This past Saturday was Small Business Saturday and the first day of Shop Local Month for the Sugar River Region!
Lake Sunapee Region Chamber, Newport Area Chamber of Commerce, and Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce have created the Sugar River Region Holiday Shop Local Program. They worked together to make shop local guides so everyone can easily support the local shops! You'll be able to win prizes and participate in cool giveaways! This event is free for current members and $50 for non-members. The online guide will be available on the websites listed below.
Shop local this Holiday Season!
For more information visit: Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce
For more information visit: Newport Area Chamber of Commerce
For more information visit: Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce
Sources: The Intertown Record, Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page
Photo Credits: Country Bookshelf
COMMUNITY EVENTS: Native American Stories of the Night Sky
Christy A. Schmidt, Information Manager
On Friday, April 21, my husband and I, and another 150 people, attended the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum Native American Stories of the Night Sky. While sipping hot cocoa and hot cider, and enjoying s’mores, attendees gathered around the campfire to listen to tales of the stars.
My favorite was the Winnipesaukee story of trip through the stars to the afterlife. I’m paraphrasing:
All the dogs you have ever known guard a log over a deep chasm. You must cross that chasm to reach the afterlife. If you were good to the dogs – took care of them, loved them, respected them – they will hold that log steady and help you pass. But if you were cruel to them… you’re not getting across!
After the many stories, including an Irish folk tale and some attendees were invited to share, we were able to view Venus and the Moon through telescopes provided by the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. The weather was cool but clear – and we had an incredible view of the heavens. Discovery Center volunteers were there to educate and inform.
What a wonderful evening! Humans have always enjoyed an oral tradition, sharing stories, history, songs and poetry. The evening was a reminder that no matter our heritage, we share our knowledge and experience through stories.
Check out the BHG Milestone Team Community Calendar for other amazing events – events featuring everything from arts to music to history enliven our life in New Hampshire! Get out there and have some fun!
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Photo courtesy of Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
Dana Robinson at the Sunapee Coffeehouse February 24th.
"Dana Robinson is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from Cabot, Vermont who combines an openhearted singing style, with wry humor and astute observations about community and place.
Seven Days writes, “Dana is a master storyteller, spinning his yarns with the precise skill of an artisan loom weaver.”
Missing your favorite Boston Symphony concerts?
BSO NOW programs are free for the 2022-23 season! Stream newly recorded video performances by the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and BSO musicians in chamber music, along with behind-the-scenes storytelling with conductors, composers, and musicians, plus much more.
SOURCE: Sunapee Happenings
December 9th
“A BOWL OF MERRY”
WITH STEVE SCHUCH, KATHY LOWE AND KENT ALLYN
Join three celebrated musicians as they fill your holiday bowl with instrumentals and songs, both original and traditional. Their festive trio, duo, and solo arrangements are sure to delight listeners' ears and warm the hearts of all.
STEVE SCHUCH- Night Heron Music
Steve Schuch - A Grammy-nominated composer, singer, guitarist, and violinist. He has performed and recorded with Windham Hill guitarist Will Ackerman, folk legend Pete Seeger, and his own Celtic ensemble, The Night Heron Consort.
Kathy Lowe - Singer, song writer, recording artist, guitarist and dulcimer player. Her Seasonal Holiday CD of original carols, “Wishing You Peace,” has become a family favorite for 20 years. Raised in a Vaudeville /Circus family, one never knows what she's going to do next. Visit her intriguing world of "Petreflection Photography" and comedic "Qathy Quarantina" videos.
Kent Allyn
KENT ALLYN
Kent Allyn - He's the best side guy player in NH. On bass, guitar and piano, Kent has played with Ben Baldwin and the Big Note (since 1976), Susie Burke, Cosy Sheridan, Cormac McCarthy, Kathy Lowe, Steve Schuch, The Renovators, and The Rushmores. He's taught private music lessons at Berwick Academy in Maine since 1989. A claim to fame: Steve Tyler's grandmother gave him piano lessons. She would say to him, “Kent, I didn't come here to hear you practice."
SOURCE: Sunapee CoffeeHouse
It's that time of year again - flu season! Be safe instead of sorry and get your flu shot. Below is a list of clinics in the Lake Sunapee Region where you can get your shot:
Upcoming 2019 Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice Flu Clinics. For persons 19+ years of age. LSRVNA will take Medicaid, Medicare and Medicare Replacement Plans. Please bring your ID card(s). If paying with cash or check, the cost is $35 for the regular dose and $80 for the high dose (recommended for persons 65+ years of age). For more information go to www.flu.gov. Call 603-526-4077 for updates and info. www.lakesunapeevna.org
FLU CLINICS 2019
9/30 Newbury Library 5-7pm
10/1 Danbury Community Center 10am-noon
10/2 Warner Pharmace 9:30-11:30am
10/3 Claremont Senior Center 10-noon
10/3 Springfield Town Office 4-6pm
10/4 Lyon Brook, New London 10:30am-noon
10/4 Our Lady of Fatima, New London 1:30-3pm
10/7 The Center at Eastman, Grantham 9-noon
10/7 Sutton Town Hall, Sutton Mills 1-3pm
10/8 Bradford Senior Center 10-noon
10/8 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, New London 1-3pm
10/10 Hilltop Place, New London 11-1pm
10/10 WCA Red Barn, Wilmot 1-7pm
10/14 Sunapee Cove 10-noon
10/15 Upper Valley Senior Center, Lebanon 10-noon
10/15 Kearsarge Area COA, New London 1-4pm
10/15 Washington Town Hall 5:30-7pm
10/16 South Newbury Union Church 4-6pm
10/17 Claremont Senior Center 11-noon
10/18 Kearsarge Presbyterian Church, New London 10-noon
10/21 Sunapee Seniors at United Methodist Church 10-noon
10/22 Cornish Town Hall Senior Lunch 11-12:30pm
10/23 Warner Pharmacy 9:30-11:30am
10/24 Plainfield Elementary School 11:30-1pm
10/24 First Baptist Church, New London 2-4pm
10/25 Newport Senior Center 11-12:30pm
10/28 Andover Town Hall 10-noon
10/28 Mascoma Area Senior Center, Canaan 10-11:30am
10/29 Marion Phillips Apartments, Claremont 12:30-1:30pm
10/30 Earl Bourdon Centre, Claremont 9:30-11:30am
10/30 Sugar River Mills, Claremont 12:30-1:30pm
10/31 Wilmot Town Office 9-11am
The Wilmot Community Association's fourth annual Imagination into Art show will feature more than 15 local artists. There will be a reception and silent auction on Friday, June 24th from 5-7pm in the WCA's Red Barn. Meet the artists while you enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres and participate in the silent auction. Suggested donation is $15/person for the reception and is greatly appreciated. There will be pottery, sculpture, handmade quilts, metalwork, paintings, photographs, and jewelry. The show continues Saturday, June 25th from 9-noon.
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Come join the fun with Winter Carnival 2016, January 27th-30th, New London, NH. Click here for the schedule of activities: WinterCarnivalSched_2016 Thanks to all the volunteers, businesses and participants who make this such a success each year.
Known for service, trusted for results – Coldwell Banker Milestone Real Estate.
Halloween trick-or-treating in the town of Sunapee will be held Saturday, 10/31/15 from 5-8pm. Central Street will be closed to traffic to allow children to go from house to house safely. Check out more ghosts and goblins by the riverside and join the Tailgate trick-or-treating. Cross over the covered bridge and take a stroll through the haunted woods to have your fortune told, if you dare! New London will host their Haunted Woods on Friday, October 30. From 5:30-6:30pm the young children can trick or treat then walk through Spring Ledge to the corn maze. From 7:30-8:30pm the scarier version of the haunted woods will begin and is recommended for ages 12 and up. The haunted walk takes place behind the old Kearsarge Middle School and is free of charge. Regular trick-or-treating in New London is October 31 from 4:30-8:30pm. Click here for a complete list of NH Trick-or-Treat times. Enjoy and stay safe!
Don't miss the Fall Festivals coming up on October 10 and 11. The Town of Warner will have their annual Foliage Festival with entertainment, carnival rides, fine crafts and more throughout the town. And don't forget to visit the NH Telephone Museum there with free admission. For more information, visit www.wfff.org Mt. Sunapee Resort will also host their annual Fall Foliage Festival and Pig Roast from 11:30-5pm. There will be pulled pork and chicken, all day games, activities and prizes. You can also take advantage of the aerial sky ride to the summit, weather permitting. For more information, visit www.mountsunapee.com Get out and enjoy the beautiful colors!
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Take a ride to Spring Ledge Farm this Saturday for their annual Corn Roast, Tomato Tasting and Beef Roast from 1-3pm. They'll have their fresh-picked sweet corn roasted with herb butters, samples of Star Lake Farm beef (a delicious smoked brisket), Walpole Creamery Ice Creams, Chocolate milk from MacNamara Dairy, Spring Ledge Farm cider donuts, Effie's Oatcakes, Good Loaf baguettes with Vegeteball's Pesto, Garfield's Smoked cheese niblets and many other samples. $5 donation goes to local food banks. www.springledgefarm.com