The Monadnock Center for History & Culture
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Saturday May 18 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Children and the Arts Day
The 29th Annual Children and the Arts Festival will fill the streets of Peterborough for a day of performances, displays, activities, and, of course, the giant puppet parade on Saturday, May 18! This year’s theme is “Birds of a Feather” providing endless possibilities f......More
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Friday May 24 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Nora Unwin Exhibition Gallery Talk
Join exhibition curator Michelle Stahl for a gallery talk exploring the artwork of artist, engraver, illustrator and teacher Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982). The talk will take visitors through two galleries displaying Unwin’s work from her days as an art student in London to......More
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Friday May 24 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Antje Duvekot- Peterborough Folk Music Society
Peterborough Folk Music Society presents Antje Duvekot in Bass Hall on Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the Peterborough Folk Music Society website HERE.
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Saturday June 1 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Downtown Peterborough 100 Years Ago Walking Tour
Explore downtown Peterborough 100 years ago when it was a bustling mill village on the verge of big changes! See the ways the town has changed since 1924 and the places that remain the same. Learn about the people and businesses that have shaped the town and what life w......More
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Saturday June 1 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Ciaran Nagle Tenor - Song Cycles of Schumann & Britten
Ciaran Nagle Tenor – Song Cycles of Schumann & Britten Come join us for an evening of classical song as Irish Tenor Ciaran Nagle and Pianist Scott Nicholas perform Robert Schumann’s Liederkreis and Benjamin Britten’s Arrangements of Moore’s Irish Melodies. The duo have ......More
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Saturday June 8 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Nora Unwin Exhibition Gallery Talk
Join exhibition curator Michelle Stahl for a gallery talk exploring the artwork of artist, engraver, illustrator and teacher Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982). The talk will take visitors through two galleries displaying Unwin’s work from her days as an art student in London to......More
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Saturday June 15 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Pastel Society of NH- Members Exhibition Opening Celebration
The Pastel Society of NH celebrates the opening of their 19th Annual Members Exhibition on Saturday, June 15 in Bass Hall. The celebration begins with show awards at 11 a.m. At noon, four master pastelists will hold a ‘Paint-Around’ creating four paintings in the galler......More
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Friday June 21 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Nora Unwin Exhibition Gallery Talk
Join exhibition curator Michelle Stahl for a gallery talk exploring the artwork of artist, engraver, illustrator and teacher Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982). The talk will take visitors through two galleries displaying Unwin’s work from her days as an art student in London to......More
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Thursday June 27 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Lunch & Learn: Summer Resorts a Century Ago
The Monadnock Region was home to a number of summer resorts a century ago. Beckoning guests from Boston and New York, these resorts promised cool mountain breezes and a rustic retreat from life in the cities. At this Lunch & Learn we will examine the history of several ......More
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Saturday June 29 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Frederick Douglass- What to the Slave is your Fourth of July
The Monadnock Center will host a reading of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is your Fourth of July?” on Saturday, June 29 at noon in Bass Hall. On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous sp......More