NEWBURY VETERANS HALL

A POETRY READING PRESENTED BY THE NEWBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE LITERARY GUILD AND THE NEWBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

 Join us for a poetry reading from the publication, Visual Verse: Snapshots in Time. Poets will read their works inspired by photographs from the collections of seven Kearsarge-Sunapee area historical societies. Together, these photos and poems recapture and reimagine many dimensions of life in this region of New Hampshire during the 1800’ s and early twentieth century. This multimedia presentation, and the volume it comes from, represents a collaboration among the CFA’ s Literary Arts Guild, the John Hay Poetry Society, and the historical societies of the towns of Andover, Bradford, Goshen, Newbury, Sunapee, Sutton and Warner.

Join us for the opening receptions for the new exhibits at The New London Inn, Betsy Holmes and Jessica Figg, Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, Yvonne Shukovsky and Blue Loon Bakery, Rick Stockwell. Also please visit new artwork at Tatewell Gallery on Newport Road, New London, and Prospect Hill Gallery in Sunapee. PLUS "Art for Ukraine"

Eat, Sip, Stroll and Enjoy the Art!

All exhibits are open during regular business hours as well.

Please check our homepage for updates and cancellations.

The "Art for Ukraine" fundraiser includes art by award winning artists in the Lake Sunapee Region. View the art as part of the May 6th First Friday Gallery Night Stroll and also online at www.centerfortheartsnh.org/ukraine

Kyle Potvin’s debut full-length poetry collection is Loosen (Hobblebush Books, 2021). Her chapbook, Sound Travels on Water, won the Jean Pedrick Chapbook Award. She is a two-time finalist for the Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award and received a commendation in the 2019 International Hippocrates Open Prize for Poetry in Medicine. Her poems have appeared in Bellevue Literary Review, Tar River Poetry, Rattle, Ecotone, The New York Times, and others. She is a peer reviewer for Whale Road Review. Kyle lives on the seacoast of New Hampshire.

Join us as Kyle shares from her new book.

Space is limited

Please contact us for reservations! info@centerfortheartsnh.org

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Arts in the Harbor and Naturally New England

 www.centerfortheartsnh.org/visual-artists

On Exhibit: Apr. 8 – May 25

Tues.-Fri. 11am-4pm | Sat. 10am-2pm

This show features artwork from students in grades K-12 in the NEWPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Sponsored by: MJ Harrington & Co. and Summercrest: A Senior Living Community

Spamalot at Northern Stage

Experience the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as you’ve never seen it before, complete with a bevy of beautiful showgirls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. Did we mention the bevy of beautiful showgirls? A Best Musical Tony Winner and long-running West End sensation, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT is lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The outrageous, uproarious, and gloriously entertaining story of King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake will delight audiences as they search for the Holy Grail and “always look on the bright side of life.”

Join us to kick off our 2022 season! The galleries and gift shop will be open! A respect for the earth and all living things is central to the Native American way of life and this is reflected throughout Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Situated on 12.5-acres, MKIM is just 1 mile up Kearsarge Mountain Road in Warner, NH. Outdoors you will find the Medicine Wood Trail, the Betsy Janeway Arboretum and activity area with spectacular view of the Mink Hills.

NYFA (New York Foundation For The Arts) grant recipient Fred Gillen Jr has released eleven full-length albums, to great critical acclaim. He has performed all over the U.S. and Europe as a solo artist. From 2017 to 2019 he was music director of the Group The Greenheart, traveling to Nepal four times and India once, performing concerts to raise awareness of environmental activism. His songs have been featured on ABC's "All My Children," NPR's "Car Talk," CMJ's New Music Marathon Sampler, and in 2012 his version of Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't Got No Home" was featured on "Pete Remembers Woody," a collection of Pete Seeger's spoken stories about Woody Guthrie. interspersed with various artists' renditions of Guthrie's songs. Like Seeger and Guthrie, Gillen's lyrics often reflect both the hope and despair of the human condition, while his music illustrates the diversity of influences in the air when he was growing up in the 1970's. His live performances are spontaneous and full of storytelling, and he enjoys audience participation.

The members of the Board of Directors of Full Circle Farm Therapeutic Horsemanship (FCFTH) are excited to announce our Kentucky Derby Gala to benefit the many individuals our non-profit organization serves through its various programs. This event will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 5:30pm at the Newport Opera House. It promises to be an evening loaded with live entertainment, dinner*, desserts, cocktails, prizes, and a live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby. We will be encouraging everyone to be adorned in traditional Kentucky Derby attire and will hold a contest for the best Derby hat or fascinator! The Club Soda band is confirmed to keep the dance floor packed with revelers throughout the evening.

JJoin us as we celebrate the legacy of our Founder at the Event of the Century. in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Bud Thompson’s birth! There will be speakers, food, entertainment, raffles, and more. The program with guest speakers starts at 1:30 pm and will include Darryl Thompson, Clint Christensen (the great-great grandson of Chief Silverstar), and Anne Sweeney of PBS. Please save the date for a very special event.

In this one-day workshop students will create an artisan, heirloom-quality basket from start to finish! The baskets will be woven using reed with a hardwood base, rails, and rim. All materials are created and prepared by instructor Ray Lagasse–a juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen. Each participant will be asked to choose which basket he or she will be making upon registration. Masks Required.

At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant cleaning lady, is done talking about feelings. It’s time to talk money. Over the course of twenty years and three relationships, Darja negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. Pulitzer Prize award-winning playwright Martina Masjok’s Ironbound is a darkly funny, heartbreaking portrait of a woman for whom love is a luxury - and a liability - as she fights to survive in America.

May 13 @ 7PM—

The Tradition continues, Stop by to listen or join in. Sign up on site with the host for your 15 min or three songs. Storytellers also welcome!

Nashville’s Sweet Baby James - America's #1 James Taylor tribute artist - comes to Claremont with his popular acoustic “Walking Man” SOLO PERFORMANCE.

Join us for the timeless music of 6-time Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member James Taylor... with a performance you have to hear to believe. Bill Griese (aka "Sweet Baby James") sounds so much like Taylor vocally, and plays his signature guitar style so faithfully, you can close your eyes and imagine you're listening to the legend himself. But rest assured, SBJ is not a James Taylor "impersonator" – expect a natural, authentic presentation; a respectful & fitting tribute to an American original.

After two long years, we are so happy that the Annual Spring Into Warner event returns!

Warner's downtown will be bursting with excitement and the arts! Saturday, May 14 from 9am to 4pm. Here at MainStreet BookEnds our Gallery will be celebrating by presenting

NEW WORKS 2022 from over 30 of our local artists. Come and browse the talents of our area.

Tom Pirozzoli is well known, much respected on the New England and on the national music scene. Tom's songs have been recorded by artists as varied as Tonto's Big Idea, Willy Porter, and Pam Prior. His co- writes with Willy Porter have been performed in Carnegie Hall, at Madison Square Garden and The Royal Albert Hall. Original songs recorded by Tom in the 1980's with the Fast Folk Music Magazine (New York) are in the Smithsonian collection. Tom's skills as a performer and singer-songwriter were honored by Musician Magazine as a winner in their "Best Unsigned Band" contest.

Man on the Hill is a fable-opus-rock-opera: a musical work that tells a story through narration and song.

​The main character is an old man sitting in his living room reflecting back on his life. As he shares his stories, each major event or turning point is punctuated with a song. Forever in a quest for love and living a simple life, he struggles with heartbreak, finds companionship with a dog, tries to find his place in a discordant society, meets his soul mate, and retires on a hillside near the ocean.

It's back! Located in Historic Sunapee Harbor

Sunapee, New Hampshire 03782

68-72 Main Street

Next to the Quack Shack and between Fenton’s Landing and The Livery

Plenty of Free Parking in the River Road Parking Lot

Next to Prospect Hill Antiques

Market Entrance via the Bridge over the Sugar River

From the River Road Parking Lot

Bring your own art supplies and work on your current projects alongside a delightful and supportive group of artists. Facilitator Heidi Lorenz will paint alongside all, but is available for light guidance and instruction if desired. This welcoming and friendly drop -in style group is available to artists of all styles and abilities! You can register and pay online in advance, or if needed Heidi can collect cash or check for the class upon arrival. Drop-ins are welcome.

Online writing courses with Megan Baxter: Writing the College Essay; Creative Writing Lessons for Ages 12-18; and Nonfiction Writing. Megan has won national awards in nonfiction and poetry. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction and a BFA in Poetry. For more info visit meganbaxterwriting.com or to sign up email meganlbaxter@gmail.com

Library Arts Center offers a variety of online art projects. View all of these great art projects on our YouTube Channel. New projects are released each week!

Informal group would love to have you join them. Call COA to register.

526-6368. Learn More

Informal group would love to have you join them. Call COA to register.

526-6368. Learn More.

First Fridays, Special Events, Authors, Students, and School Programs Centerfortheartsnh.org/arts-online

And visit our Youtube Channel too!

Teacher Grants available now for 2021-2022 school year!

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