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Star Spangled Fourth Along Route 16!

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

The 4th of July is a celebratory time of year and the offi cial start for a summer of fun all along the Route 16 area. The following is a list of parades, fi reworks and other events to kick off the summer. Please call ahead because plans, dates and times are subject to change. Remember to be respectful of pandemic guidelines in each town, as community leaders strive to provide celebrations but keep things safe!

Kicking things off, Conway will present a 4th of July parade on July 4 between 1 and 1:30 pm. The parade starts at Hillside Avenue in Conway and goes to the north entrance of a shopping plaza past the Irving station. For details, call the Conway Parks and Recreation Department at 603-901-1139.

In North Conway village, the celebration will be a bit less event-packed than previous pre-Covid years. But the good news is that the fi reworks will light up the sky at 9:30 pm in Schouler Park in the town on July 4. Please respect pandemic rules and social distance.

Jackson Village and the surrounding communities will come together to celebrate Independence Day with fi reworks lighting up the sky on Friday, July 2 at about 9 pm. Fireworks will be presented in the Jackson Village Park. Please follow Covid-19 restrictions. The park will be closed during the day and evening and spectators should plan to view the display from other spots vs. in the park. Call 978-5800905 for details and updates. Please respect areas where parking will not be Fourth of July parade participants from a previous year in Gorham, NH. This year’s Gorham parade will take place on July 3. (Courtesy photo)

allowed. Ossipee will hold the town’s annual Old Home Week starting with a fishing derby at Mill Pond on June 26, followed on the same day with a block party from 5 to 9:30 pm featuring a concert with Bad Penny from 5 to 7 pm and Miss Karoly’s Dancers from 7 to 7:30 pm and a second band from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, all held at the gazebo in Center Ossipee. Other events during the week will be touch a truck at 10 am on June 27 at Constitution Park, a Bike Giveaway on June 28 at Ossipee Rec at 10 am, sign painting with Doodlin’ Di at 6 pm on June29, an Ice Cream Social at 7 pm on June 30 and a talent show on July 1 at Constitution Park. There also will be a cruise night on July 1 at the Ballroom Café from 5 to 7 pm.

Ossipee will have fun Fourth of July celebrations, starting with a band concert on July 2 in Constitution Park featuring Cold Steel Ramblers Band at 7 pm. On July 3 there will be a corn hole tournament in Constitution Park at 9 am. The 4th of July parade takes place on July 4 at 10 am, followed by festivities in Constitution Park starting at 5 pm. At around 9 pm, fireworks will light up the sky at the park. For details visit www.ossipee.org.

Gorham will offer events from July 1 to 3. Things kick off with a farmers market on the Common from 3 to 6 pm. If you are planning a barbecue, this is the place to get fresh veggies and other items for weekend cooking.

A fun carnival with food and nighttime entertainment on the Gorham Common will be held July 1 to 3 from 5 to 10 pm. There will be a carnival midway, a fun part of the traditional 4th of July. A concert with Randy Messineo from 6:30 to 8:30 pm ends the day on July 1.

On July 2, a Patriotic ATV Photo Scavenger Hunt will take from 8 am to noon with registration at 299 Main St. in Gorham at Safelite Autoglass. A concert from 6:30 to 8:30 with Shark Martin will add even more fun to the day, as well as the carnival.

On July 3, there will be a parade on Main Street at 2 pm in Gorham. A classic car parade and car show will take place at 2:15 pm. The car show will take place at the Common. The carnival will run from 5 to 11 pm, and fi reworks will add to the celebration on July 3 at the Common at 10 pm. From 7 to 1 pm, the Blacklite Band will perform. (All events are subject to change without notice.) For information and updates, call 603-466-5399.

The Fireworks Festival in Rochester will take place on July 3 starting at 7:30 pm. Plan to be there to celebrate our nation’s independence at the Rochester Community Center. There will be a great fi reworks show at approximately 9:30 pm. Bring your own chair or blanket. There is free parking at the Community Center, Spaulding High School, and along Wakefi eld Street.

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The town of Wakefi eld has a fun Fourth of July event planned for July 2 at the Wakefi eld Ballpark Complex at 1488 Wakefi eld Road. The fun runs from 6 to 10 pm, with fi reworks at dusk. For information, call Wakefi eld Parks and Recreation at 603-522-9977.

Wolfeboro 4th festivities kick off with fi reworks to light up the sky on July 2 at 9:30 pm over the lake, immediately following a free band concert in Cate Park. Call 603-569-2200 for details and other holiday events in Wolfeboro or visit www.wolfeborochamber. com/events.

If you like shiny, bright and older cars, please attend the fi rst annual Wolfeboro Lions Club Car Show. Classic cars drive into Wolfeboro on Saturday, July 3, from 11 am to 2 pm at The Nick, located at 10 Trotting Track Road, Wolfeboro. Spectators will see vintage and custom vehicles on display that promise a little car envy! The event is free and open to the public, and the Lions Club invites antique car owners to showcase their 1975 and older ve-

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hicles in a fun, non-judged, no classes show. This is a show-and-shine event, and pre-registration is not required. However, those wishing to enter a vehicle should arrive prior to 10:30 am on July 3 for placement.

Concessions will be available for purchase from the Lions Club, as well as a 50/50 raffl e to benefi t The Lions Club Charitable fund. As a special treat the Girl Scouts of Maine Troop #2271 will be on hand with Girl Scout Cookies (while supplies last) and SnoCones.

The Nick Recreation Park, home of the Car Show, offers fun for the whole family with plenty of parking, a playground, ADA accessible building with restroom facilities and outdoor covered seating, a dog park, athletic fi elds and walking track. Please follow all safety protocols and rules while on the Nick property. For more information on the Car Show contact Gina Lessard at ginalessard.nh@gmail.com. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Wolfeboro’s Independence Day celebrations culminate with a big parade on Sunday, July 4 at 1 pm on Main Street. It will follow its traditional route with fl oats forming at Lake View Terrace and then marching down Main Street to Clark Road. Main Street will be closed to traffi c and parking starting at noon. For the safety of the parade and spectators, Wolfeboro Police will block off those streets that intersect Main Street.

Wolfeboro Police Chief Dean Rondeau, in his police vehicle, will lead the parade. A police car will also be the trail vehicle. The Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue Department will have emergency medical stations along the parade route as well as a gator available to move anyone requiring medical transportation.

The theme of this year’s Wolfeboro 4th of July Parade is “Strength through Adversity!” Due to time constraints and the desire to minimize crowding, the parade will be limited in size to the fi rst 50 applicants.

What could be more fun for the whole family than a visit to the NH Farm Museum in Milton? You can celebrate at the 4th on the Farm with some events that bring history to life. Celebrate the birth of our nation on Independence Day! NH Farm Museum guides in period dress will be serving strawberry shortcake with homemade whipped cream on the farm’s porch. Local musicians will be playing traditional patriotic music. Listen to the reading of the Declaration of Independence by a costumed patriot and experience the fi ring of a musket. Explore the Big Barn, visit the Blacksmith shop, or take a tractor ride around the farm with family and friends. The farm is located at 1305 White Mt. Highway in Milton. Call 603-652-7840 or visit www.NHFarmMuseum.org for a list of this season’s events.

The kiddies will enjoy the Children’s Summer Theater Series at Theater in the Wood, 41 Observatory Way in Intervale. The shows start on July 1 just in time for the 4th holiday weekend with the Little Mermaid. Every other week, the Summer Children’s Theater shows will be performed by professional actors alongside Theater in the Wood’s Youth Campers! See each magical journey come to life on Fridays at 4:15 pm. The schedule is July 15: Beauty and the Beast; July 29: Tarzan; August 12: Alice in Wonderland; and Hercules on August 20. Visit www.believeinbooks.org for information.

Mark your calendars for the secret Midsummer Magic Fundraising Benefi t and unlock some mythical surprises! Join Advice To The Players (ATTP) at the Sandwich Fairgrounds on June 20 for the Midsummer Night’s Dream Experience, an enchanted fundraising benefi t.

In the evening, drive or walk through the Sandwich Fairgrounds for the Enchanted Midsummer Experience. As you make your way through the fairgrounds you will be greeted, hoodwinked and serenaded by characters from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Whether walking or driving, the experience should take you 15 to 20 minutes and is geared toward all ages. Tickets will be sold in fi ve minute blocks for each walking/driving pod.

The experience will end with an optional drive-in movie style screening of the March production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 8:30 pm. Sit in the comfort of your own car or on the grass and watch this fabulous performance.

The event will follow current CDC and local public health recommendations specifi c to performing arts. Proceeds support Advice To The Players summer artists and education programs. Shakesperience Camp 2021

Join Advice To The Players’ for the group’s two-week camps this summer. The camps are theatre experiences in which teaching artists immerse youth (ages 5-17) in the art and craft of acting, and the terms and techniques used to create Shakespeare’s plays. These experiences and skills include theatre games, clown skills, movement and dance—all of which culminates into a rousing performance of Shakespeare’s work at the end of camp, adapted by teaching artists and campers. Sign up for camp today by emailing jessie@advicetotheplayers.org.

This year ATTP will be offering camps both online and in-person so that all campers can have a wonderful Shakesperience!

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How did ATTP come to be? The organization was founded in the spring of 1999 by Caroline Nesbitt. Beginning with a March production of Othello and continuing the next year with Much Ado About Nothing (2000), programming expanded over the years to include ATTP’s celebrated outdoor summer productions at the Sandwich Fairgrounds Stage in Sandwich, NH, beloved performances of A Christmas Carol at The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, NH, as well as education initiatives that have brought the joy of Shakespeare to an entire generation of area youth.

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