BACK IN THE OUTDOORS
By ALEXANDER RAPP and RACHEL WACHMAN Spanning three days, six ice rinks, and eight divisions, the 14th annual 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship and Winter Festival will bring together hockey players from around the state for a weekend of competition and celebration. If the weather holds up, this will be the first year the tournament has been outside since 2022. Inaugurated in 2001, the tournament commemorates the first organized...
Comedic conundrum
The Community Players of Concord will present Ken Ludwig’s comedy The Gods of Comedy from Feb. 14-16 at the Concord City Auditorium. The play follows college professors Ralph and Daphne, who discover a lost translation of Euripides while on vacation in Greece. When the only copy is accidentally destroyed, they find themselves in trouble just as their Ivy League university prepares for a highly anticipated classics event. Their plea...
Local preservation and history enthusiasts gather
A group of Concord residents will host an informal networking gathering on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Kimball Jenkins Mansion to celebrate local historic preservation successes, connect with others, and share ideas for future activities and events. The gathering will include remarks about recent rehabilitation projects and ongoing initiatives at the historic estate, as well as preservation activity in the surrounding neighborhood. The...
Natural habitats
Dotty Holcomb Doherty’s photography exhibit, “Photosynthesis: Portraits of the Wild,” will run Feb. 15–March 15 at Two Villages Art Society, 846 Main Street, Hopkinton, N.H. An opening reception with the artist is scheduled for Feb. 15, noon–2 p.m. Doherty will also give a gallery talk on Sunday, March 2, at 1 p.m. The exhibit features more than 60 photographs of birds and mammals in their natural habitats, from New E n g...
Students participate in music festival season
By RACHEL WACHMAN The music festival season kicked off last month for students at John Stark Regional High School in Weare. Several band and choral musicians attended the 20th annual Granite State Invitational Music Festival on Jan. 11, alongside students from several other New Hampshire schools. John Stark students also participated in the Chamber Festival at the University of New Hampshire on Jan. 11. This year’s festival...
NH Furniture Masters Association honor founders
Six furniture makers joined together three decades ago to form the NH Furniture Masters Association, creating a new space to share their craft with the world. The organization and its members have helped shape the growth and evolution of the studio furniture movement. To celebrate their contributions, the Furniture Masters Association is holding a “Founders Exhibition” showcasing the work of its original six members—Brian Braskie,...
