ISSUE NO. 373 / October 18, 2023

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

We would not choose to live in a world without Octobers. October offers the perfect opportunity to take in the technicolor vistas of New England on a walk among the fallen leaves or a ride through the countryside enjoying the weather before we round the corner into another season. Time to get out there, now.

Last week’s message omitted credit to Peter Bloch for this amazing Autumn Vimeo. Thank you, Peter.

The Cereal Drive, an event put on by Sunapee Central Elementary School, will be taking place once again this year!

On October 27th, Sunapee Police will pick up the cereal from the student donations at the Elementary School and deliver them to the food pantry at Town Hall. As many remember, the cereal drive is a program created by second grader, now high school Junior Mia Cahill. Each year the cereal drive generates close to 300 boxes, which are then given to local food pantries for families who are in need. The creation of this program was to ensure that all kids are able to start each day with breakfast. Anyone who may not have a child attending SCES may still participate in the cereal drive by dropping off any cereal boxes to the Sunapee Police Department before noon-time, Friday October 27th! Thank you!

Chief E. Neill Cobb

Sunapee Police Department

603-763-5555

Empty Bowl Dinner & Concert at The Livery.

Just a ‘heads up’ regarding this collaboration of the SMHS Service Club and The Livery to raise funds for the Food Pantry. Suggest making reservations asap.

Sunapee Recreation

Do not miss the opportunity to share your thoughts about what activities you would appreciate being made available by Sunapee Recreation Dept. Respond online or pick up a print copy at Town Hall or the Abbott Library.

Revaluation Resources: ROLE OF THE ASSESSORS

As we begin the phone hearings for the 2023 revaluation, we would like to share the following video, which walks through what exactly the assessors do, how property values are determined, and why revaluation is so important to maintain fairness and equity across town.

As always, we encourage you to explore the resources on our Assessing website (www.town.sunapee.nh.us/assessing). If you would like to schedule an appointment to discuss your property's assessment, time slots are still available at www.SunapeeAssessing.as.me. Town of Sunapee Website

At the Abbott Library:

Saturday, October 21 “Wailon” at COH

8:00pm

$25 + Fees

WailOn recreates a full 70’s era REAL Country Music stage show and performs the music of George Jones, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr, Willie Nelson and the Outlaws of Country – including some of the more modern ones, such as Cody Jinks, Chris Stapleton and more.

Featuring Chris Wiski as “Waylon,” the musicians of WailOn have been consistently packing 500 to 800-seat theaters to capacity in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Hampshire since 2015. Claremont Opera House

OCT 27 - Scott Ainslie

Considered a master of American roots music, Scott Ainslie brings a wealth of personal and musical history to the stage. With engaging stories he provides historical context for a repertoire of Delta Blues and ragtime guitar, gospel, and music of the banjo and fiddle traditions of the Southern Appalachians. Coming of age during the Civil Rights era, Ainslie studied with elder musicians on both sides of the color line. With a deep affinity for cross-cultural exchange, he plays this music with affection, authority and power.

Armed with vintage guitars, a fretless gourd banjo, a homemade one-string diddley bow, and carefully chosen historical and personal anecdotes of his encounters with senior musicians across the South, Ainslie brings the history, roots music, and sounds of America alive.

Scott Ainslie literally wrote the book on the Mississippi Delta Blues legend, "Robert Johnson/At the Crossroads”. Exploring the African and European roots of American music and culture in every concert, “he lives in the groove ...” says the Durham NC Spectator.

Sunapee Coffeehouse

OPERA ON TAP is bringing Opera back to the Claremont Opera House with a variety of favorites. 

Featuring:

Erin M. Smith

Soprano Erin M. Smith is quickly establishing herself as a versatile and dynamic performer throughout New England. A frequent performer of opera, notable appearances include Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore with Opera Providence, Pamina in The Magic Flute with MetroWest Opera (now MassOpera) and Piccola Opera, Vixen in The Cunning Little Vixen with Boston Opera Collaborative.

Jade Espina

An Arkansas native, mezzo-soprano Jade Espina is a classical singer and voice teacher in the Boston area. She has performed with several Boston-based opera companies, such as Arlington Friends of the Drama, Boston Opera Collaborative, NEMPAC Opera Project, Due Donne Productions, and Promenade Opera Project. 

Sean Parr

Sean Parr, tenor, has performed many operatic roles throughout Europe and the US.,including the title roles in Gounod’s Faust and Massenet’s Werther, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Ferrando in Cosí fan tutte. 

Additional information, expanded Bio and details are available online at cohnh.org/events

October 28, 2023 at 8PM.

Tickets are $19 + fees when purchased online.

Additional fee for phone/in-person box office purchases.

Tapestry Tuesday - October 24th

Robert Goodby: Visual Digging into Native History in New Hampshire

Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go "underground," concealing their true identities for generations to avoid discrimination and persecution. Robert Goodby reveals archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence here, inches below the earth's surface. 

5:30 St. Andrew's Church

Space is limited  

Register at info@cfanh.org 

"Creating Holiday Gift Paintings”

with instructor, Tatiana Yanovskaya-Sink 

Friday October 27th. 10-4pm at The Livery 58 Main St. in Sunapee Harbor

This workshop is designed for artists and everyone who wants to bring home 

a beautiful holiday painting of seasonal themes with ornaments; poinsettia plants or perhaps an abstract.  

Workshop: $135. All medium. All levels. Class limit:8.  

Bring your own supplies or available to purchase from instructor: $75.

Information and registration: Tatiana @617-872-8470  TatianaFineArts.com 

Nov. 8: Wet Felting Class @ The Livery.

Only 2 spots remaining!

Wet felting for beginners: learn how to make a felt vessel

Easy and fun beginner class for ages 8 yrs and up. Learn how to wet felt a wool vessel from start to finish. We will start laying wool around a resist shape and embellish it with shiny silk fiber. We will work it with our hands, soap, and warm water until it fuses together. Learn some fun wool facts and how you can continue to felt at home with some wool and house hold items.

All materials will be supplied for the class.

Instructor: Statia Antworth

Cost is $30/per person

Register Now!

Only 2 spots remaining for 'A Memoir Writing Workshop'.

Sign up today!

October 11th thru 29th

Selling Kabul at Northern Stage

Kabul, Afghanistan. 2021. Taroon, a former U.S. military interpreter, is hiding from the Taliban at his sister’s apartment in the wake of the American troop withdrawal. On the eve of his son’s birth, Taroon is faced with an impossible decision: stay with his family or escape to safety. Sylvia Khoury’s gripping thriller — a 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist — is an emotional and poetic family love story about sacrifice and strength discovered under extreme circumstances. Learn More

FILMS, FOOD, MUSIC & MORE 

Farm to Film Fest

Saturday, October 21

@JAM and around White River Junction

JAM, Vital Communities and King Arthur Baking Company have teamed up to present a unique one-day Farm-to-Film Fest of films, live music and dance, food, activities, and farmer meet-and-greets to build awareness of the importance of adopting regenerative farming practices rooted in indigenous agriculture traditions as a climate solution and the harms of our current unsustainable food system. Our mission is to promote Upper Valley farms that are taking direct climate action and to share hopeful solutions to the climate crisis. Join the conversation!

Made possible with support from Vermont Humanities with media sponsor Vermont Public.

Winter Dock Preparations?

Having maintenance done on your dock? Check for invasives!

When you go to take your dock or boat out this fall, keep an eye out for any unusual looking plants, animals, or shells. If you spot anything unusual check in with Susie Burbidge, LSPA’s aquatic Invasive Watch program coordinator. You can also check our website for images and information on a wide variety of harmful aquatic invasives. Thank you for being a valuable and positive steward of the lake!

October 28th at 8pm

The Halloween Masquerade Dance at the Newport Opera House

The Halloween Masquerade Dance Featuring the music of LAST KID PICKED on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 8:00pm - the stroke of Midnight Join us for a fang-tastic time as LAST KID PICKED heats up the night with spooktacular tunes! Dress up in your most bewitching costume! Prizes will be awarded for the best in different categories, from boo-tiful to bone-chilling!

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Join us for Pumpkin Decorating on Saturday, Oct. 21st: drop-in anytime between 10:30 am -1:30 pm! Bring your own pumpkin, and we will provide paint, stencils, jewels, pipe cleaners, feathers, and stickers!

For almost 150 years the moonlight ax murder of two Norwegian women on the rocky Isles of Shoals has haunted New England. Popular historian and lecturer J. Dennis Robinson cuts through the hoaxes, lies, rumors, and fiction surrounding the arrest, trial and execution of 28-year old Louis Wagner, who claimed his innocence to the end. If you read the bestselling novel Weight of Water or saw the Hollywood film -- that's not what happened. A longtime summer steward of Smuttynose Island, Robinson lays out the facts based on his book-length study, Mystery on the Isles of Shoals. This program, on Monday October 30th at 7pm at the Center Meeting House is a part of the Center Meeting House and Newbury Public Library's Collaborative Speaker Series, and is a NH Humanities to Go program.

Newbury Public Library

Double rainbow photo: Date: Thursday, October 12th view from Stagecoach Road.   Photo Credit: Brent Stocker. Perhaps there is more than granite buried in the Stocker Quarry?

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