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Arts & Entertainment Alice in Wonderland Comes to Amato Center Looking Glass Land - The Mis- is not all its cut out to be---and that Celebrate Father’s Day with Lunch, The Devil Gets Her Say in New adventures of a Girl Named Alice a the real joy is in the adventure of production of the Riverbend Youth life itself! Suitable for children of all Tours and Art-Making at the Play Reading in Nashua Company of the Boys & Girls Club ages. of Souhegan Valley. Directed by This show will have four perfor- Nashua - Yellow Taxi Produc- ory from NYU’s Tisch School of Robin LaCroix mances: June 12th at 7:00, June 13th Currier Museum of Art tions will present a free staged read- the Arts and an MFA in Playwrit- Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic at 2:00 and 7:00, June 14th at 2:00 ing of a new play by Boston play- ing from Brandeis. Yellow Taxi Pro- Alice in Wonderland is the basis Tickets available at the door. MANCHESTER — This Father’s Does dad enjoy drawing? From 1- wright Meron Langsner titled The ductions presented portions of his for a play of fun and imagination. $10.00 adults, $5.00 students & se- Day, take a tour of the museum, cre- 3 pm, sketch amongst the works of Devil’s Own Game on Friday, June play Bystander 9/11 as part of their Through a series of fantastic en- niors. To obtain group rates contact ate some art of your own, and treat art on view. An art educator will be 19 at 8pm at their venue located at 5 Lunch Box Series on documentary counters, Alice learns being a queen Robin at 672-1002 x20. dad to a special lunch at the Win- available to offer advice and encour- Pine Street, Extension in the Nash- theatre last summer. There will be a ter Garden Café featuring a Bloody agement. Pencils and paper will be ua mill yard. The three person play talk back after the reading with the Mary bar, specialty beers, hoagies, provided, or bring your own. focuses on a modern scientist who playwright. and grinders. If dad is an architecture buff take summons Dr. Faustus to assist her Actors in the reading include Ar- The Acting Loft Announces its At 1 pm the Currier offers a “Wel- him on a tour of the Zimmerman and gets more than she bargained tistic Director Suzanne Delle as come to the Currier: Highlights of House, designed by Frank Lloyd for when Mephistopheles shows up Mephistopheles and Casey Preston the Collection” tour followed by Wright. Tours are available at 11:30 too. who recently portrayed Pale in Burn Brand New Sketch Comedy Night! drop-in art-making from 2-3 pm. am and 1:30 pm. Reservations are Meron Langsner was one of three This as the man who made the ulti- The tour and art-making are free required and can be made at www. The Acting Loft is proud to an- are welcomed, and all ideas encour- writers last season in the country mate deal with the devil Dr. Faustus. nounce an addition to its summer aged. This show will be directed by with museum admission. No reser- currier.org or by calling 669-6144 to receive an inaugural National Phil Allen, the assistant director for vations are necessary. x108. season: Sketch Comedy Night at The Kirstin Kennedy, The Acting Loft’s New Play Network Emerging Play- YTP’s production of Tuesdays with Acting Loft! The Loft is looking for Director of Education and a gradu- wright Residency which he fulfilled Morrie, will direct. For more infor- actors, writers and musicians, ages ate of Chicago’s Improv Olympic, at New Rep in Watertown, MA. He mation call 791-4558 or go to www. 14+, who have a knack for comedy and Toby Paul, instructor and direc- holds an MA in Performance The- yellowtaxiproductions.org. to join us as we embark on this new tor of The Acting Loft’s Improvisa- Currier Museum Of Art and exciting project. The group will tional Programs. be meeting every Thursday night All rehearsals and performances Zimmerman House public tours are are design for new parents (with ity and brief gallery talk about the from 6-8 starting Thursday, June will be held at The Acting Loft stu- JUNE free for museum members. baby in tow) to get a personalized “Artwork of the Day” June’s Fam- 11th and running until the perfor- dios located at 516 Pine Street in tour of the museum. So pack up the ily Studio theme is “Summer Fun.” mance date which is Saturday, July Manchester. For additional infor- Public Guided Tours Currier Museum Art Center Child and Parent Workshop: baby stroller and stop by for some This program is free with museum 25th. This show will be created com- mation, please contact Kirstin Ken- Tours are offered daily, and high- much needed adult conversation. admission (children under 18 are al- pletely by the group, forming sketch nedy at [email protected] or light either the museum’s collection Cartooning with Jerry Holbert Free with museum admission. ways free). ideas from improvisation exercises call the Loft at 666-5999. or the current special exhibition. Saturday, June 13 from 1-3 pm Father’s Day at the Currier Big Apple Express and simple brainstorming. All levels Public tours are free with museum Children (ages 6+) and parents Sunday, June 21, Tour at 1pm, Art Saturday, June 27 from 6:30 am- admission. Building Books: The will join the Boston Herald’s edito- making from 2-3 pm 11:30 pm Art of David Macaulay tour times rial cartoonist, Jerry Holbert, as he Thorne Exhibits KSC Centennial Memorabilia through June 14: Mondays, Wednes- teaches children and parents the Spend some quality time with dad Enjoy summer in New York City! days, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:30 whimsical art of portrait at the Currier for Father’s Day! Take Visit museums, shops, restaurants, and Andy Warhol Photographs pm. Welcome to the Currier: High- caricatures. Price is $45 for 1 par- a “Welcome to the Currier: High- or friends Prices include trans- lights of the Collection tour times: ent/child ($15/each additional child). lights of the Collection” tour, make portation only. The coach departs KEENE - The Thorne-Sagendorph ver prints given to the gallery by the Through June 14 – Every weekend: Register by calling 603.669.6144 some art, and enjoy a special menu from the Catholic Diocese of Man- Art Gallery will commemorate Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Saturdays at 11:30 am, Sundays at x122, or by going online to www. at the café featuring a Bloody Mary chester (153 Ash Street) promptly Keene State College’s Centennial Program. The Thorne was one of 1 pm, and the First Thursday of the currier.org. bar, specialty beers, hoagies, and at 6:30 am. Arrive in Manhattan with a summer art exhibit of pho- 183 colleges and university art mu- month at 5:30 pm. After June 14 - grinders. No reservations required. about 11:30 am to spend the day in tographs and memorabilia chroni- seums across the U.S. to receive an Family Saturday: Father’s Day Tour and art making are free with the city. Re-board the coach at 7 pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Paperweights cling the College and its students, unprecedented gift of Warhol art in and Fridays at 12:30 pm. museum admission. to arrive back to the Diocese about faculty, and staff from 1909 to the 2008, and this is the first time the Saturday, June 13 from 11 am-2 pm 11:30 pm. Cost is $75 for members, Zimmerman House Tours Drawing in the Galleries present. In honor of the celebration, works will be on public display. The Spend some quality family time at Sunday, June 21 from 1-3 pm $95 for non-members. Reserve your a small selection of photographs by gallery will also showcase several seats by calling 603.669.6144 x108. Take a tour of the Zimmerman the Currier every second Saturday Enjoy drawing? Come to the Cur- Andy Warhol and other recent gifts prints which were part of the recent House and learn more about this of the month. Participate in hands- rier and sketch amongst the works Zimmerman House Focus Tour to the college will be on display as donation to the college by Robert P. Frank Lloyd Wright treasure! A on art activities, go on a guided fam- of art on view. Art educators will be – Furnishing a Frank Lloyd well. Hubbard of Walpole. Zimmerman House Tour provides ily gallery walk (11:30 am), visit the available to offer advice and encour- Wright House in the 1950s “Keene State College - Celebrat- During the summer, the gallery is visitors with a 90 minute tour of Discovery Gallery, or use a family agement. Pencils and paper will be Sunday, June 28 at 3 pm ing Our Centennial 1909-2009: 100 open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednes- the house with information about gallery guide. Museum admission provided, or bring your own. Free Years of Academic Community,” day through Sunday and closed the Zimmermans, life in the 1950s is free from 10 am to 12 pm. Family Focus Tours are designed for and “Photographs by Andy War- Monday and Tuesday. The exhibits with museum admission. Children guests who have already visited and 60s, and the architecture of Saturdays are sponsored by Ocean under 18 are free. hol and Other Gifts to KSC” will be are free and open to the public. Lo- Frank Lloyd Wright. Beginning Fri- the Zimmerman House and would Bank. Storytime in the Gallery exhibited June 5 through August 2, cated on Wyman Way on the Keene day, April 3, these tours are offered Family Studio like to examine specific, chang- and will reopen September 12-27. State campus. For more informa- Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays Monday, June 22 at 11:30 am ing topics connected to the house, Displayed in the same gallery tion, call 358-2720 or visit www. Wednesday, June 17 from 2:30- the Zimmermans, or the architec- at 2 pm, Saturdays at 10:30 am and 4:30 pm Looking for a way to introduce as the Centennial exhibit will be a keene.edu/tsag 12:30 pm; and Sundays at 11:30 am your preschooler to art? Come to ture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Focus small selection of the 150 Warhol and 1:30 pm. Zimmerman House Adults and children can drop the Currier for an art-related sto- Tours include a brief, general intro- original Polaroids and gelatin sil- public tours are free for museum by one of the museum studios to ry read by Manchester City Li- duction to the house, and then fo- Uncanoonuc Mt. members. participate in an art-related activ- brary children’s librarian Karyn Is- cus on a specific topic of interest. Perennials There are also 90-minute Focus ity and brief gallery talk about the leb followed by a gallery talk about Today’s tour is led by Docent Judy Tours designed for guests who have “Artwork of the Day” June’s Fam- the “Artwork of the Day”. Recom- Ransmeier. Reservations required. TheToadsTool already visited the Zimmerman ily Studio theme is “Summer Fun.” mended for ages 3 to 5, but all are $18 for Adults; $17 for Seniors; $16 House and would like to examine This program is free with museum welcome. Today, listen to the story for Students; $8 for Children 7-17; Bookshops specific, changing topics connect- admission (children under 18 are al- Move! by Robin Page and see Con- FREE for members. Make your res- ed to the house, the Zimmermans, ways free). struction No. 195 by José de Rivera. ervations at www.currier.org or call or the architecture of Frank Lloyd New Parent Gallery Talk: Art in Family Studio 669-6144 x108. Wright. 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