Tho greatly delayed, we’re now in a 'snow globe' Winter Wonderland. Great fun for skiing, skating and snowman making, but also time to exercise caution on slippery walkways and driving on the highways. Stay safe and heed weather alerts. (and… a huge "Thank you” to all the local road crews who work 24 hours a days to keep us moving forward. | |
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Friday, January 12th: Sunapee Coffeehouse welcomes Dylan Patrick Ward.
Dylan Patrick Ward is a folk misfit from Vermont's dirty south. Equal parts compassionate and irreverent, his songs delve into the minds and lives of oddballs, outcasts, misfits and people on the brink.
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Sunday, January 14th at JOSA: Back Bay Transit
Local music legend, Bill Wightman, pianist/vocalist and JOSA director/founder has gathered six, top-notch musicians from his rich musical past who perform an eclectic blend of funk, pop, rock, & jazz. An afternoon of outstanding vocals; soaring solos with an exceptional rhythm section.
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Thursday, January 18th: Guy Davis at the Flying Goose
Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address, the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater is pronounced through the lyrical storytelling of songs “God’s Gonna Make Things Over” about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, “Welcome to My World”, and “Got Your Letter In My Pocket”.
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A special treat from Vienna. The 2024 New Years Concert. | |
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Thursday, January 11th Planning Bd. Meeting at Town Hall. Considering Zoning Ordinance re: a new Georges Mills Village Commercial District.
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Please help keep all local Food Pantry shelves well stocked. In Sunapee, donations may be left at Town Hall or Safety Services Building.
Food Pantry Needs
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Volunteers Needed for Ice Rink at Veterans Field!
The Buildings and Grounds Team is looking for volunteers to help maintain the ice rink at Veterans Field! If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please reach out to: Jenn at (603)763-5060 opt. 1 or email jenn@town.sunapee.nh.us
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Another snowstorm is predicted Tuesday into Wednesday and will be followed by rain, increasing the likelihood of flooding, erosion and washouts on roads. To minimize these issues please remember to keep storm drains and pipes on your property free of debris (leaves, sticks, snow piles, etc..).
Winter rains can cause even more damage than summer rains because frozen soils are unable to soak up rainwater and plants are absorbing less water from the ground, leading to more runoff. Aging infrastructure and undersized culverts have also exacerbated the impacts of these storms.
Stormwater runoff can erode soils and carry nutrients and pollutants that harm water quality and can lead to cyanobacteria blooms. Have you noticed problems with stormwater on your property? LSPA offers free advice to landowners through our Watershed Wise program.
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Tracy Memorial: Youth Services “Universal Yums”
Join us on Wednesday, 1/24/24 at 3pm (youth ages 10 and up) for our first Universal Yums program.
The first box is about holidays around the world. Teens and tweens will learn about other cultures while trying unique treats.
If you have any questions please contact Ben in youth services bcote@tracylibrary.org
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January 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cardio Drumming with Ginny
Veterans Hall Newbury, NH,
Looking for a fun workout? Join us January 17th at 10 am in the Vets Hall for Cardio Drumming with Ginny. This program is geared towards adults at any level of fitness/mobility and can be done seated or standing. Please drop by the library or call us at (603)763-5803 to sign-up as space is limited.
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Hello Everyone!
Did you all know that we have a special collection called the "Library of Things" or "LOT" for short? If you are interested in borrowing a pair of snowshoes, a yarn swift, a White Mountain Guidebook with maps, or a cake pan shaped like a heart, or a rabbit, or a seashell, etc., this collection is for you! We even have an Orion Starblast 4.5 inch telescope!! There are many more special items in the LOT collection, which is located in the area across from the reference desk. The next time you stop by, check it out!
Happy New Year!
Sally
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LET'S GET ARTSY (Stage & Screen) | |
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Shaker Bridge Theater: “The Cake” opens on January 18th.
In this deliciously funny comedy, all is going well for Della. Her North Carolina bakery is legendary and she's just been cast on her favorite television baking competition. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. She can’t really make a cake for such a wedding, can she? For the first time in her life, Della has to think for herself.
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Northern Stage: “Constellations” opens on January 24th.
What if you'd made a different choice? What if you'd said the thing that popped into your head just after you walked away? Nick Payne’s Olivier Award-winning modern romance Constellations follows Roland, a beekeeper, and Marianne, a scientist, from their first meeting through a multitude of possible futures, from marriage to heartbreak, through sickness and health, and back again, in a play that reveals the vast universe of possibilities in our lives.
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Winter Films at the HOP (per Artful)
The Hop’s film series, titled “It’s Complicated,” is a wide-ranging feast to nourish your soul through January and February. It begins on January 5 with Priscilla, a Sofia Coppola film about the young bride of Elvis Presley, followed quickly by Taylor Swift/The Eras Tour (self-explanatory). There are the recent and current heavy hitters like Oppenheimer, the award-winning Killers of the Flower Moon, the musical version of The Color Purple, the some-like-it-some-don’t Poor Things with Emma Stone, described as a “feminist twist in the Frankenstein story.” And a biographical take, Rustin, about Bayard Rustin, the “unsung civil rights firebrand.”
Love to see some old classics in the mix: Vertigo and The Philadelphia Story.
Perhaps one of the most gorgeously filmed movies about art, eroticism, love, heartbreak: Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Of course this isn’t even close to a complete list. For that, with dates and times, click here. Happy viewing, and the happiest of new years. I wish you light.
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…and the first of a new monthly Humanities program from Center for The Arts
January 15th at 5:30PM Humanities Mondays
Whipple Hall - New London - Free
How to Self-Publish Your Book. This fun presentation will briefly work through the checklist of items and the associated costs before your creative plot, dazzling photographs, delicious recipes, or expository masterpiece can find its way to a bookstore shelf or a stranger’s coffee table. Writing a book is generally easier and more enjoyable than self-publishing the manuscript. Holding that final product in your hands and noting the first sale is wonderfully gratifying and well worth the effort. Seating is limited, please make a reservation by emailing info@cfanh.org.
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THEATER, especially for kids & teens | |
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY VOTE
JANUARY 23RD!
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Keeping the tradition of “First in The Nation”. Plan to cast your ballot in the 2024 Presidential Primary Election.
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Remember that New Year’s resolution, earnestly made, but soon forgotten?
Perhaps the better pledge would be: “Instead of a resolution to make big changes… how about a focus on the beauty of the everyday.” Simon Pearce
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Wednesday’s email “SUNAPEE HAPPENINGS”
highlights a selection of events in our community each week.
For complete details on everything happening around the
Lake Sunapee area, check out the
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