Friday, July 27th Events

Mystery Writing Camp

Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Kay Fox Room, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Grades 5-12

Learn about the perils and pleasures of plotting a mystery! Whether you're writing about wizards, robots, students, or vampires, every good story starts with a mystery. This interactive workshop will help young writers to develop their own mystery writing skills. You'll learn and practice planting clues and how to develop plot, characters, and setting.

This three-part workshop series is for young people entering grades 5 through 12 only!

You can use this workshop as preparation for our OWN THE NIGHT Mystery Writing Contest. Entries will be due on Friday August 10. Stay tuned for contest details!

The workshop series takes place on Wednesday July 25, Thursday July 26, and Friday July 27.

Friday Crafts

Time: 9:30 am-5:30 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Youth Dept., Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Repeats weekly. This summer, stop by the Youth Department anytime on Fridays for a free drop-in craft activity.  If you sign up below, you can receive an email reminder regarding this activity.

Friday Family Flicks

Time: 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Auditorium, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Snow White

Teen Murder Mystery Dinner

Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Kay Fox Room, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Teens

Book Fair of Death. Join us for a fun afterhours event where you can play a part or solve the mystery.

Main Street Scavenger Hunt

Time: 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Place: Northfield, MA
Price: Free
Ages: All

How well do you know Main Street? Begin at the library, then walk through town to collect the treasure. Return here for a prize and ten extra raffle tickets!

Play: Once on This Island Jr.

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Capitol Center for the Arts,
Price: $10
Ages: All

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND JR. tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred, and death. 

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Canoe Trip for 14-16

Time: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Place: Amoskeag Fishways, Fletcher St., Manchester, NH
Price: $30

Ages: 14-16

The Amoskeag Fishways presents a canoe trip for teens.  Participants will paddle and swim on Newfound Lake.  Cost: $30 per program.  Advance registration with payment required.  Call 626-3474 for more information.  www.amoskeagfishways.org

Free Summer Music Series for Kids

Time: 10:00 am-10:45 am
Place: UNH Manchester, 400 Commercial St., Manchester, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Grades 2-6

Take a walk around the world with Tellin’ Tales. Using masks and movement, this play showcases folk stories from Appalachian, Spanish, Cherokee and Japanese cultures. Why do roosters crow every morning? How did medicine come to be? What are the consequences of greed? Find the answers in this imaginative story theatre style presentation. Written by April A. Jones, directed by UNH Professor Raina Ames and performed by UNH’s Little Red Wagon. For school-age audiences, grades 2-6. Free. 10 to 10:45 a.m. For additional shows throughout the summer, go to unhm.unh.edu.

Common Kickoff Celebration & Dance

Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Fitzwilliam, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Website. Contact Fitzwilliam Town Library for more info: (603) 585-6503.

Horses, Dolls, & Toys

Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Place: The Wyman Tavern, 339 Main St., Keene, NH
Price: $5
Ages: All

Make your own unique hobby horse, doll, or toy from everyday items.

Friday Afternoon at the Tavern is a series of summer programs for children and families to participate in an activity, game, or craft that was part of life when the Wyman Family ran a Tavern in Keene. Friday Afternoon at the Tavern is from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. during July and August, with no reservations required. Children ages 8 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Performance: Tom Sawyer

Time: 7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Place: Lifesong Center for the Arts, Jaffrey, NH
Price: Contact for more info
Ages: All

“Hannibal, Missouri…The only place for me!”  Travel to the past when the Mississippi delta was queen and life was as simple as straw hats and overalls.  Come see this musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic, “Adventures of Tom Sawyer"

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Play: Deadwood Dick; or The Game of Gold

Time: See below
Place: New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat St., Brattleboro, VT
Price: $7
Ages: All 

A rootin'-tootin' wild western melodrama of the gay nineties. Rife with sordid saloons 'n six-guns, distressed damsels, dastardly villains, and a dash to discover where X marks the spot!
Written by Tom Taggart. 
Directed by Aleda Bliss with Hayden Bunker.

Sponsored by Potter Stewart Jr. Law Offices

Shows: 7/27-29
Times: Friday at 6pm & 8pm, Saturday at 6pm & 8pm, Sunday at 1pm & 3pm
Tickets: $7

Michaels Craft Camp

Time: 9:30 am-11:00 am AND 11:15 am-12:45 pm
Place: Micheals Craft Store, 7 Ash Brook Rd., Keene, NH
Price: $5
Ages: n/a 

A place where kids can come to complete fun, creative arts and craft activities. Two sessions for different age groups. Sign your child up for the day, or sign up for a weeklong series. Register early. Space is limited. 603-357-7101