Arts & Life
DANCEMoCo Arts presents ‘Time to Dance’MoCo Arts School of Dance is set to perform its annual repertoire, “Time to Dance” on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College.Tickets to the performance are $21 for adults...
Ingalls Memorial Library club to view ‘Rebecca’
The Page to Screen Book Club at Ingalls Memorial Library, 203 Main St. in Rindge, will meet Monday, Jan. 9, at 1:30 p.m. to view the film “Rebecca,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock.“Rebecca” was Hitchcock’s first American film. An adaptation of Daphne du...
Hancock Town Library hosting Russell show
“Looking Back,” an exhibition of artwork spanning more than 70 years, will start off the new year at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St.Melody Zahn Russell of Hancock has been creating art since she was 4 years old, and continues her artistic...
Francestown Recreation Commission coffeehouse begins Jan. 7
The Francestown Recreation Commission’s new Francestown Academy Coffeehouse will begin Saturday, Jan. 7, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 27 Main St.The coffeehouse will be held on the first Saturday of each month from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The first half...
Souhegan Valley Chorus seeks singers
The Souhegan Valley Chorus invites interested singers to join the group Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 as it opens its spring season.The Souhegan Valley Chorus is an unauditioned community chorus directed by Jennifer Erdody and accompanied by Kimberly Vars...
Monadnock Writers’ Group hosts James Patrick Kelly
On Saturday, Jan. 14, at 9:45 a.m., Monadnock Writers’ Group (MWG) hosts science-fiction and fantasy writer James Patrick Kelly at its monthly speaker series at Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St. in Peterborough. Kelly is a New Hampshire resident, and his...
DubHub hosts farewell concert for program coordinator Volkert Volkersz
By ROWAN WILSON
Volkert Volkersz started as program coordinator at Dublin Community Center in 2017, sort of by chance.His wife is from Peterborough, but they had been living in Washington state, where he worked as a music teacher then librarian. One time, when...
Ruth Clark: Healthier choices for 2023
As we look to the new year, many of us are focused on creating better health in 2023. But we also know that making change isn’t easy for most of us because of the layers of conditioning that surround our habits.As Mark Twain once said, “Habit is habit...
Harris Center shares terrifying tales from the natural world
By SCOTT MERRILL
Halloween is a time of year when the spectacle of death, ghosts, and all things otherworldly, are celebrated with costumes, parties and trick-or-treating in the United States. But Halloween has nothing on the bizarre displays of terror that take place...
GREEN LIVING: Factors for a good foliage season
By ROWAN WILSON
What makes for a stunning fall foliage season? According to retired forestry professor and UNH Cooperative Extension forester Karen Bennett, it has a lot to do with weather.“So here’s the thing, as long as there’s green leaves on the tree, you have...
Backyard Naturalist: Keep an eye out for tagged hawks
By PHIL BROWN
I arrived at The Dublin School’s Nordic Center trails on a muggy late June afternoon. I had neither skis (obviously) nor a mountain bike in tow; only binoculars, a spotting scope, and…a hard hat. It had already been a long day. I had been out since...
Sharon Arts Center has new owner
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Sharon Arts Center has been sold after several years on the market.The center, previously owned by New England College, has been closed since 2019. The New Hampshire Art Institute, which merged with New England College in 2012, absorbing the...
Winners crowned in local photography contest
The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript partnered with Peterborough Camera, Copies and More, the Bagel Mill and GoMonadnock to host a photography contest for local photographers. Check out the photo gallery to see the winners.
Andy & Judy performing at Rindge Meeting House
Rindge Meeting House, 6 Payson Hill Road, Rindge, will present an evening of folk music with Andy & Judy Friday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m.People can come at 5:30 p.m. and bring dinner if they want to mingle before the event. The concert is free.
Peterborough unveils charging stations for electric vehicles
By JULIA STINNEFORD
Peterborough unveiled charging stations for electric vehicles in the town’s Riverwalk parking lot Friday, the culmination of a joint project between the Peterborough Energy Committee and town staff.“They’re finally here. We’ve been waiting for so...
New exhibit offers trip into the mind of a synesthete
By BEN CONANT
Artist Brandy Patterson’s upcoming exhibit at the Peterborough Town Library offers viewers a glimpse into the mind of a synesthete who translates music into color. Manchester-based painter Patterson said she’s always listened to music while creating...
Backyard Naturalist: Mourning cloak butterflies are a sign of spring
By SUSIE SPIKOL
Spring is in the air. Look around. Do you see the maple sugaring taps? Have you heard the throaty “Okaree” call of the recently returned red-winged blackbird or the wild monkey-like calls of courting barred owls? The ground is softening, the roads are...
Local artists in popup show for Ukraine relief
By BEN CONANT
Artists from around the region are donating their work for an upcoming fundraiser to benefit the Red Cross and their humanitarian work in Ukraine. “We wanted to do something to help and figure out a way to send money over,” said Riley Young of...
Blood shortage reaches critical point
By BILL FONDA and JULIA STINNEFORD
When people have medical issues, they assume they are going to get good care, said Sarah Bay of Peterborough, a nurse practitioner and midwife who works at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nashua.“Everybody just thinks, ‘If I get in a car accident, people...
Root Cafe: Farm to table food in Temple
By EMARI TRAFFIE
In 2018, the former owners of the Hilltop, a farm-sustained cafe in Wilton, left a note on their tables notifying customers they had sold the restaurant and would be re-opening at an unknown point in the future in Temple.“I used to go to Hilltop a...
