December 2017 Dance Ensemble ‘Encore’ Friday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. in the Sawyer Theater, Sawyer Fine Arts Center Directed by adjunct faculty member Laura Dunlop Shepherd, the one-act show features original choreography in genres ranging from classical ballet, jazz and contemporary to modern and hip hop. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children/students or […]
As it rounds out its third year of free concerts, the Andover Community Coffeehouse is offering two sure-to-please acts in December and January: On Friday, December 15, veteran New Hampshire (and far beyond) singer-songwriter Wendy Keith brings her Alleged Band to the Coffeehouse center stage, joined by three accompanists on bass, dobro, saxophone, clarinet, flute, […]
Through the Reading Glasses December/January 2017/18 Susan Cooper wrote “The Shortest Day” for the annual production of the Winter Revels, held in Cambridge, MA in 1977. With apologies to the author for scrunching it up a bit, I offer it as a celebration of December 21st, the winter solstice and our shortest day this year. […]
October and November Acquisitions
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER New Books at Bachelder Library Adult Fiction Don’t Let Go Harlan Coben Two Kinds of Truth Michael Connelly Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan Cross the Line James Patterson Y is for Murder Sue Grafton Trace Archie Mayor Deep Freeze John Sandford The Midnight Line Lee Child Rooster in the Bar Grisham Power and […]
Come ring in the holidays at the Center for The Arts’ First Friday on December 1, 5:00 at Whipple Hall, 429 Main Street in New London. What better way to kick off the holiday season than a wonderful concert featuring the sweet sounds of the KRES/NL Tone Chimes, the magic of the Lake Sunapee Area […]
Holiday Story-time and Sing Along Join us for an evening of holiday stories and songs on December 19 at 7 p.m. at the Batchelder Library in East Andover. Families of all ages are invited! We’d love some audience participation. You can bring a favorite holiday picture book from home or read from one of ours. […]
Friday, November 17 at 7 PM
As the next featured performer at the Andover Community Coffeehouse, singer-songwriter Rupert Wates will bring “an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret” to the stage of the Highland Lake Grange Hall in East Andover, beginning at 7 PM on Friday, November 17. The concert is free and […]
Second a 4th Thursdays of the month at 6:30 PM
Residents who wish they knew how to use ebooks and audiobooks on their computer, smart phone or tablet but aren’t quite sure how to do it, are encouraged to stop in at the Bachelder Library, 12 Chase Hill Road in East Andover, at 6:30 PM on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month for […]
It’s all about family really, isn’t it? After spending a weekend in Pennsylvania (for a memorial service) with 35 relatives from a blended family, including two great nieces and a nephew hitherto unmet, I realized once again that blood and marriage ties are not to be sneezed at. Much laughter and many tears and a […]