Tag: Northern New Hampshire

AMC Pinkham Notch Presents: History of Mountain Top Inns & Hotels

Guest speaker Allen Crabtree will share the “History of Mountain Top Inns and Hotels.”

For nearly as long as there have been tourists enjoying the White Mountains there have been hotels for them to stay. These have included Crawford’s Old Moosehead Tavern in 1817, the Notch House in 1828, the first Crawford House in 1850, the first of several Mount Washington Summit Hotels in 1874, and many others. Other peaks also sported their summit hotels, including Mount Kearsarge North in North Conway, Pleasant Mountain in Denmark, Me., Mount Chocorua in Albany, and others. This illustrated talk will outline the rise, glory years, and decline of nearly all these summit hotels and grand resorts that were so popular with White Mountain tourists in the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Pinkham Happenings Programs begin at 8 p.m. and are free and open to all. Call to find out more or to be added to our monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings

The Medallion Presents: Guitarist Peppino D’Augustino

A native of Italy, Peppino D’Agostino has made his considerable international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 33 years ago. In 2017, Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. The CD “Every Step of The Way” was awarded  Acoustic Guitar’s People’s Choice Award with a Bronze medal for Best Acoustic Album of All Time. His signature Seagull acoustic guitar has been voted among the 10 best signature guitars by Guitar Player magazine. Peppino gives guitar workshops, master classes and seminars worldwide. Top leading publishers such as Truefire, Alfred Publishing, Hal Leonard and Acoustic Guitar Magazine Books have published his compositions and instructional methods.

To date, Peppino has recorded 18 CDs and performed in over 33 countries at international festivals and concert halls. He has shared the stage with such greats as Larry Carlton, Eric Johnson, Tommy Emmanuel, Leo Kottke, Martin Taylor, Roland Dyens, David Tanenbaum and many more. Peppino’s latest solo CD “Penumbra” was released by Mesa Blue Moon Recordings.

Photo credit: Jarek Pepkowski

Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards Concert at Tillotson Center

Their music echoes inspiration from traditional folk duos and singer/songwriters like Neil Young – combining beautiful harmonies and a lyrical intensity, while establishing a unique sound of their own.

Since 2010, co-founders Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, have organized the Massachusetts Walking Tour. This is an annual non-profit bipedal concert tour of Massachusetts in support of arts and culture for towns throughout the state. Each free community concert collaborates with local artists, musicians, educational programs, trail managers and land trust groups to highlight both artistic diversity and recreational land use.

Admission $10/Students $5. Information can be obtained from the Tillotson Center at 603-237-8576. The Tillotson Center is located at 14 Carriage Lane, Colebrook, near the Colebrook post office.

2nd Annual Dr. Shilling & Trout Unlimited Fly Fishing Celebration

A festival originated from Dr. Schilling’s bequest to introduce children and beginners to the sport of fly fishing as a means of fostering personal relationships and developing mentorship opportunities, thereby providing dignity and confidence to children. Money raised benefits the Dr. R. J. Schilling Fund and NH Trout Unlimited’s Youth Trout Camp. Join us for this great cause. Learn more at NHcouncil.tu.org.

An all-day event held along the Ammonoosuc River and Shilling Beer Co., 18 Mill St., Littleton, NH.

Metallak Race

Metallak is a unique multi-sport racing experience that combines the traditional concepts of adventure racing with a marked route. It’s a true test of mental and physical fitness that unfolds on a stunning course, much of which is along the Cohos Trail.  Highlights include on-site camping at Mohawk Falls, local food, craft beer, and convenient spectator-friendly transition areas.

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The Colonial Theatre Presents: Paula Poundstone

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Author, and Actress

With smart, observational humor and a legendary spontaneous interaction with the crowd, Paula Poundstone is one of our country’s pre-eminent comedians. She improvises with a crowd like a Jazz musician, swinging in unexpected directions without a plan, without a net. There’s a disarming ease in her craft, an immediate sense that she’s so quick on her feet you need never worry about the possibility of something going wrong.

Poundstone’s razor sharp wit and impeccable timing makes for the perfect fit as a regular panelist on NPR’s #1 show, the weekly comedy news quiz, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! When asked about Paula, Wait, Wait host Peter Sagal replied, “Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known. Everything she does, thinks, or says is hilarious. If you cut her into bits, each piece would be funny. (But don’t!). Air becomes funny having been breathed by her.”

Paula is also an author. She just released her second book, the critically acclaimed, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human Happiness (Algonquin Books). The book landed at #1 on Amazon Best Sellers lists in humor in Hardcover, Audible and CD. The audio book, read by Poundstone, is one of five finalists for Audio Book of the Year.  Paula voiced the character “Forgetter Paula” in Inside Out, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Her commentaries appear on CBS Sunday Morning and guest appearances include Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Last Call with Carson Daly, Nerdist with Chris Hardwick, Weekend Edition and ‘Puzzle Master’ with Will Shortz! Oh, and did anyone notice that this past year she was an answer in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle?

Paula was the first woman, in its then 73rd year, to perform standup comedy at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A star of several HBO specials – her 2nd special, Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard marked the first time that elite university allowed its name to be used in the title of a television show. Paula also starred in her own series on HBO and ABC, The Paula Poundstone Show. Her memorable coverage of the 1992 Presidential election as a special correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, followed by behind-the-scenes coverage at the 45th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards in 1993 set the standard for those who followed..

Paula is recognized on Comedy Central’s list of The 100 Best Standup Comics of All Time. She won an American Comedy Award for Best Female Standup Comic, and she is included in innumerable lists, documentaries and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time.

2nd Annual Rek’-lis Beer Mile

Come have some fun in our 2nd Annual Rek’-lis Beer Mile! Registration includes a special edition Rek’-lis Beer Mile pint glass, slap koozie and a sticker. All proceeds will be donated to the Bethlehem Trails Association!

Check-in: 9:30am
Race Start: 10am

Enjoy live music by Jared Steer and Chris White during the run.

We’ve got some great prizes for the following categories:

• 1st, 2nd & 3rd, Male & Female

• Best Costume, Male & Female

• Biggest Puker

*Please note, runners must be 21 or older and have a designated driver.

AMC Pinkham Notch Presents: Mountain Search & Rescue

“Lost? Injured? Trends and Personalities in White Mountain Search & Rescue,” featuring guest speaker Sandy Stott.

Using incidents selected from his book, Critical Hours, and his Accidents column in Appalachia Journal, and blending in the audience’s experiences, he’ll look at and ask questions about the current search and rescue scene in the Whites and ask questions about its (and their) future.

Pinkham Happenings Programs begin at 8 p.m. and are free and open to all. Call to find out more or to be added to our monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings

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!