SO MUCH GOOD STUFF, UPPER VALLEY!
Friday
The Hop and the Hood host jazz pianist Jason Moran for “Art, Music and the Urgency of Now.” Moran will be at the Top of the Hop with the Hood Museum’s Alisa Swindell for a conversation about “the role of the arts in shaping and sustaining culture, both now and eternally.” 10 am, no charge, open to all.
Photographer Ellen Jonsson at the Norwich Public Library for a talk and slide show, “From Algae to Zoanthids”. Her exhibition of 56 scuba photographs, “Colors of the Coral Reef”, is on display at the library through Feb. 28. Talk at 1 pm. The link takes you to her photo of feather duster tubeworms.
Fingerstyle guitarist Jamie Gregory at the Norwich Public Library. This kicks off three fourth-Friday concerts in the library’s community room, through March. Gregory plays both classics and works by singer-songwriters. 4 pm.
At River Roost Brewery in WRJ, Dead Men Strumming. Dan Weintraub and Corey Unger will be playing a tribute to the late Bob Weir. 5-8 pm, no link.
Montshire After Dark: Winter Olympics Physics. “Play with the principles of physics used by winter olympians: experiment with ice and friction at micro-curling, design and build a marble luge course, and engineer a bobsled to carry your team safely to the finish line.” Food and drinks by Brownsville Butcher & Pantry. Ages 21+ only, starts up at 6:30 pm.
Rigometrics at Sawtooth Kitchen in Hanover. The Portsmouth, NH-based trio sports “a dynamic, high-energy sound that blends the soul of classic rock with the grit of funk and blues, the hooks of indie, and the urgency of modern alternative.” 9 pm.
Saturday
Lilo and Stitch at the Lebanon Opera House. Part of LOH’s “Come As You Are” film series… Everything kicks off when Stitch, “a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet,” crash lands in the Hawaiian Islands, where “he becomes the mischievous adopted alien ‘puppy’ of an independent little girl named Lilo.” 10 am, no charge.
A HopStop family event: The Gruffalo and Stop-Motion Animation Creation. The Hop joins forces with JAM’s Cedar O’Dowd for a workshop in which participants will design their own monster—to be added to an animated walking monster—and then head into a screening of The Gruffalo. 11 am in the Nearburg Gallery and Art Forum for the workshop, film in the Loew at 11:30 am.
Hop Film presents the Met Opera in HD version of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Composer Mason Bates’ adaptation of the Michael Chabon novel features baritone Andrzej Filończyk and tenor Miles Mykkanen as Jewish cousins who invent an anti-fascist superhero and launch a comic-book series in hopes America will join the fight against Nazism. 1 pm, Spaulding Auditorium.
Upper Valley Baroque and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Plus works for strings and soprano, featuring Nola Richardson. The three-concert program gets going on Friday in Rutland; your best bet for local tickets is Saturday afternoon at 3 pm at the Chandler in Randolph, where there are plenty left. Sunday’s 3 pm concert at the Lebanon Opera House is very nearly sold out.
BarnArts community contra dance. With Kevin Donohue calling and music by Blind Squirrel (Erin Smith and Steve Hoffman on fiddle, Suzanne Long on fiddle and cello, and Eric Faro on guitar). At Barnard Town Hall, with a potluck starting up at 6 pm and dancing from 6:30-9 pm.
Carlos Ocasio and Frydaddy in Hartland. Original and cover songs: classic rock, blues, Latin, R&B and swing. 7 pm in Damon Hall.
The Ben Kogan Band at Artistree in S. Pomfret. “Jammy roots rock with jazz and bluegrass sensibilities.” Barnard’s Kogan has been playing up a storm around the Upper Valley. For this show, he’s joined by Justin Park on mandolin, bass, and guitar, and Mark Burds on guitar and bass.
What Doth Life’s McAsh and OWL at Windsor Station. 9 pm until way after bedtime.
Sunday
Derby 101. As Twin State Derby writes, “We’ll teach you to roller skate! Sign up to learn skating safety and roller derby basics. From there, you can progress to a spot on one of our teams, become a game official, or choose a recreation league membership for access to open track events.” Bring a mouthguard and water. 10 am to 1 pm at Twin State Derby in Claremont.
Hop Film screens a live-on-stage version of Hamilton with the original cast. Filmed in 2016, it’s been released to the big screen in honor of the musical’s 10th anniversary. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom, Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson… how could you go wrong?
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