We celebrate this year's winners with live performance, a pop up gallery, awards celebration, and inspiring speeches! The Ruth and James Ewing Arts Awards are a partnership between The Sentinel and Arts Alive! Tickets for the event are available online for $35 in advance and $45 at the door. Come see what Monadnock region arts are all about!
2D artists: Yuan Pan of Keene; Leigh Niland of Brattleboro; Edward Kingsbury 3rd of Keene; and Jane Simpson of Dublin.
3D artist: Julia Ferrari of Ashuelot and Erin Sweeney of Peterborough
Presenting artist: Deb McWethy of Peterborough Folk Music
Performing artists: Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs of Peterborough and Ashuelot Concerts of Keene
Multimedia artist: Amy Jenkins of Peterborough
Traditional artist: Peter Poanessa of Keene
Student artist: Jaclyn Clark of Francestown
Lifetime achievement: Richard Hartshorne of Nelson and to Jean Nelson of Keene.
A great summer opportunity! Get up close and personal with a Newfoundland Pony at the Newfoundland Pony Conservancy Center in Jaffrey. You will learn how to meet and greet them, pet them, groom them, take a pony for a walk around the farm, and walk away with a new outlook and understanding of ponies, all without riding.
$10 per person (which buys a pony 2 bales of hay to feed them for a week.)
Share some ice cream with someone you love! Discover new ice cream favorites at the many ice cream shops and dairies in the region! Check out Discover Monadock for fresh ideas to start your quest for the best!
On Friday the 19th, bring the kids and enjoy some time making a magical fairy house at Bass Hall! Drop in between 10am and 2pm to get creative and make an enchanting dwelling for the fairies in your garden.
On Saturday the 20th, join us for day of magic and imagination when the wee fairy folk return to the Monadnock Center for our 10th annual Fairy House Day! Children of all ages can explore the Center’s buildings and grounds to discover fairy houses, fairy doors, and magical structures. Wear your best fairy finery and join us for a magical day exploring the world of fairies. Visit Bass Hall to make fairy crafts, learn your fairy name, and enjoy refreshments. Activities will be ongoing from 10am to 2pm
Electric Earth Concerts brings musical beauty to Peterborough
Thursday, July 11th, 7:30 to 9pm at the Monadnock Center for History & Culture The Color of There Seen from Here, a newly commissioned, vibrant multimedia collaboration between visual artist Barbara Weissberger and composer Eric Moe. Video and music were created in tandem by these two Guggenheim Fellows.
Pianist Mihae Lee & Sebago-Long Lake Festival Musicians
A FREE EVENT
Thursday, July 18th, 7:30 to 9pm at the Monadnock Center for History & Culture
Enjoy Antonin Dvořák's Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 87; Theme and Variations for Flute and Strings, Op. 80 by Amy Beach; and Igor Stravinsky’s iconic L’Histoire du Soldat (Soldier’s Tale) in his version for piano trio.
contradancing, its time to try this Monadnock region tradition
Nelson Monday night contradance
With live music in Nelson presented by Monadnock Folklore Society, the weekly dance is an informal affair featuring a variety of callers and musicians, from local regulars to visiting dignitaries. An effort is made to identify and welcome beginners, and several of our regular dancers are always willing to offer a few tips. But if you arrive at the dance and feel lost, don’t hesitate to speak to the caller or someone else that looks like they know what they are doing. $3.00 and free cookies! More information
Peterborough contra dances are held on the first Saturday of every month. The dance opens at 7:30 with a beginners workshop, and the dancing starts at 8:00. The callers and bands represent diverse choices from New England’s finest. Admission to the dance is $10 / $7 for students and senior citizens. Follow on Peterborough Contra Dance Facebook page
only once a year
MacDowell Colony opens its doors to visitors
Sunday, August 11 at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough
Its MacDowell Medal Day 2019 and visual artist Charles Gaines will be honored with the Edward MacDowell medal. The public is welcome to attend this free event, and to join the community for a picnic lunch and tours of resident artists' studios through the afternoon.
Looking for more to do in Keene, Peterborough, Hillsborough, Jaffrey, or any of the surrounding towns? Look no further! For fun activities, arts, performances, community events and more, the Arts Alive! Discover Monadnock Calendar is where you’ll find it!
If you value the arts and would like to support our efforts please donate to Arts Alive! or become a member today. Members belong to the region's arts support organization and sustain an organization that advocates for and enriches the arts community. Arts Alive! receives funding from the Putnam Foundation, C&S Wholesale Grocers, The Hoffman Family Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, its board of directors, several individual and business donors and almost 100 artist and arts organization members.
