AMC Highland Center & Meadowstone Farm to Table

Enjoy a wonderful Farm to Table Dinner, a collaboration of AMC Highland Center and  Meadowstone Farm in Bethlehem.

Take a Farm Tour during the day, sit down to an amazing dinner at 6 p.m. at the Highland Center, and learn more about the local food movement with Meadowstone Farm’s presentation at 7:30 p.m.

Wingzilla & ATV Poker Run

WINGZILLA is a Barbecue Chicken Wing Cook-Off Competition and “Luck of the Draw” Horse Shoe Tournament. Cash prizes awarded to the winners of both competitions! Come, enjoy the show and taste BBQ Chicken Wings as you’ve never experienced.

Put your taste buds to the test in the Killazilla Hot Wing Eating Contest or give it your best toss in the Cornhole Contest.

The Local 1088 Firefighters of Berlin are sponsoring a Luau ATV Poker Run, so wear a Hawaiian shirt and decorate your ATVs with leis and flowers and you can win a prize. All proceeds from the Poker Run go to Operation Warm (new coats for kids).

There’s face painting and games for the kids, and lip-smackin’ barbecue, burgers, hot dogs and a beer tent. There will also be live music!

No. Country Chamber Players Gala Auction, Concert & Feast

An evening of rollicking bluegrass music featuring the White Mountain Boys and Girl, with a special appearance by the legendary Doty Duo, great food by the Littleton Co-op, and must-have auction items to benefit the outreach and artistic programs of the  North Country Chamber Players,  all in the spectacular setting  of the Inn at Sunset Hill.

Your $40 ticket includes dinner, auction and live music. Seating is limited so order your tickets soon.

Live Music, Farm-to-Table Food at BretzfelderPark

Put on your dancing shoes and bring your appetite to Bretzfelder Park on August 1, when the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests will join forces with local favorites the Barnyard Pimps and Farm to Fire pizza for a fun-filled kick-off to the Bretzfelder Park Family Educational Series.

The event begins at 6 p.m. and is free and open to all ages.

Formed in 2012 by local musicians,the Barnyard Pimps plays a mix of superbly danceable music, from rock and funk to soul and R&B. The group puts its own spin on cover songs from Led Zeppelin to Lucinda Williams and the Scissor Sisters to Alabama Shakes. The band includes vocalist Lindsay Adams, bassist Caleb Brooks, Sean Monahan on harmonica, Al Resta on drums, Chris Cote on trumpet and vocals, and Kevin Dickinson on guitar and vocals.

Joining the celebration – and feeding hungry dancers – will be Farm to Fire with its delicious wood-fired pizzas crafted with locally-sourced food. Monroe-based traveling pizza makers Jeff and Paula Geil and their crew will fire up the oven and offer a variety of Neapolitan-style pizzas, including their signature Maple Bacon pie: garlic and herb base, cheddar, bacon, caramelized onion, mozzarella, sliced apple, spinach and maple syrup.

“Pizza goes great with music and fun social gatherings,” said Paula Geil. “We’re proud to partner with the Forest Society and Bretzfelder Park to bring our delicious wood-fired pizza to their outdoor music venue.”

The music is free, and pizzas range in price from $10 to$15.

“This will be a great way to open the summer session of our Bretzfelder Series,” said Nigel Manley, director of North Country properties for the Forest Society. “The band is fantastically fun, and the Farm to Fire pizza always receives rave reviews. Everyone will have a great time.”

Owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (www.forestsociety.org), Bretzfelder Park is managed in cooperation with the town of Bethlehem. The Park, bequeathed to the Forest Society in 1984 by Helen Bretzfelder in memory of her father, Charles, houses a classroom, educational trails, a pond, and several picnic sites.

Two series of educational programs are held there each year, one in August and the other in February. The Bretzfelder Park Family Educational Series continues August 8 at 7 p.m. with a presentation on Animal Sounds by the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.

For more information and a calendar of events please visit www.therocks.org, emailus at [email protected], or call 603-444-6228.

Summer BBQ at AMC Highland Center

Join us every Sunday, July 1 through September 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. for a Family BBQ. Walk-in diners are welcome!

Menu includes Garden Salad; Russet Potato Salad; Watermelon, Mint & Feta Salad; Coleslaw; Boston Baked Beans; Honey & Black Pepper Cornbread; Garden Burgers; Local beef Burger Patties & Hot Dogs; Citrus Chipotle BBQ Chicken Breast; Applewood Smoked Beef Brisket; Top Your Own Shortcake.

Cost: $20 for adults, $10 for kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and under (plus tax for all prices).

Prior to the BBQ, enjoy a Social Hour at 5 p.m. Beer & wine available for purchase. Complimentary snacks.

Afternoon Tea at Littleton Community Center

Treat someone you love to a classic selection of sandwiches, scones, desserts and teas.

Originating in England in the mid 19th century, this pause for tea was a meal easy to prepare while the servants were out doing errands or resting before attending to the fashionably late dinner at 8 p.m.  The Littleton Community Center fits the criteria to host an afternoon tea.  It’s the sort of place that looks as if it was built for that very purpose.

 

Spring Gala Concert & Dinner Features Grammy Winner

World-renowned Tango pianist and composer Pablo Ziegler, who just received a Grammy Award at New York’s Madison Square Garden on January 28 for Best Latin Jazz Album of the year, will join the North Country Chamber Players for ‘Tango Romance,’ a gala celebration featuring magnificent music by the North Country Chamber Players with special guest artists, and the award-winning food of Master Chef Arnd Sievers of the Mountain View Grand Resort in Whitefield. Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream will be this year’s Gala Honoree, so reserve tickets ($75) early for this guaranteed sellout.