Arts
Peterborough Town Library and Monadnock Underground host open mic for writers
Peterborough Town Library and Monadnock Underground will host an open mic for writers Thursday, March 14, at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 2 Concord St.The event is managed by Monadnock Underground, a community of writer who are publishing work online and...
Dueling Pianos coming to Shamrock Festival in Jaffrey
JAFFREYDueling Pianos coming to Shamrock FestivalThe Park Theatre in Jaffrey, 19 Main St., will present an Irish edition of “Dueling Pianos Live” as part of the theater’s Shamrock Festival Friday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m.Two grand pianos are center...
Harris Center holding workshop for salamander brigade volunteers
By ISABELLA MESSA
On Thursday, March 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Harris Center for Conservation Education will hold a workshop for people who are interested in pursuing and gaining knowledge of amphibians and the center’s salamander brigade event.Each year, the Harris...
Off the Highway: Jarvis Coffin – Walking by the light of the moon
The evening routine of many forest animals was disrupted recently by a column of 50 people hiking through the woods over crusty snow aided by the light of a full moon.Organized by the Francestown Land Trust and Francestown Conservation Committee, the...
MacDowell names 155 artists as spring and summer fellows
MacDowell has awarded the equivalent of more than $2.3 million in spring and summer fellowships to 155 artists from 30 U.S. states and 14 countries.The incoming artists-in-residence were awarded fellowships from a pool of 2,417 applicants for an...
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey showing Oscar nominees
The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will show all of the Oscar-nominated short films for 2024 Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9. On Sunday, March 10, the theater will present the entire Academy Awards telecast live, including the red carpet...
Beppe Gambetta opens Peterborough Folk Music season
peterboroughGambetta opens Peterborough Folk Music seasonPeterborough Folk Music opens the 2024 series with Beppe Gambetta Friday, March 8, at 7 p.m. Bass Hall at Monadnock CenterTickets are $25 in advance, and $30 at the door. Doors open at 6:30...
Friday Night Stage brings music to Bennington Town Hall
By JESSECA TIMMONS
On certain Friday nights in Bennington, live music and even the stomp of dancing feet can be heard coming from the stage on the second floor of Town Hall, thanks to the Friday Night Stage concert series. Upcoming shows are this Friday, March 8,...
Greg Hunsaker kicks off Jaffrey Civic Center art season
The Jaffrey Civic Center, 40 Main St. in Jaffrey, kicks off its 2024 art season with Greg Hunsaker’s show “Family Time” as its first display case show of the year.There will be a reception Saturday, March 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and the exhibit will...
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey to present ‘Easter in Art’
The Park Theatre’s art film documentary series “Exhibition on Screen” presents “Easter in Art” Wednesday, March 13, at 1:30 p.m.The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated Western culture for the past 2,000 years. It is recounted by the...
Waking Finnegan performing at Shamrock Fest in Jaffrey
Celtic rock band Waking Finnegan returns to The Park Theatre’s Shamrock Fest Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m.Waking Finnegan’s take on Celtic rock combines electric guitar, upright bass, accordion, fiddle, drums and vocals. The band consists of Eve...
‘Astonishing Moments in Nearby Nature’ opens at Peterborough Town Library March 1
The Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., announced they will host Craig Altobello’s exhibit of marquetry.“Astonishing Moments in Nearby Nature: Marquetry by Craig Altobello” will be on view in the library’s Community Art Gallery from Friday,...
Patrick Tobin presenting Sinatra show at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey
Frank Sinatra tribute artist Patrick Tobin brings his band and tuxedo to The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m.Singing professionally since 1996, Tobin is a Sinatra tribute artist, impersonator and singer who covers...
Project Shakespeare presents ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ in Rindge
Project Shakespeare will present “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted and directed by Deborah Shakespeare Thurber. The performance will be Saturday, March 2 at 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 6 Payson Hill Road in Rindge.The...
Peterborough First Friday returns March 1
First Friday returns to downtown Peterborough March 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. and later.Activities will include a Firelight Theater workshop on Main Street in the Guernsey Building. Participants will explore the power of the hat to invite play,...
‘Smoky Quartz’ anniversary reading is March 3
The editors of “Smoky Quartz,” a journal of literature and art, are hosting a reading of poetry and prose from the “Smoky Quartz Tenth Anniversary Anthology” Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free online event. Those...
Peterborough Players present ‘Hamlet’
The Peterborough Players’ next National Theatre Live screening will be William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.While “Hamlet” showcases the struggles of Danish royals, it illuminates...
At MacDowell – Allison Akootchook Warden kicks off MacDowell Downtown season
By JONATHAN GOURLAY
MacDowell Downtown’s 21st season opener will be Friday, March 1, at The Monadnock Center for History and Culture with performance artist Allison Akootchook Warden.An Inuit tribal member of the Native village of Kaktovik off Alaska’s north slope,...
PREP Talks: Bob Haring-Smith – Go green with fewer greenbacks
There’s nothing like cold weather to make us acutely aware of energy costs.Weatherizing our homes and replacing old appliances, boilers or furnaces with Energy Star devices or modern, cold-climate heat pumps are proven ways to save energy and money,...
Backyard Naturalist: Audrey Dunn – Beavers can provide a great benefit
People are always excited to find the tracks of elusive predators that we infrequently encounter in person — foxes, bobcats, bears. It’s exhilarating to discover evidence of these wild neighbors, and finding their tracks in the snow never fails to...
