A monthly serving of illuminating programs for all Granite Staters!
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A monthly serving of illuminating programs for all Granite Staters
JOIN US IN CELEBRATING NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH
We continue our tradition of welcoming you and your fellow humanities supporters from the state's cultural, corporate, civic, academic, and philanthropic communities to a night of inspiration and networking at our signature event, the Annual Celebration of the Humanities!
By purchasing your ticket(s) to our most important fundraiser, you will help sustain free public programs for all Granite Staters and beyond, ensuring they remain free and accessible to all. Click the button below to get your tickets today!
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Co-hosted with The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service
The Big Watch is a statewide series of community-driven programs that bring Granite Staters together to watch, discuss, and reflect on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and American Revolution. Granite Staters will come together to have shared conversations about Ken Burns’ new film, The American Revolution. New Hampshire Humanities is seeking applications from New Hampshire organizations to host a series of two programs that will take place during the spring and summer of 2026.Click to learn more!
This program is a collaboration with NH Public Broadcasting.
Thanks to our new partner, Revo Casino and Social House, you can turn games into giving when you play at Revo Casino in Keene from Sept. 18–27.
Revo Casino and Social House’s Rebels With A Cause charitable program is committed to making a difference by helping nonprofits in communities around the state. Revo contributed over $9,100,000 through July 2025in charitable gaming contributions to 255 New Hampshire nonprofits, and this month, will donate a portion of the proceeds to support the work of New Hampshire Humanities!
The Black Heritage Trail of NH continues the Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks:
Hopes and Impediments: War and Strategies for Belonging
Sunday, September 21, 2:00 pm Warner Town Hall, 5E Main Street, Warner (attend in person or virtually)
War has always been more than battles—it is also about survival, resistance, and the fight for belonging. What does it mean to belong when the world insists you do not? And how can resilience in the past inspire us today?
Hosted by Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire and supported by a New Hampshire Humanities Community Project Grant.Learn more here
Perspectives Book Groups: Come read with us! Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Presented by Josh Tepley October 7, 6:00 pm, Philbrick-James Library, 4 Church Street, Deerfield
Nearly seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.
Pre-registration is required to receive the book prior to the discussion. Details
This event is a part of ALA's Banned Book week of October 5-11, 2025. Discussion will include the lasting importance of reading and intellectual freedom in a free society using a classical book.
See you at the NH Book Festival! Friday & Saturday, October 3-4, Main St., Concord
Join us this fall for the second annual statewide festival that brings authors and readers to celebrate literacy, conversation, and community in historic downtown Concord! The NH Book Festival unfolds over two days, featuring all things literary– live presentations, captivating panel discussions, and book signings by 50+ nationally known authors! For the schedule, please visit www.nhbookfestival.org.
P.S. As a proud funder of the book festival through a Community Project Grant, we'll have a booth at the festival on Saturday – come say hello!
New Country, New Challenges, New Insights: The Humanities Make a Difference in Dover
By Barbara Visciano
“This class, Life in America, helps me to better navigate society and the economic, cultural, and political life of the U.S.A. The course helps me improve my English.”
This student is referring to a class I teach at the Dover Adult Learning Center. During the 2024-2025 school year, a Community Project Grant from New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) funded our Life in America class. Gathering on Wednesday mornings, this reading and discussion class focused on helping intermediate and advanced English language learners improve their English skills while learning about the history and form of government in the United States...One student reflected on his/her experience in the class, “It has been very helpful as I recently arrived in the U.S. It gave me the chance to know about the American people and the community, and that helped me adapt quickly.”
If you are over 70 ½ years old, you can turn your required IRA distribution into a charitable gift, tax free! By directing up to $100,000 from your IRA straight to New Hampshire Humanities, your donation won’t count as taxable income, potentially lowering your tax bill while supporting a cause you care about.
It is a smart move – and generous one. A true win-win!
Or you can still give the traditional way by visiting our secure giving page any time!
Cohen Institute for Holocaust & Genocide Studies 2025 Holocaust Memorial Lecture: Enemies of the State: The Nazi Persecution of LGBTQ+ People Tuesday, Sept. 16 · 6:00 - 7:00 pm (attend in person or livestream)
Award-winning historian Dr. Jake Desai-Newsome will use archival material and survivor testimonies to tell the stories of LGBTQ+ people in Nazi Germany. Attendees will learn about the complex motivations that convinced Nazi leaders that combating homosexuality was vital to the success of the Third Reich. And while the Holocaust ended in May 1945, LGBTQ+ survivors soon learned that the era of state sanctioned persecution was not over.Details & RSVP
World Affairs Council Disinformation and the Seeds of Genocide: Understanding and Dismantling the Tools of Hate Thursday, November 13 · 6:00 pm Norma Walker Hall, Keene State College, 229 Main St. Keene
Attend a powerful and timely conversation on how disinformation, propaganda, and media manipulation have been used to enable genocide, and how individuals and communities can resist these tools of hate. Details & RSVP
Thank you to the following Annual Partners who provide year-round support for our work:
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