Join Jane Oneail as she explores the distinct art that is made in N.H. on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Ave., Henniker. This program will consider works by itinerant and folk painters, landscape artists drawn to the state’s scenic vistas, and modern artists that adopted bold styles to depict everyday life in the Granite State. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Childe Hassam, and Maxfield Parrish are some of the artists discussed in this program. Oneail has served as the executive director of the League of N.H. Craftsmen, senior educator at the Currier Museum of Art, and instructor at the N.H. Institute of Art.
The annual Father and Daughter Valentines Dance will be held Feb. 14 at the Tapply-Thompson Community Center from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All ages are welcome. Cost before Feb. 10 is $20 per couple, $5 for additional children or $25 for couples at the door. Substitute dads are welcome. There will be corsages for the girls, contests, prizes and refreshments. For more information or to sign up, call 744-2713.
The Inn at Pleasant Lake in New London is holding its annual Winterfest on March 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 per ticket for admission. Events will be a silent auction for which all proceeds will benefit the N.H. Food Bank, a Chili and Soup Cook-Off, wine and craft beer tastings, a local amateur chef competition, vendors and a petting zoo. For more information, visit innatpleasantlake.com or call 873-4833.
For Valentine’s Day, The House of Art in Contoocook is collecting words of love. We are asking anyone who can write “Love” or “I love you” in another language to add to our board. This was inspired by the Wall of Love in Paris France, where they collected 250 languages. Anyone who wants to contribute one or more languages or dialects can do so by dropping in to The House of Art to write on the big board or by sending a piece of paper by mail to The House of Art, P.O. Box 18, Contoocook, N.H., 03229. Be sure to write the name of the language, so we know what it is. Duplicates are welcome. There is never too much amour.