FEELING FESTIVE FOR FALL?
Celebrate the best of fall at the 77th annual Warner Fall Foliage Festival on Oct. 11-13, and help support local nonprofits, schools, and cultural activities. Since 1947, the people of Warner have hosted the Warner Fall Foliage Festival to welcome old and new friends to our community. With hundreds of local volunteers helping to put on the event and raise money for community organizations, the Festival has donated thousands of dollars...
Dobbins nominated for Performer of the Year
New Hampshire-based singer-songwriter Katie Dobbins (Gilford) has received a prestigious nomination for Performer of the Year by the 2024 New England Music Awards Committee. Held annually at locations in the Boston area, the New England Music Awards (NEMA) highlight musicians of all musical genres throughout the six New England states. Nominees for this year were announced Sept. 28, and voting by the public is open through Oct. 11....
Craig Jaster Quartet to perform an evening of jazz
Hermit Woods is thrilled to welcome back Craig Jaster and his acclaimed jazz quartet for a night of world-class music, delicious food, and fine wine in an intimate listening room setting on Thursday, Oct. 10. The evening will feature a blend of original compositions, jazz standards, and eclectic selections from the American songbook, all brought to life by one of New Hampshire’s most celebrated pianists and vocalists, Craig Jaster....
Book of the week
“The Devil Behind the Badge: The Horrifying Twelve Days of the Border Patrol Serial Killer,” by Rick Jervis (2024, 320 pages, Genre: Nonfiction: True Crime) The Devil Behind the Badge is not an easy book to read, but it’s an important one. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rick Jervis, this story is a deep dive into the 2018 serial murders unleashed on the border community of Laredo, Texas by Border Patrol agent Juan David...
‘The Crucible’ on Colonial stage
Witchcraft comes to the Colonial Theatre this October with Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative’s gripping production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, The Crucible. Written as an allegory to the Red Scare/McCarthy Trials of the early 1950s, Miller takes us back to 1692 Salem, Massachusetts as witchcraft hysteria reaches the Puritan townspeople. The Salem Witchcraft trials have long brought attention to Salem and fascinated the world,...
Get lost in the Moulton Farm’s 2024 corn maze
For Wes Thomas, designing Moulton Farm’s corn maze this year fulfilled a challenge he’d set for himself. “Each year, there are so many different ideas floating through my head as I’m getting ready to design the maze,” says Thomas, who’s been working at the farm since high school and designed their corn maze for 17 years. “Sometimes choosing the maze theme is pretty easy. I had several designs I was thinking about this year, so I did...
2024 Walk to Defeat ALS
On Saturday, people living with ALS, family members, friends, caregivers, and others affected by ALS will gather at Rollins Park for the 2024 Walk to Defeat ALS New Hampshire. ALS, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It gradually robs people of the ability to walk, move, talk, swallow, and eventually breathe. ALS has no known cause or cure,...
Walk for the Animals
Join Pope Memorial SPCA’s Walk for the Animals on Saturday, October 5, at Northeast Delta Dental in Concord. Dogs are welcome but must have current rabies vaccinations and remain on a leash at all times. Participants can choose between a 1-mile or 3-mile route. There will be food, raffles, vendors, and fun activities available for participants. The proceeds from the event will benefit homeless pets and support programs to prevent...
New Hampshire Potters’ Guild Presents 2024 Biennial Show
The New Hampshire Potters’ Guild is thrilled to announce the 2024 Biennial Show, titled “Hands on Earth,” a celebration of artistry, craftsmanship, and the deep connection between artists and their medium. The exhibition will take place at Kimball Jenkins Art and Community Center, Concord, through November 2, 2024. The 2024 Biennial Show will feature an array of works from the talented members of the NH Potters’ Guild,...
Colorful abstracts
Colorful Contemplations, Abstract Realities by Marcie Robers will run through Oct. 12 at Two Villages Art Gallery (846 Main S t . , Contoocook ) . Marcie Roberts is inspired by master artists as well as the students she has taught. She feels a special connection with Spanish masters Dali, El Greco and Goya, and the fantasy artist James Christensen. A retired educator, Roberts has taught Spanish and painting at The Derryfield School...
A LITERARY CELEBRATION
The New Hampshire Book Festival is an annual statewide book festival with the mission to bring authors together with readers to celebrate literacy, conversation, and community. This premier cultural event hosts 40+ nationally recognized authors for a free, all-day festival of panels, interviews, and book signings in New Hampshire’s historic capital city, Concord, on Oct. 4 and 5. All events will be held at Capitol Center for the Arts...
Series features Eleanor Briggs
On Friday, October 4, the Jaffrey Civic Center will present the first speaker in this season’s Stories to Share series. Photographer Eleanor Briggs, founder of the Harris Center for Conservation Education, will speak on the subject of Conservation Tales: From Hancock, NH to Southeast Asia and Beyond. The program will begin at 5 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. Briggs has photographed wildlife for organizations such as...
Children’s Theatre Project
The Children’s Theatre Project at The Community Players of Concord, NH provides a place for children (and adults) to create lasting friendships, develop their talent, and become part of a welcoming community. Watch these children as they present the timeless classic Charlotte’s Web adapted by Joseph Robinette on October 18th and 19th, 2024, at the Concord City Auditorium. Celebrating the 29th season of theatre for and by young people,...
Annual fiddle festival returns
Fiddlers from the Celtic, New England, and Franco-American fiddling traditions will join forces on Saturday, Oct. 5 for the sixth Fall Fiddle Festival, a day packed with workshops and group playing for fiddlers (and violinists who are interested in learning to fiddle!). The Festival, open to teens and adults, will be held at Concord Community Music School, 23 Wall St., Concord. The day includes workshops on a variety of topics at the...
Combining a Haunted House with interactive theatre
The North Country Center for the Arts at Jean’s Playhouse is thrilled to announce the return of its highly anticipated Ghost Light Haunted Experience, set to spook and thrill visitors this Halloween season. The beloved annual event kicks off Columbus Day weekend and promises to deliver an unforgettable experience for both seasoned horror enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Ghost Light transforms the entirety of Jean’s Playhouse into a...
New venue, new vibe
Concord Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) is proud to hold its fifth annual Blues, Brews & BBQ fundraiser event featuring live music and all-you-can eat barbeque. “Blues, Brews & BBQ” will take place on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Barn at Bull Meadow (63 Bog Rd, Concord ) . Local acoustic duo Conor & Zebwill perform live while guests enjoy an incredible all-you-can-eat buffet of Texas-style...
Fund grant applications
Local nonprofits who wish to apply for a grant from the MVSB (Meredith Village Savings Bank) Fund at New Hampshire Charitable Foundation can do so by October 15. The application and instructions can be accessed online at mvsb.com/community-involvement. Grants generally range from $1,000 to $10,000 and are awarded to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public agencies based in the Lakes Region, Plymouth, and Seacoast areas. Projects supported are...
WAM: Eras
Join a spectacular celebration on the first Wednesday of October as the Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire (CCCNH) proudly presents the 10th Anniversary of Walk a Mile in Their Shoes (WAM): Eras Edition, Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. WAM is a light-hearted event to raise awareness about very serious issues domestic, sexual and genderbased violence. We walk to show solidarity, support survivors, and to raise awareness...
Handmade & Homegrown to take over downtown
On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, downtown Henniker will come alive with activity during the 8th Henniker Handmade & Homegrown event. This semi-annual event will be the biggest yet – featuring 88 local artisans, crafters, farms, and food makers; a diverse and delicious selection of food trucks; and an outstanding lineup of live music performers. The craft fair will feature a wide range of fine arts and handcrafts including...
Poets talk about Mike Pride
WILMOT – Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon, and Maxine Kumin, three distinguished local poets featured in Mike Pride’s Northern Voices: Forty Years on the Poetry Beat, will be remembered in a talk by Mark Travis on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. at the Wilmot Community Association’s (WCA) Red Barn, 64 Village Road. The WCA and At Eagle Pond are co-sponsors of this free program. In April 2023, just a few days before his death, Pride asked Travis,...
Wicwas Lodge topic of historical society program
Tourism has been an area of focus this year for the Meredith Historical Society, and the next program in the society’s speaker series will focus on a key venue of that industry. Dean Dexter of Concord, whose family has a many-generations-long association with Lake Wicwas, will be the featured speaker at the October 1 program titled “The Smiths of Wicwas Lodge.” Dexter grew up in Laconia, spending summers during his childhood at a...
Joseph Plumer – The Hermit of Meredith Hill
Join Bob Manley, co-Founder of Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery, for a unique hike to the gravesite of Joseph Plumer, the famed Hermit of Meredith Hill, on Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m. Joseph Plumer, who passed away in 1862 at 88, rests beside the foundations of his home and barn in the heart of Hermit Town Forest — a place that inspired the name of Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery. The hike will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. from the Meredith...
Angela Strozewski Honored
Angela Strozewski, executive vice president and chief operations officer at New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB), was named this year’s NH Business Review Excellence Award winner in the Financial Services category. “Angela has been instrumental in setting NHMB and our affiliates up for success over the years. Her leadership throughout our growth and expansion, expertly helped us navigate COVID and continues to ensure our company...
Theatre KAPOW Opens Its 17th Season
theatre KAPOW opens its 17th season with Aaron Posner’s profoundly humane and hilariously quirky comedy Life Sucks. at BNH Stage in Concord Sept. 20 through 22. A group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life’s thorniest questions — and each other. What could possibly go wrong? Incurably lustful and lonely, hapless and hopeful, these seven souls collide and hilariously stumble...
Meet the co-owner of Social Club Creamery
Sarah Glaude named Concord’s Young Professional of the Month Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Sarah Glaude. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends an individual in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Where do you live? Laconia, NH. Where do you currently work? As the Human Resources Manager for Mason + Rich, P.A. and the...
History
Sept. 5, 1905: The Russian-Japanese peace treaty is signed at Portsmouth. Sept. 5, 1929: Amateur radio enthusiast Robert Byron of 15 Fayette St. in Concord talks for an hour with Robert E. Byrd’s South Pole expedition 12,000 miles away. He says the reception is remarkably clear. Two years earlier, Byrd spoke to a packed house at the City Auditorium. Byron’s radio exploits are well known in town. The year before, he was the first to...
Book of the week
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson (2024, 420 pages, Genre: Historical Fiction) Summer 1919. Constance Haverhill is employed as a companion to an elderly woman, Mrs. Fog. Constance is no longer welcome at home on her family’s farm, through no fault of her own. Constance and Mrs. Fog are staying at a seaside hotel at Hazelbourne-on-Sea. Mrs. Fog lets Constance have some free time to herself. One...
Courageous conversations
Join Patricia O’Connor on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. for Courageous Conversations. A nurse practitioner and author, O’Connor will guides you through the end-of-life courageous conversations. Held at MainStreet BookEnds Gallery, 16 East Main Street, Warner. O’C on nor ’s book ”Navigating Life’s Final Journey” will be available at the b o ok s tore Thanks to Granite VNA, this program available & free to all.
Coming ‘Full Circle’
In celebration of two years of creative exploration and vibrant community engagement, Mosaic Art Collective proudly presents “Full Circle: The Speed of Light.” To mark their two-year anniversary, both established and emerging artists were invited to participate in their second annual juried s how. On view through Oct. 1, an opening reception and birthday celebration will be held on Sept. 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. Mosaic Art Collective is...
Kicking off with ‘The Odyssey’
Portsmouth’s Pontine Theatre kicks off its 47th Season with performances of Odysseus by guest artist William George, founding director of Pennsylvania’s Kingfisher Theatre. His latest creation is a fresh and intimate interpretation of the eternal Greek legend, The Odyssey. This timeless tale follows the mythical ten-year journey of one man, Odysseus, struggling to make his way home after the Trojan War. In a stage performance that is...
