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| Steel Magnolias at Peterborough Players |
“What’s Happening”
February 17,
18, 19
17, 18, Friday and Saturday, - Steel Magnolias at Peterborough Players - An American classic that is popular around the world (not to mention the basis for the award-winning film of the same name), Steel Magnolias celebrates the bond of female companionship. Six strong Southern women gather weekly at Truvy’s beauty shop, where all the ladies who are anybody go to have their hair done. Full of heart and humor, the play is a funny and moving story of love, loss, and enduring friendship. Playwright Robert Harling said “…while gorgeous, magnolias are fragile and bruise easily—qualities often attributed to Southern women. My extraordinary life experiences with my sister and mother showed me that women are indeed gorgeous, but their lives can be fragile. But underneath, they possess a tensile strength stronger than anything I could ever muster.” We’re pleased to bring Harling’s band of hilarious spitfires back to the Players. Friday, 7:30, Saturday 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. Repeats Feb. 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26. For tickets, pricing and more information visit peterboroughplayers.org.
This February, Old Sturbridge Village is
introducing an interactive and intimate way of experiencing the Village.
Midwinter Mischief combines theatrical storytelling, historical interpretation
and period dining to offer guests a daytime winter adventure…
Imagine the tale of a Yankee peddler passing
through the village who decides to settle down at the Bullard Tavern on a cold
winter's night. There the peddler spends every dollar he has earned on food and
drink, racking up a tab far beyond his means. After being confronted over his
debt, the peddler fills up his cup with ashes from the hearth and promises the
tavern owner that he will return with a cup overflowing of gold. From the
Bullard Tavern, costumed storytellers, artisans and villagers will entice
tavern guests to wander deep into the village where they will find evidence of
the peddler’s adventures and schemes.
Admission to a Midwinter Mischief includes the
one-hour and 45-minute outdoor/indoor experience and a period-inspired lunch in
the Village’s Bullard Tavern where guests can enjoy live music, demonstrations,
and a cash bar featuring hot beverages and 1830s-inspired libations. Each day,
the first experience departs the Bullard Tavern at 9:30 am and the last at 3:00
pm, with experiences beginning every 15 minutes. The Bullard Tap Room
opens at 9:00 am where guests can purchase hot and cold beverages and breakfast
pastries. At 11:00 am the Bullard Great Room opens for the inclusive
19th-century inspired lunch and a cash bar. Midwinter Mischief was written
and directed by P.J. Griffith. Timed tickets must be purchased in advance –
either online below or at the museum’s Visitor Center. Non-members: $30 Adult |
$20 Youth, OSV Members: $20 Adult | $10 Youth – osv.org
19,
Saturday - The Hangman Streamed in HD at Peterborough Players
– 1:00 p.m. Olivier and Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (The
Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) return to the West End
with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new
play Hangmen. In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham,
Harry (David Morrissey – The Walking Dead, State of Play) is something of
a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the
day they've abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying
to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman
– Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny
Flynn – Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their
visit. Peterboroughplayers.org
17-26, Mariposa Museum presents Protect the Sacred:
Art of Indigenous Resistance. Artwork by 20 Native American artists is
from 31 years of environmental and cultural activism by Honor the Earth, a non-profit organization founded in 1993 by
Winona LaDuke and Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. As the world’s
attention focuses on history’s largest gathering of indigenous people in
Standing Rock, North Dakota, to protect water from a transnational pipeline,
this exhibit illuminates the importance of native voice to the effort to
protect the planet and address issues of climate change. The largest non-profit
indigenous organization in the U.S., Honor the Earth works to illuminate and
restore traditional knowledge systems and practices linked to living
sustainably on the earth, including protection of water and non-industrial food
systems and foods, while also addressing the poverty and social injustices that
plague native communities. According to its curators, “This exhibit brings
awareness to issues affecting native people everywhere. Our mission is to
create awareness and support social and environmental issues while showcasing
empowering indigenous art from across the country. Art has power. We believe it
plays an important role in activism. Art has the ability to wake people up.
Through it, we can evoke emotion, tell stories, inspire, and motivate. When
channeled as a vehicle for issues of conscience it can become a catalyst for
meaningful change. People are working hard to make a shift politically and
socially; we must take this opportunity to show solidarity and remind our
[indigenous] communities of how resilient we are.”
26 Main Street, Peterborough, New Hampshire, mariposamuseum.org
18, 19 Saturday and
Sunday – Family Winter Tracking Walk at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Saturday, 10:30-11:30,
Instructor: Ann Marie Pilch. Join us for an outdoor exploration of
animal tracks and signs. Learn to recognize basic track patterns and how
animals adapt to the lean winter months. Pre-registration required, max 25
people/5 families - limit 5 people per family. All ages, Member: $15/family,
Nonmember: $20/family plus cost of admission. Also going on this weekend at
Tower Hill is Winter in Bloom; In Living Color; Stems and Stones, A Love Story;
and Sunday afternoon tours. For more information visit towerhillbg.org.
18, Saturday
Open House - Cross -Country Skiing/Snow-Shoeing at Saima Park, 10:00am-2:00pm - Groomed trails open to the public for cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing at the
Finnish Center at Saima Park, 67 Scott Rd., Fitchburg. No fee. Limited supply
of ski equipment available to borrow. Visit saima-park.org.
18, 19, Saturday and Sunday – Frozen Fruitlands, 12:00-5:00 p.m, -
Winter at Fruitlands means outdoor fun and adventure each weekend! Every
Saturday and Sunday, January through March, bring your winter boots, sleds,
snowshoes, or cross-country skis for some high energy fun as you explore our
frozen hills and woodland trails. Then come warm up with us. There will be
a toasty fire outside the visitor center and hot chocolate available inside the
building. A Fruitlands staff member will be available to recommend trails and
to answer questions. Be sure to check in at the Gift Shop for an
admission sticker. Frozen Fruitlands includes admission to the Art
Museum. Members are free, non-members $5.00, 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard MA
- www.fruitlands.orgFrozen
Fruitlands join The Trustees at Frozen Fruitlands on
Saturdays and Sundays through March, and explore the hills and trails for
sledding, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing followed by a warm up with hot
chocolate at the fire outside the visitor’s center. Check in at the Gift Shop
for admission, which also includes the Art Museum, featuring two exhibitions: “Find Your Park: National Parks in New
England,” a photography
exhibition celebrating the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary and “Comforts, Cures, and Distractions” which invites visitors to reflect on the
challenges and also fun and creativity of New England winters before modern
conveniences.
18, 19, 20, Saturday, Sunday, Monday –
Winter at Windblown Cross-Country Ski Are, 40 Kilometers of new snow, 100% of trails are
open, group and private lessons Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (please call to
register). You can call the ski shop between 9 am and 5 pm when we are open to talk
to a real person 603-878-2869. Shelters available year-round for overnight
camping, call 603-878-0540 for reservations. 1180 Turnpike Road, New
Ipswich, New Hampshire, windblownxc.com
