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Here we are… just the second week into the New Year with hopes of a very happy, very healthy, very gratifying 50 weeks to come! It's that time of year when we look both ways. Not left and right, like we’re crossing the road, but back and forward at the year just wound down, and ahead at the one coming into view. It’s a moment of reflection, and perhaps resolutions, new interests and possibilities.
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Friday, January 13 at 7pm. Sunapee Coffeehouse will be an open mic session with local musicians. | |
Peabody’s Coal Train (PCT) is a unique, local NH acoustic Americana 6-piece band featuring strings and shared vocal harmonies. Musicians are Jason Teaster on acoustic guitar, Dave Anderson on harmonica, Steve Cybulski on banjo, Dave Carroll on mandolin, Marc Fraley on bass, and Scott Hayes on guitar and dobro. Hailing from the Contoocook River Valley of central NH, they play originals and covers that tell stories celebrating the triumphs and tragedies of the human condition. They particularly appreciate opportunities to interact with a listening audience in special venues with neighbors and new friends. | |
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“A country folk band with an Americana twang.”
peabodyscoaltrain.org
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"The Livery" - Photo by Charlotte Carlson | |
From Vienna: The Traditional New Year's Celebration for 2023 featured the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Cleveland Music Director, Franz Welser-Most and hosted by Hugh Bonneville. This is a snippet of Franz von Suppe’s “Isabella Overture”. Join the audience in Vienna for the full concert video which follows at the end of this week’s message. | |
Franz von Suppè's "Isabella Overture" | Great Performances | PBS | The Vienna Philharmonic performs Franz von Suppè's "Isabella Overture" in this triumphant return to the Musikverein for "From Vienna: The New Year's Concert 2023." | | | |
Noteworthy News: Four area institutions are celebrating very special anniversaries in 2023 !!!! | |
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Adventures in Learning (AIL) Colby-Sawyer marks their 25th year of providing lifelong learning opportunities for the community.
adventures@colby-sawyer.edu
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Bill Wightman’s JOSA has been presenting 30 years of "Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon” concerts. Sunday , January 22nd”s concert features Jazz vocalist extraordinaire, Donna Byrne
www.JOSAjazz.com
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Sunapee Historical Society marks their 50th anniversary with a plethora of special programs planned for the year!
sunapeehistoricalsociety.org
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Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA) has been caring for our waters for 125 years!
www.lakesunapee.org
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Good luck to all 100+ of you who sent in guesses for the Ice-In contest. Ice-in on Lake Sunapee is defined as ice coverage over most of Lake Sunapee including ice coverage from the shore to Loon Island and across to the eastern shore. Most harbors and inlets will have ice, and ~85% of the entire lake. A boat will not be able to navigate from Georges Mills to Newbury Harbor. LSPA has been collecting ice-in data since January 2016. The winner will be announced as soon as we can confirm complete ice-in. Best of luck to each of you! www.lakesunapee.org
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January 15th at 2pm - Abraham and Mary Lincoln
Abraham and Mary Lincoln at Whipple Hall
"The Long and the Short of It"
Historical actors Steve and Sharon Wood portray Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln in this theatrical presentation focusing on the challenges the first family faced during a turbulent time in our country's history. The production begins with Mary Todd Lincoln mourning her husband's death. President Lincoln then appears, visible to the audience but only heard by Mary as if in a memory recalled, and they begin a dialogue about their lives. 2:00pm at Whipple Hall in New London. Purchase tickets at Morgan Hill Bookstore, or Tatewell Gallery or on our website. centerfortheartsnh.org/performing-arts-series
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January 17th at 5:30pm - Tapestry Tuesday
Tapestry Tuesday at the New London Inn with Dianalee Velie
A Life Between the Lines: A Half-Century of my Poetic Journey. Join Literary Arts Guild's member Dianalee Velie for the evening as she reads excerpts from her six books of poetry written at different periods of her life. The most recent book will take you on a poetic journey through Italy with poems about her experiences teaching poetry in Cortona, Cannero Riviera on Lago Maggiore, and in Santa Croce di Camerina, Sicily while visiting her cousins. She hopes you’ll fall in love with the sights and sounds of these poems and develop a yearning to read more poetry and also to write poems about your own life experiences whether near or far.
Velie, has published 6 books of poetry and a collection of short stories, has taught poetry, memoir and short stories both in New England, New York and abroad, and has had poems and short stories published in hundreds of magazines and journals. In addition, she leads the John Hay Poetry Society, which has been meeting for close to 20 years, and has created a permanent poetry path in Newbury that honors New Hampshire Poet Laureates. 5:30pm at The New London Inn, Space is limited, Register info@cfanh.org or get the zoom link at centerfortheartsnh.org/tapestry-tuesdays
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January 19 thru February 5th
The Niceties at Shaker Bridge Theatre
In this “barnburner of a play” (The Washington Post), two extraordinary women square off in a high-stakes academic debate over race, reputation, and who gets the final word on how American history is written. When university professor Janine and her brilliant student Zoe don’t see eye to eye, their routine office hours discussion unexpectedly careens off course – and threatens to derail their careers, lives, and the status quo. Learn More
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January 25th thru February 12th
'Bov Water at Northern Stage
How do you define yourself if you don’t know your family’s history? In this stirring new choreopoem by Celeste Jennings (Citrus), four generations of Black women breathe and bathe in a past that’s both intentionally and accidentally forgotten. Challenging and discovering their own narratives, these strong and inquisitive souls span time and space on a journey that is touching, vital, and intensely human. Learn More
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“Read In” the New Year at your local Library!
Check out the multiple offerings of activities for all ages and interests from Story times for preschoolers to craft classes for adults.
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Newbury Library has Roald Dahl themed After-School activities. newburynhlibrary.net | |
Yearning for a destination vacation? Browse travel books at the Tracy Memorial Library. tracylibrary.org | |
22 Things that made the World a Better Place in 2022. Despite covid, drastic weather events, wars and political upheaval across the globe… advances were made for the betterment of mankind as well. | |
22 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2022 | It seemed as if the world was plunging from one crisis to another this year. Just as most countries broke free from the shackles of the pandemic, the horror of war returned to Europe, millions around the world suffered at the hands of extreme weather, and the double pain of energy shortages and inflation arrived. | | | |
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UPCOMING: Community Conversation
Friday, January 13th at 10 AM
Community Conversation with the Town Manager
and Sunapee School District!
Join us at the Abbott Library, 11 Soonipi Circle, Sunapee, NH 03782.
Any questions please contact the town office at (603) 763-2212
Join us on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86284675395
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The Police Department's Quarterly Report for Q4 of 2022 has been posted to the Police Department's webpage.
Just click on the following link to view the report: CLICK HERE
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This coming week we resume Rec Basketball on Saturdays. 1st/2nd grade skills and drills at Sherburne gym @ 8:00a. Kinder group at the High school @ 8:15am. 3/4 and 5/6 teams resume games based on their Sugar River League schedule.
Youth Open Gym at High School on Saturday nights from 6-8p. Anyone age 16 and under is welcomed to attend. Adult Open Gym: Sundays mornings at Sherburne gym from 10a-12p. This is open to anyone 17yr and older.
Boot Camp will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings, 5:30am at Sherburne gym. New session is starting soon. Come by for a class to check it out!
Drop in Adult Volleyball in held on Fridays from 7-9pm at the High school.
-Steve Bourque, Recreation Coordinator
Stay up-to-date on FACEBOOK
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Sunapee Recreation is seeking: Team Sponsors
Seeking sponsors for the baseball and softball team uniforms. Sponsor's names will be displayed on the backs of jerseys.
Team Sponsorship is $250
If you have interest in sponsoring and helping to reduce fees for these programs, please contact Steve Bourque, Recreation Coordinator at recreation@town.sunapee.nh.us
Checks can be sent into Town Hall - Attn: Recreation Sponsor 23 Edgemont Rd, Sunapee NH 03782
Thank you for your sponsorship!
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Impressive... 33% of respondents answered 1938. Sunapee had its own skiing area of 2 rope tows called Sunapee Ski Tows that opened in January of 1938.
The Sunapee Ski Tows was the 5th ski area to open in New England following, Suicide Six, Stowe, Mt Cranmore and Mt Bromley. Pretty amazing!
Mt Sunapee ski area didn't open until 1948. (Sunapee Ski Tow's last year of operation was 1976-77 winter.)
(Sunapee Historical Society)
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| Where was the first town ice skating rink? (1932) | | | |
Join the audience in Vienna for their traditional New Year’s Concert! | |
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2023 | Great Performances | PBS | Ring in the new year with Vienna Philharmonic's annual concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. Guest conducted for the third time by Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, the program features many selections never before played at these traditional concerts including works by Josef Strauss, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Johann Strauss Jr. | | | |
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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