The Durham County Poets are five guys from Canada’s Chateauguay Valley who have played, and do play, in blues bands, gospel groups, Cajun, folk, rock and country bands. A collective blend of styles from Dan Hicks to James Taylor, the Band to Leon Redbone, theirs is a melting pot full of inspired tunes to enjoy. The eclectic group is made up of lead singer Kevin Harvey, electric and acoustic guitarist David Whyte, acoustic guitarist Neil Elsmore, double bassist Carl Rufh and percussionist James Preimel.
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The Tillotson Center Presents: Tomorrow — A Documentary
“Mélanie Laurent and Cyril Dion’s engaging, César-winning eco-socio-econo documentary is an optimistic guide for avoiding the end of humanity.” — Variety
All seats $5. Sponsored by Kheops International.
Pianist Matthew Odell at St. Kieran Art Center
Award winning pianist and New Hampshire native Matthew Odell will appear in concert at St. Kieran Arts Center.
Odell has won acclaim for performances as a solo recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician. He has been hailed as “excellent” by the New York Times and “brilliant . . . playing with total commitment and real abandon” by Gramophone. Recent concerts have included such diverse projects as Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles. . . with Maestro David Robertson and the Juilliard Orchestra for the reopening of Alice Tully Hall, a performance in the New York Philharmonic’s Stravinsky Festival, and solo recitals of Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus. He also performed numerous contemporary works for piano and orchestra with the AXIOM Ensemble and completed a six-concert tour of Taiwan with the Hampton Trio.
In addition to performances in Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Odell has appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in Boston, Chicago, Paris, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Taipei, Taiwan, and Helsinki, Finland. He has also performed at the Aspen Music Festival, the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, New York’s Focus! Festival, the La Gesse Festival in Toulouse, France, Nuits musicales and Concerts du cloître in Nice, France, and the Rohm International Music Festival in Kyoto, Japan.
Odell has been awarded the Presser Award, the Sarah Stuhlman Zierler Award, two Peabody Career Development Grants, the Lucrezia Bori Grant, the Virginia Allison Accompanying Award, and a numerous fellowships and grants from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
AMC Presents: Meet the Coywolf — A Nature Documentary
Learn about the coywolf in this fascinating PBS documentary.
The programs are free and open to the public. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
AMC Presents: Icebergs, Puffins and Whales — Sea Kayaking & Exploring in Newfoundland & Labrador
Images shot from a kayak by photographer and adventurer Genny Langworthy create a panorama of the rugged, beautiful, and often treacherous coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador. The artist presents a visual journey of the most magnificent sights, from the unique perspective of a sea kayaker. Presentation includes maps and history and culture of the region, and video excerpts, as well as slides and regional music.
Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.
Harvest & Music Celebration at Ecovillage La Cite Ecologique of NH
Come and share with us the bounty of Mother Nature with a gourmet seasonal farm-to-table buffet, and a nice concert in the heart of the Great North Woods! This will be a nice evening to enjoy the gorgeous view of the mountains, fields, and gardens with friends and family and a delicious meal.
$15 for the buffet with RSVP/ payable at the registration. Get tickets here. More info: [email protected] or (603) 331-1669.
About the artist:
Paul is full-time traveling troubadour interested in playing a concert for La Cite Ecologique in September when he will pass through the area. There is a suggested donation of $10 for the show.
Fell Into October Autumn Festival at Bretton Woods
The Bretton Woods Adventure Center at the Omni Mount Washington Resort invites you to the 1st ever Fell Into October! Autumn Festival. Taking place on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, this celebration of all things New England really will have you “falling” in love with autumn in the mountains!
This event includes the 6th Annual Fell Race at Bretton Woods, a race featuring a combination of mountain racing and orienteering that takes racers through off-road terrain with challenging elevation changes and will be sure to be a blast for spectators of all ages!
We are also introducing our first ever Bretton Woods Mountain Bike Fondo. This tour of the Bretton Woods Cross Country Trail System, in the heart of the White Mountains National Forest, features course levels with varied terrain for riders of every ability, so whether you are pedaling for leisure or for a cause, there is an adventure waiting for you!
There will be family friendly activities all afternoon on Saturday. You do not want to miss this event which will be sure to please! For more information on the Fell Into October! Autumn Festival, please call (603) 278-3320.
There is no limit to the different ways you can spend this amazing weekend in the White Mountains! Our Grand Adventures range from one-hour rides to three-hour excursions and beyond. All Grand Adventures require reservations which can be made by calling (603) 278-3335.
For event details, click here.
Art Exhibition — “The Painted Sketch: Crawford Notch”
The Appalachian Mountain Club’s Highland Center at Crawford Notch is the setting for the exhibition, “The Painted Sketch: Crawford Notch,” by artist, Michael E. Vermette, which is on display through October 29, in the Mt. Willard Dining Room. The exhibit is free and open to the public when the space is not otherwise in use.
The exhibit features Vermette’s contemporary painted sketches created in the “plein air” style, outdoors in the White Mountain National Forest and Crawford Notch State Park, and at the Highland Center site.
Vermette served as artist in residence at the Highland Center for a week last fall and a week last winter. During those residencies, he created 11 painted oil sketches and 11 watercolor sketches that were made completely outdoors (en plein air) within the region. Sometimes working near the lodge, other times snowshoeing to a site with his studio on his back, he painted in cold weather amid challenging conditions. Each painting was rendered within a two- to three-hour block of time on location to capture the light. “Each painting was an adventure that tells a story,” he says.
Crawford Notch has long been an inspiration for artists drawn by the majesty of the surrounding peaks and crags. White Mountain School of Art painters frequented the area in the 19th and early 20th centuries to practice plein air outdoor landscape painting. One of the school’s more famous members, Frank Shapleigh, worked from his art studio in what is now the Shapleigh Bunkhouse on the Highland Center site.
Vermette’s expressive paintings show a love of color and light. In his evocative oils, watercolors, and pastels, he emboldens color by putting into practice traditional methods of the masters to cause the pigment to be brighter, richer, and more translucent.
For more information on the exhibit, call the Highland Center at (603) 278-4453, or email [email protected].
AMC Presents: Stories from the Stars
Enjoy Stories from the Stars, with local storyteller Matt Krug.
The programs are free and open to the public. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
AMC Presents: The Daughters of Corn — Nicaragua Dance Ensemble
Compas de Nicaragua, a NH nonprofit organization that supports health and education projects in Nicaragua is sponsoring a Nicaragua Dance Tour performed by a 7-member dance troupe. This multi-media performance includes eloquent cultural dances performed in beautiful dress to marimba music. Short video showings will also be presented while the dancers change into new costumes and dresses. The video will take the audience into the lives of “Women in Action,” a women’s group that lives and carries out community projects in one of the poorest settlements of Managua, Nicaragua.
Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.