Coffeehouses in the Monadnock Region

Coffeehouses have been part of the American scene since the 1950’s, serving up music, beverages and light fare, conversation, and a welcoming place to meet up with friends and neighbors. Coffeehouses are part of the music scene in the Monadnock region as well – some with open mic format; others with scheduled acts. Here are

Madama Butterfly

Puccini’s Breathtaking Opera “Madama Butterfly” To Be Shown On Screen at Players Met Opera’s “Madama Butterfly” presented on screen this Saturday April 2, 2016 at Peterborough Players.  PETERBOROUGH, New Hampshire (March 29, 2016) The title character of Madama Butterfly — a young Japanese geisha who clings to the belief that her arrangement with a visiting American

Alstead Karaoke

family-friendly  Karaoke   Friday, April 1st          8 p.m.    all ages ~  $5   It’s been 13 years since the karaoke party that sparked the creation of Mole Hill Theatre.  Celebrate the anniversary of that monumental eve at this special April Fool’s Day Karaoke.  This is your chance to take the stage

Susan Werner and Vance Gilbert in Peterborough

Susan Werner and Vance Gilbert perform Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Peterborough Players Theater Susan Werner Listern to Susan at the Philly Festival. If you don’t know Susan Werner you should! If you know Susan Werner you know that she is one of the most talented musician, singer, composer, lyricist, and performers you will ever

Mariposa Museum: Cardboard art & more in latest exhibit

Music, Sacred Text, Cardboard art Fuse in Huge Animal Sculptures at Mariposa  “Haunting,” “mysterious,” “mind-boggling…” These are some of the adjectives heard when people encounter the newest exhibit at the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough, Rich Entel’s Cardboard Menagerie.  The exhibit opened this week and is open Tuesdays through Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May

Harrisville’s Historic Village and more!

Harrisville, New Hampshire. Roads that meander with the natural curve of rivers, ponds, and lakes. A profusion of trees backlit by sunlight that open to reveal expansive fields and resolute stonewalls. These are the picturesque images that will lead you – no matter which direction you’re coming from – toward the quaint brick village of

CourtGarden at Redfern Arts Center in Keene

CourtGarden A STUNNING MULTI-MEDIA DANCE PERFORMANCE INSPIRED BY THE IMPERIAL FRENCH COURT CLOSES SEASON AT REDFERN ARTS CENTER   CourtGarden , a stunning new dance and multi-media performance created by New York choreographer Yanira Castro and her company a canary torsi, closes the spring 2016 season on Wednesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Redfern Arts Center

9 Ways you know you went to college in the Monadnock region

Colleges bring in a lot of new faces to the Monadnock region. Whether it’s Keene State, River Valley, Antioch, Franklin Pierce, New England College, or the New Hampshire Institute of Art, some Monadnock college experiences are universal.  Discover Monadnock has compiled this handy list for making the most of your time here now, or reminiscing

Jacqueline Schwab and Emily O’Brien in Nelson

Renowned pianist Jacqueline Schwab and noted Boston-area recorder player Emily O’Brien will give a concert at the home of Hunt and Allison Smith in Nelson, NH. On Sunday, March 20 at 7:30 pm, the duo will perform this dance music-infused program, featuring classical and traditional music pieces drawing on “fin du siècle” (turn of the