Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home that is owned by their movie-star sister, Masha. When Masha swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike, old resentments flare up, leading to threats to sell the house. “How’s this for a proven recipe for hilarity: Start with a few bitter morsels from The Cherry Orchard,
Dan Barry, writer and award-winning columnist, will be the third speaker for the 70th season of the Amos Fortune Forum. His topic is entitled: “Baseball, Bunkhouses, and Burlesque: Travels Across America.” and will be presented on Friday, July 22nd at 8pm at the historic Meetinghouse in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Dan Barry, writes the “This
The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on July 2nd, featuring Lisa Sieverts calling with Randy Miller, Jeremiah McLane, and Roger Kahle. Caller Lisa Sieverts appears regularly at the Nelson Monday Night contra dances and serves on the board of the Monadnock Folklore Society. Randy Miller is a fiddler and
Music in Depot Park is Peterborough’s FREE celebration of Friday summer evenings, sponsored by Bellows-Nichols Insurance, Twelve Pine, and Depot Square. Come and enjoy music at the confluence of the Contoocook and Nubanusit Rivers (rain location inside Twelve Pine). Bring your picnic, lawn chair, friends and family, and enjoy open air entertainment from 6 – 7:30 pm July 8 LOS SUGAR KINGS Boston-based quartet known for their dynamic
A Walk Through Peterborough’s Past The Monadnock Center for History and Culture will host a downtown Peterborough walking tour on Saturday, June 25 at 10 a.m. The tour is free and open to the public. From the days when downtown was known as “Smithville” to its more recent past, Peterborough’s center has been shaped by
The story of Aladdin comes to life on stage through movement and storytelling in Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp onSaturday, June 4 at 2:00 & 7:00pm, and Sunday, June 5 at 2:00pm at the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College. Performed by the MoCo Arts School of Dance, this creative and family-friendly show features students 2nd
Alchemists’ Workshop will be presenting four camps this summer in three different locations: Annie, Jr in Hopkinton June 20th to 24th Alice in Wonderland musical at John Stark High School July 11th to 16th Little Women (non-musical, will be nominated for NH Theatre Awards) at John Stark
The New York Times has called David Ives “wizardly, magical, and funny, a master of language.” The Edge Ensemble presents six of his funniest and most original plays! The performance will be comprised of six of David Ives’ witty, surreal, and hilarious comedies. Directors Kim Dupuis and Carrie Kidd bring Ives’ sometimes surreal, always hilarious universe
I’ve always loved reading. Almost every day during summer vacation, I’d gaze longingly out the window as my mom drove the minivan past the local public library on our way to the beach. “You have books in your bag, just read those at the beach,” she’d say, ignoring my complaints about the wind flipping my
The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the last in its series of English Country Dances with the theme “Dance Around Monadnock.” On May 15th from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, the dance will be held at the Nelson Town Hall in Nelson, NH, with Brad Foster teaching dances that will appeal to all, from novice to experienced
