August is the season of thanks, for plentiful rain and just enough sun, for time to reflect and relate, for gardens and green trees, and for time to read. Among the many books scattered around the house are Field Guide to the New England Alpine Summits, The Hate U Give, The Invention of Nature: Alexander […]
Press Release
The Center for The Arts Lake Sunapee Region will co-sponsor the Hopkinton Town Band, Friday, July 7 at 6:30 PM at the Mary D. Haddard bandstand in New London. All First Friday events are free and open to the public. If you would like to learn more about the Center for The Arts or would […]
Features artwork and poetry inspired by The Fells
The Center for the Arts, Lake Sunapee Region, and The Fells Historic Estate and Gardens, announce publication of a book of artwork and poetry entitled “Visual Verse,” inspired by The Fells. The work of 12 New Hampshire artists and 18 poet members of the John Hay Poetry Society are featured in this 46-page, full-color volume, […]
The Fourth brings July into focus for the Libraries. Our Annual Book Sale opens on the 3rd from 4-7 at the Stone Chapel for Andover residents. The book sale re-opens the following morning around 7:30 and runs until 1:30. There’s no pricing: sales run on donations. So, after you’re done with pancakes at the school […]
The Center for the Arts is proud to award the following 2017 Scholarship Awards. Student scholarships were awarded to the following students in grades 7-12. Courtney Lauster, a senior at Kearsarge High School who is a talented student of the performing arts, will be attending Missouri State College and majoring in theater and drama. Scout […]
Runs June 28, through July 9
The Secret Garden is the Tony Award-winning (1991, Best Book of a Musical,( Best Original Score) adaptation of the beloved Victorian classic. Featuring a lyrical and flourishing score by Lucy Simon and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman (‘night, Mother), The Secret Garden tells the story of a lonely orphaned girl sent to […]
Adult Titles Fiction 16th Seduction James Patterson Manitou Canyon William Kent Kruger Tamarack Country William Kent Kruger The Zookeeper’s Wife Diane Ackerman Against All Odds Danielle Steel Robert Parker’s Litle White Lies Ace Atkins Fast & Loose Stuart Woods The Pearl Thief YA Elizabeth Wein Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate Indecent Exposure Stuart Woods […]
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In New Hampshire, summertime means cookouts, beach days, hikes, and reading. Each year, New Hampshire librarians encourage readers of all ages to include reading as part of their activities, and this year’s summer reading theme, Build a Better World, will focus on a wide range of ways to make things a little brighter at home, […]
Godspell is the dramatic retelling of the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, based on the Gospel of Matthew. Originally created as a college project in 1970 by John-Michael Tebelak, when composer and Barn Alum Stephen Schwartz joined the team it became an international hit. Godspell is a timeless story of friendship and loyalty […]