Sunday, April 8th Events

Foreign Language Potlucks

Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Place: Main Street Arts, 37 Main St., Saxtons River, VT (about 25 miles from Keene)
Price: Contact for more info
Ages: All

Share food and conversation. All levels welcome.

Spanish on the 1st Sunday: Apr 1, May 6

French on the 2nd Sunday: Apr 8, May 13

German on the 3rd Sunday: Apr 15, May 20

802-869-2960

www.mainstreetarts.org

Easter Sunday Pancake Breakfast
 

Time: 7:00 am-10:00 am
Place: New Hampshire Ball Bearings, 175 Jaffrey Rd., Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: $3 children under 12/$5 adults
Ages: All

All you can eat plain, blueberry or chocolate chip, maple syrup or fruit sauce, sausage, beverages. And the Easter Bunny. Peterborough Rotary.
Contact: 603-924-3311

Easter Breakfast Buffet

Time: 7:00 am-9:00 am
Place: Rindge Meetinghouse, 200 Main St., Rindge, NH (about 20 miles from Keene)
Price: $6
Ages: All

Homemade muffins, quiche, French toast casserole, bagels, yogurt, fruit, juice, hot beverages.

What's special about today?

Easter Sunday
International bird day
Betty Ford's birthday, 1918

Saturday, April 7th Events

Wild Apple Tree Pruning Workshop

Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Place: Harris Center, Hancock, NH (about 22 miles from Keene)
Price: Contact for more details, see below
Ages: Older

Improving the health of wild apple trees can enhance fruit production for wildlife. This basic introduction to releasing and pruning wild apple trees, with both an indoor classroom session and outdoor field practice, will be led by Nigel Manly (Director of the Forest Society’s Rocks Estate). The indoor portion will be held at the Harris Center; from there, we’ll carpool to the nearby Welch Family Farm and Forest for some field pruning practice. Bring a bag lunch and appropriate outdoor wear. If you have favorite pruning tools, you may bring those also. 

Preregistration is requested, either through SPNHF (Tina Ripley−signup@forestsociety.org,(603)224-9945), or through the Harris Center (Sara LeFebvre−lefebvre@harriscenter.org, (603)525-3394). Cosponsored with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Music For Little Ones

Time: 11:00 am-11:45 am
Place: Putney Library, Putney, VT (about 27 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Newborn-Six

A combination of songs, stories and games performed with guitar, flutes, and hand drums for children ages newborn through age six. Sure fired fun! More information: 387-4407.

This event is FREE and is part of the Month of the Young Child, which is sponsored by Windham Child Care Association, the Early Educators Network of Southeastern Vermont and Building Bright Futures of Southeastern Vermont.

Easter Bunny Breakfast

Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Place: Bartlett Elementary School, Mast Rd., Goffstown, NH (about 50 miles from Keene)
Price: 11 and up $5/4-10 $3/3 and under free
Ages: All

The Greater Goffstown Community Association is proud to partner with Goffstown Primary Care as co-sponsor of the breakfast which includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and beverage. Free activities for all ages including Easter egg hunt for ages 1 to 10 starting at 10 a.m.

Enjoy arts and crafts, cake walk and more. Photographs with the Easter Bunny are also a big hit. Raffles include theme baskets, Fisher Cats game giveaway and more. Bring a canned good for the Goffstown Food Network and receive a free raffle ticket. Adult (11 and up) $5; children 4 to 10, $3; 3 and under get in free.

Cat in the Hat

Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Place: Children's Museum of NH, 6 Washington St., Dover, NH (about 90 miles from Keene)
Price: $9
Ages: All

Mischief may be afoot as the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire hosts a visit from The Cat in the Hat.

The museum’s popular Books Alive program, underwritten by Irving Oil, will welcome Dr. Suess favorite The Cat in the Hat at 10 a.m.

Museum staff will be reading Cat in the Hat tales aloud throughout the day. The friendly costumed cat will be popping in and out to greet children, exchange a hug or high-five, and pose for photos. There will be a variety of feline-inspired literacy, math and creative activities for children in the museum’s large classroom.

Adding to the family fun, musician/puppeteer Amy Conley will perform music on banjo, guitar, harmonica and more at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Amy has performed at hundreds of concerts and parties in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. This will be her first visit to the Children’s Museum in Dover. She has produced two CDs for children and is also the Director of Music Together of Milford and Greater Manchester/Nashua.

All Books Alive activities are included with regular paid admission to the museum: $9 for adults and children over the age of 1 and $8 for seniors. Museum admission is free for Children’s Museum of NH members and children under 1 year old.

Bunny Bonanzoo at the Stone Zoo

Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Place: Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St, Stoneham, MA (about 100 miles from Keene)
Price: See below
Ages: All

Hop on down the bunny trail to Stone Zoo where an Easter celebration awaits! Children’s activities include scavenger hunts, crafts, opportunities to meet the zookeepers and other fun surprises. While at the Zoo, families can visit with a special guest, the Easter Bunny, who will be available for photographs. Guests may take photos with the Easter Bunny with their own camera. The suggested photo donation is $5. All proceeds benefit Stone Zoo.

TICKETS:  Stone Zoo admission: Adults, $13; Seniors, $11; Children 2-12, $9; children under 2 are free.

Come early! This event takes place on a Kid’s Price Saturday (first Saturday of the month). Between 10 a.m. and noon, all guests will be charged children’s admission ($9).

Baby Animal Day

Time: 10:00 am-3:30 pm
Place: Billings Farm and Museum, Rt. 12 and River Rd., Woodstock, VT (about 60 miles from Keene)
Price: Adults: $12.00; over 62: $11.00; children 5-15: $6.00; 3-4: $3.00; under 3: free.
Ages: All

Meet the farm’s newest additions during on-going family-centered programs with the lambs, chicks, and calves. Also heirloom garden activities and wagon rides.

Explore one of the finest operating dairy farms in America and a museum of Vermont’s rural past – your gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage. Billings Farm features many aspects of farm work, including care of the Jersey cows and other livestock, milking of the herd, crop rotation, and feed production.

Get to know our Jerseys, sheep, horses, oxen, and chickens through interactive programs and activities. Explore the barns and calf nursery and watch the afternoon milking of the herd. Visitors will experience a first-hand sampling of actual farm work, animals, and agricultural processes. The authentically restored 1890 Farm House, the center of the farm and forestry operation a century ago – features the farm manager’s office, family living quarters – and creamery, where butter was produced for market. Interactive programs in the farmhouse for visitors and students interpret 19th century agricultural improvement, butter production, and domestic life. Engaging exhibits housed in 19th century barns depict the annual cycle of rural life and work, as well as the cultural values of Vermont farm families a century ago.

www.billingsfarm.org

Santacroce Family Singers

Time: 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Place: Mole Hill Theater, 789 Gilsum Mine Rd., East Alstead, NH (about 10 miles from Keene)
Price: $10
Ages: All

Music and performing arts in the unique setting of a working tool & die shop. Guests are invited to participate in a potluck supper at every event.
This show is at 4PM.
$10 cover.
Directions: Gilsum Mine Road to Baine Way.
www.facebook.com/pages/Mole-Hill-Theatre/360963572287

HSCC Gallery Walk

Time: 10:00 am
Place: Historical Society of Cheshire County, Main St., Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Gallery Walk of Historical Society of Cheshire County HSCC's winter feature exhibit on Speed, Safety and Comfort: A History of the Railroad in Cheshire County, 1844-1984 begins at 10:00 a.m. in HSCC's Exhibit Hall with Wayne Gagnon. For further information, please contact HSCC by email or at 352-1895.

Film Camp for Young People

Time: 9:00 am
Place: Henniker Congregational Church, 43 Maple St., Henniker, NH (about 34 miles from Keene)
Price: $15 per session
Ages: 6-20

For ages 6 to 20. Includes improvisation, acting for the camera and behind-the-camera activities.

568-5102

Easter Egg Hunt

Time: 10:00 am
Place: Wheelock Park, Park Avenue, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Ages 3-8

The annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 7th at 10 AM, at Wheelock Park on Park Avenue for Keene resident youngsters age 3-8 years old. Inclement weather location is the Recreation Center. Winners will be chosen by special eggs found , not the quantity of eggs they have in their basket. Each participant will receive a prize and a toothbrush. Bring your own bag or basket for collecting. This event is sponsored by the Keene Parks & Recreation Department, Price Chopper and the Keene Sentinel. Good Luck to all participants.

Music: David Kontak  & His Musical Machines

Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm/7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: Sharon Arts Center, 30 Grove St., Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: $7
Ages: All

1-4pm Free DEMONSTRATION: come try out his instruments and find out about how they are made!

7-9pm Join for a performance as Dave plays!

He plays: strange guitars, metal rods, the String Thing, stereo amplified springs, a glass picture frame, whirlies, magnets, The Alien Language Generator, Plastic Tube Drums, electric motors, music boxes, recording devices and electric toys.This show will appeal to lovers of playful experimentation. It is not music in the normal sense, but is highly organized sound and movement that seems to appeal to children as much as adults.  

FAMILY FRIENDLY!

Gabe Washburn & His Children's Book "The Easter Frog"

Time: 11:00 am
Place: The Toadstool Bookshop, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Where did the Easter Bunny come from? A big-thinking frog by the name of Jimmy Flieza knows. In fact, Jimmy interviewed for the same position. Now Jimmy Flieza, Easter Frog, is here to tell the tale of how he almost had the Easter Bunny’s job.

Children will love this fun-filled story of what could have been. This is an eLIVE book: each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for a free download of the audio version of the book. Stop by and get a copy of The Easter Frog signed by author Gabe Washburn on Saturday, April 7, at 11:00 a.m.

Annual 5k Run/Walk Kids' Fun Run

Time: 8:00 am registration/event starts at 9:00 am
Place: Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchock, The Children's Learning Center, Keene, NH
Price: Call for more info
Ages: All

The annual Sports Medicine Center 5K Run/Walk is “a fun day for families to come out, get some exercise, and raise money to support our program,” said Sports Medicine Manager, Tate Erickson, MS, NHLAT, ATC. “We usually see a turnout of 150-200 people of all ages.”

People of all skill levels are invited to participate, ranging from children to walkers and elite runners. Racers start and finish at The Children’s Learning Center at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene, 580-90 Court Street, Keene, NH.

Male and female overall winners receive monetary rewards for first and second place and the first place winner in each category receives a gift certificate. The top two walk finishers also receive gift certificates. All Kids’ Fun Run finishers receive a ribbon.

Entry fees are due for all entering the walk/run. There is no entry fee for the Kids’ Fun Run. All proceeds are donated to help the local high schools purchase new or up-to-date rehabilitation equipment to have in the athletic training rooms.

The Sports Medicine Center provides athletic training services to high schools in the Monadnock and surrounding regions. These schools have certified athletic trainers that evaluate, treat, and rehabilitate sports related injuries on a daily basis. It is important for these healthcare professionals to have a wide scope of rehabilitation equipment to treat athletes and return them to play as quickly and safely as possible.

For information, please contact Tate Erickson at 603-354-5454 x3080.

What's special about today?

World health day
5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. , seeking the vote for women, 1913
The World Health Organization, a UN agency, was founded, 1948

Vermont becomes the fourth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage, just days after Iowa becomes the third, 2009

Billie Holiday's birthday, 1915

Friday, April 6th Events

Family Dance at Your Library

Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Heberton Hall, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Join for this fun family dance with caller Nils Fredland. Open to all ages and levels.

Story and Snack

Time: 10:30 am-11:00 am
Place: KidsPLAYce, Elliot St., Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Hosted by Brattleboro Food Co-op. Story time begins at 10:30 and snack is offered shortly after. We encourage all parents to enjoy this engaging and educational activity with their children. More information: 254-5212.

This event is FREE and is part of the Month of the Young Child, which is sponsored by Windham Child Care Association, the Early Educators Network of Southeastern Vermont and Building Bright Futures of Southeastern Vermont.

Young Children's Art Exhibit

Time: 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Place: River Garden, Main St., Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Children and families will enjoy experiencing the work of our community’s youngest artists at the Eighth Annual Young Children’s Art Exhibit. Early childhood educators will be displaying their students’ artistic creations. Fun, hands-on activities, face painting, refreshments, and information on resources and services for young children and their families will be available. The exhibit will be on display for the month of April. 
Contact: 802-254-5332 x310

This event is FREE and is part of the Month of the Young Child, which is sponsored by Windham Child Care Association, the Early Educators Network of Southeastern Vermont and Building Bright Futures of Southeastern Vermont.

Mariposa Museum First Friday!

Time: 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: Mariposa Museum, Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

First Friday, April 6th at 7pm the Mariposa Museum will welcome the Hellenic Dance Troupe from St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church in Nashua. Under the instruction of Maria Donati and Marisa Donati the troupe will perform traditional dances; the lively Koftos, typical of the areas of Thessaly, Epirus and Central Greece; the slow movements of the Karagouna and the Tsamiko from the rural areas of central Greece and Peloponnese; the Tik distinctive in its music and dance from Pontos; and the ever popular Kalamatiano. loved by all Greek-Americans.

Dances will be performed by Eleni Philipon, Alexia Philipon, Athena LaJeunesse and Christina Katsioulis, in costumes that originate from the Epirus region, west Macedonia and mountaineer Greece. The costumes emphasize modesty and elegant beauty in the stitchery and woven fabric. According to Maria Donati the goal of the dance troupe is to keep the Greek culture alive by sharing the tradition of Greek dance as it is passed from generation to generation. By popular demand the photos of children by Stan Fry will remain in the Mariposa's gallery through April.

Kidcraft will be from 5-6 pm and there will be a brief reception from 6-7 pm. All events for First Friday are free and open to the public 

Kids Cupcake Fun

Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Place: Epicurean Delights, 44 Lafayette Rd., North Hampton, NH (about 95 miles from Keene)

Price: $30

Ages: Call or see website for more info

Calling all kids that love to create! Be a part of our Kids Club, where we will meet 4‐5 times a month and take you on a decorating journey of fun! Learn how to decorate cookies, cupcakes, even cake pops! We will also transform cupcakes into fun creatures and insects like Ladybugs! All supplies are included! Register online! Classes fill up fast!

Club Dates:
April 2, 10am‐12pm Easter Egg Cookies
April 6, 10am‐12pm Cupcake Fun
April 16, 10am‐12pm Ladybug Cupcakes
April 20, 10am‐12pm Cake Pops
April 30, 10am‐12pm Pizza Cupcakes

Class Fee: $30
Supply Fee: Supplies Included
Instructor: Michele Hopps

Location:
Epicurean Delights®
44 Lafayette Road North Hampton, NH 03862
Our store is located in the Fern Crossing Shopping Center across the street from
Staples & Home Depot. We are above the Nail Salon. Our entrance is between the
Nail Salon and Tax Prep store.
Phone: 603‐967‐4440
Email: michele@epicdelights.com
Web: www.epicdelights.com

Journey to the Lunar Highlands

Time: 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Place: McAuliffe Shephard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH (about 50 miles from Keene)

Price:
Ages:

Forty years ago this month, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke spent three days exploring the lunar surface, while their comrade Ken Mattingly conducted experiments in lunar orbit. Following a lunar-focused Tonight’s Sky planetarium show, join UNH’s Physics Dept. Chair Dr. Mark McConnell as he helps us relive the excitement of their lunar adventure. Along the way, learn what the Apollo 16 mission taught us about the Moon itself. Enjoy views of the full moon through our observatory telescope and with the NH Astronomical Society following the presentation.

The Discovery Center observatory will be open from 7 to 10 p.m. Following the program will be a free Skywatch outside with the New Hampshire Astronomical Society including personal telescope advice and assistance.

Phone number to contact: 271-7827

Boys Book Club

Time: 3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Place: Ingalls Memorial Library, Rindge, NH (about 20 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: 6-8th grade ages

Any questions or for more information about the above programs call Mrs. Connor at 899-3303 or e-mail the library georgi@ingallslibrary.com 

Play: Almost Maine

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: New England Youth Theater, 100 Flat St., Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: $8 students/$10 adults
Ages: All


On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend — almost — in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.
This romantic comedy is as unpredictable as falling in love. It aims for the heart by way of your funny bone and the magical realism settles crisply as a frost on the landscape of these rural love stories.

PERFORMANCES: April 6-8 and 13-15
Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm
TICKETS:
$8 students & seniors, $10 adults

Craft Night

Time: 6:00 pm-10:00 pm
Place: Main Street Arts, 37 Main St., Saxtons River, VT (about 25 miles from Keene)
Price: $5
Ages: All

Get those unfinished projects done. Scrapbook, sew, knit, collage…
 Instructor: Gina Cote
Fri Apr 6 – May 11, drop in anytime between 6 & 10 pm.
$5 for the entire evening.
802-869-2960
www.mainstreetarts.org

Movie: Sushi: The Global Catch

Time: 8:30 pm
Place: Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: $5
Ages: Older

How did sushi become a global cuisine?

What began as a simple but elegant food sold by Tokyo street vendors has become a worldwide phenomenon in the past 30 years. Sushi: The Global Catch (75 mins.) (Special Jury Award Winner, 2011 Seattle International Film Festival) is a feature-length documentary shot in five nations that explores the tradition, growth and future of this popular cuisine. Beautiful raw pieces of fish and rice now appear from Warsaw and New York to football games in Texas towns. Can this growth continue without consequence?

The first Friday of each month, following Brattleboro’s popular Gallery Walk, BMAC presents Art Films After Gallery Walk, screenings of cinematic gems for only $5.

Games Day

Time: 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
Place: Peterborough Community Theatre, 6 School St., Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: $2 residents/$3 non-residents
Ages: All


First Fridays, 12:30-2 p.m. Socialize and play a variety of games. Refreshments.

Contact: 924-8080 

IllusionQuest Magic Show

Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: ConVal High School, 184 Hancock Rd., Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: $15
Ages: All

Presented by professional illusionist David Garrity. 

Contact: 924-3869

Thought Bomb with Matthew Flynn "A night of humor, poetry, music, and noise"

Time: 8:00 pm-10:00 pm
Place: The Starving Artist, West St., Keene, NH
Price: $5
Ages: Older

At the Starving Artist with stand-up comic/spoken-word artist Matthew Flynn. And guests: Jeff Cannon/poet and Shane Hall/singer song writer.



Homeschool Social

Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Place: Rindge Recreation Department, Wellington Rd., Rindge, NH (about 22 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Playgroup homeschooling gathering with other homeschoolers.

Easter Dinner

Time: 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Place: The Community Kitchen, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Come for an Easter dinner and visit with the Easter bunny!

What's special about today?

The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began, 1862

First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece, 1896

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole, 1909

U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I, 1917

Thursday, April 5th Events

Seeking the Current-Film Showing & Discussion

Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: Keene State College, Putnam Theater, Keene, NH
Price: Free

Ages: Older

Seeking the Current film showing & discussion. One year before the start of an 8-billion dollar hydroelectric project on the pristine Romaine River in eastern Canada, Canadian filmmakers Nicolas Boisclair and Alexis de Gheldere packed a campstove, two solar panels, and a 2,500-page environmental assessment impact study of the proposed dams into their canoe, and paddled the River from source to sea. This award-winning, feature-length documentary film recounts their journey, exploring important questions about the future of green energy along the way. The film has special relevance to New Hampshire as the state considers the Northern Pass transmission project, the proposed 180 mile transmission line through New Hampshire that would bring an additional 1,200 megawatts of Hydro-Québec hydropower to the New England electric grid. If you pay an electricity bill, you have to see this film! Thursday, April 5 at 7 pm at the Putnam Theater at Keene State College. Free & open to the public. A brief discussion of the film and how it relates to Northern Pass will follow. Co-sponsored by the Conservation Law Foundation, the Keene State College Film Society, and the Harris Center for Conservation Education. 

Movin' Into Music

Time: 10:00 am-10:45 am
Place: Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Toddlers & preschool (1-5 years)


Come sing, dance, clap, tap and make believe! A fun filled 45-minute class for children 1-5 years and their caregivers. This dynamic class offers sing-a-longs to original and traditional songs, a variety of musical instruments to play, as well as some unique props and puppets, with Annie Frelich – one half of the popular duet The Annies. Space is limited; call to sign-up: 387-4710. This event is FREE and is part of the Month of the Young Child, which is sponsored by Windham Child Care Association, the Early Educators Network of Southeastern Vermont and Building Bright Futures of Southeastern Vermont 
Contact: sarah@windhamchildcare.org 

Dramatic Reading of Paradise Lost, Book XI, "Adam's Vision"

Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Keene State College, Broadcast Studio, Media Arts Center, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Older

The Milton Ensemble will record a dramatic reading of Book XI from Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost.  Seating in the Broadcast Studio is limited so please rsvp. 

Rodger Martin - 358-4313 or 358-7927 - rmartin1@keene.edu

Disney's Tangled Movie

Time: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Place: Healing Hands Chiropractic Family Wellness Center, 156 Harvey Road, Londonderry, NH (about 75 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

The classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale gets a lavish CG makeover as directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno team up to tell the tale of a fair-haired beauty (voiced by Mandy Moore) with long-flowing locks, a gallant hero with a heart of gold, and the evil witch who plots to keep these lovelorn innocents apart. This event is FREE and open to the public as well: Children must be accompanied by parent or adult guardian.

Contact: 603-434-3456

Homeschool Series: Earth Cycles

Time: 10:00 am-11:30 am
Place: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Rd., Route 113, Holderness, NH (about  90 miles from Keene)
Price: Contact for more info
Ages: 4-6 or 7-10

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center presents the 2011-2012 Homeschool Series: Earth Cycles. For ages 4-6 or 7-10.

These education series are specifically for homeschooled students. Programs focus on the cycles you can observe in the natural world around us. Topics include rock cycle, water cycle, life cycles, and more!

All Science Center homeschool programs align with the New Hampshire Science Framework. One adult must attend with children at no cost.

Contact: 603-968-7194

Homeschool Program: Our Unique Earth

Time: 2:15 pm
Place: McAuliffe-Shepard Discover Center, 2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH (about 50 miles from Keene)
Price: $15 per student, $10 for each additional student from same family.
Ages: Contact for details


Bring your homeschooler to discover and enjoy the beauty of planet Earth with a special showing of planetarium show Breathing Space. They will be taken on a ride through cyperspace to explore Earth’s climates and compare them to those of other planets and moons in the solar system. Level one will then take a look at volcanoes, land, water, ice and air. Level two will look at the layers of Earth’s atmosphere and the science behind climate change. Level three will explore the factors that make our planet unique and learn how scientists use remote sensing to study climate change.
Contact: 603.271.7827

What's special about today?

Booker T. Washington's birthday, 1856
Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by spelling "water" in the manual alphabet, 1887

Wednesday, April 4th Events

Movie at the Library

Time: 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Auditorium, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Dolphin Tale

Based on true events, this family film is about Winter, a young dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the introverted 11-year-old boy who befriends her. Sawyer meets the rescued dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine rehabilitation center where she lives. Sawyer rallies friends and family alike to save Winter by convincing a pioneering doctor to create a unique prosthetic appendage to restore the dolphin's ability to swim. 

Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick, Jr. Ashley Judd
Warner Bros.; Directed by Charles Martin Smith
Rated PG; 119 minutes; 2012 

Read It. See It. Love It. Film Series

Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Auditorium, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Hugo

An orphaned boy secretly lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station and looks after the clocks. He gets caught up in a mystery adventure when he attempts to repair a mechanical man. 

Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield
Paramount Pictures; Directed by Martin Scorsese
Rated PG; 127 minutes; 2011 

Rain Gardens: Grown Your Own!

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Rockingham Free Library, 65 Westminister St., Bellow Falls, VT (abot 22 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older
 
Rain Gardens are a landscaping  idea that’s gathering lots of interest and  being implemented all over the country. The concept is simple, yet highly effective: a Rain Garden  is a basin shaped garden designed to catch  and  retain  rain water run -off   from  impervious areas such as roofs, roads, driveways,  parking lots, even compacted  lawns. Using a variety of wetland  edge  plantings like wildflowers, ferns, rushes,shrubs etc., these “holding areas” allow the water to be absorbed  into the garden and then  travel through the Earth's natural filtration system before it re-enters our streams and rivers.

This natural process provides moisture redistribution, returns water vapor to the atmosphere, and helps to prevent erosion, pollution and flooding. It is estimated that rain gardens can cut down on the amount of pollution  reaching rivers and streams by up to 30%.
Presenter is Marie Caduto.

Major design principles used in rain gardens will be discussed, so participants will be able to begin designing their own gardens.

One-on-One Computer Help

Time: 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Place: Main Street Arts, 37 Main St., Saxtons River, VT (about 25 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older

Make an appointment to learn web browsing, email, photo management, and more.
Instructor: Dan Lucier
Wed Apr 4 – May 30; one-hour sessions, 9 am – 3 pm
No cost, courtesy of VTel.
802-869-2960
www.mainstreetarts.org

Boys Chorus Class

Time: 4:45 pm-5:45 pm
Place: Main Street Arts, 37 Main St., Saxtons River, VT (about 25 miles from Keene)
Price: $33 members/$43 non-members
Ages: 9-14

For ages 9-14. Learn songs with fun rhythms and lyrics.
Instructor: Brendan Taaffe
Wed Apr 4 – May 9 (no class 4/25).
Performance May 9 @ 7:15pm.
$33 members/$43 non-members
802-869-2960
www.mainstreetarts.org

Girls Chorus Class

Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Place: Main Street Arts, 37 Main St., Saxtons River, VT (about 25 miles from Keene)
Price: $33 members/$43 non-members
Ages: 9-14

For ages 9-14. Join your friends and sing your heart out.
Instructor: Brendan Taaffe
Wed Apr 4 – May 9 (no class 4/25).
Performance May 9 @ 7:15pm.
$33 members/$43 non-members
802-869-2960
www.mainstreetarts.org

An Evening of Latin Poetry

Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older

Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans considers poems by Rubén Darío, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and others — parts of a tradition in which words are mechanisms of resistance against oppression.

The lecture is a First Wednesday program sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council, supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Vermont Department of Libraries.

Jazz Jam Session

Time: 8:00 pm-10:00 pm
Place: Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill #222, Brattleboro, VT (about 18 miles from Keene)
Price: Suggested donation $3
Ages: Older

Jam sessions have historically provided opportunities for musicians of varying ages and abilities to come together and learn from each other. The Jazz Center has continued that multi-generational tradition for 12 years and was awarded Yankee Magazine’s “Best Jam Session in New England” in 2009. Listeners and musicians of all levels and instruments are invited to enjoy professionally supervised jam sessions every Wednesday evening from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.

Suggested Donation $3.00

www.vtjazz.org

Blueberry Pruning Demonstration

Time: 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Place: Bill & Dawn Oswalt, 16 Prospect St., Jaffrey, NH (about 17 miles from Keene)
Price: Contact info below
Ages: Older

Join UNH Vegetable and Berry Specialist Becky Sideman as she covers the basics of pruning blueberry bushes to keep them healthy and productive.

There is no registration fee to attend. For more information, directions, or to sign up for this event, contact Carl Majewski at the Cheshire County Extension office at 352-4550, or email at carl.majewski@unh.edu

Socrates Cafe

Time: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Place: The Toadstool Bookshop, Milford, NH (about 37 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older

Our Socrates Cafe, hosted by Rick Branch, meets on the first Wednesday each month for philosophic discussion.
New members and curious thinkers are always welcome. Come join the forum!

Play: The Color of Justice

Time: 9:30 am
Place: The Colonial Theater, Keene, NH
Price: $7.50
Ages: Appropriate for grades: 4-8

The Color of Justice tells the story of a courageous young girl and her battle for equal rights. It is also the story of America in the 1950s - a time of segregates restaurants and schools, separate restrooms and drinking foundtains for "coloreds" and "whites." Families who hav ethe courage to take their case all the way to the nations' highest court challenge the segregation law in the landmark case Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, KS. The Color of Justice tells the story of The Carters, just such a family seeking justice for their eight year old daughter, Grace. 

 

Appropriate for grades: 4 - 8.

Curriculum connections: communication and language arts, social studies, multi-cultural studies.

Play: Lily's Crossing

Time: 10:00 am
Place: Claremont Opera House, Claremont, NH (about 40 miles from Keene)
Price: $5
Ages: Appropriate for grades 3-8

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 • 10:00 am
Appropriate drama for grades 3~8
Performance Length: 55 minutes
Your order form is your ticket. Please print out and bring with you to the show. Rather than individual tickets, school shows have areas blocked out and reserved for schools, home schools, and public.
Click here to view a you tube video sample of Lily's Crossing from 2009
“Set during World War II, this tenderly written story tells of the war’s impact on two children, one an American and one
a Hungarian refugee. Giff’s well-drawn, believable characters and vivid prose style make this an excellent choice.”—
School Library Journal

Lily has planned a spectacular summer at Rockaway Beach at her
family’s cozy house on the Atlantic Ocean. But by the summer of 1944, World War II has changed almost everyone’s
lives.

Based on Patricia Reilly Giff’s moving novel, ArtsPower’s play
explores what happens when people are brave enough to forge new
relationships and follow their heart. Learn More

Website to order tickets 

Craigslist and Ebay 101

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library, 7 Forest Rd., Wilton, NH (about 32 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older

Learn the basics of how to buy and list/sell items. Reserve: 654-2581.

Homeschool Tour: Tarrapin Glass

Time: 1:00 pm
Place: Tarrapin Glass, 82 Fitzgerald Drive, Jaffrey, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Homeschoolers are meeting at Tarrapin for a tour. All welcome. See their website.

What's special about today?

Congress adopted a U.S. flag with one star for each state, 1818

Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger, 1983
Maya Angelou's birthday, 1928

Tuesday, April 3rd Events

The Hunger Games

Time: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Heberton Hall, Keene, NH
Price: Free

Do you have what it takes to survive the Hunger Games?  Come on down to the library to test your knowledge and skills among friends and fans. Make buttons in support of your favorite district. And, of course, engage in some competitive games—“may the odds be ever in your favor.”

Spanish Conversation Group

Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Place: Walpole Library, Walpole, NH (about 16 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Do you speak Spanish? Are you learning to speak Spanish?

 

The next meeting of the Spanish Conversation group is Tuesday, April 3 from 6-8 pm at the Walpole Library.  All ages and abilities are welcome.  

If you're a beginner don't worry. I'm a beginner and make lots of mistakes (or learning opportunities!).  If you're more advanced please come and share your expertise. This group is a friendly place to practice and have fun learning a language. 

If you have any questions please call Julie Rios at 756-4173 or email me at jriosfamily@gmail.com

¡Espero a te verte allí! We hope to see you there!

Homeschool Program: Birds of a Feather

Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Place: Stonewall Farm, Keene, NH
Price: $12
Ages: Pre-k-14


Stonewall Farm is pleased to offer Home School Programs on the first Tuesday of each month. Programs run from 9am to 12pm, and we welcome home schoolers from Pre-k to 14 years old.

April program: What makes a bird a bird?  Where and how do they live in the wild and domestically?  What do you need to be a bird watcher?  Students will experience the fascinating scientific world of native birds and get to meet a chicken up close.

Sign up to attend as few or as many programs as you would like.  Programs are $12 for non-members and $10 for members of Stonewall Farm.  Or you can sign up for the full Spring semester of four programs and receive a 10% off of the full price.  Pre-registration is required and spaces are limited so contact us today!  For information or to register call 603-357-7278.

Beginner-Intermediate Computer Skills

Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Place: The River Center, 44 & 46 Concord St., Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: $10.00 workshop fee if pre-registered/ $15.00 at the door
Ages: Older

Intro to the computer, Microsoft, emailing, Internet. To register: 924-6800 or donna@rivercenter.us.
With Instructor, Julie Perron
 

Science Explorers Club

Time: 3:30 pm-5:30 pm
Place: Peterborough Community Center, 19 Elm St., Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: $10
Ages: Grades 2-4

Solar energy. For grades 2-4. Register. Space limited. Harris Center and Peterborough Rec. 
Contact: 924-8080  

What's special about today?

Pony express established, 1860
National find-a-rainbow day
Washington Irving's birthday, 1783

Monday, April 2nd Events

Easter Egg Cookie Decorating for Children

Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Place: Epicurean Delights, 44 Lafayette Rd., North Hampton, NH (about 90 miles from Keene)

Price: $30

Ages: Call or see website for more info

Calling all kids that love to create! Be a part of our Kids Club, where we will meet 4‐5 times a month and take you on a decorating journey of fun! Learn how
to decorate cookies, cupcakes, even cake pops! We will also transform cupcakes into fun creatures and insects like Ladybugs! All supplies are included! Register online! Classes fill up fast!

Club Dates:
April 2, 10am‐12pm Easter Egg Cookies
April 6, 10am‐12pm Cupcake Fun
April 16, 10am‐12pm Ladybug Cupcakes
April 20, 10am‐12pm Cake Pops
April 30, 10am‐12pm Pizza Cupcakes

Class Fee: $30
Supply Fee: Supplies Included
Instructor: Michele Hopps

Location:
Epicurean Delights®
44 Lafayette Road North Hampton, NH 03862
Our store is located in the Fern Crossing Shopping Center across the street from
Staples & Home Depot. We are above the Nail Salon. Our entrance is between the
Nail Salon and Tax Prep store.
Phone: 603‐967‐4440
Email: michele@epicdelights.com
Web: www.epicdelights.com

Spring Fashion Show at Burdick's

Time: 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Place: Burdick's Restaurant, Walpole, NH (about 16 miles from Keene)
Price: $20
Ages: All

5:30-7:30 pm, Monday April 2 Burdick’s Restaurant in Walpole during the flower show.

Show to benefit CFFI-The Cocoa Farming Future Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to the cocoa farmers of Grenada founded by Paula Burdick. Visit www.cffigrenada.org for more info.

Food, drink, raffles and door prizes.

Buy your tickets in advance at $20.00 and receive one free drink!  Best Easter Bonnet wins $200 gift certificate to Ruggles & Hunt.

Get your tickets at Ruggles & Hunt or Burdick Chocolates.

National Weather Service Skywarn Training

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Hancock Library, Hancock, NH (about 22 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older


The National Weather Service in Taunton Massachusetts and the Granite State Amateur Radio Society will be sponsoring a severe weather spotter training session, part of its SKYWARN program. The session is open to the public at no charge. Amateur Radio Operators, Emergency managers, police, fire, and other first responders are encouraged to attend.

Everyone age 16 and older who stays to complete the training will be able to become trained NWS weather spotters. The training session includes a two-hour thirty-minute computer-based presentation which discusses the development of thunderstorms, the criteria for “severe” thunderstorms, as well as the cloud features associated with severe thunderstorms and tornados. Additional information will be presented about winter storms and proper snow measurement and reporting of river, stream, and urban flooding and rainfall measurements. The session will also present the procedure for reporting weather information to the National Weather Service. Anyone attending should bring a pen or pencil and bringing a notebook is optional. No pre-registration is required. For further information, please contact Bill Babcock at 508-823-1983.
Free and open to all.

Music & Art Class For Children

Time: 10:00 am-10:45 am
Place: Main Street Arts, 37 Main St., Saxtons River, VT (about 25 miles from Keene)
Price: $27 members/$36 non-members
Ages: 2-5

For ages 2-5. Simple rhythms and songs with an art activity.
Instructor: Mary Hepburn
Mon Apr 2 – May 7.
$27 members/$36 non-members
802-869-2960
www.mainstreetarts.org

String Workshop Week

Time: 3:00 pm
Place: Concord Community Music School, 23 Wall St., Concord, NH (about 50 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

April 2nd-April 6th.

String Workshops, free and open to the public  

Location : Concord Community Music School
Contact : Bozena O'Brien 

603-228-1196

What's special about today?

World Autism Day
National peanut butter and jelly
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida, 1513

Charlemagne's birthday, 742?