One of Village Harmony’s a capella teen ensembles, led by Larry Gordon, Matlakala Bopape, Suzannah Park and Nathan Morrison, will be performing at the Brass Heart Inn in Chocorua on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m., singing South African, bulgarian, shape-note, Appalachian, and Renaissance music. Larry Gordon, one of the founders of Village Harmony, and Suzannah Park have spent time here in the past, working with local singers through a Yeoman’s Fund summer vocal camp, and we are fortunate each year to have one of the Village Harmony groups pass through our neighborhood. These spirited and talented youth singers are always a delight and an inspiration to see. Below, the lovely Suzannah Park leads a teen summer singing camp in Appalachian clogging to “This Train.”
On Wednesday, May 6, at 12:00 p.m., Chocorua Public Library will host the third program in its “First Wednesdays” noontime humanities series. Patrick D. Anderson, Professor of Humanities at Colby-Sawyer College, will present “Understanding the Movies: the Art of Film.” This program is being co-sponsored by the Arts Council of Tamworth (ACT). Film is a powerful medium, generating billions of dollars and untold hours of entertainment around the world. Understanding how films create and deliver ideas and how they shape and reflect popular attitudes adds to our appreciation of the cinematic experience. Increase your film vocabulary and have fun discussing movies together.
Patrick Anderson is a beloved teacher and passionate scholar of film, American literature, and Native American culture. He has written a book and many articles on film, reviews films on the radio, and lectures on the subject around the country. Anderson is currently the Gibney Distinguished Professor at Colby-Sawyer. In 1998 he received the Jack Jensen Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2004 was appointed as a George Washington Distinguished Professor/Scholar by the New Hampshire Society of Cincinnati.
Professor Patrick Anderson
The “First Wednesdays” series is made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council (www.nhhc.org). “Understanding the Movies: the Art of Film” is one of over 250 programs and exhibits available to organizations statewide through the “Humanities To Go!” catalog. The final program in the four-part series will be American Quilt Traditions with Cheryl A. Savageau on Wednesday, June 3, at 11:00 a.m.
This program is open to the public free of charge. Participants are invited to bring lunch and a drink. Chocorua Public Library is located at 25 Deer Hill Road in Chocorua Village (one block east of the intersection of Routes 16 and 113) and is handicapped accessible. For further information, please call the Library at 603-323-8610. (Regular hours: Sun. 1:00-5:00 p.m., Mon. 1:00-7:00 p.m., Thurs. 1:00-7:00 p.m.)
Arts Council of Tamworth is excited to offer the community the rare opportunity to hear the nimble-fingered Mamadou Diabate, a Manding kora musician from Mali, play music traditional to his people. The Boston Globe calls Mamadou’s kora playing “a musical adventure in the best sense of the word.” NAPRA Review goes on from there: “an [...]
Tickets for Gráda will be available at the door at Salyards Center for the Arts on Main Street in Conway Village from 6:00 PM on. Show starts at 7:30; cash bar (beer and wine) available. Here’s what one patron had to say about this band: “Brilliant performers… . Good to great set of tunes… . [...]
Arts Council of Tamworth is excited to bring storyteller Simon Brooks to the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth on Saturday, March 21, at 2:00 p.m. Brooks, who lives in Orford, NH, has been spinning yarns and telling tales for nearly two decades, first in his native England and more recently throughout New England. Combining his [...]
Arts Council of Tamworth is thrilled to present the exciting band Gráda, all the way from Ireland in time for Saint Patrick’s Day. Gráda will be performing at the Salyards Center for the Arts in Conway, NH, on Sunday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. A cash bar will be available at this performance.
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On Wednesday, May 6, at 12:00 p.m., 
