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Contoocook River region town criers for May 16, 2021


Contoocook River region town criers for May 16, 2021
Published: 5/15/2021 1:45:14 PM
BOW
Spring sale
■The annual Bow Garden Club Spring Plant Sale will go on! This year s sale will be an outdoor event held on May 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at the edge of the Bow Community Building parking lot under popup tents. The sale will be held rain or shine.
■The Bow Garden Club invites you to a free event, “Cooking & Gardening with Edible Flowers” on June 14 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Join expert gardener and renowned chef Liz Barbour as she explores the varieties of edible flowers you can grow in your garden and the many ways you can incorporate them into your cooking. Chef Barbour will take you on a tour of her cottage-sized gardens and will demonstrate two delicious recipes featuring edible flowers from her own gardens. Virtual seats are limited and registration is required. Email president@bowgardenclub.org to register. ....

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Abenaki art on display


Abenaki art on display
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Published: 4/28/2021 3:18:07 PM
‘Alnôbak Moskijik Maahlakwsikok” (“Abenaki People Emerging from Ashes”), will be on display at Two Villages Art Society in Hopkinton from May 7 to 28. The show is a collaboration between Two Villages Art Society, Abenaki Trails Project, and Vermont Abenaki Artists Association in consultation with the Abenaki Art & Education Center, Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, and Hopkinton Historical Society.
“When people think of Abenaki art, they may envision neutral-colored traditional arts made with leather, beads, and feathers, but Abenaki artists have much more to offer,” said Vera Sheehan, executive director of the VAAA. “We are eager to showcase our artwork to the mainstream art world.” ....

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Touring Hopkinton


New Hampshire Magazine
February 18, 2021
Photo by Stillman Rogers
For those not used to the “you can’t get there from here” ways of New England, one town that’s actually made up of three distinct villages probably seems confusing and it kind of is. Even as a native, for a long time I was confused about Contoocook, with its shops and restaurants, and the village of Hopkinton, with the town hall and churches. But it’s not that unusual in New Hampshire. 
All these split towns began in the same way with individual village centers where clusters of early settlers built their homes and farmed their land. As the populations grew, common needs made these tiny villages impractical, and they eventually incorporated into a single town. That’s why there are three Hopkintons, one named Contoocook. ....

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