The holiday season will soon be upon us. The Pemigewasset Choral Society would like to invite you to its 47th winter concert series: Gloria. The concert’s titular work, Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, will be performed on December 5, 6, and 8, accompanied by a 12-piece chamber orchestra. Other pieces that will be performed include The […]
“Local Color” will be the theme of the coming December, January, and February “Third Friday” concerts at the Andover Community Coffeehouse. The concerts will begin at 7 PM in the Highland Lake Grange Hall on State Route 11 in East Andover, midway between Andover Village and Franklin. The events are open to the public at […]
Wednesday, December 18, 7 PM, Bachelder Library
As we enter the joyful but hectic holiday time of year, the book club has decided to tackle a story that is appropriate for the season, and a story that would be a fun and quick read during this busy time of year. We will be reading Richard Paul Evans’, The Christmas List. I […]
Trumpeter Tiger Okoshi, December 8; Eastman’s Bistro Nouveau
The Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon (JOSA) Series opens its 2019-2020 season with performances by two jazz legends – trumpeter Toru “Tiger” Okoshi on December 8, and alto saxophonist Richie Cole on December 22 – at The Center at Eastman’s Bistro Nouveau. Now in its 28th season, JOSA brings internationally acclaimed jazz musicians, backed up […]
So many books and so little time. In the interests of filling your holiday hours with just the perfect books, here are a few titles new to the libraries. For middle grade readers: Jason Reynolds’ “Look Both Ways”; “The Big Dark” by Rodman Philbrick; a new Rick Riordan; “Guts” by Raina Telgemeier (based on a […]
Adult Fiction The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes The Shape of Night, Tess Gerritsen Lethal Agent, Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills Summer of ‘69, Elin Hilderbrand Olive, Again, Elizabeth Strout The Dearly Beloved, Cara Wall Thirteen Doorways-Wolves Behind Them All (YA), Laura Ruby Virgil Wander, Leif Enger Blue Moon, Lee Child Let It Snow, Nancy […]
Adult Fiction Akin, Emma Donoghue Bury the Lead, Archer Mayor Cilka’s Journey, Heather Morris Death in Focus, Anne Perry The Guardians, John Grisham The Library of the Unwritten, A.J.Hackwith Look Alive Twenty-Five; Twisted Twenty-Six, Janet Evanovich Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson The Old Success, Martha Grimes Resistance Women, Jennifer Chiaverini […]
Saturday, December 7
The New London Barn Playhouse is pleased to announce their second annual Home for the Holidays, starting with A Very Barnie Christmas production on Saturday, December 7, at the Black Box Theatre at the Arts and Design Center at Colby Sawyer College. Five Barn alums will perform for an hour and fifteen minutes featuring some […]