Calendar of Events

Try your luck this Memorial Day weekend to try and catch the infamous "Kirby" during the  annual Casting for Kirby Youth Fishing Derby! This year's contest features more than $1,000 in prizes, including the grand prize, a mountain bike package from Rhino Bike Works in Plymouth, NH. This event is rain or shine so please dress your children appropriately.  Participation...

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Individuals are welcome to visit classes at Pine Hill Waldorf School to see the developmentally-based, art-infused curriculum in action. Afterwards, teachers will join visitors for refreshment and conversation. This is an introduction to Waldorf curriculum. Adults only please. The sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on March 23 and 29, April 19, May 17 and June 7. Registration is...

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Support your local farmer by shopping and buying locally. The Concord Farmers Market, located on Capitol Street next to the State House, is one of the oldest in the state. With about 50 vendors, there will be a terrific selection of bakery products, meat, eggs, dairy, fruit, vegetables, fish, honey, and maple products. Many of the vendors are certified organic. The market will also feature...

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Kick off the summer with the best arts and music the North Country has to offer. This new festival is jam-packed with workshops, demonstrations, art shows and live music by such artists as Gaelic Americana songstress Kyle Carey. Don't miss the vendor fair for local goods of all stripes and live log-carving all weekend long from Warren's Baker River Chainsaw Sculpture. Festival hours...

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The Phillips Exeter Academy Art Show Reception will be held on Thursday, May 25, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Investigation, research and drive: INDY 500 is the result of a period of highly focused art-making where PEA students in ART 500 and ART 999 conduct an in-depth exploration of art materials and themes. This exhibition will include a wide variety of work, from intricate ceramic sculptures and...

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Through his art and music, Albert Duvall Quigley enriched the town of Nelson, New Hampshire, and the Monadnock Region in countless ways. Born to a stonecutting family in rural Maine, he served in World War I and briefly studied painting in Paris. After returning to the U.S., he moved to Keene and later settled in Nelson Village, where he was an active member of the community until his death in...

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The Peterborough Garden Club will hold it's annual spring plant sale fundraiser on Memorial Day Weekend. Again this year, the club will be offering many well-known, and some more exotic plants, from member's gardens. All are ready to plant and come with free culturing advice from club members. 

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The New Hampshire Boat Museum opens for the 2017 season with a series of exhibits for the public to enjoy. Come visit this season's exhibits, including "Racing on the Bay: The Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta," "Big Dreams, Little Boats: Mid-Century Model Toy Boats," and "Half Hull Models: Small Plans, Big Boats," along with a new exhibition of...

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Learn to identify some of the common flowering plants that you might find in your own backyard, while enjoying an easy hike through the woods, during Outdoor Exploration's Wildflower Walk through the Castle in the Cloud's scenic location. The walk will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children and Castle Members. Children of Castle Members will be admitted for free.  The...

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Imagine Monet trying his hand at sculpture, or Rodin trading his chisel for a paintbrush. That’s the premise behind this cross-categorical show, which encouraged League of New Hampshire Craftsmen members to “push their limits” beyond their usual media. The resulting exhibition shows off the many talents of our state’s finest artists.

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