NOFA-NH’s “Share the Bounty Weekend” Supports Food Access for All & Local Farms

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire (NOFA-NH) will launch its sixth annual “Share the Bounty Weekend” fundraiser on Oct. 19 and 20. This event supports NOFA-NH’s 2025 Farm Share Program, which provides low-income New Hampshire...

9th Annual Runaway Pumpkin race to take off during NH Pumpkin Festival

The 9th Annual Runaway Pumpkin 10K and 5K Run/Walk – a community fundraiser for the WOW Trail – will take place at Opechee Park on Saturday, Oct. 26, as part of the NH Pumpkin Festival in Laconia.“It is finally starting to feel like fall and what...

Henniker nonprofit to be featured on local TV

White Birch Center of Henniker, NH announces they will be featured on the Balancing Act program on local TV on Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. and Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.Daytime TV Legend Montel Williams joins Olga Villaverde to educate on a range of topics from...

Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) is excited to share the winners of this year’s community photo contest. The images captured by local photographers will be featured in The Merrimack’s 2025 community calendar. The selected photographs...

Hurdy-gurdy Americana concert planned for Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia

Ever heard of a hurdy-gurdy? You may know it by many other names - vielle a roue, zanfona, or organistrum - as there is a version of this medieval instrument in just about every European country. But, did you know that this instrument has been making...

Hopkinton art gallery to display ‘legacy’ works

The Two Villages Art Society (TVAS) will open a unique exhibit titled “My Artistic Legacy” on Oct. 19 at its gallery in Contoocook. The exhibit explores the concept of artistic legacy, showcasing works by 19 artists who were asked to select two pieces...

Los Sugar Kings Bring an Evening of Afro-Cuban, Rock & Reggae to Hermit Woods

Hermit Woods invites you to a night of exceptional music, delicious cuisine, and fine wine featuring Los Sugar Kings, a Boston-based quartet known for their energetic performances and diverse musical influences. Blending Afro-Cuban Son, Salsa,...

Author: Stan and Jan BerenstainTitle: Down a Sunny Dirt RoadDate: 2002Pages: 202Genre: Children’s Nonfiction - AutobiographyIt is more than possible that reading the title or the authors’ names above brought back memories of a book you read or someone...

Vintage Views: Our villages

By JIM SPAIN

“Every day or two, I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper, and which, taken in homeopathic doses, was really as refreshing in its...

‘What’s Wild’ will stir your soul with tales of NH wildlife

By ANN DAVIS

When he was four, when Eric Orff and his family lived in Oklahoma he spent as much time as he could outdoors – catching horned toads and tarantulas. “I knew that someday I would work with animals and become a biologist.”Later the Orffs moved to...

NH Book Festival brings days of free panels, interviews, and book signings

The New Hampshire Book Festival is an annual statewide book festival with the mission to bring authors together with readers to celebrate literacy, conversation, and community.This premier cultural event hosts 40+ nationally recognized authors for a...

Colorful Contemplations, Abstract Realities at Two Villages in Hopkinton

Colorful Contemplations, Abstract Realities by Marcie Robers will run through Oct. 12 at Two Villages Art Gallery (846 Main St., Contoocook).Marcie Roberts is inspired by master artists as well as the students she has taught. She feels a special...

New Hampshire Potters’ Guild presents 2024 Biennial Show

The New Hampshire Potters’ Guild is thrilled to announce the 2024 Biennial Show, titled “Hands on Earth,” a celebration of artistry, craftsmanship, and the deep connection between artists and their medium. The exhibition will take place at Kimball...

Get lost in the flag and eagle’s wings at Moulton Farm’s 2024 corn maze

For Wes Thomas, designing Moulton Farm’s corn maze this year fulfilled a challenge he’d set for himself. “Each year, there are so many different ideas floating through my head as I’m getting ready to design the maze,” says Thomas, who’s been working...

“Charlotte’s Web” can be viewed at the Concord City Auditorium, Oct. 18-19

The Children’s Theatre Project at The Community Players of Concord, NH provides a place for children (and adults) to create lasting friendships, develop their talent, and become part of a welcoming community. Watch these children as they present the...

Vintage Views: Our beloved stone walls

Sit with me upon my stone wall under this ancient foliage-laden oak tree. Listen to the Canadian Goose overhead traveling in a southerly direction in anticipation of the approaching winter. Enjoy the warmth of sunshine upon your face and the silence...

Celebrating 10 years of Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

Join a spectacular celebration on the first Wednesday of October as the Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire (CCCNH) proudly presents the 10th Anniversary of Walk a Mile in Their Shoes (WAM): Eras Edition, Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 4:30 to 6:30...

Annual Fiddle Festival Returns to Concord Community Music School

Fiddlers from the Celtic, New England, and Franco-American fiddling traditions will join forces on Saturday, Oct. 5 for the sixth Fall Fiddle Festival, a day packed with workshops and group playing for fiddlers (and violinists who are interested in...

5th annual Blues, Brews & BBQ returns to Concord

Concord Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) is proud to hold its fifth annual Blues, Brews & BBQ fundraiser event featuring live music and all-you-can-eat barbeque.“Blues, Brews & BBQ” will take place on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m....