Arts & Life
Monadnock Music presents The Convergence Quartet at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey
The Monadnock Music team of musical director Rafael Popper-Keizer and general manager Laina Barakat have collaborated with Vermont Jazz Center to bring a blend of jazz, swing, funk and Colombian rhythms with The Convergence Quartet to The Park...
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey presents ‘The Stranger’
“The Stranger,” starring Orson Welles’, helped define the movie genre known as film noir, and The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present a restored version Friday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.Immediately following World War II, ex-Nazi Franz Kindler...
Surprise! It’s a wedding
Monitor staff
When David Mascia got a call from his son inviting him to New Hampshire for a visit, he was thrilled. It would be he and his wife Nancy Mascia’s first time in the Granite State. Following a brief conversation on the phone, plans were arranged for a...
Town Hall Theatre in Wilton presents ‘Why Worry?’
Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main St. in Wilton, will screen the 1923 silent comedy “Why Worry?” with live music by Jeff Rapsis on Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m.The screening was originally scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 18, but was moved due to a scheduling...
Arts Alive offers field trip to Healing Arts Gallery at MCH
On Sunday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m., Arts Alive invites artists, creatives and art-lovers to join a field trip at the Monadnock Community Hospital's Healing Arts Gallery in Peterborough.Attendees will meet other artists and learn about each other as well...
Jarvis Coffin: Off the Highway – Now, we are nearly to spring
One thing about writing a column every two weeks is that time falls away in chunks, like wedges of an iceberg dropping into the sea.It was Feb. 6 when this column ran the last time. Here we are now with just over a week remaining in the month. It will...
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey to honor Sidney Poitier
The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will commemorate Black History Month with a tribute to actor Sidney Poitier.The tribute will be screenings of “In The Heat of The Night” Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. and “Lilies of the Field” Sunday, Feb. 18,...
Henry Homeyer to speak at Peterborough Garden Club
Henry Homeyer will present “Beyond Perennials: Using Stone, Woody Plants, Art and Whimsy in the Garden’ at the next Peterborough Garden Club meeting Monday, March 11, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. at the Sheiling Forest Education Center, 395 Old Street...
Hancock Woman’s Club accepting scholarship applications
The Hancock Woman’s Club is accepting applications for its annual scholarship to help Hancock women reach their educational goals. Applications must be received by April 3.The scholarship is open to adult women mid-career or in the process of changing...
High Mowing in Wilton presents ‘Hilltop Circus and the Chocolate Factory’
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Hilltop Circus is back this year with “Hilltop Circus and the Chocolate Factory” – an artistic interpretation of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” – capping off the Pine Hill School’s winter-long block of circus skills.The circus,...
Jeanne Dietsch to read from book at Toadstool in Peterborough
Former state Sen. Jeanne Dietsch will read from her book “NH: Battleground in the Fight to Dismantle Democracy” Saturday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. at Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot St. in PeterboroughThe book evolved from Dietsch discovering that a national...
Dublin Community Center schedules coffee house, open mic night
Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St. will hold its monthly coffee house and open mic night Saturday, Feb. 17, from 7 to 10 p.m.Snacks are available, and a monthly sponsor provides the coffee. Attendees are welcome to bring their own beverages. A...
‘Life’s a Drag’ coming to Park Theatre in Jaffrey
The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present “Life’s a Drag” Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m.Hosted by AnnabellaLadesse and Kris Knievil, the drag show also features Sasha Stone, Porcia Chanel and Cherry Lemonade. This is a 21-plus age...
Dublin Community Center hosts art auction
Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St., will present the Monaghan art collection silent auction to benefit the center Feb. 9 to 17.Sharron and Denny Monaghan, residents of Dublin since 1972, are longtime supporters of Monadnock area artists, and their...
Valentines with Archie the Pig is Feb. 11 at Dublin Community Center
People can make valentines with Archie the Pig from Amazing Grace Animal Sanctuary Sunday, Feb. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St.Arts and crafts supplies will be provided, and people can make valentines for someone special...
Gnome Notes: Emerson Sistare – ‘The Fury’ is an excellent winter read
By EMERSON SISTARE
A book review by The Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough.‘The Fury,’ Alex MichaelidesIn the dead of the New England winter, when the sun is setting before any of us get a chance to leave work, a compelling murder mystery is just what the bookseller...
Jaffrey Civic Center nears new era
By ISABELLA MESSA
This story has been changed from the original version. Due to incorrect information provided to the Ledger-Transcript, the schedule of events was incorrect. The Jaffrey Civic Center spring show and Greg Hunsaker will both be March 2 to April 6, with...
Dublin Community Center presents Starlight Lounge
From 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, the Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St., will be transformed into the Starlight Lounge, a retro jazz club celebrating the sounds of the 1930s to 1950s.Attendees are invited to dress up in fancy duds and...
Dublin Community Center hosting storytelling circle
Dublin Community Center, 1123 Main St., will host the monthly Monadnock storytelling and spoken-word circle Wednesday, Feb. 21The event is an open mic for participants to share stories, poetry, rap, comedy or any kind of spoken word, going around the...
ConVal students earn art awards
ConVal Regional High School students earned recognition from Scholastic Art Awards.The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, Feb. 11, at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, when 35 students from ConVal High art classes and those enrolled in the digital...
