Community Calendar

Maine resident, Andy Austin was a court room artist for ABC TV Chicago for 43 years. She covered such trial as The Chicago 7, John Wayne Gacy's murder trial, trials of famous Mob Leaders and Gangsters as well as corrupt government officials such as Governor Blegojevich. These were turbulent times in Chicago and her sketches capture the tension, and the drama and in some cases the sadness. They are riveting and the stories behind them are fascinating.

Which Stitch?
A Circle of Needles; Bring your Handwork & Work Together
Join Paige Collins and Nikki Moser every Sunday starting on January 8th from 1pm-4pm!

Participants can bring current, knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, weaving, felting, all things fiber and needle projects and work in conversation with each other.

Special guests will introduce new techniques.

New to all this? We will provide supplies, beginning instruction and materials for you to try.

Free for members and by donation for non-members!

Which Stitch?
A Circle of Needles; Bring your Handwork & Work Together
Join Paige Collins and Nikki Moser every Sunday starting on January 8th from 1pm-4pm!

Participants can bring current, knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, weaving, felting, all things fiber and needle projects and work in conversation with each other.

Special guests will introduce new techniques.

New to all this? We will provide supplies, beginning instruction and materials for you to try.

Free for members and by donation for non-members!

Have you ever been to a ceili, or miss going to one? Come join us Sunday November 9th in Durham for an afternoon of lively music, dancing, and the spirit of community coming together. We dance Irish Set dances which are folk-style dances done to jigs, reels and polkas, with a distinct aerobic quality. As we say, why Jog when you can Jig?! You’ll be surrounded by happy people and tunes that set your toes to bouncing, your face to grinning, and your heart pattering to the beat. Beginner’s session starts at 1:00pm; ceili 1:30pm – 5pm. $10 donation, toe-tappers free. Sponsored by Seacoast Set Dancers; Live music by the Seacoast Ceili Band.
Venue: Durham Unitarian Fellowship, 20 Madbury Road, Durham, NH
Grab a friend, put on your dancing shoes, and get ready for a great time!

VentiCordi Chamber Music presents, IMAGINE

This evocative program invites you into two extraordinary sound worlds—one unfinished, the other timeless.

Begin with Arnold Schönberg’s Ein Stelldichein (A Rendezvous), a rarely heard early work shimmering with late-Romantic color and mystery. Though incomplete, it offers a tantalizing glimpse into the young composer’s expressive voice.

Then, journey into the transcendent with Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, written during his imprisonment in a WWII camp. Scored for an unusual ensemble of piano, clarinet, violin, and cello, this masterpiece is a meditation on eternity, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. Let this evening of profound beauty and emotional depth transport you beyond the boundaries of time and sound.

Please join us before the concert, at 1:00 pm for a lively panel discussion of the times and fascinating context of Messiaen's masterpiece.

REALLY is a play about mourning, intimacy, and the conflict between goodness and greatness as seen through the lens of photography.

Hear from your loved ones from the spirit world as Spiritual Medium Melissa Boyd listens between the worlds bringing messages of love, peace and connection. The power of mediumship is an undeniable way to know that we move into another world after earth. Each guest will receive a soul tool and an opportunity to learn simple ways to take compassionate actions to create peaceful change in the world. All proceeds to benefit A Place to Start, Kennebunk.

Misery by William Goldman adapted from the novel by Stephen King

Oct 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, Nov 1*, 2, 6, 7, 8 ,9 - 2025

Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm / *Sat, Nov 1 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Stephen King’s best-selling psychological thriller and Oscar-winning film is now a spine-chilling play! Truth is stranger than fiction when a famous romance novelist veers off the road in a winter storm and wakes up incapacitated in the home of his “number-one fan”. Unexpected events turn his number-one fan into his number-one enemy and a heart-pounding life or death game of cat and mouse ensues. Public Theatre policy requires you to pay for your entire seat - even though you’ll only be using the edge.

Tickets:
$35 Adult / $30 Group (10+) / $15 Youth (13-18). Read about our 35 Below discount program for theatre-lovers ages 19-35. https://thepublictheatre.org/membership/

Prices include all applicable Ticket Fees. A $4 Facility Fee will be added to every Ticket Order to help with the upkeep of our building.
Call 782-3200 for Group Sales.

We consider this show PG-13

JOIN US FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS
Included in your price of admission:
Oct 26 – Post-show talk-back with the Cast and Director. Following the 2:00 pm matinee.
Oct 30 – Wine Down Thursday – Come early and enjoy pre-show wine samples. Starts at 6:00 pm. – Courtesy of Central Distributors
Nov 1 – Saturday Night Samples – Come early and enjoy pre-show beer samples. Starts at 6:30 pm. – Courtesy of Baxter Brewing

Run Time: approx 2 hours
Hearing Assistance and handicapped seating are available upon request.

Sponsored by: Austin Associates

Belfast Author Linda Buckmaster will be launching her latest book "Journey Waters. Poems, Prose, Places" at Local Color Gallery in Belfast on Sunday, November 9 from 2:00 to 4:00. The reading will begin at 2:30. Buckmaster's retrospective of her work over the past twenty five years visits the home waters of her childhood in Space Coast Florida; maps the tender and not-so-tender experiences of her body; and carries back her traveling songs from Mexico, Portugal, Newfoundland, the western isles of Scotland, and Maine where she has lived for over fifty years. Refreshments will be served and books will be for sale.

Experience the inaugural concert of the OOB Wurlitzer Concert Series. This FREE hour-long concert re-introducing Old Orchard Beach’s Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ will showcase the many musical stylings of the instrument in a familiar and varied program, played by organist Seamus Gethicker.