Noble High School Theater Department presents ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid!’
NORTH BERWICK, Maine — The Noble High School Theater Department will present their fall musical Disney’s The Little Mermaid! Show times are Thursday, Nov. 7, Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. The show is directed by Kelli Leigh Ann Connors, with musical direction by Kathy Fink and choreography by Madeleine Dunning.
Tickets are $12 for ages 12-plus, and $8 for children under 12. Tickets can be purchased in advance at https://our.show/littlemermaidnoble2024 or at the door. Performances will take place in the Philip W Hussey Theater at Noble High School, 100 Noble Way, North Berwick, Maine.
St. Thomas Aquinas High School Theater Program to perform ‘Our Town’
DOVER — The St. Thomas Aquinas High School Theater Program will perform Our Town for three nights, Nov. 14-16 at 6:30 p.m., at the school, 197 Dover Point Road, Dover.
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The talented cast and crew will wow audiences in this Thornton Wilder production that tells the story of the fictional American town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students/seniors/alumni, and free for Seacoast Catholic School students. Tickets can be purchased online and will also be available for cash-only purchase at the box office on show nights. A concession stand accepting cash-only donations will also be open on performance nights.
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Bye Bye Birdie coming to Village Players Theater
WOLFEBORO — Who wouldn’t love to step back to a simpler time, when bobby socks, poodle skirts, and innocence defined the day? If that sounds like your kind of nostalgia, then the Village Players Theater has a performance just for you.
Veteran director Kathleen Hill, with the talented support of Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler, is bringing the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie to life on the Village Players stage during the first two weekends in November. Filled with catchy music, a lively plot, and energetic dance numbers, this show transports audiences right back to 1950s small-town America.
Performances are set for Nov. 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. at the Village Players Theater on Glendon Street in downtown Wolfeboro. Tickets are available at Black’s Paper in downtown Wolfeboro, at village-players.com and at the door on the day of the show (if still available).
November at The Franklin Gallery
ROCHESTER — The Franklin Gallery at RiverStones Custom Framing, 33 North Main St., Rochester, will host an exhibit during the month of November entitled “The Beauty of Nature.” It features the work of NH North Country artist Sarah Eastman.
From the earliest she can remember, award winning artist Sarah Eastman has loved all things visual. Her first art teacher taught her to observe the subject carefully before putting pencil to paper. These lessons served her well as a future artist and art educator.
RiverStones Custom Framing and the Franklin Gallery are open Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For information about this exhibit and other RiverStones events and services, call 603-812-1488, or send an e-mail to riverstonescustomframing@gmail.com.
Earth, Sea & Space Center seeks directors
DOVER — The Friends of the Earth, Sea & Space Center, a nonprofit organization developing a state-of-the-art science center in Dover, N.H. is seeking to add to its board of directors. The board meets monthly in Dover and welcomes directors who are passionate about science and environmental education and would be excited to bring a dynamic project to the region.
“We have a lot going on and would welcome a few more people to get involved,” says Crystal Kent, chair. “We are a dynamic group who believe in the myriad benefits that this Center could bring to the region. We hope others will want to lend a hand and help us in these critical efforts.”
For more information on director duties, and about the Earth, Sea & Space Center, call 603-742-0800, or you can email through the website. You can learn more about the project at www.earthseaspacemuseum.org.
Southern NH Ukulele Group relaunches Sunday Jam Socials
DOVER — The Southern NH Ukulele Group (SNHUG) is bringing back their popular Sunday Jam Socials, which were previously held monthly at Earcraft Music in Dover, N.H., before the pandemic. With Earcraft’s closure, there has been a strong demand for a new venue for the group’s open mic sessions. Fortunately, the newly opened Milk Street Studios in Dover is a perfect fit.
Sign-ups are available on the group’s Meetup page or in person at the door, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each performer will play one song and at the end, circle back as time allows for additional performances. The first session will be held on Nov. 10, from 2-4 p.m., at 6 Milk St., Dover. Spots are expected to fill quickly, so be sure to sign up here: https://www.meetup.com/southern-nh-ukulele-group-snhug/events/304182139/.
New Hampshire Art Association announce November exhibitions
PORTSMOUTH — All exhibitions will be showcased at the New Hampshire Art Association from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 12-5 p.m.
25th Annual Dunfey Exhibition, Resilience
The New Hampshire Art Association will open the much-anticipated 24th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Open Juried Exhibition, titled “Resilience,” at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery this November. This exhibition, sponsored by the Joan L. Dunfey Fund for the Arts through the New Hampshire Charitable Fund, explores the multifaceted nature of resilience through art. Each piece showcased looks into personal adversity, social and political turmoil, environmental crises, cultural transformation, and many more topics to visualize inner strength. This show was juried by Devon Zimmermann, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
RECONfigured by Maria Oakley
Step into the world of Maria Oakley, where the boundaries between life’s most tender moments and its harshest realities blur into vivid, hyper-sentimental surrealism. In her upcoming exhibition RECONfigured, Oakley invites you to traverse the spaces between love and loss, domesticity and duty, and culture and self-discovery. With every piece, she shares not just the story of a woman, mother, immigrant, and U.S. Marine, but of a soul continually reshaped by the forces of the ever-present struggle for identity. Oakley tells her story through painting and sculpture to fully realize her vision in multiple forms. This is not simply art—it’s a visceral journey through the unseen layers of experience that shape us all
iConic: Box to Culture by Bob Thoresen
iConic: From Box to Culture calls attention to how the very devices that were designed to streamline our lives have contributed to a digital landscape marked by information overload, addiction to constant connectivity, and the isolating phenomenon of “doom-scrolling.” Through repurposed Apple packaging—sleek, tactile, and elegantly designed—the exhibition examines how these highly curated objects have played a role in creating a society increasingly boxed into virtual spaces. Thoresen utilizes Apple product packaging to construct sculptural works that convey this message.
Show, Don’t Tell by Cassie Doyon
Show, Don’t Tell is a powerful collection of abstract sculptures that dives into the personal and collective psychological pain experienced in recent years. This body of work is a poignant reflection of global issues like the pandemic, environmental crises, and political manipulation, which have deeply impacted relationships and communities worldwide. Using glass, ceramic, and stone artist Cassie Doyon creates mosaics to express feelings that can’t be said with words.