Wednesday, July 18th Events

Circus Smirkus

Time: 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Place: Vermont Agricultural Business, Education Center, 8 University Way, Brattleboro, VT
Price: Matinees: $22/adult (13+), $16/child (2 - 12)Evenings: $22/adult (13+), $20/ child (2 -12)
Kids under 2, free!
Ages: All

Circus Smirkus, Vermont’s own and only traveling youth circus, celebrates its 25th anniversary this season. This year's show, "Topsy Turvey Time Travel, A Blast from the Past & Fun from the Future," is sure to be another amazing and inspiring family event! 

Tickets are available at Everyone’s Books and Brattleboro Savings & Loan in downtown Brattleboro, at www.smirkus.org  and by calling 1-877-SMIRKUS (1-877-764-7587).

Shows are Presented by KidsPLAYce, 20 Elliot St. in Brattleboro, an indoor play space for children and families ages birth to 8 years old, open September - June 1st contact (802)254-5212 for admission and famiy membership rates. 

Loose-Leaf Revival: Performance Poetry 

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls, VT
Price: Free
Ages: Older

The Loose-Leaf Revival is a lively presentation of fresh, original spoken word by an emerging young New England poet, GennaRose Nethercott. Ranging from the lyrical to the edgy, the performance features theatrical monologues, readings, humor, and even a ukulele ballad or two to add to the festivities. Following the show a writing workshop will be offered, in which participants will have the chance to explore their own voices and stories.

World of Bridges: An Engineering Tale

Time: 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Place: Northfield Public Library, 115 Main St., Northfield, MA
Price: Free
Ages: All

Travel all over the world and throughout history with this interactive engineering adventure. In a read-aloud story we meet best friends Alicia and Miguel as they try to build a bridge in the stream separating their homes. The audience helps solve their problem with a hands-on engineering activity, and learns how other cultures have faced similar building challenges. For the grand finale, the group constructs and walks across a giant Roman arch bridge!! Sponsored by the Boston Museum of Science.

A Movie, A Craft, And A Chat

Time: 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Auditorium, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Night at the Museum.
Watch a movie.  Make a craft.

The 39 Steps

Time: 8pm (Wed.-Sat.), 4pm (Sun.), 7pm 
Place: Peterborough Players, 44 Hadley Rd., Peterborough, NH
Price: $37
Ages: 13+
 
Every day from Wednesday, July 18 to Sunday, July 29. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fastpaced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. Patrick Barlow adapted the play from the novel by John Buchan and the film of Alfred Hitchcock to create over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four, including Tom Frey, Kraig Swartz, and Bridget Beirne). An on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance add to the fun! PG-13.

Come Play the WILD Animal Way Day

Time: 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Place: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Rd., Holderness, NH
Price: $15 adult/$10 youth/2 and under free
Ages: All

This fun-filled day focuses on educating the public about animal enrichment. "Enrichment" means providing stimulating activities for captive wildlife to keep them engaged in their surroundings and allows them to lead the best possible lives in captivity. Live animal presentations, crafts, and demonstrations take place all day. Come Play the WILD Animal Way Day is part of regular trail admissions. Generously sponsored by Northway Bank.

Cost: FREE/members; $15/adult, $12/senior (65+), $10/youth (ages 3 to 15), children 2 and under free. 

Local Roots Food Fair

Time: 11:30 am-2:30 pm
Place: Children's Museum of NH, 6 Washington St., Dover, NH

Price: Free

Ages: All

The Children’s Museum of NH, in partnership with Hannaford Supermarkets, will present Local Roots Food Fair at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover. This indoor event is free with paid admission and will include reusable Hannaford canvas bags to decorate and take home.

Celebrating the abundance of locally-produced food and products, visitors will enjoy an afternoon of free food samples featured in Hannaford’s “Close To Home” program, interactive games and activities with ReRootEd, the Seacoast Local foods program. Try products produced throughout the state of New Hampshire such as fresh fruit, honey, whole grain breads, Cabot cheese and Stonyfield yogurt, and take home recipes for new ways to enjoy these foods at home. Representatives from ReRootEd will lead a sensory program including edible plant and herb sampling, visitors can explore local sources for delicious and nutritious farm foods, and everyone can check out the Museum’s own indoor and outdoor fruit and vegetable garden.

Ghost Hunting 101

Time: 7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Place: Wadleigh Memorial Library, 9 Nashua St., Milford, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Teens+

Presentation with photographs of spirit energy and EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena) captured on live investigations. With Susan Allen, director and lead investigator for Souhegan Paranormal Investigators (SPI) in Nashua. Teen-adults. Phone: 673-2408.

Vegan Cooking Class

Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Country Life Restaurant, Roxbury St., Keene, NH
Price: See prices below
Ages: Olde

Our monthly cooking class is Monday night June 18th.  It starts at 6:00 p.m.

Monday we will have a movie “Vegetarian Advantage.”  Where do I start? / Basic Nutrition.

July 18th will be “The Protein Myth.” Come and bring a friend.

It will be the same in that we will start with our meal, while eat have the movie and talk and then make our dish to take home. If you just want to listen and not participate there is no cost.  To eat and not participate  cost is $5.  To eat, participate and take home a dish cost $20. Hope to see you there. Peggy  852-3710.

Micheals Make It & Take It

Time: 10:00 am-Noon
Place: Michaels Craft Store, Keene, NH
Price: Free with purchase of birdhouse
Ages: All

Funky flower birdhouse. Come anytime between hours above.

Monadnock Music Village Concert

Time: 6:30 pm-7:30 pm
Place: Keene Ahavas Achim Synagogue, Keene NH
Price: Voluntary admission
Ages: All

Guest Artists: Hirsch-Pinkas Duo (pianos), Jonathan Hess, Robert Schulz (percussion) Contact: Monadnock Music, 800-868-9613