March in New Hampshire can be a time when you need a little extra joy in life. Youth Arts Month offers an antidote to short days, muddy boots and salty cars. A national initiative, New Hampshire’s Youth Arts Month celebrates the outstanding work by youth in theatre, dance, media, music, visual arts and creative writing, […]
When I first read Thor Heyerdahl’s “Kon Tiki” and then James Michener’s “Hawaii” long ago, I was fascinated by the stories of the supposedly primitive Polynesian peoples navigating the Pacific Ocean and settling on islands in that vast expanse, without the aid of any instrumentation. A new book has just emerged, “Sea People: The Puzzle […]
Saturday, April 27th
The “Bradford Bog People” an Appalachian Mountain music group from the Lake Sunapee/Kearsarge area (and VT) will present a program of traditional acoustic music as part of the Winter Performing Arts Series, presented by the Center for the Arts – Sunapee /Kearsarge Region on Saturday, April 27 at 7 PM in Warner Town Hall on […]
Friday, April 19th
Called “one of New England’s finest emerging acts,” and nominated last year for a top honor by the New England Music Awards, Ashley and Eric L’Esperance will be the featured performers at the Friday evening, April 19, concert offered by the Andover Community Coffeehouse. The performance will begin at 7:00 PM in the Highland Lake […]
Bachelder Library New Acquisitions March 2019 Children’s: Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson Islandborn, Junot Diaz and Leo Espinosa Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish, Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld Wordy Birdy; Wordy Birdy Meets Mr. Cougarpants, Tammi Sauer and Dave Mottram Adult Nonfiction: Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, Jose Antonio Vargas The First […]
Andover Library New Acquisitions March 2019 Adult Fiction: There There, Tommy Orange The Wedding Guest, Jonathan Kellerman Connections in Death, J.D. Robb Liar Liar, James Patterson & Candice Fox The Golden Tresses of the Dead, Alan Bradley Sleep No More LP, Iris Johansen Covered Bridge Charm, Dianne Christner The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry […]
Arts organizations, artists and others interested in learning more about applying for New Hampshire State Council on the Arts grants are invited to attend upcoming hour-long regional information sessions. At each session, Arts Council staff will present an overview of the grant programs, including which grants will be offered for Fiscal Year 2020 and updates […]
Sundays, March 10th and March 24th
GRANTHAM, N.H., February 20, 2019 – Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon (JOSA) brings two popular Boston-based musicians – saxophonist Cercie Miller and vocalist Dominique Eade – together for a performance on March 10th, followed by a March 24th show featuring Steve Marvin, the legendary jazz singer known for his Sinatra tributes, at the Center at […]
New London, NH – Center for The Arts (CFA) invites businesses, creative organizations, and community leaders to an open dialog on how to use the arts to create a strong economy in our local community. Join us for coffee and conversation on March 8th at 9 AM at the Tracy Memorial Library. The creative economy […]
As you read this, I will have just returned my son’s dog, whom I had the pleasure of dog-sitting for the cold and snowy month of February. We have romped up and down the hills of East Andover, chasing “ball” and doing half-pipes on the snow banks, and although my jacket pocket will no longer smell like […]