ISSUE NO. 307 / June 22, 2022
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Photo credit to: Barbara Cooper |
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Summer Solstice. Yesterday was the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere… and suddenly, it’s SUMMER! As always, here in New Hampshire, there have been times when we thought it would never arrive.
There's a rare happening in the morning sky, coinciding with the Solstice.
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Five Different Planets Will Align In The New Hampshire Night Sky During An Incredibly Rare Display
The summer brings tons of beauty to the landscape of the state, but right now there’s something special happening above us instead. This celestial event in New Hampshire from June 3rd through the end of the month is truly remarkable and we’ve got our eyes glued any time the weather calls for clear evening. The reason? A “parade of planets” you’ll want to be sure to catch!
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The Summer Music Associates are celebrating their 49th season of bringing distinctive, diverse and predominantly classical music, performed by outstanding musicians, to the Lake Sunapee region. The Boston Civic Symphony will be performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor and the NH Premier of “Colors” by composer, Jonathan Bailey Holland at Colby Sawyer College on Saturday June 25th. Concert at 7 pm. |
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Video preview of the concerto in a rehearsal. |
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Coming very soon! The Livery in Sunapee Harbor will open the big green doors for the first concert of the summer featuring the “Decatur Creek” trio, on Friday July 1st at 7:30. |
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June is still busting out all over ! |
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A Hay Family Picnic on Sunset Hill
Sunday, June 26, 2022
11:00 AM 2:00 PM
John Hay Estate at The Fells
456 Rt 103A / PO Box 276Newbury, NH 03255United States
One of the beloved events of the Hay family was to enjoy a picnic on the top of Sunset Hill. This summer join Dave Anderson of the Forest Society and members of the John Hay Estate at The Fells staff for a traditional Hay Family picnic at the top of Sunset Hill.
Co-sponsored by Society for the Protection of NH Forests and The John Hay Estate at The Fells. Lunch catered by Blue Loon Bakery of New London, NH.
Members $20, nonmembers $25, picnic lunch included. Meet at the Gatehouse Kiosk. Advance registration required, please CLICK HERE to register or call 603-763-4789 x3 for more information. |
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MEET LUCY STONE: Enter the Antebellum World of the Abolition & Women’s Rights Movements
Presenter: Judith Black
In this first-person interpretive program, Judith Black introduces American Lucy Stone, the first woman hired by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society as a public speaker and the “Shining Star” of the Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements. The presenter dispels well-worn platitudes about the antebellum North by interjecting historic and personal truths about these social reform movements. Her presentation also paints a dynamic and detailed picture of what it takes to change the world you are born into. Follow Lucy as she makes her case for tax resistance, her challenges to marriage laws and motherhood, and her pro-Emancipation response to the Civil War. Go with her to The American Equal Rights Association Convention in May 1869, where she eloquently supports the 15th Amendment, which gave African-American men the vote.
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On stage at the Barn Playhouse. Only 5 more days to see "Chorus Line” continuing thru Sunday, June 26th. |
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“Side by Side by Sondheim” under the stars at Northern Stage. |
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Video from Sondheim’s ”Company" |
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“Let’s Be Clear” is LSPA's new campaign to raise awareness about ways residents and visitors to Lake Sunapee and surrounding waterbodies can help protect these precious resources.
The water quality of Lake Sunapee is connected to all the land around this beautiful body of water. It is imperative that good land stewardship practices, such as stormwater management, septic system maintenance and erosion control, be applied by all the stakeholders, land owners, and visitors in order for Lake Sunapee to remain healthy.
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A New July Fourth Tradition |
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In case you missed it... The “Fabulous Flint cousins as featured on WMUR. |
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... “there’s a new dog in town”! and another new 4th of July tradition begins. |
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Yes - the Sunapee Middle High School mascot is the Canadian Goose with a 50% response rate. A close second choice was the loon. Why the Canadian Goose? The “Land of the Flying Goose” was the name given by the original inhabitants of the area: “Suna,” meaning goose, and “apee,” meaning lake, are the Native American Algonquin words that describe the shape of the lake, with Sunapee Harbor as the beak of the flying goose. |
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Can you identify where the above photo is located?
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Sunapee Historical Society
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We leave you this week among the "Irises and Insects” of Grafton Pond. With appreciation to Peter Bloch for sharing this enchanting Vimeo. |
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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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