Arts
Bernie Watson of Bernie & Louise dies at 80
By ASHLEY SAARI
Bernie Watson, best known in the region for his skills behind the piano and providing regular entertainment at local inns, restaurants and The Park Theatre, died at the age of 80 April 14.Watson was born in Sunderland, England, but would later make...
Cosy Sheridan speaks and performs for Monadnock Writers’ Group
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Singer-songwriter Cosy Sheridan of Harrisville spoke and performed for the Monadnock Writers’ Group Saturday in honor of National Poetry Month.After talking about her songwriting process, Sheridan led the group in a free writing exercise, followed by...
‘The Last Laugh’ coming to Town Hall Theatre in Wilton
Wilton‘The Last Laugh’ coming to Town Hall Theatre“The Last Laugh,” a 1924 German silent film drama about a hotel doorman demoted to washroom attendant, will be screened with live music on Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. at the Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main...
Echoes of Floyd performs Saturday at Peterborough Town House
PeterboroughEchoes of Floyd performs SaturdayEchoes of Floyd, a Pink Floyd tribute band, will perform at Peterborough Town House Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.The event will feature a laser light show and the album “Wish You Were...
Hancock Town Library schedules paper sculpture workshop
Hancock Town Library visitors familiar with the paper sculptures hanging at the front desk in the library can learn how to make them with the artist who made them, Hancock’s Kate Corr Frame, Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the...
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...
