2016 Series presents the Metropolitan Opera Live presentation of Wagner’s TANNHÄUSER, this Saturday, October 31st at 12pm. James Levine conducts Wagner’s early masterpiece in its first return to the Met stage in more than a decade. Leading Wagnerian tenor, Johan Botha, takes on the daunting …

KEENE, N.H., 10/26/2015 – Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green and filmmaker-animator Brent Green join together for a cutting edge live cinema performance featuring drummer Brendan Canty of Fugazi fame, on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 p.m. at the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College. These innovative artists present eight short cinematic gems that combine film, …

PETERBOROUGH, NH- The fire will be burning in the Phoenix Mill House for an evening of spooky stories at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture on Friday, October 30. Two storytelling sessions will be presented at 5:30 and 7 PM. This evening of local stories from the dark side will feature tales of witches, …

Second Met Live Presentation at Players is Otello Verdi’s masterpiece is presented LIVE at Peterborough Players this Saturday. PETERBOROUGH, New Hampshire (October 13, 2015) The Peterborough Players’ Arts on Screen 2015-2016 Series presents its second Metropolitan Opera Live offering, Giuseppe Verdi’s OTELLO, this Saturday, October 17th at 1pm. Director Bartlett Sher’s (winner of the Drama Desk Award …

The Monadnock Region had a great summer packed with stunning performances, gorgeous art and beautiful weather. Know as we turn our eyes to autumn and the sumptuous changing  of leaves we thought it would be appropriate to highlight some more Monadnock Artists. For all you art fans out there remember that there are visiting artists …

Dublin NH, the home of the famous Yankee Magazine and Dublin Lake, is one of the regions most scenic and welcoming towns. Dublin was founded in 1749 when the Masonian proprietors granted the town as Monadnock number 3 to Matthew Thornton and a group of nearly 40 others. The town, though, would not be permanently settled for …

Antrim NH is a majestic town on the northern tip of the Monadnock Region. Antrim was originally founded i n 1777, named after County Antrim in nothern Ireland, where the land’s owner, Philip Riley hailed from. The town would quickly grow around the Great Brook which provided water power for over 20 mills, which made …