Dave Eisenstadter

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Bio: Dave Eisenstadter covers arts, Rindge and the Jaffrey-Rindge School District. Raised in the Monadnock region, Dave returned after graduating from Bard College in 2005 with a degree in English and math. He performed freelance work for area publications and was hired by the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript in 2007. When he is not at the paper, he can be found editing for Stemmer House Publishers in Gilsum, traveling to contra dances and working on his own writing projects.

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Learning from a Scary Guy

JAFFREY — He wears sunglasses and a leather jacket. Piercings cover his face, tattoos cover his body and his facial hair is died a bright yellow. His name is The Scary Guy.

Assisted by the coordination efforts of Peterborough native turned New York City artist Joseph Hart, the Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery will display the innovative works of 30 printmakers from far and wide.

MacDowell turns to jazz for 51st Medal

Jazz composer Sonny Rollins, called the greatest living tenor saxophone player by The New York Times, will be this year’s Edward MacDowell Medal recipient.

Italian master, American style

Dublin’s DelRossi’s Trattoria, an Italian restaurant in America, seems the perfect host for Beppe Gambetta, an Italian guitarist interested in American music.

Got cider? Students hope it’ll be N.H. drink

Jaffrey Grade School students argued for apple cider to be the official state beverage in Concord on Thursday, while rival elementary students from Gilford advocated milk.

An era comes to life

The Folkway closed its doors for good nearly 15 years ago, but the fond memories residents have for Peterborough’s venerable music venue have been slow to fade.

A place on the wall

Now in its 62nd year, the Sharon Arts Center Members’ Exhibition opens Friday, giving each member of the Sharon Arts Center the opportunity to display a personal work of art at the exhibition gallery on Grove Street.

A builder who cares

RINDGE — Andre Aho, owner of ATA Construction and this year’s choice for the Rindge Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year, brings a literal definition to the term “community building.”

Friends back home for Toadstool show

Nyiko Beguin and Ethan McBrien were born on the same day a town apart, in Hancock and Dublin, respectively. Now both students at the University of Vermont in Burlington, they started a band named for grades at Mountain Shadows School in Dublin, which they both attended.

All's fair in arts and crafts

Next weekend at the Peterborough Historical Society will be the Winterlude Holiday Exhibit and Sale by the Monadnock Artists’ Guild, a group of artists that traces its own history to the region.