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| Hillsborough Balloon Festival, Hillsborough NH |
There are a lot of fun events happening in our area this weekend, including the Hillsborough Balloon Festival in Hillsborough NH.
July 9, 10,
11 - Hillsborough Balloon Festival and Fair, Hillsborough NH (1 hr. from
Ashburnham)
Join us again this year for the Hillsborough
Balloon Festival & Fair, a spectacular three-day event beginning at 6:00pm Thursday,
July 9th 2015 at Grimes Field in Hillsborough, NH. This weekend event offers
something for everyone; carnival rides, entertainment on the community stage,
special kids activities, skydivers, an enormous variety of food to tempt your
taste buds, merchandise and handmade products are showcased, and of course the
incredible hot air balloons. The Saturday evening fireworks extravaganza is one
of the premier fireworks displays in all of New Hampshire. The balloons will
launch Friday evening at 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 6 am and 6 pm (weather
permitting). Reserve your space for a fantastic experience floating over New
Hampshire's scenic Monadnock Region with its scenic farms, rivers, lakes,
ancient stone bridges, hills and valleys. And don't miss the exciting Balloon
Glow on Friday night. The Hillsborough Hometown Parade on Sunday includes many
civic groups with marching bands, floats, military personnel and a wide
assortment of fire apparatus from all over New Hampshire. An Artist's Fair will
also be taking place on July 11th during Balloon Festival weekend, at nearby
Butler Park sponsored by the Hillsborough Area Artisans. The Festival Schedule,
Attractions, Location Map and Parking pages provide event details regarding
this year's festival. http://balloonfestival.org. Should you have
additional questions please call (603) 464-0377
July 9 -
Summer Concert Series at Fruitlands, 5:00
pm - 9:00 pm
Grounds open for picnics at 5PM, concerts begin at
7:15. The Concord Band is joining us for the 30th season of Summer Concerts on
the hillside at Fruitlands! They’ll rock the lawn every Thursday night from
June 18 – July 23, followed by The Love Dogs on July 30, and Black Marmot on
August 6. Bring a picnic and a blanket or lawn chairs. Beer and wine for sale
under the tent. Museum buildings and Store open from 5-7PM with concert
admission. Season passes available: $50 for members, $75 for nonmembers. Pick
any six concerts to attend. Purchase at the gate. Previous seasons passes are
accepted. Members $10/car, Nonmembers $15/car - 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard,
Massachusetts 01451 | 978.456.3924, www.fruitlands.org.
July 9, - Bob
Marley at the Bull Run, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Bob Marley is a riot. Celebrating 15 years as a
stand-up comic, Bob Marley is one of the hottest and most sought-after
comedians in the country. He has been featured in his own special on Comedy
Central, and is one of the few comics to do the complete late-night TV circuit:
“The Late Show” with David Letterman, “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, “Late
Night” with Conan O’Brien and “The Late Late Show” with Craig Ferguson and
Craig Kilborn. A regular at the Aspen and Montreal comedy festivals, Marley was
named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” Marley has also appeared in
several films, including the cult favorite, “Boondock Saints,” where he played
Detective Greenley. $25.00 www.bullrunrestaurant.com.
July 10 -
August 7, Monadnock Music 2015 Festival, Peterborough NH
This is a Ticketed Concert
July 10, 7:30
p.m. - The Complete Beethoven Symphonies: Year 1 - Gil Rose,
conductor. In celebration of the 50th Season, this concert
begins a Five Year Cycle of the Complete Beethoven Symphonies. Tickets: $30
(general admission) www.monadnockmusic.org. 1 Grove St., Peterborough
NH.
July 10 - Nick Moss at the Bull Run, 8:00 pm
Whether it’s blistering blues or Allman influenced
rock or an apt social commentary set to brilliant music, Nick Moss continues to
meld influences and reach into the unknown and experiment with the sounds he
finds. And for Nick, it’s not all about his own musical journey. It’s always
his desire from his place onstage, to pass along the passion and love of his
craft to those who come to see him play. “It’s about the experience,” he says.
“A shared love of music and being elevated and enlightened by sound.” $18.00 - www.bullrunrestaurant.com.
July 11 – The
Kennedy’s: 20th Anniversary triple-CD release at the Bull Run – 8:00 p.m.
Pete and Maura Kennedy met at the Continental Club
in Austin Texas. Within a few weeks, they went on their first date at Buddy
Holly’s grave in Lubbock, TX, and within a year, they were touring together, as
part of Nanci Griffith’s band, and as the opening act on Nanci’s two month tour
of the British Isles. In a dusty little dressing room on the top floor of
Dublin’s Olympia theatre, they penned the songs that would become their first
CD, “River of Fallen Stars”. The CD was awarded the “Indie” award in 1995 for
“Best Adult Contemporary CD” by the National Association of Independent Record
Distributors. Eleven CDs and several side-projects later (The Strangelings, The
Stringbusters, and their solo projects), they enjoy loyal followings in both
the guitar camp and the singer-songwriter set. Ultimately it’s their tight
harmonies, their chemistry, and their unashamedly idealistic outlook that has
carved them their own niche in the studio and onstage. - $16.00.
www.bullrunrestaurant.com
July 11 –
Live Entertainment on the patio at Bailey’s Bar and Grille – 7:30-10:00
p.m. Every Saturday night from June to September Bailey’s Bar & Grille will
be having live entertainment starting at 7:30pm. 18 Main St., Townsend, MA –
www.baileysbarandgrille.com
July 12 – 34th Annual Show of the Antique Truck Club of America’s
New England Chapter 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 34th Annual
Show of the Antique Truck Club of America’s New England Chapter, at the
Lancaster Fairgrounds, 318 Seven Bridge Road (Route 117), Lancaster. Hundreds
of antique trucks will be proudly displayed by their owners at this popular
show. Spectators $5, kids under 12 free. For information call 978-460-0465.
