Special CD Release Concert Prescott Park Arts Festival

Special CD Release Concert on March 3

Fiddler-Singer Joyce Andersen

 

Greetings!

We're well on our way to building another great summer season, but are proud to be part of a special CD Release Concert for none other than the Seacoast's own fiddler-singer virtuoso, Joyce Andersen!!

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Joyce has made a name for herself as a sought-after fiddler and singer in the Northeast for the last 20 years. Her fiery fiddling has run the gamut from Nashville country, alt rock, swing, bluegrass, Celtic and folk, to various traditional fiddle styles.

 

Her travels have taken her from Carnegie Hall to the Conan O'Brien show.

 

Join us on Saturday, March 3, at 7:30pm at the South Church for this special CD release concert.

 

The concert will also feature Harvey Reid, hailed as "one of the true treasures of American acoustic music" and a "giant of the steel strings".

 

Tickets are $15 and just $10 for Prescott Park Arts Festival members are available by clicking here.

 

Renew your Season Membership here and start enjoying your savings right away with a discounted ticket.

 

Best wishes and see you at the concert for a great night of incredible music!

Ben Anderson

Executive Director

Prescott Park Arts Festival

U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta to host job fair in Portsmouth on February 22

(Washington – February 7, 2012)    U.S. Representative Frank Guinta (R, NH-01) is hosting a job fair in Portsmouth later this month.  It will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22^nd at Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Drive in Portsmouth.

Representatives from more than 30 employers and organizations will talk with participants about employment options.  It is also an ideal chance for people who are underemployed, or who are considering a career change, to explore opportunities as well.

The event is part of Rep. Guinta’s ongoing Getting Granite Staters Back to Work jobs initiative.  He hosted job fairs in Derry, Rochester and Manchester last year. 

“The road back to employment is often long and hard,” Guinta explained.  “This job fair is a perfect opportunity to see what jobs are available, and which ones may be a good fit for job seekers.  Best of all, this fair personalizes the job application process by letting people meet face-to-face with employers.  It’s a great chance for job candidates to sell themselves and their skills.”    

For additional details on this important job fair, please call Ashley Pratte at (603) 641-9536.

Smart Girl Politics NH - McKinney to Address February Meet-Up

Concord, NH.

Carolyn McKinney, Chairman of the NH Republican Liberty Caucus (NHRLC), will address the February 2012 Smart Girl Politics’ New Hampshire Meet-up. McKinney, a resident of Amherst, has been intricately involved with the behind-the-scenes work of NHRLC for several years and was instrumental in the organization’s success in getting 107 endorsed candidates elected to state offices in November 2010.

NHRLC

“works to advance the principles of limited government, individual liberty and free markets within the Republican Party and throughout America. Our focus is on a broad range of issues, including education, taxation, property rights, gun rights, free speech, federalism and the proper role of government ”, goals SGP-NH shares.

During this election year, Smart Girl Politics New Hampshire, part of Smart Girl Politics’ national organization of conservative women, will focus on supporting conservative incumbents and challengers in and for State and local offices. SGP-NH meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at The Draft, 67 South Main Street, Concord, from 6-8 p.m.

Smart Girl Politics is non-profit organization for conservative women activists (and the conservative men who support us).

Farmington - Leo Lessard to Moderate Candidate Forum

From: Farmington Democratic Committee

Date: January 30, 2012

Leo Lessard, Strafford County Register Of Deeds, former State Senator, and Moderator of theTown of Milton has agreed to act as Moderator for the Congressional Candidates’ Forum to be held Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Farmington Town Hall.

Mr. Lessard will moderate for Carol Shea Porter, Joanne Dowdell , and Andrew Hosmer, the three candidates seeking the Democratic Party’ s nomination for the First Congressional District seat.

The Farmington Democrats are delighted that Mr. Lessard will moderate the Forum. He has served the public in different capacities for many years and at one time was the highest-ranking elected Democratic office-holder in the state. He is well-known for his commitment to the principles of the Democratic Party and for his fairness, and impartiality.

Having Mr. Lessard as moderator will ensure that the Forum will provide the greatest possible opportunity for members of the public to learn about the candidates who are seeking office to serve in Congress for people of the First District of New Hampshire.

ASMR - NH READINGS OF DUSTIN LANCE BLACK'S NEW PLAY, "8"

These events link to the ongoing attempt to repeal marriage equality in
NH -- HB437.

Telephone interviews are available.

NH VENUES:
2/7 7p University of NH, MUB Theatre, 83 Main St, Durham
2/10 7:30p Palace Theater, 80 Hanover St, Manchester
2/23 7p New England College, Simon Center Great Room, 98 Bridge St,
Henniker
2/28 8p Player’s Ring Theatre, 105 Marcy St, Portsmouth
3/20 7p Keene State College, Redfern Arts Center, 229 Main St, Keene

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NEW HAMPSHIRE READINGS OF DUSTIN LANCE BLACK’S NEW PLAY “8”
by Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter of Milk, J. Edgar

[Keene, NH] – The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway
Impact are proud to announce five, one-night-only readings of “8” across New
Hampshire beginning February 7 at UNH and concluding March 20 at Keene State
College. “8” chronicles the historic federal constitutional trial and
challenge to California’s Proposition 8, written by AFER Founding Board
Member and Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black.

Black, who penned the Academy Award-winning feature film Milk and the
critically-acclaimed film J. Edgar, based “8” on the actual words of the
trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and
interviews with the plaintiffs and their families.

“8” is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry
v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn
Proposition 8 which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental
right to marry when it was struck down by the Federal District Court in
August 2010. That ruling was appealed to the United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit by the anti-marriage proponents of Proposition 8.
AFER's legal team was at the Ninth Circuit in December 2011 for a hearing to
urge that court to unseal the trial video. The American public was not
given a chance to witness the historic trial because the Proponents launched
a desperate attempt to forever hide the video recording of the trial.

“8” had its much-heralded Broadway world premiere on September 19, 2011, at
the sold-out Eugene O’Neill Theatre in New York City. The production
brought in over one million dollars to support AFER’s efforts to achieve
full federal marriage equality. The play is set for multi-city performances
in 2012, including an all-star performance in Los Angeles on March 3, 2012
featuring Academy Award-winner George Clooney.

“People need to witness what happened in the Proposition 8 trial, if for no
other reason than to see inequality and discrimination unequivocally
rejected in a court of law where truth and facts matter,” said AFER Founding
Board Member Dustin Lance Black. “The goal of ‘8’ is to show the world that
marriage equality is a basic constitutional right. The facts are on our side
and truth always finds the light. AFER and Broadway Impact are doing all we
can to help speed that process along.”

In addition to its Broadway and Los Angeles productions, AFER and Broadway
Impact are licensing “8” to colleges and community theatres nationwide in
order to spur action, dialogue and understanding. AFER and Broadway Impact
are helping produce these staged readings across the country, which includes
a talk-back panel after each performance.

A ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and the release of the
trial video is expected soon. The Perry case is widely anticipated to end
up in the United States Supreme Court.

For information about how to purchase NH venue tickets or produce “8,” visit
www.8theplay.com.

Follow “8”on Twitter: @8theplay or on Facebook.