3:00PM - 6:00PM

Charcoal Charlie Barbecue

Charcoal Charlie is back in Downtown Keene! Follow your nose to 52 Dunbar Street, Stock up for your holiday weekend. Available from 3-6 PM for "award winning" barbecue take-out. Pulled Pork, Baby Back Ribs, Beef Brisket, Chicken and fabulous side dishes available by the meal, by the piece or by the pound. Call ahead or swing by for your take-out. Charcoal Charlie is a member of the award winning team I SMELL SMOKE

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Hunt Smith and Allison Aldrich in Concert

Songs, stories and instrumental music from America, the British Isles and Ireland, and beyond. Accordion, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, concertina, and more! New demo CD available.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Taste of Downtown Keene on Main St.

This Friday, get a taste of downtown Keene as you enjoy free samples from local restaurants and snack purveyors at participating downtown businesses.

07:30AM - 11:59PM

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Village Harmony Concert

American shape-note, gospel and Appalachian harmonies, traditional music from Caucasus Georgia and Bosnia, and South African songs and dances. Led by Suzannah Park, Carl Linich, Luke Hoffman.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

It's a Zoo!

It's a Zoo!
Charmingfare Farm is home to many of the traditional agricultural animals you would expect to see on a farm. Children will enjoy the Oakhurst Dairy Discovery Barn , home to our large "hands-on" petting area. After visiting with the farm animals you will follow the paths leading into the woods and there you will encounter our wildlife exhibits, where you will find many of North America's greatest predators. Throughout the day various demonstrations and activities are offered, inclu

11:30AM - 4:00PM

Guided Horseback Trail Rides At Charmingfare Farm

Our picturesque trail rides pass through pasture meadows with grazing livestock, travel along old logging roads into the forest far away from the modern world. Once in the forest riders have spotted native coyotes, fox and wild turkeys; some guests have even been fortunate enough to see a moose. Be sure to bring a camera. All of our trail rides are accompanied by friendly and experienced trail guides.
So visit our website at www.visitthefarm.com to book your reservation.

All Day

Kids on Campus

Combining fun and learning, this day camp is for students entering 1st-9th grades. Classes focus on 41 different topics, including blogs, creative movement, dinosaurs, music, rocket science, shadow puppetry, solar cars, and website construction. Sessions are taught by teachers from local schools, KSC faculty, and other experts. No more than 12 students in a class.
Morning classes: 9 a.m. to noon. Afternoon classes: 1 to 4 p.m.

09:00AM - 4:00PM

Keene State College Kids on Campus

Kids on Campus returns for its fourth year. Designed to combine fun and learning for students in grades 1 through 9. Week-long classes run during the weeks of July 6, July 13, and July 20. Classes include Investigating Artifacts, Introductory Chinese, Bubble Festival, Creative Movement, Comics, Letterboxing, Blogging, Yoga, Kitchen Fun, and many more. Extended care available.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Apple Hill Summer Concert Series – Concert III

For nearly 40 years, the Summer Concert Series has nourished audience members from New Hampshire and beyond. Join members of the Apple Hill String Quartet and renowned guest artists for Concert III, featuring works by Stravinsky, Mozart, and Dan Sedgwick. Enjoy the pre-concert dinner held at 5:30pm, or, if the skies hold, spread out a blanket and picnic on the grounds. Reserve tickets by calling 603-847-3371 or online at www.applehill.org.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

FREE concert - Stop 1 on the Beethven Trail!

Join us on the first stop of our Beethoven Trail! String quartets abound! Repertoire includes Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello; Joan Tower's Island Prelude; and the Beethoven String Quartet in E flat, Op. 74. (Ms. Tower appears in collaboration with The Walden School).

1:00PM - 4:00PM

Candle Making

Learn how to make tapered and dipped candles.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

FREE Concert - Deering - Stop 2 on the Beethoven Trail!

Repertoire includes Joan Tower's Island Prelude; Beethoven's String Quartet in E flat, Op. 74; and Brahms' Trio in a minor, Op. 114.

3:00PM - 6:00PM

Charcoal Charlie Friday Barbecue

Charcoal Charlie is back in Downtown Keene! Follow your nose to 52 Dunbar Street, Fridays from 3-6 PM for "award winning" barbecue take-out. Pulled Pork, Baby Back Ribs, Beef Brisket, Chicken and fabulous side dishes available by the meal, by the piece or by the pound. Call ahead or swing by for your take-out. Charcoal Charlie is a member of the award winning team I SMELL SMOKE

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Gala Opening Weekend Chamber Music Concert!

Conductor James Bolle leads the Monadnock Music Festival Orchestra in a program including Vivaldi's Oboe Concerto in d minor; Vaughan-Williams' Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis; Bartok's Divertimento for Strings; and Copland's Appalachian Spring. Tonight's featured performer is oboist, Basil Reeve.

2:00PM - 3:30PM

Self Defense Training Seminar

Join the Keene Young Professionals Network for a self defense training. Join us to: Focus on your strengths, build confidence that comes from knowing that you are strong and can defend yourself, form an attitude that your body is worth defending, and practice your skills in a sefe, "hands on" environment.

RSVP to the Chamber at 352-1034

4:00PM - 5:30PM

"Unequaled Music" series - Part 1!

Join us as MacDowell Colony Fellow/Composer-in-Residence/guest speaker George Tsontakis introduces his "Third Piano Quintet." Repertoire includes Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, and Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat, Op. 20.

5:30PM - 7:30PM

Gala Opening Weeken Auction!

Immediately following July 12th concert -fundraising auction at Oribe Barn. Mystery auctioneer will lead proceedings. Auction offerings include one-week vacation home stay in France’s Brittany region; painting lessons by Jeanne Duval; a weekend in Boston; original art by local artists; Colonial Theatre tickets; an apartment in Paris, France for one week; Opera Boston tickets, and more. Limited space, early reservations recommended - call 603.924.7610.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Enjoy your ice cream sundae's while listening to the sounds of the Famous Nelson Town Band. Bring your lawn chairs!

All Day

Kids on Campus

Combining fun and learning, this day camp is for students entering 1st-9th grades. Classes focus on 41 different topics, including blogs, creative movement, dinosaurs, music, rocket science, shadow puppetry, solar cars, and website construction. Sessions are taught by teachers from local schools, KSC faculty, and other experts. No more than 12 students in a class.
Morning classes: 9 a.m. to noon. Afternoon classes: 1 to 4 p.m.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Apple Hill Summer Concert Series – Concert IV

For nearly 40 years, the Summer Concert Series has nourished audience members from New Hampshire and beyond. On July 14, join Rupert Thompson, cello, and Jean Schneider, piano, in a Bastille Day program of works by Debussy, Franck, and Ravel. Enjoy the pre-concert dinner held at 5:30pm, or, if the skies hold, spread out a blanket and picnic on the grounds. Reserve tickets by calling 603-847-3371 or online at www.applehill.org.

3:00PM - 6:00PM

Charcoal Charlie Friday Barbecue

Charcoal Charlie is back in Downtown Keene! Follow your nose to 52 Dunbar Street, Fridays from 3-6 PM for "award winning" barbecue take-out. Pulled Pork, Baby Back Ribs, Beef Brisket, Chicken and fabulous side dishes available by the meal, by the piece or by the pound. Call ahead or swing by for your take-out. Charcoal Charlie is a member of the award winning team I SMELL SMOKE

06:00AM - 7:30PM

Research Trip to Boston

Bus Trip to Boston with stops at the National Archives, New England Historic and Genealogical Society, the J.F.K. Library and Massachusets Archives

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Keene State College FREE Information Session

Thinking about taking a course or going back to college but not sure where or how to begin? Start with this info session! Transfer students; high school graduates; employers looking for employee training; those interested in professional development, personal enrichment, or learning in retirement invited. Continuing Education, Admissions, Graduate Studies, MBA, other college personnel available to talk to you and answer questions. Find out what Keene State College offers you. Refreshments.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Monadnock Music at RiverMead!

In this gift concert to the beloved residents of RiverMead, the Aureole Trio provides beautiful chamber music, resounding and reverberating throughout this beautiful setting! (Full repertoire TBA).

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Open House for NEW PROGRAMS -Culinary Services and Paralegal

River Valley Community College invites you to learn more about our exciting new programs available in Keene, NH. Paralegal Certificate and Culinary Services Certificate will be available to our community this Fall. Come and learn how these programs could benefit your ability to find local employment or fulfill your desire to learn more about these interesting programs of study. Refreshments will be provided!

6:30PM - 8:30PM

Woman's Social

Come meet Monadnock Women members and non members are welcome, this is a woman's only evening out to socialize, make new friendships and career connections. The venue changes each month, we meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at a different local dining establishment. Go to our website calendar page for further details.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

FREE Concert - Milford!

Tonight's repertoire includes Navok's The Veiled Echoes, performed by the Aureole Trio; Grieg's Violin Sonata 3 in E minor, Op. 45; and Mozart's Piano Quartet in E-flat, K. 493.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

FREE concert - Walpole - Stop 3 on the Beethoven Trail!

Tonight's repertoire includes Ran's Private Games; Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op. 135; Dvorak's Miniatures; and Ben-Haim's Clarinet Quintet.

4:00PM - 7:00PM

2009 Wright Designer Show House Before Tour

The 2009 Wright Designer Show House in Keene, NH is a fundraiser to benefit The Colonial Theatre's Education & Outreach Programs. The house will be transformed by regional designers, landscapers & artist. Come see the house before all renovations in the
Before Tour, July 17 4-7pm & July 18 10-4pm $3