A July 2021 Publication by Arts Alive!

Get in the swing of summer!!

Summer offers so much activity that celebrates this long awaited season in the Monadnock Region. You can find fun, interesting events no matter what your style or taste. Below are just a few picks from the Discover Monadnock Calendar. We encourage you to peek at the Calendar to see more. You can search it by date or organizer - find what makes your summer swing! New events continue to pour in, so check back often!

Afternoon of Folk

Put Yourself in the Swing!

Saturday, July 10, 4pm

Peterborough Folk Music invites you to spend an afternoon listening to Mark Erelli in the Spinning Room of the historic Harrisville Mill. Zachariah Hickman, double bassist and multi-instrumentalist, will join Erelli.

“All the things that brought me comfort, they just seem tired and worn, what always used to work ain’t working anymore,” sings Erelli, on his newest release Blindsided. It’s a realization that has washed over many of us. Let him entertain you while pondering life's big questions!

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Movies Under Stars

Get-together Fun!

Starts Thursday, July 15

Pack up the picnic chairs and blankets and watch a fun flick under the stars with family and friends! Thursdays starting July 15th, make plans to come to Fuller Park in Keene for a free family-friendly movie. Enjoy this community event brought to you by the Monadnock International Film Festival and the City of Keene Parks and Rec Department! Delicious foods will be available for purchase from featured food provider CC&D's Kitchen Market. Movies start at dusk. Registration is required.

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Spin a Yarn!

Do It Yourself Time

Saturday July 17, 1pm

Love crafting with fibers? Chase's Mill in Alstead, offers this class to learn some basics of spinning wool. Students will be introduced to a variety of fibers and will prepare wool for spinning using hand cards and a drum carder. The class will make simple drop spindles and have access to a treadle spinning wheel. Some history of wool-related mills in the area will be woven into the fabric of this workshop.

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Be sure to keep an eye on the calendar for other classes in traditional craft from Chase's Mill!

Sculpting Metals

Let Others Show You

Saturday, July 17, 10 - 3

Maybe hard metals are more your thing. The Historical Society of Cheshire County presents Ironworks Day where three metalsmiths will demonstrate their handicraft at the Wyman Tavern Museum. At the turn of the 19th century, specialized craftspeople like tinsmiths, blacksmiths, and pewterers played a vital role in the success of a community like Keene. Materials made of iron, pewter and tin were necessary for tools and equipment, home goods, hardware, and transportation.

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Summer Sounds

On Village Greens

Saturday, July 17, 5pm

Monadnock Music picks up its summer tradition of free concerts around the region, with this program on the lawn of Marlborough's Frost Free Library. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the music of Mary Kay Robinson, flute; Ina Zdorovetchi, harp; Krista River, mezzo-soprano; and Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello. The program will include work by Kaija Saariaho, Joseph Jongen, Bernard Rands, and Michael Cohen.

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Be sure to keep an eye on the calendar for other summer concerts from Monadnock Music!

Irish Folk Tunes

A Ewing Award Winner!

Thursday, July 22, 7:45pm

Randy Miller is a legendary musician, leading Irish sessions and contra dances around the country for the past 40 years. He's a heck of a composer, fiddler, pianist, publisher, and a real nice fellow. You can enjoy his talent and skill at an Irish Night presented by NOVA ARTS. Any donations that evening will get split between Hundred Nights, a year-round emergency shelter and resource center here in Keene, and the Nova Programming Fund.

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You can watch Randy and 15 others receive their Ewing Awards on July 28 by tuning into the Keene Sentinel's website or its Facebook page.

What else is happening?

Looking for more to do in any of the surrounding towns of this beautiful region? Look no further because #artsconnectNH!

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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.

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