September 7 at Colby-Sawyer College
The Kearsarge Chorale, a regional volunteer chorus based at Colby-Sawyer College, will hold an open rehearsal on Monday, September 7, at 7 PM in Gordon Hall, at the Sawyer Fine and Performing Arts Center. Students and community members interested in performing with the Chorale are invited to learn more about the musical experiences offered. Both […]
First Friday event in New London's Whipple Hall
The community is invited to the Lake Sunapee Region Center for the Arts “First Friday” program on September 4 from 5:00 to 7 PM. This event will take place at Whipple Hall in New London for “A Night with Northern Stage”. Center for the Arts events are free and open to the public. “A […]
Astronomy for Everyone on September 16
We begin autumn with three programs for you: a hands-on Crafts Night at Bachelder Library at 6:30 PM on Thursday, September 10; Read with Flip, Dee Ganley’s attentive dog, at Andover Public Library, dates to be announced; and a super-duper astronomy evening at AE/MS on Wednesday, September 16. In preparation, read The Martian by Andy […]
Ice Cream Celebration on Thursday, August 20
It’s not too late to get in on the summer fun at your public libraries! Preschool read aloud and activities happen from 10 to 11 AM at both libraries: on Tuesdays at Bachelder Library and on Wednesdays at Andover Public Library. Bachelder also has drop-in activities during all open hours, and a reading challenge is […]
Adult Fiction Luckiest Girl Alive, Jessica Knoll Radiant Angel, Nelson DeMille GBH, Ted Lewis Dinner With Buddha, Roland Merullo The Fever, Megan Abbott Memory Man, David Ballacci After the Storm, Linda Castillo Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee Endangered, CJ Box English Spy, Daniel Silva Nonfiction Capital in the 21st Century Young Adults and Children I […]
Fourth of July was a huge success
For the Andover Libraries, the Fourth of July was a huge success, from the sale to the float. Thank you, Deb Brower and friends, the Southworths, Caroline Moulton, Susan Chase, and the indomitable driver, Nancy Teach, for making our parade float, We Like Big Books, so much fun that we were awarded first prize. Well, […]
Adult Titles Fiction Luckiest Girl Alive, Jessica Knoll Beach Town, Mary Kay Andrews Piranha, Clive Cussler The Liar, Nora Roberts Adult Non-Fiction Spiritual Ecology, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee Wheat Belly Cookbook, William Davis, MD H is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald The Big Trees of New Hampshire, Kevin Martin Children’s Titles Willie & Me, Dan Gutman Shoeless Joe & […]
Program followed by telescope viewing
The Andover and Wilmot public libraries will host a free astronomy evening on Wednesday, September 16, starting at 7 PM in the AE/MS gym. Astronomy for Everyone: The Size and Scale of the Universe is a 90-minute program for kids age seven and up, as well as adults. Astronomer Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, […]
Bluegrass and folk, plus food for sale
Free concerts on the Wilmot Bandstand, a joint effort of the town of Wilmot, the Bandstand Committee, and the Wilmot Community Association (WCA), will continue on Saturdays through August 15, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Concerts will be on the Wilmot town green at the intersection of Kearsarge Valley and Village Roads. In case of rain, […]
Beacon Brass on the 13th, Trio Cleonice on the 27th
The Beacon Brass will perform at the First Baptist Church on Thursday, August 13, with their combination of trumpets, trombone, French horn, and tuba to present a rousing concert with music styles from classical to jazz. Dana Russian and Dana Oakes on trumpets, Kevin Oakes on French horn, Hans Bohn on the trombone, and Donald […]