August is bittersweet. It signals summer is ending soon and for young people and their families, another school year is about to begin.

Not to be missed... the final two weeks of summer’s traditional community bandstand concerts!

Tonight: The "Honey Bees Band" will be on the Ben Mere Bandstand in Sunapee Harbor.

Tomorrow, August 18: Summer Music Associates welcome the The Fred Moyers Jazz.

Fred Moyer performs classical piano for the first half of the concert and is joined by his trio to play transcriptions of famous classic jazz trios for the second half! LEARN MORE. 

Friday, August 19: Green Heron makes their debut concert on The Livery stage. 

The music of Green Heron stretches across the entire folk landscape. Old-time, folk, bluegrass, country, celtic and blues music are all represented as the band brings the back porch to the stage. PURCHASE TICKETS

Saturday, August 20: Fern Family Band on the Wilmot Bandstand

Sunday, August 21:  Grace Crummer Concert at The Fells

Summer Concert with Grace Crummer, Fred Haas & Billy Rosen

Sunday, August 21, 5:00-7:00pm 

 

Grace Marie Crummer was born and raised in Worcestershire, England and moved to the US in 2011. She began her studies of classical piano & flute through the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) at 11 years of age but has always had a passion for Jazz. In the past 3 years, she has been focusing primarily on vocals, performing in the Upper Valley Area of NH & VT and recording her first CD - released in the summer of 2021 entitled Coalesce. 

 

She will be joined at this event by Fred Haas - who taught Saxophone, Jazz Piano, Improvisation, Jazz History and Music Theory at Dartmouth College for over 20 years. He lives in Hartland, Vermont, and travels throughout New England and beyond performing and recording with a variety of musicians. He has performed with the likes of pianist Oscar Peterson, Sheila Jordan, Pat Metheny and trumpeter Clark Terry over the last half-century. 

 

She will also be joined by drummer Tim Gilmore - percussion instructor at Plymouth State University, bass player John Hunter - presently a member of the Seacoast Big Band and Capital Jazz Orchestra; and Billy Rosen - guitar wizard of the Jazzcats Quartet. 

 

Their repertoire will be a diverse variety of Jazz Standards, Blues, Ballads, Latin & Bossa Nova. We encourage you to please bring your own picnic to enjoy as you listen to the music. $35 per person. Registration is required as space is limited. Visit our website or call the office to register 603-763-4789 x3. John Hay Estate at The Fells, www.thefells.org

and… TONIGHT: tickets are still available for a Very Special Evening of music, food & frivolity presented by the Center for the Arts under the tent at Dexter’s Inn! 

Project Sunapee presents "Movies Under the Stars". 

Imagination and intelligence prevail in this story of the little girl who dreams of a better life, and then makes it happen! The smart and magical Matilda teams up with her energetic schoolmates and one kind teacher to rebel against cruel and unfair grown-ups in this joyous musical based on Roald Dahl’s ingenious book.

Last chance to view the Juried Regional Art Exhibit!

Opening Reception: Friday, June 10th, 5-7pm

This show features recent works by regional artists in a variety of mediums chosen by 2022 Jurors: Betsy Derrick and Jessica Gelter

What is the Boston Post Cane? In 1909 the now defunct Boston Post newspaper designed and distributed walking canes to 700 New England towns. The canes, made of ebony—imported from Africa and crowned with 14-karat gold—were then presented in varying measures of ceremonial pomp, to the oldest living male of those municipalities. Since then, for over a century, the canes have been handed down to the next oldest survivor in those towns, in what has become a venerable Yankee tradition. Women were added to the list of cane recipients starting in 1930. “The idea was to be given by the city to its oldest

resident, as a sign of respect. While newspaper circulations across the country are on the decline, many New England cities and towns still maintain one of Boston’s oldest newspaper traditions.

A search is on for the oldest living resident in Sunapee. If you have any suggestions, please email Barb at frontdesk@town.sunapee.nh.us. 

The Wall Street Journal interviews Beck Johnson regarding how Sanctuary Dairy Farm Ice Cream came about and has consistently been voted one of NH’s very BEST!  READ ARTICLE

“COMMUNITY DAY" at the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club.  

For the entire month of August, Lake Sunapee Protective Association will receive $1 from every $2.50 Community Bag sold at the New London Hannaford location. This is a great opportunity to contribute to LSPA and support the environment as well! 

Happy shopping!

What is the number one seller at the Wild Goose Country Store in Sunapee Harbor?

Enjoy the season, and as ever, be neighborly… Cheers!

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Project Sunapee Community Calendar

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