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Mixed Media Exhibit by Dr. Stephen Gehlbach

May 27, 2016

The Jaffrey Civic Center will be hosting a mixed media exhibit by local artist, Stephen Gehlbach beginning June 3th through June 30th, 2016 in the display case galleries on the ground floor. The title of the exhibit is: Water: Forms and Patterns. There will be an opening reception on Friday, June 3rd from 5 to

Contra Dance in Peterborough NH on Saturday June 4th

May 26, 2016

Nelson, NH — May 9, 2016 — The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on June 4th, featuring Luke Donforth calling with the band The Irregulars. Luke Donforth started contra dancing a decade ago in New York, and has called and shared his love of contra dancing from California to

Summer theater camps for kids with Alchemists’ Workshop

May 25, 2016

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

Virginia Eskin and Jose Lezcano at Sumner Knight’s Chapel

May 24, 2016

Two of the region’s most celebrated musicians, pianist Virginia Eskin and guitarist Jose Lezcano join forces for a concert at the Sumner Knight Chapel on Saturday, May 28th at 7pm. The Keene Music Festival, in collaboration with Keene Parks and Rec, and Southwestern Community Services presents a series of concerts at the Sumner Knight Chapel

So you want to sing in a choir?

May 22, 2016

Tuning Sessions: Choral Singing Primers with Marybeth Hallinan, director Two Rivers Community Choir presents a 4-week workshop providing guidance and instruction which supports singers who want to learn more about the physiology of the voice, the mechanics of vocal production, and beginning sight-singing. Teens (ages 17 and up) to adult are welcome to join. Music reading is not necessary. All materials

Cliff Eberhardt in Harrisville

Deb’s House Concerts in Chesham (Harrisville, NH) Presents May 28 Cliff Eberhardt http://www.cliffeberhardt.com Pot Luck 6pm Concert 7pm Reservations for pot luck – call or email. House concerts generally sell out in advance. 603-318-9196/deb@pfmsconcerts.org Tickets purchased at ticketstage.com Suggested $20.00 “Eberhardt is a superb singer, with a vast credible range of emotions, and a soulfulness

Jaffrey Civic Center presents Young Artist Spotlight Exhibit: Andrea Cornelius

  The Jaffrey Civic Center is very pleased to announce the third exhibit in a series showcasing the work of local young artists under the age of 30. Andrea Cornelius will be exhibiting a mixed media exhibit at the Civic Center beginning Friday, May 27th through June 25th in the ground floor Auditorium Gallery. An

Girls on Art: A Passion for Pastels

May 20, 2016

The Jaffrey Civic Center is delighted to host a pastel exhibit featuring artists, Karen Israel, Maryann Mullet, and Pam Short. The exhibit runs from May 23 through June 25thin the upstairs Cunningham Gallery. An Opening Gallery Reception will be held on Friday, May 27th from 6-8 pm in the gallery and will include Scott Mullett

The Monadnock Center Presents a Talk on Blasphemy in Modern Times

May 19, 2016

The Monadnock Center for History and Culture in Peterborough is presenting a program  by Joseph Steinfield , “Blasphemy in Modern Times,  on Tuesday, May 24, at 7 p.m. The concept of “blasphemy” has its roots in the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, and in the Quran as well.  The United States no longer

Pianist Matt Savage Performing at the Monadnock Center

May 16, 2016

The Monadnock Center for History and Culture presents a concert featuring pianist Matt Savage on Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m. At age 24, Matt has already had a fourteen-year professional career as a jazz musician, bandleader and composer. He’s played with some of the biggest names in jazz since first labeled a “jazz prodigy”

Cellist Eugene Friesen to Present Invisible World at Mariposa on May 20th

May 15, 2016

When Grammy-award winning cellist and composer Eugene Friesen visited the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough, N.H., last March, he found artist Rich Entel and a Mariposa team putting the final touches on the installation of Rich Entel’s Cardboard Menagerie, an exhibit of nine very large animals sculpted from corrugated cardboard, broken musical instruments, and hand printed

The Edge Ensemble presents six David Ives plays

May 13, 2016

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