Lake Life Local Events August 14th - August 20th

Wing Night at Tower Hill August 14th

Monday 5pm-11:45pm | Tower Hill Tavern | 264 Lakeside Ave Laconia

Jumbo wings with choice of sauce 

Open Mic at Patrick's August 14th

Monday 6pm-8pm | Patrick's Pub & Eatery | 18 Weirs Road Gilford 

Paul Luff hosts an evening of fantastic open mic music. Please contact Paul Luff at [email protected] to reserve a spot to perform. It’s a great night with many talented musicians from 6pm-8pm

Advantage Kids Free! Meredith Tennis + Yoga August 15th 

Tuesday 6pm-8pm | Prescott Park | Daniel Webster Highway Meredith 

FREE! Junior Summer Tennis + Yoga + Mindfulness

Join Advantage Kids for another summer of beginner tennis lessons - and, now, even MORE! Tennis PLUS (yoga + meditation) is an hour and a half program aimed at teaching kids resilience, self-confidence, self-regulation, and the basic skills they need to play a tennis match.

Combining tennis and yoga increases kids’ ability to focus, excel academically, and relate to each other.

As always, Tennis PLUS is a free program offered at your local park. Sign up through Parks & Rec or on our website at AdvantageKids.net, and we’ll see you out there, twice a week, for an hour plus of Tennis PLUS (yoga + meditation).

No equipment or experience necessary; all programs lead by professional Tennis Pros and Yoga Teachers.

Canterbury Farmer's Market August 16th

Wednesday 4pm-6:30pm | 9 Center Rd, Canterbury NH 

Some things are new:

• We are now able to accept SNAP/EBT and Veterans' Market Dollars! Thanks to the Granite State Market Match program and the NH Food Bank, we also match the first $20 of a SNAP purchase. Stop at the Market Info Tent at any Wednesday market to find out how.
  
  Note: If you are a Canterbury resident who uses the Loudon Food Pantry, ask them
  about Canterbury Market Vouchers. A limited number are available each season.  

Some things are always the same:

• You can always find us on Wednesdays, 4-6:30pm, in the center of Canterbury next to the Elkins Public Library. The only exception is if there are big thunderstorms! Market runs until the last Wed. in September.

• There will always be a great selection of vendors featuring fresh and local fruits, veggies, eggs, maple products, baked goods, crafts and more.

• While the musicians change every week, there is always great live music.

• Dogs are always welcome, so long as they are on their leash. Please be mindful of the heat!

Some things are a little different each week:

• FIRST week of the month we?ll have a Kids' Activity.

• SECOND week of the month the NH Master Gardeners will answer questions.

• THIRD week of the month we?ll host our famous ?Sandwich Slam.?

• FOURTH Week of the month we all help fill ?Mary Ellen's Basket.?

• You never can tell when we might schedule a special guest or a demonstration, so check us out on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for the weekly Market

Trivia Night at Tower Hill August 16th 

Wednesday 7pm-9pm | Tower Hill Tavern | 264 Lakeside Ave Weirs Beach 

Team Play Trivia every Wednesday Night!
Game Time Trivia hosts a great version of general Knowledge trivia including Music and entertainment questions. Prizes for top 3 teams

Wolfeboro Farmers Market August 17th

Thursday 12pm-3:30pm | 10 Trotting Track Road Rt 28, Wolfeboro  

Outdoor Market 2023

Thursdays 12:00-3:30pm

May-October

The Nick Recreation Park

10 Trotting Track Rd, (Rt. 28)

Wolfeboro, NH 03894

Franklin Farmers Market August 17th

Thursday 3pm-6pm | Marceau Park | Central Street, Franklin NH

Wine Tasting at Karlins August 17th & 18th 

Thursday and Friday 3pm-6pm | Karlins Wine and Cheese Provisions | 20 Main Street Meredith NH

Live Music at Patrick's August 17th

Thursday 6pm-8pm | Patrick's Pub & Eatery | 18 Weirs Road Gilford 

Live music hosted by Don “Sev” Severance with weekly guest musicians, performing a mix of soft rock, reggae and smooth jazz instrumentals.

Start your weekend early with live music from Sev and COMPANY.

Visit www.patrickspub.com/events to see the featured artist!

Advantage Kids Free! Meredith Tennis + Yoga August 17th

Thursday 6pm-8pm | Prescott Park | Daniel Webster Highway Meredith 

FREE! Junior Summer Tennis + Yoga + Mindfulness

Join Advantage Kids for another summer of beginner tennis lessons - and, now, even MORE! Tennis PLUS (yoga + meditation) is an hour and a half program aimed at teaching kids resilience, self-confidence, self-regulation, and the basic skills they need to play a tennis match.

Combining tennis and yoga increases kids’ ability to focus, excel academically, and relate to each other.

As always, Tennis PLUS is a free program offered at your local park. Sign up through Parks & Rec or on our website at AdvantageKids.net, and we’ll see you out there, twice a week, for an hour plus of Tennis PLUS (yoga + meditation).

No equipment or experience necessary; all programs lead by professional Tennis Pros and Yoga Teachers.

Live Music at Hermit Woods August 17th

Thursday 6pm-9pm | Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery| 72 Main Street, Meredith 

Subtle, inventive, and full of joy - those are some of the ways listeners have described the piano music of Jed Wilson. A crowd-favorite, Jed is equally at home in the disparate worlds of jazz, free improvisation, and folk music. His virtuoso playing is matched only by his sharp wit and sense of humor on-stage.

Dave Kobrenski is a multi-instrumentalist who has been leaving audiences speechless for two decades with his expressive playing of the Fulani flute, a unique three-holed woodwind with an earthy, raw sound that has been described as “the voice of Africa itself taking flight on the wind.” He also plays the kamale ngoni (a 12-string, bluesy harp/lute from Mali), the calabash, and the djembé.

DAVE KOBRENSKI

Dave has traveled extensively in West Africa to study music with master musicians such as Famoudou Konaté, Sayon Camara, Nansady Keita, and other musicians of the region. During this period of almost yearly sojourns to Guinea, he became proficient on the Fula flute, kamale ngoni (10-string harp from Mali), and djembe drum. His ongoing apprenticeship with a master of the Malinké flute tradition, Lanciné Condé, has already spanned a decade, and he continues that apprenticeship with frequent trips back to villages in the Niger River valley, in the heart of West Africa. Dave weaves his accounts of these voyages into entertaining and enriching cultural experiences for his audiences.

JED WILSON

Jed has been an active performer since his teenage years in Portland, Oregon. He received a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory, where he formed a long-standing musical partnership with jazz vocalist Dominique Eade. The two have toured widely, and in 2006 released a critically acclaimed CD that appeared on many of the year’s top-ten album lists. More recently, Jed has performed extensively with singer/songwriter Heather Masse. The association with Masse has resulted in a host of appearances across North America, including multiple appearances on NPR’s "A Prairie Home Companion."

TIM GILMORE

Tim Gilmore holds a B.S. in Elementary Education and Music from Salem State College, with additional studies in composition and performance at Berklee College of Music. He is a member of the Harry Skoler Jazz Quartet and has performed with many ensembles, including the Cape Ann Symphony, Symphony by the Sea, Boston Percussion Ensemble, and the Cambridge Harmonic Orchestra. Tim has shared the stage with Lester Bowie, Marion McPartland, Tower of Power, Tiger Okoshi, and Warren Vache, among others. His recordings include A Work of Heart, Reflections on the Art of Swing, and Conversations in the Language of Jazz on Brownstone Records.

Music Bingo August 17th

Thursday 6pm-8pm | Axe & Ale Taphouse | 9 Old Lake Shore Rd Gilford 

Holy cow Music Bingo and Buy One Get One 1/2 off Pizza - Thursday nights don’t get any

better than this! Oh wait they do...:.it’s 20% off Axe Throwing also! . Come in

early and stay until at least 8:00.

Corn Hole at Hobbs August 17th

Thursday 6:30pm | Hobbs Brewing Company | 765 NH RT 16, Ossipee

Join Carroll County Cornhole at Hobbs Tap Room every Thursday night for a weekly cornhole tournament!

$15 per person, 3 rounds of round robin switchholio (3 qualifying games with random partners every game) into a double-elimination playoff bracket.

Weekly tournament is open to the public; register in advance via the Scoreholio app (search Carroll County Cornhole), or upon arrival. Cash prizes weekly for the top scoring teams! Limited to 40 players per week, so register early! 

Andriana Gnap at Club Sandwich August 17th

Thursday 7pm - 9pm | 12 Main St, Center Sandwich, NH

Fees/Admission $35

Andriana Gnap returns to John Davidson's venue in beautiful Sandwich, NH. A true listening room experience in a converted barn, hosted by John. Andriana Gnap's heartfelt vocals will draw you in with a sultry jazz tune, an intimate country/pop ballad, or a Ukrainian love song that stirs the soul. Andriana has appeared as a vocalist, violinist and dancer at venues such as the Lunaria Jazz Club in Los Angeles, the Lyric West Theatre in Boston, the Toronto Ukrainian Festival, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival with Broadway director Roger Rees. She often performs and records with her vocal Trio Heavenstar. Join Andriana and her musical guests for a variety of popular and original music. https://www.andriana.org/

Comedy Night August 17th 

Thursday 8pm | Colonial Theatre | 609 Main St Laconia 

Help support the Franklin Animal Shelter by attending our first ever Comedy Night!

Join a hilarious lineup of comedians on August 17th for a night of laughs at the historic Colonial

Theater with headliner and New England comedy staple, Tony V. Also appearing is Boston

Comedy Scene veteran, Steve Scarfo, New England native, Ryan Gartley, and more! Show starts

at 8 pm.

Tickets are just $35 each when you use promo code COM35 at checkout.

All proceeds will benefit the Franklin Animal Shelter.

Purchase your tickets here: https://www.etix.com/.../franklin-animal-shelter-comedy

Friday Night Market at Hobbs August 18th

Friday 5-8pm | Hobbs Brewing Company | 765 NH RT 16, Ossipee

Friday Night Markets are back! Join us every Friday at the Tap Room under the tent for our weekly market, featuring local farmers & makers, rotating food trucks, live music, cold Hobbs beer, and weekly pop up events! Stay tuned to our channels for weekly vendor announcements

Interested in joining us as a vendor? Email Tap Room Manager Emily at [email protected] for information. We can't wait to see you there!

Music in the Park August 18th 

Friday 5:30pm - 8pm | Hesky Park | Meredith 

Once again it's time for "Music by the Lake". Kevin and Kitty Boyle will once again be hosting Open Mic Concerts at Hesky Park in Meredith.Musicians sign up starting at 5:30 pm on Friday evenings. Music will begin at 6:00 pm and go until 8:00 pm (dusk). The music is an eclectic mix of folk, americana, pop, country. Something for everyone. Bring Chairs, picnics, snacks, beverages for a laid back, relaxing evening Lakeside.

Music at Defiant August 18th 

Friday 5:30pm - 8pm | Defiant Records and Craft Beer | 609 Main St Laconia 

Join us in welcoming Mike Loughlin back to the house! Another night of great music, great beer and great people!

Live Music at Twin Barns August 18th 

Friday 6pm-9pm | Twin Barns Brewing Company | 194 Daniel Webster Highway Meredith 

Swing by the barn & join the fun! 

Piano Night at Hermit Woods August 18th & 19th

Friday and Saturday 6pm-9pm | Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery| 72 Main Street, Meredith 

Join us from 6:00 to 9:00 on most Friday and Saturday nights for live piano music in the Loft. Hermit Woods is proud to have acquired one of the finest instruments around for a venue of our size, a Yamaha C3 Grand Piano, and we look forward to sharing its beautiful sound with you and showcasing some of our finest local and regional pianists. Enjoy a glass of our wine or a wine flight, a beer from one of New Hampshire’s finest breweries, along with a light meal from our eatery, voted Best Sandwiches in the Lakes Region in 2021.

Barnstead Farmer's Market August 19th

 Saturday 9am-1pm | Parade Church | Rt 28

Join us every Saturday starting June 3rd, from 9AM-1PM at the Parade Church in Barnstead, just a minute off route 28.

The Barnstead Area Community Farmer's Market promotes local foods and handmade products from June through the end of September. 

Bristol Farmer's Market August 19th

 Saturday 9am-2pm | Mill Stream Park | NH Rout 3A Bristol

Vegetables - Fruits (in season) - Bacon - Chicken - Eggs - Baked Goods (quick breads, cookies, tarts, cakes, muffins, pies, breads, bagels) - Homemade Doggie & Horses Biscuits - Fly Fishing Lures - Quilts - Handmade Jewelry - Baskets - Amazing Woodworking of all kinds - Stuffed Animal Toys - Stuffed Toys with Accompanying Book - Aprons - Vera Bradley look-a-like totes - Cross body bags - Bird & Bat Houses - Accent Tables - Cutting Boards - Fresh Cut Floral Arrangements - Perennials - Garden Plant - Framed Photography - Semi-precious & Fresh Water Pearl Jewelry

Winery Tours at Hermit Woods August 19th

Saturday 11:30am-1pm | Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery| 72 Main Street, Meredith 

Immerse yourself in the captivating narrative of Hermit Woods Winery as we offer you a truly special opportunity to hear the story firsthand from one of our esteemed Co-Founders. Prepare to be transported through time as you delve into the rich history of our winery, followed by an engaging tour of our production area and barrel room. During this captivating journey, you will gain intimate knowledge of the tools and equipment utilized in the meticulous craft of winemaking. By the end of the tour, you will possess a comprehensive understanding of the intricate process behind creating exquisite wines.

Following the tour, we extend a warm invitation to all our guests to partake in a guided wine tasting. Choose from a selection of six wines, carefully curated to showcase the diverse range of flavors and aromas that Hermit Woods has to offer. This immersive tasting experience will further deepen your appreciation for the artistry that goes into every bottle.

To fully savor this experience, we kindly ask you to set aside approximately one to one and a half hours of your time. As a token of our gratitude for joining us on this enlightening journey, all participants of the tour will be granted the esteemed title of "Club Member For The Day," entitling you to exclusive benefits and privileges.

Join us at Hermit Woods Winery and allow us to guide you through a truly unforgettable experience where wine, history, and passion converge in perfect harmony.

Recycled Percussion Junk Rock Superheros August 19th 

Saturday 2pm | The Cake Theatre | 12 Veterans Ave Laconia 

Your favorite band is taking the stage at THE CAKE Theatre this summer. You won't want to miss the band’s dazzling, over-the-top performance, combining comedy, music, stunts, and more.

The all-new production stage includes high-tech sound, lighting, special effects, a disco ball, and much more.

For years Recycled Percussion loved the idea of creating a rock opera! A themed show that

pushes musical limits. We bring you a live-action music experience that will take you on an

unforgettable musical journey. With that, we introduce to you, the “Junk Rock Super Heroes”.

Our immersive experience is like no other, don't miss your chance to be a part of the Recycled

Percussion Junk Rock Superheroes show!!

Live Music at Twin Barns August 19th 

Saturday 3pm | Twin Barns Brewing Company | 194 Daniel Webster Highway Meredith 

Swing by the barn & join the fun! 

Live Music in the Garden August 19th 

Saturday 3pm-6pm | Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery| 72 Main Street, Meredith 

Join us every Saturday (weather permitting) for live music in the Garden at 62 Main.

Enjoy BBQ from Angry Hog BBQ, Hermit Woods wine and wine slushies, and locally crafted beer.

Aug 19 Colin Hart

Alton Old Home Week Car Show August 20th 

Sunday 11am-3pm | 108 Main St, Alton

Enter your show car in the annual Alton Old Home Week Car Show! There is NO FEE to enter

our show!

Awards for independently judged classes, People's Choice Awards, food trucks, live music! To

pre-register, email [email protected]. In-person registration will also be available on

the day of the show. No show car? No problem! Come vote for your favorite car, enjoy live

music, and get some yummy food from the Dueling Chefs and Peaks Food Truck: International

Eats & Handcrafted Shaved Ice!

Sponsored by First Rand Hill Realty, LLC, Dana's Collision Repair, Maxfield Real Estate,

Dueling Chefs Smoke-n-Grille, AJATO Enterprise, BMS, Wayne's Transmission, Central NH

Heating & Cooling, Friendly Guy Traders Pawn Shop, Flannery & Son's Welding.

Please remember that all Old Home Week events are FREE! Any comments requesting you to

direct message an individual to register for an event as a participant or a vendor - or request

payment for such - are a SCAM.