This is the week we wait and yearn for all Winter... longer days, more light, warm temps... and now the flurry of activity brought on by the season. Busy, busy, busy... and we’re loving it, even though it’s sometimes a challenge keeping up with all of it! | |
Join us every Thursday in August at sunset (around 8 pm) for 'Movies Under the Stars' in Sunapee Harbor! Bring your chairs, blankets, theater snacks and enjoy the beautiful setting while watching one of the classics in this year's line up. If there is a chance of rain (you never know!), please check our Facebook page for updates. | |
Planning to attend one or all movies? We are looking for volunteers to help with the setup and take down for movie night. This would entail arriving at 7:15 pm to set up and staying after to put away equipment. If you can help, please email info@projectsunapee.org. | |
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It may be a bit of a spooky undertaking but…
The Haunted Harbor Halloween event is looking for new ownership! Project Sunapee has spearheaded Haunted Harbor Halloween for 10 years and now it is time to pass along the fun. Throughout the years, this evolving event included costume parades with photos and prizes, pumpkin carving contests, trunk or treating, graveyards with ghostly games, a hay maze, a haunted pirate ship, witches brew, fortune telling and more. Perhaps there is a group or collaboration of individuals that would like to delve into this spooktacular event loved by kids and parents alike? If you are interested, please contact info@projectsunapee.org. THANK YOU!
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Today at 6:30 pm, head over to the Ben Mere Bandstand in Sunapee Harbor and enjoy the music of the Better Days Band
Better Days Band (BDB) is the continuation of a band from the 1970s with three of the founding members; Steve Hirsch on guitar, Mike Colburn on guitar and vocals; Bobby Gagnier on drums and vocals; and Skip Truman on bass and vocals. Drawing on years of collective musical experience and widely varying styles and tastes, BDB plays a mix of pop, B sides; R&B and Fusion.
To view the full Ben Mere Schedule for 2023, CLICK HERE.
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Grammy & Emmy nominee, regarded as the best Celtic group in New England and a forever Livery favorite, the Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio will be on stage at The Livery Friday night! | |
Saturday afternoon 3-5 pm. Enjoy the cool jazz of "Bill Wightman & Friends" as you relax in the shade of Flanders Stage tent in Sunapee Harbor. | | |
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Summer Music “Moaning Frogs"
SAXOPHONE SEXTET
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023
7:00 PM
First Baptist Church
New London, NH
Bending genres and uplifting spirits, The Moanin’ Frogs offer an electrifying approach to chamber music. Conservatory trained and entertainment minded, their dynamic and technically precise performances of classical, ragtime, jazz, and pop delight fans across the world.
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The Ukrainian band, Dakha Brakha will be on the Dartmouth Green for a FREE concert. | |
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Hailing from Kyiv, Ukraine, the quartet creates a world of unexpected new music rooted in Ukrainian folk music, laced with Indian, Arabic and African traditional instrumentation and paired with the astonishingly powerful vocal range of its members.
The eclectic style of DakhaBrakha, which means "give/take" in the old Ukrainian language, is situated at the crossroads of Ukrainian folklore and theater; their musical spectrum is at first intimate then riotous, plumbing the depths of contemporary roots and rhythms.
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Summer Concert with Deep Blue C - The Fells | A studio orchestra is made up of woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings as in a symphony orchestra. It also includes a rhythm section of guitar, bass guitar, keyboards and drum set as in a jazz combo or show orchestra. It often includes vocalists as well. Traditionally studio orchestras were asse | | | |
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Our Sustainable Energy Future
Thursday, July 27, 2023
5:30 PM 8:00 PM
LSPA Center for Lake Studies
With Aubrey Nelson and Angie Krysiak, New Hampshire Energy Education Project (NHEEP) and Sam Evans-Brown, Clean Energy New Hampshire
This program is designed for adults and families with older children. Please feel free to bring snacks or a picnic dinner.
Join us for an engaging hands-on workshop and discussion about sustainable energy technologies. Energy Educators Aubrey Nelson and Angie Krysiak from NHEEP will facilitate an exploration of science equipment to help us understand the science, solutions and impacts around energy and climate action. Sam Evans-Brown, Executive Director of Clean Energy New Hampshire will join in to discuss the latest innovations in the efforts to generate, store, and efficiently use clean energy in the Granite State.
This program is free and open to the public. Click here to register.
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Every Saturday morning, 9 -noon: The Sunapee Farmers Market is open in Ben Mere Park offering Fresh Produce, Baked goods, Meats, Wine, Food to go, Maple & Dairy Products, Flowers, Artisans, Kids’ Activities & Music!
This weeks artists include 'CW Design - Peter Boisvert Pottery' and 'Foster Hill Provisions'. Enjoy music by Gordon Terwilliger and be sure to visit the non-profit table of the 'Lake Sunapee Protective Association!
The Kid's Program will be crafting 'Cat's Eye Yarn & Stick Craft'! Learn More
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History Cruise
Aboard the MV Mt. Sunapee
Monday, July 31st at 5:30 pm
Early Lake Sunapee shore development from Hastings Landing heading south to Soo-Nipi, Blodgett's Landing, Great and Little Islands, then back to the harbor.
$45/person
Reservations Required - (603) 763-9872 or
SUNAPEEHISTORY@GMAIL.COM
LOCATION: Sunapee Harbor
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Please help keep all the local Food Pantries well stocked. Sunapee's current needs are listed here. | |
NOISE (a musical) - Northern Stage | July 27-30, 2023 A special collaboration with Northern Stage and The Hopkins Center Written and Composed by César AlvarezDirected by Sarah Benson A bunch of musicians decide that society is broken, and since music is the blueprint for everything, they set out to make music that models a society they actually want to live in. | | | |
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
July 19th - Aug. 6th
Get ready to experience the magic of music! The New London Barn Playhouse is thrilled to present "Beautiful: The Musical", the inspiring and uplifting story of the legendary songstress, Carole King. Join us as we journey through her incredible rise to fame, from being a teenage songwriter in the 1960s to becoming a Grammy-winning icon. "Beautiful" is a musical celebration of one woman's journey to find her voice and make her mark on the world. Come be a part of this unforgettable story!
Get Tickets
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KIDS, TEENS & FAMILIES...
VERY SPECIAL EVENTS
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Hay Day Summer Festival - The Fells | A fun-filled day for all ages with old-fashioned games, music, children's art projects, scavenger hunt, petting zoo, face painting, and more. Explore nature trails, create a fairy house in the Fairy Village, and discover our exhibits and art installations. Step back in time and take a historic tour | | | |
CFA First Friday Kids
August 4th 4:00 Kids First Friday!
Simon Brooks Storytelling. Followed by Performances by the NL Barn Jr Interns.
https://centerfortheartsnh.org/first-fridays
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at the Barn … “Charlie & Chocolate Factory”
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August 4th at 10am
Claremont Opera House
The Little Mermaid
Under the sea magic follows a young mermaid as she looks to discover a world beyond the ocean walls. With the help of an evil sea witch, she is able to cast off her fins for feet and a pair of legs, but she might be in over her head when she realizes the sea witch’s true intentions! Learn More
Adults: $10
Children under 18: Free
Children are Free thanks to a grant from the Couch Family foundation
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Attention all Teen musicians in the Greater Sunapee area... this is a special opportunity for you to gather with others for weekly Jam sessions at The Livery. | |
LAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION | |
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High Water Levels in the Lake Sunapee Watershed
July 20 update:
Thank you to everyone who committed to our Emergency No Wake Pledge!
We are happy to report that Lake Sunapee has returned to levels that are acceptable for normal boating activities, although the lake level is still unusually high for late July. Please remember that wakes erode shorelines even at normal water levels. Regulations that are always in effect require boats to travel at headway speed within 150 feet of any other boat, shoreline or fixed object. We ask responsible boaters to always double that and observe a 300 foot distance from shorelines to reduce erosion and protect water quality. Activities that create large wakes should be restricted to the middle of the lake.
NHDES considers normal water levels on Lake Sunapee to be 1093.15 ft elevation which corresponds to 10.5 ft on the gauge in Sunapee Harbor. So far this summer, water levels were highest on July 11th reaching 1094.64 ft. When water levels surpass 1093.5 ft elevation, or 10.85 on the gauge in Sunapee Harbor, LSPA asks that boaters travel at headway speed to minimize damage to shorelines, wildlife, septic systems, docks, boathouses and lighthouses. On Thursday July 20th at 7 am, the NHDES gauge read 1093.5 ft, returning to water levels acceptable for normal boating activities. lakesunapee.org
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Until next week... enjoy these lazy, hazy days of summer with family and friends. | |
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