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Bennett & Perkins featured in NH Acoustic Music Association Concert at Tupelo's on March 4th

The NH Acoustic Music Association  presents a Pre-Spring Fling fundraiser, highlighting a potpourri of traditional acoustic music such as Celtic, Old Time and folk by outstanding NH musicians. The fundraiser takes place at the Tupelo's Music Hall in Londonderry, NH. 

 

Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki has been fiddlin' around for 16 years, performing solo and collaborating with numerous bands around New England, New York City, and Ireland. Known for taking the fiddle into genres where it's rarely seen, Jordan nonetheless grew up on traditional Celtic music and therefore good ol' jigs and reels will always have a special place in his heart and in his performances. His new album, Into the Cold, is comprised of original songs deeply rooted in the Celtic tradition but made unique by funk and jam influences.  Contact Jordan directly at Jordan@jordantwmusic.com to attend a pre concert workshop titled “Genre- Hopping” from 12 noon to 1 PM, pre registration required. 

 

The Bradford Bog People play lively foot stomping traditional music of the Appalachian Mountains, from Eastern Kentucky, the Virginias, Ozarks, and North Carolina. Their music features rhythmic clawhammer banjo and fiddle dance tunes, unusual fiddle tunes played in archaic tunings, and ballads.  

 

From the White Mountains of New Hampshire comes a unique blend of harmonies and guitars from the duo of Kathy Bennett and Thom Perkins, known as Bennett & Perkins. The pair performs a startling array of original songs with powerful lyrics and melodies, coupled with exceptionally strong vocals and guitar playing. 

Seth is the consummate sideman, the versatile solo performer, the integral band member.  He performs with the bands, "The Salty Dawgs", "The Seeing Eye Boys", & "The Folk Tradition". http://www.sethconnelly.com/

 

 “Lost Minds Bluegrass Band”, Bob & Diane Kordas with Todd Thurlow, will be the host band.

 

 

The schedule of performances is as follows: 

 

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM Seth Connelly
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM Bradford Bog People
3:30 PM - 4:10 PM Bennett and Perkins
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Jordan Tirrell Wysocki Trio

Attending musicians are invited to bring their instruments for a jam after the show from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM.

 

The people who organized and support NHAMA are on a mission to promote acoustic music across the state of NH, increasing awareness of it among venue owners, promoters, and potential audiences.Their goal is:

- for performers to make themselves known and list their performances
- for venue owners to list their concerts and find new performers
- for recording studios, music stores, and radio stations to be known in the acoustic community
- for listeners to find acoustic music happenings throughout the state

 

Cost is $13 per person admission. For more information, visit the NHAMA or Tupelo's Music Hall in Londonderry, NH.  Tupelo Music Hall is located at 2 Young Road in Londonderry, New Hampshire 03053; phone 603.437.5100.

 

New Hampshire Preservation Alliance Sponsors Two Workshops at Farm & Forest Expo

What:  Educational Workshops at NH Farm & Forest Expo

“How to Read Your Barn” Friday, February 3 from 9 – 11 am in the Frost/Hawthorne Room, with Arron Sturgis of Preservation Timber Framing Inc

“New Models for Saving Historic Farm Properties” Friday, February 3, from 12 – 2 pm in the Hale Room. A roundtable discussion with Steve Taylor, former NH Commissioner of Agriculture; John Porter, UNH Cooperative Extension; preservationist Linda Ray Wilson; and Jennifer Goodman, NH Preservation Alliance. 

When: Friday, February 3, How to Read Your Barn: 9-11am and New Models for Saving Historic Farm Properties: 12-2pm

Where:  NH Farm & Forest Expo, Radission/Center of New Hampshire, 700 Elm Street,   Manchester, NH

Price:   $7 for Expo admission for adults. Age 15 and under are free.

Contact: Preservation Alliance at 224-2281 orwww.nhpreservation.org or the Expo at http://nhfarmandforestexpo.org.

 

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The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, the statewide non-profit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of historic buildings, resources and landscapes, announces that it is sponsoring two educational sessions at the 2012 Farm & Forest Expo February 3- 4 at the Center of New Hampshire, Radisson Hotel, in Manchester.  Both sessions are free and open to the public to Expo attendees.  Expo information athttp://nhfarmandforestexpo.org.

 

“How to Read Your Barn” will be offered on Friday, February 3 from 9 – 11 am in the  Frost/Hawthorne Room.  Arron Sturgis of Preservation Timber Framing Inc.  will present and lead a discussion on historic barns with a focus on how these barns were built and how they were used.  Sturgis will share tips to determine the age of a barn by examining its timber frame joinery, architectural features (doors and windows) and its orientation on the land.  He will also explore some of the common and unusual features of New England barns such as hay tracks, internal silos, and integrated loft ladders.  Participants are invited to bring their own barn pictures to share.  The session is co-sponsored by the N.H. Historic Agricultural Structures Advisory Committee, the N.H. Preservation Alliance and the N.H. Division of Historical Resources.

 

“New Models for Saving Historic Farm Properties” will be offered on Friday, February 3, from 12 – 2 pm in the Hale Room.  As long-standing patterns of family ownership yield to economic necessity, many of New Hampshire’s most historic and scenic farm properties are being offered for sale with little assurance that they will remain as signature elements of their community’s heritage and economy.  How can these historic agricultural properties be saved from becoming house lots or highways, and how might current trends affect outcomes?   What can be done to include historic structures in business plans and conservation efforts?   What economic models and partnerships are logical in such efforts?  This roundtable discussion will present promising new efforts and explore strategies to blend conservation, preservation and agriculture.  Case studies will include Battles Farm, Bradford; Dimond Hill Farm, Concord; Putnam Farm, Cornish; Town of Lee; and Goss Farm, Rye.  The audience will be invited to share other examples as well.

 

Panelists include Steve Taylor, former NH Commissioner of Agriculture; John Porter, UNH Cooperative Extension; preservationist Linda Ray Wilson; and Jennifer Goodman, Executive Director, NH Preservation Alliance.

Sponsors for the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s programs include the Otto Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation, PSNH, and The 1772 Foundation with additional support from Arnold M. Graton Associates, Inc., Bedard Preservation & Restoration, LLC, Ian Blackman, LLC, Farms & Barns, Fifield Building Restoration & Relocation, Frank R. Whittemore Builder, Innerglass Window Systems, NH Humanities Council, North Country Door, Inc., R & T Electric, Selectwood, Sunrise Woodworks, Woods & Co. Civil Engineering.

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Kids Rule Mountain Camps and Family Events

The month of February attracts more families to the ski slopes than any other month.  With snow finally blanketing New England ski slopes, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in MA, Cranmore Mountain Resort in NH, and Bromley in VT are announcing February family programs, events and online specials.

A New Vision: Modernist Photography Opens at Currier Museum of Art Feb. 4, 2012 Exhibition Shows Modernist Impact on Today’s Artists

Manchester, NH – A New Vision: Modernist Photography traces the development of the modernist movement from the 1920s to its continuing impact on artists today. The exhibition will be on view Feb. 4 through May 13, 2012 and features 125 works drawn from the Currier Museum of Art’s growing collection of historic photographs. Reflecting the international nature of modernism, A New Vision includes American photographers such as Ansel Adams, Edward and Brett Weston, Margaret Bourke-White and Charles Sheeler, as well as European artists such as German-born New Hampshire photographer Lotte Jacobi and her colleagues László Moholy-Nagy and Imre Kinski, among others.

 

Modernist photographers created images of isolated elements from nature and the manmade world from unexpected and often close-up vantage points. The results are striking abstract compositions that emphasize the repetition of shapes or patterns, dramatic contrasts of light and shade, or disorienting views of urban and natural worlds. This new vision shared by modernist photographers made form and composition as important as subject matter in their photographs. Contemporary photographers are still building upon the artistic language that their predecessors developed. Paul Caponigro, who lives in Cushing, Maine, Carl Hyatt of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Lee Friedlander of New York City all clearly connect to modernism and will be part of A New Vision.

 

A New Vision also explores the reciprocal influences among all media that shaped the modern art movement. Artists in the varied media shared a common vision; to illustrate this interconnectedness, paintings and drawings by Marsden Hartley, Charles Sheeler, Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Arthur Dove will be paired with photographs in this exhibition. This special exhibition is supported Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. and by Barbara and Thomas Putnam. The Currier Museum of Art is located at 150 Ash Street, Manchester, NH. Open every day except Tuesday. Museum admission: adults $10; seniors $9; students $8; children age 17 and under are always admitted free. More information: www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x108.

Waterville Valley to Offer Unique Dog Sledding Tours

Waterville Valley, NH- Waterville Valley Resort has a new dogsled program that will begin running in late December. The “Snow Dogz” program offers a choice of two excursions that will run every Friday and Saturday evening through the end of March. Guests have the opportunity to experience the unique tours by moonlight or headlight. Guests can expect to meet the trail guide and the dogs before the tour begins. Following the excursion, guests will have a photo opportunity with the musher and her team of dedicated dogs.

The “Valley Taster Run” winds through an open area on a trail running through the golf course. The entire experience will take about 45 minutes, and costs $65. For those wanting even more adventure, the “Moose Run” excursion will start from the Depot Camp and offer a longer trail through the woods, using part of the Nordic trail system. This experience will last about an hour and costs $95. Each sled holds one person, and upon occasion a child or small adult may be added for a cost of $25.

To keep the sled dogs in healthy condition, there is a maximum weight limit of 240 pounds. Participants must be at least 7 years old, and at least 11 years old to ride alone. Up to three sleds can be made available to go out on each run. Reservations will be necessary, and available through the Town Square Condos front desk office. Gift certificates are also available.

Leading the pack is Lidia Dale-Mesaros of Uktousa Sled dogs. Lidia has been training and running dogs for 17 years. It is a wonderful union of friendship and commitment between human and canine. The dogs are more than just trail companions; they have received extensive obedience training as well as their special training for dog sledding.

For more information and pricing, please call (603) 236-8175.

Waterville Valley was designed and planned specifically as a self-contained, four seasons resort. Today in addition to its world-class ski area, Waterville Valley Resort has award-winning tennis courts, golf, hiking, biking, lodging, cultural activities and summer theater, an indoor ice rink, boating, a skate park, and a host of outdoor activities. Dining options include traditional favorites and elegant dining. For more information, call 1-800-GO-VALLEY or visit www.visitwatervillevalley.com.

 

Racers From Seven Nations Compete at Waterville Valley 2012 Adaptive Alpine National Ski Championships

Waterville Valley N.H. (January 12, 2012) Adaptive ski racers completed three days of men and women’s competitions with two slalom events today on the Waterville Valley Resort World Cup racing trail. The 2012 Adaptive Alpine National Ski Championships showcased talented disabled athletes from the United States, Canada, Chile, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland and New Zealand.

 

Men and women racers competed in Giant Slalom and Slalom events in three different categories: Competitors who are visually impaired; Standing skiers who may have lost a leg or suffered lower extremity disability as the result of disease; and sitting skiers who ride on devices called sitz- skis for racers who are double leg amputees or have suffered paralysis below the waist.  

 

Bob Fries, President of Waterville Valley Ski Resort said, “We were honored and pleased to host this important event. All of these athletes are incredibility talented and show such determination in both practice and the races that it becomes an inspiration to all of us.”

 

United States Olympic Committee Events Director, Matt Cramer added, “On behalf of the U.S.O.C. and all the athletes and coaches, we would like to thank the Waterville Valley Ski Resort and the WVBBTS Ski Club for hosting and running a very professional three day event. Based on this years support and event hosting experience the U.S.O.C has awarded the 2013 United States Adaptive Alpine National Championships to the Waterville Valley Ski Resort for next January.”

 

Waterville Valley Resort was designed and planned specifically as a self-contained resort town with a world-class ski area as well a Nordic skiing, snowshoeing and ice-skating. For more information on Waterville Valley Ski Resort visit Waterville.com or call 1-800-GO-VALLEY.

 

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Video of racers on course at Thursday (1-12) morning’s snowy slalom event :

http://www.evpcreative.com/us_nationals/nationals.html

 

2012 SKI & STAY Packages at Waterville Valley Resort

New packages provide highest quality skiing and snowboarding at affordable price

Waterville Valley, NH- The 2012 SKI & STAY packages at Waterville Valley Resort have been released and reservations are now available. There are six packages to choose from, spread throughout the 2012 winter season. 

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Keep Kids Fit and Active with KidsRule Mountain Camps

New Year’s is the time to make resolutions for a more healthy, active lifestyle for your family, and KidsRule Mountain Camps are the best way to achieve that resolution.

KidsRule Mountain Camps are based on the successful learning programs at Jiminy Peak, Cranmore Mountain Resort, and Bromley Mountain, three New England mountains known for their heritage of superior skiing and riding instruction across generations of families. KidsRule Mountain Camps combine the best practices of more than 120 years of teaching experience to offer a fresh approach to instruction.

Waterville Valley to Offer Unique Dog Sledding Tours

Waterville Valley, NH- Waterville Valley Resort has created a new dogsled program that will begin running in late December. The “Snow Dogz” program offers a choice of two excursions that will run every Friday and Saturday evening through the end of March. Guests have the opportunity to experience the unique tours by moonlight or headlight. Guests can expect to meet the trail guide and the dogs before the tour begins. Following the excursion, guests will have a photo opportunity with the musher and her team of dedicated dogs.

The “Valley Taster Run” winds through an open area on a trail running through the golf course. The entire experience will take about 45 minutes, and costs $65. For those wanting even more adventure, the “Moose Run” excursion will start from the Depot Camp and offer a longer trail through the woods, using part of the Nordic trail system. This experience will last about an hour and costs $95. Each sled holds one person, and upon occasion a child or small adult may be added for a cost of $25.

Waterville Valley to Host 2012 Adaptive Alpine National Championships

Waterville Valley, N.H. (December 20, 2011) – Waterville Valley Resort announced today that the United States Olympic Committee has awarded Waterville Valley the 2012 US Adaptive Alpine national Championships, January 10-13, 2012. This prestigious event will showcase the most talented disabled athletes from the Unites States, Canada and other countries as they compete for the slalom and giant slalom national titles.

U.S.O.C. Event Director, Matt Cramer in announcing the races said, “We are so pleased to be returning to Waterville valley, a resort that has not only hosted this national championship previously, but has also hosted many Alpine World Cup events over the years.”