ISSUE NO. 319 / September 14, 2022

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

“Harvest moon setting early last Saturday morning."

(photo credit: Brent Stocker)

Technically we’ve got eight days until the Autumn Equinox on September 22nd marking summer's end. Tho the days are shorter, the air crisp and there are hints of fall foliage, we look back fondly on some significant area ‘happenings’. One of which was featured on NH Chronicle Monday night… the Silver Star Championship races on Lake Sunapee. Peter Bloch captured the juxtaposition of that summer week perfectly with a bucolic view of cows high on a hill  overlooking white sails on the water.  

Resources ~

Check out LSPA's Resource Page for ideas, articles, things to do, and other resource information!

This month LSPA Kid's Ecology Corner page highlights a wide variety of activities. Find out about what plants and animals are doing to prepare for winter. Check out where migrators are headed and the many facts about bears and loons. Autumn is a wonderful time to explore the outdoors! 

Livingston Taylor returns to Newport Opera House.  

Friday, September 23, 2022

Hors D'oeuvres Buffet & Show: 6:00pm

Show Only/Balcony Seating: 7:00pm

Described as "equal parts Mark Twain, college professor, and musical icon," Livingston Taylor has been delighting audiences with his charm and vast musical repertoire for over 50 years. He has written top-40 hits recorded by his brother James Taylor and has appeared with Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac and Jimmy Buffet.  

Start off this very special evening with a delicious hors d'oeuvres buffet catered by the Appleseed Restaurant. Your favorite cocktails, beers, wines and soft drinks are available for purchase from our bar. Not hungry? Balcony seating is available for you to enjoy the show only. 

Purchase tickets HERE

Cowboy Junkies at Lebanon Opera House 

Tue, Sep 20 @ 7:30pm

Sometimes revolutions begin quietly.

In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful, and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise – and it was compelling. The now-classic recording combined folk, blues, country, and rock in a way that had never been heard before.

Formed in Toronto in 1985, with siblings Michael Timmins on guitar, Margo Timmins on vocals, Peter Timmins on drums, and Michael’s lifelong friend Alan Anton on bass, the band was an odd fit for the era. In the days of hair metal and rock bombast, the Junkies’ music seemed to spread like a whispered secret. Those who heard it, never forgot it.  Read More

If you’ve been gardening recently, you’ve likely encountered busy, pollinating bumble bees.

Local Libraries are all open and have a great variety of programs for all ages and interests.  Some highlights on their fall schedules:

Abbott Library in Sunapee: September Discussion of Putin's invasion of Ukraine by Brandon K. Gauthier

Friday, Sept 16 at Newport Opera House: “Real, Live Ghost Stories with Adam Berry”. 

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

The Newport Opera House Association, in partnership with Nathan Gardner, is proud to present REAL GHOST STORIES featuring ADAM BERRY, host and executive producer of Discovery+ and The Travel Channel’s smash hit program KINDRED SPIRITS!

Audiences will hear first-hand accounts of true paranormal experiences and investigations from Kindred Spirits as well as some of Adam’s personal experiences and stories never before told on television.

The audience will also get a chance to learn more with a Question/Answer period following the main presentation and a post-show meet and greet period with Adam.

Purchase tickets HERE

Tapestry Tuesday - Catherine O’Brian & Jody Wells, A Lively Evening with two South Sutton Poets! 

September 20th at 5:30pm 

Catherine and Jody met through poetry, when long-time friend, poet and educator, Wesley McNair introduced them. In their poems they celebrate and transform their varied life experiences. Wide ranging topics include family, marriage, travel, the arts and small town, rural life. Jody grew up in South Sutton; Catherine grew up in the Philippines. They now live in one of the oldest houses in the Village. Catherine O’Brian is the author of a chapbook, The Servants’ Vitamins with poems from The White Nightgown. She holds an MA in Writing Poetry from UNH where she worked with Charles Simic and Mekeel McBride. She now teaches poetry classes at the Twiggs Gallery in Boscawen. Jody Wells has been writing poems since high school and has been published in Off the Coast, Concrete Wolf. The Bradford Bridge and other journals, most recently in Visual Verse I, II, III, and IV. 5:30 The New London Inn, Space is limited. Please contact us for reservations!  info@centerfortheartsnh.org 

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BeadStock at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum

September 17th from 10am to 4pm

Join us for our first annual BeadStock event featuring bead vendors, demonstrations, raffles, and more! Learn about wampum, antique trade beads, bead and artifact identification, trading, and turquoise. Brian Robertshaw will be one of our guest speakers. He has owned and operated Vermont's premiere bead store “Beadniks” since 1989. Brian has been researching and collecting beads since the age of 10 and is director & curator of The Lost Foundation -a Non profit bead/cultural museum and learning center housed on the lower level of his shop. He has worked as an advisor to estates and museums, and lectured on the history of beads. His interests include primitive technology and wilderness living skills.

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An Afternoon of Sculpture & Dance

Sunday, September 18, 1:00-3:00pm

Reflecting this summer’s sculpture theme of Stillness and Motion, dancers from the professional dance company Ballet Misha (of Manchester) will return to the John Hay Estate at The Fells this summer to perform an exploratory collaboration between sculpture and dance. Visitors follow a self-guided tour of the grounds where they will see dancers performing improvisational dance inspired by the sculptures. Dancers will interact with the sculptures, exploring the dynamics of stillness and motion. Several of the sculptors and gallery artists will be present to discuss their work. Guests can move through the exhibits at their leisure to see the dancers, sculptures and art, and meet the artists. Bring a picnic to enjoy in the garden, on the veranda, or in the pavilion. Members: free, Non-Members: included in regular admission fee. www.thefells.org, John Hay Estate at The Fells. 

If you missed the brilliant orange moon rising last Friday…

(photo credit: Charlotte Carlson)

From an article in the Boston Globe, we learned of Queen Elizabeth’s earlier connection to and observance of September 11, 2001, a day that will forever live in infamy.

Following the terrorist attacks that caused such shock, upended the free world, and took the lives of 3,000 innocent victims in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, the queen broke with centuries of precedent and directed that “The Star-Spangled Banner” be played during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. From time immemorial, no foreign national anthem was ever played at the palace, except to welcome a visiting head of state. But as a show of solidarity with the American people, the queen asked for something different.

“As the band of the Coldstream Guards began the US national anthem, hundreds in the crowd sang along while others wept, before observing a two-minute silence,” The Guardian reported. 

At a memorial service held the next day at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the queen made an even more dramatic break with precedent. With more than 2,600 mourners in attendance, “The Star Spangled Banner” was played once again — and this time the queen herself sang along. That was an extraordinary demonstration of sympathy and friendship, for Queen Elizabeth never sang her own nation’s anthem. For 70 years, she always stood in silence as the public sang to her. But on that day, for the first time ever, the British monarch sang America’s national anthem in public and, visibly distraught, wiped the tears from her face. 

Let’s all be neighborly. Cheers!