Distinctly different paths led Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd to Springfield, Illinois, where they met, married and began a family. The years that followed their move to the White House were filled with personal and national crises. Steve and Sharon Wood portray President and Mrs. Lincoln in this living history program, telling stories of their early lives and the challenges they faced during this turbulent time in our country’s history.
Presented by the New Hampshire Humanities Council, the program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Denise Vallee at [email protected] or 603-466-3322 x3.
The AMC Highland Center is hosting its first celebration of fall and beer with a fabulous Oktoberfest! Stop in for beer, lunch and fun.
• Beer Tasting with local brewery Rek’lis
• A-la-carte lunch, including beer favorites like bratwurst
• Lawn games & kids’ activities all afternoon.
For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.
Author Julie Boardman studied the scenarios of 219 hikers, climbers and back-country skiers who died in the White Mountains. In her new book and in this presentation, she sheds light on some of the surprising trends that led to these tragedies, with lessons for all adventurers.
Featured Evening Programs are free and open to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.
Three time JUNO Award nominees and Billboard Charting band Sultans of String creates “Energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” according to Maverick Magazine.
Thrilling their audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, flamenco, Gypsy-jazz, Arabic, Cuban and South Asian rhythms, the group celebrates musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity. Fiery violin dances with rumba-flamenco guitar, while bass and percussion lay down unstoppable grooves. Acoustic strings meet with electronic wizardry to create layers and depth of sound, while world rhythms excite audiences to their feet with the irresistible need to dance.
Presented by the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts. Please call 603-237-9302 or 603-246-8998 for any additional information.
Internationally acclaimed bluegrass musician and songwriter Bob Amos and Alan Epstein, along with fiddler Ellen Carlson and bass player Amanda Kowalski, will kick off the Bluegrass Jam Camp
weekend with a concert.
Explore White Mountain History — legends and lore — with AMC volunteer Josh Gillenson.
Pinkham Happenings programs are free and open to all. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721. outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings
Join us for our Featured Evening Program — Revealing the Mysteries of Autumn Colors — with USFS volunteer Paul Motts. Learn why trees shed their green for festive autumn colors each fall.
Pinkham Happenings programs are free and open to all. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721. outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings
Guest speaker and local farmer Tim Wennrich of Meadowstone Farm shares his perspective on agriculture in the North Country, along with his story of building a successful farm in Bethlehem.
Featured Evening Programs are free and open to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.
The Appalachian Mountain Club and Meadowstone Farm have teamed up to present a fantastic Farm to Table Dinner at the Highland Center.
The menu includes: French Onion Soup • Red & Golden Beets with Lacinato Kale & Fresh Goat Cheese with a Balsamic Glaze • Local Field Greens with Garden Fresh Vegetables • Cinnamon Chipotle Roasted Pork Loin with a Savory Apple Chutney • Butternut & Delicata Squash Casserole with Local Feta & Siberian Kale • Meadowstone Farm Sauteed Brussels Sprouts • Garlic & Sweet Onion Roasted Fingerling Potatoes • Traditional Apple Crisp with Farm Fresh whipped Cream
$29, with discounts for AMC members. Call to reserve: (603) 278-4453.
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.
