Community Calendar
Active and not-so active gardeners visit gardens in Lyme and the surrounding towns. Pardon My Garden is informal, informative, and everyone is always welcome! This week we will be visiting Susan and Brian Edwards' garden. Check out our website for information, and to subscribe to our listserv. Subscribers receive automatic reminders […]
Consisting of two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba, the Constitution Brass Quintet is known for programs that appeal to audiences of all ages and musical tastes. Their concerts recall the days of the John Philip Sousa band, with a wide variety of music spanning decades and genres from Bach to […]
Lyme Town Band Concert on the Common Please join us for a festive time of music making as the band presents a selection of patriotic songs, marches, pop favorites and a few "recovered classics" for wind band. In the event of inclement weather, the venue will be moved to the […]
All are invited to enjoy Christmas music — without having to worry about driving through a snow-storm to get there! Please join me for a “Christmas in July” concert on TUESDAY evening July 30th featuring carols for soprano and harp as well as the classic cantata for treble voices, “A […]
Early Bird Ticket sales for the Upper Valley Trails Alliance Tour de Taste end on July 31st! It's time to cash in on this great deal to a beloved community event! Hop on your bike to enjoy the 13th annual Tour de Taste, this year on September 8th. It's a pedaling picnic […]
CURRENT EXHIBITS Lyme Quilts … and Still Does – through October To learn more about the exhibit: Museum Page Churchill-Melvin House 15 Main Street, between the Country Store and the Old Cemetery OPEN: Wednesdays 4-6:00 PM and Saturdays 10 AM - 1:00 PM (and, as always, by appointment: send […]
CURRENT EXHIBITS Lyme Quilts … and Still Does – through October To learn more about the exhibit: Museum Page Churchill-Melvin House 15 Main Street, between the Country Store and the Old Cemetery OPEN: Wednesdays 4-6:00 PM and Saturdays 10 AM - 1:00 PM (and, as always, by appointment: send […]
CURRENT EXHIBITS Lyme Quilts … and Still Does – through October To learn more about the exhibit: Museum Page Churchill-Melvin House 15 Main Street, between the Country Store and the Old Cemetery OPEN: Wednesdays 4-6:00 PM and Saturdays 10 AM - 1:00 PM (and, as always, by appointment: send […]
Canaan Street Meetinghouse Reading Series moderated by Lyme's Phil Pochoda This Week's Readers: Christopher Castellani Leading Men (novel). One of top 10 literary fiction titles for Spring 2019 (PW) “Blazing….casts a spell from the start.” (Dwight Garner, NYT). Peter Orner Maggie Brown & Others (fiction, stories). Orner is the author […]
43rd Annual Orford Flea Market On the Common, Rt 10 N Saturday August 3 9am-5pm Sunday August 4 9am-4pm RAIN or SHINE, forecast SUNNY ! ! Bring the family and enjoy a day at the Flea Market
Lyme Town Band at Monday Night Concerts in the Park Join us for free old fashioned New England concerts on Colburn Park across from Lebanon City Hall. A mixture of local acoustic, cover, brass, jazz and community band music. Bring a lawn chair and a friend. Shows begin at 7:00 […]
Raise Your Vibe! Vibe (n.) a distinctive feeling or quality capable of being sensed Do you need to raise the vibration in your life? Ever wonder why some people attract positive energy into their life and just seem like happier people? Do you wonder what they are doing to make that happen? […]
Active and not-so active gardeners visit gardens in Lyme and the surrounding towns. Pardon My Garden is informal, informative, and everyone is always welcome! This week we will be visiting Jane Fant's garden. Check out our website for information, and to subscribe to our listserv. Subscribers receive automatic reminders and directions […]
The Spurs USA are dedicated to the golden age of country music… the era of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, and other legends of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Based in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, they have appeared at numerous theaters, county fairs, country music […]
Cantabile Women's SummerSing Tuesday, August 6, 7pm Norwich Congregational Church, UCC Join us for a relaxed evening of singing and refreshments - All women are welcome. Come and see how much fun we can have making music together.
Timeless Classic Movies for the whole family Pajama Night - For all who dare, come in your PJs (family-friendly ones please) and bring a pillow. A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas. (PG, […]
These are the dates and locations for the 2019 Hazardous Waste Collection Days for our area. No date currently set for Lyme to have a collection. Sat, May 4—Lebanon High School, 195 Hanover Street (off Route 120) Sat, June 8—Newport Highway Garage, 449 South Main Street (Rt 10 S) Fri, […]
Aaron Solo was voted the best children't performer by New Hampshire magazine. He will perform Saturday, August 10 at 4 p.m. outdoors at the Bandstand on the Orford Green. Event sponsored by the Orford Social and Free Libraries and funded in part by a grant from a Kids, Books and […]
Aaron Solo “Intergalactic Music Spectacular” Best Children’s Performer 2018 (NH Magazine)
Active and not-so active gardeners visit gardens in Lyme and the surrounding towns. Pardon My Garden is informal, informative, and everyone is always welcome! This week we will be visiting Carol Orgains garden. Check out our website for information, and to subscribe to our listserv. Subscribers receive automatic reminders and directions […]
The Grippo Funk Band got its start at Burlington’s Red Square in 1999 when alto saxophonist Dave Grippo gathered some of his favorite musicians together to jam on Monday nights. This humble beginning led to an unbroken string of Mondays at the Square that lasted nearly seven years. These legendary […]
Knotweed Removal Please join the Lyme Biodiversity Working Group in controlling non-native invasive species. This week, volunteers from Hypertherm and the Upper Valley Land Trust will be working in Lyme -- please join us! Meet at the Big Rock Nature Preserve entrance on Market Street. We can supply tools but […]
Please join us on August 14th from 5 pm to 7:30 pm for the next program in the 99 Faces Project series. This program is entitled:Meeting Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges with a Strong Community Mental Health System. This is the fourth event in a series of programs inspired […]
As part of VT Open Farm Week, Willing Hands and Cedar Circle Farm are co-hosting a tour of the Willing Hands Garden in East Thetford VT. Please join us! WHEN: Thursday, August 15th at 6:00pm WHERE: The garden is located 0.5 miles south of the Cedar Circle Farmstand, Pavillion Road, […]
Two Events Exploring American Impressionism THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, AT 6:30 PM View an “Exhibition on Screen” The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism, featuring the Florence Griswold Museum and grounds in Old Lyme, CT, Home of American Impressionism. Refreshments will be available. Discussion may follow. ON Saturday, AUGUST 17, AT 10:00 AM […]
Next show opens this Friday 8/16, with a party Friday evening at the gallery from 5 - 7 pm: Peter and Marcie Maynard, Furniture and Paintings. Peter and Marcie are our first invited artists at the gallery (folks who have never lived in Lyme or Thetford). They have been great […]
Two Events Exploring American Impressionism THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, AT 6:30 PM View an “Exhibition on Screen” The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism, featuring the Florence Griswold Museum and grounds in Old Lyme, CT, Home of American Impressionism. Refreshments available. Discussion may follow. ON Saturday, AUGUST 17, 10:00 AM - 1:00 […]
Race Back to School is a super-fun race for kids and families 5-14 on Kingdom Trails, August 18, registration starts at 8am. The race goes from 9-11, with participants racing to do the most loops on designated KT trails within the two hours. There are three loops - short, medium […]
Meet Mae Louise Fowler Nicoli & six sisters The Poorwoods includes stories of the eight Fowler sisters, who lived on Whipple Hill in Lyme during the 1930's -1950's. It is an entertaining mix of memories of colorful friends, relatives, and neighbors growing up in the backwoods of Lyme, NH. When […]
Active and not-so active gardeners visit gardens in Lyme and the surrounding towns. Pardon My Garden is informal, informative, and everyone is always welcome! This week we will be visiting Melinda and Richard Stucker's garden. Check out our website for information, and to subscribe to our listserv. Subscribers receive automatic reminders […]
The VT Bluegrass Pioneers is an exciting band that unites the talents of three of Vermont’s veteran and best-known bluegrass musicians: brothers “Banjo” Dan and Willy Lindner – co-founders of the prolific and well-traveled Banjo Dan & the Midnite Plowboys, and who, since the band’s retirement, have continued their career […]
Thursday, August 22, 10:30 a.m. Story Time with Miss Judy. Stories, rhymes, and a simple craft with Miss Judy. Best for ages 3-7. No need to register. Join us! Siblings are welcome; we can set up a baby and caregiver play area if needed.
Summer Celebration in Lebanon Thurs 8/22, 4-9:30pm Don't miss this fun-filled evening with food, music, dancing and FIREWORKS! Lebanon Farmers' Market - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park MusicFest - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park - James Graham & Company Brought to you by […]
Summer Celebration in Lebanon Thurs 8/22, 4-9:30pm Don't miss this fun-filled evening with food, music, dancing and FIREWORKS! Lebanon Farmers' Market - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park MusicFest - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park Brought to you by Lebanon Recreation and Parks, Lebanon Opera […]
Summer Celebration in Lebanon Thurs 8/22, 4-9:30pm Don't miss this fun-filled evening with food, music, dancing and FIREWORKS! Lebanon Farmers' Market - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park MusicFest - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park Brought to you by Lebanon Recreation and Parks, Lebanon […]
Summer Celebration in Lebanon Thurs 8/22, 4-9:30pm Don't miss this fun-filled evening with food, music, dancing and FIREWORKS! Lebanon Farmers' Market - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park MusicFest - 4 pm to 7 pm - Colburn Park Brought to you by Lebanon Recreation and Parks, Lebanon […]
Friday, August 23, 4:30 p.m. Movie: The Astronaut Farmer (2007). Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson. An astronaut-in-training has to leave NASA (to save the family farm) but just can't give up on his dream of shooting into space, even if he has to do it […]
Gerry Grimo East Bay Jazz Ensemble at Orford Bandstand
Combined Worship – LCC at Thetford Hill Church Lyme Congregational Church will be worshipping jointly with one of our sister churches in the Upper Valley Parish, the First Congregational Church of Thetford, at their meetinghouse, 2596 Route 113 in Thetford, VT With our Pastor Amy, their Pastor Robin, and our […]
Bell Ringing August 25, 2019 is the 400th anniversary of the first landing of enslaved Africans in English-occupied North America at Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia, which is now part of the Fort Monroe National Monument. The anniversary will be commemorated at Fort Monroe as a day of healing and […]
Chesley School. Approx. 161 Baker Hill Road. - This one-room school will be open to the public the last Sunday of August, and Sept., 3 to 5 p.m. Stop by and see how Lyme children were educated for well over 100 years. In 1959 Lyme schools were consolidated. Chesley School […]
Tuesday, August 27, 5-6 p.m. Splashdown Party! Return your reading record (or a reasonable facsimile--and any worksheets you've been working on at home) to the library for prizes and a T-shirt. Tell us (Commander Miss Judy, Payload Commander Mrs. Caffry, and Mission Specialist Mr. Passeri**) your favorite book of the […]
Active and not-so active gardeners visit gardens in Lyme and the surrounding towns. Pardon My Garden is informal, informative, and everyone is always welcome! This week we will be visiting Nora and Frank Gould's garden. Check out our website for information, and to subscribe to our listserv. Subscribers receive automatic reminders […]
The Gilford, New Hampshire based Eric Grant Band has taken the music scene by storm playing in front of thousands of fans in northern New England since their inception in 2009. They have been featured as a supporting act for national headliners such as Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, […]
The next meeting of Thetford's informal nonfiction book discussion group will take place at Latham Library on Thetford Hill on Tuesday August 27th at 7 pm. We will be discussing She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, by Jennifer Finney Boylan. For James Boylan, in his heart he knew […]
First Day of School Opening Ceremony Wednesday, August 28th 8am Everyone is encouraged to join us! Meet the Kindergartener's stuffies.???? I am sure there will be a monkey, a puppy named "Doggie" and other creatively names fuzzy friends.
Lyme Biodiversity Working Group: meet at the entrance to the Big Rock Preserve, Market Street. Japanese Knotweed Removal Update The Lyme Biodiversity Working Group (LBWG) is continuing its pro-active attack on Japanese knotweed infestations in Big Rock Preserve and at other locations along Grant Brook. In early August, a group […]
Star Gazing Party at Mountain View Farm August 30th (Rain date August 31st) 7:30 to 10:30 pm Mousley Brook Road, Orford, NH (Quinttown) Join UVLT for our end of summer stargazing party! Bring a picnic and enjoy the sunset at 7:30. Mountain View Farm is the perfect place to look […]
Community Events Calendar information is gathered from multiple sources, including the town, library, local bulletins and businesses. Here are a few direct links to organizations’ full schedules:
Lyme and other local listservs
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Aging Resource Center
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