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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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New Hampshire Antique Co-op is pleased to present From Diners to Detectives: American Vintage & Antique Signs, a retrospective exhibit and sale of advertising signs from the 1800s to the present. Celebrating signage forms in America, this exhibit showcases a wide variety of materials employed by sign makers: hand-carved and gilded wood, hand-painted tin, printed broadsides, fabricated...

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Every Monday and Wednesday from June 26 through August 16, O’neil Cinemas will be showing family movies at 10 a.m. at its 24 Calef Hwy location. Tickets for the movies will be $1 for kids 11 and under and $2 for ages 12 and up. Kids popcorns and drinks will be $2.50 each.

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The unparalleled and thought-provoking work of photographer Julie Blackmon will be put on display at Hood Downtown this summer. The photos in this show come from her most recent ongoing series, Homegrown, and represent a poetic view of daily life, with specific staging and sets to create Blackmon's purposeful vision. The subliminal subtleties of Blackmon's work will leave you wondering...

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Northern New Hampshire's iconic trains kind of call to mind Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends any day of the year, but the connection gets literal at this special event. Real train engines designed to replicate Thomas and his friend Percy will lead Conway Scenic trains up the tracks a few times during each day of this promotion, complete with autism-friendly rides on Sunday afternoons....

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This hands-on adventure, led by educator, Sheryl Ross, will provide enriching and fun projects in boating, science, water ecology, aquatic life, local history, and arts and crafts. The program cost is $15 per day for Museum members' children or grandchildren and $18 per day for not-yet-Museum members' children and grandchildren. Session 1, for lower elementary (kindergarden...

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The days of having to drive to Boston to see multiple Monets are over (until November). In this can't-miss exhibition, the Currier's sole Monet, "The Bridge at Bougival," is joined by three of his other works: "La Pointe de la Hève at Low Tide" (from the Kimbell Art Museum), "Cap Martin" and "Charing Cross Bridge" (both from the MFA...

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This spring is slated to be a great season for contemporary art at the Currier Museum. In this exhibition, New Hampshire artist Soo Sunny Park will work live from February to August on a new site-specific installation transforming the museum's Putnam Gallery into a kaleidoscope of forms and lines that change with every shift in the gallery's abundant natural light. Meanwhile, across the...

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No matter where you live in the Monadnock Region — or where you want to visit — you'll find classical music to enjoy this summer courtesy of this roving fest. Four large-scale concerts at the Peterborough Town House anchor the schedule. In between, enjoy piano trios and string quartets at performances in smaller Monadnock towns from Marlborough to Temple.

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It's often a cliché to say a play is "more relevant now than ever," but, in the case of this Bernstein-Sondheim masterpiece, it's simply true. Watch Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers transplanted across the racial divides of 20th-century New York in this beloved musical and enjoy its unparalleled score, including "Tonight," "Somewhere"...

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