Category: Art & Theater

Art at the Currier

Current and upcoming exhibitions at the Currier Museum of Art

This fall the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester will present works by classic and current artists in a multitude of media and styles. “Fabricating Modernism: Prints from the School of Paris,” which debuted on Sept. 7, will be joined by “Heart of a Museum” on Thursday, Oct. 19, and “Abstraction in the Currier Collection” on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

“I think one of the great things about [‘Fabricating Modernism’] is not only is the art really wonderful, but it comes from a private collection from a person who put most of it together by himself,” said Kurt Sundstrom, a curator at the museum. “He promised the whole collection years ago as a gift to the Currier upon his passing. It was a great honor to work with him, to watch his collection grow and now for him to share it with us.”

The School of Paris refers to 20th-century artists who were from, or worked in, Paris.

According to Sundstrom, these artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, were key in innovating modernism. He says the exhibition explores the themes of modernism instead of focusing on a narrative.

“First of all there’s color theory,” Sundstrom said. “You don’t [have to] paint tree leaves green; you can paint them blue. If you want to … elicit an emotion you can use color that way also.”

He also notes how Picasso’s frustration with the two-dimensional canvas led him to develop cubism to portray three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface.

c“I think part of the strength of this exhibition … is that it provides context for the development of these different styles in conversation with each other,” adds Rachael Kane, curator of education and interpretation. “Prints are hard to display — they age really quickly in light, so we often can’t keep as much of our print collection out as we’d like to, so something like this is a really special moment to be able to see some of those artistic linkages between work that is already regularly on display around the museum.”

“Heart of a Museum” features work by artist Saya Woolfalk, whose career has shown interest in science fiction, empathy and imaginative human connection and often involves images of the human body, according to Kane. Her display will feature projections, hanging glass and ceramic objects and custom wallpaper to create an atmospheric quality that Kane says her work is known for.

“A lot of it relates back to this idea of wanting to establish this historically grounded and personal connection to the history of the institution,” she said. “I think a lot of her work is really personal for her [and] a lot of it is a reflection on how she sees herself and people like her reflected in these spaces and wanting to get at the heart of that in her own way.”

“Abstraction in the Currier Collection” will also feature work from underrepresented groups with a high proportion of art by female artists like Joan Mitchell. According to Kane, this show is a great opportunity to see the abstract work that the Currier has to offer that people don’t often get to see.

“This is an important time of year for the museum,” Kane said. “I think we’ll see a lot of really celebratory and special events connected to these shows and I think it’s such a range of material it really offers something for everybody.”

Cover photo: Pablo Picasso, Portrait de Jacqueline de Face II, 1962. Courtesy of the Currier Museum of Art.

Currier Museum of Art
Where: 150 Ash St., Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144
Hours: Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays for Art After Work (when admission is free)
Admission: $20 for adults, $15 for 65+ and student, $5 for ages 13 to 17, 12 and under get in for free

“Fabricating Modernism: Prints from the School of Paris”
On view through Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024

“Heart of a Museum”
On view from Thursday, Oct. 19.

“Abstraction in the Currier Collection”
On view from Wednesday, Nov. 15

Taste and Art of Greece

Manchester shop brings Grecian goods to the Granite State

During a summer vacation in Greece, an American adolescent meets a Greek teen, creating a bond that will last a lifetime. It sounds like a movie, but it is in fact the true origin story of Taste and Art of Greece, an online shop that brings products made by small-scale Greek artisans to the Granite State with a new brick and mortar location on Hanover Street in Manchester, which was slated to open Sept. 27.

“Growing up Greek, we often went [to Greece] as children and I made some wonderful connections over the years, one particular person, Strati Vougiouka, who lives in the village where my father was born,” said Elaine Setas, who owns the shop along with Vougiouka.

After losing touch, the two reconnected as adults when Setas started regularly visiting Lesbos again with her husband.

“Strati started talking about a dream and a vision to open a traditional Greek store,” she said. “We did research for about a year and half, two years and what we saw were a lot of Greek shops … but they weren’t talking about what products meant, who is making the product or the meanings and traditions,” Setas said “So I said, ‘I don’t want to make a store that’s just selling products — let’s make something that tells a story.’”

At the time, Setas was working as an office assistant and thought this would be a great hobby to take on. The pair opened their online store, Setas handling the marketing and attending local Greek festivals, and Vougiouka working behind the scenes in Greece, dealing with the artists and organizing shipments. After a while, the business proved to be so much more than a side hustle, so when Setas was laid off from her office job, she jumped fully in and never looked back.

“We hear a lot at these festivals and things that we go to that we definitely stand out,” she said. “We’re not your typical Greek shop.”

The duo’s initial plan was to sell more food than they currently do, but they had to be selective with what they brought in due to the complicated nature of importing food into the States. As a result, they expanded the art side of things with blankets, clothing, jewelry, handbags and ceramics while also carrying pantry items like spices, infused honey and olive oil as well as chocolate.

“One of the biggest items with a story that resonates with many people [are the ceramic] pomegranates,” Setas said. “Pomegranates mean luck and prosperity in the home and at midnight on New Year’s Eve in Greece they step over the threshold of their door and smash a real pomegranate and the amount of seeds that scatter means the abundance of luck you’ll have.”

In addition, the shop also sells ceramic boats that symbolize charting a new path and honor the fishermen of the Greek islands, as well as hand painted, traditional sheep bells that Setas says carry a sense of nostalgia for summers spent in Greece. Each item comes with a card that explains its meaning.

“We have something for every person, every culture, every nationality,” Setas said. “Greeks are known in the world for their hospitality and our art and our culture and … our whole mission [is] to share that with the world.”

Taste and Art of Greece
Where: 32 Hanover St., Manchester
When: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Additional special hours will be posted on their website and social media pages.)
Visit: tasteandartofgreece.com

The Art Roundup 23/09/28

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities

  • 93rd season: The Concord Community Concert Association commences its 93rd season with a performance at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St. in Concord; theaudi.org) by Next Generation Leahy, a groups of siblings who play not only Celtic music but music influenced by French-Canadian step-dancing and more, according to thenextgenerationleahy.com, where you can see concert videos and hear their music. Next Generation Leahy will perform Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, at the door or at ccca-audi.org.
  • Icons: And speaking of the Audi, the Walker Lecture Series continues with “Secret Stories Behind Iconic Paintings” with Jane Oneail on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. which will look at works such as “American Gothic,” “Whistler’s Mother,” “Starry Night” and “The Nighthawks,” according to a press release. Doors open at 7 p.m. See walkerlecture.org.
  • Henniker Homegrown: The fall festival known as the Henniker Handmade & Homegrown event will run Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Henniker and feature more than 70 artists, crafters, farmers and food makers, according to a press release. The vendors will set up at the community center and park at 57 Main St., the release said. The event will also feature music including Joey Clark & The Big Hearts, the Danny Savage Band, Peabody’s Coal Train and Beechwood — all at the Angela Robinson Bandstand. The food truck offerings will include Taco Beyondo, TOLA Rose Italian Eatery, and Drink Positive NH, the release said. Parking will be available at the Henniker Community School. See henniker.org.

Music, eats and art
Head to the Andres Institute of Art (106 Route 13 in Brookline; andresinstitute.org, 673-7441) on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 4 to 7 p.m., where you’ll find the New England rock band kNowhere Kids (pictured) — bring an instrument and join the jam session, according to the website — and the food truck Cedi’s Tasty Treats. The Institute is currently hosting three artists as part of its International Sculpture Symposium. See the website for more on the artists.

  • Autumn and crafts: Shop more than 75 juried craftsmen and artisans at the Autumn Festival on the Lake at Mills Falls Marketplace (Route 3 in Meredith) on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See castleberryfairs.com.
  • Family story: Amherst-based author Thomas Fisher will discuss his book Gifts from Prometheus at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St. in Concord; gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-0562) on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. The book is “a true journey into his family’s past. A moving and compelling personal story of discovery concerning his family’s roots and his recounting of his grandfather’s life as a Black man ‘passing’ in mid-century Boston,” according to a press release.
  • Arts and foliage: Find both at the Deerfield Arts Tour on Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. each day. Meet the artists at more than a dozen studios featuring painting, pottery, glasswork, fiber art, mosaics, jewelry, woodwork and more, according to deerfieldarts.com, where you can find the map of all the locations and a look at the works by participating artists.
  • News from the Count: See Matt Kirkland of Dracula Daily, a book that compiles the installments of an email newsletter that sent pieces of the novel Dracula, arranged chronologically, at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St. in Concord; gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-0562) on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. No registration is required. The book includes artwork and memes from the newsletter’s subscribers, according to a press release.

Hand to God
“After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry” — so begins the description of the play Hand to God by Robert Askins, which will be presented by the Actors Cooperative Theatre at the Hatbox Theatre (Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road in Concord; hatboxnh.com, 715-2315) starting Friday, Sept. 29, and running through Sunday, Oct. 15. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. “Hand to God explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality and the ties that bind us,” according to the website, which notes that the production contains adult themes and language. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $22 for seniors and students.

  • October at Balin: Balin Books (Somerset Plaza, 375 Amherst St. in Nashua; balinbooks.com, 417-7981) has events on its October hosting schedule. On Monday, Oct. 16, at 5:30 p.m. author Kathleen Watt will discuss her book Rearranged: An Opera Singer’s Facial Cancer and Life Transposed with fellow memoirist Melanie Brooks. See kathleenwatt.com. On Saturday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m., illustrator Beth Krommes (she did the images for Susan Marie Swanson’s The House in the Night) of Peterborough will discuss and sign the children’s book We Are Branches, by Joyce Sidman, which Krommes illustrated. See bethkrommes.com.
  • A tribute to Hollywood: Temple B’Nai Israel of Laconia (210 Court St. in Laconia; tbinh.org, 524-7044) will present The Jersey Tenors with “A Tribute to Hollywood” on Saturday, Oct. 28. The concert will benefit the Interlakes Community Caregivers, according to a press release. Doors open at 7 p.m.; tickets cost $40 at tbinh.org.
  • Visiting dancers: The Boston Dance Theater will present two performances of the Carol Kaye Project at the 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St. in Portsmouth; 766-3330, 3arts.org) on Saturday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. This contemporary dance program celebrates one of the most prolific bassist-guitarists of all time, according to a press release. Tickets cost $25.

Art After Work
Get music and arts discussion at the “Art After Work” this Thursday, Sept. 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. (when museum admission is free) at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144). Folk singer-songwriter Halley Neal and bluegrass band Pretty Saro will perform, and a program at 6 p.m. will look at the exhibit “Distant Conversations: Ella Walker & Betty Woodman” (on display through Oct. 22). “Italian Connections” will feature Katarina Jerinic, collections curator at the Woodman Family Foundation, “offering insight into how Betty Woodman’s time in Italy influenced her singular approach to ceramic sculpture” as well as a presentation of Lorenzo Fusi, chief curator at the Currier, “highlighting the influence of Italian fresco on Ella Walker’s work” according to the website. Register for this program, which will be held in the Winter Garden Cafe, online.

The Art Roundup 23/09/21

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities

Art After Work: At the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144) this Thursday (Sept. 21) the Art After Work (from 5 to 8 p.m., when museum admission is free) will feature music from Rebecca Turmel and “Art of Awareness” with Rosie Latona of White Swan Yoga and Suzanne Canali, director of education, according to the website. The program is a 30-minute awareness exercise and discussion with this month’s focus on “Série Elementar: Poder de Taja” part of the “The Living Forest: UÝRA” exhibit (which closes Sunday, Sept. 24).

At next week’s Art After work, catch a program at 6 p.m. that will look at the exhibit “Distant Conversations: Ella Walker & Betty Woodman” (on display through Oct. 22). “Italian Connections” will feature Katarina Jerinic, collections curator at the Woodman Family Foundation, “offering insight into how Betty Woodman’s time in Italy influenced her singular approach to ceramic sculpture” as well as a presentation of Lorenzo Fusi, chief curator at the Currier, “highlighting the influence of Italian fresco on Ella Walker’s work” according to the website. Register for this program, which will be held in the Winter Garden Cafe, online.

Sip N Sing: The Nashua Choral Society (nashuachoralsociety.org) is holding an event at Spyglass Brewing (306 Innovative Way in Nashua) called “Sip N Sing: It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere!” at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. Find out more about the chorus and enjoy some singing. The Nashua Choral Society invites new singers to its rehearsal on Monday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. at Judd Gregg Auditorium at the Nashua Community College.

From The Players: The Sandwich-based Shakespeare company Advice To The Players will present Much Ado About Nothing on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. in Quimby Park (8 Maple St. in Center Sandwich). Tickets cost $20 for adults (ages 18 to 61), $15 for seniors (62+), students (10 to 18, over 18 with student ID); admission is free for 11 and under. See advicetotheplayers.org.

Night of swing and jazz: Jukebox Saturday will present swing and jazz, celebrating the music of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Cab Calloway and more, at the Stockbridge Theatre (44 N. Main St. in Derry; pinkertonacademy.org/stockbridge-theatre) on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $30 or $35.

Walker Lecture Series: The Walker Lecture Series at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St. in Concord) was slated to begin Sept. 20 with a travelog by Marlin Darrah about travels in Egypt. Future lectures include “The Blizaard of ‘78” with author Mike Tougias on Wednesday, Sept. 27; “Secret Stories Behind Iconic Paintings” with Jane Oneail, who has worked at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and the Currier Museum of Art, on Wednesday, Oct. 4; a performance by the Southern Rail Bluegrass Band on Wednesday, Oct. 25; an evening of Yankee humor with authors Rebecca Rule and Fred Marple on Wednesday, Nov. 1; a night of New Hampshire nature with “The Brilliant Beaver” with Willa Coroka and “An Uncommon Look at the Common Loon” by Ian Clark on Wednesday, Nov. 29, and a performance by the band The Cartells on Wednesday, Dec. 6. All of these shows take place at the City Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. and no tickets or advance registration is required. On Saturday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. see the open rehearsal of Handel’s Messiah, and see the performance on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. — both at St. Paul’s Church in Concord at 22 Centre St. The performance will be conducted by Benjamin Greene and will include professional soloists and a community chorus, according to a press release. See walkerlecture.org.

Save the date for wool: Celebrate fiber arts (and the animals behind it) at the 40th Annual Woo Arts Tour on Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. Five farms host the event, which will feature demonstrations, food, vendors, live animals and more, according to woolartsournh.com. Maple Lane Farm in Lyndeborough, for example, will have at least 15 vendors with wool and alpaca yarn, homemade items, homemade food products and eats for sale including pulled pork, ribs, hot dogs, sausage with peppers and onion and chili, according to an email. The farms will be open at 10 a.m. each day — until 5 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Sculptures on the hill

Andres Institute of Art holds international sculpture symposium

Three artists from different parts of the world will have three weeks to craft a sculpture along the 12-mile trail of the Andres Institute of Art in Brookline for the annual Bridges and Connections Sculpture Symposium. There will be multiple events at the Institute throughout the artists’ residencies, including dinners with the artists and a closing ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 8, when attendees can view their sculptures.

The Andres Institute of Art was established by Paul Andres and John Weidman in 1998 and has been holding the symposium since 1999, according to Gail Bloom, the president of the Institute.

“This year we’ve added [events] because we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary,” she said. “We have the opening ceremony, there will be a meet and greet with the artists … a showcase … [and] during the course of the three weeks we’re going to have two dinners.”

There are currently 98 sculptures throughout the sculpture park. This year’s symposium artists who will be adding to the collection are Ivona Biocic Mandic, from Croatia; Renubala Kashyap Rajput, from India, and Finn Cossar, from Australia.

“I’ve always created things whether it be sculptures or playing around with bits of wood,” Cossar said. “I’ve always been drawn to certain materials like rocks or metal or copper.”

After high school Cossar studied screen and media to pursue a career in film. When the film industry shut down due to the pandemic, he used the time to focus on his passion.

“Since there was no work for film I thought why not have a crack at doing the sculptures, which is what I always wanted to do … [and] I’ve always loved doing,” he said.

During the pandemic, Cossar made two large works, including a stone and metal tensegrity sculpture, which he says were very well-received.

“Ever since then I’ve been trying to push myself and create better and better works,” he said. “I think I really found my feet over the last couple of years and I’ve become more confident making large works, entering them into festivals, being recognized by local councils and meeting new artists, so I think I really found something that resonates.”

While camping, Cossar was contacted by the directors of the Swell Sculpture Festival in Australia, who told him about the sculpture symposium at the Andres Institute of Art.

“Immediately I jumped in my car and drove down to the town, where I had internet, and quickly filled out my portfolio,” he said. “I think it was two days later I got a call from Natasha, who’s the creator of Swell, and she said, ‘Pack your bags, you’re going to America,’” he said.

For Cossar, an artist’s residency and America are both new experiences.

“I have no idea what to expect,” he said. “[When] putting yourself in a completely new creative biome [I think] something amazing will come of it. … When you get creative minds together and share their creativity and create something beautiful that lasts for lifetimes, I think that’s extremely special. I’m extremely appreciative and I’m very much looking forward to it.”

Bridges and Connections Sculpture Symposium at Andres Institute of Art

Symposium artist showcase
When: Saturday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m.
Where: Andres Institute of Art (106 Route 13, Brookline) Welcome Center
Cost: Free

Dinner with symposium artists
When: Friday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:10 p.m.)
Where: Andres Institute of Art (106 Route 13, Brookline) Welcome Center
Cost: $38

Cedi’s Tasty Treats Food Truck and music by kNowhere Kids
When: Saturday, Sept. 30, 4 to 7 p.m.
Where: Andres Institute of Art (106 Route 13, Brookline). Music in the Welcome Center.

Panel discussion: Art in the public sphere
When: Saturday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m.
Where: Andres Institute of Art (106 Route 13, Brookline) Welcome Center
Cost: Free

Closing ceremony
When: Sunday, Oct. 8, 1 p.m.
Where: Andres Institute of Art (106 Route 13, Brookline)
Cost: Free.

The Art Roundup 23/09/14

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities

  • September arts market: The Concord Arts Market, an outdoor artisan and fine art market, has its September outing this Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Rollins Park (33 Bow St., Concord). Last market of the fall season is Oct. 21. Visit concordartsmarket.net.
  • Crafts weekend: The Hampton Falls Craft Festival will run Saturday, Sept. 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Town Common (Route 1 in Hampton Falls). Admission to this outdoor event is free; the event will feature live music, arts and crafts. See castleberryfairs.com.
  • Kingtson crafts: The East Kingston Craft Fair will be held Sunday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Kingston Public Library (47 Maplevale Road in East Kingston) and feature crafts, baked goods, artisan vendors and seasonal produce, according to the event’s EventBrite page.

Fabricating Modernism
Newly opened at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144) is the exhibit “Fabricating Modernism: Prints from the School of Paris” featuring the prints of a New Hampshire collector, according to a press release. The prints are dated from after World War II and created by artists working in the U.S. and Paris with the exhibit showcasing works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Sonia Delaunay and Georges Rouault, according to the website. The Currier is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays (when admission is free as part of the Art After Work program; this week the rock ‘n’ roll band Regals will perform).

  • NH in art: Two Villages Art Society presents Colin Callahan’s “New Hampshire Up Close” at the Bates Building (846 Main St. in Contoocook; twovillagesart.org) through Oct. 7. The exhibit showcases the hidden magic in everyday New Hampshire nature scenes, according to a press release.
  • Tapestry Tuesday: The Lake Sunapee Region Center for the Arts’ Tapestry Tuesday program on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. will feature John Moody with “Abenaki/Penacook History of the Lake Sunapee/Upper Sugar River Watershed” at St. Andrew’s Church in New London, according to centerfortheartsnh.org. Space is limited; register at [email protected].
  • Draw: Two Villages Art Society (846 Main St. in Contoocook; twovillagesart.org) will hold its next free monthly Drawing Night on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. (Future drawing nights are Oct. 19, Nov. 17 and Dec. 21). Bring art supplies to work alongside others and receive “as much or as little feedback as you’d like,” according to a press release. The evenings are hosted by artists Ty Meier and Jo Grubman; no registration is required. Two Villages Art Society also offers a monthly Artist Circle (next up is Thursday, Oct. 5, then Nov. 2 and Dec. 7; all from 6 to 8 p.m.). Bring your work to have it critiqued or just enjoy conversation with fellow artists, the release said.
  • A New England tale: Daniel Mason will bring his new novel North Woods, a story about a house in the woods of New England told through the lives of those who inhabit it across centuries, to Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St. in Concord; gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-0562) on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Season opening: Symphony New Hampshire will present “East Meets West Vol. II: Beethoven and Wijeratne” on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Keefe Center for the Arts (117 Elm St. in Nashua). At this concert, which will kick off the 2023-2024 season, Grammy-winning tabla player Sandeep Das will join the symphony and Maestro Roger Kaile for the New Hampshire premiere of Dinuk Wijeratne’s “Concerto for Tabla and Orchestra,” according to the press release, which said the concert will close with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major. Tickets cost $10 through $63; see symphonynh.org.
    In October, Symphony NH will present two Halloween shows on Saturday, Oct. 7. At 11 a.m., catch “Halloween Magic — Family Concert” featuring Camille Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre,” John Williams pieces from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Witches of Eastwick, Danny Elfman’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas Suite” and more, according to the website. Tickets cost $8 to $20. At 7:30 p.m. it’s “Halloween Pops!” with an expanded show. Tickets to the evening show cost $10 to $63. Both shows take place at the Keefe Center for the Arts in Nashua.

Fabricating Modernism
Newly opened at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144) is the exhibit “Fabricating Modernism: Prints from the School of Paris” featuring the prints of a New Hampshire collector, according to a press release. The prints are dated from after World War II and created by artists working in the U.S. and Paris with the exhibit showcasing works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Sonia Delaunay and Georges Rouault, according to the website. The Currier is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays (when admission is free as part of the Art After Work program; this week the rock ‘n’ roll band Regals will perform).

  • Tour the (one-time) capital: The American Independence Museum in Exeter will partner with Exeter Parks & Recreation to present a guided walking tour of downtown Exeter, the Revolutionary War-era capital of New Hampshire, according to a press release. The tour will take place Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The event is free but pre-registration is required; register at indpendencemuseum.org/guidedwalk.
  • Family Matinees: The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra’s “Family Matinees” Chamber series returns Saturday, Sept. 30, at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Episocopal Church (101 Chapel St. in Portsmouth) with the orchestra’s principal winds performing “Carnival of the Animals.” Admission is a suggested $15 per family donation at the door. Future shows include “Masterpiece Transcriptions for Brass Quintet” on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 3 p.m.; “Bach’s Toccata and More!” on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m., and “Fables in Harmony: A Musical Journey with the Tortoise and the Hare” on Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m. See portsmouthsymphony.org.
  • October at Gibson’s: Nathan Hill will be at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St. in Concord; gibsonsbookstore.com) on Friday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his new novel, Wellness, “a poignant and witty novel about marriage, the often baffling pursuit of health and happiness, and the stories that bind us together,” according to a press release.
  • Broadway at the Palace: Tony winner Kelli O’Hara will perform on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org) in a concert featuring the Palace Youth Theatre, according to a press release. Tickets cost $99 to $129.
  • Christmas in Vienna in Laconia: The Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna will perform at the Colonial Theatre (609 Main St. in Laconia; coloniallaconia.com) on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $49 to $89; go online or call 800-657-8774.
  • Holiday sax: Kenny G will bring “Miracles Holiday and Hits” to the Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St. in Nashua; 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $59 to $129.
  • Art of the drum: Catch Drum Tao, a show with costumes and staging centered on Japanese Taiko drums, at the Capitol Center for the Arts Chubb Theatre (44 S. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com) on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $44 through $76.

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