As spring returns to the North Country this year, so does the New Hampshire Maple Experience at The Rocks Estate. Scheduled to run March 11, 18-19, 25-26 and April 1, the Maple Experience offers visitors a chance to learn about and participate in each step of maple sugaring, a treasured rite of spring in the … Continue reading NH Maple Experience at The Rocks

In celebration of the maple sugaring season, The Rocks Estate will host a Maple Dinner April 1 featuring local microbrews and the flavors of the season. The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. at The Rocks and will showcase maple during the meal. The Annual Maple Dinner is a fundraiser for The Rocks, which serves … Continue reading Annual Maple Dinner at The Rocks

Made up of Dan Haynes and Pete Richards, Bookends have toured extensively to sold out shows at the 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals and have appeared at prestigious venues such as The Lowry and the Minack Theatre in Penzance. Making their USA tour this year, the duo will be singing the classics of … Continue reading The Bookends Singing the Music of Simon & Garfunkel

Two fellows with a mandolin and guitar, a musical teamwork built of habit, their voices fused in the special blend produced by kinship. They were called “brothers duets,” and during the 1930s and ’40s it was the predominant format in country music, practiced by now-legendary teams of brothers on radio stations and stage shows throughout … Continue reading The Sky Blue Boys at St. Kieran Center for the Arts

Cold Chocolate is a fresh and exciting Americana band with a unique sound that fuses bluegrass and folk with a dash of funk. With original tunes and technical prowess, this trio from Boston is mesmerizing audiences with guitar, upright bass, percussion, and three-part harmony. "They sound softer than the dew on the mountainside, harder than … Continue reading The Tillotson Center presents Cold Chocolate

Join the AMC guides for an early spring campfire complete with s’mores. Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.

A hurricane will never surprise us again. But that is just what happened to the people of Long Island and New England on September 21, 1938. Join author Stephen Long as he chronicles how the hurricane of '38 transformed New England, bringing about social and ecological changes that can still be observed these many decades … Continue reading AMC Presents: ’38: The Hurricane That Transformed New England

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MAY 5 DUE TO A CONFLICTING SPORTING EVENT. Tickets can be reimbursed at the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce if you cannot make it on May 5th! Hosted by the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce & White Mountain Distributors, the annual Brewtopia always draws a crowd. Arrive for the … Continue reading Brewtopia–POSTPONED TO MAY 5

Want to laugh? Two of New England’s best comics, Mark Scalia and Kyle Crawford, will be appearing at St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts. Mark Scalia is a 26-year veteran of the Boston comedy scene and has entertained tens of thousands of people at comedy clubs, colleges, universities, corporate events, and private venues across … Continue reading Comedians Mark Scalia and Kyle Crawford

Join us for a Featured Musical Performance by Ben Cosgrove. Ben is a traveling composer-performer whose “electrifying and exhilarating” instrumental music is inspired by places and landscapes around North America. In 2015-2016, Ben served as the Artist-in-Residence for White Mountain National Forest, and he has also held residencies and fellowships with Acadia National Park, Isle … Continue reading AMC Presents: Music of the White Mountains

This documentary captures the classic backcountry skiing experience of Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington and explores the rich history of the ravine, which has been home to triumph and tragedy since the early 1920s. A present day narrative takes viewers from the daunting hike and climb up the Ravine to the exhilarating descent over the … Continue reading Intrepid Descent — AMC Featured Film

Energetic Scottish folk music by the trio, Cantrip, performed in the historic Rialto Theater. "Cantrip pulls together Breton, Scandic, a touch of the Balkans, and several strands of Scottish music to produce a rich and savoury feast from what is basically three lads having fun." -- Alex Monaghan, Irish Music Magazine

Swedish musician and singer/songwriter.  Her music often  blends elements of  folk and pop. Growing up in Sweden her music has always had a special tint of her Scandinavian heritage, making her a favorite among music lovers, but her 16 month, and 37 state long tour, through the USA (in an RV) has moved her music closer … Continue reading The Tillotson Center presents Sofia Talvik

The Northern New Hampshire & Vermont Young Professional Networks will co-host its 1st Annual Mud Season Climbing Jam this spring. Climb with compadres from New Hampshire and Vermont to celebrate the kickoff of the Northeast Kingdom Young Professionals Network at the North Country Climbing Center in Lisbon, NH. Come and represent your side of the river … Continue reading 1st Annual Mud Season Climbing Jam

Preservationist, naturalist, author, explorer, activist, scientist, farmer, John Muir was all these things and more. Nearly a century after his death, this Scottish American is remembered and revered as the father of the environmental movement and the founder of the Sierra Club. American Masters celebrated John Muir with this documentary film. Highland Happenings Featured Evening … Continue reading AMC Presents: John Muir & The New World

Join accomplished distance hikers Mike and Lori Innes for a presentation of their photos, stories and adventures from the Appalachian Trail. Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.

Hurricanes have had a profound influence on the history of regions as diverse as the Caribbean and Japan. In this talk, Professor Kerry Emanuel of the Lorenz Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will describe how hurricanes have altered the course of history and the effects they have had on nature and on human society, leading … Continue reading AMC Presents: The History & Science of Hurricanes