Public Invited to Participate in Piano Workshop Week

Concord, New Hampshire - The public is invited to attend and participate in Concord Community Music School’s annual Piano Workshops Dec. 3-7, 2012, at the Music School, 23 Wall Street, Concord. The free workshops welcome all ages and musical abilities. In addition to workshops designed to explore a particular component of piano practice, many performance classes will be held throughout the week. Performance classes are conducted in a master class format, or “public lesson,” in which the teacher works with pre-selected performers on stage in a way designed to provide learning for the audience.

Observers are welcome at all workshops unless otherwise noted:

Monday, December 3

Rhythm Rondo (ages 7-9), 4 p.m.

Jacqueline Morin

Have fun with these rhythm games, which will reinforce your sense of a steady pulse and strengthen your listening skills and rhythmic expression.

Rhythm Rondo (ages 10-12) , 5 p.m.

Jacqueline Morin

Have fun with these rhythm games, which will reinforce your sense of a steady pulse and strengthen your listening skills and rhythmic expression.

Advanced Performance Workshop, 5 p.m.

Public Invited to Participate in Jazz Workshop Week

Concord, New Hampshire - The public is invited to attend and participate in Concord Community Music School’s annual Jazz Workshops Nov. 12-14, 2012, at the Music School, 23 Wall Street, Concord. The free workshops, which include jazz vocals, crossover stylings, percussion and improvisation, welcome all ages and musical abilities.

The Music School’s Jazz Workshop Week once again includes a three-day Beatles Orchestra experience, open to all instrumentalists. This year, the Beatles Orchestra will focus on recreating and adding to “A Hard Day’s Night” and will conclude with a recording session. The Beatles Orchestra invites classically trained musicians to play alongside their jazz and folk department friends.

60’s Icons descend on the Flying Monkey this weekend.

Plymouth, New Hampshire - The Flying Monkey Performance Center is excited to present psychedelic rock legends Jefferson Starship on Friday, November 2nd at 7:30.   Known as Rock N Roll royalty, they rose from the ashes of Jefferson Airplane.  Then the musical direction takes a step to the left with folk icon, singer-songwriter, and social-activist Peter Yarrow on Saturday, November 3rd at 7:30.  Peter Yarrow is known for his legacy of song with Peter, Paul, & Mary as well as a lifetime of social activism.   As if one folk legend were not enough, America’s beloved counter-culture icon Arlo Guthrie returns to the Monkey stage on Thursday, November 8th at 7:30. This intimate performance at The Flying Monkey promises to be an evening of new songs, beloved classics and old folklore. Tickets for Jefferson Starship start at $39; Peter Yarrow starts at $25; Arlo starts at $45.

Beginning in 1974 as a break-off of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship is arguably one of the most well-known bands to come out of that decade. Known for their hits We Built This City, Sara, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now, Miracles, Jane, Somebody To Love, White Rabbit, Volunteers and Count On Me, their first album Blows Against the Empire was the first ever rock music recording nominated for literary science fiction’s prestigious Hugo Award.

November Schedule of Events at the Currier Museum of Art

Manchester, New Hampshire - On view now through January 6, 2013, the Currier Museum of Art presents Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt which features prints by more than a dozen artists including Rembrandt van Rijn and his contemporaries. Visitors will explore the rich culture and history of the Netherlands in the 1600s when printmaking played a central role in the Dutch Golden Age and made art accessible to a much wider group of people than ever before.

The museum’s entrance is located at 150 Ash Street and free parking is available in the on-site lot. Museum hours are Sunday, Monday, Wednesday - Friday 11 am–5 pm, Saturday 10 am–5 pm, with extended hours on the First Thursday of each month until 8. Closed Tuesday. Admission to the museum is always free for children 17 and under and museum members, and every Saturday from 10 am–noon admission is free to everyone. The Currier is committed to providing the most welcoming environment for all visitors through full wheelchair access, FM headsets for sound amplification for all public programs, and a new mobile tour program with enhanced visual descriptions and captions for selected artwork in the collection. For more information, visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x108.