Twiggs Gallery is celebrating Boscawen’s Old Home Week with several free events highlighting local history, music, art and poetry. This rich variety of offerings reflects Twiggs Gallery’s focus on supporting and promoting the local arts community. All events are free and open to the public at 254 King St., in Boscawen.
Beginning on Aug. 20, take a summer drive around Boscawen to see BAA-scawen’s Flashy Flock celebrating Boscawen’s sheep farming roots. For this community art project, Twiggs Gallery partnered with Boscawen’s Old Home Week committee and the Historical Society to create 30 sheep shapes cut out of wood. Boscawen residents used the cut-outs as a blank canvas to exercise their creativity. On Saturday, all of the painted sheep will be revealed in front of Boscawen homes and businesses as part of the “Flashy Flock Mob” of artsy sheep popping all over Boscawen.
“The History of Agriculture as Told by Barns” will be presented by John Porter on Aug. 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. John will speak about the evolution of barn architecture and the story it tells about New Hampshire agriculture. This intriguing presentation will be a chronological walk through time, with photo illustrations of barns from around the state.
Twiggs Gallery is delighted to once again host world class musical performances from Boscawen’s Avaloch Music Farm Institute’s summer residents. Enjoy a free concert with The Kaia String Quartet on Aug. 24 from 6 to 7:30 pm. This Quartet from Chicago is devoted to promoting the rich and colorful music of Latin America. They play an active role in Chicago’s music scene where they are regular guests at the Chicago Latino Music Festival and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art.
Fiber art will be the focus of Breanna Marie Sherwood’s artist demonstration on Aug. 27. Drop in anytime from 1 to 3 p.m. to see how Sherwood creates wool felting inspired by experiences in nature. She uses wet felting and needle felting along with machine stitching and embroidery to create her unique work. Several of her works are on exhibit at Twiggs Gallery’s WOOL: A Contemporary Fiber Art Exhibition.
The week-long celebration ends on Aug. 28 from 1 to 3 pm, with Twiggs Gallery’s annual summer poetry reading, Poetry & Pie, featuring the Percheron Poets with special guest poet Grace Mattern. This year’s theme is August Odes & Sunflower Spells. After the reading, there will be a break for yummy homemade pies, then attendees are welcome to read a poem that responds to the theme for the open mic session. Free and delicious, Poetry & Pie is a balm for the body and the soul.
Find more information about these events at Twiggs Gallery on their website at TwiggsGallery.WordPress.com or call 603-975-0015.. Twiggs Gallery is handicapped accessible and located at 254 King St., Boscawen.