Category — Community News and Events

Posted for Katie O’Connell:

Sweet Life Revue. Click on photo to view larger.

Sandwich Aid Unplugged for Haiti

Saturday, February 13th, 7 p.m.

Dragonfly Yoga Barn, North Sandwich, NH

Idol Hands, Neal Hill Caravan Band, and Sweet Life Revue in concert (with special guest performers)

$20 advance ticket sales; only 85 tickets will be sold! People are welcome to donate more than the ticket price. Checks can be made out to Dragonfly Yoga in the event that people would like to donate but are unable to attend (please put “Haiti” in the memo line).

Tickets available at Mocha Rizing, Dragonfly Yoga Barn, and from Sheila Brown at the Federated Church at Sunday services prior to the event.

For more information email Katie at dragonflyoga@gmail.com or call Sheila Brown: 569-3922

All proceeds will go to www.watermissions.org.

We are hoping people will carpool as much as possible, and we remind guests that the studio is a socks or barefoot space. Prize awarded to the best socks!

Now that the sled dog races in Chocorua have been canceled, all the more reason to come snowshoe and listen to stories beside a warm fire. Tickets will be on sale at the door for Fireside Storytelling at Tin Mountain tomorrow. Storytelling starts at 3:30, snowshoe excursions begin at 1:00, with plenty of Tin Mountain snowshoes available for use, and good things to eat and drink will be available in between.

Your snowshoe storytellers will be Matt Krug and Joan Veilleux:

Matt Krug is known throughout the valley as a teacher, naturalist, and star watcher. His stories draw from each of these experiences. These stories often include animals, farms, and objects from the night sky. He will be telling a story about winter and how the big dipper got into the sky.

Joan Veilleux is from Brownfield, Maine. While working as a naturalist for the AMC in 2003 she discovered a love for storytelling. In the evenings at the Highland Center Lodge and on the trail she told stories of the history of Crawford Notch and the White Mountains. Since then Joan has presented on numerous occasions with the Mountain Storytellers Guild at libraries, coffee shops and fundraisers in and around the Mount Washington Valley.

You can find out more about this event and the afternoon’s storytellers here.

Stay warm…

This just in from Becca (Boyden, ATTP Managing Director):

Advice To The Players has been nominated for six awards for their 2009 theatre season, and has been invited to perform a scene from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ onstage at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on February 5. ‘Henry V’ was nominated for Best Production in the professional Drama/Comedy category as well as garnering nominations for Caroline Nesbitt as Best Director and Patrick Hornig for Best Sound Designer. Advice To The Players summer show, Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’, also received three nominations. Heather Hamilton was nominated for Best Actress for her performance of Hermione, and Bob Bates and Lisa Thompson each received Supporting Actor nominations for their performances as Antigonus and Paulina.

“’Henry V’ and ‘The Winter’s Tale’ are not the easiest stories in the world” says Caroline, who directed both productions. “I am humbled by and grateful for our amazing company, and thrilled to have its incredible work recognized.”

Heading up the company for the performance will be acting Artistic Director, Mark Woollett, who will be directing the March 2010 production of  ‘Hamlet’. The twelve-member ensemble, armed with broadswords, will be recreating part of the famous Battle of Agincourt for the popular awards show. Tickets for the show, which is at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on Friday, February 5 at 7 pm, are available by calling 668-5588, or online at palacetheatre.org.

Hi everyone,

As you contemplate the end of the tax year and make last minute tax-deductible donations, please consider donating to Arts Council of Tamworth. ACT has low overhead, so your contributions go directly toward presenting and promoting diverse, exciting performances in Tamworth, and to funding high-quality creative experiences for area youth. We look toward the next performance season with excitement as we plan to present a couple of old favorites, bring new talent to the area, and expand our jazz and classical offerings. We are also excited to bring more of our work with kids directly into the school system through artist residencies and in-school performances. We are grateful for the support of our community in the work we do, and love to hear from you. You can donate in any amount here through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account), or send a check to Box 1, Tamworth, NH  03886.

Another way to support ACT is to give tickets or gift certificates as the best of all stocking stuffers, the gift of memorable experiences that fill the heart but not the house. Board president Annie Riecken will be at the Tamworth Holiday Farmers’ Market at the K. A. Brett School this Saturday, December 19, from 10:00 to 2:00 to sell you real live tickets, or you can buy tickets online here and ask that they be held at the door in the name of the recipient. Click on the image below to download a PDF listing of the remainder of the performance season.

Thanks so much for all your support throughout the year, and blessings upon your New Year.

Juno, for ACT

Posted for The Brass Heart Inn:

Hi all! As some of you may know, The Brass Heart Inn is part of the annual Inn to Inn Cookie Tour, and as part of that we submitted a gingerbread house for a charity competition. Peg Loughran generously baked and shaped the gingerbread into…the Barnstormers Theatre! You cannot believe how gorgeous this creation is, and we at the Inn would love if anyone and everyone stopped by to take a look!

You don’t have to be a participant in the Cookie Tour to come by and take a peek. We are amazed and awed by the talent demonstrated and would have to waste its beauty on a mere 500 guests of the tour!

Baked by Peg and decorated by The Cake Baker (Theresa Struble), this gingerbread house is something to be proud of. Please stop by this weekend and take a look!

Posted for The Community School:

Those who value the preservation of our rich local heritage have long appreciated the fact that the lobby of The Community School is dedicated to showcasing the talents of area artists. This week a new exhibit debuts: a delightful assortment of paintings, drawings, and three dimensional representations of that familiar farmyard fowl, the humble chicken.

Seventeen different folks had a hand in creating this endearing exhibit. The Streeter family brought in a wooden hen house cut-away showcasing a proud rooster, his harem of hens, and a clutch of eggs in the laying box. “Buc-Buc-Buc,” a silk scarf hand painted by Jay Rancourt, graces the wall by the front door, and paintings, needlework, greeting cards, and photographs fill the room. On the corner table is an antler-based lamp topped by one of Jennifer Allen’s unique lampshades.

This exhibit is free and open to the public during normal school hours. Why not plan to come by on Thursday for The Farmer’s Table lunch (don’t forget to call ahead so we know how many to plan for), warm yourself by the wood stove, and enjoy this lively new exhibit on display.

Call for info or to let us know you’ll be staying for lunch — 323-7000.

Posted for the Potluck Singers:

Photo courtesy of Cook Library; click image to view CML's photostream

The Potluck Singers will present two Christmas concerts: Sunday, December 12 at 7 p.m. at the Little White Church in Eaton Center, and Wednesday, December 16 at 7 p.m. at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth, as part of the library’s holiday Open House. (A potluck supper starts at 6:00.)

The Potluck Singers is a small ensemble that sings mostly a cappella world music. Members are from Conway, Jackson, Eaton, Madison, Freedom and Tamworth, and sing weekly year-round. This program includes holiday music from the Caribbean, the Renaissance, early New England, the Huron Indians, and contemporary New Hampshire and Maine composers. There may be additional duets or trios and a story.

Posted for Sandwich Singers (click on photos to view larger):

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David MacLean, Allan DiBiase, Heather Hastings, Colin MacIver, Jonathan Santore, Peggy Johnson, and Ron Wold. Photo by Bradley Ball.

DiBiase and Johnson are co-directors of Sandwich Singers, which will premiere “Wie Schön Leuchtet” collaborative composition by McLean, Hastings, MacIver, Noel Groleau (not pictured) and Santore, professor of composition at PSU. Hornist is Ron Wold.

Concerts at 7:30 Dec. 13 at Methodist Meeting House, Center Sandwich, and Dec. 16 at Tamworth Congregational Church in Tamworth.

The commission was sponsored by the Yeoman’s Fund for the Arts.

Peggy Johnson and Allan DiBiase leading rehearsal of the Sandwich Singers. Photo by Bradley Ball.

Concerts are free, but donations are accepted on behalf of the host churches.

Nancy Read, Paula Kuehn and Donna Johnson at rehearsal. Photo by Bradley Ball.

Posted for the THS and UUFES:

This year, The Tamworth Historical Society and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes are the joint co-sponsors of the lighting of the Tamworth Christmas Tree and the refreshments and fellowship to follow.

On Saturday, December 12, the Tamworth Christmas Tree will be lit at the Tamworth Four Corners at 4:30 p.m. After the lighting, the gathering will receive a warm welcome at the Unitarian Universalist church at the same location for refreshments where the Tamworth Christmas Band will be playing your favorite Christmas songs and all will be invited to sing carols.

Please save the date and bring all your friends for this lively celebration.

See you there!

Click on poster to download.

Sandwich Singers will present two concerts of traditional Christmas music, Sunday, December 13 at the Methodist Meeting House in Center Sandwich, and Wednesday, December 16 at the Tamworth Congregational church. Both concerts are at 7:30.

A new treatment of an old hymn tune, Wie Schön Leuchtet (How Brightly Shines) for Horn, Chorus, Congregation, and Piano, has been commissioned by the Yeoman’s Fund for the Arts, and will be premiered at these concerts. Four PSU students and Professor Jonathan Santore have each created one segment of a whole piece. The student composers are Colin McIver, David MacLean, Heather Hastings, and Noel Groleau. The hornist is Ron Wold of Wonalancet.

The Singers are comprised of 16-18 local singers, some new to the group, some who have sung every concert since it was started almost 30 years ago. Collaborative directors are Peggy Johnson and Allan DiBiase.

Concerts are free, but donations to the churches are invited.