Historical Society Presents – Preserving NH’s Barns
NH's distinctive barns are as much a part of our landscape as stone walls and sugar maples. A free, public program held April 10.
Musical Performances and "The Art of Sound"
Presented by Symphony NH and the Nashua Community Concert Association as well as the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
First state-wide effort of The Campaign to Change Direction, a national initiative to change the culture of mental health in America, will be held April 17th at AMS.
Amherst Lions Club’s 45th Pancake Breakfast
The Amherst Lions Club's annual pancake breakfast, held Sunday, April 9th, 8 am-noon, at Wilkins Elementary School
Easter Egg Hunt Hosted by Amherst Junior Womens Club
Join AJWC for its annual Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 8, 10 a.m. on the Amherst Town Common. Bring your baskets and wear your Easter bonnets! This event is free and aimed at kids in 1st-4th grade. Peanut Free options available for families who need them.
Symphony NH Presents Smetana & Dvořák Across the State in April
NASHUA – Whether you woke up in Lebanon or Nashua, audiences across the state can spend an evening in the Eastern European countryside with Symphony NH at Smetana and Dvořák: Friday, April 7th at 8 pm at the Concord City Auditorium; Saturday, April 8th at 8 pm at Keefe Center for the Arts; and Sunday, April 9th at 3 pm at the Lebanon Opera House. Symphony NH, led by Music Director Jonathan McPhee, will perform a program of the Czech masters guaranteed to transport listeners to far away landscapes dotted with distant castles and cut with winding rivers.
The concert begins with Smetana’s The Moldau, a tribute to the Czech Republic’s longest river that carries audience members along the river, flowing through scenes of the Czech countryside, magnificent castles, and historic cities. The Moldau is part of Smetana’s series of six symphonic poems entitled Má vlast, which translates to “My Homeland”, showing the impact of nature on Smetana’s life and experiences.
Symphony NH’s own Principal Oboe, Cheryl Bishkoff, will perform Martinů’s rustic Concerto for Oboe. The Richmond News Leader describes Bishkoff as “…a musician of incredible artistry,” and “…a sensitive player in every respect.” Hear the instrument you might recognize as beginning the orchestra’s tuning at the beginning of each concert front and center stage in a virtuosic performance.
The second half of Smetana and Dvořák features Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, hailed as one of the most important symphonic works in the post-Beethoven era. Hear the symphony that stands alongside those of Brahms and Beethoven with its dark meanderings and complex sounds live this April with Symphony NH.
Join Symphony NH bassist Robert Hoffman for a free pre-concert discussion at the Nashua Public Library Thursday, April 6th at 5:30 pm. This open discussion explores the history, context, and special musical moments of the works in the concert, with musical excerpts to illuminate the discussion.
Symphony NH will perform Smetana and Dvořák April 7th at 8 pm at the Concord City Auditorium, April 8th at 8 pm at Keefe Center for the Arts, and April 9th at 3 pm at the Lebanon Opera House. Prices range from $18 to $49 for adults, $18 to $44 for seniors, $10 for students with a valid student ID, and children under the age of fifteen are FREE. Tickets for both concerts are available online at www.symphonynh.org and over the phone at 595-9156.
Nashua Community Concert Association Announces Two Concerts and Membership Campaign
NASHUA – On Tuesday, April 11, The Nashua Community Concert Association will present Equinox Little Big Band. Equinox Little Big Band, with leads Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson, will bring back to life the swing songs of the Big Band era. This is a much-acclaimed 11-piece band. Audiences are swinging from the first song to the last, according to one review.
Due to inclement weather, the Jim Witter concert was postponed. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Jim Witter will present his tribute to Barry Manilow with a band backing the vocals and piano of the award-winning leader. Manilow’s classic songs are recreated in their original splendor.
The Nashua Community Concerts are held at Keefe Auditorium at Elm St. Middle School, 117 Elm St., Nashua and begin at 8:00 PM.
For information, visit our website: www.nashuacommunityconcerts.org or call 318-1792.
You may also want to subscribe to the Nashua Community Concert Association for the upcoming 2017 – 2018 Season. Adult Memberships for the six-concert series are only $60.00 each. Student Memberships (full time students, age 22 or less) for the six-concert series are only $15.00 each. Individual tickets for any concert are also available.
Listen Hear: The Art of Sound
BOSTON, MA – The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers a thought-provoking, sound art exhibition this spring called, Listen Hear: The Art of Sound, featuring 12 artists and architects from around the world who use a broad range of approaches to sound art. Various forms of active listening will be explored in the Museum and in nearby neighborhoods for the exhibition, opened March 8 and runs through Sept. 5.
Listen Hear will feature ten installations of sound art – eight designed to be experienced inside the Museum. The two others will be off-site, public art works: a free app that offers an immersive sound walk of the Back Bay Fens, the urban park system adjacent to the Museum; and a sound environment installed at the Ruggles MBTA transit station. Several works are conceived as site-specific installations for the Museum’s spaces including the Courtyard, the Dutch Room, the Tapestry Room and Hostetter Gallery, among others.
“These works are very diverse and reflect a growing and nuanced field. They are designed to inspire the public to listen and to become more aware of how sound affects us,” said Pieranna Cavalchini, the Museum’s Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art. “In this exhibition, we are exploring different modes of listening in interior and exterior spaces. Different techniques delve into acoustic mapping and real-time projections of sound across urban spaces. It’s an entirely new way of thinking about sound.”
Cavalchini co-curated the exhibition with Peggy Burchenal, Esther Stiles Eastman Curator of Education, and Charles Waldheim, Ruettgers Curator of Landscape.
Listen Hear will feature works by a dozen emerging and established artists and architects who approach the art of sound from various perspectives: visual arts, architecture, landscape, design, and music. Among them are: Philip Beesley, Toronto; Moritz Fehr, Berlin; David Grubbs, New York City; Elisa Hamilton, Arlington, MA; Ernst Karel, Boston; Lee Mingwei, Paris; Helen Mirra, San Francisco; O & A, (Bruce Odland, Hudson, NY and Sam Auinger, Berlin); Philippe Rahm, Paris; Teri Rueb, Buffalo, NY; Su-Mei Tse, Berlin.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum • 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA • Hours: Open Daily 11a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays until 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. • Admission: Adults $15; Seniors $12; Students $5; Free for members, children under 18, everyone on his/her birthday, and all named “Isabella” • $2 off admission with a same-day Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ticket • 617 566 1401 • Box Office 617 278 5156 • www.gardnermuseum.org
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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! And A Rainbow to Go Over
Be Part of the Magic that is Oz! April 20-23
The Amherst PTA presents its 65th production, The Wizard of Oz on April 20-23. Come and be part of the wonder and the magic that is story of Dorothy, her 3 wonderful friends, and the Emerald City with the Wonderful Wizard himself, in the merry old land of Oz. The cast and crew of more than 90 began rehearsals on January and are well on their way to performing a magical rendition of this renowned classic.
Rummage Sale at Congregational Church on April 28 & 29
The Woman’s Association of the Congregational Church of Amherst, UCC, holds its Springl Rummage Sale April 28
Free Concert To Say “Thank You” From SHS Music Ensembles
SHS Music’s London/Paris Send-Off Concert Scheduled for April 11. They leave for an 8-day performance tour April 20.
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Bedford Fields Spring Learning Workshops
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