NH POETRY

Americans are hopeful that the next president will be a welcome change from the last one. In fact, most will agree that, whoever wins the race, could not possibly be worse. And then our inner-Yankee voice speaks up and says – when it comes to politicians, they’re all pretty much the same.

How did the Granite State get so gray? Is New Hampshire slowly committing economic suicide? A bold new independent documentary tackles the growing social and economic problems of an aging state.

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April 14 and 16
NH Public Television

LOCAL BOOKS

With maple sugar prices rising, you want to get the most from every drop. So it’s time consult the experts. In this highly affordable independent paperback, a maple sugar farmer offers over 200 ways to tap into the sweetest maple treats.

SEACOAST FILM

If you think life is passing you by, you’re right. But it passes by much faster in this artistic amateur documentary about everyday life in Portsmouth, NH. Yet Tom Clark has managed to both accelerate time and preserve history.

NH FILM

Thirty years ago the first major American film about the Vietnam War hit the theatres, or at least a few. Go Tell the Spartans stars Burt Lancaster in what some now call the most realistic movie ever made on the subject. A bitter pill for many, the film was adapted from a novel by Seacoast NH writer Daniel Ford who experienced the early days of the undeclared war first hand.

NH FILM

Some call him The Walker. He calls himself What’s-Your-Name. His Christian name is Carl Joseph and he comes from Ohio. But he’s best known by his long robe, long beard and bare feet as "The Jesus Guy". Now Portsmouth’s Sean Tracey tells his story in a compelling film by the same name.

Richard Moore's digital prints combine photographs from a century ago with contemporary images from the same or similar locations today. The result is a viewbook of time and change on New Hampshire's Seacoast. 

EXHIBIT RUNS
Jan 18 – March 16
Rye NH

NH POETRY

NH-born Sam walter Foss has a clever poem for every occasion. He frequently wrote about the curious custom of making New Year resolutions, promises that are never kept. In this tidbit, Foss again uses the vernacular of the "common man" to tell this co-dependent tale of domestic disharmony.

SEACOAST GALLERY

You could call them geometric paintings of architecture, except that these are not paintings at all, but photographs. Seacoast artist Nancy Horton uses buildings to create canvases of color in this ongoing series, first begun in 1989, that captures a wide world.

SEACOAST BOOKS

Statistics prove that kids who read more, get better jobs, live happier lives and go to heaven. Okay, we’re not sure about the last part. But what could be more for kids than a do-it-yourself science fiction thriller – and a contest – rolled into one? Back Channel Press brings digital publishing into the classroom.