Ingalls Memorial Library hosts Hanna Pylväinen author talk and potluck

Ingalls Memorial Library welcomes author Hanna Pylväinen to the Rindge Meeting House on Monday, Oct. 7.The program will begin at 6:30 p.m., but all are welcome to attend a potluck dinner prior to the program at 5:30 p.m.Pylväinen is the author of the...

Peterborough Town Library presents Michael Kline exhibit

PeterboroughLibrary presents Kline exhibitPeterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will host  “Change: The Art of Michael Kline” in its Community Art Gallery from Friday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Nov. 30. An opening reception will be held on First...

Ladies of Boston Comedy coming to Park Theatre

JaffreyLadies of Boston Comedy coming to Park TheatreThe Ladies of Boston Comedy – featuring Jody Sloane, Amy Tee and Stacy Kendro – will appear at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.Sloane cut her entertainment teeth...

Sutton talks salamanders at Bennington Depot

Pierce School third-grade teacher Jenn Sutton, the 2022 Harris Center Environmental Teacher of the Year Award winner, recently gave a talk about salamanders at the Bennington DepotThe Bennington Conservation Commission sponsored the talk, which had...

Monadnock Center sets Wilder walking tour

The Monadnock Center for History and Culture will host “Downtown in Our Town: A Thornton Wilder Walking Tour” on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $12 ($10 for Monadnock Center members) and tickets must be purchased in advance.This walk...

Jaffrey Civic Center sets fall art show

Jaffrey Civic Center’s Fall Open Show opens Saturday, Oct. 5, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. with light refreshments served.This year’s show features paintings, photographs, pastels, sculptures, mixed media and textiles. The show boasts...

Jaffrey Civic Center offers oil painting classes

Jaffrey Civic Center, 40 Main St., will host “Paint Your First Oil Painting” with Kris Stewart Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 1 to 4 p.m.The ability to "paint what you see" rather than "paint what you think you see" will be the focus of this class, which...

Jaffrey ‘Stories to Share’ speakers announced

The Jaffrey Civic Center’s speaker series, “Stories to Share,” will resume Friday, Oct. 4, at 5 p. m.The series has expanded this year from eight to nine programs on the first Friday of each month at the center, 40 Main St., Jaffrey. The Oct. 4...

The Twangtown Paramours to perform at Wilton Collaborative Space

WiltonNashville comes to WiltonThe Wilton Folk Café will feature The Twangtown Paramours Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 at the Wilton Collaborative Space (2nd Congregational Church Hall) at 21 Gregg St. in Wilton.The Twangtown Paramours are...

The Corner Gallery sets ‘Brotherhood of Thieves’ reception

The Corner Gallery, 2 Main St. in Jaffrey, will host an opening reception for “Brotherhood of Thieves” Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m.“Brotherhood of Thieves” is an exhibition of collage and assemblage work by artists from across New England...

Jaffrey Civic Center hosts Abitz display

"From Here to Everywhere" showcases a collection of Ethan Abitz’s photographs, capturing life from his hometown in the Monadnock region to faraway destinations like New Zealand.This exhibition uses a combination of 35mm, medium format film and digital...

MACDOWELL DOWNTOWN: Lenard Smith to present photography

On Friday, Oct. 4, photographer, visual artist and first-time MacDowell Fellow Lenard Smith will present work from a series titled “Last Departure” at MacDowell Downtown. Free and open to all, this one-hour program will take place at the Peterborough...

Jimmy Dunn to perform at The Park Theatre

Jimmy Dunn is a standup comedian and actor from Boston, who currently plays “Moose” on the Paramount+ reboot of the sitcom Frasier. Dunn brings his comedy act (and a special guest) to The Park Theatre stage at 19 Main St. on Friday, Sept. 27, at 7:30...

Nora Fiffer’s ‘Another Happy Day’ opens in Peterborough

“Another Happy Day” opens at Peterborough Community Theatre Sept. 27 and will be screened through Oct. 3, with select talkbacks after the showings. Written and directed by Nora Fiffer of Peterborough, “Another Happy Day” debuted at the Vail Film...

The Park Theatre in Jaffrey hosting animation festival

The day-long New England Animation Festival will take place at The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, on Saturday, Sept. 28.The festival will present films in both of of the theater’s auditoriums. Films include new American and international...

Antrim’s Fostering Community Conversations on Racial Justice group heading to festival

Antrim’s Fostering Community Conversations on Racial Justice group will be traveling to the Harvest Moon Festival at the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner Sunday, Sept. 29.Participants should meet at 9 a.m. at the James A. Tuttle Library on Main...

Music at the Museum in Rindge features Fisher

On Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1 p.m., Rindge Historical Society continues its 2024 season of Music at the Museum.The September open mic features singer-songwriter Mark Frederick Fisher.  The event will be held outdoors at the Rindge Historical Society, 24...

Franklin Pierce University responds to climate change

By DAVID TALBOT

As we now know, the climate is changing, and humans are the primary cause of that change through greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere.While the effects of climate change are much worse in many other parts of the world, where people are...

PREP TALK: Michael Nadeau: The case for electric yard equipment

I replaced my gas-powered lawn mower with an electric one six years ago. I hated that gas mower and every other one I've owned. They were cranky and loud, and I did not enjoy breathing fumes as I mowed the lawn.I was aware of electric mowers but knew...