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• CAHS Presents: Late in Arriving How Electricity Changed Rural NH

  • When
    05/08/2025
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    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Kaufmann Theater

  Join us at the Tillotson Center to listen to presenter Steve Taylor from the NH Humanities To Go Program, on electricity changing rural New Hampshire. Come imagine a New Hampshire town where some people enjoyed the benefits of electricity – lighting at the flick of a switch and reliable heating controlled by a thermostat – while others lived with smelly kerosene lamps and smoky box stoves. In New Hampshire, during the first half of the 20th century,  residents of developed communities enjoyed the transformative benefits of electric power while those in the sparsely populated regions lived and worked in conditions little changed from the 19th century.  

  It took the coming of the New Deal's Rural Electrification Administration and a determined band of farmers to overcome opposition from the established private utilities to create the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative in 1939. Despite labor and material shortages during World War II, within a decade, power came to almost all of the previously unserved areas of the state. For thousands of households, this meant relief from the drudgery of the wood-fueled cookstove, the washboard and the kerosene lamp. Reliable electric power similarly brought new ways of life to farmers and artisans. This program will explore how these developments changed civic and social life in New Hampshire’s countryside, and touch the ways the disparity of broadband access in the state today echoes these earlier struggles. 

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• Indie Lens Pop-Up: WE WANT THE FUNK!

  • When
    05/16/2025
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Kaufmann Theater

  Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

  WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

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• WMSI Family Fun Night

  • When
    05/20/2025
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    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Tillotson Center

  
  

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• Spring Concert

  • When
    05/22/2025
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Kaufmann Theater

  
  

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• Statewide Caregiver Curiosity Events

  • When
    05/31/2025
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    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Gallery at the Tillotson Center

  

  
  

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• Wildlife Encounters Ecology Center Presentation

  • When
    07/02/2025
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    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Kaufmann Theater

  Join us for an exciting live-animal educational presentation by the Wildlife Encounters Ecology Center. Embark on an "imaginary safari around the world" and meet incredible animals whose ancestors thrived in diverse habitats. Discover their fascinating adaptations and the important roles they play in our environment. Plus, let's chat about how we can make a positive impact and become caring environmental stewards together!

  Admission to this event is free and open to the public

  Concession stand will be open

  Sponsored by the Colebrook Recreation Department and Tillotson North Country Foundation

  
  

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• Holiday Piano Concert with Dan Kennedy

  • When
    11/29/2025
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    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Kaufmann Theater

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  Start the holiday season with Dan Kennedy at the Piano for AN ENCHANTED NOËL. Dan is a well-established Contemporary Solo Pianist with a long history in the music industry. Hailing from Massachusetts, he began his career playing at local coffeehouses in the 1980s before going professional in 2007. Over the years, he has performed in 21 states, as well as Québec, and has released 7 albums, accumulating an impressive 660,000 internet plays.

  Residing in an 1860 farmhouse in rural Massachusetts, Dan believes in the power of music to bring peace and joy to listeners. With his classical training and membership in Whisperings, he continues to captivate audiences with his enchanting melodies. 

  Tickets available online and at the door. Tickets $15 /$5 students.

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