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March 3, 2010

Arts calendar

March 5-7

FOOLS!, dinner/dessert theatre presentation of the season. A Comedy by Neil Simon: Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic; he's landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and Leon's job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over 24 hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes Stupid. But, he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid that she has only recently learned how to sit down. All inclusive dinner theatre on March 5-6 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 7, at 1:30 p.m. Cost $32 Friday/Saturday and $28 Sunday. Dessert Theatre seating begins at 8:30 p.m. on Friday/Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday and includes balcony cabaret seating, open concessions and dessert for $20. All performances will be held at The Majestic Theatre, 281 Cartier St., Manchester, in the former Sainte Marie School building. For more information or tickets call 669-7469 or visit www.majestictheatre.net.

March 9

Riverdance, at Verizon Wireless Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75, $55, $35. Call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

Saturday, March 13

Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, 7 p.m., at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Tickets are $35 to $75. Call 668-5588 or visit www.palacetheatre.org.

wednesday, March 17

Derry Parks and Recreation trip to The Beacon Resort, authentic Irish music and dancing and food. Meal includes corned beef and cabbage, boiled potatoes and onions, and a chicken dish served family style. Registration for Derry residents is $37 per person, $47 for nonresidents. Pick-ups are scheduled for Senior Housing complexes at 9:30 a.m., and Hood Commons at 9:45 a.m. Register at www.derry-nh.org or at the Recreation Office. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 432-6136.

Thursday, March 18

Aksara Benefit Concert For Learn To Read, at 6:30 p.m., a six-woman a cappella ensemble from Southern New Hampshire, at the Manchester City Library. For more information, Call 624-6550 Ext. 330.

Saturday, March 20

A Magical Evening, 8 p.m. Join the GSSO to celebrate the advent of the new season with the inspired cello playing of long-time GSSO principal cellist Larry Veal, and Brahms' symphony No. 3. Located at Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. Call 226-4776 or visit www.gsso.org.

March 20-21

New Hampshire Old House & Barn Expo, 9 a.m.t o 5 p.m. Tickets $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and children; children under 6 free; visit www.nhpreservation.org for discounted registration. Located at Center of New Hampshire, Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester. For more information call 224-2281 or www.nhpreservation.org.

Wednesday, April 7

WILCO, 8 p.m., at the Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St., Concord. Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance, $37 day of show. Visit www.wilcoworld.net or www.ccanh.com, or call 225-1111.

Friday, April 16

First 'Taste of Opera' Auction Event, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. Ted Lambrinos, and his wife Hallie Neill sing selections from Puccini's Madame Butterfly, Turandot and more. Tickets are $35. Call 647-6564 or visit www.operanh.org.

Wednesday, May 5

Writers on a New England Stage: Isabel Allende, at the Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. Located at 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. The acclaimed Latin American novelist and author of "The House of Spirits," "My Invented Country" and more presents her new novel, "Island Beneath the Sea." Call 436-2400 or visit www.themusichall.org.

Saturday, May 8

The Violin Times Two, Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. 8 p.m. Spring concert and silent auction featuring violinists Elliot Markow and Gerry Mordis, violins. Call 226-4776 or visit www.gsso.org.

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. The Majestic prides itself on a strong core of camp directors and instructors all having many years of experience in all aspects of theatre as well as experience working with children and teens.¬  Youth can join The Majestic for: Story Theatre, July 5 to 16 full & half day program;Fables & Fairy Tales, July 19 to 30 full & half day program; The Cinderella Tales, Aug. 2 to 13 full day program. Tuition is $275 for each full-day, 2-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. For more information visit www.majestictheatre.net and to download registration forms or call 669-7469.

Chorus of New England Auditions, for the spring season. The youth choir is for children and young adults, ages 6 through 18, and provides vocal training and performance experience that will inspire a lifelong passion for choral music. Visit www.treblechorus.com or call (978) 837-5461.

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 www.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 www.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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