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Cold Chocolate- Music in Bass Hall
By June 24, 2023 Read More →

Cold Chocolate- Music in Bass Hall

Cold Chocolate returns to Bass Hall for a show on Saturday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar, Ariel Bernstein on percussion, and backed by some of the root’s music scene’s […]

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Peterborough 100 Years Ago Walking Tour
By June 17, 2023 Read More →

Peterborough 100 Years Ago Walking Tour

100 years ago, downtown Peterborough was a bustling mill village on the verge of big changes! See the ways the town has changed since 1923 and the places that remain the same. Step back to 1923 on this walking tour through Peterborough’s downtown and learn about the people and businesses that shaped the town. The […]

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Lunch and Learn: The Peterborough Hospital
By June 15, 2023 Read More →

Lunch and Learn: The Peterborough Hospital

Before the Peterborough Hospital opened its doors in June of 1923, people needing hospital care had to travel to Keene or Nashua often over rough roads and through bad weather. At this Lunch & Learn program, we will examine the community efforts and generous gifts that led to the establishment of today’s Monadnock Community Hospital. […]

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Nora Unwin Exhibition Gallery Talk
By June 9, 2023 Read More →

Nora Unwin Exhibition Gallery Talk

Join exhibition curator Michelle Stahl for a gallery talk exploring the artwork of artist, engraver, illustrator and teacher Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982). The talk will take visitors through two galleries displaying Unwin’s work from her days as an art student in London to the abstract compositions of her late career. The retrospective exhibition features more […]

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Pastel Society of NH Members Exhibition Opening Celebration
By June 3, 2023 Read More →

Pastel Society of NH Members Exhibition Opening Celebration

See the luminous work of 40+ artists at the Pastel Society of NH 18th Annual Members Exhibition opening Saturday, June 3 at the Monadnock Center. The celebration begins at 11 a.m. with the awards presentation. This year’s judge is Thomas Bailey, Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and Masters Circle Member of the […]

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Children and the Arts Festival
By May 20, 2023 Read More →

Children and the Arts Festival

The Monadnock Center is pleased to be a host venue for the annual Children and the Arts Festival. Downtown Peterborough will be filled with art activities and performances by and for children. And don’t miss the giant puppet parade at noon! This year’s theme is “Things That Go Vroom!” The Children and the Arts mission […]

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Lunch and Learn: Artist Nora Unwin
By May 18, 2023 Read More →

Lunch and Learn: Artist Nora Unwin

SOLD OUT!!! Learn about the life and work of artist Nora Spicer Unwin (1907-1982) at our May Lunch & Learn program and visit our new special exhibit of works from the Nora Unwin Collection. Born in England, Unwin began a lifelong collaboration with Peterborough writer Elizabeth Yeats McGreal in 1930s London. After the war, Unwin […]

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La Donna Musicale- Music in Bass Hall
By May 13, 2023 Read More →

La Donna Musicale- Music in Bass Hall

Music in Bass Hall welcomes La Donna Musicale for O Maria! Mother and Warrior on Saturday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. The concert focuses on Baroque Italian women composers, featuring their settings of prayers to the Virgin, a powerful Stabat Mater, and a dialogue between Mary and Eve–the mother of God and the mother of […]

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Come Join Hands: A Country Dance and Book Release
By May 12, 2023 Read More →

Come Join Hands: A Country Dance and Book Release

Come join hands for a country dance with author Thomas Curren and traditional dance caller Dudley Laufman to celebrate the release of  All Join Hands: Dudley Laufman & the New England Country Dance Tradition. All Join Hands is the story of what happened when a ten-thousand-year-old musical tradition was put into the hands of a […]

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Lunch and Learn: Treasures from the Back Room
By April 20, 2023 Read More →

Lunch and Learn: Treasures from the Back Room

Our April Lunch & Learn will take us on a treasure hunt when we discover six historical treasures from the Monadnock Center’s archives and museum collection. Spanning three centuries, each object tells a story from our past. See a map, a humble bowl, and a spectacular wool cloak that tell us about life in the […]

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