Arts & Life
PREP TALKS: Michael Nadeau – How AI, cryptomining and data centers might raise your electric bill
The U.S. electrical grid is under stress as loads increase while infrastructure upgrades lag. The situation is bound to become worse because demand for electricity is expected to grow significantly, due in part to electrification and manufacturing. However, most of the demand growth will come from new data centers that will support artificial intelligence applications and, to a lesser degree, cryptocurrency mining.
Mary Ball and Jean Mann use different mediums in display at Hancock Town Library
By DAVID ALLEN
Mary Ball and Jean Mann are both artists who also both enjoy the coast of Maine and live in Hancock. They’re friends, but how they approach their subjects, which are also often the same, differs.
THEATER REVIEW – ‘Boeing Boeing’ is a fine farce to open Peterborough Players’ season
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Peterborough Players kicked off their 2025 summer season with “Boeing Boeing,” a rousing, slightly racy farce that brought big laughs to its preview crowd on Tuesday night.
Susan Wadsworth and Lauron Lewis display works at Dublin Community Center
By DAVID ALLEN
Two artists whose work can currently be seen at the Dublin Community Center have been fairly peripatetic when it comes to seeking subjects for their work.
VirginaEskin, Marcia Lehninger and Peter Guidi bring ‘Romances’ to Bass Hall in Peterborough
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Pianist Virgina Eskin, violinist Marcia Lehninger and French horn player Peter Guidi will perform “A Bouquet of Romances,” Friday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at Bass Hall in Peterborough.
Hancock Summer Concert Series opens June 26
The Hancock Summer Concert Series will open Thursday, June 26, with a free performance by Susie Burke and Kent Allyn from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the town common.
Music on the Common opens in Greenfield June 24
The 2025 Music on the Common summer concert series at Oak Park in Greenfield will begin Tuesday, June 24, with Off Our Rockers. Concerts take place Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and are free to the public.
Muusic 4UU presents Tara Greenblatt in Peterborough
Muusic 4UU will present singer-songwriter Tara Greenblatt in concert Saturday, June 21, at 4 p.m. at the Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Sanctuary, 25 Main St., Peterborough.
Dublin Community Center sets coffeehouse
Dublin Community Center sets coffeehouse-
Virgina Eskin to perform at Bass Hall in Peterborough
Pianist Virginia Eskin will return to Bass Hall at the Monadnock Center with violinist Marcia Lehninger and French horn player Peter Guidi for “A Bouquet of Romances” on Friday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at 19 Grove St., Peterborough.
Francestown art festival welcomes anyone to exhibit
By JESSECA TIMMONS
The 10th annual Francestown Arts Fest will take place Saturday, June 14, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Francestown Town Hall. The festival will showcase local artists, makers and creators.
RECIPE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET: Lisa Murray – Experimenting with Egyptian recipes
Reading “Diet for a Small Planet” by Frances Moore Lappé roughly 33 years ago informed me of the dire environmental consequences of eating a meat-based diet and ignited my journey to a plant-centered diet.
Sama Alshaibi presents ‘Palimpest as Image’ at MacDowell Downtown
On Friday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m., MacDowell Downtown will present “Palimpest as Image” with visual artist Sama Alshaibi at Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St., Peterborough.
Beth Krommes of Peterborough will sign books at Toadstool
Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Beth Krommes of Peterborough will sign copies of her new children’s book “Where the Deer Slip Through” at the Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot Square in Peterborough, on Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m.
Dayton Duncan closes ‘Stories to Share’ season in Jaffrey
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Documentary film producer and writer Dayton Duncan of Rindge will tell stories from his life and career in the Monadnock region at Friday’s “Stories to Share” at Jaffrey Civic Center.
AT THE PLAYERS: Brendon Fox – Ready to get going for a new season
Greetings from the Barn!
Town Hall Theatre in Wilton starts boxing series with ‘The Shakedown’
The Town Hall Theatre in Wilton will launch a summer mini-series of silent-era boxing films with live music, beginning Sunday, June 8, at 2 p.m. with a screening of “The Shakedown” (1929). The theater is located at 40 Main St., Wilton.
Lee Dunholter opens exhibit at Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will present its next Community Art Gallery exhibit, “Kaleidoscope,” beginning Friday, June 6.
Listen & Lunch returns to Peterborough June 5
The sixth annual Listen & Lunch outdoor music series will take place Thursdays from June 6 through Aug. 29 from noon to 1 p.m. in Depot Park, 1 Grove St. in Peterborough. The event is free and open to the public.
Laurel Cameron and Liana Ecklund develop mural at Ingalls Memorial Library in Rindge
By ASHLEY SAARI
Grandmother and granddaughter Laurel Cameron of Rindge and Liana Ecklund of Fitzwilliam have been partnering on a very special project -- giving new life and color to a corridor in the children’s section of the Ingalls Memorial Library.
