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Tuesday, September 1 |
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NL Barn Playhouse
5:00
pm / 8:00 pm |
The
Fantasticks (thru 9/6) -
The world’s longest
running musical tells the story of two fathers who try to get their
children to fall in love by building a wall between their gardens. The
theory: children will always do what their parents forbid. This
beautiful musical features Try to Remember and Soon It’s Gonna Rain.
Performances: Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm / Sunday 5 pm / Wednesday 2 pm
**More
info: www.nlbarn.org |
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Friday, September 4 |
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The Fells
5:00 - 7:00
pm |
Opening
Art Reception: The New Hampshire Wilderness -
Juried exhibition and sale
of original paintings by celebrated artists depicting the New Hampshire
wilderness and the wild things therein. Wine and cheese reception with
curator Ron Brown of the Banks Gallery. Free. Show continues through
October 12, when Main House open. Free with admission.
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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Saturday, September 5 |
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Flanders Stage
5:00 - 7:00 pm |
Dr. Harps Blues Review
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High-energy four piece blues band |
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Saturday, September 12 |
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The Fells
2:00 - 4:00
pm |
Scenery
Photography -
This intermediate-level
workshop with photographer and Owner of Portrait Design Photography
Larry Harper will focus on macro photography, framing and photographing
fauna, lighting conditions and setting, focusing, camera settings and
composition. Bring your own film or digital camera and two rolls of 36
picture film or a 1-gig camera card.
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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Monday, September 14 |
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The Fells
10:00 - 11:30
am |
Tell me
a Story... About New Hampshire: Farming and Harvesting -
Where did our food come
from before we had supermarkets to shop in or tractors to plow our
fields? Preschoolers learn the answers to these questions and more with
Lauren Cole-Johnson through stories, crafts and a visit to some old
stone walls at The Fells. Dress for indoor and outdoor activity. Free.
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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Wednesday, September 16 |
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The Fells
4:00
pm |
A Time
Before New Hampshire: The Land & Native Peoples of the Sunapee Region -
Award-winning author,
ecologist, musician and storyteller Michael Caduto presents 11,000 years
of Alnôbak (Abenaki) culture in New Hampshire through stories, slides
and discussion. Caduto explores the traditional land use stewardship of
the Alnôbak, the impacts on their surroundings and how the land has, in
turn, molded their culture. Free.
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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Thursday, September 17 |
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The Fells
10:00 - 11:30
am |
Harvest a
Fall Arrangement
- Join floral
designers Pam Ilg and Nell Leach of Two Friends (LLC) Floral Design in
this workshop that concentrates on unusual containers; elements found in
nature; long lasting plant materials; and how to stretch both your
imagination and your pocketbook. Pam and Nell exhibit at the New England
Flower Show and Pam performs demonstrations at Art in Bloom at the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They love all things natural, often
collecting their best material in the woods and along roadside
embankments. They invite you to bring your own unusual container if you
so desire. Materials included.
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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Thursday, September 24 |
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The Fells
10:00 am -
4:00
pm |
Take a
Child Outside Week -
An international program
created to help and encourage children discover the natural world. In
cooperation The Fells is offering “Bring a child, receive one free adult
admission.” All children free. Be part of this national movement and
bring a child to The Fells to experience the beauty of our natural
world. For more information see (www.takeachildoutside.org).
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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Saturday, September 26 |
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The Fells
1:00 - 4:00
pm |
Trail-Walk Series: Introduction to Mushroom Hunting and Identification -
Trail-walk leaders and
amateur mycologists George and Jill Montgomery render a brief
introduction to mushroom identification followed by a trail hike to
collect various species. End the day classifying your collected
specimens. Sturdy shoes, a knife, and basket are recommended.
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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Sunday, September 27 |
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Harbor Wide Event
12:00 noon - 3:00 pm
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8th
Annual Lake Sunapee Chowder Challenge -
Restaurants and
caterers from throughout the Lake Sunapee region present their "secret
recipes" for public sampling ~ competing in the annual "Chowdah
Challenge". Chowder sampling and judging by attendees, music,
children's activities and more! The best of the best is decided when the votes are
tabulated!
NEW this year...
the Challenge is now expanded to include soups, bisque, stews and
chowders.
The event is hosted by the Sunapee PTO in conjunction with the
Lake Sunapee Region Chamber
of Commerce with
proceeds benefiting the Sunapee PTO.
We continually seek more sponsors and welcome new soup and chowder
masters to join this friendly competition!
**Contact
the Chamber for entry information: 877-526-6575 OR
chamberinfo@tds.net
**Volunteer
Sign-up:
www.chowderchallenge.org |
Kearsarge Indian Museum
10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
19th Harvest Moon Festival -
The fall is harvest time
and Harvest Moon attendees are sure to reap a rich bounty of
Native-style food, crafts and skills. Corn grinding, fire building,
shelter construction and other traditional autumn activities are
demonstrated and offered through hands-on instruction. Harvest Moon
activities help rekindle the connections between people and the changing
seasons of the land. **More info:
www.indianmuseum.org |
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Tuesday, September 29 |
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The Fells
1:00 - 3:00
pm |
Trail-Walk Series: Stone Walls of The Fells -
Stone walls meander
through the woods, follow our roads and form boundaries. They are
beautiful, practical and take many forms and purposes. Join Tom Cooper
as he tours stone walls at The Fells and relates how various walls have
been constructed and why and how a pile of rocks becomes a stone wall.
**More info: www.thefells.org |
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