Arts & Life
Children and the Arts Festival in Peterborough will have bird theme
On Saturday, May 18, the 29th annual Children and the Arts Festival takes flight with a full program based around the theme of birds.“Birds of a Feather” will be a day that includes storytelling, crafts, dance, music, theatrical performances and...
‘April Fools’ concert is April 27 at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey
Peterborough Folk Music presents “Buskin & Batteau and Friends: April Fools!” Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.This is the second tour of singer/songwriters David Buskin, Christine...
Mariposa Museum presenting Indian shadow puppetry April 27
On Saturday, April 27, the Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center at 26 Main St. in Peterborough will present a performance of Indian shadow puppetry, showcasing the talents of Rahul Koonathara and Anthony Sellitto.The performance offers an...
Yoko Ono to receive MacDowell Medal
Artist and activist Yoko Ono is this year’s recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal. Ono, whose career as an artist began in the downtown New York scene in the early 1960s and has continued across seven decades, has developed a body of work...
Gnome Notes: Emerson Sistare – Amor Towles weaves tapestry in ‘Table for Two: Fictions’
By EMERSON SISTARE
A book review by The Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough.“Table for Two: Fictions,” by Amor TowlesWhile some authors have name-recognition, others have “title-recognition” -- when one or more their works is so widely read that it has overshadowed its...
Jaffrey Civic Center hosting Heart of the Arts
The Jaffrey Civic Center will host its third annual Heart of the Arts Gala Art Auction Saturday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m., with a free artist preview reception Saturday, April 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.This semiformal ticketed event will feature artists...
Project Shakespeare to present ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’
Project Shakespeare will present “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” by Kate DiCamillo, adapted and directed by Deborah Shakespeare Thurber, Sunday, April 21, at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 6 Payson Hill Road in Rindge.Once in a...
The Thing in the Spring returns May 16
From Thursday, May 16, through Sunday, May 19, the Thing in the Spring will be at Nova Arts in Keene.It’s the 16th Thing, and the third since it moved to Keene from Peterborough. Both weekend passes and single-day tickets are available at...
Project Shakespeare seeks summer students
Project Shakespeare is taking applications from students 7 to 18 years old for its upcoming 30th anniversary summer season. No experience is necessary, but all interested candidates should be self-motivated and engaged students. Project Shakespeare...
Joey Clark to perform at Dublin Community Center
On the third Saturday of each month, the Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St., hosts a combined coffee house and open mic from 7 to 10 p.m.Snacks are available, and a monthly sponsor provides the coffee. Attendees are welcome to bring their own...
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey presents ‘Hundreds of Beavers’
The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present the slapstick comedy “Hundreds of Beavers” from director Mike Cheslik and producer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews – who co-wrote the script and stars in the film -- April 19 to 25.Fur-trapper Jean...
Hancock Poetry Gathering is April 20
The 12th annual Poetry Gathering at at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will be Saturday, April 20, from 2 to 4 p.m.Attendees can share originals and favorites, recite, read or simply listen. Lawrrence Ferlinghetti will be featured, and there...
Antrim Eclectic Book Club to discuss ‘The Firm’
On Thursday, April 18, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. at the James A. Tuttle Library, Antrim Eclectic Book Club readers will be discussing John Grisham’s “The Firm.” After graduating from Harvard Law School, a young attorney discovers that his supposedly...
Harris Center conducts veterans hike at Jack’s Pond in Hancock
By JESSECA TIMMONS
A group of veterans from around the Monadnock region, led by Susie Spikol of the Harris Center for Environmental Education, learned the little-known history of Hancock’s Jack’s Pond Sunday as part of the Harris Center’s veterans hiking program.The...
DubHub April art show features Loy and Andrews
dublinDubHub hosting April art showIn April, the Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St. will feature the works of artists Eva-Lynn (“Evie”) Loy and Daniel Andrews, both of whom reside in Keene.A public reception is scheduled for Friday, April 12, from...
Optimist Café to display Barbara Danser paintings
An exhibition of Southwest landscape paintings by Barbara Danser will be showcased at the Optimist Café, located at 16 Colls Farm Road in Jaffrey, from April 10 through May 6.The exhibit will be available for viewing on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and...
‘Puppet’ tells Antrim native Dan Hurlin’s story
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Contemporary puppet artist Dan Hurlin is returning to his hometown of Antrim on April 14 for a special screening of “Puppet,” a documentary about his work, at 2 p.m. at the Antrim First Presbyterian Church Hall, 73 Main St.The presentation is free and...
Exhibition on Screen features Sargent
jaffreyExhibition on Screen features SargentThe next film in The Park Theatre’s Exhibition on Screen film series is “John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger” Thursday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m.The film will examine how Sargent’s practice has influenced...
Scott Bakula starring in Peterborough Players’ ‘Man of La Mancha’
Scott Bakula will star in this summer’s Peterborough Players production of the musical “Man of La Mancha” as Don Quixote Aug. 14 to 25.Bakula is known for television work as Sam Beckett on “Quantum Leap” – for which he was nominated for four Primetime...
Recipe for a Healthy Planet: Lisa Murray – Pizza with oat crust is a great use for vegetables
Who doesn’t love pizza? Pizza comes in many forms these days, so indulge your creativity!Sliced or diced vegetables of all sorts make great toppings. If you are considering growing your own veggies this year, it’s a good time to make plans and...
