Upcoming Events

ONGOING: Thursdays 1-4 pm - Jaffrey Historical Society has open office hours for the public to visit, ask questions. No appointment necessary.

Weekly Wednesday Senior Coffee Every Wednesday from 9:30-11 am.-Ends June 16th for the summer and will resume in the fall.

June 16-July 21: Heidi Dawidoff will lead six two-hour sessions on two novels: The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton) and Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen). The thrust of the study will be to compare the problematical subjects of marriage, social pressure, economic security, and sin as they are presented and confronted in an American novel and in an English novel. The comparison should lead to interesting discussions of the differences in American and English attitudes.

The course will begin on Wednesday, June 16 from 2-4 pm and continue weekly through July 21. There is no fee. A minimum of five participants will be necessary for this to run. It’s a course that should appeal both to people who are familiar with the classics and people who would like to become familiar with them.

The Monadnock Area Artists Association Juried Show opens on Friday, June 18 from 5 – 7 pm and will represent all 2 & 3D mediums. The MAAA began in 1958 and became a non-profit organization in 1963. The group’s signature event, “Art in the Park” in Keene, has evolved to include over 75 artists displaying their works. This one-day public outdoor art show in the lovely garden walkways of Ashuelot River Park on West Street in Keene is held on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Artists come from all over New England to exhibit and sell their work. Visit their website at keeneartassociation.org for more information.

June 21-Aug 27: Peterborough Art Academy Classes - www.peterboroughartacademy.com

June 25-July 29: The Artist Challenge Group, another group of artists, this one inspired by the need to be challenged! They range from 4 to 12 artists and pick a subject each month. They translate it to an 8” x 10” painting or photograph. They do this once a month and there will be a year’s worth for our viewing. This show will hang in the Display Cases from June 25 through July 29.

Now though July 17: First floor Auditorium Gallery - Fred Martin's Wildlife Photography... all intimate works are taken and printed without digital manipulation.

Wednesday, July 21-Aug. 21: from 5-7 pm the Annual Photography Exhibit... works from the Monadnock Region and beyond, a variety of styles and techniques make this annual show a special viewing. If you wish to exhibit, and are not already on our mailing list, please call the Center at 603-532-6527 for details. Framed works need to be submitted between Tuesday, July 13 and ending Saturday, July 17. Click here for entry form.

THURSDAY, JULY 22 - THE NIGHT OF 1,000 CUPCAKES will be held on the front lawn of the Jaffrey Civic Center under tents and the extensive patios. Admission is FREE.
~ The festivities begin at 6 pm with the unveiling of the many cupcakes baked by local bakers
~ Refreshments
~ The Temple Band will play from 7 - 9
~ There will be auctioning of boxes of professionally baked & decorated cupcakes by the dozen
~ Cupcake judging with many categories
~ Tee-shirt sales
~ Find- the- prize of a professional painting in a cupcake

Friday July 23-Aug. 28: First floor Auditorium Gallery - Michael Miller photography show...unique works and a new artist to the Center.

Friday, July 30-Sept. 2: The Jaffrey Historical Society - memorabilia galore... this annual display always becomes both a trip down memory lane and an education of information from old things.

Friday, August 27-Oct. 10: Friends of the Dublin Colony exhibit a sampling of their works to be seen on this 15th Annual Tour.

Friday September 3-Oct. 9: First floor Auditorium Gallery - New Ipswich Artists League... multi artist presentation in 2 and 3 dimensions.

The Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street, Jaffrey, New Hampshire (next to the Library, parking in rear.)

Hours are Tues 10-6, Wed-Fri 1-5, and Sat 10-2. For more info about this and other shows, classes and events at the Center call 603-532-6527