SO MUCH GOOD STUFF, UPPER VALLEY!
Friday, July 17
At the Howe, Music in the Library with the Calla Duo. The Boston-based ensemble of violinist Maya Lynn (who grew up in the Upper Valley) and cellist Abby Hanna bring classical music to an eclectic array of settings. 3:30 pm, no charge, in the New Books Area.
The Etna Library presents “Sub Zero.” “This hands-on event for kids of all ages explores the unique properties of liquid nitrogen and explores the laws of gases. See the science... taste the ice cream!” 5 pm in Trumbull Hall.
Hayley Reardon at Pentangle’s Music by the River. The folk-pop singer/songwriter “dove head first into music at the young age of 15, and has dedicated much of her life to writing, recording and performing music around the world.” 6 pm at East End Park in Woodstock.
The Party Crashers at Skunk Hollow Tavern. The Hartland tavern is bringing in local bands each Friday night in July and August, weather permitting. This week, the six-piece Motown-to-modern-pop party/dance band. 6 pm.
At the Hop, The National Theatre in HD with Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner star in this new adaptation of Laclos' classic novel, “set in the glittering salons of the super-rich, where patriarchy equals power, reputation is everything—and for women, one misstep can mean ruin.” 7 pm, Spaulding.
Saturday, July 18
Arts in the Harbor in Sunapee. A juried outdoor arts and craft show throughout Sunapee Harbor, with the artists on hand, and a chance to “experience the harbor transformed into an open‑air arts market.” Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm.
The Junction Dance Festival Main Showcase. TJDF’s been going on all over the region over the last week (and continues on Sunday), and this is its big event: “a diverse lineup of selected festival artists, including Caitlin Morgan, this year’s featured Vermont Dance Alliance grant recipient [with] new and original work from regional dance makers.” 2 pm and 7 pm in the Briggs Opera House in WRJ.
Tom Lindenfeld at the Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock with Peter Lindenfeld & A Century in the Making. Peter Lindenfeld was born in Vienna in 1925, was “shaped by the upheaval of the 1938 annexation of Austria,” became a refugee, and wound up teaching physics at Rutgers (and spending time in Barnard). His son, Tom, recounts his life. 2 pm.
Opening reception for the paintings of Maggie Neale at the Tunbridge General Store. Neale is a Vermont-based fiber artist and painter “known for her vibrant, abstract works on silk and canvas, often inspired by nature's colors and geological shifts.” Reception 3-5 pm, runs through Sept. 7.
Pizza Night at Crossmolina Farm in W. Corinth with The Honey Badgers. As always, pizza starts coming out at 5 pm, music with the Americana duo starts up at 6.
Improv jam at Dartmouth’s Irving Institute. Valley Improv will start with a class that introduces the basics of improv, “then move on to improv games where the improvisers are randomly assigned. (Of course, anyone can say no to anything they don't want to do.)” No experience necessary. 6 pm at 33 Tuck Mall, follow the signs once inside.
Wesley McNair reads at the Wilmot Public Library. The celebrated poet grew up hardscrabble in rural NH and Springfield, VT, working as a teen on farms in Cornish and elsewhere. His blunt poems look square at the life of northern New England. He now lives in ME and was the state poet laureate, but he returns to NH from time to time to give readings. It’s a rare opportunity: 7 pm, and you’ll need to register by email.
Hop Film screens The Terminator. Yep, that one. Arnold Schwarzenegger in James Cameron’s film about a cyborg assassin who gets sent out after Linda Hamilton because her unborn son will lead a fight against a not-yet-existing AI system… oh, heck, you’ve just got to be there. 7 pm in the Loew.
The Moth Ball at VINS. “Ever wonder what that bug is fluttering around your porch light at night?” they write. “Join a VINS educator on the Forest Canopy Walk at night for the chance to observe, ID, and learn all about moths and nocturnal insects through the simple and fun technique of moth fishing.” Starts at 9 pm.
Sunday, July 19
Ali T at Silo Distillery. The Upper Valley singer, songwriter, and guitarist plays Silo’s regular Sunday afternoon gathering. 2 pm.
The Morrill Homestead hosts Ted Levin and Jon Stableford at the Strafford Town House. Ted will read from his book, The Promise of Sunrise: Finding Solace in a Broken World, and then he and longtime educator, writer, and columnist Stableford will talk over his career as a naturalist and writer, with a Q&A from the audience. 4 pm.
Tessitura at the Enfield Shaker Museum. The a capella chamber choir, with musicians from the Upper Valley and around Brattleboro, will perform music by Monteverdi, Poulenc, Louis Andriessen, Fenno Heath, and Eric Whitacre. 4 pm in the Mary Keane Chapel.
Rob Oxford & Friends at Loch Lyme Lodge. The lodge’s Sunday Summer Soirées continue with a dinner buffet from Fresco Catering and music from Rob Oxford, Steve Hennig, and Ford Daley. 5:30 to 7, reservations required.
Calla Duo at the First Congregational Church of Lebanon. Maya Lynn and Abby Hanna with works by Astor Piazzolla, Béla Bartók, Reinhold Glière, Alexander
Borodin, and more. 7:30 pm.
Rhiannon Giddens at the Hop. The singer, banjo virtuoso, and roots visionary “brings deep history to life with electrifying performances that connect past and present. From folk traditions to opera, her work shines a light on the overlooked voices that shaped American music and invites audiences to hear those roots in a whole new way.” The in-person performance in Spaulding is sold out but standby tix will be available at showtime, and there’s a free simulcast on the Dartmouth Green. 7:30 pm.
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