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.
The Youth Ensemble of New England is a youth orchestra composed of 35 talented young musicians from the age of 9 to 18. Based in Lancaster, Massachusetts, the orchestra draws its members from all over New England. Under the direction of Dr. Connie Rittenhouse Drexler, the orchestra has toured Iceland, Canada, England, Scotland, New England and southern California. The concerts feature gifted young soloists and are lively, varied, exciting and appeal to young and old alike. The orchestra repertoire is taken from a variety of great classical and sacred music, spanning from the Baroque period to the present.
Tickets: $5.00 all seats
Redlining the White Mountains means to hike all the trails discussed in the Appalachian Mountain Club’s White Mountain Guidebook.
Join Mike Cherim who has hiked all of the Guide’s 1440.4 miles of trails to hear tales of his adventures!
AMC’s featured evening programs are free and open to the public. Call for more info or to be added to our monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or www.outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
Between those Texas Twin Fiddles and Boogie Piano, you can bet you’ll be dancin’ down the aisles and swingin’ all night long when the Wheel rolls into town!
Ray Benson founded Asleep at the Wheel in Paw Paw, West Virginia 48 years ago. Now based in Austin, the band holds 10 Grammy awards, 20 studio albums and 20 singles on the Billboard country charts. The Grammy Award-winning Still The King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys is the band’s most recent release (2015) and marks their third full-length Bob Wills tribute album. Featuring 22 acclaimed collaborations, the all-star lineup includes legends such as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and George Strait and newcomers like The Avett Brothers, Amos Lee, Old Crow Medicine Show and many other fine talents.
Asleep at the Wheel is bringing a fresh look, sound and New Album in 2018. With recent additions Katie Shore (fiddle, vocals), Dennis Ludiker (fiddle, mandolin) Connor Forsyth (keyboard, vocals) and Josh Hoag (Bass) Asleep at the Wheel’s newest members have given a newfound energy and their own unique style within the band. Asleep at the Wheel veterans David Sanger (Drums) Eddie Rivers (Steel Guitar) and Jay Reynolds (Saxophone and Clarinet) round out the now 8 piece band.
The Youth Ensemble of New England is a youth orchestra comprised of about 30 young people ages 10 to 20 and is based at Thayer Conservatory in Lancaster, Mass. The repertoire of the orchestra includes works of great masters such as Bach, Mendelssohn, Purcell and Dvorak, as well as lighter American and Pops-style music. The orchestra hopes to share their love of great music with all types of audiences.
AMC’s featured evening programs are free and open to the public. Call for more info: (603) 278-4453
The 24th Annual Open Barn & Celebration honors the Poore Farm’s founder’s 133rd birthday. The Great North Woods Party, the local chapter of the American Mountain Men, will have a Living Historic encampment at the Poore Farm during the two days.
View the Poore Family Homestead Historic Farm Museum’s to see the many displayed artifacts, meet the directors and volunteers, enjoy the music and some old-world demonstrations.
Live Music on the Porch: Bring your instrument and join in the fun.
Period dressed re-enactors will be on hand demonstrating weaving, spinning and soap making, tanning hides, casting pewter spoons and more. Audience participation is encouraged!
See The American Mountain Men, their traditions and way of life. See how our nation’s greatest, most daring explorers and pioneers lived and survived alone in America’s vast wilderness, using only what nature had to offer. Visitors will see firsthand what life was like on the frontier and how the guns of the era work. Learn more about the Mountain Men at www.mtmen.com.
Open to the public 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Free Birthday Cake and Lemonade will be served. Admission is a suggested donation of $10; accompanied children under 12 are FREE!
The Rural Route Film Festival was created to highlight works that deal with unique people and places outside of the bustle of the city. Whether it be a fictional backpacking drama set in the Peruvian Andes, a personal/experimental work about life in a Kazakh village, or a documentary about an organic Appalachian turnip farm, the festival screens work about rare people and cultures normally overlooked by the mainstream media. The 13th annual Rural Route Film Festival is centered around ‘Singer-Songwriters (…in Suspense)! Each film contains live music performances of original and traditional songs…as well as some element of suspense.
Tickets: $10 / $8 members
Gorham stages the Longest 4th of July Celebration in the New Hampshire, running from June 29th – July 4th! This year’s theme is “Hats Off to Our Troops!
Multiple days of jam packed fun are on tap with three parades, a Carnival Midway, Chili/Chowder Cookoff, nightly live music, Fireworks on the 4th of July, and so much more!
Enjoy Free Nightly Concerts on the Common! Some of our Featured Events include:
JUNE 30: First At-Your-Leisure Singles Golf Tournament
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JUNE 30: 2nd Annual Scootin’ for the Red White and Blue 4K Walk/Run
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JULY 1: Color Works Classic Car Show on the Common
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JULY 1: Chili Chowder Cook Off on the Common this year!
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Hosted by White Mountain Rotary Club
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JULY 2: 2nd Annual Patriotic ATV Photo Scavenger Hunt!
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JULY 4TH – FIREWORKS at 10 PM!
For additional info and an updated schedule of events, check the website at www.gorhamnh.org or email [email protected].
The Youth Ensemble of New England is celebrating its 50th anniversary performing throughout New England, and has had previous concert tours to Iceland, England, Scotland, Canada, Maine and New York. Suggested donation is $5 to support children’s programing at the Tillotson Center.
The Littleton Community Center is again hosting the Sippican School Jazz Band on the front lawn. Last year’s concert was full of energy and lots of fun. The band is made up of 25 students ages 10 to 12 from a small public school in the seaside town of Marion, Mass. Despite their young ages, they perform at a very high level and audiences thoroughly enjoy their performances. Bring a chair and come listen to this talented group of musicians directed by Hannah Moore.
