Arts & Entertainment NH - Monadnock Region

The Monadnock region has always been a home to the arts. Peterborough is home to the oldest artist colony in the country, the MacDowell Colony. The Peterborough Players was founded around the same time and is still flourishing winning many awards each year for performances, actors, directors and more. Monadnock Music and the Monadnock Chorus delight audiences again and again. Peterborough was the home of the first and only marionette opera in the country. It was destroyed by fire on Jan. 1, 1999. Indeed, the Monadnock Region is now a showcase of the arts in all forms.

Come to the Monadnock Region, and you will see the arts at their best, at any time of the year. Whether your interest is to observe, perform, learn or do business with the arts, you will find it met in the greater Peterborough area.

The member organizations of the Peterborough Arts Council contribute immeasurably to the strength of the town's social fabric and in very real ways to the local economy. They help maintain the balance of culture and commerce as Peterborough continues to evolve.

Throughout the year, the activities and entertainments of the Council's member organizations engage the local community. With the community's interests always in mind, the Council functions as an informational clearing house, a collaborative think-tank and an arts advocate for the Greater Peterborough area.