ISSUE NO. 353 / May 17, 2023

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Photo: Charlotte Carlson

May is “Preservation Month”

Are there places you cannot imagine your community without? Center Meeting House in Newbury, The John Hay Estate at The Fells, the Barn Playhouse in New London, the Abbott Library and the landmark Livery in Sunapee? Each of these has been ‘saved’ by dedicated volunteers and restored to serve another generation. Preservation activity creates local jobs and benefits the economy and is part of the landscape that attracts visitors & businesses to our state. Donate and volunteer with friends old and new, at the special places in your hometown. Buy a “Moose Plate”. Proceeds go towards programs that support New Hampshire’s natural, historical and cultural resources. 

Last Saturday night’s rescue of an injured hiker, unfamiliar with the mountain and the lingering springtime snow, ice & 70 mph wind, prompted a warning from NH Fish & Game to plan ahead and be prepared before attempting such an ascent. Tonight’s “Hiking Safety” program at Newbury Library shares good ‘before you hike' information.

Registration to AIL Summer courses is open now. 

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Lake Sunapee United Methodist Church is hosting 2 special events:  

Day Spring Baby Shower

The Lake Sunapee United Methodist Church is hosting a Baby Shower for the Day Spring Pregnancy Center. If you would like to contribute please bring unwrapped, new items to the church on Saturday May 20th 11-1:00 or join us in celebration of gifts with cake and refreshments at 12:00 following the service on the 21st. 

Items especially appreciated are:

• Baby products like baby shampoo, baby wash, diaper ointments. 
• Baby towels and washcloths.  
• Tights sizes newborn to 2 Toddler. 
• Socks and booties. 
• Onesies
• Footie pajamas for boys 18-24 months. 
• Boys and girls outfits up to 2Toddler.

Then on May 27th head over to Kearsarge Presbyterian Community Church, site of New Hampshire’s LARGEST Yard Sale!

31st Annual KCPC Yard Sale. Saturday, May 27, 2023. Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm, at Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, 82 King Hill Rd (Route 11), New London, NH. Take Interstate-89 to Exit 11 and go one mile East.

Biggest church yard sale in NH. We will have rooms filled with furniture, dining tables, rugs, electronics, plus more furniture spilling out into tents in the parking lot. The entire sanctuary will be filled with china, glassware, pottery, kitchenware, housewares. Plus, jewelry, kids clothing, adult clothing, flat-screen TVs, toys, large and small tools, yard + garden equipment, patio furniture, sporting goods and a Bake Sale. Only five hours, so priced to sell.

100% of net proceeds will go to support regional charities. See pictures on Facebook during the week before the yard sale. More info and link to Facebook at: www.KCPCnlnh.com

Friday, May 26th: Tom Pirozzoli at the Sunapee Coffeehouse

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.

"Pirozzoli offers a vision of the exotic places he visits and straight from the heat sentiment through his songs… a low enchanting voice and a prolific knack for writing lyrics." — NH Seacoast

Here's a sneak preview of Tom Pirozzoli

Zach Nugent’s Dead Set

Fri, May 19 @ 7:30pm

At LOH, guitarist/vocalist Zach Nugent celebrates the 45th anniversary of Grateful Dead’s one-and-only New Hampshire concert: a May 5, 1978 appearance at Dartmouth College’s Thompson Arena as part of Green Key Weekend.

With his Dead Set band, the noted Vermont-based Grateful Dead expert (and former member of Melvin Seals & JGB) will faithfully re-create the Hanover set list song-for-song — from Promised Land to a Werewolves of London encore — with original GD gear on stage.

Choose your own adventure! In an effort to keep the atmosphere friendly and fun, we’re offering two seating experiences for this performance:

If you’d like to sit close to the action with the freedom to stand and groove in place, choose a General Admission ticket in the orchestra level. Orchestra seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you’d prefer to have an assigned location where those around you remain seated during the show, grab a Reserved ticket in the balcony. Learn More

This Saturday, May 20, Sunapee HS Freshmen will wash away all remnants of winter from your car. 

Project Sunapee is proud to sponsor the 3rd season of the Sunapee Farmers Market.

See you on Opening Day... Saturday, May 27th at the Market’s new location overlooking the Harbor at the Bandstand in Ben Mere Park from 9 ’til Noon!   

www.sunapeefarmersmarket.com

Then at noon, the Sunapee Historical Society will mark their 50th Anniversary at the Grand Opening of the Flanders-Osborne Museum!

Let's Celebrate the Summer! Join us for Two Movie Nights at The Fleming Center! We will be featuring The Wedding Singer on Friday, May 19th at 7pm and Finding Nemo on Saturday, May 20th at 4pm. Don't miss out on enjoying these movies that will be featured on our stage, LIVE this summer!

Free event - Donations Welcomed!

Reserve your place now at the

CFA “Swing Swing Swing” Dance Party!

Join us for a fun evening dancing to the Bedford Big Band!

Thursday, June 1st

7:00 under the tent at Dexter's Inn, Sunapee.

6:30 Free Dance Lesson

Dancing, Dessert, Raffles, and Cash Bar!

Purchase Tickets Here!

Last Call for Summer Camps. Time to register the kids for special programs at local libraries, and recreation departments!

Nature Exploration Story Hour

Every Tuesday at 10:00 am

at LSPA's Center for Lake Studies

Come join LSPA environmental educators for nature themed activities every Tuesday morning at LSPA’s Center for Lake Studies. Each Tuesday will offer a different theme and include activities, a craft, a nature walk and exploration. Our topics will welcome spring, highlighting blooms, bugs, turtles and fawns! This program is designed for young children and their caregivers. We look forward to welcoming you in the Discovery Room, a room full of fun ways to investigate the out of doors.

The Fells Summer Camps

Each July we offer three “Kids in Nature” camps for children. Outdoor Painting is a four-day workshop on the essentials of painting nature. Students, ages 10 and up, study painting techniques and express their creativity while learning about color, composition and perspective. In Photography Camp, students ages 10 and up learn the key elements of nature photography and composition, how to use a DSLR camera, or a camera with a fully adjustable manual mode, and leave with outstanding images. Nature Explorers Camp is for children entering grades 1-5 to learn about nature at the Hay Estate by exploring and playing in the woodlands, meadows, and wetlands. Nature Explorers Camp is co-sponsored by the Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA) and the John Hay Estate at The Fells. Scholarships are available for all of our summer camps. To sign up a camper, please call 603-763-4789 x3.

The song (about a critter) that has taken the internet by storm!

“If I were a Fish”.