A Movie, A Craft, And A Chat
Time: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Auditorium, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: n/a
Place: Keene Public Library, Auditorium, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: n/a
Star Wars. Watch a movie. Make a craft.
Community, Compassion, & Civility Film Series
Place: Keene Public Library, Auditorium, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Rated PG
Cannery Row
Who can deny the community created by Mack and the boys on the down-and-out streets of Monterey, California?
Great Gatsby on June 27
Time: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Place: Horatio Colony House Museum, Main St., Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Older
About the time that Huck Finn and Jim were floating down the Mississippi in search of a home, Henry David Thoreau build a cabin on the shore of a small lake and lived there alone for two years. Walden describes the experiment and explains its motives.
The Keene Public Library is able to host the these discussions thanks to a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council (NHHC), a private non-profit organization whose mission is “to offer essential opportunities for discovery, self-reflection, and lifelong learning by fostering civil discourse and bringing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire.” The NHHC awards grants and develops and sponsors free public programs such as book discussions, workshops, seminars, and conferences led by scholars in literature, history, languages, ethics, philosophy, comparative religion and culture, and the interpretation of the arts.
Sand Sculpting Competition
Time: All day
Place: Hampton Beach, 170 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach, NH (about95 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All
The fun starts today when 300 tons of imported sand is used by 10 World Master Sculptures to create astonishing works of art out of shapeless heaps of sand. When completed they are sprayed with windscreen (a solution of school glue and water) to protect them from the elements and remain standing for viewing for weeks creating a free museum of master pieces on the beach. They will be lighted for viewing until July 8. The awards ceremony will take place on the Seashell stage on Saturday at 8 followed by fireworks. Free. Starts at 9 a.m. Contact number: 926-8718
Super Seeds to Fabulous Flowers
Time: 10:00 am OR 1:00 pm
Place: Amoskeag Fishways, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester, NH (about 60 miles from Keene)
Price: $5
Ages: Preschool age
The Amoskeag Fishways presents a pre school program about why plants are so special? How do they get from seed to flower? What do they need to grow? Children will explore plants around the Fishways, plant seeds, and discover the magic of growing. Two sessions: 10am or 1pm. Cost: $5 per family. Advance registration with payment required. Call 626-3474 for more information. www.amoskeagfishways.org
Songs and Puppets
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Place: Windham Town Beach, 45 Cobbett's Pond Rd., Windham, NH (about 80 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All
Amy Conley at Windham Town Beach! Contact: 603-893-6244
Free CPR Training
Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Place: Regency Home Health, 24 North Amherst St., Bedford, NH (about 50 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! RSVP kindly suggested but not required 518-1552
The series continues with these related films:
Great Gatsby on June 27
Building Common Ground Book Discussion
Place: Horatio Colony House Museum, Main St., Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Older
About the time that Huck Finn and Jim were floating down the Mississippi in search of a home, Henry David Thoreau build a cabin on the shore of a small lake and lived there alone for two years. Walden describes the experiment and explains its motives.
This
is evening's discussion is part of the Keene Chautauqua 2012 series of
programs. The main event will take place at Keene Public Library on
Thursday June 28. Performers playing New England authors Sarah Orne
Jewett and Henry David Thoreau will take the Heberton Hall stage to
share a bit about themselves and their views “what makes a community.”
Parking is at the rear of St. Bernard's Church adjacent to the museum.
The Keene Public Library is able to host the these discussions thanks to a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council (NHHC), a private non-profit organization whose mission is “to offer essential opportunities for discovery, self-reflection, and lifelong learning by fostering civil discourse and bringing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire.” The NHHC awards grants and develops and sponsors free public programs such as book discussions, workshops, seminars, and conferences led by scholars in literature, history, languages, ethics, philosophy, comparative religion and culture, and the interpretation of the arts.
Sand Sculpting Competition
Place: Hampton Beach, 170 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach, NH (about95 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All
The fun starts today when 300 tons of imported sand is used by 10 World Master Sculptures to create astonishing works of art out of shapeless heaps of sand. When completed they are sprayed with windscreen (a solution of school glue and water) to protect them from the elements and remain standing for viewing for weeks creating a free museum of master pieces on the beach. They will be lighted for viewing until July 8. The awards ceremony will take place on the Seashell stage on Saturday at 8 followed by fireworks. Free. Starts at 9 a.m. Contact number: 926-8718
Super Seeds to Fabulous Flowers
Place: Amoskeag Fishways, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester, NH (about 60 miles from Keene)
Price: $5
Ages: Preschool age
The Amoskeag Fishways presents a pre school program about why plants are so special? How do they get from seed to flower? What do they need to grow? Children will explore plants around the Fishways, plant seeds, and discover the magic of growing. Two sessions: 10am or 1pm. Cost: $5 per family. Advance registration with payment required. Call 626-3474 for more information. www.amoskeagfishways.org
Songs and Puppets
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Place: Windham Town Beach, 45 Cobbett's Pond Rd., Windham, NH (about 80 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All
Amy Conley at Windham Town Beach! Contact: 603-893-6244
Free CPR Training
Place: Regency Home Health, 24 North Amherst St., Bedford, NH (about 50 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! RSVP kindly suggested but not required 518-1552
What's special about today?
Queen Victoria ascended the British throne, 1837
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