Theme shows for 2025 Artist Association
The Seacoast Artist Association in downtown Exeter has announced their 2025 Theme Show calendar, and all Seacoast artists are invited to enter. All themes are announced ahead of time, so artists have plenty of time to create. Members receive half-price entry, so now is the perfect time to join or renew. This can be done in person at the gallery or online at seacoastartist.org. The first show of the year is “Winter Wonderment.” You can...
Historical Society to host talk on democracy
The Pembroke Historical Society will present “Why Democracy,” a talk by Dr. Joshua Duclos of St. Paul’s School, on Monday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Pembroke Town Library, 313 Pembroke St. The presentation will explore the concept of democracy, historical and contemporary criticisms of it, and arguments supporting its value. Dr. Duclos, a humanities professor at St. Paul’s School, is a former Fulbright scholar and the author of...
FIT4MOM celebrates expansion to Concord
Concord moms are about to get a new community. FIT4MOM – the nation’s largest wellness company with programs exclusively designed for moms – expands its presence with its newest location in the Concord-Kearsarge area, currently the only FIT4MOM location in New Hampshire. A grand opening class will be held at the Boys & Girls Club (55 Bradley St., Concord) on Jan. 22 at 9 a.m.; this will include a free Stroller Strides...
The history of the Grappone’s
“The Founding” is a vivid and detailed story of European immigrant life at the turn of the 19th century in New England, by local author Amanda Grappone Osmer. The tale follows the origin journey of a well-known New Hampshire family through difficult times on their way to settling in Concord. The storytelling sources a wide variety of newspaper accounts, weather conditions, ships’ logs, and family diaries into a...
“Annie” comes to Concord
RB Professional, a branch of RB Productions, will present a production of Annie at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord this January. The show will feature a mix of professional actors and local community performers in a heartwarming tale of hope and resilience. Performances will take place in the Chubb Theatre, located at 44 S. Main Street, Concord. Showtimes are as follows: Friday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)...
A love story comes to the Players’ Ring Theatre
The extraordinary love story of Fyodor Dostoevsky and the woman who became “the architect of his life,” will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre in Portsmouth, from Jan. 3 through the 19, written and directed by Richard McElvain. When his unscrupulous publisher had a gun to his head to complete a book in a month, Fyodor Dostoevsky reached out to a school that taught a new science called stenography. The woman he hired,...
