Casting call
What: Six singing actresses who can read music between the ages of six and 20 are needed for the off-broadway run of William Ogmundson and Tom Dunn’s multi-award winning musical, “The Lending Doll,” which will rehearse for six weeks in New Hampshire and then go to NYC’s The Hudson Guild Theatre during the week of February’s school break.
Who: The Alchemists’ Workshop in Henniker
How: Send a photo and resume to dunn.t@comcast.net.
‘Still Here’
What: Author Christine Duffy Zerillo visits Gibson’s Bookstore to offer a reading and book signing of her new historical fiction novel, “Still Here.” Hear the alternating voices of Mary Rowlandson, a minister’s wife captured in an Indian raid in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and her captor, Sachem Weetamoo of the Pocasset Wampanoags as they recount their travels across Massachusetts and into Western New Hampshire during King Philip’s War in 1676.
When: Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Where: Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord
Info: gibsonsbookstore.com
Bach Lunches
What: Soothe your soul and gladden your heart with the first two free Bach’s Lunch programs of the new year: “Soothe the Soul: Mozart in B flat Major” and “Music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Bridge.” During the first session, pianist and Concord Community Music School president Peggy Senter explores similarities in beautiful works for piano and strings in B flat Major by Mozart, including a violin & piano sonata, a piano trio, and his final piano concerto. She will also ponder the history and some clues as to why 18th century composers might have chosen particular keys for a particular mood. In the second session, faculty member Matt Dickey will perform on violin and viola. Musical selections will highlight both violin and viola in an effort to “bridge the gap” between the two instruments. Faculty member Kathryn Southworth joins Dickey on piano for works by Frank Bridge and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday, Dickey will be joined by faculty member Kate Jensik on cello for the lively “Eyeglass Duo.”
When: Jan. 9 and Jan. 16 at 12:10 p.m.
Where: Concord Community Music School recital hall, 23 Wall St., Concord
Cost: Free, bring your own lunch
Info: ccmusicschool.org or 228-1196
