A monthly serving of illuminating programs for all Granite Staters!
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A monthly serving of illuminating programs for all Granite Staters
C E L E B R A T I N G 5 0 Y E A R S I N Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y
It's our birthday - let's eat cake!
Help us celebrate FIVE decades of connecting people and ideas across the Granite State by joining us at any or all of the upcoming spring 50th birthday events. Pre-registration is required due to limited capacity, so please RSVP early.
THURSDAY, MAY 23 5:30-7:30 pm Howe Library, 13 St., Hanover
Enjoy light refreshments and birthday cake followed by a brief look back at New Hampshire Humanities' first 50 years. Founding executive director Steve Taylor will share a special presentation, “The Great Newspaper War of the Upper Valley,” a story that helped form the Valley’s deep sense of place. Attend in person OR watch the livestream!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 5:30-7:30 pm Discover Center at the Portsmouth Historical Society 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth
Enjoy light refreshments and birthday cake followed by an introduction from Sen. David Watters and a brief look back at New Hampshire Humanities' first 50 years. A special presentation by Jeffrey Zygmont on the poetry and life of Robert Frost will include time for Q&A and socializing.
THURSDAY, JUNE 13 1:00-3:30 pm NH State Library, 20 Park Street, Concord
Join us for light refreshments, the unveiling of the NH State House sculpture created by Granite Staters of all ages during this spring's Knit Democracy Together series, and a screening of a documentary on the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18. Artist and former election lawyer Eve Jacobs-Carnahan will speak about the project, followed by brief remarks from Executive Director Michael Haley Goldman and NH House representative Mel Myler on his documentary.
(It's not too late to knit or help with assembly - see below.)
Help us assemble the NH State House sculpture! Saturday, May 18, 10:00-4:00 pm (2-hour time slots), CONCORD The Elegant Ewe, 75 South Main Street Register Can’t attend an event but still want to participate? The Elegant Ewe at 75 South Main Street in Concord has generously offered to collect knitted pieces to be contributed to the NH State House sculpture, OR you can mail them to NHH at 117 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301.Click here for knitting instructions and more information about mailing your squares.
(Squares will be collected until FRIDAY, MAY 10)
www.nhhumanities.org/Knit-Democracy-Together Knit Democracy Together is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities' United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture initiative.
Perspectives Book Groups Read the book and join the discussion! Attend a Perspectives discussion in your community or join us online! RSVP to the host organization to reserve your spot and your free Perspectives book prior to the discussion. Here are a few events coming in the next month:
Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 pm Deacon King Kong by James McBride, presented by Carrie Brown Fuller Public Library, 29 School Street, HillsboroughDETAILS
Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 pm Samarkand by Amin Maalouf, presented by Mohamed Defaa Abbie Greenlead Library, 439 Main Street, FranconiaDETAILS
Thursday, May 20 at 10:00 am (VIRTUAL) Samarkandby Amin Maalouf, presented by Mohamed Defaa Randolph Public Library, 130 Durand Road, RandolphDETAILS
Monday, June 3 at 6:00 pm The Women With Silver Wings by Katherine Sharp Landdeck, presented by Carrie Brown Brookline Public Library, 16 Main Street, BrooklineDETAILS
Thursday, June 13 at 6:30 pm The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, presented by Kiki Berk Hill Library, 1511 Parker Mountain Road, StraffordDETAILS
May 14, 4:30-5:30 pm The Audi City Auditorium 2 Prince Street, Concord
How does social media influence democracy in the United States? Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, will reflect on the influence social media has on democracy in the United States and consider ways to honor our values in this changing landscape. This is a free event presented by NH Civics, NHPBS, the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, and New Hampshire Humanities. Attend in person or by livestream
Humanities Scholar-in-Residence Series Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 pm Hosted by the Jaffrey Public Library (in person and on Zoom)
Join our book discussion with Humanities Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Carrie Brown, featuring this month's title, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning a letter arrives, addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl, from a woman he hasn’t heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. But before Harold mails off a quick reply, a chance encounter convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. RSVP
NH Lafayette Day - Launch of Virtual Travelogue
Monday, May 20 at 3:00 pm Hosted by The American Friends of Lafayette at the NH State House Lawn and Representatives Hall, 107 North Main Street, Concord
The Lafayette Farewell Tour Bicentennial Project is a multifaceted celebration of Lafayette’s 1824-1825 visits to 18 New Hampshire cities and towns. The launch of the virtual travelogue, which is free and open to the public, will include:
Presentation of the Colors by the Sons of the American Revolution
Playing and singing of the American and French national anthems
Governor Sununu reading the NH Lafayette Day Proclamation
Greetings from Consul General of France in Boston, Mustafa Soykurt
Short presentations by members of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Display of artillery by the Lafayette Artillery of Lyndeborough, NH
The launch of a free virtual Lafayette Farewell Tour travelogue with 23 separate New Hampshire stories, available on the TravelStorys app. More information
Upcoming deadlines for Community Project Grants:
Mini Community Project Grant applications (up to $2K)are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more here.
SummerGrant Deadlines: June 15, 2024: Major Community Project Grant draft proposals are due. July 15, 2024: Major Community Project Grant final applications are due.For more information and to access the application materials, click here.
Questions about our grant process? Join Agnes Burt, Program Director, on May 15 at 3:00 pm for a free, one-hour workshop about how to apply for a Community Project Grant.RSVP here.
As we embark on our next 50 years of bringing Granite Staters together about ideas, we count on YOU!
To continue bringing programs like these to thousands of Granite Staters and our many cultural institutions, your support is more critical than ever before. Please click the blue button to make a secure online donation. Thank you – every gift matters!
P.S. In the spring Engage below, read more about the work we're doing with partners across the state, and view upcoming events we hope you'll attend!
PARTNER NEWS
The Poetry Society of NH celebrates our new Poet Laureate
The public is invited to celebrate New Hampshire's new Poet Laureate, Jennifer Militello, and honor the outgoing Poet Laureate, Alexandria Peary, at a special event this Saturday at the NH State Library. Click the graphic below to learn more.
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NHPR's 13th Step honored as a Pulitzer Prize finalist
Congratulations to NHPR for being honored by the Pulitzer Prizes, America’s most prestigious awards for excellence in journalism. This week the Pulitzer board namedThe 13th Step, NHPR’s reporting project and podcast about a culture of sexual misconduct in the addiction treatment industry, as one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in audio journalism. Lauren Chooljian, the project’s host and lead reporter, News Director Dan Barrick, and The 13th Step team were cited “for their gripping and extensively reported investigation of corruption and sexual abuse within the lucrative recovery industry that sought accountability despite legal pressure.”
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