Arts
Bill Connors to present Elton John tribute show at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey
Bill Connors will present an Elton John tribute show Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey.Connors, a professional vocalist and pianist, has portrayed John for more than 16 years and more than 3,000 performances....
Conval Performing Arts presenting ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
By ISABELLA MESSA
Conval Performing Arts is preparing to present “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on Friday, April 12, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 13, at 2 and 7 p.m.The musical follows six adolescents competing in a spelling bee run by three adults, and...
At MacDowell: Jonathan Gourlay – Courtney Stephens makes films with an anthropologist’s eye
By JONATHAN GOURLAY
Filmmaker Courtney Stephens brings an anthropologist’s keen observational skills to the subjects of her films, whether creating documentaries or experimental shorts exploring language, historical geography and women's lives. On Friday, she’ll present...
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey will host screening of ‘Food, Inc. 2’
The award-winning documentary “Food, Inc.” returns with a sequel, “Food, Inc. 2.” The new film will have a pre-release screening Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey.In “Food, Inc. 2,” the sequel to the 2008...
Monadnock Music schedules tango event
Monadnock Music is collaborating with David Ross and Rohan Gregory to present an homage to tango, with food from Argentia and tango dancing with lessons, Friday, April 5, at 6 p.m. at Heberton Hall in Keene.According to Monadnock Music Musical...
Scottish Music Club presents concert at Bass Hall in Peterborough
The New Hampshire Scottish Music Club orchestra returns to the Monadnock Center for History and Culture’s Bass Hall at 19 Grove St. in Peterborough Saturday, April 6, at 3 p.m.This Tartan Day celebration features jigs and reels, strathspeys and...
Francestown Academy Coffeehouse features Bob Pope
Francestown Academy Coffeehouse’s April coffeehouse will Saturday, April 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Francestown Town Hall. The featured act is Bob Pope. Also on stage will be Jonas Taub, Amy Conley, Allegegash, The Ukuleles and Jack Bopp. A $5...
Mellon Foundation awards MacDowell $600,000 grant
PeterboroughMacDowell receives Mellon grantThe Mellon Foundation has awarded a $600,000 grant to MacDowell. The foundation will distribute the non-restricted grant to MacDowell over a period of two years to ensure the program benefits the widest range...
MAXT Makerspace Dublin Ceramics Center continues to thrive
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Five years ago, the MAXT Makerspace Dublin Ceramics Center was nothing more than tents in Kimberly Kersey Asbury’s backyard. “We started out during COVID, all outside, just as a way to bring people together,” Asbury said. “I installed a kiln in my...
David Francey performing at Bass Hall in Peterborough
David Francey will perform Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St. in Peterborough.Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter whose album “The Breath Between” won a 2024...
Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society to study the Swale
By KEN CAMPBELL
Wetland in Jaffrey Center consists of 12.8 acres
Music at the Museum in Rindge kicks off March 30
On Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m., Rindge Historical Society begins its 2024 season of Music at the Museum.The March open mic features the duo of Bernadette Colley and Richard Yospin. The event will be held at the Rindge Meeting House, 6 Payson Hill Road,...
Ann Eldridge to display work at Hancock Town Library
Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., will host artwork by Ann Eldridge March 30 to May 7.A reception will be held on Saturday, April 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. Eldridge’s work will include intaglio prints, using traditional etching, aquatint and drypoint...
Green Living: Early start to amphibian-crossing season
By ASHLEY SAARI
As the weather warms, teams of citizen volunteers have been donning rain jackets and reflective vests, heading out on the rainy nights to escort amphibians from the woodlands where they spend most of the year, crossing roadways to wetlands and vernal...
Backyard Naturalist: Nate Marchessault – A vernal renaissance
With the year still in its infancy, the Earth warms and signs of new life begin to emerge. So begins the “vernal renaissance” – an annual celebration which requires no tickets nor preregistration, with admission just outside the window and door of...
Jarvis Coffin: Off the Highway – Town Meeting season
It is Town Meeting season, that festal time of year toward the end of winter, when there is more daylight and maybe less snow, and you can get to town and back with a horse and wagon after throwing a few punches at your neighbor over the cost of...
Hancock Town Library hosting collage workshop
Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St. will host a workshop on torn-paper collages Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.Harrisville artist Amy Stodola will teach a simple technique for creating art pieces from available materials, including pieces of...
Charles Morey is planning a big season at Peterborough Players
By BILL FONDA
In a little less than three months, on June 19, the 91st Peterborough Players season begins with “Noises Off,” a classic comedy that Chuck Morey hopes will be the first in a series of big shows that draw big crowds to the converted barn at 55 Hadley...
Rock concert in Jaffrey benefits veterans’ group
Rockin’ 4 Vets will hold a benefit concert for the Veterans Count nonprofit Friday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey.Blues musician James Montgomery of the James Montgomery Band and Johnny Winter Band and Boston...
Eileen Ivers to perform at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey
Peterborough Folk Music will present Eileen Ivers with her band at The Park Theater, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m.Ivers is a Grammy-winning, Emmy-nominated artist who has played with the London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops...
