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.
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.
Saturday, Aug. 21
free organ concert, performed by Christopher Gantner, Organist and Music Directory for the Londonderry Presbyterian Church. Lockated at 126 Pillsbury Road, Londonderry.
Monday, Aug. 23
Brahms German Requiem, 7 to 9 p.m. Located at the Christian Science Church of Nashua, 115 Concord St., Nashua. adults, $8; students and seniors, $5. For more information e-mail kandrle1@roadrunner.com.
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.
Friday, Sept. 17
Motor Booty Affair Ultimate Disco Extravaganza, 8 p.m., at The Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester.Beer and wine is available at both dance parties. Age seventeen and under must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets $16. For tickets visit rochesteroperahouse.com or call 335-1992.
Saturday, Sept. 25
Tantric with Burn Halo and Flaw, p.m. at The Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. Tickets $24. Beer and wine is available at both dance parties. Age seventeen and under must be accompanied by an adult. For tickets visit rochesteroperahouse.com or call 335-1992.
ONGOING
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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To list an event in the Derry News arts calendar, send announcements by e-mail to jdiver@derrynews.com, or mail to: Jill Diver, Derry News, 46 West Broadway, Derry, NH 03038.
