Thursday, June 21st Events

Open Mic

Time: 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Place: Marina Restaurant, Putney Rd. Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older

Kevin Parry hosts Open Mic every Thursday at the Marina Restaurant, Brattleboro, VT. from 7-10:00 p.m. Free. Musicians can sign up in advance by calling 802-257-7563.

Night Night

Time: 11:30 pm (that's what their website says!)
Place: Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., Hancock, NH (about 22 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Join us for games and activities centered around the theme “nighttime-bedtime”. Many visitors make appearances at night in children’s stories and folklore. Mr. Sandman, the Tooth Fairy, the elves from “The Elves and the Shoemaker”, even Santa Claus. We’ll read stories, sing songs and make crafts to take home. Registration Preferred, call, email or sign up in
hancocklibrary@comcast.net. Phone: 603-525-4411

Monadnock Camera Club

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Jaffrey Civic Center, 40 Main St., Jaffrey, NH (about 17 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All welcome!

Third Thursdays, 7 p.m. Bring images for in-club commentary. All welcome.
mattd1932@gmail.com

Nurse Is In

Time: 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Place: VFW Post 5613, Hathorn Rd., Jaffrey, NH (about 17 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

A registered nurse will check blood pressures and answer questions. Sponsored by HCS: Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services.

Magic Wings Traveling Show

Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Cutler Memorial Building, Jaffrey, NH (about 17 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

On Thursday, June 21 at 6:30 the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens will bring a special show to Jaffrey – a cage of 30 exotic butterflies along with  lizards and exotic insects, and the chance to learn about butterflies and their life cycle. Planned with families in mind, this event is sponsored by the Friends of the Jaffrey Library and the Library Trustees. Thanks to the generosity of the Jaffrey Woman’s Club, it will be held in the spacious Cutler Memorial building across from the Library. “The Magic of Butterflies” is free and open to the public.

Located in Deerfield, Massachusetts, the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens features 8,000-square foot tropical conservatory that's home to nearly 4,000 exotic and domestic butterflies. In warm weather, the Iron Butterfly Outdoor Gardens are filled with nectar gardens which attract native butterflies. Check out www.magicwings.com  to learn more about attractions and events at Magic Wings, which is open all year.

Frog Prince

Time: 2:00 pm
Place: Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey, NH (about 17 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

The children's theater group of UNH, the Little Red Wagon, will be presenting "The Frog Prince" for the Jaffrey Public Library's summer reading kickoff. The program will take place at the Jaffrey Civic Center on Thursday, June 21st, at 2:00 pm. Lively music and plenty of comedy will make the show tons of fun. Based ever so slightly on the story by the Brothers Grimm, it's perfect for all ages. No registration is required, just come and find out how one good-natured frog breaks an evil spell. 

Piti Theatre Acting Class Series

Time: 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Place: Greenfield Public Library, Greenfield, MA (about 30 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: 6-10

Piti Theatre Acting Class, Thursday-Saturday, June 21-23. The Piti Theatre Company returns for a short summer residency at the Greenfield Public Library. On Thursday, June 21, from 3-5 they will offer a Story Theatre Workshop. Friday, June 22, from 3-5 will feature Playwriting and Creative Movement. Saturday, June 23, from 10-12, participants will rehearse "To Bee or Not to Bee." The performance will be on Sunday, June 24, at 11:00 am, at Energy Park.
To register, contact Kay Lyons at 413-772-1544, ext. 5. 

Music: Mystery Bear

Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: $6
Ages: All

Mystery Bear. Website 

Free CPR Training

Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Place: Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH (about 70 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older

The American Heart Association is teaming up with Regency Home Health, LLC to offer a FREE CPR Training Class!

About 400,000 Americans suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital every year, and most of them die because they don't receive immediate CPR from someone on the scene. Come learn how to save a life!

What's special about today?

1st day of summer
The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify it, 1788

The U.S. Supreme Court decided that burning the U.S. flag was protected under the First Amendment, 1989

The WNBA made its debut, 1997