Programs

Featured Program

Los Lorcas: Bard Band Presenting Poetry & Music
November 17th, 7 PM
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes

Join us for a soulful performance from a ground-breaking bard band that goes where most poets and musicians fear to tread.

Poets Partridge Boswell and Peter Money, along with guitarist Nat Williams, fuse poetry and music in a passionate and surprising mash-up. Together they blur boundaries between spoken word and song, weaving poetry with Andalusian ballads, blues, rock, folk, reggae, hip hop, Americana and jazz. Cost per ticket is by suggested donation.

Picture of three men standing in front of water with text: "The Arts Council of Tamworth Presents Los Lorcas, A Bard Band Performance of Poetry and Music. Friday, November 15th, 7 PM"

Recurring Programs

Artists in Residency Program
The Artists in Residency Program brings diverse, talented professional artists from all over the New England region (and beyond) into the K. A. Brett School for a week of learning, exploring, and creating. The week is capped off with student presentations of their artwork and a public community performance from the Artist in Residence. The program hosts two residencies each year, one in the fall semester and one in the spring semester.

Monthly Song & Jam Circle
The Monthly Song & Jam Circle hosts regional musicians every third Monday of the month at Runnells Hall. The circle provides a relaxed, informal environment for musicians of all skill levels to create music together.

Children’s Programs
In addition to the Artists in Residency Program, the Arts Council of Tamworth partners with the Tamworth Parks & Recreation Department and Cook Memorial Library to bring a range of arts-focused programming to Tamworth’s youth. Recent programming has included bringing a mural painting project to the Tamworth Summer Enrichment Program.

Adult and Family Programs
The Arts Council believes that the arts should be made available to all ages, and recent adult and family programming has included An Afternoon by the Swift, a music and food festival that drew crowds in excess of 200.

Tamworth 250th Anniversary Mosaic
Located at the K.A. Brett School, the Tamworth 250th Mosaic was created in 2016, Tamworth’s 250th year, by hundreds of children and adults , as well as dozens of tireless volunteers, working with guiding support from mural artist David Fichter.

  • An Afternoon by the Swift

    A new way to kick off the summer season, An Afternoon by the Swift debuted June 8, 2024. The White Mountain Band Area 603, the Bakery Band and the Caravan Band played to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 200. Delicious food truck food was provided by the Tamworth Outing Club, 603 Shanty, and Papa Bean’s, as well as spirits from the Tamworth Distillery.

    From attendees.... "Another beautiful, fun event in Tamworth" "What a blast this was. I hope that this was a success and that it continues." "I feel as if summer in Tamworth began today." "What a wonderful success. A wonderful time of connecting, great music, fun food and community. Well done!!"

  • “Sublime Odissi,” The Art of Classical Indian Dance

    In April 2024, ACT brought was pleased to present “Sublime Odissi,” the art of classical Indian Dance with Mouli Pal, a mesmerizing performer, dedicated teacher, and emerging choreographer. As Artist in Residence, Mouli taught her dance form to K.A. Brett School student, made a presenato about her art the Cook Memorial Library, and provided a memorable evening performance at the Public House on Page Hill.

  • Virtual Concert Series

    During the early days of COVID-19, Arts Council of Tamworth went virtual with performances from Regi Carpenter, Fiona Howell, and The Bakery Band. Check out the full performance here!

  • Motoko Mime Workshop

    "Motoko was energetic, passionate about storytelling—which engaged students. Breaking storytelling down into smaller sections made it seem easy. Expectations were clear.  I was impressed after only two sessions how comfortable students were with telling stories about their lives." — K. A. Brett teacher

  • Tim Eriksen Residency

    “Arts Council of Tamworth brought Tim Eriksen just as our town is preparing to celebrate its 250th anniversary. I can’t think of a more appropriate musician to celebrate the complex history of this area’s music. I attended both the workshop and performance: at both, Tim Eriksen made us appreciate the turbulent, adventurous and apocalyptic forces that shaped the songs he performs. I left with new music from an older time, and a fascinating glimpse into our New England heritage. ” -Allie Kaplan-Thompson

  • Cheick Hamala Diabate @ K.A. Brett School

    Cheick Hamala Diabate - n'goni, banjo, guitar, vocals joseph ngwa - djembe dan kurfirst - drumset nakima - dance meera chakravarthy - flute ... and some very enthusiastic dancing by nakima smith and students at the K.A. Brett school!

  • Los Sugar Kings

    Arts Council of Tamworth celebrates another successful program season with a Cuban-themed benefit dinner and a fabulous concert/dance party with Boston-based cuban roots band Los Sugar Kings!

  • Afro-Semitic Experience

    The afro-Semitic experience perform unity in the community with youth from Tamworth’s K.A.. Brett school and the potluck singers at the Barnstormers theatre.

  • Mariachi Loco - Veronica Robles

    The unbelievably cool and fabulous Verónica Robles has the entire audience dancing on this one, not just the volunteers on stage. mariachi loco! this performance was the final event of a several day artist residency in which Verónica taught dances from around Latin America to every child in a k-8 school and to community members of all ages, funded in part by a nest grant from the new England foundation for the arts.

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    Beginners Dance Lessons

    Dance instructor Elizabeth Converse led six weeks of lessons in ballroom dance and West Coast Swing dancing at the Tamworth Town House in Autumn 2024.