Family fun for the weekend
Art!
• The Vernon Family Farm (301 Piscassic Road in Newfields, vernonfamilyfarm.com) will hold a Van Gogh Sunflowers art workshop on Thursday, July 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. for kids (ages 6 to 12) and parents where kids will create a painting inspired by “Sunflowers.” The farm also will hold a Mini Masters class for kids (ages 0 to 3) and parents on Friday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost for one kid and parent is $43.50 for either class. Go online to register or call 340-4321.
Music!
• Mr. Aaron will perform at the Manchester City Library (405 Pine St. in Manchester; manchester.lib.nh.us) Thursday, July 27, from 6 to 7 p.m. A familiar performer at family-friendly music events, Mr. Aaron has a packed schedule of appearances at area libraries and other locations. See mraaronmusic.com.
Theater!
• The 2023 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series at The Palace (80 Hanover St., Manchester, palacetheatre.org) presents Peter Pan Thursday, July 27, at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Friday, July 28, at 1 p.m.
The Palace Youth Theatre summer camp will present Elf Jr.on Friday, July 28, and Saturday, July 29, at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theatre. Tickets range from $12 to $15.
Next week, the children’s series will feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Aug. 1 to Aug. 4. Children’s Series productions have shows Tuesday through Thursday at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10.
• The youth performers with RB Productions are putting onNewsies Jr. at the Chubb Theatre (44 S. Main St., Concord, ccanh.com) on Friday, July 28, and Saturday, July 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets to the shows start at $15.75.
• There will be two productions on the stage this Saturday, July 29, at the Prescott Park Arts Festival. Camp Encore! will presentInto the Woods Jr. at 1 p.m. and the summer production of Little Shop of Horrorswill be on the stage at 7 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors continues through Sunday, Aug. 13, with shows Thursdays through Sundays at 7 p.m. See prescottpark.org.
Movies!
• Catch Coco (PG, 2017) Thursday, July 26, at dusk (around 8 p.m.) in Veterans Park (Elm Street between Central and Merrimack streets) in Manchester as part of the city’s Movies in the Park lineup. Concessions will be available for purchase; bring chairs, blankets and snacks, according to the event’s Facebook post.
• Teens and their parents (or maybe especially their parents) may want to check out the Movies in the Park in Merrimack offering this Saturday, July 29: Top Gun: Maverick (2022, PG-13), which is slated to start at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to Merrimack residents and non-residents. Screenings are held in Wasserman Park (116 Naticook Road, Merrimack). In the event of inclement weather, a decision will generally be posted to Merrimack Parks & Recreation’s website or Facebook by 1 p.m. as to whether or not it will be postponed. Visit merrimackparksandrec.org.
• If you’re at Hampton Beach on Monday, July 31, the “Movie Night Mondays” screening (next to the playground) at dusk is slated to be DC League of Super-Pets (PG, 2022). See hamptonbeach.org for the full schedule and the approximate dusk times; rain dates are on Tuesdays for all films.
• The Summer Kids Series Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at O’neil Cinemas (24 Calef Hwy., Epping, 679-3529, oneilcinemas.com) will feature The Boss Baby: Family Business (PG, 2021) on Monday, July 31, and Wednesday, Aug. 2. Tickets cost $3.
• Regal Cinemas in Concord (282 Loudon Road, Concord, regmovies.com) will screen The Boss Baby: Family Business (PG, 2021) and Doolittle (PG, 2020) on Tuesday, Aug. 1, and Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $2.