What's Happening: Events
November 04, 2009 - May 05, 2010 Dementia Support Group at Summerhill: New Support Group, to meet the second Wednesday of each month. Check back for schedule changes.
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
Town: Peterborough
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This support group is open to Summerhill families and other caregivers in the Monadnock Region. A light supper will be available at 5:15. Please RSVP to Perry at Summerhill.
Contact: Perry, Summerhill Assisted Living Community
Phone: (603) 924-6238
Contact Email: info@summerhillal.com Website: http://www.summerhillal.com Location: Summerhill Assisted Living Community
183 Old Dublin Road
Peterborough
NH
January 27 - March 24, 2010 Drawing Bootcamp for Everyone: Also, Session 2, 6-9pm Weds. With Celeste Wasilewska Wyrosdic.
Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm, Weds.
Town: Sharon
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This engaging drawing class is designed for those who are somewhat new to drawing or perhaps already possess skills but are looking to furthur their technique. Focus on form, proportion and perspective, along with strengthening more basic drawing concepts such as line, value and shading. Boost your drawing confidence and take your drewing to the next level as you hone skills in a supportive atmosphere alongside other artists. There will be individual and group critiques to help motivate you each week. $190 members, $220 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts Center
Phone: (603) 924-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
January 28 - March 25, 2010 After School Clay Club: Ages 7 plus. Teens welcome. With James Mitschmyer.
Time: 3-5:30pm, Thurs.
Town: Sharon
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If you like to play in the mud, this is the place for you! In the After School Clay Club You'll get messy while making fabulous clay creations. Get creative and explore different ways to build with coils, slabs and more. Bring your creative ideas and leave with sculptures and pots that will last forever. Bring an apron or old shirt. Materials fee $20. $160 members, $185 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts Center
Phone: (603) 924-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts Center
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
February 01 - March 15, 2010 Mosaic madness: With Heather Stockwell
Time: 10am-1pm, Mon.
Town: Sharon
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Join for an exploration of Mosaic - the art of creating imagery through the assemblage of small pieces of glass, stone, ceramic, pebbles, broken china and more! Learn the basics of composing tesserae as you learn mosaic techniques to apply to projects of your own design. Explore the history of mosaics and their use as you learn the safest ways to work with these materials, various substrates, forms and adhesion methods. Whether you want a set of matching trivets, or are looking to design and install your own backsplash mural, this class will immerse you in moasic and empower you to add it to your visual vocabulary. $25 materials fee payable to instructor. $145 members, $165 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts Center
Phone: (603) 924-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts Center
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
February 02 - March 23, 2010 Homeschooler CLAYventures: For ages 7-13, flexible, siblings welcome. with James Mitschmyer.
Time: 10am-12:30pm, Tues.
Town: Sharon
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This class is designed to stretch and flex the creative muscles of homeschoolers as they explore the medium of clay. Enjoy six weeks of creative clay work guided by an artist who will get your child "all fired up" about clay! Bring an apron or old shirt. Materials fee $20. $160 members, $185 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts Center
Phone: (603) 924-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts Center
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
February 02 - March 23, 2010 Fit-to-Print: Self Publishing Made Easy: Part of the Professional Advancement Series for Artists
Time: 2-5pm, Tues.
Town: Sharon
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Channel your artistic endeavors into a project that is fit to print. Self-publishing has never been more enticing, easy or cost effective than right now. In this class you will take your projects (artists' book, exhibition catalogs, animation flip-books, cookbooks, novels, children's books, photo books etc.) from conception to hardcopy. We will learn the history of self-publishing, page layout, file formatting, cover design and mass-production techniques from handwritten zines to digital print-on-demand. Publish one or more works, find your audience for distribution and uncover your lust for printed matter. $10 lab fee. $190 members, $220 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts center
Phone: (603) 923-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts Center
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
February 02 - March 16, 2010 Behold the Book: With Celeste Wasilewska-Wyrosdic.
Time: 6-9pm Tues.
Town: Sharon
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Using basic book-binding techniques, create one-of-a-kind hand-made books. Students will learn coptic binding such as the French and chain stitch along with other accessible sewing techniques. Learn to make your own paste papers for covers, tint the pagesand use a variety of papers and materials to build a book you'll always treasure. A variety of papers, covering materials and interiors will be demonstrated and explored. Small boxes/cases will also be built to protect your work for presentation and preservation. Discover the many possibilities of the handmade book in this fun and informative class. All levels welcome. $25 materials fee payable to instructor. $145 members, $165 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts Center
Phone: (603) 924-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts Center
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
February 03 - March 31, 2010 After School Craft Club: For ages 7 plus. With Celeste Wasilewska Wyrosdic.
Time: 3-5:30pm, Tues.
Town: Sharon
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Join us for weekly hands on projects to involve and intrigue your child. Using both the hands and minds to create wonderful useful work is an awesome alternative to today's video game world. Nothing's more fun than being able to make it yourself! Paper and books will be made from scratch, a painted floorcloth, wooly felted items and so much more! Materials fee $20. $160 members, $185 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts Center
Phone: (603) 924-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts Center
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
March 01 - 31, 2010 Peterborough Town Library Exhibit: "Hand Works", a show of hands by whimsical artists...
Time: call library for hours
Town: Peterborough
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The Peterborough Town Library is pleased to present "Hand Works", a show of hands by whimsical artists Allison Randall and Jane Kronheim in the Art Corner and showcase. They say their interest in hands reaches beyond their own work. "We doscovered that in our own ways, we inadvertently collected hands of all sizes, uses, origins, and materials throughout the years." The artists display "fabric art, sign language drawings, photography, Braille and some eclectic silliness." Both NH artists work and reside in their home studios, Allison in Temple, Jane in Hancock. The exhibits are on view during library hours throughout March.
Contact: Carolyn Carter, Peterborough Town Library
Phone: (603) 924-8040
Location: 2 Concord Street
Peterborough
NH
March 03 - September 30, 2010 The Folkway Remembered Exhibit: The Folkway Remembered exhibit looks back at Peterborough's famous folk coffeehouse.
Time: all day
Town: Peterborough
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The Folkway Remembered exhibit will open March 3, 2010 at Peterborough Historical Society. The exhibit looks at The Folkway coffeehouse, a must-play venue on the 1970's and 1980's folk circuit.
The exhibit features photos, music, and video celebrating the history of The Folkway and includes memorabilia and personal recollections from musicians and staff.
Admission is $3. The Historical Society is open Wed- Sat, 10-4.
Sponsor: Peterborough Historical Society
Contact: Michelle Stahl
Phone: (603) 924-3235
Contact Email: director@peterboroughhistory.org Website: http://www.peterboroughhistory.org Location: Peterborough Historical Society
19 Grove St
Peterborough
NH, 03458
March 12, 2010 Crooked Still: Crooked Still at the Peterborough Players Theatre
Time: 8pm
Town: Peterborough
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Still Crooked is an ensemble effort of inspired music making that moves the group's' impossible to pigeonhole style in new directions while honoring their folk roots.
Crooked Still's genre-bending sound is the combination of five distinctive talents (a fiddler, cellist, lead vocalist, bass guitar and lead guitar), who are not content to limit themselves to any one project or style of music. Each individual contribution is enriched by the multidimensionality of their creative wellspring. Together, they have uncovered new facets of brilliance on Still Crooked. The genesis of the group continues to evolve. Much like moonshine distilled in the apparatus that inspired their name, Crooked Still is still fermenting. And the music on Still Crooked is undeniably intoxicating.
Contact: Peterbororugh Folk Music Society
Phone: (603) 827-2905
Website: http://www.pfmsconcerts.org/ Location: Peterborough Players Theatre
Hadley Road
Peterborough
NH
March 13, 2010 Solas at The Colonial Theatre: "The standard by which contemporary Celtic groups are judged." -Austin American-Statesman
Time: 8pm
Town: Keene
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Solas has been loudly proclaimed by the press as one of the most popular, influential and exciting Celtic bands ever to emerge from the United States. They can play undiluted traditional Irish music as well as anyone alive or departed, and have a resume that is proof of the universality of Celtic music and its equality to jazz, rock, folk, or bluegrass. Their fresh approach transcends musical genres into the realm of pure musical expression that only a handful of musicians attain. Tickets $35/$31/$21.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
March 14, 2010 Unitarian Universalist Spring Concert Series: Performing: Peter Sykes on organ. Call for more information.
Time: 2pm
Town: Peterborough
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Contact: Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church
Phone: (603) 924-6245
Website: http://www.uupeterborough.org Location: 25 Main Street
Peterborough
NH
March 14, 2010 Tales from the Isles of Western Scotland: Tales from the Isles, Lochs and Sea of Western Scotland
with storyteller, Jo Putnam
Time: 2pm
Town: Peterborough
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
2:00p
Tales from the Isles, Lochs and Sea of Western Scotland
with storyteller, Jo Putnam
Admission: Adult $5, Senior $4, child $3, members free
Sponsor: Mariposa Museum
Contact: Tina
Phone: (603) 924-4555
Contact Email: info@mariposamuseum.org Website: http://www.mariposamuseum.org Location: Mariposa Museum
26 Main Street
Peterborough
NH, 03458
March 14, 2010 Community Sundat at The Mariposa Museum: Tales from the Isles, Lochs & Sea of Western Scotland, with storyteller Jo Putnam.
Time: 2pm
Town: Peterborough
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Community Sunday Events are included in admission, $5 adult, $4 senior, $3 children.
Contact: Mariposa Museum
Phone: (603) 924-4555
Website: http://www.mariposamuseum.org Location: 26 Main Street
Peterborough
NH
March 17, 2010 St. Patricks Day Celebration at The Mariposa: Flying Irish Dance Troupe... Irish Dance & Culture, directed by Mary-Sarah O'Hanlon
Time: 7pm
Town: Peterborough
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Admission: $8 adult, $5 child and members
Contact: Mariposa Museum
Phone: (603) 924-4555
Website: http://www.mariposamuseum.org Location: 26 Main Street
Peterborough
NH
March 19 - 20, 2010 Ken Sheldon's Frost Heaves: Music, comedy, and assorted nonsense
Time: 7:30pm
Town: Peterborough
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All new show! Love is in the air... Bumps in the road... It must be spring fever frolics! Ticket available at frostheaves.com, the Toadstool and Steeles in Peterborough; Rousseau's Music in Jaffrey, and at the door. Group discount at frostheaves.com. Call for information.
Contact: Ken Sheldon
Phone: (603) 525-3391
Website: http://www.frostheaves.com Location: Peterborough Players Theatre
55 Hadley Road
Peterborough
NH
March 19, 2010 Paula Poundstone: Paula Poundstone is famous for her razor-sharp wit and spontaneity.
Time: 8pm
Town: Keene
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Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula Poundstone is famous for her razor-sharp wit and spontaneity. Frequent appearances include NPR's "oddly informative" weekly quiz show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, Late Night With David Letterman, Sesame Street and a host of others. Breaking the sitcom mold of stand up comedians, Poundstone branched out to write a series of math textbooks for children with her own high school math teacher, and is also a national spokesperson for Friends of Libraries U.S.A (FOLUSA). Tickets $37/$33/$23.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
March 19, 2010 Lunch n Learn workshop, Session 4: With Ann Connor, AdviCoach
Time: 12 noon - 1:30pm
Town: Peterborough
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Lunch 'n' Learn Workshops for Entrepreneurs and Growing Businesses: "Getting the Right People, Doing the Right Things - Right!", Session $5, Optional Bag Lunch $5. Please RSVP.
Contact: Laura King, Greater Peterborough Chamber of Comm
Phone: (603) 924-7234
Contact Email: LKing@peterboroughchamber.com Website: http://www.peterboroughchamber.com Location: Ocean Bank
Main Street
Peterborough
NH
March 20, 2010 A Folkway Coffee House Concert:
This will also be a time for former Folkway staff and customers to share stories in remembrance.
Time: 6-10pm
Town: Peterborough
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Since the 1950s coffee houses have served as small venues where folk performers could play their music in an atmosphere of quiet and respect for the musicians and the messages in their songs. When The Folkway first opened in February 1975 it was a "Coffee House" in the best sense of that tradition. The first acts were local guitarists and singers who performed for the love of the music. People came to listen for the same reason and the Folkway soon became known for it's very respectful and attentive audiences.
We wish to repeat this experience with a long evening that features many of those local musicians who both helped to establish the Folkway and carried it on with their talents. These were typically people with other jobs whose love for the music brought them to the stage at the Folkway. We hope to get many of those once familiar names back in town to our stage.
Tickets $5 Online or Donation at the door.
Contact: Peterborough Historical Society
Phone: (603) 924-3235
Website: http://www.peterboroughhistory.org Location: Bass Hall at The Peterborough Historical Society
19 Grove Street
Peterborough
NH
March 20, 2010 Maxine Kumin Book Signing: Maxine Kumin is rescheduled to sign her new book for children." What Color Is Caesar"
Time: 11am
Town: Peterborough
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The former Poet Laureate of the United States and New Hampshire resident will be in to sign and discuss her new picture book for children.
Caesar is a large white dog with a great many black spots. Or is he a large black dog with even more white spots? That’s the trouble: he doesn’t know which, and though nobody in the family seems to care, he won’t rest until he uncovers the truth. So off he traipses, beseeching one animal after another to find out what color he is, basically. From celebrated poet Maxine Kumin comes a doggedly quizzical hero, brought comically to life by Alison Friend’s expressive watercolors — a lovable picture-book character who ultimately learns that it’s not what's on the outside that counts.
Maxine Kumin is the author of many books of poetry including a forthcoming collection "Where I Live: New And Selected Poems 1990-2010" due in April.
Contact: Toadstool Bookshop
Phone: (603) 924-3543
Contact Email: books@p.toad.com Website: http://www.toadstool.com Location: 12 Depot Square
Peterborough
NH
March 20, 2010 The Well School Open House: Join the Well School for an Open House Tour.
Time: 9:30am
Town: Peterborough
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Tour the Well School and learn all about... NEW three year old preschool; intentionally small class sizes for individualized attention; school motto of respect, kindness, and cooperation; dedicated space for the arts; Spanish; participation in class plays, poetry recitals and service learning projects; full day kindergarten program and half-day or full-day preschool option; math club, drama club and onsite private music lessons.
Contact: The Well School
Phone: (603) 924-6908
Website: http://www.wellschool.org Location: 360 Middle Hancock Road
Peterborough
NH
March 24, 2010 Senior Moments Vs. Warning Signs for Alzheimer’s: Knowing the Difference: Senior Moments Vs. Warning Signs for Alzheimer’s Disease
Time: 5:30-7pm
Town: Peterborough
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A 1.5 hour program for families and professional caregivers that gives an overview of age-related cognitive changes, Alzheimer’s disease and how to detect the difference.
Topics include: dementia symptoms, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, the diagnostic process, current treatment and the benefits of accessing support and education.
Presenter: Susan Antkowiak, Manager, NH Office, Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH Chapter
Pre-registration is required.
To register call (603) 606-6590
This program is free of charge.
Contact: Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH Chapter
Phone: (603) 606-6590
Website: http://www.alz.org/MANH Location: Summerhill Assisted Living
183 Old Dublin Road
Peterborough
NH
March 26, 2010 One Night of Queen: "...for one night only, Queen and Freddie Mercury (come) back to life." -Salt Lake Tribune
Time: 8pm
Town: Keene
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Gary Mullen and his band The Works recreate all the splashy theatricality of a Queen performance in an impressive piece of rock performance art that has been selling out concert halls across Europe and the US. A potent combination of rousing renditions of unmistakable Queen hits like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," "We Are The Champions," and "We Will Rock You" plus all of the strutting, posturing and over-the-top stage effects that you would expect makes One Night Of Queen the show that will have you on your feet in a night to be remembered. Tickets $40/$36/$26.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
March 26, 2010 AdviCoach Day of Coaching: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Time: 10am-4pm
Town: Peterborough
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One hour sessions available between 10 AM and 4:00 PM
Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
Member Fee: $10
Not-Yet-Member Fee: $75
Call or email the Chamber for your reservation, while spots are still available.
Sign up quick for your session with Ann Connor, AdviCoach’s 2009 Coach of the Year! Five more one hour sessions are available this month with a deeply discounted rate for Members. Members who took advantage of this special member benefit last time were very impressed, as you will read in the testimonial below.
“The hour I spent with Ann Connor was the most effective, most efficient business meeting I’ve ever had. She provided insight and feedback on my ideas, but more importantly, she provided concise, clear, ordered recommendations on how to strategically move forward. Thanks so much to Ann! I’m hard to impress; but Ann’s skills impressed me.” Lisa Beaudoin, Herbal Living Farm
Sponsor: Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Laura Keith King
Phone: (603) 924-7234
Contact Email: LKing@peterboroughchamber.com Website: http://www.peterboroughchamber.com Location: 10 Wilton Road
Peterborough
NH
March 27, 2010 Sleeping Beauty (Moscow Festival Ballet): Beautiful fantasy where good conquers evil...
Time: 7pm
Town: Keene
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Beautiful fantasy where good conquers evil, with classic choreography featuring crisp pointe work, mesmerizing balances and driven by Tchaikovsky's dynamic score, The Moscow Festival Ballet brings a sweeping grace and beauty to this classic story. Founded as an independent company in 1989, The Moscow Festival Ballet merges the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov ballet companies, specializing in full length ballets and continually expanding its repertoire. Tickets $46/$42/$32.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
March 27, 2010 Hamlet - The Met: Live in HD: Hamlet – Ambroise Thomas – LIVE!
Time: 1pm
Town: Peterborough
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Conductor: Louis Langrée; Production: Patrice Caurier/Moshe Leiser; Natalie Dessay, Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, Simon Keenlyside, James Morris.
The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other writer’s. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia, the French composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera.
Running time: 3 hours 45 minutes / 1 intermission.
Please note that timings are approximate and casting is subject to change. Call box office for tickets.
Contact: The Peterborough Players
Phone: (603) 924-7585
Website: http://www.peterboroughplayers.org Location: Peterborough Players Theatre
55 Hadley Road
Peterborough
NH
March 27, 2010 Printmaking Without a Press: Projects & Curriculum Connections... Part of the "Teacher Professional Development Workshops."
Time: 10am-3pm
Town: Sharon
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With Celeste Wasilewska-Wyrosdic. Who says you need a large press to learn and teach printmaking? Join in for a day-long exploration of simple, and low-cost printing techniques that will yield amazing results in your classroom. Using gelatin, water-soluable inks, foam plates and other easily accessible "supplies" explore many of printmaking's powerful curriculum connections (narrative, symbloism, science, history, etc.). Print on paper, t-shirts, and other surfaces using non-toxic house-hold materials. For art teachers, classroom teachers grades 1-12, activity coordinators, homeschool parents, and anyone without a press looking to have fun with printmaking! $15 materials fee payable to instructor. $70 members, $90 non members.
Contact: Sharon Arts Center
Phone: (603) 924-7256
Website: http://www.sharonarts.org Location: Sharon Arts Center
457 Route 123
Sharon
NH
March 27, 2010 A Hunger Banquet as designed by Oxfam America: A dinner/drama experience that will bring us to a greater awareness of hunger locally and globally
Time: 6 pm until 8 pm
Town: Peterborough
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Guests will represent 3 different economic groups and will be served accordingly. Admission is one non-perishable food item to be donated to the Monadnock Area Food Bank and there will be a donation bowl to benefit the Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter and Oxfam America. The event also features student dancers who have choreographed an interpretive hunger dance.
Sponsor: Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter (MATS)
Contact: Joan Foucher
Contact Email: joanf@wivalley.net Location: The Union Congregational Church
33 Concord Street
Peterborough
NH, 03458
March 27, 2010 A Hunger Banquet: Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter organizes: A Hunger Banquet
Time: 6-8pm
Town: Peterborough
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Join us in a family friendly dinner/drama experience that brings us a greater awareness of hunger in our community and in our world.
Guests will represent 3 different economic groups and will be served accordingly. The event features a short performance by student dancers.
The evening will be dramatic, educational, and inspirational.
Donations will be accepted at the door and will benefit the Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter and Oxfam America.
Admission: 1 food item to be donated to the Monadnock Area Food Bank in Peterborough
Contact: Joan Foucher
Phone: (603) 827-3831
Location: Union Congregational Church
33 Concord Street
Peterborough
NH
April 09, 2010 Chanticleer: "The world's reigning male chorus..." -The New Yorker
Time: 8pm
Town: Keene
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The Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer has developed a remarkable reputation for vivid interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, from gospel to venturesome new music. With its seamless blend of twelve male voices, the ensemble has earned international renown as "an orchestra of voices." Through exquisite attention to detail, and performing without amplification, their voices blend gorgeously to fill halls with something much greater than the sum of its parts. Tickets $39/$35/$25.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
April 10, 2010 Ellis Paul with Antje Duvecot: Ellis Paul with special guest Antje Duvecot at Peterborough Players Theatre
Time: 8pm
Town: Peterborough
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Ellis Paul is one of the leading voices in American songwriting. He was a principle leader in the wave of singer/songwriters that emerged from the Boston folk scene, creating a movement that revitalized the national acoustic circuit with an urban, literate, folk pop style that helped renew interest in the genre in the 1990's.
His charismatic, personally authentic performance style has influenced a generation of artists away from the artifice of pop, and closer towards the realness of folk.
Singer songwriter Ellis Paul says "Antje is the rare artist that can write about the social and the personal in the same breath. She is as understated as she is wise and her songs go down mentally as well as soulfully. Her voice has a sound of innocence and naivety which makes razor sharp insights into the human condition."
Tickets: $18 advance/ $21 day of the show
Contact: Peterborough Folk Music Society
Phone: (603) 827-2905
Website: http://www.pfmsconcerts.org/ Location: Peterborough Players Theatre
Hadley Road
Peterborough
NH
April 11, 2010 Garrison Keillor: "A storytelling genius!" - The Washington Post
Time: 7:30pm
Town: Keene
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Heard by millions of listeners on his ever popular public radio show A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor walks and talks the best of Americana. A masterful storyteller, he blends poetry, song, and his renowned down to earth musings about life in the American Midwest in sold out performances to audiences nationwide. Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience a solo appearance by this American classic. *Includes post-show reception with Garrison Keillor; limited availability. Tickets $100*/$73/$69/$49.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
April 11, 2010 Fifth Annual Community Spelling Bee: A Benefit for The Family Center of Greater Peterborough. Free to spectators!
Time: 2pm
Town: Peterborough
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April 14, 2010 Romeo & Juliet (The Acting Company): From America's most acclaimed touring repertory theatre...
Time: 7:30pm
Town: Keene
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The Acting Company has presented over 130 classical and new works, more than 40 of them full text Shakespeare presentations, and boast alumni including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, and Rainn Wilson. The rich variety of their work and the high caliber of their presentation make this a performance equally as thrilling to those familiar with Shakespeare's tragic story of two star-crossed lovers as to those who will see it for the first time. - - - - - A co-presentation with the Redfern Arts Center at Brickyard Pond, Keene State College; matinee and evening performances take place at The Colonial Theatre. Tickets $39/$35/$25.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
April 16, 2010 Janis Ian and Karla Bonoff: Janis Ian and Karla Bonoff... Songs of a Generation
Time: 8pm
Town: Keene
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"Long before Alanis and Jewel, there was a breed of singer/songwriters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today." -Billboard
A celebration of song, featuring a pair of the most influential songwriters of the '60s through the '90s, two singer-songwriters ahead of their time, Janis Ian and Karla Bonoff. Janis Ian wrote her first songs at the age of 12, tackling social issues with hits like "Society's Child," and "At Seventeen" that have left an impression on the music world that stands to this day. Karla Bonoff has written songs recorded by some of the most famous voices in music - Linda Ronstandt ("Someone To Lay Down Beside Me"), Wynonna Judd ("Tell Me Why"), and Bonnie Raitt ("Home"), among others. These two unforgettable artists will make this a show to remember. Tickets $38/$34/$24.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
April 17, 2010 Greenerborough III: Get ready for our 3rd annual Green Living Expo & Festival!
Time: 10am - 4pm
Town: Peterborough
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2,000 people attended last year's event! More details of this year's event to come. If you are interested in being an event sponsor or would like to inquire about exhibit space, please contact the chamber ASAP, as this sells out quickly.
Contact: Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (603) 924-7234
Contact Email: info@peterboroughchamber.com Website: http://www.peterboroughchamber.com Location: downtown peterborough
Peterborough
NH
April 17, 2010 FPU Inauguration of Dr. James F. Birge: The inauguration FPU's fourth president, Dr. James F. Birge.
Time: 11am
Town: Rindge
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Also, join Franklin Pierce University in their week-long celebration, "Engaged in Learning & Service," including National Alumni Service to Communities and Showcase of Academic Excellence April 12 - 18.
Contact: Franklin Pierce University
Phone: (603) 899-4225
Website: http://www.franklinpierce.edu Location: 40 University Drive
Rindge
NH
April 24, 2010 Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick: This dinner & concert is part of the Folkway Remembered Concert Series. Concert only is $20.
Time: 6:30 dinner, 8pm show
Town: Peterborough
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This is the closest thing to a real Folkway evening that we are able to assemble in Bass Hall! A buffet style dinner will be served for up to 60 guests. Desert, wine and other beverages will be included.
The menu will be made up of actual Folkway favorite dishes. Many of the Servers will be the actual waiters and waitresses who actually worked at the Folkway--some from the late 1970s!!
Who can forget the finger picking pyrotechnics of Guy van Duser? He and clarinetist (and pennywhistler) Billy Novick were often at the Folkway, entertaining everyone with a broad blend of musical styles, from fiddle tunes, to jazz classics, and even Sousa marches.
We will be selling only 60 concert only tickets for this event. Concert only goers will be seated where they fit among the dinner tables and along the walls--just like during the days of the Folkway! Sorry, we don't have a staircase to sit on!
Folkway Historic Dinner and Concert cost is $50. Guests should arrive at 6:30.
Contact: Peterborough Historical Society
Phone: (603) 924-3235
Website: http://www.peterboroughhistory.org Location: Bass Hall at the Peterborough Historical Society
19 Grove Street
Peterborough
NH
April 24, 2010 Monadnock Family Services Summer Gala: Monadnock Family Services Summer Gala
Mary Ellen Moore's "Mostly Hall."
Time: 6-11pm
Town: .
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In honor of Ken Jue (former CEO of MFS)
hors d'oeuvres/dinner/live auction/dancing to Tom Foolery
Reservations and information, call Lucy Shonk at 283-1568
Contact: Lucy Shonk
Phone: (924) 283-1568
Location: .
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NH
April 25, 2010 Folkway Remembered: Bill Staines & Kim Wallach: With Pot Luck Dinner, if you wish. If participating in pot luck, arrive about 6:15.
Time: 7pm
Town: Peterborough
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Kim Wallach, who now makes her home the Monadnock Region, is a veteran of the 70’s folk scene in Harvard Square.
Both as a soloist and a as one-third of the Short Sisters, Wallach seems to keep in mind the power of music, particularly folk music, to heal, whether that healing comes in the form of fostering hope, a sense of strength and resolve in the face of injustice, or simply the ability to laugh and take comfort from the that laughter.
For over thirty five years Bill Staines has traveled back and forth across North America, singing his songs and delighting audiences at festivals, folk song societies, colleges, concerts, clubs and coffee houses.
A New England native, Bill became involved with the Boston-Cambridge folk scene in the early 1960’s. He weaves a magical blend of wit and gentle humor into his performances. As one reviewer wrote, “He has a sense of timing to match that of the best stand-up comic.”
Tickets $18 in advance, $21 at the door. Beverages available.
Contact: Peterborough Historical Society
Phone: (603) 924-3235
Website: http://www.peterboroughhistory.org Location: Bass Hall at Peterborough Historical Society
19 Grove Street
Peterborough
NH
April 30, 2010 100 Years of Broadway: Direct from NY, this musical revue of Broadway's most celebrated shows features a dazzling cast.
Time: 8pm
Town: Keene
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Broadway stars accompanied by top-notch musicians, recreating the greatest moments from the best of Broadway. Featuring two hours of musical treasures from The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Les Miserables, CATS, West Side Story and thrilling numbers from Broadway's newest hits, all brought to life by many of the performers who starred in the shows on Broadway, this tuneful tribute to the Great White Way is a must-see for the lover of show tunes in all of us. Tickets $43/$39/$29.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
May 01, 2010 Armida - The Met: Live in HD: Armida – Gioachino Rossini – LIVE!
Time: 1pm
Town: Peterborough
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Conductor: Riccardo Frizza; Production: Mary Zimmerman; Renée Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, José Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, Kobie van Rensburg.
This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvorˇák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman returns to direct this new production of a work she describes as "a buried treasure, a box of jewels." The fanciful and magical tale, Zimmerman says,"has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element."
Running time: 4 hours 20 minutes / 2 intermissions.
Please note that timings are approximate and casting is subject to change. Call box office for tickets.
Contact: The Peterborough Players
Phone: (603) 924-7585
Website: http://www.peterboroughplayers.org Location: Peterborough Players Theatre
55 Hadley Road
Peterborough
NH
May 07, 2010 Cirque le Masque: Escape to Carnivale with Cirque le Masque
Time: 7:30pm
Town: Keene
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"Take the stylized look of Cirque de Soleil, set the scene in the romantic carnivale of Rio de Janeiro...and the result is the impressive Cirque le Masque." - The Boston Globe
Escape to Carnivale with Cirque le Masque in this sophisticated European-style circus, incorporating dance and mime with acrobatics, lavish costumes and dazzling special effects. Venture to a place beyond the limits of gravity, the restrictions of the human form, and the confines of standard storytelling in this invigorating and inspiring show. Tickets $43/$39/$29.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
May 08, 2010 Peterborough Children's Choir Spring Concert: PCC Annual Spring Concert
"on Warm Afternoons"
Time: 3 pm
Town: Peterborough
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The Peterborough Children’s Choir, under the direction of Maria Belva, will present its 13th annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 8th at the Peterborough Unitarian Church, 25 Main Street in Peterborough. The 65-voice ensemble will celebrate spring with Folk Songs, Art Song arrangements, and Novelty Songs for young voices, including a setting of 9 animal poems by Ogden Nash. The program will include separate performances by each of the choir’s four sections: Trebles (grades 2-4), the newly formed Keene Youth Chorus (grades 2-5), Choristers (grades 5-8), and the Cecilia Ensemble (young women, grades 9-12).
Contact: Maria Belva
Phone: (603) 924-2055
Contact Email: mariabelva@gmail.com Website: http://www.pcchoir.org Location: Peterborough Unitarian Church
25 Main St
Peterborough
NH, 03458
May 09, 2010 Keene Chamber Orchestra: This will be an event not to be missed!
Time: 4pm
Town: Keene
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Keene Chamber Orchestra's annual Family Concert for Mother's Day features the mighty Brahms Double Concerto for solo violin, solo cello and orchestra. This amazing and beautiful work is rarely performed, and KCO is delighted to present this glorious and powerful music with our own twin fifteen year old MacKay brothers as soloists. Tickets $16 adult, $4 youth.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
May 15, 2010 Folkway Remembered: Tony Bird: The Village Voice said of Tony, "The finest, most impressive folk poet in years"
Time: 8pm
Town: Peterborough
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Tony Bird intrigued early Folkway audiences with his unique voice and repertoire which are both informed by his homeland of Malawi. His music is a wonderful upbeat synthesis of spirituality, politics and nature of Africa. "Tony Bird is a complete original who grew up in southern Africa in the era of colonialism and Apartheid, He developed a sharp, conscious universal eye with an expansive repertoire, ranging from topical and historical commentary to love songs, musical tone poems and exotic travelogues that roam from bushmen to bicycles. Tony Bird has been called "The Father of African Folk-Rock." Yet, he is even more. He's an inventive, passionate, theatrical performer who delivers the moving, searching anthems of a mature poet. The extraordinary experience of a Bird concert is not to be missed."
Tickets $18in advance, $20 at the door
Contact: Peterborough Historical Society
Phone: (603) 924-3235
Website: http://www.peterboroughhistory.org Location: Bass Hall at Peterborough Historical Society
19 Grove Street
Peterborough
NH
May 15, 2010 Buddy Holly Family Reunion: Back by popular demand!
Time: 8pm
Town: Keene
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On a snowy night in February 1959, the plane carrying Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens went down. Now, more than fifty years later, the magic of their last show is recreated as the music lives on with David Angel as Ritchie Valens and the nation's leading Buddy artist, Brian Best. Join us as we honor the memory of these greats who gave us "Peggy Sue," "La Bamba," and so much more. As an added treat, Elvis will be in the building! Tickets $39/$35/$25.
Contact: The Colonial Theatre
Phone: (603) 352-2033
Website: http://www.thecolonial.org Location: The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene
NH
May 22, 2010 Children & The Arts Festival: Children and the Arts Festival
Time: All Day Events
Town: Peterborough
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May 23, 2010 Unitarian Universalist Spring Concert Series: Performing: Peterborough Chamber Choir. Call for more information.
Time: 7pm
Town: Peterborough
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Contact: Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church
Phone: (603) 924-6245
Website: http://www.uupeterborough.org Location: 25 Main Street
Peterborough
NH
June 03 - 07, 2010 I Remember Mama: By John van Druten. June 3, 5, 6, and 2pm on June 7.
Time: 8pm
Town: Peterborough
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Adapted from Kathy Forbes' Mama's Bank Account. Some of the area’s best high school actors will work alongside professional actors Kathy Manfre, Ken Sheldon, and Michael Dell’Orto and be directed by Artistic Director Gus Kaikkonen. I Remember Mama is a heartwarming study of American family life in the early 1900s with unforgettable characters who will charm and delight you.
Set in San Francisco in the home of a Norwegian immigrant family, this series of vignettes chronicles the comic trials and tribulations of raising a family with Mama at the helm. Audiences may also remember the film and television versions of this beloved story.Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students/children.
Contact: The peterborough Players
Phone: (603) 924-7585
Website: http://www.peterboroughplayers.org Location: Peterborough Players Theatre
55 HadleyRoad
Peterborough
NH
June 06, 2010 Unitarian Universalist Spring Concert Series: Performing: Eric Stumacher of Sonad Project. Piano recital. Call for more information.
Time: 7pm
Town: Peterborough
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Contact: Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church
Phone: (603) 924-6245
Website: http://www.uupeterborough.org Location: 25 Main Street
Peterborough
NH
June 19, 2010 Folkway Remembered: Garnet Rogers: Garnet Rogers performs, as part of the Folkway Remembered Concert Series.
Time: 8pm
Town: Peterborough
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Garnet Rogers is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers in folksong tradition.
His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive and deeply purposeful. An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not heroes of major events. Rather, his songs focus on small, everday victories. His over-the-top humor and lightning-quick wit move his audience from tears to laughter and back again.Among his many songs, The Last One recalls the days and nights we all spent at the Folkway and those dear souls we lost too soon.
Tickets $20 online, $23 at the door.
Deserts, snacks and beverages will be available at the show.
Contact: Peterborough Historical Society
Phone: (603) 924-3235
Website: http://www.peterboroughhistory.org Location: Bass Hall at Peterborough Historical Society
19 Grove Street
Peterborough
NH
September 12, 2010 Breakfast, brunch or Lunch CRUZ-IN: It's fun and it's free! Bring the family! All welcome!
Time: 9am-1pm
Town: Peterborough
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Cruz-In will be held the second Sunday of each month (May - September in the parking lot at Depot Park in Historic Downtown Peterborough. Drivers of exhibited vehicles will receive discount coupons to area businesses such as Nonie's, Peterborough Diner, Acqua Bistro, Ava Marie's Chocolates, Twelve Pine and Roy's Market. Open to all makes, all models of vintage or special interest cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles. For more information, visit website.
Sponsor: The peterborough Rotary Club
Contact: Peterborough Rotary Club
Website: http://www.PeterboroughRotary.com Location: Depot Park Parking Lot
Peterborough
NH
October 23, 2010 Monadnock Area Crop Walk: Call for more information.
Time: 8:30am
Town: Peterborough
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Contact: Carolyn Peacock
Phone: (603) 924-7947
Location: Starting at the Union Congregational Church
33 Concord Street
Peterborough
NH
