Through Sept. 6
Currier Museum Free Admission for Active Military Families, this program is part of the National Endowment for the Arts' Blue Star Museum pilot program — a collaboration with Blue Star Families' Operation Appreciation. Blue Star Families is a nonprofit organization that works to support America's military families from all branches of the service. For more information, visitcurrier.org or call 669-6144, Ext. 108.
Through Aug. 1
The Drowsy Chaperone, will be performed on July 23 through 25 and July 30 to Aug. 1 at The Derryfield School Theatre, 2108 River Road, Manchester. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Sunday show is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at Etix.com or the box office at the theatre prior to the show. For more information go to derryfield.org and click on the link to Derryfield Repertory Theatre.
Aug. 2 to 6
Kids CoopSummer Theater Camp, at the Adams Memorial Opera House, Derry for Kids Coop Theatre. Days will be filled with singing, dancing, acting, theatre games, crafts and performing. Each week is limited to 40 campers, ages 8-15, and will have a Friday evening performance. Visitkids-coop-theatre.org.
Aug. 3
Don Campbell, 6:30 p.m. Don is a national winner of the Colgate Country Showdown at the Grand Ole Opry. He and his band performs over 150 shows per year and have opened for Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Randy Travis, and many other country, folk and rock greats. Free and open to the public. Located at the corners of Main Street and Emerson Avenue in Hampstead immediately behind the Hampstead Town Hall and adjacent to the historic Hampstead Town Meeting House. Call 329-8189 or e-mail meetinghousepark@comcast.net.
Aug. 4
Nashua Symphony Choral Ensemble, noon. Located at Nashua Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Free and open to the public. For more, call 589-4610 or visit nashualibrary.org.
Aug. 7 to 14
Landscape Painting: Searching for the Spirit of Georgia O'Keeffe, The Currier is partnering with the Worcester Art Museum on travel abroad programs for students of the visual arts. Students can take these courses for undergraduate credit from Lesley University for an additional fee. Currier members receive WAM member pricing. Paint in the magnificent New Mexico landscape while simultaneously absorbing the area's rich Spanish and Indian cultures. A first-day stop at Santa Fe's Ghost Ranch on the way to Ghost Ranch Abiquiu will allow you to explore Santa Fe's culture, food and art scene, including sketching and visits to the O'Keefe Museum and the Canyon Road galleries. Call Elizabeth Buck at (508) 799-4406 Ext. 3148 or visit worcesterart.org/education.
Wednesday, Aug. 11
Dionne/Runnion-Bareford Duo, noon. Located at Nashua Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Free and open to the public. For more information call 589-4610 or visit nashualibrary.org.
Thursday, Aug. 12
Boogaloo Swamis Play, 7 p.m., at Nashua Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. For more information call 589-4610 or visit nashualibrary.org.
poet Rhina P. Espaillat featured reader, 6:30 p.m., at the Frost Farm's Hyla Brook Reading Series along with Hyla Brook Poet Bill Gleed. Located at the Robert Frost Farm, 122 Rockingham Road. Free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail Robert Crawford bobik9@aol.com.
Tuesday, Aug. 17
Mill City Revival Band, 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Located at the corners of Main Street and Emerson Avenue in Hampstead immediately behind the Hampstead Town Hall and adjacent to the historic Hampstead Town Meeting House. Call 329-8189 or e-mail meetinghousepark@comcast.net.
Wednesday, Aug. 18
Milkis/Kustanovich/NassidzeTrio, noon. Located at Nashua Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Free and open to the public. For more information call 589-4610 or visit nashualibrary.org.
Friday, Aug. 20
Broadway Piano Bar, 8 to 10 p.m., hosted by the Manchester Choral Society, at the XO Restaurant, 827 Elm Street, Manchester. Come join the Choral Society and music director Dan Perkins to celebrate 50 years in Manchester and sing some favorite solos or choruses from Broadway shows. Lyrics will be provided. Cover charge is $15 with a cash bar offered throughout the evening. For more information call 472-6627 or visit mcsnh.org.
Tuesday, Aug. 31
Duet Singers Barry & Holly Tashian, 6:30 p.m. Barry and Holly have known each other since high school, and have performed and recorded together since 1972. They've written for Kenny Rogers, Solomon Burke, Ty England, Daniel O'Donnell and The Nashville Bluegrass Band. Free and open to the public. Located at the corners of Main Street and Emerson Avenue in Hampstead immediately behind the Hampstead Town Hall and adjacent to the historic Hampstead Town Meeting House. Call 329-8189 or e-mail meetinghousepark@comcast.net.
ONGOING
Open Enrollment Majestic Theatre's 2010 Summer Theatre Camps, Half-day camps are open for youth ages 4 to 7 years and the full-day camps are open for youth ages 8 to 17 years. Youth can join The Majestic for: The Cinderella Tales, Aug. 2 to 13, full-day program. Tuition is $275 for each full-day, two-week session and $150 for each half-day, two-week session. Tuition includes all camp materials, camp T-shirt and an afternoon snack. Scholarships are available. Visit majestictheatre.net or call 669-7469.
Currier Museum
Currier Museum public guided tours, tours are offered daily, and highlight either the museum's permanent collection or the current special exhibition. Public tours are free with museum admission. Tour times are: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:30 p.m., Saturdays at 11:30 a.m., Sundays at 1 p.m., and the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m.
Concord Community Music School, offers choruses for all ages, including Songweavers, a children's chorus called the Purple Finches, and Sunflower Singers for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Private lessons, music and movement classes for children. Call 228-1196 or visit ccmusicschool.org.
The Profile Chorus, an award-winning women's a cappella show chorus based in Manchester, seeks new members with a passion for song. All are invited to rehearse, learn four-part harmony, develop vocal skills and have fun at the same time. The group rehearses Mondays at 7 p.m. at 83 Hanover St. in Manchester. All voice parts are welcome. Call 204-8778 or visit profilechorus.org.
Singers For the Interfaith Choir, meets weekly at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 63 East Broadway in Derry. Anyone in high school or older can join this group that has been singing in the area for more than 40 years. Auditions are not required. Call 458-1455.
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