AUGUST EVENTS

Bravery Soup
New London Barn Playhouse Theatre for the Young at Heart: “Bravery Soup”; 11am & 2pm. Kids 2 thru 10, pay your age, Kids over 10 and all adults $10. Kids under 2 free.
8/17/2007
The Fells Benefit Auction at The Fells
Under the tent in the beautiful Rose Terrace, this is an important fund raiser to benefit the gardens and grounds of The Fells. Begin with passed hors d'oeurves, libations and a silent auction at 5pm, followed by Emery Sanders on the auction block from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Dessert and ballroom dancing to the lively music of the Granite State Stompers wind up the evening.
8/18/2007
Anything Goes: Music of the Era-Tom LaMark & His Orchestra
Anything Goes: Music of the Era--Tom LaMark & His Orchestra. Bring your dancing shoes for a Roaring 20’s style fundraiser to support the New London Historical Society’s Mission.
8/18/2007
Discovering Ferns at The Fells
Discover more about these beautiful and fascinating plants with Chris Mattrick, White Mountain National Forest Service botanist. Co-sponsored by the New England Wild Flower Society (NEWFS). Limit 15; advance registration and payment required; $30 Fells or NEWFS members, non-members $36. To register, call NEWFS Registrar Lana Reed, 508-877-7630, ext 3303.
8/20/2007
Always….Patsy Cline
New London Barn Playhouse presents “Always….Patsy Cline”, a musical tribute based on the life of the singer, told through the eyes of her real-life whacky fan, Louise Seeger, Over 50 great Patsy Cline hits.
8/21/2007 -8/26/2007
CATS
New London Barn Playhouse presents “CATS” T. S. Eliot’s poetic jellicle cats sing and dance their way through the Jellicle Ball, where Old Deuteronomy chooses one cat to be reborn to a different jellicle life. Tues – Sat 8 pm, Sunday 5 pm, $28; Wed and Special Sat Matinees 2 pm, $22, Sat Matinee (25th), families save 25% of matinee prices; Royal Box seating $6 additional.
8/23/2007
Vermont Jazz Ensemble
Seventeen piece jazz band playing wonderful music from the 30s and 40s. The Vermont Jazz Ensemble has been dedicated to bringing Vermont and New England the finest in Big Band concert and dance sounds since 1976. Tickets available at Morgan Hill Bookstore and Chamber of Commerce Information Booth, New London.
8/23/2007
33rd Annual Apple Pie Craft Fair
Annual Apple Pie Craft Fair, a fund raiser for the Library Arts Center, 9 am – 4 pm, rain or shine on the Newport Town Common. Featuring 100 craft booths, food vendors, chicken BBQ by the Newport Firemen’s Assoc., and an apple pie contest with judging at 11 am. Pies are then sold by the slice. 8/25