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Mystery for Christmas…or Anytime

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper If you love a good mystery, you will surely love Kary Turnell. If you have an affinity for the White Mountains and the seacoast and the Lakes Region of NH, you will easily picture these places as Kary Turnell deals with murder in New Hampshire.

For those who follow the Commissioner Kary Turnell Mystery series by author Mark Okrant, each new book is eagerly anticipated for the great story lines and the manner in which Kary solves the crimes that take place in select areas of the state. While the books are pure fiction, the settings are real and places Mark knows well, which is certainly part of the uniqueness and appeal to the mystery stories.

Mark’s background has certainly been a help when he sits down to write a mystery novel, of which there is quite a list thus far, with more in the works.

Born and raised in Connecticut, Mark majored in geography in college and later taught on the university level.

When he and his wife, Marla, moved to New Hampshire, Mark developed the first academic tourism program for Plymouth State University and was on the faculty full-time for 37 years. (Although technically retired, he continues to teach online for the college on a part-time basis.) With his extensive background in tourism – he also worked in tourism for the state of NH for 26 years – Mark has gotten to know the state quite well.

NH mystery writer Mark Okrant.

That knowledge of tourism aided Mark when he began to write. “I wanted to write in a way that would promote New Hampshire tourism, and that led to the mystery process,” he says.

All Mark’s books are reflected in his

work in tourism, and also his training in geography has been a big asset, although it might not seem to relate to mystery books.

“Geography is about the physical relation of things on the earth’s

surface,” he explains. “And the study of tourism deals with places of origin and destination.”

How did Mark, who lives in central New Hampshire, decide on the mystery book genre when he began to write? “In the early 1990s I picked up my first murder mystery and I loved it. Some years ago, at Plymouth State University, I wrote a murder mystery to be used in a tourism class. I used it with my students and it was a tourism planning text book written as a murder mystery set in a place called Judson’s Island.”

It was a creative and unusual way to teach a class about tourism, but it certainly got his students engaged and looking at tourism in a new and fun way.

And as a bonus, Mark discovered he enjoyed writing mysteries. The books he writes are generally set in places Mark has visited and liked a lot, such as his favorite location, The Balsams in Dixville Notch. He loves the grand hotels in the state and it was easy to set a mystery to be solved in such a spectacular location as the Balsams. He adds with a smile, “Sometimes I have to revisit these places for details when I am writing,” implying that going back to the wonderful places around the state is no hardship.

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It could be a catacomb or dense shrubbery in the public eye and even a crime in plain sight that no one would notice right away.

When it comes to the nitty-gritty of the weapon of choice used in the murder in each book, Mark says it varies. And 75% of the time, the fictional victims are men. He has a friendship with a former police chief who is Mark’s goto guy for CSI type questions.

One might ask who Kary Turnell is, assuming at first that it is a female sleuth/heroine of Mark’s books.

“Actually Kary Turnell is a man, and I have no idea where the name came from,” Mark laughs. “In the books, Kary is a former college professor in the criminology field, and he is now retired.”

As with many writers who fashion their characters from portions of their own personalities and life experiences, parts of Kary’s story reflects Mark’s.

One can see similarities between Kary’s fictional background and the real-life work and experiences of Mark.

Before Mark found his niche writing mystery novels, he wrote two non-fiction books about the tourism industry: “Sleeping Alongside the Road” and “No Vacancy: The Rise, Demise and Reprise of America’s Motels”. The books have been popular and take a look at how lodging and tourism grew and altered over the years. “No Vacancy” also has some remembrances from those who stayed at various motels, offering an

invaluable look at the era of roadside lodgings and cottages.

However, the mystery genre stuck with Mark and he turned to writing with a murder theme. His first murder novel, “A Last Resort,” was set at The Balsams and took a number of years to research and write. It introduced Kary Turnell, a middle-aged criminology professor at Plymouth State University.

That first book led to more, set at recognizable places in New Hampshire, such as the Mountain View Grand in Whitefield and the Mount Washington Hotel (both locations are in “Murders at the Grand”) and Wentworth by the Sea in New Castle on the seacoast, which is the setting for “Whacked”. Other titles include “One Track Mind”, “A Thief in the House” and “Long Walk, Short Deck” (set on the M/S Mount Washington) to be released in the near future. Mark says he is working on a crime novel set in the Manchester area as well.

Also, the 100-page Kary Turnell Mysteries, is a series geared for those who want a quick – but satisfying and entertaining – read.

(Along with researching and writing mystery books, Mark is a freelance writer for The Laker, utilizing his skills in the tourism industry, and authoring a variety of local travel and humaninterest stories.)

If you love a good mystery, or know someone who does, a mystery novel by Mark Okrant is just the thing to satisfy.

A gift of a Kary Turnell or other book

by Mark is sure to be a unique and fun gift during the holiday season.

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Shoppers check out the items at the Gilford Community Church Christmas Fair.

Ring in the Holidays at Gilford Community Church Christmas Fair For many, the holidays do not truly begin until one special weekend in early December. The Gilford Community Church Christmas Fair is a beloved tradition in the area, and the two-day event has something for everyone, from holiday cookies to white elephant treasures, books, greens and so much more.

The Fair will take place this year on Friday, December 6 from 5 to 7 pm and on Saturday, December 7 from 9 am to 1 pm in the church fellowship hall, located at 19 Potter Hill Road in Gilford village.

Some of the things you will find at the fair include a delicious lunch/dinner, baked goods, a silent auction, and evergreen Christmas arrangements.

There also will be the very popular white elephant area, known for its wide variety of fine items at very reasonable prices. Many things in the white elephant area are Christmas themed, from platters to china to Santa figurines and even antiques, art work and linens.

Says Dan Vieten, Christmas Fair chair, “The silent auction section of the fair was very popular last year.

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Join us inside the historic Shaker buildings to watch a 19th Century magic show, meet Father Christmas, make Christmas-inspired crafts, admire a toy train display or listen to iddlers.

This classic holiday event is a family favorite that will become a yearly tradition!

Guided Candlelit Tours: December 6, 8, 13, & 14 Explore the evolution of the Shakers’ Christmas celebrations – from simple religious services in the 19th century to holiday decorations and elaborate theatricals in the 20th century!

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on, from local restaurant and store gift cards, to gift baskets and other items which all make great gifts.”

The jewelry room at the Christmas Fair is very popular and each year offers a wide variety of items for all ages. Contemporary and antique jewelry have been offered for sale; be sure to shop the jewelry room because you just might find the treasured piece you have been looking for!

On Saturday, December 7, shoppers can stop by the church Christmas Fair where there is plentiful free parking.

After you finish shopping at the church, hop on board the handy shuttle which will bring you to the nearby Gilford Middle/High School for the annual holiday fair. You can shop to your heart’s content and then take the shuttle back to the church for one last round of shopping before heading home.

For more information on the Gilford Community Church Christmas Fair, call 524-6057 or email gccoffice@ metrocast.net.

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Holiday Events Around the Lake!

By Sarah Wright December is here, and the holiday spirit is in the air! All around the Lakes Region wonderful events are planned to bring family, friends, and the community together to celebrate the season. Whether it’s through music, cheerful lights, or homemade crafts, there are many ways to enjoy this festive time. Here are a few fun events happening all around the lake this month.

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Enjoy local live entertainment as well as free refreshments, while you admire the beautiful and uniquely decorated trees. The festival is scheduled for the weekends of December 7 and 8 and December 14 and 15, with special hours on Wednesday, December 11 from 6 to 8 pm. Otherwise, doors will be open from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, and from noon to 3 pm on Sunday, and tickets may be purchased when you arrive. Visit www.wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com for more information, including the entertainment schedule.

If you enjoy outdoor light displays, there’s nothing like the amazing Gift of Lights event at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. Presented by Eastern

Propane, the display features over two million twinkly LED lights.

The 2.5-mile drive-through light show also has 520 displays, 80 different scenes, and a s’mores pit on Friday and Saturday nights!

The Gift of Lights event runs through January 5, and is open from 4 to 9 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and from 4 pm to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday; the track will be closed on December 2 and 3, and on December 9 and 10. (On Friday and Saturday nights through December 21, kids can visit with Santa in the NHMS Main Office.)

For details, visit www.nhms.com and click on “Events.” Don’t miss this spectacular light show!

On December 7, beginning at 5 pm, it’s Yuletide in Alton with Light Up the Night! Join the festivities at the town center for all kinds of entertainment, including a kids’ craft at the town hall with Santa, photos with Frosty on Main Street, caroling from the town hall to Ginny Douglas Park, holiday hayrides from Monument Square, an open house at the museum, musical entertainment by Jon Taber, and the Tree Lighting at Ginny Douglas Park. At 7 pm, the Prospect Mountain High School Chamber Singers will present “A Yuletide Celebration” at the Community Church of Alton. Don’t miss all the festive fun.

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noon to 4 pm. Enjoy shopping, horsedrawn wagon rides, refreshments, strolling carolers, and a visit from Santa. You can even enter to win a $500 shopping spree!

Gilford celebrates the season with their annual Gilford Community Band Holiday Concert and Candle Light Stroll on December 14. The band kicks things off at the Gilford High School auditorium at 4 pm, before the Candle Light Stroll takes place from 5 to 7 pm. Over 1,000 candles through the village light the way to the Library Open House, the three Thompson-Ames Historical Buildings, the SAU, The Village Store, and more. Stop by the Village Field for s’mores with Santa, and visit with the Gilford Fire Department as they host a giant bonfire. Carolers add to the atmosphere and will be singing along the way. You can even take a horse-drawn carriage ride from the Rowe House to the library.

For more holiday music, there are further concerts around the lake to get you in the spirit. Enjoy the sounds of the Carter Mountain Brass Band on December 8 at their wonderful Christmas concert at the First United Methodist Church of Gilford on Wesley Way. The concert starts at 3 pm, and there will be a dessert reception afterwards. Music lovers will also be in for a treat at the

annual Tuba Christmas Concert in Wolfeboro on Saturday, December 14, from 2 to 3 pm. This very popular and enjoyable event takes place at the All Saint’s Episcopal Church on South Main Street. Then at the Inter-Lakes auditorium on Rt. 25 in Meredith, the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra will present their magical Holiday Concert of old and new favorites on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 pm and on Sunday afternoon, December 15 at 3 pm. For ticket information, visit www.lrso.org or call 1-800-8383006.

Prescott Farm will hold a creative workshop on December 14 from 1 to 3 pm for making Nature-Inspired Holiday Ornaments. What better gift to give than one you can put together with materials found in forests and fields? Kids are welcome at the workshop where everyone can make a variety of cute and decorative ornaments from nature.

Prescott Farm is located on White Oaks Road in Laconia. To register for this workshop, call 366-5695.

If you’ve never seen The Nutcracker classical ballet, mark your calendar for December 15 and you’ll be in for a treat! Bring your family and friends to the holiday performance of The Nutcracker at the Kingswood Arts Center from 2 to 4 pm. Watch the magic unfold as Marie helps the Nutcracker soldier defeat the fierce Mouse King.

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Canterbury Shaker Village will present Christmas in Canterbury on December 7 and 14. The Shakers loved to celebrate Christmas, and the celebrations continue from 3 to 8 pm. Tour inside the historic Shaker buildings and see an oldtime 19th-century magic show, meet Father Christmas, make Christmasinspired crafts, admire a toy train display, or listen to fiddlers. The Purple Finches Youth Chorus from the Concord Community Music School will delight with a concert on this night. Enjoy hot cider and

sing Christmas carols during the lighting of the Village Christmas tree. It’s a fun event for the whole family. For more information, call 783-9511 or visit www.shakers.org.

Shaker Village is located on Shaker Road in Canterbury.

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Christmas Night in Ashland

Christmas Night inAshland, celebrated every year on the first Friday evening of December in downtown Ashland, will be held this year on Friday, December 6. The family holiday event is presented by local organizations, businesses, and individuals, and coordinated by the Community Council of Ashland. The 2019 celebration will include pictures with Santa Claus, a storybook giveaway for children, Christmas music, children’s workshops, a scavenger hunt, hay rides, free popcorn and cotton candy, food sales, meals, face painting, games for kids, a model train display, a craft fair, an historical photo display, the making of Christmas ornaments and cards for veterans, a reading of “The Elf on the Shelf”, a gift bag raffle to benefit the local food pantry, free raffles, carolers, and the lighting of the town’s Christmas tree.

Most events will take place between 5 and 8 pm on Main Street and Highland Street, in venues all within a short walking distance. The Friends of the Ashland Town Library will sponsor Pictures With Santa in the

library at 41 Main Street at the main intersection of the village. The Friends will take one picture of each family for free. Additional pictures are $1 each. Families may also take their own pictures. Also in the library, the Pond and Peak Reading Council, a non-profit group that promotes literacy, will give away books to children. Each child may choose a book. Next door, the American Legion Hall at 37 Main Street is the site of several events. A Christmas Craft Fair will feature vendors from 4:30 to 8 pm. Ashland musician Paul Hubert will play Christmas music from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

The 150th Ashland Railroad Station Anniversary Committee will sell anniversary souvenirs. Local residents can sign up for (or get information about) the “Deck the House” Christmas Decorating Contest, sponsored by Elaine Hughes Realty Group. The Dupuis-Cross Post of the American Legion will provide the opportunity to remember our veterans by making ornaments and filling out Christmas cards for the veterans living in the NH

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The Ashland Area Recreation Association will serve free popcorn in Memorial Park at the corner of Main Street and Riverside Drive. Across the road at the corner of Riverside Drive and Highland Street, the Meredith Village Savings Bank will hold a free Christmas ornament workshop for children.

Next to the Bank, at 12 Highland Street, will be the Ashland Community Center offering its ever-popular Cookie Walk featuring cans of homemade cookies, for sale at $3 per can. (Buyers can choose their own cookies.) The Community Center is also the site of Santa’s Gift Bag Raffle to benefit the Ashland Food Pantry. Raffle tickets will be sold for 25 cents each from noon to 6 pm on Thursday, December 5, and from noon to 6:45 pm on Friday, December 6. The raffle prizes are bags of gifts, donated by local businesses and organizations for both adults and children (age 12 and under). The winning tickets will be drawn beginning at 7 pm in the Community Center. The winners will be announced at the Tree Lighting in Memorial Park.

A Corn Chowder Supper to benefit the Ashland Food Pantry will be served in the upper level of St. Mark’s Church parish hall, next to the Community Center on Highland Street. The supper, including chowder, crackers and beverages, costs $4. The lower level of the Hall will house children’s activities, including the Little Ones Workshop, a crafts workshop sponsored by the Ashland Parks & Recreation Department. The lower level is the starting point for the Scavenger Hunt, where children can pick up the scavenger hunt form and use it to find the Christmas Elf pictures at various places in the village from 5 to 6:30 pm. They will then bring the

completed form back to the parish hall by 6:30 where “The Elf on the Shelf” book will be read from 6:30 to 6:45 pm.

After the reading, forms will be signed

by Ashland’s resident elf, which will earn prizes.

Ashland children can also enter a drawing for a free week in the Parks & Recreation Department’s Summer Camp. The winning name will be drawn at 6:45 pm. Horse drawn hay rides, sponsored by the Community Center, will be offered in the Town Hall parking lot, at 20 Highland Street, next to St. Mark’s Church. Donations would be appreciated, but are not required, Further up the street, at the Cheney House (82 Highland Street), Anthony Hoerter’s large Lionel model train display will be open to the public.

The Ashland Community Church will serve hamburgers, hot dogs, chili, chips and drinks in the dining hall at 57 Main Street. The food is free, as is cotton candy, but donations can be made to benefit the Got Lunch! program.

Children can decorate cookies, have their faces painted, play games and win prizes. There will also be a free photo booth and free raffles. The Ashland Historical Society will have a display of historical Squam River and lake photos in the dining hall. During the evening, the Ashland Reenactors Group, dressed in Victorian era costumes, will be caroling at various Christmas Night sites.

Christmas Night will end at 8 pm in Memorial Park. The prize winners for Santa’s Gift Bag Raffle will be announced and the Reenactors will sing carols. With the help of Santa Claus, the town Christmas Tree, decorated for the holidays, will be lit to officially start the Christmas season. Come to downtown Ashland to begin your holiday celebration!

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Holiday Fun at the TTCC in Bristol!

The Tapply-Thompson Community Center (TTCC) will be hosting the Annual 5K Jingle Mingle on Saturday, December 7 in Bristol. Registration begins at 9:30 am and the race starts at 10 am. Each year, this event raises funds for TTCC programs and scholarships and is a fun, familyoriented run/walk. It is always held the first Saturday in December and it offers the last local opportunity to do a 5K in 2019. All abilities of runners and families are encouraged to participate.

Upon returning to the TTCC, there will be hot soups, hot chocolate and snacks for all participants as well as a prize raffle. Feel free to come dressed up for the holidays and get your jingle on with TTCC friends! Race registrations are available at www.ttccrec.org or by stopping by the TTCC. Join Santa and his helpers for the 65th year of a memorable holiday tradition. You will be amazed at the many sights that greet you as you enter the enchanted Santa’s Village at the Tapply-Thompson Community Center

Join the fun at the Annual 5K Jingle Mingle at Tapply-Thompson Community Center, as well as Santa’s Village. in downtown Bristol.

The Village will be open on Friday, December 13 from 6 to 8 pm and continue on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15 from 2 to 5 pm at the Tapply-Thompson Community Center. The event is free to all individuals. Visitors are asked to bring in one canned good item when you visit the Village, if possible, to be

donated to the local Food Pantry.

On Thursday, December 12 from 5 to 6:30 pm there will be a special Open House for all contributors that donate money, materials and time to the Village. Please come and preview the 2019 Village without the lines and enjoy some refreshments and treats.

This is a small way of thanking the public for the donations that come in

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Visitors to Santa’s Village can also visit the Christmas Craft Fair on the main floor of the Community Center during the three days. The Craft Fair begins one half hour prior to the Village and ends one half hour after the Village closes. There will be over 25 craft booths to help you find that ‘special’ gift.

Some of the exciting cast of characters you and your children will encounter this year will be Cadderly the Bear, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, the Elves, and of course Santa and Mrs. Claus.

All children will have the opportunity to receive a cookie from Mrs. Claus and to visit with Santa and receive a small Christmas gift to take home for their tree. There will be photos available with Santa for a small fee, and cameras are allowed.

For more information, call the Tapply-Thompson Community Center, located in downtown Bristol, at 7442713 or visit www.ttccrec.org.

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Festival of Trees Opens December 7 in Wolfeboro Celebrate the holiday season with a visit to the 21st Annual Wolfeboro Festival of Trees. Featuring two levels of more than 60 trees uniquely decorated by area organizations, businesses and individuals, the popular event offers continuous live entertainment and complimentary refreshments.

Over the past 20 years, this charity event has distributed over $330,000 to nonprofits in the Wolfeboro area. The recipients of this year’s festival will be the Kingswood Youth Center, Central NH VNA & Hospice Pediatric Care Program, and Kingswood Children’s Summer Theatre.

The mission of the Kingswood Youth Center is to provide a safe and positive environment where youth can grow, learn and develop life skills critical to their success in the adult world. The center offers after-school programs, mentoring, summer programs, free

meals, community service opportunities, career exploration and much more to over 300 youth annually. The funds from the Festival will be used toward purchasing a new bus.

Central VNA Hospice Pediatric Program is the only agency in Belknap and Carroll Counties that provides home based healthcare to children from birth to age 18. The program provides pediatric home visiting, mother-baby postpartum visits, prenatal home visits, immunizations, well child services, child development clinics and pediatric care management. Last year the program cared for 686 children, with 90 percent from households at or below the poverty line.

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During the theatre’s 50-year history, over 3,000 children have participated, with 60 students participating in 2019.

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‘Cue The Grill An Unforgettable Christmas Dinner

By Chef Kelly Ross It is the Christmas/holiday season and this month’s theme is cooking the ultimate Christmas dinner. This article is dedicated to My Uncle John and Aunt Dolly; I spent many holidays with them, and I loved the way they created Christmas dinner.

As any great four to five course meal goes, we need to start with a couple of wonderful appetizers. First on the list is a Sticky Sesame Garlic Shrimp, which is done in a stove top skillet and it’s fairly easy and straight forward, and Where the Lakes mighty delicious! As with any shrimp recipe, be careful to not overcook

them. I would suggest using shrimp no smaller than 20/30 in size, but would recommend 16/20’s. Obviously, your crowd size will dictate how many shrimps to buy. This recipe is for 1 pound of 16/20’s, which will give you 16-20 shrimp.

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chopped scallions, as well as some sesame seeds for garnish In a large bowl, add the first six ingredients, although only 1 tbsp of the 2 of the olive oil, putting the shrimp in last once the other ingredients are combined. Toss the shrimp well with the marinade, cover in plastic and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Once ready to cook, break out a medium to large skillet. Add the remaining tbsp of olive oil over a medium high heat. With a slotted spoon, take out all the shrimp, leaving as much marinade as possible in the bowl, and cook the shrimp for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove and put on a plate with a paper towel liner. Once all the shrimp are done, add the marinade to the skillet and let it simmer, bringing the heat down to medium, and let it thicken to a syruplike consistency. Add the shrimp to the sauce, turn off the heat, add some sesame seeds, toss well and spoon the contents onto a serving platter and top with chopped scallions. Put a toothpick in each shrimp and serve in small plates.

Now it is on to a delicious Panko and Parmesan Crusted Scallop dish that marries up well with the shrimp.

These have a great crunchy outside with a tender and succulent inside to the sweet scallops. This recipe utilizes a pound of scallops, and ideally with a similar size as the shrimp, in the 16/20 range, although 20/30 works great as well. Your crowd size may dictate the size and maybe more than a pound.

Make sure the scallops are uniform in size, cutting a few in half if necessary.

Also, make sure the scallops are clean of their muscle on the side which you will find on some of them.

Panko and Parmesan Crusted Scallops 3 tbsp olive oil 1 lb of 16/20 or 20/30 size scallops, patted dry ¼ tsp sea salt ¼ tsp fresh grind black pepper 2 tbsp unsalted melted butter Juice of one large lemon 2 tbsp chopped shallots ¾-1 cup of Panko ½ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In an 8-inch square glass baking dish, add • ‘Cue the Grill Continued on page 15

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can be done in advance to simplify cooking on the day of. All in all, this isn’t a very difficult meal to prepare.

I would suggest buying 4 lobsters the day before the big dinner and cook them ahead of time. Once they are cooked and cooled, gently break them open, keeping the tail and claw meat as intact as possible, bag and refrigerate the lobster until service time. Here is what you will need for the rest of this part of the meal. The potato recipe will follow.

1 tbsp of the olive oil and the scallops in a single layer so as to not have any on top of each other. Sprinkle them evenly with the salt and pepper on both sides. Whisk the butter, lemon juice and shallots well in a bowl and pour over the scallops. Utilizing the same bowl, add the Panko, then stir in the Parmesan and parsley, as well as the last 2 tbsp of the olive oil. Sprinkle the mixture over the scallops and bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until done, but not overcooked. Like the shrimp, pop a toothpick into each scallop and serve.

Next on the menu is the signature dish of my Uncle John, and that is a classic Oyster Stew. Although I am a huge shellfish lover, I had never had Oyster Stew until holiday dinners at his house, and it was then that I fell in love with the classic recipe.

Holiday Oyster Stew 1 pint shucked oysters, in their liquid 4 tbsp butter 2 medium shallots, minced 1 clove garlic, minced Sea salt and fresh grind black pepper 4 cups of milk 2 cups heavy cream 2-3 drops Tabasco sauce, or more as needed Oyster crackers Extra butter at service is optional With a slotted spoon, pull the oysters from their own juices. Examine well to make sure all pieces of shell and sand are removed. Put the juices through a fine strainer to remove all sand and pieces of shell, making sure you save the liquid. Chill the oysters and juice in the refrigerator separately. In a large sauce pan, melt the butter and cook the shallots until softened and clear. Add the garlic and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Cook for 30-45 seconds, add the milk, cream, oyster liquid, and the Tabasco and bring it all to a simmer.

Once it gets to a gentle bubble, stir frequently so as to not let it boil over.

Let it continue to simmer. After 1015 minutes, turn the heat down to a low bubble stage. Add the oysters and blend/stir very carefully. Ideally, you want the oysters very tender, cooking for 2-3 minutes as the edges on the oysters should begin to curl. Serve immediately. Add a small dollop of butter and swirl it around in your bowl, then add the oyster crackers and enjoy.

Let’s talk dinner; how does Lobster Topped Beef Tenderloin served with Parmesan Bacon Brussels Sprouts with Baked Stuffed Bleu Cheese Potatoes sound? The fillets and Brussels sprouts are cooked together and the spuds separately, but they are very easy to time in such a way they all come out together. There is no doubt that this is a filling meal, but no more so than many a Thanksgiving meal I have seen.

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Through Dec. 11, Walking in the Whites: A Poet/Painter Dialogue, works of artist Kathryn Field and poet Timothy Muskat, Museum of the White Mountains, 34 Highland St., Plymouth, 535-3210.

Dec. 3, Evening of Poetry and Music, 7:30 pm, Moultonboro Public Library, 4 Holland St., Moultonboro, info: 476-8895.

Dec. 3, Paul Luff performs, 7-10 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

Dec. 3, PSU Holiday Choirs Concert, 7-9 pm, Hanaway Theatre, Plymouth State University, Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth, 525-ARTS, www.plymouth.edu.

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Dec. 5, Saving Abel concert, 6-11 pm, Granite State Music Hall, 546 Main St., Laconia, info: www. granitestatemusichall.com.

Dec. 5, Wolfeboro Festival of Trees Preview Gala, 6-8 pm, takes place at Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro, benefits local non-profit groups, advance ticket sales a must: www. wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com.

Dec. 5-8, Christmas Village, free, all are welcome, donations accepted, Laconia Community Center, 306 Union Ave., Laconia, 12/5 & 12/6: 6-8 pm, 12/ 7 & 12/8; 2-5 pm: 524-5046.

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Dec. 6, Friday pARTy Nite, 5-8 pm, appetizers, hot cider & more! Also open Saturday-Monday, 10-5 pm. Art Works Gallery, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, 323-8041.

Dec. 6, Marshall Tucker Band, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Performance Center, Main St., Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551, www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Dec. 6, Neal & the Vipers, 8 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia, 527-0043, info@pitmansfreightroom.com, www.pitmansfreightroom.com.

Dec. 6, PSU Music Presents Windham Hills Winter Solstice, 7 pm, Hanaway Theater, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, 535-ARTS. Dec. 6, Soapmaking for the Holidays, adult class, 6-8 pm, Prescott Farm, White Oaks Rd., Laconia, info: 366-5695.

Dec. 6, Tree Lighting & Caroling on the Green, 5 pm, Sandwich, free, public welcome, Fine Christmas in the Village on Facebook.

Dec. 6 & 7, Carol Noonan and Dana Cunningham Annual Christmas Concert, 7:30 pm, Little White Church, Eaton, info 207-935-7292.

Dec. 6-8, 43rd Annual Christmas in the Village, events all over the village of Sandwich, tree lighting at 5 pm on Dec. 6; Breakfast with Santa at Corner House Inn on Dec. 7; Sat. events, craft fair, wagon rides and much more, 284-7168, on Facebook at Christmas in the Village-Sandwich, NH and www. discoversandwich.com website.

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Dec. 7, Annual 5K Jingle Mingle, 9:30 am registration, Tapply Thompson Community Center, Bristol, 744-2713.

Dec. 7, Annual Gingerbread House Contest, 10 am-1:30 pm, Emma Ramsey Community Center, 424 White Mt. Hwy., Milton, 652-4501.

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Dec. 7, Christmas Wreath and Craft Sale, 9 am-2 pm, Sanbornton Historical Society, Lane Tavern, Rt. 132, Sanbornton Square, info: info@lanetavern.org.

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Dec. 7, Ed Gerhart Christmas Guitar Concert, Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, 5248813.

Dec. 7, Farmstand Christmas, 11 am-3 pm, Remick Museum & Farm, Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth, 323-7591.

Dec. 7, Food Crafting for the Holidays, 10 am-noon, Prescott Farm, White Oaks Rd., Laconia, info: 366-5695.

Dec. 7, History of Bristol Cemeteries, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Minot Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant St., Bristol, info: 744-3352.

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Dec. 7, Homestead Christmas, 11 am-3 pm, Remick Museum, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth, 323-7591.

Dec. 7, Nature Inspired Wreaths, 1-3 pm, learn how to make a holiday wreath, Prescott Farm, White Oaks Rd., Laconia, info: 366-5695.

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Dec. 7, Snow – the Rimes and Reasons, walk & talk about snow formation, meet at Chamberlain Reynolds Forest West Parking Lot, College Rd., Center Harbor, program of Squam Lakes Assoc, 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness, register: squamlakes.org., 968-7336.

Dec. 7, To the World Peace & Joy concert, 2 & 5 pm, 1st Congregational Church of Wakefield, 2718 Wakefield Rd., Wakefield, info: 522-3189.

Dec. 7, Yuletide in Alton, Light Up the Night, 5 pm, events around downtown Alton, free, family event.

Dec. 7 & 8, Clearlakes Chorale Holiday Concert, 12/7: 7:30 pm; 12/8: 2 pm; St. Katherine Drexel Parish, Rt. 28, Alton, tickets/info: www.clearlakeschorale.org.

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Dec. 7-8, Sandwich Craftsmen Festival, (Sat.: 9 am-4 pm; Sun.: 10 am-3 pm), Sandwich Central School, 28 Squam Lake Rd., Center Sandwich.

Dec. 7-8 & 13-15 A Gift to Remember, presented by Franklin Footlight Theatre, Franklin Opera House, Central St., Franklin, tickets/info: 934-1901.

Dec. 7, 8, 14 & 15, Wolfeboro Festival of Trees, takes place at Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro, benefits local non profit groups, tickets/info: www.wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com.

Dec. 7 & 14, Christmas at Canterbury, 3-8 pm, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, 783-9511.

Dec. 8, Annual Tree Lighting, 5-5:30 pm, caroling, refreshments, Santa arrives at 5:15 pm, tree lit at 5:30 pm, Hesky Park, downtown Meredith.

Dec. 8, Artist Spotlight, meet artist Nancy Marsden, 1 pm. Part of the Process and Light Show at Art Works Gallery, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, 323-8041.

Dec. 8, Carter Mt. Brass Band concert, 3 pm, United Methodist Church, Wesley Way, Gilford.

Dec. 8, Christmas in Song, 7 pm, Bristol Baptist Church concert of carols, 30 Summer St., Bristol, free will offering taken to benefit church roof shingling, light refreshments after concert, 744-8804.

Dec. 8, Christmas with the Canterbury Shakers Tour, 6, 6:30 & 7 pm, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, tickets/info: 783-9511.

Dec. 8, Holiday Open House, 2-4 pm, free, Meredith Community Center, Rt. 3, Meredith, pictures with Santa, climbing wall, arts and crafts, games, refreshments and more, 279-8197.

Dec. 8, Mill Falls Marketplace Holiday Open House, noon-4 pm, activities throughout the shops at the Marketplace, horse drawn wagon rides, refreshments and more, downtown Meredith.

Dec. 8, Pemigewasset Choral Society – “Gloria” and other seasonal selections, 3 pm, Silver Center, Hanaway Theatre, Plymouth, 535-ARTS, admission by donation.

Dec. 9, Laconia Origins and Rediscovery with Pat Tierney, 6:30 pm, free, public welcome, Taylor Community, Woodside Building, Laconia, 366-1400.

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Dec. 11, Christmas Caroling, 5:30 pm, free, meet at Laconia Community Center, 306 Union Ave., Laconia, drive to Taylor Community, songbooks and cocoa provided, free, register by Dec. 9: 5245046.

Dec. 11, Summiting Mt. Webster, 9 am-3 pm, meet at Brooks Fisher Trailhead, Ashland, program of Squam Lakes Assoc, 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness, register: squamlakes.org., 968-7336.

Dec. 13, Community Holiday Celebration, 7-9 pm, Celtic music by Puckerbrush, The Promise Singers and storyteller Andy Davis, sing-a-long and refreshments, donations at the door, Little White Church, 2371 Eaton Rd./Rt. 153, Eaton, 447-1881.

Dec. 13, John Denver Christmas with Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Performance Center, Main St., Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551, www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Dec. 13, Friday pARTy Nite, 5-8 pm, appetizers, hot cider & more! Also open Saturday-Monday, 10-5 pm. Art Works Gallery, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, 323-8041.

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Dec. 13 & 14, Friends’ Cookie Buffet, 12/13 from 3-5:30 pm & 12/14 from 8-11:30 am, Minot Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant St., Bristol, info: 744-3352.

Dec. 13-15, 65th Annual Santa’s Village at Tapply Thompson Community Center, Bristol, free, all are welcome, 744-2713, (12/13: 6-8 pm; 12/14 & 15: 2-5 pm).

Dec. 14, Barks, Buds and Scars, Oh My!, 10 am-1 pm, meet at Squam Lakes Assoc, 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness, carpool to Butterworth trailhead, learn about trees and shrubs, pre-register: squamlakes. org., 968-7336.

Dec. 14, Breakfast with Santa, 10 am-2 pm, breakfast buffet, story time with Santa, Castle in the Clouds, Moultonboro, reservations required: 476-5900. www.castleintheclouds.org.

Dec. 14, Christmas at Canterbury, 3-8 pm, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, tickets/info: 783-9511.

Dec. 14, Christmas Cafe Luncheon/Fair, 11 am-4 pm, by Eaton Community Circle, craft fair at Inn at Crystal Lake, 2356 Eaton Rd., Eaton Center, luncheon at Little White Church, 2371 Eaton Rd., 447-2120, www.innatcrystallake.com.

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Dec. 14, Enjoy Breakfast with Santa, 8-11 am, free for kids age 10 and under who bring new, unwrapped toy donation for Wolfeboro Children’s Christmas Fund, breakfast takes place at Wolfeboro Inn, 90 N. Main St, Wolfeboro, 569-2200.

Dec. 14, Gilford Community Band Holiday Concert and Candle Light Stroll, band concert at Gilford High School auditorium at 4 pm, Candle Light Stroll from 5 to 7 pm. Over 1,000 candles through the village light the way to the Library Open House, the Thompson-Ames Historical Buildings, the SAU, The Village Store, and more.

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Dec. 14, Gifts of the Night Tree, 10-11:30 am, reading of The Night Tree, holiday craft making, venture into the woods to decorate “Night Tree”, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oaks Rd., Laconia, info/pre-register: www.prescottfarm.org.

Dec. 14, Nature Inspired Holiday Ornaments for the Family, 1-3 pm, Prescott Farm, White Oaks Rd., Laconia, info: 366-5695.

Dec. 14, Paul D’Angelo: Comedian, 8 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia, 5270043, info@pitmansfreightroom.com, www.pitmansfreightroom.com.

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Dec. 14, The Tubes in concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Performance Center, Main St., Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551, www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

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Dec. 14, Wolfeboro Annual Christmas Spirit Open House, 1-4 pm, festive shopping event in Wolfeboro, refreshments, drop off donations to LIFE Ministries Food Pantry at shops, 569-2200.

Dec. 14 & 15, Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert, (12/14: 7:30 pm; 12/15 at 3 pm), Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, Rt. 25, Meredith, tickets: www.LRSO.org/tickets, 1-800838-3006, or from Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith and Greenlaw’s Music in Laconia Dec. 14-21, Twelfth Night, Arts Center at 12 Main St., Sandwich, info: 284-7115, www. advicetotheplayers.org.

Dec. 15, Artist Spotlight: John Watkins - A Photographer’s Perspective, 1 pm. Part of the Process and Light Show, Art Works Gallery, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, www.chocoruaartworks.com, 323-8041.

Dec. 15, Christmas Open House & Santa Visit, Moulton Farm, Quarry Rd., Meredith, info: 2793915, info@moultonfarm.com.

Dec. 15, Christmas with the Canterbury Shakers Tour, 6, 6:30 & 7 pm, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, tickets/info: 783-9511.

Dec. 15, Holiday Dinner, 5-8 pm, Lakes Region Humane Society, takes place at Inn on Main St., 200 N. Main St., Wolfeboro, tickets: 539-1077.

Dec. 15, Jacqueline Schwab-Ken Burns’ Pianist & Composer, 2-4 pm, Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, program of Wolfeboro Friends of Music, 569-2151.

Dec. 15, Kapow: Create Nature Comics! 10 am-noon, Squam Lakes Assoc, 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness, pre-register: squamlakes.org., 968-7336.

Dec. 15, The Nutcracker: Northeastern Ballet Theatre, 2 pm, Kingswood Arts Center, S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 834-8834.

Dec. 17, Hurray for the Holidays! 6-8 pm, make ornaments with the family, register/pay by Dec. 7, Laconia Community Center, Union Ave., Laconia, 524-5046.

Dec. 17, Paul Luff performs, 7-10 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Dec. 18, Star Trek: A Guided Night Hike to W. Rattlesnake, 6-8 pm, meet at W. Rattlesnake Trailhead on Rt. 113, Squam Lakes Assoc, 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness, register: squamlakes.org., 9687336.

Dec. 19, Christmas with the Celts, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Performance Center, Main St., Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551, www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Dec. 19, Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas Concert performed by Heather Pierson Quartet, 7 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia, 527-0043, info@pitmansfreightroom.com, www.pitmansfreightroom.com.

Dec. 20, Friday pARTy Nite, 5-8 pm, appetizers, hot cider & more! Also open Saturday-Monday, 10-5 pm. Art Works Gallery, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, 323-8041.

Dec. 20 & 21, The Village Players monthly movie, “A Christmas Story”, 7:30 pm. Tickets $5 p/p and available at the door at 7 pm. Glendon St., Wolfeboro, snacks, popcorn, and water are available in the meeting room before the film begins, info: 569-9656, www.village-players.com.

Dec. 21, Ugly Sweater Skate Party, 6-7:30 pm, Pop Whalen Ice Arena, Wolfeboro, 569-5639.

Dec. 21, Winter Solstice Soiree, 3-5 pm, for members, Prescott Farm, White Oaks Rd., Laconia.

Dec. 22, Branching Out with Card Making, 9 am-noon, Squam Lakes Assoc, 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness, register: squamlakes.org., 968-7336.

Dec. 23, Acoustic Duo Concert, Peg Chafee and Cheryl Sager, 6:30 pm, Taylor Community Woodside Building, Laconia, info: 524-5600.

Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Service, 7 pm, Bristol Baptist Church, candlelight service, 30 Summer St., Bristol, 744-3885.

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Dec. 27, Cooking with Tweens and Teens, 1 pm, cookbook author Karen Jacobs creates healthy snacks to taste, Moultonboro Public Library, 4 Holland St., Moultonboro, info: 476-8895.

Dec. 27, Friday pARTy Nite, 5-8 pm, appetizers, hot cider & more! Also open Saturday-Monday, 10-5 pm. Art Works Gallery, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, 323-8041.

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Dec. 27, Matt Langley & Guest perform, 7-10 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Dec. 28, Eric Grant performs, 8-11 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

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Dec. 28, Grateful Ball, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Performance Center, Main St., Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551, www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Dec. 31, Bob Marley, 9 pm, Flying Monkey Performance Center, Main St., Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551, www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Dec. 31, DJ Kevin, 8 pm-midnight, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

Dec. 31, First Night Wolfeboro, activities all day, fireworks Over Wolfeboro Bay, info: 569-2200.

Dec. 31, Racky Thomas Blues Band: A New Year’s Eve Gala, 8 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia, 527-0043, info@pitmansfreightroom.com, www.pitmansfreightroom.com.

ONGOING: Belknap Mill, programs, exhibits and self-guided tours of the Power House, 1823 historic former textile mill, The Mill Plaza, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, 524-8813.

Canterbury Shaker Village, exhibits, special events, food, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, 783-9511, www.shakers.org.

Contra Dance, beginner lesson at 7:30 pm, dance starts at 8 pm, Old Town Hall, Rt. 140, Gilmanton, second Sat. of each month, $8 admission, https://www.facebook.com/groups/.

FIKA, every Saturday from noon to 1 pm, experience the custom of FIKA, with a complimentary slice of Scandinavian Almond Cake, Betty Schneider’s Scandinavian Baking, Rt. 113 East, 12 Deer Hill Road, Chocorua, 323-2021.

First Friday Food, Fun & Flicks, 5-7 pm, takes place Sept. to June, pizza and movie, plus a craft/ game, Effingham Library, 30 Town House Rd., Effingham, 539-1537.

In the Round, 8:45 am, thought-provoking discussion, Benz Center Sunday mornings, Sandwich, all are welcome to discuss wide range of topics, 284-7532.

Karaoke, 7 pm, Wednesdays, Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant, DW Highway, Meredith, in the tavern, 279-6212.

Knit Wits, meets Mondays, 10 am-noon, Gafney Library, 14 High St., Sanbornville, 522-3401, www. gafneylibrary.org. Bring knitting, crochet projects.

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Lakeport Historical Museum, at the Freight House, Railroad Ave., Laconia, call for hours: 524-1593.

Lakes Region Curling Assoc., registration open, runs from Oct. to mid Dec., Pop Whalen Ice Area, Wolfeboro, www.lakesregioncurlingnh.org.

Lunch Box to Paint Box, noon-1 pm, first Wed. of each month, bring your own lunch and watch an art painting demo by artist in residence Larry Frates, Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, free, 524-8813.

Masonic Breakfast, first Sun. of each month, 7-11:30 am, 35 Trotting Track Road, Wolfeboro. Fresh fruit, omelets made to order, scrambled eggs, hash browns, cereal, etc.

Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center, interactive science museum, open daily 10 am-5 pm, (closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day). Explore the science of climate and weather through interactive exhibits, 2779 White Mt. Highway, N. Conway, 356-2137.

Old-Time Country, Bluegrass, Gospel Music Jam Session, Tuesdays, year-round, 6:30-9:30 pm, Historic Old White Church, Rt. 109A, Tuftonboro, 569-3861.

Open Mic Night, 7 pm, every Tues., Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

Open Studio, 10 am-noon, Mondays, drop-in painting group, open to public age 18 and up, beginner to advanced welcome, free, no instruction, bring your own supplies, Lakes Region Art Assoc., Tilton Rd., Tanger Outlet Mall, Tilton, info: 991-2137.

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Mill Falls Marketplace Sunday, December 8, Noon–4 p.m.

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, daily tours and chores, visit the gardens, see the farm animals, tours of the buildings, special events, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

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Saturday Lunch, Jan. 4-March 28 (Saturdays), 10 am-2 pm, Carriage House, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171, Moultonboro, 476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org.

Saturday Writer’s Group, 10 am-noon, join fellow aspiring writers and meet authors for informal weekly roundtable, Tuftonboro Library, 221 Middle Rd, Center Tuftonboro, www.tuftonborolibrary. org., 569-4256.

Sunday Brunch, Jan. 5-March 29 (Sundays), 11:30 am-3:30 pm, Carriage House, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171, Moultonboro, 476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org.

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Tamworth Farmer’s Indoor Market, Saturdays during Nov. & Dec. at KA Brett School, Tamworth Rd., & Jan.-April every other Sat. at Tamworth Town House, info: www.tamworthfarmersmarket.org.

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Game Trivia Every Monday, 7 pm, Patrick’s Pub, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub. com.

Extended Holiday Hours begin December 13:

Theater Thursday Matinee, first Thursday of each month, 2-4 pm, Gilman Library, Main St., Alton, new and classic movies shown, free, 875-2550.

Mon.–Thurs.: 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Fri. & Sat.: 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun.: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Trivia Night, 7 pm, Thursdays, Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant, DW Highway, Meredith, in the tavern, 279-6212.

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Variety of Music at Capitol Center in December They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note.

They had a sound no one had ever heard...and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story.

The national tour of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, returns to the Capitol Center for the Arts on Friday, December 13.

Jersey Boys is the story that made Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons an international sensation all over again.

It features all their hits, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What A Night,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and “Working My Way Back To You.” The show originally opened in New York on November 6, 2005 and by the time it closed over 11 years later on January 15, 2017, it was the twelfth longest-running show in Broadway history, passing such original Broadway productions as 42nd Street, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Producers.

Jersey Boys is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®, the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award

for Best New Musical, and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia).

If you love the music of John Denver, you won’t believe your eyes and ears!

Singer, songwriter and John Denver tribute artist Ted Vigil brings his “Rocky Mountain Christmas” to the Capitol Center on Saturday, December 21 at 8 pm.

Ted was born in Seattle and raised in the Olympia area. He has been performing since the age of 10 throughout school in concert, symphonic and jazz bands, developing his talents as a drummer and singer.

He went on to compete in Talent Quest 2006, involving 28 states, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, where he took first place. He has played twice for John Denver’s own “Windstar Foundation” in Aspen, CO. In 2012, Ted was awarded the

Rising Legend Award by the National Traditional Country Music Association. Ted also performed with the late Steve Wiesberg, John Denver’s lead guitar player from 2010 to 2014, who is quoted as saying, “Apparently the audience thinks they all look and sound like John. I don’t see it. I see it with Ted. A very strong physical resemblance…uncanny!”

In 2016, Ted was part of the Kings of Country Tour in Australia starring Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and John Denver tribute artists touring 20 cities from coast to coast. Ted now performs internationally at all kinds of venues and events.

What could be more fitting for the holidays than the music of the season?

Make or continue a holiday tradition when Holiday Pops returns to the historic Capitol Center on Sunday, December 22. The festive annual event

features performances from the Capital Jazz Orchestra, guest vocalists CJ Poole and Laura Daigle, and narrator Laura Knoy of NHPR who will be reciting her traditional version of “The Night Before Christmas.”

Tickets for the shows may be ordered by calling the Capitol Center for the Arts at 225-1111 or at ccanh.com.

Tickets may also be obtained at the Capitol Center’s box office at 16 South Main St. in Concord, open Monday through Friday from noon to 6 pm.

The award-winning Capitol Center for the Arts (ccanh.com) inspires, educates, and entertains audiences by providing a quality venue for the performing arts as well as a wide range of professional-level, artisticallysignificant presentations. The Center is conveniently located off I- 93 in downtown Concord, NH.

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There’s Gnome Place Like Farmstead for the Holidays On Saturday, December 7 from 11 am to 3 pm, the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm in Tamworth Village will present a Farmstead Christmas, a down-home and whimsical event that welcomes the holiday season.

Steeped in seasonal traditions and rural-life activities, this year’s event includes a lighthearted twist by honoring the presence of the museum’s newly discovered family of gnomes.

The day’s celebration takes place with and among these mischievous and friendly helpers, as well as the farm’s animals.

Starting at the Museum Center, a main feature of the event includes “Gnome on the Roam,” a gnome scavenger hunt. The hunt assists attendees in visiting each planned activity within the Center and across the farmstead. It reveals the story and delightful details of the farm’s gnomes at each location and those who complete the roam will receive a candy cane. Along the way, visitors may wish to picture themselves as a gnome at the event’s photo op.

Other Center activities include the opportunity to make take-home handcrafts, decorate a sugar cookie and view a farmscape made of gingerbread.

A cooking demonstration takes place at the open hearth where samples of a roasted chestnut treat can be sampled.

Medicinal remedies most associated with the season can be found at the winter apothecary, along with tastings

A Remick gnome and friends prepare to welcome visitors to Farmstead Christmas.

and products. Seasonal decorations will be displayed throughout.

On the second floor of the Center, the newly reinterpreted apartment of Doc and Marion Remick features a 1950s-style Christmas tree, a costumed museum interpreter, simple holiday touches, period music and foods.

A festive wagon ride is available to shuttle visitors between the Center and the cattle barn. Visitors can add an ornament to the barn animal’s Christmas tree, spend time in the baby calf meet-and-greet area and read aloud a seasonal story to the animals. In

addition, the museum’s Hillsdale 4-H

Dairy Club will be on hand to assist nature lovers in making a pinecone bird feeder to take home or leave for the farm’s wild birds.

Between activities, visitors can spend time greeting farm animals across the farmstead grounds and walk the scenic Binsack Trail where their handmade bird feeders may be hung from trailside trees.

Small gift items, Remick-raised meats, maple syrup, pantry and herbal products are available for purchase at the Museum Store.

Admission to Farmstead Christmas is $5 per person; there is no charge for children ages four and under. Some activities are dependent upon weather conditions; all food samples and handcrafts are available while supplies last. For more information, call 3237591 or visit www.remickmuseum.org.

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Page 22 | THE LAKER December, 2019 • ‘Cue the Grill Continued from page 15 razor blade for best results ½ tsp crushed red pepper ¾ cup fresh grated Parmesan 2 tbsp red wine vinegar Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

Coat a large rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray. Toss the Brussels sprouts in a large bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil as well ¼ tsp of the salt and pepper, dump the sprouts on the cookie sheet, making sure they are all single layered and roast for 10-15 minutes until they are tender. Let them sit. Season the tenderloins with the remaining salt and pepper on both sides of the beef. In a large skillet, add the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil on a medium-high heat, and add the tenderloin pieces. Cook each for 1 ½ - 2 minutes on each side.

Put the beef on the sheet pan with the sprouts and pop back in the oven for about 6-8 minutes until the sprouts are hot and tender, and the beef is medium rare. While they are cooking, return the skillet to medium heat. Add the chopped bacon, shallots, garlic and crushed red pepper. Sautee and cook them all for a few minutes until tender and the bacon starts getting crispy. Scrape the bottom of the pan while cooking, and add the water. Add the lobster meat, stir gently so as to not break the lobster up and cook for a minute or 2 until the lobster is heated throughout. Remove from the heat. Transfer the beef to 4 plates, pull the lobster pieces out and divide evenly over and onto the side of the beef. Put the sprouts in a bowl, top with the Parmesan and vinegar and toss to

incorporate. Top the beef/lobster with ½ of the mix in the pan, and add the rest over the sprouts.

Now it is time to get that spud recipe prepared. This is another classic dish which is quite simple. This is for 4 potatoes to go with the rest of the main course. Start these before the steaks and sprouts, but you will easily be able to time these to come out together.

Once reading, it should make sense.

Baked Stuffed Bleu Cheese Potatoes 4 large baking potatoes 6 oz cream cheese, softened ¼ cup sour cream 1 stick of butter, softened 1 tsp fresh grind black pepper 1 tsp sea salt ½ cup heavy cream ¾ cup crumble bleu cheese In a 375-degree oven, bake the taters for about an hour. Once they have cooled enough to cut and handle, slide the top of the tater off with a clean cut.

Carefully, scoop the pulp out of the skin, leaving ¼ of an inch of the pulp attached to the skin. This will help hold the tater together. The tater pulp should go into a mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients, except 1/3 of the bleu cheese. Spoon the mixture back into the potato skins, press remaining bleu cheese on top of the potato mixture and bake for 12-15 minutes. Pop these in the oven about 10 minutes before you pop in the filets and sprouts so they can all come out together. These go great with all the rest of the dinner items.

I have one more recipe to share as we are now into dessert mode. It is a

flat out, no doubt about it dessert. (I would love to think that many of you will give these recipes a test drive this Christmas, but I also understand that you won’t use all of them on the same day and night. As with any meal, how much you eat while grazing during the appetizer hour combined with the big dinner will dictate how hungry you and your crowd are for dessert, although most are all over the thought of a great holiday dessert.)

This treat will have everyone begging for more. It’s a great combo of many classic flavors in the “World of Sweets.” This will easily get you 12 servings. It goes together quickly, is awesome the day after, but it does take 4-5 hours to set up, so definitely put it together the day before for one less thing to do on the big day.

Mint Chip Lasagna For the crust 1 package mint Oreos, finely crushed 5 tbsp melted butter For the cheesecake layer 2 (8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp mint extract 1 cup whipped cream Green food coloring For the pudding layer 2 packages instant chocolate pudding, 3.4 oz each 3 cups milk 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

2 cups whipped cream ¼ cup chocolate shavings ¼ cup mini chocolate chips For the crust, put the Oreos in a food processor. Combine well with the butter. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish, (preferably a glass dish), with baking spray, and press the crust ingredients into the dish. For the cheesecake layer, in the mixing bowl of a standard mixer, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth of any lumps.

Beat in the mint extract. Fold the whipped cream into the mixture, then add enough food coloring and mix to get the desired green color. Pour the cheesecake concoction over the crust and smooth out with a rubber spatula to create an even layer. Refrigerate while working on the next layer. Make the pudding layer with the pudding mixes and milk until nice and thick. Fold in the mint chocolate chips and pour over the cheesecake layer and again smooth the top with the rubber spatula. Spread the whipped cream over the top and sprinkle with the chocolate shavings and chips. Cover loosely with film and refrigerate for at least 4-5 hours, but overnight is best.

Merry Christmas my Lakes Region friends! It’s been a pleasure giving you some culinary ideas in 2019, and I look forward to sharing more in 2020.

I wish you all a great holiday season, and a happy New Year.

If you have any questions or feedback on the recipes, please touch base at fenwaysox10@gmail.com

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Yester year

The Days of County Farms

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper When miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, in the classic story “A Christmas Carol”

by Charles Dickens, is asked to make a contribution to the poor during the holiday season, he spats, “Are there no prisons? And the Union workhouses… are they still in operation? Those who are badly off must go there.”

Sadly, in times past, workhouses, alms houses or poor farms as some called them, seemed to be the answer to care for those who had fallen on hard times.

There was no pride in being forced, due to circumstances, to enter a poor farm or almshouse. Visions of deprivation and cold and terrible work

conditions came to mind and one viewed it as a last resort.

During the holiday season, when charity organizations work diligently to provide for those less fortunate, we can look back and learn more about poor farms of the 1800s and early 1900s and ask if they were really so bad. What did one living in such a place actually experience and did the Lakes Region even have a poor farm?

For the answers to those questions and a peek into the lives of some of those who lived – and some who died – at poor farms in the area, a stop at the Laconia Public Library in downtown Laconia to see the exhibit “The Belknap County Farm and Alms

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As a library card holder at the Laconia Library, I visit often and am always on the lookout for the latest exhibit in the upper level rotunda of the library. It is here that the Laconia Historical and Museum Society holds exhibits year round. The current exhibit, which is on display until December 21, is just one of the many throughout the year that spotlight fascinating aspects of local life long ago. (The library is located at 695 North Main Street in Laconia.)

If you like facts and figures to help you get a picture of something, you will find this exhibit to your liking.

(There are listings on such things as the names of those who died at the Belknap County Farm.) If, like me, you are curious what the farm was like on a day-to-day basis, you’ll get answers at this exhibit.

As I started to browse the displays, I saw information and a death certificate for Belknap Farm resident Rebecca, a woman from Barnstead NH who was born in 1835. At the age of 33 she began living at the County Farm, and remained there for 52 years, passing away at age 85. I wondered what was her story? Why did she live there for so long?

I had to ask myself if perhaps the farm and those like it that served the poor were not always the frightening places of old-time fiction. If Rebecca lived there most of her adult life, could it be that the conditions were good enough for her to stay? Or was she ill of mind or body and had no choice but to reside at a place where she could

receive care?

More information on the County Farm tells us that from 1873 to 1913, the place was run by a supervisor and his wife. They lived and worked on the farm, with the help of its residents.

Further, we are told that it was “a thriving community that produced crops, sold lumber and raised livestock.

Some inmates lived and worked on the farm productively for many, many years.”

It was a huge operation located in Laconia, and the residents of the farm were active in building the house and other structures, cutting 150,000 feet of lumber for the construction.

What caused a person or a family to enter such a farm? The reasons were varied and ranged from financial loss of home and no work to provide for oneself to ill health or aging without family to care for the person, to serving out a jail sentence to a mental illness making one unable to function in society. It must be remembered that in the 1800s and early 1900s, such circumstances were handled and looked upon much differently than today. The mentally ill were often hidden away by families and likely feared by many. The aged were usually cared for and lived with extended families in those days, but if that was not possible, where else could one turn for care and housing when elderly and poor and in failing health?

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None of these reasons for residing on the County Farm were ideal and it is likely there was stigma attached to living there, but in the time before welfare services, such places offered an alternative and sometimes a salvation for the poor.

The exhibit offers some old medical equipment and tells us a Dr. Mace was concerned with sanitary conditions of County Farm inmates and pushed to see improvements, such as drainage and ventilation systems, bathtubs and water closets as well as replacing the water supply.

Jobs at the farm, once a person was settled in their new living space, were separated by gender. Generally, the women worked in the farmhouse and helped with baking, cleaning and sewing and laundry. The men worked outside at the many farm chores; should they come to the farm with special skills in such things as carpentry or blacksmithing, they worked on the property in those trades. During the winter, work continued with the men cutting trees and doing other non-field related jobs.

An old black and white photo shows us an elderly woman in a field at the County Farm. She stands beside a dairy cow, and she is grinning and appears to be patting the cow; two youngsters can be seen in the distant background.

She does not seem to be downtrodden or unhappy, and it offers a rare glimpse into perhaps a typical day on the farm.

Places like the Belknap County Farm, and many, many others all over the state, came into being when Legislature in 1886 authorized counties to purchase farms and houses to care for “county paupers”. In the early 1800s and well

Life on the County Farm; an image in the current exhibit at the Laconia Public Library presented by the Laconia Historical and Museum Society. into the following decades, there was a general feeling that being poor was a result of a character deficiency and such people could be reformed by working on a farm. Today we know differently, and that falling on hard times is usually due to economic reasons instead of because a person is of bad character.

Further, housing the poor with those in need of mental health treatment or those serving a prison sentence would be unheard of today.

Eventually, the exhibit tells us, after the social changes as an outcome of the Civil War, entrance into a poor house/ farm became voluntary.

In Laconia, the County Farm had originally been an insane asylum, built in 1835. By 1871, the original buildings were destroyed by fire, and the county built a two-story house for “the insane, the poor, the infirm, as well as people who had committed criminal acts.” Further reform happened around the start of the 1900s when the County Farm realized the need of separating the “passively insane” from “paupers”.

By the 1960s, a portion of the farm’s land was sold and the practice of housing people at the County Farm

was phased out.

The exhibit offers a fascinating – if sometimes poignant – look at what life was like on the County Farm. I found the section with a long list of the names, ages and causes of death of the poor and infirm at the farm to be particularly poignant.

Among the facts and figures in the exhibit, one cannot help but read between the lines. Did people dislike

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living on the farm? What was it like for children? Were the caretakers compassionate? What did it take to get out of residing in the County Farm?

And in this holiday season, another question surfaces. How did they celebrate Christmas at the County Farm? Who knows if any information exists on what happened on December 25 at the farm? Hopefully, there was turkey and a mince pie and maybe even the singing of a carol or two to mark the day.

We do know that the County Farm in Laconia was one of many around the state. Another farm was located in Merrimack County in the Boscawen area, and others existed as well.

Smaller poor farms were located around the state. One such poor farm was near present-day Ellacoya State Park in Gilford.

We have come a long way from the days of Ebenezer Scrooge and shunning the poor. In order to continue to move forward, exhibits such as the one, thoughtfully organized and on display at the Laconia Public Library, are well worth stopping to view.

(The Belknap County Farm and Alms House exhibit will be on view until December 21; for more information, call 527-1278 or go to www.laconiahistory.org.)

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Sanbornton Resident is Lakes Region Art Association’s Featured December Artist L o n g - t i m e Claude Cezanne, Sanbornton resFairfield Porter, ident, Jacquelyn and Neil Welliver, Sandstrom, is the among others.

Lakes Region Art Jackie’s work has Association’s feabeen included in tured artist for the juried exhibitions month of December. at the Southern Her exhibit, titled, Vermont Art “In Retrospect” will Center; the Print feature oil paintings, Club of Albany; pastels, hand-pulled the Printmaking prints and photogCouncil of New raphy spanning 40 Jersey; the AVA years as an artist.

Subjects include Gallery, Hanover, the New Hampshire New Hampshire; landscape and quiet the Manchester domestic still life art.

Institute of Arts Whenever posand Sciences sible, Jackie pre- “Swamp Maples”, a pastel by artist and the New fers to work from and Lakes Region Art Association Art Jacquelyn Sandstrom, Hampshire direct observation, member because doing so will be included in her exhibit “In Association.

Jackie taught creates a sense of Retrospect”, a display of her work in a variety of media. computer skills to immediacy in the grades 3 through finished work. All 5 at Southwick of the landscapes School in Northfi eld for five years and included in the exhibit were painted on more recently, was Marketing Manager location “en plein air”. at Cyclix Networks in Gilford.

The artist holds a Bachelor of Fine The opening reception is from 2 to 5 Arts in painting from the University pm on Sunday, December 8 at the Lakes of New Hampshire and a Master of Region Art Association Gallery, Suite Arts in teaching from Plymouth State 132 in the Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia University. While at UNH, she studRoad, Tilton, NH. On Facebook, look ied drawing with Sigmund Abeles and for the Lakes Region Art Association John Hatch and oil painting with John or Jackie’s page, PaintAllThat.

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Clearlakes Chorale Holiday Concert Rings in the Season On December 7 and 8, the Clearlakes Chorale, led by conductor Andy Campbell, will present an always popular holiday concert. This year’s concert features works both old and new, as well as an audience singalong. Both concerts will be held at St. Katharine Drexel Church on Hidden Springs Rd., Alton, taking place on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 8 at 2 pm.

The 60-member Chorale, with singers from throughout the Lakes Region, will present John Rutter’s Gloria, composed in 1974, which has been described as “exalted, devotional, and jubilant.” The Chorale will also sing

Daniel Pinkham’s three-movement Christmas Cantata (1957), which one conductor noted has “wonderful poignancy and joy.”

The program also contains two motets for double choir by Giovanni Gabrieli (1553-1612): “Hodie Christus Natus Est” and “O Magnum Mysterium.” The concert will contain several audience sing-along opportunities, and all the music will be accompanied by a brass choir.

Tickets are available at Black’s Paper Store in Wolfeboro, at www. clearlakeschorale.org, and at the door.

See www.clearlakeschorale.org for details.

Maxfield Real Estate Has New Owners Maxfield Real Estate Inc., has been acquired by Parker Realty Group LLC and will continue doing business as Maxfield Real Estate, with offices in Alton, Center Harbor and Wolfeboro.

Started in 1965 by Henry S. Maxfield, and then owned and operated by his son, Henry (Chip) Maxfield, Maxfield Real Estate has been a leading independent real estate company in the Lakes Region with over $180 million in sales in 2018.

It seems fitting that Randy and Jon Parker, a father and son team, would continue the tradition of success. Both Randy and Jon are seasoned entrepreneurs. Randy owned and operated a chain of sporting goods stores in southern NH and currently owns a restaurant in upstate NY. Jon has built, owned and operated a network of health clubs on the seacoast since 2001.

“We plan to use our experience in the various service and retail industries to continue to serve our clients and take

Maxfield to the next level,” says Randy.

For the past 22 years, Randy has applied those lessons to become one of the Lakes Region’s top producers. He will continue to serve his well-established client base and act as Principal Broker. Jon will continue to list and sell properties, as well as take over the duties of business development.

“We see our roles as providing our team of professionals and agents with the education, tools and technology needed to provide their clients and customers with the best possible service,” explains Jon Parker. “We are very proud to take over Maxfield Real Estate and keep it an independent, family-owned company focused on serving the communities of the Lakes Region.”

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Annual Ornament Personalized

by League Artist The League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery is offering the 32nd annual ornament Tidings of Joy by metalsmith Meggin Dossett.

This limited-edition ornament features a bird in flight crafted from textured pewter. Tidings of Joy represents the joyful spirit of celebration during the holiday season. The ornament was inspired by the happiness of winter and influenced by vintage designs. Each one is dated, numbered, and signed

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Lakes Region Singers Renew Holiday Spirits Have you been looking for a good way to get into the holiday spirit this season? The Lakes Region Singers, a well-known community choral group, will offer two performances of their annual Christmas Concert – one on Friday evening, December 20, at 7:30 pm and another on Sunday afternoon, December 22 at 3 pm.

“We have an exciting program planned for this season, with plenty of variety,” said Director Karen Jordan.

“We will perform new pieces as well as old favorites, for all ages, and we will again showcase many talented soloists and instrumentalists from around our region.”

Both concerts will take place at the First United Methodist Church on Route 11A in Gilford. A suggested donation of $8 per person or $15 per family will be taken at the door to help cover expenses. There will be free homemade refreshments available for the public at each intermission.

The Adult Chorus program offers sparkling new arrangements of familiar favorites such as “Dashing Through the Snow”, “O Child Divine,” “Creation Will Be At Peace,” and “Joyful, All

Ye Nations Rise.” There will also be challenging new presentations of “Midwinters Chill”, “Christmas Processional” and a medley of Irving Berlin Christmas songs that includes “Snow, Snow, Snow” and “White Christmas” to name a few.

Several numbers will feature soloists on flute, percussion instruments and strings, as well as performances by the Adult Bell Choir. Phil Breton on piano will continue to accompany the Adult Chorus, while Kelly Cleveland will assist on organ.

Directed for the past nine years by Karen Jordan of Laconia, the Lakes Region Singers have been entertaining the area with winter and spring concerts since 1992. The chorale now has nearly 40 community singers from Laconia, Belmont, Gilford, and Gilmanton.

“It makes us so happy to bring you the joy of music every year,” said Jordan. “We hope you and your friends can join us on December 20 or 22 for this year’s holiday celebration!”

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Sweet Holiday Treats

By Leigh Sharps A popular Lakes Region bakery stands up to its’ name: ‘Wicked Good Bakery’ headquartered in Plymouth.

Owned by Sarah Sleeper and her mother, Jean Sleeper, you can find artistic baked treats at their shop located in the historic Sleeper farmstead on Cooksville Road (right off Fairgrounds Road) in Plymouth. It is a wonderful countryside ride, and what awaits the visitor at the end is an unbelievably tasty array of pastries and breads: a literal ‘feast for the eyes’, just right for this time of year when holiday treats are popular.

Sarah recalls her first memory that ignited a love of baking around the age of eight. “It was when I made my first cake with Grammy Tootie for my mom. My mom was pretty sick and I remember wanting to make and decorate a cake for her. I thought it was amazing to do! It did not look that great, but it made me so happy doing it and my interest and love of baking just grew from there!”

During the holiday season, from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, the Sleepers’ talents particularly shine as their wares feature baked goods topped with intricate designs like sugared leaves, turkeys, stars and Santas.

“Sugar cookies that we do specifically for the holidays are very popular and next in popularity during the season are the sculpted and specialty cakes.

I love making interesting cookies and cakes, too, that become a part of special events in people’s lives,” says Sarah. “I was definitely spoiled with an abundance of great cooks and bakers all around me in my family.”

One can order various flavors of pies, including chocolate and coconut cream, strawberry/rhubarb, blueberry and mixed berry pies. And there are always specialty cakes, different flavored whoopie pies, sugar cookies and cupcake trays, etc. that can be ordered.

Sarah notes her mom loves baking the breads and rolls. “She took a bread

doing in my free time. I realized in my down time I loved to bake and that’s when my first thoughts of doing baking for a living began. I talked with a friend in the early 2000s about how fun it would be to start a bakery. We discussed business names and logos but that was as far as we got. Then I moved back to NH and went into the educational field.

Again, I was not happy and talked to my mom about starting a bakery. We came up with a name, registered it with the state and decided to give it a trial run in the summer of 2012. We would see what happened and whether it was feasible to go into this full-time. By the end of 2012 we opened our homebased bakery with a few cinnamon rolls, cupcakes and some pies. And here we are in our eighth year!”

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A Favorite Seasonal Music Concert at Landmark Eaton Church Celebrate the coming of Christmas and winter with some of the season’s most evocative music, when pianistcomposer Dana Cunningham and cellist Max Dyer perform in concert at Eaton Village’s distinctive landmark Little White Church on Sunday, December 8 at 4 pm.

The busy days of the holiday season can make it difficult to quiet our spirits so we may enjoy the natural stillness and pristine beauty that is December. For many fans, Dana’s deeply expressive December afternoon concerts are a can’t-bemissed tradition that provides food for the soul. Her stunning original arrangements of classic seasonal compositions, such as “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and “In the Bleak Midwinter,” take us to a special place of reflection where we remember the true reasons that our hearts celebrate this time of year.

The Little White Church, elegant in its simplicity. is the perfect venue for this special concert. The extraordinary acoustics are such that the crystalline musical notes seem to resonate long in the air, inviting the audience to explore the meditative silence between those notes. Dana’s performances with Max in this historical place are everything a concert of the advent season should be . . . warmly intimate, calm yet jubilant, and an invitation to open the door to the gifts of music, community, and

Max Dyer (right) will join Dana Cunningham for a special holiday concert on Dec. 8 at the Little White Church.

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Dana says of this holiday concert, “What I love most is the way the audience, with an appreciation for the opportunity to reflect, becomes resplendently alive, joyful and restful - all at the same time. The collective hush that comes over us as the last vibration of sound is heard is a rare moment of shared peace.”

Dana Cunningham’s artistic voice is stunningly unique and unmistakable. Hearing her music, it becomes clear that she listens, carefully – for what the soul longs to hear – an unexpected next note, chord, or melodic line, a recited poem – sounds of hope and joy, and the discordant, darker threads within us all. In her own words, “May the simple light move in and through us and may music help open the door.”

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Hill Records, said, “The greatest compliment I can pay any musician is that they sound like no one else… that Dana is simply one of the most impressive pianists with whom I have ever worked further adds to the singularity of her talent. Even those attributes would ultimately pale without the powerful emotional connection that gives her work such depth and meaning.”

Dana studied piano at The Blair School of Music while completing an undergraduate degree in Communications. Her diverse influences include a Master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary, work at Big Sur’s Esalen Institute, and a nine-month sabbatical at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery, a Benedictine community near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Originally from Texas, Dana now lives and works near the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where she has created five critically acclaimed recordings.

She continues to perform in both concert and retreat settings.

While a new winter/Christmas album is in the works for a 2020 release, much of Dana’s time and energy this past year focused on fundraising for the rebuilding of The Little White Church’s steeple.

In her role of church board member, she had just begun seeking support for the restoration of the Steinway O Grand, the piano on which she performs her annual Christmas concerts, when the steeple was

found to be completely rotten; it had to come down this past June. After a generous response to a request for contributions specifically for the piano, as well as for the steeple, more enthusiastic community donations poured in for the project. This made it possible to begin the work and to imagine the steeple intact, as well as the fully restored piano ready to receive the artists who will play it, ensuring the Little White Church’s vibrant presence for generations to come.

Max Dyer is a Houston-based musician with many years of professional performance experience, both in the US and abroad. An unusually versatile cellist, he is adept in many musical styles. He has performed with the Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, and Houston Symphony, and as a guest artist in many concerts.

His own Cellomax recording studio is the home for many collaborations with other musicians and producers.

He has played for more than 25 years with the Renaissance Festival band Cantiga and has been a performer on more than 400 recordings including his own personal CD, “Inspired.” His annual appearance in Eaton with Cunningham has won him many avid local fans.

An after-concert reception in the church undercroft will provide an opportunity to chat with the musicians, purchase CDs, and enjoy refreshments made by local culinary legend Barbara Holmes.

Seating is quite limited at the Little White Church, and the performance usually sells out, so advance purchase of tickets is strongly recommended. The tickets are sold at White Birch Books in North Conway (356-3200), at the Eaton Village Store, and online by visiting www.danacunningham. com.

For more information about the performers, go to Dana’s website or Max’s website at www.maxdyer. com.

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The Flying Monkey Celebrates the Holiday Season The Flying Monkey in Plymouth presents A John Denver Christmas with Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon on December 13 and Christmas with The Celts on December 19 (both concerts are at 7:30 pm).

With a focus on the holidays, Chris Collins fronts the Boulder Canyon band for a special Christmas show celebrating the music of John Denver.

Christmas with The Celts brings the best in Irish holiday tradition of song, story and dance to the area.

Winning much acclaim and delighting audiences across the country, Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon will bring you home for the holidays with music from an artist that shaped a generation.

You’ll be reminded of John Denver’s popular Christmas concerts and holiday specials as this award-winning band presents an evening of music the whole family will enjoy.

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Christmas with the Celts dancers. brainchild of producer Ric Blair. Mr. Blair reigns as one the country’s most respected purveyors of Celtic music.

He credits the popularity of the Christmas with The Celts concert presentation and the nationwide broadcasting of the show as a PBS-TV special to his unique blend of modern Christmas standards and sounds with the spirit and sounds of Celtic roots.

The high-stepping spirited musical selections will have audiences clapping along from the first lively renditions

of popular contemporary Christmas classics ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’, ‘Little Drummer Boy’, ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ to ‘Count Your Blessings’, ‘White Christmas’ and John Lennon’s perennial ‘Happy Christmas’.

The show presents the perfect combination of ancient Irish carols, contemporary Christmas standards, spontaneous humor and thrilling Irish dancing, giving audiences a memorable Christmas experience. The first

live performance of Christmas with The Celts was filmed in front of a soldout audience at Nashville’s prestigious Ryman Auditorium. The Celts’ lineup features founder Ric Blair on vocals, guitars, bodhran, and piano, Laura McGhee on vocals and Scottish Fiddle, plus an ensemble of world class musicians playing uilleann pipes, Irish whistles, drums, mandolin and banjo, plus crowd-pleasing Irish step dancers.

Christmas with The Celts isn’t just a concert, it is a celebration of the holiday spirit, people, community and common connections. It’s about bringing young and old together to celebrate this special time of year.

For more information on upcoming shows or to purchase tickets, call the box office at 536-2551 or go to www. flyingmonkeyNH.com. The Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center is located on Main Street in Plymouth, NH.

LRSO Holiday Pops Concerts to Feature Vocalist Michael Gallagan The holidays are upon us, and that means glorious symphonic Holiday POPS music is just around the corner. The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra (LRSO) is offering two joyous holiday concerts on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm. Both concerts will be held at the Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium on Rt. 25 in Meredith LRSO fan favorite and sublime crooner, Michael Gallagan, returns as the special guest for two spirited performances. (Fans will remember Michael as a previous holiday artist, and for his knock-out solo performance in the Sinatra POPS concert.)

This year LRSO will resurrect some classic orchestral favorites, including Winter Wonderland and Sleigh Ride, as well as all-new favorites this year with custom arrangements for the LRSO! There will be the orchestral splendor of traditional carols, a Canadian Brass Christmas, a Festive Holiday Fanfare, and “Wizards of Winter”

(made famous by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra), among others.

Michael joins the ranks of Michael Bublé, Harry Connick Jr., Seth MacFarlane, and Donny Hathaway singing a variety of those artists’ classic holiday hits including Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Man With a Bag, This Christmas, and Must’ve Been Ol’ Santa Clause. The LRSO has even tossed in an Ella Fitzgerald arrangement of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

Tickets for the holiday concerts are $20 for adults and $10 for students of college-age and under (please no children under age 5).

Tickets are available online at www.LRSO.org/tickets, by phone at 1-800-838-3006, or from ticket partners Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith and Greenlaw’s Music in Laconia. Any unsold tickets will be available at the door starting one hour before each concert. All seats are general admission.

The Saturday concert sponsor is Bellwether Credit Union, and LROS’s Sunday concert sponsor is

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The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra is a Meredith-based, non-profit orchestra that performs throughout the fall, winter, and spring months. Orchestra members range in age from teens through retired seniors, representing over 30 communities in the Lakes

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Wolfeboro Last Night Events Celebrate 2019 Families, friends, neighbors and visitors are invited to celebrate New Year’s Eve during a day and evening of festive events in Wolfeboro capped off by fireworks lighting the sky over Lake Winnipesaukee.

“Last Night Wolfeboro 2019 is a free celebration for the Lakes Region to enjoy,” says Wolfeboro Selectman Linda Murray and chair of the town’s Special Events Committee. “Our schedule includes activities, concerts, shows and games for all ages to enjoy, and we have fantastic prizes to use now and in the new year, including cruises on

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Beginning at Wolfeboro Town Hall at 10 am on Tuesday, December 31, Last Night Wolfeboro events range from a scavenger hunt at town shops to Mo, the Balloon Man making creations for children, the popular Wildlife Encounters show, Chris Herrick magic show, and a buffet supper, dessert and entertainment for everyone.

New this year, Last Night Wolfeboro is presenting a free “Jazz to Keep You Warm” concert by the Freese Brothers Combo Band at the First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro.

For more than three decades, the Freese Brothers Big Band and Combo have performed swing and classic Big Band music; entertaining audiences throughout the region and raising scholarship funds for a new generation of talented musicians.

The following is the Last Night Wolfeboro schedule; get updates on Facebook @WolfeboroLastNight.

December 31 events are free unless otherwise noted.

10 am-noon: Scavenger Hunt, register at Town Hall-Great Hall; return completed map and chances for prizes.

10 am-2 pm: Mo, The Balloon Man at Town Hall-Great Hall, balloon creatures for the kids, face-painting, dance performance, Yum Yum Shop cookie painting, displays by Girl Scout Robotics Team, Wolfeboro Police/ Fire, NH Farm Museum, snacks for

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Museum and New Hampshire Boat Museum memberships, along with prizes from Kingswood Golf Club, Wolfeboro Casuals and other area shops. Best of all, thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters, all of the fun is free or low-cost.”.

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12:30 to 1:30 pm: Freese Brothers Big Band Combo concert, First Congregational Church, Main Street, across from Carpenter School.

1-3 pm: Family Game Show, energize and test your skills, win prizes at Estabrook, Brewster Academy, S. Main Street.

2-3 pm: Family and friends sing-along with Bill Parker, First Congregational Church, Main Street, across from Carpenter School.

2:30-3:30 pm: Chris Herrick Magic Show, Town Hall Great Hall.

3-4:30 pm: Bingo with prizes!

(Doors close at 3 pm).

4-5 pm: Wildlife Encounters, live animal show, sponsored by The Children’s Center, Town Hall Great Hall.

5-7 pm: Lasagna buffet dinner and dessert presented by All Saints Episcopal Church, S. Main Street, across from Wolfeboro Library; tickets at door for $30 per family; $10 per person; under age 5 free, music by accordionist Gary Sredzienski.

6:30 pm: Fireworks over Wolfeboro Bay, sponsored by Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce; (rain/weather date: Jan. 1).

7-9 pm: Contra Dance at Town Hall Great Hall, presented by non-profit G.A.L.A. (Global Awareness Local Action).

Donations to defray programming costs are gratefully accepted at each event venue. Event sponsors include Black’s Paper Store, The Children’s Center, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Avery Insurance, Harvest Market, Doran Insurance, and Antonucci Insurance.

Last Night Wolfeboro 2019 is produced by the Wolfeboro Special Events Committee and Wolfeboro Parks and Recreation, with funding from the Economic Development Committee, and major support from Brewster Academy, All Saint’s Episcopal Church, Blacksmith Printing and volunteers.

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In Land We Trust: Conserving Open Space in the Granite State

By Mark Okrant (Editor’s note: as the holidays approach in December, thoughts turn to gift giving. The focus of the season is centered around gifting, but there is another type of gift and that is the gift of land. More and more families are turning to conservation to protect for future generation their precious farms and forests. This indeed is a very special gift with a lasting impact.)

New Hampshire has historically been a leader in the conservation of open spaces. More than 100 years ago, the White Mountains and Lakes Region looked entirely different. Back then, mountain slopes and lakesides had been stripped of trees that comprised the virgin forest. As a result, streams were choked with silt from eroded hillsides, and evidence of wholesale forest fires was everywhere. With vegetation gone, snowmelts and heavy rains brought flooding. As the region’s tourism industry was becoming impacted, prompt corrective action was necessary.

Attention to New Hampshire’s lands began in earnest with the establishment of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SFPNHF) in 1901.

Through the influence of the SFPNHF and others, Congress was convinced to pass the Weeks Act in 1911. The Weeks Act outlined a set of procedures for identifying and purchasing private land, leading to the establishment of the US Forest Service.

Since its inception, the mission of the SFPNHF, a non-profit membership organization, has been to “perpetuate

the forests of New Hampshire, t h r o u g h wise use and preservation of places with special scenic beauty.”

The SFPNF has helped to protect more than one million acres of New Hampshire’s open space.

They have accomplished this by promoting proper land stewardship t h r o u g h educational programs, and by advocating public policies that encourage resource conservation.

How has the SFPNHF been successful? The organization has partnered with public agencies, communities, and landowners, sharing a simple philosophy—to leave a lasting legacy for future generations by protecting water quality, wildlife habitat, and other natural resources.

It is the contention of the SFPNHF, the Lakes Region Conservation Trust, and local groups like the Tuftonboro Conservation Commission, and the Moultonboro Conservation

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S u c h efforts serve to preserve local farming and forestry entities.

By striking a balance between prodevelopment and proconservation voices, their actions forestall the loss of open space to misguided forms of progress. Meanwhile, by protecting open space, conservation groups help to ensure that outdoor recreation opportunities are maintained for future generations.

What tools are available to conservation groups? The two main strategies are conservation easements and transfers of land. A conservation easement vests power in a land trust or government body to constrain certain

uses of land by a property owner, so that the natural resources of a piece of property are protected. Interestingly, an easement allows the property owner to continue to own, manage, and pass property on to one’s heirs. Thus, it is actually a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust that permanently limits specific land uses in order to protect the property’s enduring conservation values. A list of the easement’s restrictions is then attached to the property deed, keeping these in place forever. Thereafter, it becomes the responsibility of the trust to ensure that the conditions stated in the easement are enforced with both the present and future owners of the land.

A carefully designed easement will protect the land’s natural and cultural values, while meeting the landowner’s financial and personal needs, as well as those of the land trust holding agency.

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As an example, a conservation easement could allow a traditional farm family to continue its agricultural operation while restricting other land uses and any actions that can be detrimental to the health of streams and

ponds on the property.

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How does this process work when a landowner wishes to leave a legacy for future generations? Land transfers differ from easements because both the responsibility of management and an actual shift in ownership of the property take place simultaneously.

Using a land transfer, the owner ensures their property is conserved and quickly provides the surrounding community with opportunities to appreciate its natural and scenic values.

While some landowners donate their properties outright, conservation may necessitate the transfer of funds from the land trust or government body to the landowner. When land is donated or sold for a bargain, a local, state, and/ or federal tax benefit may be offered.

Because money is often a requisite of land transfers, a non-profit conservation organization or government body will raise and set aside stewardship funds that make the purchase and long-term oversight of the property possible.

Either form of land conservation necessitates a great deal of paperwork, which can prove time consuming and costly to the land trust.

As stated at the outset, the SFPNHF is the oldest and most successful of New Hampshire’s conservation organizations. In the face of growing development, the SFPNHF has set a number of challenging goals, to be achieved by 2044: • to conserve at least 25 percent of open space in each community

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Similar to the SFPNHF and LRCT, community organizations such as the Tuftonboro and Moultonboro conservation commissions require an investment by their public—in the form of both concern for the natural environment and a funding mindset. Without this combination, the environment we leave to future generations could lose both its health and splendor.

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Wakefield’s Peaceful Concert Pictured L-R: Josh Anderson (VP of Mktg. & Bus. Development of Eastern Propane & Oil); Meghan Anderson (Chief Culture Office & fourth generation of Eastern Propane & Oil); Howie Bean (Owner/President of Wolfeboro Oil Company); Chuck Clement III (Owner/President of Eastern Propane & Oil).

Eastern Propane & Oil Fuels Growth in Wolfeboro Area Eastern Propane & Oil, family-owned and operated since 1932, continues to grow, with the recent acquisition of Wolfeboro Oil Company in Wolfeboro, NH. “Over the last six decades, the Bean family has built a successful business based on exceptional customer service.

We are honored they have chosen Eastern to continue to serve their customers. Like Eastern, Wolfeboro Oil is a company that values being a part of, and giving back to, the communities it serves. We look forward to continuing that commitment to community involvement. We are pleased to welcome the Wolfeboro Oil family to Eastern,” said Tom Manson, CEO of Eastern Propane & Oil. For 87 years, Eastern has worked to ensure that its customers’ fuel and service needs are not only taken care of, but that they feel like part of the Eastern family. Wolfeboro Oil has always been dedicated to their customers and that

dedication is a major reason they have been so successful. Eastern is excited to welcome aboard Wolfeboro Oil’s team to continue serving both current and future customers.

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As the weather gets colder, Eastern is looking forward to connecting with and serving Wolfeboro Oil customers and making sure they feel at home with Eastern. For more information on becoming a customer, please visit www.eastern.com.

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Wolfeboro TUBACHRISTMAS Brings Sounds of the Season to Lakes Region

The 16th annual TUBACHRISTMAS concert in Wolfeboro will be Saturday, December 14 from 2 to 3 pm at All Saint’s Episcopal Church, located at 258 South Main Street. Bring your family and friends and enjoy the free public concert of holiday music and traditional carols, which will be performed by a low brass ensemble.

Low brass instruments, such as tubas and euphoniums normally found at the back, will be the featured upfront instruments. The Wolfeboro TUBACHRISTMAS concert is a regional event with tuba and euphonium players from various community, university, and school bands as well as professional musicians, both working and retired.

According to the conductor, “The arrangements are wonderful, very fresh and appealing, for they focus upon the melodic capabilities of the instruments and their rich mellow sound when played together in close harmony.

For the audience, it’s very much like listening to familiar music being performed in an interesting new way, quite warm and welcoming.”

TUBACHRISTMAS was founded in 1974 by Harvey Phillips, a renowned

TUBACHRISTMAS returns to Wolfeboro for a concert on Dec. 14.

tuba virtuoso and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, School of Music. The very first concert was held on the Ice Rink Stage of New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza in December of 1974, with over 300 participants. Since then, the popularity of TUBACHRISTMAS has grown considerably among performers and audiences alike, and in 2019, there

are over 200 scheduled concerts in cities and towns across America, plus several foreign countries. Nancy Donahue, who studied with Harvey Phillips at Indiana University, is returning for her sixth year as the Conductor of the Wolfeboro TUBACHRISTMAS. The public is invited to attend the Wolfeboro TUBACHRISTMAS concert; if you have never heard a

TUBACHRISTMAS performance before, you are in for a musical treat.

For more information about the concert, contact the local TUBACHRISTMAS co-coordinator, Joe Ewing, at 569-3861 or visit the TUBACHRISTMAS website.

Monetary donations will be gratefully accepted for the L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry to help provide food and other necessities for area residents.

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A makerspace operates much like a gym, but instead of exercise equipment there are tools, and instead of trying to get fit, people are there to learn a new skill, develop or scale up a business idea, gain credentialing for employment mobility or career transition, or to simply tinker, fix, or repair everyday household items.

Makerspaces combine community, education, and equipment that provide participants the opportunity, place, and peer collaboration to design and create projects that may otherwise not be possible with the resources available to someone working alone. One of the inspirations also driving the GALA Makerspace is its potential to play a key role in substance misuse prevention, workforce development, waste reduction, and adding to self-propelled educational opportunities.

On the one hand, the GALA Makerspace will be a community-building hub that addresses some of the state’s most urgent workplace challenges by equipping participants with practical skills, training, specialized tools and equipment, and creative competencies that strengthen job creation and retention. It will also provide collaborative space and resources such as a “tool library” and “repair cafe” for learning, engaging with hobbies, or simply fixing or up-cycling things that might otherwise be destined for the landfill.

GALA is also designing the space to help build social capital and a sense of community, which are goals identified by that state of NH as critical to economic development. In the book Making is Connecting by David Gauntlett, he emphasizes, “Social capital is not only a theoretical tool for • Gala Continued on page 39

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Pemi Choral to Perform Vivaldi’s “Gloria” The Pemigewasset Choral Society invites the public to its 47th winter concert series featuring: Gloria. The concert’s titular work, Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, will be performed on December 5, 6, and 8, accompanied by a 12-piece chamber orchestra.

Other pieces that will be performed include The Snow by Edward Elgar, Joy Has Dawned by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, and festive pieces like The Christmas Song by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells and Ding Dong Merrily On High arranged by Robert F. Swift, a former director of Pemi Choral Society.

Pemi Choral, a 93-member adult community chorus based in Plymouth, is comprised of members from all over the central New Hampshire region. The choir has been in rehearsal since August, and will be performing the program under the direction of Will Gunn, along with pianist Laura Belanger.

Will Gunn is the music director at

Plymouth Regional High School where he conducts the Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, and Chamber Singers. Gunn received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Ithaca College and his Masters of Music in Conducting from Colorado State University. He performs regularly with the New Hampshire Master Chorale, Manchester Choral Society, and New Hampshire Friendship Chorus.

Concert performances are scheduled for Thursday, December 5 at the Gilford Community Church in Gilford, beginning at 7:30 pm and on Friday, December 6 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Franklin, also beginning at 7:30 pm. The final concert of the series will be held on Sunday, December 8 at Silver Center for the Arts, Hanaway Theatre at Plymouth State University beginning at 3 pm. Admittance to all concerts is by choice of donation.

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Granite State Ringers Handbell Choir Performs at Farmington’s Congregational Church New Hampshire’s premiere handbell choir, the Granite State Ringers, under the direction of Joan Fossum, will perform a special holiday concert at the First Congregational Church in Farmington on Sunday, December 8 at 3 pm. Admission is by donation.

The concert, entitled “Traditions of Christmas” will feature the music of the season, including favorites “Greensleeves”, “It’s a Most Wonderful World” and the popular “Carol of the Bells”.

The Granite State Ringers was organized in 2007 to promote the ringing of handbells as a musical art form by presenting concert performances of distinction. Performing throughout New England for years, the talented

ensemble of more than 15 people, is

made up of ringers from throughout

the state, including Concord, Keene, Nashua, Amherst, Manchester, Rochester and the Lakes Region. They also have members from Maine and Massachusetts. The choir will perform on a total of 154 bells and 85 chimes.

The bells range in weight from 0.45 pounds to 8.75 pounds.

This event is part of the church’s Bicentennial Concert Series in celebration of their 200th year of serving Christ in the greater Farmington area.

The church is listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. It is located in downtown Farmington at 400 Main Street.

For more information, visit www. farmingtonnhucc.org or find the church on Facebook.

Effingham School Named to National Register of Historic Places The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced that the building first known as the New England Masonic Charitable Institute in Effingham has been honored by the United States Secretary of the Interior with placement on the National Register of Historic Places, for both its architecture and for its role in the history and development of the town of Effingham.

Built in 1858, the two-and-a-half story New England Masonic Charitable Institute is the only large public building in Effingham. Its Italianate details include boxed eaves with paired scroll-sawn brackets, corner quoins and a heavy hood over the main entrance.

The building’s elaborate three-stage tower has a Masonic seal on the front and clock faces on the two adjacent sides. Its octagonal open belfry protects the 1863 bell, which was used during

World War II for air-raid warnings.

Founded by the Charter Oak Lodge No. 58 of Free and Accepted Masons, the New England Masonic Charitable Institute is the only school in the United States known to have been run by the Masons. Opened as a coed institution in the fall of 1861, it ceased school operations in the early 1880s.

Charter Oak Lodge No. 58 sold the building to the Town of Effingham in 1891 for one dollar but retained rights to the second floor in perpetuity. The walls and ceilings of the Lodge’s temple space are covered with trompe l’oeil murals attributed to Boston painter Philip A. Butler. Images of classic sculptures, architectural details and Masonic symbols, including the All-Seeing Eye, are incorporated into the paintings. Heavily water-damaged in the late 1980s, they have since been restored.

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The first floor, which was originally a single classroom for the Institute, served as Effingham’s town hall from 1891 to 2005. Established in 1893, the town library initially shared space with the town hall but has been the sole occupant of the first floor since 2005.

A Veterans Memorial, installed near the entrance in 1933 when town offices were in the building, includes a bronze plaque mounted on a rectangular piece of granite. It lists all Effingham men who served in the Revolutionary War, the Great Britain-United States War, Civil War and the World War. Administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of historic resources worthy of preservation and is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect our historic and archaeological resources.

Listing to the National Register does not impose any new or additional restrictions or limitations on the use of private or non-federal properties.

Listings identify historically significant properties and can serve as educational tools and increase heritage tourism opportunities. The rehabilitation of National Register-listed commercial or industrial buildings may qualify for certain federal tax provisions.

In New Hampshire, listing to the National Register makes applicable property owners eligible for grants such as the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program or LCHIP (lchip. org) and the Conservation License Plate Program (nh.gov/nhdhr/grants/ moose).

For more information on the National Register program in New Hampshire, please visit nh.gov/nhdhr or contact the Division of Historical Resources at 603-271-3583.

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December, 2019 | THE LAKER | Page 39 • Gala Continued from page 36 thinking about the importance of social connections and civic engagement: rather, there is abundant evidence that social capital actually affects the outcomes of social behavior and is therefore a powerful force in its own right… research [has] provided clear evidence that having friendly social connections and communication, and working together with people on shared projects, is not merely pleasant-but-optional ‘icing on the cake’ of individual lives, but is absolutely essential for personal well-being and for a healthy, secure, trustworthy, society.” The Community Makerspace will be a creative hub for exactly the type of community collaboration Gauntlett writes is an essential component of a strong community.

The volunteers planning out the individual workshop areas inside 23 Bay Street are known as Shop Advisor Teams. Each team is made up of people, who, between them, have the knowledge and experience to design a work space that is functional and flexible, and allows for the seamless flow of projects and collaboration within and between groups. The teams are planning out work and design spaces for a wood shop, metal shop, for fine arts, fiber arts, and jewelry, a computer lab and a commercial kitchen. In addition there will be spaces for co-working and career development, community events and meetings, classrooms, and dedicated small offices available for long- and short-term rental. A gallery and retail space are also envisioned to showcase items crafted in the makerspace.

Each team is considering how much space their activity requires, as well as functional needs such as lighting, electricity, heating, dust extraction and ventilation, safety regulations, storage, plumbing, work surfaces, and flooring.

Additionally they are making lists of

and its various shops, and the opportunities that contribute to the creative process when the right environment is in place. It is with much gratitude that I’d like to thank those involved: Mark Hempton, Eli Roxby, Dave Bolduc, Tom Loonam, Jennifer Kalled, Jan and Richard Croteau, Jeanne Flanagan, Perrin Long, Corinne Fergueson, Kenny Freitag, Steve Arsenault, Chris Hafner, Michael Babylon, Elena Piekut, Evan Henderson, Liz Kelly, Aimee Bentley, and Audrey Cline.

This is of course in addition to the broad community participation in our surveys, visioning nights, and hard hat tours of which all the design process is based, and importantly the donors who have kept fuel in our tank during this exciting process.”

For more information about the GALA Makerspace and to find out how Volunteers (right to left): Mark Hempton, Dave Bolduc and Eli Roxby provided expert you can volunteer to be a part of its input into the design of the future GALA Makerspace Wood Shop. (Photo courtesy GALA) creation, contact Josh Arnold, GALA’s Guide What-To-Do Your Where-To-Go, essential equipment to source. als, but they intuitively understand the Executive Director at 569-1500 or for the Lakes Region Each workshop space is being decollaborative nature of a makerspace josh@galacommunity.org. signed with flexibility in mind to cater to the diverse levels of its users, ranging from professional to hobbyist to student. And, some spaces need the capacity to morph into a different type of space for projects or events that require a change in use.

The teams’ recommendations were presented to the GALA Building Committee in October and from there Your Where-To-Go, What-To-Do Guide for the Lakes Region go to the architects designing the entire GALA Makerspace building, Scott Simons Architects from Portland, Maine. The architects will then draw www.thelaker.com up schematics to guide the construction of the building early next year.

Your Where-To-Go, “We are blessed in the greater 660 Main St • Laconia Guide What-To-Do Wolfeboro area to have so many gifted for the Lakes Region 527-1414 creatives who understand and enthusiastically support the big-picture con“Come A Stranger...Leave A Regular” cept of a makerspace,” says GALA’s Assistant Director, Carol Holyoake.

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