The community is invited to the Lake Sunapee Region Center for the Arts (CFA) First Friday event from 5:30 to 7 PM at the Lake Sunapee Bank at 321 Main Street in New London. The evening’s program will announce the winners of the “Circles and Spheres” writing contest.

Talented musician Jim Sims will begin the evening with background music as attendees enjoy viewing the photos created by LB Chase of Andover. During the evening, Jim will entertain the audience with three special musical pieces, including an audience favorite, All Life is a Circle.

Larry Chase’s collection of 12 photos known as “Circles and Spheres” are scenes from everyday life. The photos have provided the writing prompts for this contest. Participants were asked to respond to the “Circles and Spheres” collection, either individually or as a whole, and to create one page of prose or poetry. The winners of this writing contest will be announced this evening.

Joan Doran, chairman of the Literary Arts Guild of the Center for the Arts, will introduce Laurie Zimmerman of Andover, a faculty member at Proctor Academy, who has graciously offered to select the winners. Each winner will then be invited to read their winning entry. Following the program, light refreshments will be served.

It is also time to thank the folks who made this creative writing competition possible. A thank-you goes to Larry Chase for donating the photo collection to the Center for the Arts. A thank-you to the Tatewell Gallery who matted and framed each of the 12 photos at no cost to CFA, and a thank-you also goes to the supporter of the arts who funded the evening’s program booklet and wishes to remain anonymous.