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Bac k for the first time as a duo since 2019: Award-winning composers and perf ormers Dinuk Wijeratne & Kinan Azmeh fuse elements of Arabic and South-Asi an vocabulary with classical and jazz music idioms to create a new sonic w orld.

Hailed by critics and audiences alike\, winner of Opus Klassik award in 2019 clarin etist and composer Kinan Azmeh has gained international recognition for hi s distinctive voice across diverse musical genres.

Originally from Damascus\, Syria\, Kinan Azmeh brings his music to all corners of the wor ld as a soloist\, composer and improviser. Notable appearances include the Opera Bastille\, Paris\; Tchaikovsky Grand Hall\, Moscow\; Carnegie Hall and the UN General Assembly\, New York\; the Royal Albert Hall\, London\; Teatro Colon\, Buenos Aires\; Philharmonie\, Berlin\; the Library of Congr ess\, the Kennedy Center\, Washington DC\; the Mozarteum\, Salzburg\, Hamb urg’s Elbphilharmonie\; and in his native Syria at the opening concert of the Damascus Opera House.

He has appeared as a soloist with the Ne w York Philharmonic\, London Philharmonic\, Seattle Symphony\, Bavarian Ra dio Orchestra\, Dusseldorf Symphony\, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra\, T he Azerbaijan State Symphony\, Winnipeg Symphony\, Symphony Nova Scotia\, Toronto Symphony\, A Far Cry\, The Knights Orchestra\, Calgary philharmon ic\, Qatar Philharmonic and the Syrian Symphony Orchestra among others\, a nd has shared the stage with such musical luminaries as Yo-Yo Ma\, Daniel Barenboim\, Marcel Khalife\, John McLaughlin\, Francois Rabbath\, Aynur an d Jivan Gasparian.

Kinan’s compositions include several works for solo\, chamber\, and orchestral music\, as well as music for film\, live i llustration\, and electronics. His resent works were commissioned by The N ew York Philharmonic\, The Seattle Symphony\, The Knights Orchestra\, Sain t Paul Chamber Orchestra\, Elbphilharmonie\, Apple Hill string quartet\, Q uatuor Voce\, Brooklyn Rider\, Cello Octet Amsterdam\, Aizuri Quartet and Bob Wilson.

An advocate for new music\, several concertos were ded icated to him by composers such as Kareem Roustom\, Dia Succari\, Dinuk Wi jeratne\, Zaid Jabri\, Saad Haddad and Guss Janssen\, in addition to a lar ge number of chamber music works.

In addition to his own Arab-Jazz Quartet CityBand and his Hewar trio\, he has also been playing with the S ilkroad Ensemble since 2012\, whose 2017 Grammy Award-winning album “Sing Me Home” features Kinan as a clarinetist and composer.

Kinan Azmeh is a graduate of New York’s Juilliard School as a student of Charles Neid ich\, and of both the Damascus High institute of Music where he studied wi th Shukry Sahwki\, Nicolay Viovanof and Anatoly Moratof\, and Damascus Uni versity’s School of Electrical Engineering. Kinan earned his doctorate deg ree in music from the City University of New York in 2013.

His fir st opera “Songs for Days to Come” which is fully sung in Arabic\, was rece ntly premiered in Osnabruck\, Germany in June 2022 to a great acclaim. He has recently been appointed to the National Council for the Arts on a nomi nation by President Joe Biden.

Join u s for a skip back in time with the Newmont Band. Performing on period inst ruments\, the band plays music of the 19th C as it would have originally b een heard on the town greens. This will be an outdoor concert (bring a law n chair)\, in the event of poor weather the concert will be held inside Un ion Church.

All donations go to benefit the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts’ community programs.

About the Newmont Mili tary Band

The Newmont Military Band was formed 1995 to help celebr ate the 100th anniversary of the Rachel Harlow United Methodist Church\, W indsor\, Vt. Our original instrumentation followed that of the many cornet bands in existence in the late 1890s Several years later Newmont incorpor ated woodwind instruments\, so following the conventions of the late 19th century\, we became a “Military” band . Most of the brass instruments play ed by the musicians in the NMB were manufactured during the 19th century\, only a few are more modern but follow designs of that era. Our music was borrowed from the archives of the American Band of Claremont\, New Hampshi re\, The Library of Congress\, The Chatfield\, Mn Lending Library\, The Ba nd Music PDF Library\, arrangements by some our own band members\, and ind ividual donations from our band members based on archival research. As it is authentic or reproduced late 19th century music\, it is scored differen tly than music played by modern bands and we hope you agree it has a diffe rent overall sound.

Our program is representative of the music pla yed on the town green in the late 19th century. There are songs of the war Civil War)\, love songs\, marches (including Sousa’s!)\, dances\, and son gs from the old folks. Many of our musical selections are chosen from Amer ican Band and Windsor Military Band programs documented in the Claremont A dvocate and the Vermont Journal between the years of 1890 and 1905. These concerts included music composed by New Englanders\, and sometimes the com poser himself would conduct (E.E. Bagley\, C. L. Brigham).The Newmont Mili tary Band has performed at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne\, Vermont\, W indsor (Vt.) Heritage Days\, the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough NH\, The Gettysburg\, Pa. Band Festival several times\, The Lutheran Semi nary at Gettysburg\, and numerous other historic venues..

The memb ers of the band come from Vermont\, New Hampshire\, and Massachusetts. The y are your neighbors and friends\, and are from all walks of life.

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J oin the Claremont Taiko Club for Japanese Drumming! An introduction will b e held on the first practice to learn or refresh your skills!

Join the Claremont Taiko Club for Japanese Drumming! An introduction will be he ld on the first practice to learn or refresh your skills! Thsi event will be held outdoors\, conditions permitting\, or indoors at Union Church Hall if needed.

Suggested donation $25\, or $50 for family (for those able)

This program is funded in part by the New England States Tou ring prograrm of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible w ith funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Prog ram and the six New England state arts agencies.

T ickets: https://ww w.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-tickets-71741915901 7.

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L earn\, or get a refresher\, on the basics of Japanese taiko drumming with Paton Sensei of Burlington Taiko Group. Suggested donation $10

Lear n\, or get a refresher\, on the basics of Japanese taiko drumming with Pat on Sensei of Burlington Taiko Group. Suggested donation $10 (if able). The n you are welcome to stay after and learn more along with the Claremont Ta iko Club!

Weather and outdoor conditions permited this event will be held outdoors\, otherwise it will be held at the Union Church Hall (ups tairs)

This residency is funded in part by the New England States Touring prograrm of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possibl e with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring P rogram and the six New England state arts agencies.

\n< p>Tickets: https://ww w.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming-tickets-717226312207.

X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming -tickets-717226312207 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4000@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Musician & educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions ded icated to introducing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised musi c.\n\n\nOn the first and third Mondays of October and November\, musician and educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions dedicated to introduc ing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised and creative music. Th e first hour will consist of listening to classic albums in their entirety \, with introductory comments and post-listening discussion around the his tory and aesthetics of the recordings. The second hour will consist of mus ical and verbal dialogues prompted by audience questions\, with THB perfor ming solo and occasionally with invited guests.\nAttend in person in Clare mont\, or join us online via zoom (advanced registration required).\nThe s eries kicks off on October 2 with “And His Mother Called Him Bill”\, Duke Ellington’s tribute to his compositional partner Billy Strayhorn\, and wil l conclude on November 20 with a live performance of Bynum’s collaborative duo with acclaimed drummer/composer Tomas Fujiwara.\nRegistration for the first three sessions is sliding scale donation suggested at $10-50\, with all proceeds going to support WCCMA\, and sliding scale tickets for the N ovember 20th concert.\n______________________________\nTHB Bio\nTaylor Ho Bynum is a musician\, teacher\, and writer\, with a background including w ork in composition\, performance\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, produ ction\, organizing\, and advocacy. His expressionistic playing on cornet a nd other brass instruments\, his expansive vision as composer\, and his id iosyncratic improvisational approach have been documented on over twenty r ecordings as a bandleader and over a hundred as a sideperson. His past end eavors include his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he traveled to concerts s olely by bike across thousands of miles) and his stewardship of Anthony Br axton’s Tri-Centric Foundation (which he served as executive director from 2010-2018\, producing and performing on many major Braxton projects\, inc luding two operas and multiple festivals). Bynum has worked with other leg endary figures such as Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor and currently enjoys pl aying with friends in collective ensembles like his duo with Tomas Fujiwar a\, Illegal Crowns (with Fujiwara\, Benoit Delbecq\, and Mary Halvorson)\, and Geometry (with Kyoko Kitamura\, Tomeka Reid\, and Joe Morris)\, and a s a sideperson in groups led by Fujiwara\, Reid\, Jim Hobbs\, Bill Lowe\, Bill Cole\, and William Parker\, among others. His writing has been publis hed in The New Yorker\, The Baffler\, Point of Departure and Sound America n\, and he has been the director of the Coast Jazz Orchestra at Dartmouth College since 2017.\nTHB/TF Duo\nOver the past thirty years\, over twenty- five albums and hundreds of gigs in dozens of different bands\, drummer To mas Fujiwara and cornettist Taylor Ho Bynum have developed one of the deep er levels of creative communication in the contemporary music scene – in g roups under Fujiwara’s leadership like Triple Double and Shizuko\, ensembl es led by Bynum including his Sextet\, 9-tette\, and PlusTet big band\, an d collective projects like Illegal Crowns (with Mary Halvorson and Benoit Delbecq) and the Thirteenth Assembly (with Halvorson and Jessica Pavone). Throughout this history\, they’ve maintained their duo\, which has release d four albums: “True Events” (2007)\, “Stepwise” (2010)\, “Through Foundat ion” (2014)\, and “Notice” (2022).\nDescribed as “a ubiquitous presence in the New York scene…an artist whose urbane writing is equal to his impress ively nuanced drumming\,” (Point of Departure) Brooklyn-based Tomas Fujiwa ra is an active player in some of the most exciting music of the current g eneration. He leads the bands Triple Double\, 7 Poets Trio\, and Tomas Fuj iwara & The Hook Up\; is a member of the collective trio Thumbscrew (with Mary Halvorson and Michael Formanek)\; has a collaborative duo with Taylor Ho Bynum\; and engages in a diversity of creative work with Anthony Braxt on\, John Zorn\, Mary Halvorson\, Tomeka Reid\, Matana Roberts\, Taylor Ho Bynum\, Nicole Mitchell\, Ben Goldberg\, Amir ElSaffar\, Benoit Delbecq\, and many others. In 2021\, he won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Rising St ar Drummer\, and premiered two suites of new music as part of his Roulette Residency: “You Don’t Have to Try” (with Meshell Ndegeocello) and “Shizuk o.” His most recent work is “Dream Up\,” a suite for percussion quartet\, commissioned by NYSCA and Roulette Intermedium. “Drummer Tomas Fujiwara wo rks with rhythm as a pliable substance\, solid but ever shifting. His styl e is forward-driving but rarely blunt or aggressive\, and never random. He has a way of spreading out the center of a pulse while setting up a rigor ous scaffolding of restraint…A conception of the drum set as a full-canvas instrument\, almost orchestral in its scope.” (New York Times)\n\n\nTicke ts: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thbs-music-appreciation-hourquestions-imp rovisations-tickets-723554399687. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T203000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:WCCMA at Union Church Hall @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:THB’s Music Appreciation Hour/Questions & Improvisations URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/thbs-music-appreciation-hour-questions-imp rovisations/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Musician & educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions dedicated to introducing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised music.

On the first and third Mondays of October and November\, musician and educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions dedicated to introducing listeners to jaz z and other forms of improvised and creative music. The first hour will co nsist of listening to classic albums in their entirety\, with introductory comments and post-listening discussion around the history and aesthetics of the recordings. The second hour will consist of musical and verbal dial ogues prompted by audience questions\, with THB performing solo and occasi onally with invited guests.

Attend in person in Claremont\, or joi n us online via zoom (advanced registration required).

The series kicks off on October 2 with “And His Mother Called Him Bill”\, Duke Elling ton’s tribute to his compositional partner Billy Strayhorn\, and will conc lude on November 20 with a live performance of Bynum’s collaborative duo w ith acclaimed drummer/composer Tomas Fujiwara.

Registration for th e first three sessions is sliding scale donation suggested at $10-50\, wit h all proceeds going to support WCCMA\, and sliding scale tickets for the November 20th concert.

______________________________

THB Bio

Taylor Ho Bynum is a musician\, teacher\, and writer\, with a background including work in composition\, performance\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, production\, organizing\, and advocacy. His expressionist ic playing on cornet and other brass instruments\, his expansive vision as composer\, and his idiosyncratic improvisational approach have been docum ented on over twenty recordings as a bandleader and over a hundred as a si deperson. His past endeavors include his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he traveled to concerts solely by bike across thousands of miles) and his ste wardship of Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation (which he served as e xecutive director from 2010-2018\, producing and performing on many major Braxton projects\, including two operas and multiple festivals). Bynum has worked with other legendary figures such as Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor a nd currently enjoys playing with friends in collective ensembles like his duo with Tomas Fujiwara\, Illegal Crowns (with Fujiwara\, Benoit Delbecq\, and Mary Halvorson)\, and Geometry (with Kyoko Kitamura\, Tomeka Reid\, a nd Joe Morris)\, and as a sideperson in groups led by Fujiwara\, Reid\, Ji m Hobbs\, Bill Lowe\, Bill Cole\, and William Parker\, among others. His w riting has been published in The New Yorker\, The Baffler\, Point of Depar ture and Sound American\, and he has been the director of the Coast Jazz O rchestra at Dartmouth College since 2017.

THB/TF Duo

Over the past thirty years\, over twenty-five albums and hundreds of gigs in do zens of different bands\, drummer Tomas Fujiwara and cornettist Taylor Ho Bynum have developed one of the deeper levels of creative communication in the contemporary music scene – in groups under Fujiwara’s leadership like Triple Double and Shizuko\, ensembles led by Bynum including his Sextet\, 9-tette\, and PlusTet big band\, and collective projects like Illegal Cro wns (with Mary Halvorson and Benoit Delbecq) and the Thirteenth Assembly ( with Halvorson and Jessica Pavone). Throughout this history\, they’ve main tained their duo\, which has released four albums: “True Events” (2007)\, “Stepwise” (2010)\, “Through Foundation” (2014)\, and “Notice” (2022).

Described as “a ubiquitous presence in the New York scene…an artist w hose urbane writing is equal to his impressively nuanced drumming\,” (Poin t of Departure) Brooklyn-based Tomas Fujiwara is an active player in some of the most exciting music of the current generation. He leads the bands T riple Double\, 7 Poets Trio\, and Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up\; is a memb er of the collective trio Thumbscrew (with Mary Halvorson and Michael Form anek)\; has a collaborative duo with Taylor Ho Bynum\; and engages in a di versity of creative work with Anthony Braxton\, John Zorn\, Mary Halvorson \, Tomeka Reid\, Matana Roberts\, Taylor Ho Bynum\, Nicole Mitchell\, Ben Goldberg\, Amir ElSaffar\, Benoit Delbecq\, and many others. In 2021\, he won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Rising Star Drummer\, and premiered two suites of new music as part of his Roulette Residency: “You Don’t Have to Try” (with Meshell Ndegeocello) and “Shizuko.” His most recent work is “Dr eam Up\,” a suite for percussion quartet\, commissioned by NYSCA and Roule tte Intermedium. “Drummer Tomas Fujiwara works with rhythm as a pliable su bstance\, solid but ever shifting. His style is forward-driving but rarely blunt or aggressive\, and never random. He has a way of spreading out the center of a pulse while setting up a rigorous scaffolding of restraint…A conception of the drum set as a full-canvas instrument\, almost orchestral in its scope.” (New York Times)

Tickets: https://w ww.eventbrite.com/e/thbs-music-appreciation-hourquestions-improvisations-t ickets-723554399687.

X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thbs-music-appreciation-hourques tions-improvisations-tickets-723554399687 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3994@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music\,Performance\,Taiko\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:* RAINLOCATION *\nDue to the weather condition\, the performanc e will be at the Claremont Savings Bank Community Center\, 152 South St\, Claremont\, NH 03743\n——————-\nCelebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniversary with a p erformance by Burlington Taiko Group and a Japanese taiko demonstration.\n \n\nCelebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniversary with a performance by Burlington Ta iko Group and a Japanese taiko demonstration. After more than a decade of annual performance with Burlington Taiko Group we are pulling out all the stops: See the biggest contingent of drummers and drums yet performing at Broad Street Park! Stay tuned for more information about anniversary festi vities during this very special event.\nSuggested donation: $40 per family . No tickets required.\nThis Burlington Taiko performance and residency is funded in part by the New England States Touring prograrm of the New Engl and Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England s tate arts agencies.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington- taiko-group-performance-big-drum-performance-tickets-729792177047. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T160000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Claremont Savings Bank Community Center @ 152 South St\, Claremont \, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burlington Taiko Group Performance: Big Drum performance! URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-group-performance-big-dru m-performance/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3994_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/3994_image-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/3994_image-1024x768.jpg\;584\;438\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3994_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1920\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

* RA INLOCATION *

Due to the weather condition\, the performance will be at the Claremont Savings Bank Community Center\, 152 South St\, C laremont\, NH 03743

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Celebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniv ersary with a performance by Burlington Taiko Group and a Japanese taiko d emonstration.

Celebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniversary with a perform ance by Burlington Taiko Group and a Japanese taiko demonstration. After m ore than a decade of annual performance with Burlington Taiko Group we are pulling out all the stops: See the biggest contingent of drummers and dru ms yet performing at Broad Street Park! Stay tuned for more information ab out anniversary festivities during this very special event.

Sugges ted donation: $40 per family. No tickets required.

This Burlington Taiko performance and residency is funded in part by the New England Stat es Touring prograrm of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made poss ible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Tourin g Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-perfor mance-big-drum-performance-tickets-729792177047.

X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performan ce-big-drum-performance-tickets-729792177047 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4012@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Claremont HopStop\,Education\,Music\,Perfor mance\,World Music CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated b y people of Mexican heritage. People make shrines to honor the deceased re latives featuring the person’s favorite food and drink\, and gifts. This h oliday is a joyful celebration of those who have passed instead of a day o f mourning.\nWe welcome you to join us for music and mask making with the Grammy-winning Villalobos brothers who have captured the hearts of audienc es around the world with their virtuosic musicianship\, infectious energy and profound messages of love\, brotherhood and social justice. You will l earn more about the Day of the Dead and how to create traditional Mexican masks found at the celebration.\nThis workshop is best suited for youth ag es 7 and up\, but children 5 or younger can participate with adult assista nce.\nThis workshop is free. Please make sure to wear clothes which can ge t dirty as we will be using paint and other materials which can damage clo thing.\nNo tickets are needed for the HopStop events. All are welcome. For tickets to an accompanying concert in Claremont\, see below. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T120000 LOCATION:Claremont Savings Bank Community Center @ 152 South St\, Claremont \, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Celebrate Dia de los Muertos (The Day of The Dead) with music and m ask making. URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/celebrate-dia-de-los-muertos-the-day-of-th e-dead-with-music-and-mask-making/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/Villal obos-Brothers-HopStop-Flyer-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www. wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/Villalobos-Brothers-HopStop-Flyer-232x300.pn g\;232\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/Villalobo s-Brothers-HopStop-Flyer-791x1024.png\;584\;756\;1\,full\;https://www.wcc- ma.org/wp-content/uploads/Villalobos-Brothers-HopStop-Flyer.png\;1275\;165 0\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday cel ebrated by people of Mexican heritage. People make shrines to honor the de ceased relatives featuring the person’s favorite food and drink\, and gift s. This holiday is a joyful celebration of those who have passed instead o f a day of mourning.

We welcome you to join us for music and mask making with the Grammy-winning Villalobos brothers who have captured the h earts of audiences around the world with their virtuosic musicianship\, in fectious energy and profound messages of love\, brotherhood and social jus tice. You will learn more about the Day of the Dead and how to create trad itional Mexican masks found at the celebration.

This workshop is b est suited for youth ages 7 and up\, but children 5 or younger can partici pate with adult assistance.

This workshop is free. Please make sur e to wear clothes which can get dirty as we will be using paint and other materials which can damage clothing.

No tickets are needed for the HopStop events. All are welcome. For tickets to an accompanying c oncert in Claremont\, see below.

\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3997@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Food\,Music\,Performance CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:A very special celebration of music and tradition with the Vill alobos Brothers and Melissa Richmond.\n\n\nJoin us for a very special perf ormance of music inspired by All Hallows Eve\, Día de Muertos\, Samhain\, and Harvest. Music performed by the grammy winning Villalobos Brothers and Melissa Richmond\, flute. We will have special food in honor of the celeb ration. Earlier in the day families can participate in a mask making HopSt op event in partnership with the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College in bo th Claremont and Hanover.\nCostumes welcome! This event will be presented in person and livestream/available on demand after the show.\nIf tickets a re sold out on Eventbrite please contact us for additional tickets. We rec ommend making resevations for the event to sensure that seats will be avai lable.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebration-of-all-hallo ws-and-dia-de-muertos-tickets-729829939997. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T193000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:WCCMA at Union Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 03743 \, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Celebration of All Hallows and Dia de Muertos URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/celebration-of-all-hallows-and-dia-de-muer tos/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3997_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/3997_image-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/3997_image-1024x576.jpg\;584\;329\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3997_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1440\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

A very special celebration of music and tradition with the Villalobos Broth ers and Melissa Richmond.

Join us for a very special performance of music inspired by All Hallows Eve\, Día de Muertos\, Samhain\, and Harves t. Music performed by the grammy winning Villalobos Brothers and Melissa R ichmond\, flute. We will have special food in honor of the celebration. Ea rlier in the day families can participate in a mask making HopStop event i n partnership with the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College in both Claremo nt and Hanover.

Costumes welcome! This event will be presented in person and livestream/available on demand after the show.

If ticke ts are sold out on Eventbrite please contact us for additional tickets. We recommend making resevations for the event to sensure that seats will be available.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrati on-of-all-hallows-and-dia-de-muertos-tickets-729829939997.

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J oin Sayon Camara and friends for a participatory drumming performance at W CCMA!

Join Sayon Camara and friends for a participatory drumming pe rformance at WCCMA! Sayon Camara is a cultural ambassador for his people\, the Malinke (or Mandingo)\, of the Sankaran region of Guinea. He is a kee per of generations of music that he loves to share\, creating joy and carr ying his culture forward in the world. Sayon is joined by Dave Kobrenski w ho is a long time participant in Malinke culture and music\, Grant Ellerbe ck who has played\, studied and taught the drumming music of Guinea and Le v Camara who loves to dance. Together they will bring you to the heart of Sayon’s culture through drumming\, fula flute\, bolon\, song\, story and d ance!

Tickets: ht tps://www.eventbrite.com/e/sayon-camara-tickets-749460224707.

X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sayon-camara-tickets-74946022470 7 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4023@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Musician & educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions ded icated to introducing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised musi c.\n\n\nOn the first and third Mondays of October and November\, musician and educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions dedicated to introduc ing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised and creative music. Th e first hour will consist of listening to classic albums in their entirety \, with introductory comments and post-listening discussion around the his tory and aesthetics of the recordings. The second hour will consist of mus ical and verbal dialogues prompted by audience questions\, with THB perfor ming solo and occasionally with invited guests.\nAttend in person in Clare mont\, or join us online via zoom (advanced registration required).\nThe s eries kicks off on October 2 with “And His Mother Called Him Bill”\, Duke Ellington’s tribute to his compositional partner Billy Strayhorn\, and wil l conclude on November 20 with a live performance of Bynum’s collaborative duo with acclaimed drummer/composer Tomas Fujiwara.\nRegistration for the first three sessions is sliding scale donation suggested at $10-50\, with all proceeds going to support WCCMA\, and sliding scale tickets for the N ovember 20th concert.\n______________________________\nTHB Bio\nTaylor Ho Bynum is a musician\, teacher\, and writer\, with a background including w ork in composition\, performance\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, produ ction\, organizing\, and advocacy. His expressionistic playing on cornet a nd other brass instruments\, his expansive vision as composer\, and his id iosyncratic improvisational approach have been documented on over twenty r ecordings as a bandleader and over a hundred as a sideperson. His past end eavors include his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he traveled to concerts s olely by bike across thousands of miles) and his stewardship of Anthony Br axton’s Tri-Centric Foundation (which he served as executive director from 2010-2018\, producing and performing on many major Braxton projects\, inc luding two operas and multiple festivals). Bynum has worked with other leg endary figures such as Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor and currently enjoys pl aying with friends in collective ensembles like his duo with Tomas Fujiwar a\, Illegal Crowns (with Fujiwara\, Benoit Delbecq\, and Mary Halvorson)\, and Geometry (with Kyoko Kitamura\, Tomeka Reid\, and Joe Morris)\, and a s a sideperson in groups led by Fujiwara\, Reid\, Jim Hobbs\, Bill Lowe\, Bill Cole\, and William Parker\, among others. His writing has been publis hed in The New Yorker\, The Baffler\, Point of Departure and Sound America n\, and he has been the director of the Coast Jazz Orchestra at Dartmouth College since 2017.\nTHB/TF Duo\nOver the past thirty years\, over twenty- five albums and hundreds of gigs in dozens of different bands\, drummer To mas Fujiwara and cornettist Taylor Ho Bynum have developed one of the deep er levels of creative communication in the contemporary music scene – in g roups under Fujiwara’s leadership like Triple Double and Shizuko\, ensembl es led by Bynum including his Sextet\, 9-tette\, and PlusTet big band\, an d collective projects like Illegal Crowns (with Mary Halvorson and Benoit Delbecq) and the Thirteenth Assembly (with Halvorson and Jessica Pavone). Throughout this history\, they’ve maintained their duo\, which has release d four albums: “True Events” (2007)\, “Stepwise” (2010)\, “Through Foundat ion” (2014)\, and “Notice” (2022).\nDescribed as “a ubiquitous presence in the New York scene…an artist whose urbane writing is equal to his impress ively nuanced drumming\,” (Point of Departure) Brooklyn-based Tomas Fujiwa ra is an active player in some of the most exciting music of the current g eneration. He leads the bands Triple Double\, 7 Poets Trio\, and Tomas Fuj iwara & The Hook Up\; is a member of the collective trio Thumbscrew (with Mary Halvorson and Michael Formanek)\; has a collaborative duo with Taylor Ho Bynum\; and engages in a diversity of creative work with Anthony Braxt on\, John Zorn\, Mary Halvorson\, Tomeka Reid\, Matana Roberts\, Taylor Ho Bynum\, Nicole Mitchell\, Ben Goldberg\, Amir ElSaffar\, Benoit Delbecq\, and many others. In 2021\, he won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Rising St ar Drummer\, and premiered two suites of new music as part of his Roulette Residency: “You Don’t Have to Try” (with Meshell Ndegeocello) and “Shizuk o.” His most recent work is “Dream Up\,” a suite for percussion quartet\, commissioned by NYSCA and Roulette Intermedium. “Drummer Tomas Fujiwara wo rks with rhythm as a pliable substance\, solid but ever shifting. His styl e is forward-driving but rarely blunt or aggressive\, and never random. He has a way of spreading out the center of a pulse while setting up a rigor ous scaffolding of restraint…A conception of the drum set as a full-canvas instrument\, almost orchestral in its scope.” (New York Times)\n\n\nTicke ts: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thbs-music-appreciation-hourquestions-imp rovisations-tickets-723554399687. 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Musician & educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions dedicated to introducing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised music.

Attend in person in Claremont\, or joi n us online via zoom (advanced registration required).

Registration for th e first three sessions is sliding scale donation suggested at $10-50\, wit h all proceeds going to support WCCMA\, and sliding scale tickets for the November 20th concert.

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Tickets: https://w ww.eventbrite.com/e/thbs-music-appreciation-hourquestions-improvisations-t ickets-723554399687.

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V ivifying globally-inspired music effortlessly blending Classical\, World\, and Jazz. Compositions by award-winning composer Dinuk Wijeratne .

\n< p>Vivifying globally-inspired music effortlessly blending Classical\, Worl d\, and Jazz. Compositions by award-winning composer Dinuk Wijeratne. The Trio are Dinuk Wijeratne (piano\, composer)\, Nick Halley (percussion\, ha nd percussion)\, and Jon Sutters (upright bass\, bass).

Tickets: https://www.eventb rite.com/e/dinuk-wijeratne-trio-tickets-749495670727.

X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dinuk-wijeratne-trio-tickets-749 495670727 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4031@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Musician & educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions ded icated to introducing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised musi c.\n\n\nOver the past thirty years\, over twenty-five albums and hundreds of gigs in dozens of different bands\, drummer Tomas Fujiwara and cornetti st Taylor Ho Bynum have developed one of the deeper levels of creative com munication in the contemporary music scene – in groups under Fujiwara’s le adership like Triple Double and Shizuko\, ensembles led by Bynum including his Sextet\, 9-tette\, and PlusTet big band\, and collective projects lik e Illegal Crowns (with Mary Halvorson and Benoit Delbecq) and the Thirteen th Assembly (with Halvorson and Jessica Pavone). Throughout this history\, they’ve maintained their duo\, which has released four albums: “True Even ts” (2007)\, “Stepwise” (2010)\, “Through Foundation” (2014)\, and “Notice ” (2022).\nDescribed as “a ubiquitous presence in the New York scene…an ar tist whose urbane writing is equal to his impressively nuanced drumming\,” (Point of Departure) Brooklyn-based Tomas Fujiwara is an active player in some of the most exciting music of the current generation. He leads the b ands Triple Double\, 7 Poets Trio\, and Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up\; is a member of the collective trio Thumbscrew (with Mary Halvorson and Michae l Formanek)\; has a collaborative duo with Taylor Ho Bynum\; and engages i n a diversity of creative work with Anthony Braxton\, John Zorn\, Mary Hal vorson\, Tomeka Reid\, Matana Roberts\, Taylor Ho Bynum\, Nicole Mitchell\ , Ben Goldberg\, Amir ElSaffar\, Benoit Delbecq\, and many others. In 2021 \, he won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Rising Star Drummer\, and premiere d two suites of new music as part of his Roulette Residency: “You Don’t Ha ve to Try” (with Meshell Ndegeocello) and “Shizuko.” His most recent work is “Dream Up\,” a suite for percussion quartet\, commissioned by NYSCA and Roulette Intermedium. “Drummer Tomas Fujiwara works with rhythm as a plia ble substance\, solid but ever shifting. His style is forward-driving but rarely blunt or aggressive\, and never random. He has a way of spreading o ut the center of a pulse while setting up a rigorous scaffolding of restra int…A conception of the drum set as a full-canvas instrument\, almost orch estral in its scope.” (New York Times)\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrit e.com/e/taylor-ho-bynum-tomas-fujiwara-duo-tickets-749515098837. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T190000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:WCCMA at Union Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 03743 \, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Taylor Ho Bynum / Tomas Fujiwara Duo URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/taylor-ho-bynum-tomas-fujiwara-duo/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4031_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4031_image-300x162.png\;300\;162\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4031_image-1024x553.png\;584\;315\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4031_image.png\;3286\;1776\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

M usician & educator Taylor Ho Bynum will lead open sessions dedicated to in troducing listeners to jazz and other forms of improvised music.

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Ov er the past thirty years\, over twenty-five albums and hundreds of gigs in dozens of different bands\, drummer Tomas Fujiwara and cornettist Taylor Ho Bynum have developed one of the deeper levels of creative communication in the contemporary music scene – in groups under Fujiwara’s leadership l ike Triple Double and Shizuko\, ensembles led by Bynum including his Sexte t\, 9-tette\, and PlusTet big band\, and collective projects like Illegal Crowns (with Mary Halvorson and Benoit Delbecq) and the Thirteenth Assembl y (with Halvorson and Jessica Pavone). Throughout this history\, they’ve m aintained their duo\, which has released four albums: “True Events” (2007) \, “Stepwise” (2010)\, “Through Foundation” (2014)\, and “Notice” (2022).< /p>\n

Described as “a ubiquitous presence in the New York scene…an artis t whose urbane writing is equal to his impressively nuanced drumming\,” (P oint of Departure) Brooklyn-based Tomas Fujiwara is an active player in so me of the most exciting music of the current generation. He leads the band s Triple Double\, 7 Poets Trio\, and Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up\; is a m ember of the collective trio Thumbscrew (with Mary Halvorson and Michael F ormanek)\; has a collaborative duo with Taylor Ho Bynum\; and engages in a diversity of creative work with Anthony Braxton\, John Zorn\, Mary Halvor son\, Tomeka Reid\, Matana Roberts\, Taylor Ho Bynum\, Nicole Mitchell\, B en Goldberg\, Amir ElSaffar\, Benoit Delbecq\, and many others. In 2021\, he won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Rising Star Drummer\, and premiered t wo suites of new music as part of his Roulette Residency: “You Don’t Have to Try” (with Meshell Ndegeocello) and “Shizuko.” His most recent work is “Dream Up\,” a suite for percussion quartet\, commissioned by NYSCA and Ro ulette Intermedium. “Drummer Tomas Fujiwara works with rhythm as a pliable substance\, solid but ever shifting. His style is forward-driving but rar ely blunt or aggressive\, and never random. He has a way of spreading out the center of a pulse while setting up a rigorous scaffolding of restraint …A conception of the drum set as a full-canvas instrument\, almost orchest ral in its scope.” (New York Times)

Please join us for an evening concert with our dear friends\, Bassel & The Supernatur als\, returning to perform as a part of the Grand Op ening weekend for the Claremont Creative Center \, the new home of ~~West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts~~~~\, right in the heart of downtown Claremont.~~

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Bassel & Th e Supernaturals tells the story of Bassel Almadani’s exp erience as a first generation Syrian-American using soulful melodies\, fun k inspired rhythms\, and captivating lyrics regarding love\, loss\, othern ess\, and the war in Syria. They are making their national television debu t in May 2024 as part of a new PBS docuseries starring Dule Hill entitled The Express Way\, regarding the transformative power of the arts.
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Bassel & The Supe rnaturals has performed in over 400 concerts and advocacy events between 2 016-2023 on stages including SXSW\, John F. Kennedy Center\, The Cleveland Museum of Art\, Summerfest\, and Millennium Park\, and supported internat ionally touring artists such as Youssou N’Dour\, Aesop Rock\, Emancipator\ , Brother Ali\, The Dandy Warhols\, Sinkane\, and many others.
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The band’s national television debut on PBS (May 2024) highlights Bassel’s st ory as a product of Syrian immigrants\, challenges growing up as a Muslim in America after 9/11\, and his profound connection to the arts as a chann el to process his own experience while amplifying the voices of refugees. Bassel & The Supernaturals also plans to release a new EP in 2024.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bassel-and-th e-supernaturals-tickets-891249791117.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bassel-and-the-supernaturals-tic kets-891249791117 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4157@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Grand Opening of the much-anticipated Claremont Creative Center (CCC)\, located at 56 Opera House Square in the heart of downtown Claremont. Festivities feature a performance by the Grammy-winnin g Villalobos Brothers and friends of WCCMA\, and ribbon ribbon-cutting cer emony. A not-to-miss “preview” jam session with Bassel and the Supernatura ls and the Villalobos Brothers will be held on May 31st (details https://w ww.eventbrite.com/e/891249791117?aff=oddtdtcreator)\nTickets: Choose your price to support live music! Students free.\nSeats are limited\, so we str ongly recommend reserving your tickets in advance.\nThis program is suppor ted in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England F oundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endo wment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. This event is supported in part by a Cultural Facilities gr ant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endo wment for the Arts.\n \nClaremont Creative Center Grand Opening – Jun 1\n5 :30 pm Ribbon Cutting\, Welcome\, special music and activities\n6:30 pm Vi llalobos Brothers and Friends Concert\n \nPREVIEW Claremont Creative Cente r (CCC) – May 31\n6:00 pm CCC tours\n6:30 pm Bassel and the Supernaturals at Broad Street Park\n8:30 pm Free ticket-holder event: Jam session with B assel and the Supernaturals and the Villalobos Brothers\nFor details about May 31st: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/891249791117?aff=oddtdtcreator\n \n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-creative-center-gran d-opening-the-villalobos-brothers-friends-tickets-864156594637. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T220000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:56 Opera House Sq @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Claremont Creative Center Grand Opening: The Villalobos Brothers & Friends URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-creative-center-grand-opening-th e-villalobos-brothers-friends/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4157_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4157_image-300x200.png\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4157_image-1024x684.png\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4157_image.png\;1420\;949\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join u s for the Grand Opening of the much-anticipated Claremont Creative Center (CCC)\, located at 56 Opera House Square in the heart of downtown Claremon t. Festivities feature a performance by the Grammy-winning Villalobos Brot hers and friends of WCCMA\, and ribbon ribbon-cutting ceremony. A not-to-m iss “preview” jam session with Bassel and the Supernaturals and the Villal obos Brothers will be held on May 31st (details https://www.eventbrite.com/e/8 91249791117?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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Tickets: Choose your price to s upport live music! Students free.
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Seats are limited\, so we strong ly recommend reserving your tickets in advance.
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This program is su pported in part by the New England States Touring program of the New Engla nd Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England st ate arts agencies. This event is supported in part by a Cultural Facilitie s grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-creative-center-grand- opening-the-villalobos-brothers-friends-tickets-864156594637 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4179@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2024 Summer Concert Series\,Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of music with Myra Flynn at Claremont Cr eative Center\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the A rts.\n\n\nPlease join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Clarem ont Center for Music and the Arts.\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.\nT his program is supported in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding f rom the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the s ix New England state arts agencies.\n\n\n\nSinger/songwriter Myra Flynn sp ends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American\ , her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delive ry that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magaz ine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difran co and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”\nMyra’s lates t album\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grays on of 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned with r elationships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermont and Los Angeles\, sings of mothers and daughters\, romantic relationships gon e wrong\, and the people who get us through the hardest times. She conside rs big questions about how a person ought to be in the world\, but she con ducts her case studies on the most intimate of stages. In certain moments\ , she questions herself\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the people s he loves\; other times\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both sentiments\, and Flynn’s a bility to capture complicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swept m e away.”\nMyra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that mo therhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no ro om for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwrit er\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapologe tically\, human.\nHer podcast with Vermont Public Radio\, titled Homegoing s\, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a show that invites list eners to be a fly on the wall\, privy to candid and genuine conversations about race. We explore themes that fearlessly straddle the line between ne cessary and uncomfortable\, as I speak with artists\, experts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of every day life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off t he table\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the co nversations that are our birthright to have\, and the stories we are lucky to hear.\nCurrently\, Myra Flynn lives a bi-costal life\, still holding o nto her roots in Vermont part of her year while also working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She has c reated a jewelry line made from recycled piano parts and recently partnere d with Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Vineyard to create a namesake wine: FL YNN. She has toured the United States countless times as well as: Whales\, London\, Ireland and most frequently\, Australia. Her motto regarding nex t steps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing it\, you’ve already made it .”\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-9140578 20547. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:56 Opera House Sq @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Myra Flynn URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/myra-flynn/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4179_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4179_image-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4179_image-1024x578.jpg\;584\;330\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4179_image.jpg\;1320\;745\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
J oin us for an evening of music with Myra Flynn at Claremont Creative Cente r\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
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Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts< /strong>.
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Tickets by Donation . Students FREE.
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This program is support ed in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Fo undation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endow ment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state a rts agencies.
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Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Ha lf Irish and half African American\, her original indie/soul songs blend s oulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfort able. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vo cal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin a s they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”
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Myra’s latest album\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret G rayson of 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned wi th relationships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermont and Los Angeles\, sings of mothers and daughters\, romantic relationships gone wrong\, and the people who get us through the hardest times. She con siders big questions about how a person ought to be in the world\, but she conducts her case studies on the most intimate of stages. In certain mome nts\, she questions herself\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the peop le she loves\; other times\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both sentiments\, and Flynn ’s ability to capture complicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swe pt me away.”
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Myra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She s ays that motherhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and the re is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and ins piration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer \, songwriter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\ , unapologetically\, human.
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Her podcast with Vermont Public Radio\ , titled Homegoings\, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a show that invites listeners to be a fly on the wall\, privy to candid and genu ine conversations about race. We explore themes that fearlessly straddle t he line between necessary and uncomfortable\, as I speak with artists\, ex perts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in t he game – of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the table\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep. ” These are the conversations that are our birthright to have\, and the st ories we are lucky to hear.
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Currently\, Myra Flynn lives a bi-cost al life\, still holding onto her roots in Vermont part of her year while a lso working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street M anagement Team. She has created a jewelry line made from recycled piano pa rts and recently partnered with Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Vineyard to c reate a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured the United States countless t imes as well as: Whales\, London\, Ireland and most frequently\, Australia . Her motto regarding next steps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing it \, you’ve already made it.”
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A kinky transvestite offers shelter to a straitlace d newly engaged couple when their car breaks down near his mansion\, where they experience a collection of outrageous partygoers.\n\n\nTickets: http s://www.eventbrite.com/e/rocky-horror-picture-show-screening-a-part-of-pri de-week-tickets-924670453217. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T210000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening – a part of Pride Week! URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/rocky-horror-picture-show-screening-a-part -of-pride-week/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4214_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4214_image.jpg\;186\;275\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4214_image.jpg' width='186' height='275' /></div><div>Free view ing for pride week at the Claremont Creative Center!</div>\n<div style='ma rgin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px\; line -height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Free viewing f or Pride Week\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the A rts. A kinky transvestite offers shelter to a straitlaced newly engaged co uple when their car breaks down near his mansion\, where they experience a collection of outrageous partygoers.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p>Tickets: <a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rocky -horror-picture-show-screening-a-part-of-pride-week-tickets-924670453217'> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rocky-horror-picture-show-screening-a-part-of -pride-week-tickets-924670453217</a>.</p></BODY></HTML> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rocky-horror-picture-show-screen ing-a-part-of-pride-week-tickets-924670453217 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4182@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2024 Summer Concert Series\,Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Dobet Gnahoré returns for another wonderful evening of powerful music\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.\n \n\nPlease join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Ce nter for Music and the Arts in collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recr eation\, part of WCCMA’s 17th Summer Concert Series.\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.\nIn case of inclement weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Center\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across t he street from Broad Street Park.\nThis program is supported in part by th e New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Art s Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\n \n\n\nAward-winning Ivorian singer-songwriter Dobet Gnahoré is excited to announce the release on June 28th\, 2024 of her highly anticipated new alb um\, Zouzou. This captivating work presents a rich tapestry of musical tra ditions\, combining African rhythms with modern influences and lyrical dep th. Motivated by the struggles facing African children\, Dobet Gnahoré\, h ad dedicated this album to the youth that will define the future of the co ntinent. The album serves as the launch of a new orphanage project Gnahoré is developing in Côte d’Ivoire\, and affirms her commitment to promoting positive change and opportunities for the next generation.\nZouzou\, which means “Angel” in French\, is Dobet Gnahoré’s seventh studio album and a v ibrant celebration of African culture and identity. Gnahoré is a virtuosic singer\, dancer\, percussionist\, and songwriter who has taken the modern Afropop sounds of her country in exciting new directions. Known for her j aw-dropping dance moves\, powerful stage presence and richly emotional voc al style\, Gnahoré has earned numerous accolades throughout her career\, i ncluding a GRAMMY Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2010 for her collaboration with singer India.Arie.\nWhile Africa has blessed the w orld with many recognized female artists\, Dobet Gnahoré has proven hersel f to be a truly special talent and her new album Zouzou demonstrates that she is at her creative prime. Known for her ability to infuse her music wi th soul-stirring energy and message-driven lyrics\, Gnahoré showcases her incredible range as an artist in this new collection of songs. Through a c ombination of traditional and contemporary influences\, she crafts a uniqu e sound that is both distinct and accessible to audiences worldwide. Zouzo u was produced by Momo Wang\, aka Dr. Wang\, one of Abidjan’s most in dema nd beat makers and producer for top international talents such as Malian R &B superstar Aya Nakamura\, leading coupé-décale singer Ariel Sheney and m any others.\nAfter spending many years living in France\, Gnahoré returned to her homeland in search of inspiration from the thriving music and arts scene of Abidjan\, one of Africa’s largest and most creative cities. Alon g with Dr. Wang\, Gnahoré turned to the innovative director Jyphael Tayora ult along with a roster of her country’s top costume designers\, makeup ar tists\, dancers\, and photographers to produce three music videos to accom pany songs from her new album.\nThe album features an array of standout tr acks that explore themes such as resilience\, unity\, and the power of com munity. Gnahoré’s dynamic vocal performance and skilled musicianship shine throughout the album\, making Zouzou an unforgettable journey for listene rs.\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dobet-gnahore-tickets-891 250282587. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T200000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Broad Street Park @ Broad Street\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremon t\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dobet Gnahoré URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/dobet-gnahore-2024/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4182_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4182_image-300x131.jpg\;300\;131\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4182_image-1024x447.jpg\;584\;255\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4182_image.jpg\;1440\;629\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4182_image-300x131.jpg' width='300' height='131' /></div><div>D obet Gnahoré returns for another wonderful evening of powerful music\, pre sented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.</div>\n<div st yle='margin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px \; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by <a title='https://www.wcc-ma .org' href='https://www.wcc-ma.org' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener noreferrer'><strong><strong>West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts< /strong></strong></a> in collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation \, part of WCCMA’s 17th Summer Concert Series.</p>\n<p><strong><strong>Tic kets by Donation. Students FREE.</strong></strong></p>\n<p>In case of incl ement weather\, the event location will be at the <strong><strong>Claremon t Creative Center\, 56 Opera House Square</strong></strong>\, right across the street from Broad Street Park.</p>\n<p><em><em>This program is suppor ted in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England F oundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endo wment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.</em></em></p>\n</div>\n<div style='margin: 20px 0\; line-he ight: 22px\;'><img decoding='async' style='max-width: 100%\; height: auto\ ;' src='https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F77708 8969%2F61139764327%2F1%2Foriginal.20240527-191654?h=2000&w=720&auto=format %2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=0b7c9c1cb0dfa62109902880da479b35' alt='' /></d iv>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px\; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Award-winning Ivorian singer- songwriter <strong><strong>Dobet Gnahoré</strong></strong> is excited to a nnounce the release on June 28th\, 2024 of her highly anticipated new albu m\, <em><strong><strong>Zouzou</strong></strong></em>. This captivating wo rk presents a rich tapestry of musical traditions\, combining African rhyt hms with modern influences and lyrical depth. Motivated by the struggles f acing African children\, Dobet Gnahoré\, had dedicated this album to the y outh that will define the future of the continent. The album serves as the launch of a new orphanage project Gnahoré is developing in Côte d’Ivoire\ , and affirms her commitment to promoting positive change and opportunitie s for the next generation.</p>\n<p><em><em>Zouzou</em></em>\, which means “Angel” in French\, is Dobet Gnahoré’s seventh studio album and a vibrant celebration of African culture and identity. Gnahoré is a virtuosic singer \, dancer\, percussionist\, and songwriter who has taken the modern Afropo p sounds of her country in exciting new directions. Known for her jaw-drop ping dance moves\, powerful stage presence and richly emotional vocal styl e\, Gnahoré has earned numerous accolades throughout her career\, includin g a GRAMMY Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2010 for her co llaboration with singer <strong><strong>India.Arie</strong></strong>.</p> \n<p>While Africa has blessed the world with many recognized female artist s\, Dobet Gnahoré has proven herself to be a truly special talent and her new album <em><em>Zouzou</em></em> demonstrates that she is at her creativ e prime. Known for her ability to infuse her music with soul-stirring ener gy and message-driven lyrics\, Gnahoré showcases her incredible range as a n artist in this new collection of songs. Through a combination of traditi onal and contemporary influences\, she crafts a unique sound that is both distinct and accessible to audiences worldwide. <em><em>Zouzou</em></em> w as produced by <strong><strong>Momo Wang</strong></strong>\, aka <strong>< strong>Dr. Wang</strong></strong>\, one of Abidjan’s most in demand beat m akers and producer for top international talents such as Malian R&B supers tar <strong><strong>Aya Nakamura</strong></strong>\, leading coupé-décale singer <strong><strong>Ariel Sheney</strong></strong> and many others.</p> \n<p>After spending many years living in France\, Gnahoré returned to her homeland in search of inspiration from the thriving music and arts scene o f Abidjan\, one of Africa’s largest and most creative cities. Along with D r. Wang\, Gnahoré turned to the innovative director <strong><strong>Jyphae l Tayorault</strong></strong> along with a roster of her country’s top cos tume designers\, makeup artists\, dancers\, and photographers to produce t hree music videos to accompany songs from her new album.</p>\n<p>The album features an array of standout tracks that explore themes such as resilien ce\, unity\, and the power of community. Gnahoré’s dynamic vocal performan ce and skilled musicianship shine throughout the album\, making <em><em>Zo uzou</em></em> an unforgettable journey for listeners.</p>\n</div>\n<div s tyle='margin: 20px 0\; line-height: 22px\;'><iframe src='https://www.youtu be.com/embed/AzTobHonhFE/' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='allowfullscree n'>
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dobet-gnahore-tickets-8912502825 87 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4185@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2024 Summer Concert Series\,Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:An evening of mesmerizing music from 20 fingers on a piano\, pr esented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.\n\n\nPlease j oin us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Mus ic and the Arts.\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.\n\n\n\nSince joining forces as a professional duo in 2009\, internationally acclaimed solo pia nists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi — ZOFO — have electrified audiences from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo with their dazzling artistry and ou tside-the-box thematic programming for one-piano-four-hands. This Grammy-n ominated\, prize-winning Steinway Artist Ensemble — one of only a handful of duos worldwide devoted exclusively to piano duets — is blazing a bold n ew path for piano four hands groups by focusing on 20th and 21st century r epertoire and by commissioning new works from noted composers each year.\n ZOFO\, which is shorthand for 20-finger orchestra (ZO=20 and FO=finger orc hestra)\, also performs heart-pumping duet arrangements of famous orchestr al pieces such as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring\, exploring the realms in wh ich many composers first experienced their symphonic visions. ZOFO believe s that the piano duet is the most intimate form of chamber music\, with tw o musicians playing individual parts on one instrument in a complex\, ofte n beautiful choreography of four hands.\nZOFO’s concert programs often inc orporate a unifying theme that connects the works both musically and histo rically. Several of these thematic programs have been released worldwide a s critically acclaimed commercial CDs under their multi-disc recording con tract with Grammy Award-winning label Sono Luminus Records. Their 2013 deb ut CD Mind Meld was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Chamber Music /Small Ensemble Performance and Producer of the Year.\n\n\n\nTickets: http s://www.eventbrite.com/e/zofo-tickets-891250683787. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T200000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:Union Episcopal Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 0374 3\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:ZOFO URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/zofo/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4185_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4185_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4185_image-1024x684.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4185_image.jpg\;2000\;1335\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
A n evening of mesmerizing music from 20 fingers on a piano\, presented by t he West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
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Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.

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Tick ets by Donation. Students FREE.
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Sinc e joining forces as a professional duo in 2009\, internationally acclaimed solo pianists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi — ZOFO — have el ectrified audiences from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo with their dazzling artist ry and outside-the-box thematic programming for one-piano-four-hands. This Grammy-nominated\, prize-winning Steinway Artist Ensemble — one of only a handful of duos worldwide devoted exclusively to piano duets — is blazing a bold new path for piano four hands groups by focusing on 20th and 21st century repertoire and by commissioning new works from noted composers eac h year.
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ZOFO\, which is shorthand for 20-finger orchestra (ZO=20 a nd FO=finger orchestra)\, also performs heart-pumping duet arrangements of famous orchestral pieces such as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring\, exploring the realms in which many composers first experienced their symphonic visio ns. ZOFO believes that the piano duet is the most intimate form of chamber music\, with two musicians playing individual parts on one instrument in a complex\, often beautiful choreography of four hands.
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ZOFO’s con cert programs often incorporate a unifying theme that connects the works b oth musically and historically. Several of these thematic programs have be en released worldwide as critically acclaimed commercial CDs under their m ulti-disc recording contract with Grammy Award-winning label Sono Luminus Records. Their 2013 debut CD Mind Meld was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Producer of the Yea r.
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J oin us for a Demonstration and Q&A on Creativity with Grammy-winning artis t Dobet Gnahoré followed by a Community Dance Workshop!
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Dobet Gnahore Dance Workshop and Creativity Chat

Come join us for an afternoon of dance and creativity with the incre dible Dobet Gnahore! This in-person event will be held at the Little Studi o and on the grounds of Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to lear n from a master dancer and engage in inspiring conversations about storyte lling and creativity.

This event is free\, registration is require d. Please use this link or email Newton_Rose@nps.gov

This event is a collaboration between Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park\, the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\, and Saint-Gaudens Memorial.

This program is supported in part by the New England States Touring p rogram of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with fun ding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

Tickets: http s://www.eventbrite.com/e/dobet-gnahore-dance-workshop-and-creativity-chat- tickets-928522655257.

X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dobet-gnahore-dance-workshop-and -creativity-chat-tickets-928522655257 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4226@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2024 Summer Concert Series CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; 802-738-0022\; melis sa@wcc-ma.org\; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-mus ic-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intimate evening of amazing music at the interse ction of cultures\, with our dear friends Kinan Azmeh\, clarinet\; Layale Chaker\, violin\; and Dinuk Wijeratne\, piano in celebration of the new Cl aremont Creative Center. Tickets are sliding scale/pay what you can for th is very special event. Seating is limited and reservations in advance are encouraged.\nTrouble booking your ticket? Contact us at claremontarts@gmai l.com\n\n\n—–\nKinan Azmeh\nHailed by critics and audiences alike\, Grammy winner and winner of the Opus Klassik award in 2019 clarinetist and compo ser Kinan Azmeh has gained international recognition for his distinctive v oice across diverse musical genres. https://kinanazmeh.com/biography/\n\n \n\n—–\nLayale Chaker\nBorn in Paris but raised in Lebanon from the age of 6\, composer and violinist Layale Chaker was raised speaking multiple lan guages\, both linguistically and musically. Her complex sound universe\, d escribed by NPR as “beguiling” with “bright and beautiful strands… gorgeou s\, wine-dark swirls\,” lies at the intersection of classical contemporary music\, jazz\, Arabic music\, and improvisation. A 2020-2022 Jerome Hill Fellow\, Chaker is also a recipient of the 2022 Opera America Discovery 20 22 Award\, among many other accolades. https://layalechaker.com/about\n\n \n\n—–\nDinuk Wijeratne\nSri Lankan-born Canadian Dinuk Wijeratne is a JUN O and multi-award-winning composer\, conductor\, and pianist who has been described by the New York Times as ‘exuberantly creative’\, by the Toronto Star as ‘an artist who reflects a positive vision of our cultural future’ \, and by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra as ‘a modern polymath’. His bound ary-crossing work sees him equally at home in collaborations with symphony orchestras and string quartets\, tabla players and DJs\, and takes him to international venues as poles apart as the Berlin Philharmonie and the No rth Sea Jazz Festival.https://www.dinukwijeratne.com/biography/\n\n\n\nTic kets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kinan-azmeh-layale-chaker-and-dinuk-wij eratne-tickets-935999598997. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240711T183000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:56 Opera House Sq @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Kinan Azmeh\, Layale Chaker\, and Dinuk Wijeratne URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/kinan-azmeh-layale-chaker-and-dinuk-wijera tne/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4226_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4226_image-300x232.jpg\;300\;232\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4226_image-1024x791.jpg\;584\;451\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4226_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1978\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Join u s for an intimate evening of amazing music at the intersection of cultures \, with our dear friends Kinan Azmeh\, clarinet\; Layale Chaker\, violin\; and Dinuk Wijeratne\, piano in celebration of the new Claremont Creative Center. Tickets are sliding scale/pay what you can for this very special e vent. Seating is limited and reservations in advance are encouraged.

Trouble booking your ticket? Contact us at claremontarts@gmail.com

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T he Villalobos Brothers returns to Claremont for an amazing evening of outd oor concert!
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Join us for t he Grammy-winning Villalobos Brothers as they perform their original music that fuses Mexican folk with jazz and classical traditions. Presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts in collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation\, part of WCCMA’s 17 th Summer Concert Series.
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In case of inclement weather\, the e vent location will be at the Claremont Creative Center\, 5 6 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Broa d Street Park.
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The ensemble’s virtuosic perf ormances have delighted audiences throughout Latin America\, India\, Russi a\, Canada\, and over 30 states across the USA. They have performed at Car negie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, the Latin Grammy Awards\, Davies Symphony Ha ll\, Montreal Jazz Festival\, the Ford Theatre in Hollywood\, the 60th Ann iversary of the United Nations\, the New Victory Theatre on Broadway\, San Jose Jazz Fest\, Celebrate Brooklyn\, the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico Ci ty\, the Blue Note Jazz Festival\, the Apollo Theatre and many more.
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In 2018\, they joined forces with Arturo O’Farrill\, the Afro-Latin Jaz z Orchestra\, and the “Colectivo Conga Patria” for the “Fandango at the Wa ll” project. This ambitious undertaking\, produced by Kabir Sehgal\, unite d legendary international musicians for a live concert at the Tijuana-San Diego border wall which resulted in a live album and documentary film by H BO Max. In February 2023 the album “Fandango At The Wall Live in NYC” won the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album of the year.
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The Villalobos B rothers recently premiered their Symphonic Project\, performing sold-out c oncerts with the San Francisco Symphony\, Sun Valley Symphony\, Walla Wall a Symphony\, Yakima Symphony\, and Sun Valley Symphony Orchestras.
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If you have issues with registering via Eventbrite please co ntact claremontarts@gmail.com and we can add you manually.\nEnsemble Aubad e performs vivid chamber music by European and American composers for flut e\, viola and piano (Peter H. Bloom\, flute\; Francis Grimes\, viola\; and Steven Sussman\, piano) and masterworks for flute\, viola and harp (Bloom and Grimes with harpist Mary Jane Rupert). The esteemed ensemble\, based in Boston\, concertizes across the United States\, winning praise for stel lar musicianship\, vibrant performances\, and engaging residencies.\n\n\n \nPeter H. Bloom\, flute\, concertizes in the U.S.\, Canada\, Europe and t he Far East\; appears on 48 recordings\; and is a winner of the American M usicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award. The Boston Globe called his p laying “a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength\,” while Gapplega te Music Review hailed his “evergreen brilliance.” An active recitalist an d chamber musician\, he has performed for The National Gallery in London\, Animusic Portugal in Braga\, New Zealand School of Music\, University of Canberra College of Music (Australia)\, Payap University in Chiang Mai\, G oethe Institute in Bangkok\, The Metropolitan Museum\, Atlanta’s Spivey Ha ll\, The New York Flute Club\, The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Fl orida\, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa\, among others. He is a noted jazz artist\, veteran of the famed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (50th season). He has given master classes across the globe and has served as hi storical performance consultant to The American Museum in Britain\, New-Yo rk Historical Society\, American Antiquarian Society\, and Museum of Fine Arts Boston. He is contributing editor for Noteworthy Sheet Music. 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He a ttended summer programs at Tanglewood and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. He also studied with Roman Totenberg\, Bernard Kadinoff\, Eugene Lehner\, and members of the Berkshire String Quartet at Indiana Uni versity\, and the Fine Arts Quartet at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. \nSteven Sussman\, piano\, is acclaimed as a soloist\, accompanist\, chamb er musician and orchestral member\, performing classical music\, jazz\, an d musical theater in New England and across the United States. He is the d irector of Opera Presto\, toured previously with Brown Bag Opera\, appeare d with American Classics\, and was staff accompanist at the Berklee Colleg e of Music. An experienced educator\, Sussman serves on the faculty at The Rivers Conservatory of Music\, teaches at the St. Marks School\, and main tains an active teaching studio. He serves in the music ministries at Firs t Parish Church (Bedford MA)\, St. Ignatius Church (Boston College)\, and Christ Church (Needham MA). He earned a Master of Music in performance fro m Boston University\, studying with Anthony di Bonaventura\, and a Bachelo r of Music from Indiana University\, where his principal teachers were Enr ica Cavallo-Gulli and Jorge Bolet.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co m/e/ensemble-aubade-tickets-965222716127. 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Admission is by s liding scale donation: you choose your ticket price. If you have issues wi th registering via Eventbrite please contact claremontarts@gmail.com and w e can add you manually.</p>\n<p>Ensemble Aubade performs vivid chamber mus ic by European and American composers for flute\, viola and piano (Peter H . Bloom\, flute\; Francis Grimes\, viola\; and Steven Sussman\, piano) and masterworks for flute\, viola and harp (Bloom and Grimes with harpist Mar y Jane Rupert). 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The Boston Globe called his playing “a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength \,” while Gapplegate Music Review hailed his “evergreen brilliance.” An ac tive recitalist and chamber musician\, he has performed for The National G allery in London\, Animusic Portugal in Braga\, New Zealand School of Musi c\, University of Canberra College of Music (Australia)\, Payap University in Chiang Mai\, Goethe Institute in Bangkok\, The Metropolitan Museum\, A tlanta’s Spivey Hall\, The New York Flute Club\, The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Florida\, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa\, a mong others. He is a noted jazz artist\, veteran of the famed Aardvark Jaz z Orchestra (50th season). He has given master classes across the globe an d has served as historical performance consultant to The American Museum i n Britain\, New-York Historical Society\, American Antiquarian Society\, a nd Museum of Fine Arts Boston. He is contributing editor for Noteworthy Sh eet Music. He holds an MM with distinction in flute performance from New E ngland Conservatory and a BA (philosophy) from Boston University.</p>\n<p> <strong><strong>Francis Grimes\, viola\,</strong></strong> is an esteemed chamber musician\, orchestral player and educator. He has performed with the Boston Pops\, Boston Opera\, Masterworks Chorale\, Sinfonova\, Boston Ballet\, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra\, and other premier ensembles. He conc ertized nationally with the Star Wars Orchestra and performed with choral groups in tours of Italy\, England and the Czech Republic. He regularly se rves in the orchestras of Boston’s venerable Colonial and Schubert Theatre s. Mr. Grimes has served on the faculties of Milton Academy\, All Newton M usic School\, Community Music Center of Boston\, the Rhode Island Philharm onic Youth Orchestra\, and the Young People’s Symphony of Rhode Island. He attended Boston University’s School of Fine Arts\, and completed his BM a t Indiana University as a student of William Primrose. He attended summer programs at Tanglewood and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. He also studied with Roman Totenberg\, Bernard Kadinoff\, Eugene Lehner\, and members of the Berkshire String Quartet at Indiana University\, and t he Fine Arts Quartet at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.</p>\n<p><strong ><strong>Steven Sussman\, piano\,</strong></strong> is acclaimed as a solo ist\, accompanist\, chamber musician and orchestral member\, performing cl assical music\, jazz\, and musical theater in New England and across the U nited States. He is the director of Opera Presto\, toured previously with Brown Bag Opera\, appeared with American Classics\, and was staff accompan ist at the Berklee College of Music. An experienced educator\, Sussman ser ves on the faculty at The Rivers Conservatory of Music\, teaches at the St . Marks School\, and maintains an active teaching studio. He serves in the music ministries at First Parish Church (Bedford MA)\, St. Ignatius Churc h (Boston College)\, and Christ Church (Needham MA). He earned a Master of Music in performance from Boston University\, studying with Anthony di Bo naventura\, and a Bachelor of Music from Indiana University\, where his pr incipal teachers were Enrica Cavallo-Gulli and Jorge Bolet.</p>\n</div>\n< /div>\n<p>Tickets: <a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www. eventbrite.com/e/ensemble-aubade-tickets-965222716127'>https://www.eventbr ite.com/e/ensemble-aubade-tickets-965222716127</a>.</p></BODY></HTML> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ensemble-aubade-tickets-96522271 6127 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4260@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:An all-ages workshop with the virtuous balafon master Mamadou D iabate. No experience is necessary\, a limited number of drums are availab le. If you have a djembe you are welcome to bring it with you.\nSupported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and th e National Endowment for the Arts.\nSuggested sliding scale donation/pay w hat you can suggested $5-25 per person (all are welcome regardless of abil ity to pay)\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drumming-and-bala fon-workshop-with-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1000749357267. 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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drumming-and-balafon-workshop-wi th-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1000749357267 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4251@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2024 Summer Concert Series CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for traditional and original West African music by Mama dou Diabate and Percussion Mania during this special visit to the Claremon t Creative Center. Admission is by sliding scale donation: you choose your ticket price. Students free. If you have issues with registering via Even tbrite please contact claremontarts@gmail.com and we can add you manually. \n________\nThe balafon as a solo-instrument opens the door to West Africa n melodies for European and North American listeners. The Balafon performe d on in the concert demonstrates the different ways of African music. Some pieces are traditional pieces from Burkina Faso\, whichhave been played f or many many years. Others are original compositions by Mamadou\, which ar e influenced also by his life in Europe. With incredible virtuosity Mamado u playes wonderful melodies with rhythmic finesse\, completed with the sou nd of his voice. The sticks move with such great speed your eyes can barel y follow. And if you can not see you would not know that Mamadou is standi ng alone on stage\, because of the sound you would think that there are 3 musicians playing…\n\n\n\nMamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musi cian family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa)\, with a long tr adition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyo nd the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Aus trian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Bala fon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity\, he was there also ho nored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”.\nIn 2016 he was made Knight of the National Order (Chevalier de l’Ordre National) of Burkina F aso.\nIn 2019 he received the “Best International Artist” award of Burkina Faso.\nUp to now (2022) he has released 14 CDs with his own compositions and 2 others with authentic music of the Sambla and Tusia peoples (both wo rld premiere).\nIn Burkina Faso\, he had built a primary school where poor children are taught free of charge. (www.sababu.info)\n\n\n\nTickets: htt ps://www.eventbrite.com/e/mamadou-diabate-tickets-965227380077. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T183000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Mamadou Diabate URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/mamadou-diabate/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4251_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4251_image-300x258.jpg\;300\;258\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4251_image-1024x879.jpg\;584\;501\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4251_image.jpg\;1200\;1030\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join u s for traditional and original West African music by Mamadou Diabate and P ercussion Mania during this special visit to the Claremont Creative Center . Admission is by sliding scale donation: you choose your ticket price. St udents free. If you have issues with registering via Eventbrite please con tact claremontarts@gmail.com and we can add you manually.
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The balafon as a solo-instrument opens the door to West African m elodies for European and North American listeners. The Balafon performed o n in the concert demonstrates the different ways of African music. Some pi eces are traditional pieces from Burkina Faso\, whichhave been played for many many years. Others are original compositions by Mamadou\, which are i nfluenced also by his life in Europe. With incredible virtuosity Mamadou p layes wonderful melodies with rhythmic finesse\, completed with the sound of his voice. The sticks move with such great speed your eyes can barely f ollow. And if you can not see you would not know that Mamadou is standing alone on stage\, because of the sound you would think that there are 3 mus icians playing…
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Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (W est Africa)\, with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional trai ning with his father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he b egan with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighborin g peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Cultur e Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Per cussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand P rix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtu osity\, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtu osité”.
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In 2016 he was made Knight of the National Order (Chevalie r de l’Ordre National) of Burkina Faso.
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In 2019 he received the “B est International Artist” award of Burkina Faso.
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Up to now (2022) he has released 14 CDs with his own compositions and 2 others with authent ic music of the Sambla and Tusia peoples (both world premiere).
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In Burkina Faso\, he had built a primary school where poor children are taug ht free of charge. (www.sababu.info)
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Tickets: https://www.even tbrite.com/e/mamadou-diabate-tickets-965227380077.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mamadou-diabate-tickets-96522738 0077 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4278@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fundraiser\,Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the annual Newmont Military Band concert\, a fundra iser to support the WCCMA’s community arts programs.\nNewmont is a local g em\, a band group that performs on period instruments keeping the traditio n and history of the 19th Century town band tradition alive. Bring your ow n chair or blanket\, rain location inside the Union Episcopal Church. Admi ssion is by freewill donation\, all funds benefit West Claremont Center fo r Music and the Arts’ community arts programs.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.e ventbrite.com/e/newmont-military-band-tickets-1017751902337. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T150000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:Union Episcopal Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 0374 3\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Newmont Military Band URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/newmont-military-band-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4278_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4278_image-300x189.png\;300\;189\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4278_image-1024x645.png\;584\;368\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4278_image.png\;1672\;1053\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join u s for the annual Newmont Military Band concert\, a fundraiser to support t he WCCMA’s community arts programs.
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Newmont is a local gem\, a ban d group that performs on period instruments keeping the tradition and hist ory of the 19th Century town band tradition alive. Bring your own chair or blanket\, rain location inside the Union Episcopal Church. Admission is b y freewill donation\, all funds benefit West Claremont Center for Music an d the Arts’ community arts programs.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/newmon t-military-band-tickets-1017751902337.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/newmont-military-band-tickets-10 17751902337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4281@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special duo concert at the Claremont Creative Center! Alexander Hawkins and Taylor Ho Bynum have collaborated for nearly twenty years\, initially in the Convergence Quartet\, and subsequently al so in groups led by Bynum and Anthony Braxton. Despite these many years of a shared and complimentary aesthetic\, however\, this tour – featuring ne w compositions from both players – represents their first extended work as a duo\, as well as their first performances in North America.\nThis progr am is presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\, and presented at the Claremont Creative Center in downtown Claremont\, NH. Adm ission is by sliding scale donation\, suggested at $10-40 (pay what you ca n).\nAlexander Hawkins is a composer\, pianist\, and organist who is ‘unli ke anything else in modern creative music’. Regarded as one of his generat ion’s most innovative thinkers\, his music has been said by The Guardian n ewspaper to sound ‘like all the future jazz you might imagine without ever being able to conceive of the details.’ Amongst his many other activities (which range from solo concerts to larger-scale commissions)\, he is also a committed performer in the duo format\, in which he has appeared live a nd on record with Sofia Jernberg\, Nicole Mitchell\, Evan Parker\, Tomeka Reid\, Hamid Drake\, Esperanza Spalding\, Angelica Niescier\, John Surman\ , Wadada Leo Smith\, and Han Bennink\, amongst many others. Other collabor ations have included with the likes of Marshall Allen\, Anthony Braxton\, Shabaka Hutchings\, Joe McPhee\, and Jonny Greenwood. For well over a deca de\, he has also been noted for his performances in the bands of legendary South African drummer\, Louis Moholo-Moholo\, and Ethio-jazz pioneer Mula tu Astatke. He has been widely commissioned\, by the likes of the BBC\, ev ents such as the London and Berlin Jazz Festivals\, venues such as the Pie rre Boulez Saal\, and contemporary music groups such as the Riot Ensemble. He was named ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ in the 2016 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. In 2018\, he was elected a fellow of the Civitella Ranieri. www.a lexanderhawkinsmusic.com\nTaylor Ho Bynum is a musician\, teacher\, and wr iter\, with a background including work in composition\, performance\, int erdisciplinary collaboration\, production\, organizing\, and advocacy. His expressionistic playing on cornet and other brass instruments\, his expan sive vision as composer and conductor\, and his idiosyncratic improvisatio nal approach have been documented on over twenty recordings as a bandleade r and over a hundred as a sideperson. His past endeavors include his Acous tic Bicycle Tours (where he traveled to concerts solely by bike across tho usands of miles) and his stewardship of Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foun dation (which he served as executive director from 2010-2018\, producing a nd performing on many major Braxton projects\, including two operas\, mult iple festivals\, and dozens of recordings). Bynum has worked with other le gendary figures such as Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor and currently enjoys p laying with friends in collective ensembles like his duo with Tomas Fujiwa ra\, Illegal Crowns (with Fujiwara\, Benoit Delbecq\, and Mary Halvorson)\ , and Geometry (with Kyoko Kitamura\, Tomeka Reid\, and Joe Morris)\, and as a sideperson in groups led by Fujiwara\, Reid\, Jim Hobbs\, Bill Lowe\, Bill Cole\, and William Parker. His writing has been published in The New Yorker\, The Baffler\, Point of Departure and Sound American\, and he has been the director of the Coast Jazz Orchestra at Dartmouth College since 2017. www.taylorhobynum.com\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ale xander-hawkins-taylor-ho-bynum-duo-tickets-1017802162667. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T183000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Alexander Hawkins & Taylor Ho Bynum Duo URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/alexander-hawkins-taylor-ho-bynum-duo/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4281_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4281_image-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4281_image-1024x576.jpg\;584\;329\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4281_image.jpg\;1920\;1080\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join u s for this special duo concert at the Claremont Creative Center! Alexander Hawkins and Taylor Ho Bynum have collaborated for nearly twenty years\, i nitially in the Convergence Quartet\, and subsequently also in groups led by Bynum and Anthony Braxton. Despite these many years of a shared and com plimentary aesthetic\, however\, this tour – featuring new compositions fr om both players – represents their first extended work as a duo\, as well as their first performances in North America.
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This program is pres ented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\, and presented at the Claremont Creative Center in downtown Claremont\, NH. Admission is by sliding scale donation\, suggested at $10-40 (pay what you can).
\n< p>Alexander Hawkins is a composer\, pianist\, and organist who is ‘unlike anything else in modern creative music’. Regarded as one of his generation ’s most innovative thinkers\, his music has been said by The Guardian news paper to sound ‘like all the future jazz you might imagine without ever be ing able to conceive of the details.’ Amongst his many other activities (w hich range from solo concerts to larger-scale commissions)\, he is also a committed performer in the duo format\, in which he has appeared live and on record with Sofia Jernberg\, Nicole Mitchell\, Evan Parker\, Tomeka Rei d\, Hamid Drake\, Esperanza Spalding\, Angelica Niescier\, John Surman\, W adada Leo Smith\, and Han Bennink\, amongst many others. Other collaborati ons have included with the likes of Marshall Allen\, Anthony Braxton\, Sha baka Hutchings\, Joe McPhee\, and Jonny Greenwood. For well over a decade\ , he has also been noted for his performances in the bands of legendary So uth African drummer\, Louis Moholo-Moholo\, and Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke. He has been widely commissioned\, by the likes of the BBC\, event s such as the London and Berlin Jazz Festivals\, venues such as the Pierre Boulez Saal\, and contemporary music groups such as the Riot Ensemble. He was named ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ in the 2016 Parliamentary Jazz Aw ards. In 2018\, he was elected a fellow of the Civitella Ranieri. www.alexanderhawkinsmusic.com
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Taylor Ho Bynum is a musician\, teacher\, and writer\, with a background including work in c omposition\, performance\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, production\, organizing\, and advocacy. His expressionistic playing on cornet and other brass instruments\, his expansive vision as composer and conductor\, and his idiosyncratic improvisational approach have been documented on over tw enty recordings as a bandleader and over a hundred as a sideperson. His pa st endeavors include his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he traveled to conc erts solely by bike across thousands of miles) and his stewardship of Anth ony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation (which he served as executive directo r from 2010-2018\, producing and performing on many major Braxton projects \, including two operas\, multiple festivals\, and dozens of recordings). Bynum has worked with other legendary figures such as Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor and currently enjoys playing with friends in collective ensembles like his duo with Tomas Fujiwara\, Illegal Crowns (with Fujiwara\, Benoit Delbecq\, and Mary Halvorson)\, and Geometry (with Kyoko Kitamura\, Tomeka Reid\, and Joe Morris)\, and as a sideperson in groups led by Fujiwara\, Reid\, Jim Hobbs\, Bill Lowe\, Bill Cole\, and William Parker. His writing has been published in The New Yorker\, The Baffler\, Point of Departure a nd Sound American\, and he has been the director of the Coast Jazz Orchest ra at Dartmouth College since 2017. www.taylorhobynum.com
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Join us for t his unique collaborative event at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park f or Sculptural Visions and a very special musical performance. Following a series of creativity chats with visiting musical artists this special musi cal presentation will include original works and improvisations by Myra Fl ynn and the Villalobos Brothers with a visual arts twist! This unique eve nt will be unlike anything you’ve experienced before. Limited seating will be available at the Little Studio at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Pa rk. Bring a chair or blanket. Beginning at 11am the Sculptural Visions eve nt will begin including works by local sculptors as well as activities.
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The music portion of this event is a colla boration between the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts and Sain t-Gaudens National Historical Park\, with additional support from Saint-Ga udens Memorial.
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This program is supported in part by the New Engla nd States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, mad e possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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Come d rum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko dru mming?
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Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taik o\,) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese culture and history.
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Fun ded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England F oundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endo wment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com /e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1031453634587. X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introductio n-to-taiko-tickets-1031453634587 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4288@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,Taiko\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group returns to Cl aremont for an afternoon outdoor performance.\nThis program is presented i n collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation\, and included residen cy activities with Claremont Middle School music students.\nIn case of inc lement weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Cent er\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Broad Street Par k.\nSince its inception in 1987\, Burlington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances\, including feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, annual performances at Burlington’s Firs t Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Keepers of the Lore festival\, the Black S hips Festival in Newport\, Rhode Island\, and over 200 corporate\, collegi ate and public performances.\nTaiko (太鼓) are a broad range of Japanese per cussion instruments. In Japanese\, the term taiko refers to any kind of dr um\, but outside Japan\, it is used specifically to refer to any of the va rious Japanese drums called wadaiko (和太鼓\, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to t he form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (組太鼓\, lit. ‘set of drums’). The process of constructing taiko varies between manufacturers\, and the preparation of both the drum body and skin can ta ke several years depending on the method.\n\n\nFunded in part by the New E ngland States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regio nal Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\n\n\nTick ets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-103 1472872127. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T163000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Broad Street Park @ Broad Street\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burlington Taiko Performance URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-performance-3/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4288_image-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4288_image-1024x576.jpg\;584\;329\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image.jpg\;2400\;1350\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join u s as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group returns to Claremont for an af ternoon outdoor performance.
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This program is presented in collabor ation with Claremont Parks and Recreation\, and included residency activit ies with Claremont Middle School music students.
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In case of inclem ent weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Center\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across t he street from Broad Street Park.
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Since its inception in 1987\, Bu rlington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances\, inclu ding feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, an nual performances at Burlington’s First Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Keep ers of the Lore festival\, the Black Ships Festival in Newport\, Rhode Isl and\, and over 200 corporate\, collegiate and public performances.
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Taiko (太鼓) are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese\, the term taiko refers to any kind of drum\, but outside Japan\, it is used specific ally to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko< /em> (和太鼓\, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (組太鼓\, lit. ‘set of drums’). The process of constructing ta iko varies between manufacturers\, and the preparation of both t he drum body and skin can take several years depending on the method.
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Funded in part b y the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies .
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-perform ance-tickets-1031472872127.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tic kets-1031472872127 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4291@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Education\,Fine/Visual Arts CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Learn to draw cartoons at the Cartooning and Food for Beginners with Wayne Carter!\n\n\nJoin us for a cartooning workshop for school age students through adult. Suggested contribution for this workshop is $30 fo r adults or $10 for Students.\nWayne Carter is a Cartoonist and Educator l iving in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Center for Cartoon studies and recently finished a Residency for the National Parks Service.\nYou can fi nd more of his work at @pinkclownoress on Instagram.\nThis event is suppor ted in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts an d the National Endowment for the Arts.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrit e.com/e/food-comics-for-beginners-with-wayne-carter-tickets-1031483493897. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T121500 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Food Comics for Beginners with Wayne Carter URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/food-comics-for-beginners-with-wayne-carte r/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4291_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4291_image-240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4291_image-819x1024.jpg\;584\;730\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4291_image.jpg\;1440\;1800\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
L earn to draw cartoons at the Cartooning and Food for Beginners with Wayne Carter!
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Join us for a cartooning workshop for school age students t hrough adult. Suggested contribution for this workshop is $30 for adults o r $10 for Students.
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Wayne Carter is a Cartoonist and Educator livi ng in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Center for Cartoon studies and re cently finished a Residency for the National Parks Service.
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You ca n find more of his work at @pinkclownoress o n Instagram.
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This event is supported in part by a grant from t he New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-comics -for-beginners-with-wayne-carter-tickets-1031483493897.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-comics-for-beginners-with-w ayne-carter-tickets-1031483493897 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4296@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a songwriting workshop with Myra Flynn\, ideal for preteens through adults. This writing workshop doesn’t require any music e xperience or training\, but you are welcome to bring an instrument.\nSugge sted contribution*: Adults $25\, Students $10\n*Pay what you can\, WCCMA i s committed to keeping programs accessible for all\nSinger/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American\, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyric al delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England D eli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with A ni Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”\nMyr a is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that motherhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no room for shynes s. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in her daughter \, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwriter\, journali st\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapologetically\, hum an.\nhttps://www.myraflynn.com\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ songwriting-workshop-with-myra-flynn-tickets-1031487917127. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T160000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Songwriting Workshop with Myra Flynn URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/songwriting-workshop-with-myra-flynn/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4296_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4296_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4296_image-1024x683.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4296_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join u s for a songwriting workshop with Myra Flynn\, ideal for preteens through adults. This writing workshop doesn’t require any music experience or trai ning\, but you are welcome to bring an instrument.
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Suggested contr ibution*: Adults $25\, Students $10
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*Pay what you can\, WCCMA is c ommitted to keeping programs accessible for all
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Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half Afri can American\, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a l yrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New Engla nd Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common wi th Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”< /p>\n
Myra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, in spire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy aw ay from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that moth erhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in h er daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwriter \, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapologeti cally\, human.
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https://www.myraflynn.com
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Tickets: https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/songwriting-workshop-with-myra-flynn-tickets-103148 7917127.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/songwriting-workshop-with-myra-f lynn-tickets-1031487917127 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4294@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Clare mont Center for Music and the Arts.\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.\n This program is supported in part by the New England States Touring progra m of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\n\n\n\nSinger/songwriter Myra Flynn s pends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American \, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical deliv ery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Maga zine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difra nco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”\nMyra’s late st album\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Gray son of 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned with relationships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermont an d Los Angeles\, sings of mothers and daughters\, romantic relationships go ne wrong\, and the people who get us through the hardest times. She consid ers big questions about how a person ought to be in the world\, but she co nducts her case studies on the most intimate of stages. In certain moments \, she questions herself\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the people she loves\; other times\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both sentiments\, and Flynn’s ability to capture complicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swept me away.”\nMyra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that m otherhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no r oom for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration i n her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwri ter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapolog etically\, human.\nHer podcast with Vermont Public Radio\, titled Homegoin gs\, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a show that invites lis teners to be a fly on the wall\, privy to candid and genuine conversations about race. We explore themes that fearlessly straddle the line between n ecessary and uncomfortable\, as I speak with artists\, experts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of ever yday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the table\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the c onversations that are our birthright to have\, and the stories we are luck y to hear.\nCurrently\, Myra Flynn lives a bi-costal life\, still holding onto her roots in Vermont part of her year while also working and living i n Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She has created a jewelry line made from recycled piano parts and recently partner ed with Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Vineyard to create a namesake wine: F LYNN. She has toured the United States countless times as well as: Whales\ , London\, Ireland and most frequently\, Australia. Her motto regarding ne xt steps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing it\, you’ve already made i t.”\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-103148 3834917. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T203000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Myra Flynn URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/myra-flynn-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4179_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4179_image-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4179_image-1024x578.jpg\;584\;330\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4179_image.jpg\;1320\;745\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Cent er for Music and the Arts.< /strong>
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Tickets by Donation. Students FREE.
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This program is supported in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\ , made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regi onal Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half Afri can American\, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a l yrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the N ew England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”
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Myra’s latest album\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grayson of 7days descri bes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned with relationships of al l kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermont and Los Angeles\, sin gs of mothers and daughters\, romantic relationships gone wrong\, and the people who get us through the hardest times. She considers big questions a bout how a person ought to be in the world\, but she conducts her case stu dies on the most intimate of stages. In certain moments\, she questions he rself\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the people she loves\; other t imes\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world . The same song can hold both sentiments\, and Flynn’s ability to capture complicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swept me away.”
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M yra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, a nd even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from i n both her music and in her journalism career. She says that motherhood ha s left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no room for shyn ess. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in her daught er\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwriter\, journa list\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapologetically\, h uman.
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Her podcast with Vermont Public Radio\, titled Homegoings\, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a show that invites listener s to be a fly on the wall\, privy to candid and genuine conversations abou t race. We explore themes that fearlessly straddle the line between necess ary and uncomfortable\, as I speak with artists\, experts and regular folk s all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the t able\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the conver sations that are our birthright to have\, and the stories we are lucky to hear.
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Currently\, Myra Flynn lives a bi-costal life\, still holdin g onto her roots in Vermont part of her year while also working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She ha s created a jewelry line made from recycled piano parts and recently partn ered with Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Vineyard to create a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured the United States countless times as well as: Whale s\, London\, Ireland and most frequently\, Australia. Her motto regarding next steps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing it\, you’ve already made it.”
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-1031483834917 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4319@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Claremont HopStop\,Music CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Create art for Day of the Dead to add to our shrine and experie nce live mariachi music!\nABOUT HOPSTOPS\n\nDay of the Dead is a holiday c elebrated by people of Mexican heritage. People make shrines to honor the deceased relatives featuring the person’s favorite food and drink\, and gi fts. This holiday is a joyful celebration of those who have passed instead of a day of mourning.\nParticipants will create their own ofrenda or offe rings for our shrine in the Russo Atrium. Ofrenda commemorate and celebrat e the lives of deceased relatives.\nA mariachi performance by Dartmouth st udent Cesar Almeida Jr. will help us celebrate the holiday and enjoy tradi tional Mexican music. Learn to clap\, stomp\, sing and dance to traditiona l Mexican mariachi music.\nAll are welcome to this free family celebration .\n\nNext up: Join WCCMA on Nov 9th with the Villalobos Brothers for a Mus ic and Mask Making workshop\, and the performance of Autumnal Traditions a nd Dia de Muertos at Union Episcopal Church. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T160000 LOCATION:Claremont Savings Bank Community Center @ 152 South Street\, Clare mont\, NH SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:HopStop Family Show: Dia de los Muertos URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/hopstop-family-show-dia-de-los-muertos/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Create art f or Day of the Dead to add to our shrine and experience live mariachi music !
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Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated by people of Mexican heritage. People make shrines to honor the deceased rel atives featuring the person’s favorite food and drink\, and gifts. This ho liday is a joyful celebration of those who have passed instead of a day of mourning.
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Participants will create their own ofrenda or offerings for our shrine in the Russo Atrium. Ofrenda commemorate and celebrate the lives of deceased relatives.
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A mariachi perform ance by Dartmouth student Cesar Almeida Jr. will help us celebrate the hol iday and enjoy traditional Mexican music. Learn to clap\, stomp\, sing and dance to traditional Mexican mariachi music.
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All are welcome to t his free family celebration.
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Next up: Join WCCMA on No v 9th with the Villalobos Brothers for a Music and Mask Making workshop\, and the performance of Autumnal Traditions and Dia de Muertos at Union Epi scopal Church.
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Join u s for this festive family workshop that has become an annual tradition! De corate your own mask and listen to music for Dia de Muertos with the Villa lobos Brothers. There’s very limited space for this family-friendly event\ , so advanced registration is encouraged.
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Suggested donation slidi ng scale: $5 – 45 (pay what you can)
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Then join us at 6:30pm with y our mask and/or costumes for a performance with a festive altar and candle s .
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This event is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with f unding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program a nd the six New England state arts agencies\, and supported in part by a gr ant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endo wment for the Arts.
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This event is presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts: bringing great artists to our community\, a nd a great community to our artists! For more about WCCMA and the Claremon t Creatice Center visit www.clarem ontmusic.art
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Tickets: http s://www.eventbrite.com/e/masking-making-and-music-for-dia-de-muertos-with- the-villalobos-brothers-tickets-1055348548919.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/masking-making-and-music-for-dia -de-muertos-with-the-villalobos-brothers-tickets-1055348548919 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4327@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Our annual celebration of traditions of the fall with special g uests the Villalobos Brothers – a festive honoring of our ancestors!\n\n\n Join us for this festive family annual tradition with candles\, stories\, music\, and afrenda Begun in 2022 as a celebration of All Hallows and fall folk traditions\, we are pleased to have our friends the Villalobos Broth ers return again this year bringing their own music and traditions of Dia de Muertos as the centerpiece of this performance. Costumes are welcome. A udiences are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early so they can add a ph oto to the ofrenda (we’ll have some frames to borrow).\nJoin us earlier in the day at 2 pm for a Family-friendly workshop making masks and hearing m ore music with the Villalobos Brother.\nSuggested donation sliding scale: $5 – 60 (pay what you can)\nThis event is funded in part by the New Englan d States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional T ouring Program and the six New England state arts agencies\, and supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and t he National Endowment for the Arts.\nThis event is presented by the West C laremont Center for Music and the Arts: bringing great artists to our comm unity\, and a great community to our artists! For more about WCCMA and the Claremont Creatice Center visit www.claremontmusic.art\n\n\nTickets: http s://www.eventbrite.com/e/autumnal-traditions-and-dia-de-muertos-with-the-v illalobos-brothers-tickets-1055396993819. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T200000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:Union Episcopal Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 0374 3 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Autumnal Traditions and Dia de Muertos with the Villalobos Brothers URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/autumnal-traditions-and-dia-de-muertos-wit h-the-villalobos-brothers/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4327_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4327_image-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4327_image.jpg\;584\;439\;\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.or g/wp-content/uploads/4327_image.jpg\;1024\;769\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
O ur annual celebration of traditions of the fall with special guests the Vi llalobos Brothers – a festive honoring of our ancestors!
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Join us fo r this festive family annual tradition with candles\, stories\, music\, an d afrenda Begun in 2022 as a celebration of All Hallows and fall folk trad itions\, we are pleased to have our friends the Villalobos Brothers return again this year bringing their own music and traditions of Dia de Muertos as the centerpiece of this performance. Costumes are welcome. Audiences a re encouraged to arrive a few minutes early so they can add a photo to the ofrenda (we’ll have some frames to borrow).
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Join us earlier in th e day at 2 pm for a Family-friendly workshop making masks and hearing more music with the Villalobos Brother.
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Suggested donation sliding sca le: $5 – 60 (pay what you can)
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This event is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies\, an d supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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This event is prese nted by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts: bringing great a rtists to our community\, and a great community to our artists! For more a bout WCCMA and the Claremont Creatice Center visit www.claremontmusic.art
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Ticket s: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/autumnal-traditions-and-dia -de-muertos-with-the-villalobos-brothers-tickets-1055396993819.
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\n X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4354@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Education\,Fine/Visual Arts CONTACT:Melissa Richmond\; 802-738-0022\; melissa@wcc-ma.org DESCRIPTION:Cartoon Workshop\nwith Wayne Carter\nWayne Carter is a Cartooni st and Educator living in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Center for Ca rtoon studies and recently finished a Residency for the National Parks Ser vice.\nYou can find more of his work at @pinkclownoress on Instagram.\nTic kets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monthly-cartooning-workshop-with-wayne- carter-tickets-1328780250499?aff=oddtdtcreator. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T110000 EXDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T110000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=20251111T235959Z;BYDAY=3SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Cartooning Workshop – 3rd Saturday @ 11AM URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/cartooning-workshop-3rd-saturday-1pm/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4291_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4291_image-240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4291_image-819x1024.jpg\;584\;730\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4291_image.jpg\;1440\;1800\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Wayne Carter is a Cartoo nist and Educator living in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Center for Cartoon studies and recently finished a Residency for the National Parks S ervice.
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You can find more of his work at @pinkclownoress on Instagram.
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Tickets: https:/ /www.eventbrite.com/e/monthly-cartooning-workshop-with-wayne-carter-ticket s-1328780250499?aff=oddtdtcreator.
X-COST:By Donation X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monthly-cartooning-workshop-with -wayne-carter-tickets-1328780250499?aff=oddtdtcreator X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4340@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Dance\,Education\,Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Karim Nagi is a true crossover artist uniting the Arab traditio n with the global contemporary world as an Egyptian immigrant in the USA. \n\n\nThis event is presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and t he Arts\, in partnership with BarnArts Center for the Arts.\nKarim Nagi is a true crossover artist uniting the Arab tradition with the global contem porary world as an Egyptian immigrant in the USA. He has released fourteen albums\, ranging from traditional Arab music to fusion and electronica\, and has authored instructional videos for Arab percussive instruments and Arab dance styles. As a dance and drum teacher\, Nagi has taught in dozens of festivals in the United States\, Asia\, Europe and Cairo\, as well as most major Arab Culture festivals in the USA. He is also a public speaker with a TEDx talk.\nhttps://karimnagi.com\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.event brite.com/e/karim-nagi-tickets-1073883898649. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Karim Nagi URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/karim-nagi/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4340_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4340_image-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4340_image.jpg\;584\;584\;\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.or g/wp-content/uploads/4340_image.jpg\;720\;720\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
K arim Nagi is a true crossover artist uniting the Arab tradition with the g lobal contemporary world as an Egyptian immigrant in the USA.
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This event is presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\, in partnership with BarnArts Center for the Arts.
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Karim Nagi is a true crossover artist uni ting the Arab tradition with the global contemporary world as an Egyptian immigrant in the USA. He has released fourteen albums\, ranging from tradi tional Arab music to fusion and electronica\, and has authored instruction al videos for Arab percussive instruments and Arab dance styles. As a danc e and drum teacher\, Nagi has taught in dozens of festivals in the United States\, Asia\, Europe and Cairo\, as well as most major Arab Culture fest ivals in the USA. He is also a public speaker with a TEDx talk.
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/karim-nagi-tickets-1073883898649 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4362@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:WCCMA is pleased to welcome back Ida Mae Specker for an evening of folk and original music at the new downtown Claremont Creative Center. \nThis special concert will feature John Specker\, (fiddle\, banjo\, vocal s)\, as well as Ida Mae’s frequent collaborators Mowgli Giannitti (bass\, vocals)\, and Sam Merwin (guitar\, mandolin\, vocals). The performance wil l highlight original material in addition to creative\, high-energy arrang ements of traditional old-time tunes\, bluegrass\, and country songs.\nThe concert will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.\nTickets are pay-what -you-can! Suggested at $5-20 (households on a budget)\, or $25-60+ (I’ve g ot money and want to make a difference!). Support live music in this uniqu e intimate venue by attending and offering whatever amount works for your household.\n\n\n\n\nIda Mae Specker is an old-time fiddler\, folk singer\, and songwriter from Andover\, Vermont.\nA longtime member of family band The Speckers\, Ida Mae learned to play fiddle at a very early age from her father\, John Specker. Vermont Public Radio’s Robert Resnik calls the Spe cker family “Vermont Folk Heroes.” The Speckers are renowned for “playing a rambunctious version of old-time music that owes as much to punk rock as Appalachia\, at least in attitude.” (Seven Days VT).\nIda Mae’s EP of ori ginal music\, ‘Billy in the Heartland\,’ was released in December 2019. Sp ecker released a new EP in October 2023\, a live session recorded at the c hurch in Peru\, VT\, by Dan Rome and Austin Burrell (Future Fields). In No vember 2024\, Ida Mae was awarded a New England Music Award for the state of Vermont.\nMore information at www.idamaespecker.com\n\n\nThis program i s supported in part by the New England States Touring program of the New E ngland Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the Natio nal Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New Englan d state arts agencies.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ida-mae- specker-with-john-specker-and-friends-tickets-1094666269279. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ida Mae Specker with John Specker and Friends URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/ida-mae-specker-with-john-specker-and-frie nds/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4362_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4362_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4362_image-1024x683.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4362_image.jpg\;1800\;1200\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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WCCMA is pleased to welcome back Ida Mae Specker for an evening of folk and original music at the new downtown Claremont Creative Center.
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This special concert will feature John Specker\, (fiddle\, banjo\, vocals)\, as well a s Ida Mae’s frequent collaborators Mowgli Giannitti (bass\, vocals)\, and Sam Merwin (guitar\, mandolin\, vocals). The performance will highlight or iginal material in addition to creative\, high-energy arrangements of trad itional old-time tunes\, bluegrass\, and country songs.
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The concer t will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.
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Tickets are pay-what -you-can! Suggested at $5-20 (households on a budget)\, or $25-60+ (I’ve g ot money and want to make a difference!). Support live music in this uniqu e intimate venue by attending and offering whatever amount works for your household.
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In November 2024\, Ida Mae was awarded a New England Music Award for the state of Vermont.</p>\n<p>More information at <a title='https://www.idamae specker.com' href='https://www.idamaespecker.com' target='_blank' rel='nof ollow noopener noreferrer' data-msys-clicktrack='0'>www.idamaespecker.com< /a></p>\n</div>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px\; line-he ight: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p><em><em>This prog ram is supported in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New E ngland state arts agencies.</em></em></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p>Tickets: <a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ida-m ae-specker-with-john-specker-and-friends-tickets-1094666269279'>https://ww w.eventbrite.com/e/ida-mae-specker-with-john-specker-and-friends-tickets-1 094666269279</a>.</p></BODY></HTML> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ida-mae-specker-with-john-specke r-and-friends-tickets-1094666269279 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4373@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Community Event CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an eventful celebration of our space built by commu nity for the community! With music\, treats\, and custom mocktail\, and mo re!\n01:00 PM — Open House begins\n02:00 PM — Sacred Harp\n04:30 PM — Fest ive Caroling and Music\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-hou se-tickets-1094690281099. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T173000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Open House URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/open-house-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4373_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4373_image-300x191.jpg\;300\;191\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4373_image-1024x652.jpg\;584\;372\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4373_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1631\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4373_image-300x191.jpg' width='300' height='191' /></div><div s tyle='margin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15p x\; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Join u s for an eventful celebration of our space built by community for the comm unity! With music\, treats\, and custom mocktail\, and more!</p>\n<p>01:00 PM — Open House begins<br />\n02:00 PM — Sacred Harp<br />\n04:30 PM — Fe stive Caroling and Music</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p>Tickets: <a class='ai1ec- ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-house-tickets -1094690281099'>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-house-tickets-1094690281 099</a>.</p></BODY></HTML> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-house-tickets-1094690281099 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4376@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Music\,Performance CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Please Join us for Quill and Foyle’s Hasty Composure\, a No Str ings Marionette Company and Paul Perley Collaboration\, presented by the W CCMA.\n\n\nAn all-ages show\, funded in part by a creation grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts\, pairs puppeteers Dan Baginski and Ba rbara Paulson with composer and conductor Paul Perley. The original musica l score provides a magical soundscape to experience the interplay of mario nettes and scenery uniquely created to enact the tale of twins Quill and F oyle as they set out to find their life’s purpose.\nSometimes the space be tween what we want and what we should do creates big problems!\nThe pair’s courage and determination develop connections to the natural world as the y uncover layers about themselves they never knew existed. Paul Perley con ducts musicians Melissa Perley\, Michiko Oishi\, Robinson Morse and Peter Cressy for this unique live performance.\nPost-show the audience may remai n for a fun encounter to meet the composer\, puppeteers\, musicians and pu ppets\; learning the secrets of these artists’ trades.\nTickets are pay-wh at-you-can\, and bring the whole family! All are welcome regardless of abi lity to pay. If you have issues with reserving you tickets\, please contac t claremontarts@gmail.com\nPresented by the West Claremont Center for Musi c and the Arts at the newly opened downtown Claremont Creative Center. Thi s program is supported in part by the New England States Touring program o f the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding fro m the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.c om/e/no-strings-marionette-company-quill-and-foyles-hasty-composure-ticket s-1102617752379. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T163000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:No Strings Marionette Company: Quill and Foyle’s Hasty Composure URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/no-strings-marionette-company-quill-and-fo yles-hasty-composure/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4376_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4376_image-300x182.jpg\;300\;182\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4376_image.jpg\;584\;354\;\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.or g/wp-content/uploads/4376_image.jpg\;640\;388\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4376_image-300x182.jpg' width='300' height='182' /></div><div>P lease Join us for Quill and Foyle’s Hasty Composure\, a No Strings Marione tte Company and Paul Perley Collaboration\, presented by the WCCMA.</div> \n<div style='margin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-s ize: 15px\; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n< p>An all-ages show\, funded in part by a creation grant from the New Engla nd Foundation for the Arts\, pairs puppeteers Dan Baginski and Barbara Pau lson with composer and conductor Paul Perley. The original musical score p rovides a magical soundscape to experience the interplay of marionettes an d scenery uniquely created to enact the tale of twins Quill and Foyle as t hey set out to find their life’s purpose.</p>\n<p>Sometimes the space betw een what we want and what we should do creates big problems!</p>\n<p>The p air’s courage and determination develop connections to the natural world a s they uncover layers about themselves they never knew existed. Paul Perle y conducts musicians Melissa Perley\, Michiko Oishi\, Robinson Morse and P eter Cressy for this unique live performance.</p>\n<p>Post-show the audien ce may remain for a fun encounter to meet the composer\, puppeteers\, musi cians and puppets\; learning the secrets of these artists’ trades.</p>\n<p >Tickets are pay-what-you-can\, and bring the whole family! All are welcom e regardless of ability to pay. If you have issues with reserving you tick ets\, please contact claremontarts@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts at the newly opened downtown Clar emont Creative Center. This program is supported in part by the New Englan d States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional T ouring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.</p>\n</div>\n< div style='margin: 20px 0\; line-height: 22px\;'><iframe src='https://www. youtube.com/embed/nMynjEMWv6Q?si=UmXsCT-g-bNHa9DO/' frameborder='0' allowf ullscreen='allowfullscreen'>
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When the world breaks\, someone has to fix it. In this comedy in a box\, audiences are invited into a fragile universe of cardboard\, wh ere the Baffo Brothers keep the sun running on schedule\, negotiate with a demanding neighbor\, and attempt to keep a changing world from coming apa rt.
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Modern Times Theater’s re-envisioning of classic hand puppet f orms is digital entertainment as it was meant to be: two hands\, ten finge rs\, and no camera tricks.
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Puppeteered by Justin Lander and direct ed by Rose Friedman\, The Baffo Box Show was supported by a 2022 Family Gr ant from the Jim Henson Foundation.
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\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4399@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:* Due to artist schedule conflict\, this workshop has been canc elled.\n\nLearn about the structure of songwriting in popular music\, hear examples\, and craft your own lyrics.\n\n\nJoin us for a songwriting work shop with Myra Flynn\, ideal for preteens through adults. This writing wor kshop doesn’t require any music experience or training\, but you are welco me to bring an instrument.\nSuggested contribution*: Adults $25\, Students $10\n*Pay what you can\, WCCMA is committed to keeping programs accessibl e for all\nSinger/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichot omy. Half Irish and half African American\, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influen ces have as much in common with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do w ith Rihanna and Jill Scott.”\nMyra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles top ics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism care er. She says that motherhood has left her no more time to be self consciou s and there is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independenc e and inspiration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwriter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – an d always\, unapologetically\, human.\nhttps://www.myraflynn.com\n\n\nTicke ts: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/songwriting-workshop-with-myra-flynn-tick ets-1230756167829. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T173000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CANCELLED — Songwriting Workshop with Myra Flynn URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/songwriting-workshop-with-myra-flynn-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4296_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4296_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4296_image-1024x683.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4296_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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J oin us for a songwriting workshop with Myra Flynn\, ideal for preteens thr ough adults. This writing workshop doesn’t require any music experience or training\, but you are welcome to bring an instrument.
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Singer/songwr iter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American\, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals wit h a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in comm on with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Sco tt.”
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Myra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower \, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others s hy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that motherhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songw riter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapol ogetically\, human.
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https://www.myraflynn.com
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/songwriting-workshop-with-myra-f lynn-tickets-1230756167829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4401@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Due to the ongoing wintry weather we are cancelling tonight’s p erformance by Myra Flynn. We’ll be rescheduling for a later date. Be sure to join our mailing list to get the new date as soon as it’s released!\n__ ____\nJoin us for an evening of music with Myra Flynn at Claremont Creativ e Center\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts. \n\n\nPlease join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.\nThis program is supported in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six N ew England state arts agencies.\n\n\n\nSinger/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American\, he r original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery t hat doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco a nd Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”\nMyra’s latest al bum\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grayson o f 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned with relat ionships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermont and Los Angeles\, sings of mothers and daughters\, romantic relationships gone wr ong\, and the people who get us through the hardest times. She considers b ig questions about how a person ought to be in the world\, but she conduct s her case studies on the most intimate of stages. In certain moments\, sh e questions herself\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the people she l oves\; other times\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own wort h in the world. The same song can hold both sentiments\, and Flynn’s abili ty to capture complicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swept me aw ay.”\nMyra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, insp ire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that mother hood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no room f or shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwriter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapologetica lly\, human.\nHer podcast with Vermont Public Radio\, titled Homegoings\, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a show that invites listener s to be a fly on the wall\, privy to candid and genuine conversations abou t race. We explore themes that fearlessly straddle the line between necess ary and uncomfortable\, as I speak with artists\, experts and regular folk s all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the t able\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the conver sations that are our birthright to have\, and the stories we are lucky to hear.\nCurrently\, Myra Flynn lives a bi-costal life\, still holding onto her roots in Vermont part of her year while also working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She has creat ed a jewelry line made from recycled piano parts and recently partnered wi th Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Vineyard to create a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured the United States countless times as well as: Whales\, Lon don\, Ireland and most frequently\, Australia. Her motto regarding next st eps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing it\, you’ve already made it.”\n \n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-12340341724 29. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T203000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CANCELLED –Myra Flynn URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/myra-flynn-3/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4401_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4401_image-240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4401_image.jpg\;540\;675\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
D ue to the ongoing wintry weather we are cancelling tonight’s performance b y Myra Flynn. We’ll be rescheduling for a later date. Be sure to join our mailing list to get the new date as soon as it’s released!
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Join us for an evening of music with Myra Flynn at Claremo nt Creative Center\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
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Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
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Tickets by Donatio n. Students FREE.
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This program is suppor ted in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England F oundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endo wment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. H alf Irish and half African American\, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfor table. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her v ocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”
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Myra’s latest album\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grayson of 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned w ith relationships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermon t and Los Angeles\, sings of mothers and daughters\, romantic relationship s gone wrong\, and the people who get us through the hardest times. She co nsiders big questions about how a person ought to be in the world\, but sh e conducts her case studies on the most intimate of stages. In certain mom ents\, she questions herself\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the peo ple she loves\; other times\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both sentiments\, and Flyn n’s ability to capture complicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics sw ept me away.”
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Myra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice t o empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that motherhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and th ere is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and in spiration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singe r\, songwriter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always \, unapologetically\, human.
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Her podcast with Vermont Public Radio \, titled Homegoings\, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a sho w that invites listeners to be a fly on the wall\, privy to candid and gen uine conversations about race. We explore themes that fearlessly straddle the line between necessary and uncomfortable\, as I speak with artists\, e xperts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat . No topic is off the table\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep .” These are the conversations that are our birthright to have\, and the s tories we are lucky to hear.
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Currently\, Myra Flynn lives a bi-cos tal life\, still holding onto her roots in Vermont part of her year while also working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She has created a jewelry line made from recycled piano p arts and recently partnered with Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Vineyard to create a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured the United States countless times as well as: Whales\, London\, Ireland and most frequently\, Australi a. Her motto regarding next steps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing i t\, you’ve already made it.”
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T130000 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Sq\, Claremont\, NH 037 43-5407\, United States SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lazy Day Sunday Salon URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/lazy-day-sunday-salon/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4442_i mage_489956555_1074570828037331_488641531786018417_n-150x150.jpg\;150\;150 \;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4442_image_48995655 5_1074570828037331_488641531786018417_n-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4442_image_489956555_107457082803 7331_488641531786018417_n-1024x1024.jpg\;584\;584\;1\,full\;https://www.wc c-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4442_image_489956555_1074570828037331_48864153 1786018417_n.jpg\;1080\;1080\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4442_image_489956555_1074570828037331_488641531786018417_n-300x 300.jpg' width='300' height='300' /></div><p>All Ages.</p>\n<p>Come have a lazy day hang out with friends new and old.</p>\n<p>Bring your diy projec t with you\, your book\, board game\,<br />\nor just chill.</p>\n<p>Ticket s: <a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.facebook.com/eve nts/1194482894880376/'>https://www.facebook.com/events/1194482894880376/</ a>.</p></BODY></HTML> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.facebook.com/events/1194482894880376/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4440@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Community Event\,Music CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be joining forces with the Claremont Creative Center on the Opera House Sq to bring The Pilgrims & Chodus to their stag e.\nFriday April 16th 2025. $10 OBO\, doors at 6 PM\, music at 7 PM. All a ges\n56 Opera House Sq\, Claremont\, NH 03743\nTickets: https://www.facebo ok.com/events/1713692139351944/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T220000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Pilgrims\, Chodus\, & Ezra Holloway URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/the-pilgrims-chorus-ezra-holloway/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/489829 934_1310453714083334_6813025840305900365_n-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,mediu m\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/489829934_1310453714083334_68 13025840305900365_n-300x157.jpg\;300\;157\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.or g/wp-content/uploads/489829934_1310453714083334_6813025840305900365_n-1024 x536.jpg\;584\;306\;1\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/489 829934_1310453714083334_6813025840305900365_n.jpg\;1200\;628\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/489829934_1310453714083334_6813025840305900365_n-300x157.jpg' w idth='300' height='157' /></div><p>We are excited to be joining forces wit h the Claremont Creative Center on the Opera House Sq to bring The Pilgrim s & Chodus to their stage.</p>\n<p><br class='html-br' />Friday April 16th 2025. $10 OBO\, doors at 6 PM\, music at 7 PM. All ages</p>\n<p><br class ='html-br' />56 Opera House Sq\, Claremont\, NH 03743</p>\n<p>Tickets: <a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.facebook.com/events/17 13692139351944/'>https://www.facebook.com/events/1713692139351944/</a>.</p ></BODY></HTML> X-COST:$10 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.facebook.com/events/1713692139351944/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4433@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special benefit concert with award winning g uitarist José Lezcano. Works of Scarlatti\, Bach\, Stevie Wonder\, and muc h more. Presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\, to benefit the Claremont Creative Center and community programs.\nTickets: $ 25\nHelp support the arts in Claremont!\n——————–\nDescribed by Fanfare Mag azine as “an excellent guitarist as well as an imaginative composer\,” Jos é Manuel Lezcano is Professor Emeritus of Music at Keene State College whe re he directs the guitar orchestra and Latin ensemble\, and teaches guitar and courses in Latin American and Spanish music. He has also served recen tly as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota at Morris. He has lectured throughout the state for New Hampshire Humanities on Ecuadorean indigenous guitar traditions\, rituals\, and mythology\, and on the guitar in Latin America.\nHe is a twice Grammy-nominated composer and performer who has performed for audiences on four continents. His prog rams featuring traditional and Latin American repertoire\, and his own ori ginal compositions have taken him as recitalist\, collaborative musician\, and concerto soloist from Carnegie Recital Hall and the North-South Conso nance Series in New York City to major venues and festivals in Cuba\, Spai n\, Ecuador\, Colombia\, Peru\, Brazil\, China\, Crete\, Trinidad and Toba go\, the Czech Republic and Germany. Born in Havana\, Cuba in 1960\, he ea rned degrees from Peabody Conservatory (B.M.)\, University of South Caroli na (M.M.)\, and Florida State University (Ph.D. music theory). José has ea rned numerous awards\, including first prize in the MTNA National Guitar C ompetition\, the NH State Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship\, NHMT A Composer of the Year (2002 & 07)\, KSC Distinguished Research Award\, an d a Fulbright Award to Ecuador\, where he performed as orchestral soloist and pursued research on indigenous guitar traditions. Jose’s scholarly pub lications include Latin American Music Review\, Soundboard\, and the Latin o Encyclopedia. In addition to flute and guitar works published by Alry\, his catalog includes two double concertos for flute\, guitar\, and strings (Poemas Concertantes\, and Sojourners\, published by Cayambis)\; a viola concerto premiered by Brett Deubner and the Astoria Symphony\; four song c ycles for the Barcelona Festival of Song\, Sonata for cello and guitar (re corded by José and cellist Rebecca Hartka on the CD Coleurs)\; and two gui tar concertos (Guitar Concerto no. 1\, “Ecuadorean Landscapes\,” and “Conc ierto Cubanero” for guitar and chamber orchestra\, a work inspired by Cuba n dance genres of the golden age). In October 2021\, José performed as sol oist with the Sinfonica Nacional de Colombia in “Concierto Cubanero.” www. joselezcano.com\n \n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jose-lezca no-tickets-1319606722229. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T153000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:José Lezcano URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/jose-lezcano/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4433_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4433_image-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4433_image.jpg\;584\;438\;\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.or g/wp-content/uploads/4433_image.jpg\;800\;600\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4433_image-300x225.jpg' width='300' height='225' /></div><div s tyle='margin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15p x\; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Join u s for a very special benefit concert with award winning guitarist <strong> <strong>José Lezcano</strong></strong>. Works of Scarlatti\, Bach\, Stevie Wonder\, and much more. Presented by the <strong><strong>West Claremont C enter for Music and the Arts</strong></strong>\, to benefit the <strong><s trong>Claremont Creative Center</strong></strong> and community programs.< /p>\n<p>Tickets: $25</p>\n<p>Help support the arts in Claremont!</p>\n<p>— —————–</p>\n<p>Described by <em><em>Fanfare Magazine</em></em> as “an exce llent guitarist as well as an imaginative composer\,” <strong><strong>José Manuel Lezcano</strong></strong> is Professor Emeritus of Music at Keene State College where he directs the guitar orchestra and Latin ensemble\, a nd teaches guitar and courses in Latin American and Spanish music. He has also served recently as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota at Morris. He has lectured throughout the state for New Hamp shire Humanities on Ecuadorean indigenous guitar traditions\, rituals\, an d mythology\, and on the guitar in Latin America.</p>\n<p>He is a twice Gr ammy-nominated composer and performer who has performed for audiences on f our continents. His programs featuring traditional and Latin American repe rtoire\, and his own original compositions have taken him as recitalist\, collaborative musician\, and concerto soloist from Carnegie Recital Hall a nd the North-South Consonance Series in New York City to major venues and festivals in Cuba\, Spain\, Ecuador\, Colombia\, Peru\, Brazil\, China\, C rete\, Trinidad and Tobago\, the Czech Republic and Germany. Born in Havan a\, Cuba in 1960\, he earned degrees from Peabody Conservatory (B.M.)\, Un iversity of South Carolina (M.M.)\, and Florida State University (Ph.D. mu sic theory). José has earned numerous awards\, including first prize in th e MTNA National Guitar Competition\, the NH State Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship\, NHMTA Composer of the Year (2002 & 07)\, KSC Distingui shed Research Award\, and a Fulbright Award to Ecuador\, where he performe d as orchestral soloist and pursued research on indigenous guitar traditio ns. Jose’s scholarly publications include <em><em>Latin American Music Rev iew\, Soundboard</em></em>\, and the <em><em>Latino Encyclopedia</em></em> . In addition to flute and guitar works published by Alry\, his catalog in cludes two double concertos for flute\, guitar\, and strings (<em><em>Poem as Concertantes</em></em>\, and <em><em>Sojourners</em></em>\, published b y Cayambis)\; a viola concerto premiered by Brett Deubner and the Astoria Symphony\; four song cycles for the Barcelona Festival of Song\, Sonata fo r cello and guitar (recorded by José and cellist Rebecca Hartka on the CD <em><em>Coleurs</em></em>)\; and two guitar concertos (Guitar Concerto no. 1\, “Ecuadorean Landscapes\,” and “Concierto Cubanero” for guitar and cha mber orchestra\, a work inspired by Cuban dance genres of the golden age). In October 2021\, José performed as soloist with the <em><em>Sinfonica Na cional de Colombia</em></em> in “Concierto Cubanero.” <a title='https://ww w.joselezcano.com/' href='https://www.joselezcano.com/' target='_blank' re l='nofollow noopener noreferrer' data-msys-clicktrack='0'>www.joselezcano. com</a></p>\n<p> </p>\n</div>\n<div style='margin: 20px 0\; line-height: 2 2px\;'><iframe src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/q0tzUFg4s0U?si=2QTnnXwz6 42JYXW7/' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen'>
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jose-lezcano-tickets-13196067222 29 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4462@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Dance\,Music\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://wcc-ma.org DESCRIPTION:Join us for a rare and exciting event with the Alaskan artists Pamyua\, blending Inuit drum/dance melodies with R&B vocal styling and arr angements\, at Claremont Creative Center\, presented by West Claremont Cen ter for Music and the Arts.\nTickets are sliding scale\, suggested at $10 – 50 for an individual or $20-75 for a family. Your support of this progra m is appreciated\, and no one will be turned away for lack of ability to p ay.\n______\nPamyua was formed in April 1995 by brothers Phillip and Steph en Blanchett. The brothers stumbled upon a musical concept to blend Inuit drum/dance melodies with R&B vocal styling and arrangements. The duo immed iately began sharing their performance around Alaska and collaborating wit h like-minded artists.\nLater that year Ossie Kairaiuak permanently joined the group and in the spring of 1996 Karina Moeller permanently joined. To day the quartet works with world-class musicians from Alaska and Denmark a nd travels the world sharing their blend of cultural harmony.\nPamyua show cases Inuit culture though music and dance performance. The show is a plat form to share indigenous knowledge and history. Their style derives from t raditional melodies reinterpreted with contemporary vocalization and instr umentation. Often described as “Inuit Soul Music\,” Pamyua has discovered their own genre.\nBand members are proud to represent Indigenous culture. The group believes unity is possible though music and dance. Together\, ea ch member works to interpret Inuit traditions masterfully with joy and sin cerity. The response to this message is tremendous as the group is a symbo l of pride for Alaska’s indigenous people and to all who see them perform. \nPamyua’s performances aim to honor and share indigenous traditions throu gh ceremony\, songs\, and dance.\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co m/e/pamyua-tickets-1334129971659. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Pamyua URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/pamyua/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4462_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4462_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4462_image-1024x683.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4462_image.jpg\;1600\;1067\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join us for a rare and exciting event with the Alaskan artists Pamyua\, blending I nuit drum/dance melodies with R&B vocal styling and arrangements\, at Claremont Creative Center\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
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Tickets are sliding scale\, suggested at $10 – 50 for a n individual or $20-75 for a family. Your support of this program is appre ciated\, and no one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.
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Pamyua was formed in April 1995 by brothers Phillip and Stephen Blanc hett. The brothers stumbled upon a musical concept to blend Inuit drum/dan ce melodies with R&B vocal styling and arrangements. The duo immediately b egan sharing their performance around Alaska and collaborating with like-m inded artists.
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Later that year Ossie Kairaiuak permanently joined the group and in the spring of 1996 Karina Moeller permanently joined. Tod ay the quartet works with world-class musicians from Alaska and Denmark an d travels the world sharing their blend of cultural harmony.
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Pamyu a showcases Inuit culture though music and dance performance. The show is a platform to share indigenous knowledge and history. Their style derives from traditional melodies reinterpreted with contemporary vocalization and instrumentation. Often described as “Inuit Soul Music\,” Pamyua has disco vered their own genre.
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Band members are proud to represent Indigen ous culture. The group believes unity is possible though music and dance. Together\, each member works to interpret Inuit traditions masterfully wit h joy and sincerity. The response to this message is tremendous as the gro up is a symbol of pride for Alaska’s indigenous people and to all who see them perform.
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Pamyua’s performances aim to honor and share indigen ous traditions through ceremony\, songs\, and dance.
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Tickets: https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/pamyua-tickets-1334129971659.
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Local contra and English country folk dance caller David Millstone leads kids and their adults through simple barn dances ac companied by local dance band Blind Squirrel.
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Millstone\, a former elementary school teacher\, has taught country dancing\, sword dancing an d Morris dancing to students. He has called dances throughout the United S tates and Canada and has made six calling tours of Denmark and he has led dance tours to Prague and the Czech Republic. He is renowned throughout th e Upper Valley for his calling skills.
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Blind Squirrel regularly pe rforms at the Norwich Farmers Market in Norwich\, Vermont\, and at dances from New London\, New Hampshire\, to Thetford\, Vermont.
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Swing you r partner and do-si-do in this fun-filled family dance. Make sure to wear comfortable clothing and sneakers. This workshop is best suited for youth ages 7 and up\, but children 5 or younger can participate with adult assis tance.
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Y ou are invited to the 1st Birthday Party for the Claremont Creative Center \, and to celebrate Art\, Music\, and the Community!
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Please join us as we celebrate 1st Birthday of the Claremont Creative Ce nter!
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Come enjoy food\, games\, music\, and conv ersations with the community. We are thankful for all your support last ye ar and look forward to a bright future!
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Open to the public\, free event. RSVP helps us how much food to prepare.
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Don ations are greatly appreciated.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cccs-1st-birthday-party -tickets-1378166044739.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cccs-1st-birthday-party-tickets- 1378166044739 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4489@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music\,Taiko CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) w ith Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko.\n\n\nCome drum with us! Have y ou played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?\nJoin us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko\,) with Stuart Paton fro m the Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanes e culture and history.\nNo experience is required.\n\n\nFunded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for t he Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the A rts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. \n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduct ion-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T204500 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko -2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4285_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4285_image-1024x683.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image.jpg\;1344\;896\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
J oin us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) with Stuart P aton from the Burlington Taiko.
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Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?
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Join us for th e Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko\,) with Stuart Paton from t he Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese c ulture and history.
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Funded in part by the New Englan d States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional T ouring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-intr oduction-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introductio n-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4491@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2025 Summer Concert Series\,Music\,Performance\,T aiko CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Due to the expected rain in the weather forecast\, the performa nce will take place at the Claremont Creative Center\, located at 56 Opera House Square\, across from Broad Street Park.\nJoin us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group return to Claremont for an afternoon outdoor perfo rmance. Your freewill donation helps to support community arts and keeps m usic LIVE!\nThis program is presented in collaboration with Claremont Park s and Recreation\, and included residency activities with Claremont Middle School music students.\nIn case of inclement weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Center\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Broad Street Park.\nSince its inception in 1987\, B urlington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances\, incl uding feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, a nnual performances at Burlington’s First Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Kee pers of the Lore festival\, the Black Ships Festival in Newport\, Rhode Is land\, and over 200 corporate\, collegiate and public performances.\nTaiko (太鼓) are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese\, the term taiko refers to any kind of drum\, but outside Japan\, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko (和太鼓\, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (組太鼓\, lit. ‘set of drums’). The proce ss of constructing taiko varies between manufacturers\, and the preparatio n of both the drum body and skin can take several years depending on the m ethod.\n\n\nFunded in part by the New England States Touring program of th e New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from th e National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/b urlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1382769533899. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T200000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burlington Taiko Performance *rain location* URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-performance-4/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4288_image-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4288_image-1024x576.jpg\;584\;329\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image.jpg\;2400\;1350\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Join us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group return to Claremont for an afterno on outdoor performance. Your freewill donation helps to support community arts and keeps music LIVE!
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This program is presented in collaborat ion with Claremont Parks and Recreation\, and included residency activitie s with Claremont Middle School music students.
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In case of inclemen t weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Cr eative Center\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Broad Street Park.
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Since its inception in 1987\, Burl ington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances\, includi ng feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, annu al performances at Burlington’s First Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Keeper s of the Lore festival\, the Black Ships Festival in Newport\, Rhode Islan d\, and over 200 corporate\, collegiate and public performances.
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Funded in part by t he New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for th e Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Ar ts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performanc e-tickets-1382769533899.
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F ront Porch Music Series Claremont
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Presented in collaboration with Bill Cole’s Front Proch Series in Thetford\, we are please to present 2 co ncerts this season of jazz music! Your freewill donation helps to make com munity arts programs possible\, and keeps music LIVE!
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Bill Cole – didgeridoo\, double reed horns
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Joseph Daley – tuba\, euphoniu m
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Ras Moshe – saxophones\, flute
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Taylor Ho Byn um – cornet\, trumpet
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Bill Lowe – tuba
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Daniel Li n- cello
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/front-porch-music-ser ies-claremont-tickets-1373252438009.
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Come hang out and enjoy s ome ice cream! Sing-a-long with show-tune
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This event is hosted by WCC MA/CCC in partnership with
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e /ice-cream-social-and-showtunes-sing-a-long-tickets-1373253481129.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ice-cream-social-and-showtunes-s ing-a-long-tickets-1373253481129 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4501@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Community Event\,Fine/Visual Arts\,Fundrais er CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:The West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts (WCCMA) is pro ud to unveil Humanity\, a powerful new mural by visual artist and musician Alberto Villalobos\, accompanied by a moving sound installation by Luis V illalobos. The public is invited to join the celebration on Sunday\, June 29\, at 1:00 PM at the Claremont Creative Center\, WCCMA’s vibrant arts hu b located at 56 Opera House Square in downtown Claremont. The unveiling wi ll include a meet and greet with Alberto Villalobos\, as well as an artist chat that includes local artists Wayne Carter\, Juniper Kim\, and Ashley Jablonski. \nCommissioned in 2024\, Humanity is the centerpiece of WCCMA’s mission to unite community and culture through the arts. Created over the past year in Alberto’s Brooklyn studio\, the mural now brings its rich me ssage of resilience and harmony to Claremont\, gracing the largest wall of the Creative Center’s performance space in a dramatic 8 x 14-foot display .\n“Our early conversations were about the layered history that shapes our lives—confluences of culture\, conflict\, and hope—and how art transforms communities\,” said Melissa Richmond\, WCCMA Executive Director. “When I first saw Alberto’s sketch\, I was blown away. His message—that music hold s humanity together—deeply resonates with our vision for this region.”\nRe ndered in watercolor\, acrylic\, and marker\, the mural presents a trio of musicians—drums\, upright bass\, and violin—playing amidst a surreal\, wa r-torn landscape. Bombs fall from the sky\, representing chaos and destruc tion\, yet the musicians persist. A large human heart\, placed before the kick drum\, pulses with life\, symbolizing music as the rhythm that sustai ns us even in darkness. As the eye travels downward\, the imagery darkens\ , reflecting a world where profit often overrides humanity. But at its cor e\, the mural radiates beauty\, blending a rainbow of colors into a joyful and uplifting tribute to music and the human spirit.\nThe mural is accomp anied by a powerful sound installation by acclaimed musician and sound art ist Luis Villalobos. Titled Idle Witnesses\, the abstract sonic landscape adds a profound emotional dimension to the experience. Blending the haunti ng echoes of war with the raw frustration of confronting societal apathy\, Villalobos crafts an immersive\, meditative journey that resonates with u rgency and fragile hope. The composition invites listeners to reflect deep ly on collective responsibility in the face of publicly funded oppression and conflict\, offering a poignant auditory counterpart to the mural’s vis ual narrative.\nAbout the Artists\nAlberto Villalobos\, born in Xalapa\, V eracruz\, Mexico\, is a Grammy Award-winning violinist\, composer\, and vi sual artist. Best known as one-third of the acclaimed Villalobos Brothers ensemble\, he is also a gifted painter with a deep commitment to social co mmentary through art. His work includes murals in Mexico addressing endang ered species and large-scale multimedia exhibitions such as Men of Clay—a protest piece honoring the 43 missing students from the Raul Isidro Burgos school in Mexico.\nAlberto’s connection to WCCMA began in 2023 and has si nce led to a series of performances\, workshops\, and collaborative arts p rogramming across the region.\nLuis Villlalobos holds a Master’s Degree fr om both the University of Freiburg in Germany and Berklee College of Music . Villalobos draws from a richly diverse musical lineage\, blending classi cal structure with experimental textures and electronic minimalism. His wo rk defies borders\, channeling the urgency of our time through sound\, spa ce\, and emotional rawness. In Idle Witnesses\, Villalobos does not hide h is message and offers a sonic mirror—reflecting the indifferent self\, the fractured world\, the artist’s inner turmoil\, and the quiet beauty that can still be found in broken things.\nCommunity Support Needed\nThe Humani ty project was made possible through a mix of grants and early donations\, but recent funding limitations have created a gap. The project is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Found ation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowmen t for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. WCCMA is calling on the community to help bridge the gap to bri ng this vision to life and ensure its ongoing care. \n“We’re asking for ou r community’s support. If 100 people give $100 each—or more—this incredibl e work can be completed\, installed\, and cared for. Gifts will also help initiate future artistic programming\,” said Richmond. “Donors at this lev el will be invited to a private pre-unveiling gathering with the artist an d recognized as supporters onsite and online. It’s a chance to be part of something truly meaningful.”\nTo contribute and be part of this powerful s tatement for the arts\, visit:https://www.wcc-ma.org/humanity/.\nAbout the Claremont Creative Center\nOpened in June 2024 after a decade-long vision ing process led by Melissa Richmond and former Director of Planning and De velopment Nancy Merrill\, the Claremont Creative Center (CCC) has quickly become a cultural cornerstone in the region. Housed in a beautifully resto red Victorian-era bank in downtown Claremont\, the CCC has hosted dozens o f events and welcomed over 600 guests in its first year alone.\nThe space now serves as WCCMA’s main venue for concerts\, community gatherings\, art ist residencies\, rehearsals\, and special projects. Together with the his toric Union Episcopal Church and Broad Street Park\, CCC forms one of thre e major stages WCCMA uses to bring world-class music and meaningful arts e xperiences to the Upper Valley.\nThe Humanity mural is more than a visual statement—it’s a beacon of resilience\, connection\, and hope. WCCMA invit es all to come witness its unveiling on June 28\, meet the artists\, and c elebrate the transformative power of music and art in our lives. 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The West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts (WCCMA) is proud to unveil Humanity\, a powerful new mur al by visual artist and musician Alberto Villalobos\, accompanied by a moving sound installation by < /span>Luis Villalobos. The public is invited to join the celebration on Sunday\, June 29\, at 1:00 PM at the Claremont Creative Center\ , WCCMA’s vibrant arts hub located at 56 Opera House Square in downtown Cl aremont. The unveiling will include a meet and greet with Alberto Villalob os\, as well as an artist chat that includes local artists Wayne Carter\, Juniper Kim\, and Ashley Jablonski.
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Commissioned in 2024\, Humanity is the centerpiece of WCCMA’s mission to unite community and culture through the arts. Creat ed over the past year in Alberto’s Brooklyn studio\, the mural now brings its rich message of resilience and harmony to Claremont\, gracing the larg est wall of the Creative Center’s performance space in a dramatic 8 x 14-f oot display.
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“Our early co nversations were about the layered history that shapes our lives—confluenc es of culture\, conflict\, and hope—and how art transforms communities\,” said Melissa Richmond\, WCC MA Executive Director. “When I first saw Alberto’s sketch\, I was blown aw ay. His message—that music holds humanity together—deeply resonates with o ur vision for this region.”
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Rendered in watercolor\, acrylic\, and marker\, the mural presents a tri o of musicians—drums\, upright bass\, and violin—playing amidst a surreal\ , war-torn landscape. Bombs fall from the sky\, representing chaos and des truction\, yet the musicians persist. A large human heart\, placed before the kick drum\, pulses with life\, symbolizing music as the rhythm that su stains us even in darkness. As the eye travels downward\, the imagery dark ens\, reflecting a world where profit often overrides humanity. But at its core\, the mural radiates beauty\, blending a rainbow of colors into a jo yful and uplifting tribute to music and the human spirit.
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< span style='font-weight: 400\;'>The mural is accompanied by a powerful sou nd installation by acclaimed musician and sound artist Luis Villalobos. Ti tled Idle Witnesses< span style='font-weight: 400\;'>\, the abstract sonic landscape adds a pro found emotional dimension to the experience. Blending the haunting echoes of war with the raw frustration of confronting societal apathy\, Villalobo s crafts an immersive\, meditative journey that resonates with urgency and fragile hope. The composition invites listeners to reflect deeply on coll ective responsibility in the face of publicly funded oppression and confli ct\, offering a poignant auditory counterpart to the mural’s visual narrat ive.
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About the Artists
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Alberto Villalobos \, born in Xalapa\, Veracruz\, Mexico \, is a Grammy Award-winning violinist\, composer\, and visual artist. Bes t known as one-third of the acclaimed Villalobos Brothers ensemble\, he is also a gifted painter with a deep commitment to social commentary through art. His work includes murals in Mexico addressing endangered species and large-scale multimedia exhibitions such as Men of Clay—a pro test piece honoring the 43 missing students from the Raul Isidro Burgos sc hool in Mexico.
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Alberto’s connection to WCCMA began in 2023 and has since led to a series of perform ances\, workshops\, and collaborative arts programming across the region.< /span>
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Luis Villlalobos ho lds a Master’s Degree from both the University of Freiburg in Germany and Berklee College of Music. Villalobos draws from a richly diverse musical l ineage\, blending classical structure with experimental textures and elect ronic minimalism. His work defies borders\, channeling the urgency of our time through sound\, space\, and emotional rawness. In Idle Witnesses\, Villalobos does not hide his message and offers a sonic mirror— reflecting the indifferent self\, the fractured world\, the artist’s inner turmoil\, and the quiet beauty that can still be found in broken things.< /span>
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Community Support Needed
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The Humanity project was made possible throug h a mix of grants and early donations\, but recent funding limitations hav e created a gap. The project is funded in part by the New England States T ouring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Pro gram and the six New England state arts agencies. WCCMA is calling on the community to help bridge the gap to bring this vision to life and ensure i ts ongoing care.
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“We’re a sking for our community’s support. If 100 people give $100 each—or more—th is incredible work can be completed\, installed\, and cared for. Gifts wil l also help initiate future artistic programming\,” said Richmond. “Donors at this level will be invited to a private pre-unveiling gathering with t he artist and recognized as supporters onsite and online. It’s a chance to be part of something truly meaningful.”
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To contribute and be part of this powerful statement for th e arts\, visit:https://www.wcc-ma.org/humanity/.
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About the Claremont Creativ e Center
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Opened in June 2024 after a decade-long visioning process led by Melissa Richmond and former Director of Planning and Development Nancy Merrill\, the Claremo nt Creative Center (CCC) has quickly become a cultural cornerstone in the region. Housed in a beautifully resto red Victorian-era bank in downtown Claremont\, the CCC has hosted dozens o f events and welcomed over 600 guests in its first year alone.
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The space now serves as WCCMA’s main venue for concerts\, community gatherings\, artist residencies\, rehearsa ls\, and special projects. Together with the historic Union Episcopal Chur ch and Broad Street Park\, CCC forms one of three major stages WCCMA uses to bring world-class music and meaningful arts experiences to the Upper Va lley.
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The Humanity mural is more than a visual statement—it’s a beacon of resilience\, connection\, and hope. WCCMA invites all to come witness its unveiling on June 28\, meet the artists\, and celebrate the transformative power of mus ic and art in our lives. Visit the landing page for the mural at: < a href='https://www.wcc-ma.org/humanity/'>https://www.wcc-ma.org/humanity/
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4560@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2025 Summer Concert Series\,Music\,Performance CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Clare mont Center for Music and the Arts.\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.\n In case of inclement weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Center\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Br oad Street Park.\n\n\n\nSinger/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career emb racing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American\, her original indi e/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”\nMyra’s latest album\, Shadow Wo rk\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grayson of 7days describ es Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned with relationships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermont and Los Angeles\, sing s of mothers and daughters\, romantic relationships gone wrong\, and the p eople who get us through the hardest times. She considers big questions ab out how a person ought to be in the world\, but she conducts her case stud ies on the most intimate of stages. In certain moments\, she questions her self\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the people she loves\; other ti mes\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both sentiments\, and Flynn’s ability to capture c omplicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swept me away.”\nMyra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both h er music and in her journalism career. She says that motherhood has left h er no more time to be self conscious and there is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in her daughter\, Ava lon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwriter\, journalist\, a dvocate\, ally\, mother\, wife – and always\, unapologetically\, human.\nH er podcast with Vermont Public Radio\, titled Homegoings\, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a show that invites listeners to be a fly o n the wall\, privy to candid and genuine conversations about race. We expl ore themes that fearlessly straddle the line between necessary and uncomfo rtable\, as I speak with artists\, experts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of everyday life. Homegoing s is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the table\, and ther e’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the conversations that ar e our birthright to have\, and the stories we are lucky to hear.Currently\ , Myra Flynn lives a bi-costal life\, still holding onto her roots in Verm ont part of her year while also working and living in Los Angeles under th e guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She has created a jewelry line made from recycled piano parts and recently partnered with Vermont Vineya rd\, Shelburne Vineyard to create a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured t he United States countless times as well as: Whales\, London\, Ireland and most frequently\, Australia. Her motto regarding next steps and fame tend s to be: “If you’re doing it\, you’ve already made it.”\n\n\n\nTickets: ht tps://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-1419922589689. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250709T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250709T200000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Broad Street Park @ Broad Street\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Myra Flynn URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/myra-flynn-4/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_60 56-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/upl oads/IMG_6056-240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-c ontent/uploads/IMG_6056.jpg\;540\;675\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Please j oin us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
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Tickets by Donation. Students FREE.
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In case of inclement weather\, the event locati on will be at the Claremont Creative Center\ , 56 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Broad Street Park.
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Singer/songwr iter Myra Flynn spends her career embrac ing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American\, her original indie/s oul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let on e get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco a nd Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”
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Myra’s la test album\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grayson of 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs de eply concerned with relationships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her tim e between Vermont and Los Angeles\, sings of mothers and daughters\, roman tic relationships gone wrong\, and the people who get us through the harde st times. She considers big questions about how a person ought to be in th e world\, but she conducts her case studies on the most intimate of stages . In certain moments\, she questions herself\, wondering if she’s doing en ough for the people she loves\; other times\, she offers full-throated dec larations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both senti ments\, and Flynn’s ability to capture complicated\, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swept me away.”
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Myra is a lyrical storyteller\, who uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tac kles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journal ism career. She says that motherhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, ind ependence and inspiration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer\, songwriter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\, w ife – and always\, unapologetically\, human.
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Her podcast with Verm ont Public Radio\, titled Homegoings\, is a “righteous space for art and r ace.” It’s a show that invites listeners to be a fly on the wall\, privy t o candid and genuine conversations about race. We explore themes that fear lessly straddle the line between necessary and uncomfortable\, as I speak with artists\, experts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the table\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the conversations that are our birthright to have\, and the stories we are lucky to hear.Currently\, Myra Flynn lives a bi-costal life\, still holding onto her roots in Vermont part of her year while also working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She has created a jewelry line made from recycled piano parts and recently partnered with Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Viney ard to create a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured the United States cou ntless times as well as: Whales\, London\, Ireland and most frequently\, A ustralia. Her motto regarding next steps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing it\, you’ve already made it.”
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Tickets: h ttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-1419922589689.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-1419922589689 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4562@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2025 Summer Concert Series\,Music\,Performance\,W orld Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Transfixing\, hyper-folk jams with rich and deep Pushtoon roots .\n\n\nJoin us for a very special presentation of Khumariyaan\, at the Cla remont Creative Center\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.\nKhumariyaan is on tour in the USA as part of Center Stage\, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government. It is admi nistered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with th e U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. www.centerstageUS.org\n\n\n\n“Khumariy aan’s extended tunes spill across the border between Pashtoon folk and jam -band rock. It’s a cool vibe with the extra merit of puncturing stereotype s.” – Boston Globe\nFormed in 2009 in Peshawar\, Pakistan\, Khumariyaan em erged during a tumultuous period marked by Talibanization\, sectarian viol ence\, military operations\, and neo-imperialist expansions. In such a cli mate\, art\, including music\, served as a form of resistance. The band’s mission is to use native music\, infused with elements from other world mu sic traditions\, to enlighten and inspire the educated youth of Pakistan. \nFocused on elevating music as a medium of peace and breaking away from t he South Asian tradition of vocal-based music\, Khumariyaan composes with minimal vocal fragments to enhance the overall harmony. The group of music ians shares a vision of experiencing the trance of live\, acoustic music\, believing it is the highest form of art\, leaving its interpretation to t he audience. Their journey aims to evoke musical ‘goose bumps’ and provide a moving philosophical experience.\nhttps://khumariyaan.com\n\n\n\nTicket s: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/khumariyaan-tickets-1373260923389. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Khumariyaan URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/khumariyaan/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4562_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4562_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4562_image-1024x683.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4562_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
T ransfixing\, hyper-folk jams with rich and deep Pushtoon roots.
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Joi n us for a very special presentation of Khumariyaan\, at the Claremont Creative Center\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
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Khumariyaan is on tour in the USA as part of Center Stage\, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U. S. Government. It is administered by the New England Foundation for the Ar ts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. www.cen terstageUS.org
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“Khumariyaan’s extended tu nes spill across the border between Pashtoon folk and jam-band rock. It’s a cool vibe with the extra merit of puncturing stereotyp es.” – Boston Globe
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Formed in 2009 in Peshawar\, Pakista n\, Khumariyaan emerged during a tumultu ous period marked by Talibanization\, sectarian violence\, military operat ions\, and neo-imperialist expansions. In such a climate\, art\, including music\, served as a form of resistance. The band’s mission is to use nati ve music\, infused with elements from other world music traditions\, to en lighten and inspire the educated youth of Pakistan.
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Focused on ele vating music as a medium of peace and breaking away from the South Asian t radition of vocal-based music\, Khumariyaan composes with minimal vocal fr agments to enhance the overall harmony. The group of musicians shares a vi sion of experiencing the trance of live\, acoustic music\, believing it is the highest form of art\, leaving its interpretation to the audience. The ir journey aims to evoke musical ‘goose bumps’ and provide a moving philos ophical experience.
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/khumariyaan-tickets-137326092338 9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4580@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2025 Summer Concert Series\,Music\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:The award-winning Garfiuna Collective from Belize spark the his tory and soul of Garifuna culture into vivid life.\n\n\nPlease join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.\nIn case of inclement weather\ , the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Center\, 56 Opera H ouse Square\, right across the street from Broad Street Park.\n\n\n\nThe G arifuna Collective has performed in over 30 countries in 5 continents and have been part of the most celebrated Garifuna albums of all time\, includ ing the critically acclaimed Wátina\, recipient of the Womex and BBC World Music Award and voted by Amazon as the Number One World Music Album of Al l Time.\nThey are a seasoned collective of musicians from across different generations\, with a dynamic that comes from of playing and traveling the world together\, sharing their music and stories with global audiences. T heir performances spark the history and soul of Garifuna culture into vivi d life. While their recordings dip into the massive well of Garifuna songs to create new compositions — some of the singers in the band know hundred s of songs!\nThe group has maintained its strength despite incredible adve rsity but the history of the Garifuna people is one of struggle. The Colle ctive take their place in a long line of ancestors\, maintaining and growi ng the Garifuna cultural identity\, in a conversation between generations and traditions.\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/garifuna-coll ective-tickets-1429702401369. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250804T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250804T200000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Broad Street Park @ Broad Street\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Garifuna Collective URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/garifuna-collective-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3938_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/3938_image-300x207.jpg\;300\;207\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/3938_image-1024x708.jpg\;584\;404\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3938_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1771\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
T he award-winning Garfiuna Collective from Belize spark the history and sou l of Garifuna culture into vivid life.
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Please join us for an evenin g concert\, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the A rts.
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Tickets by Donation. Students FREE.
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The Garifuna Col lective has performed in over 30 countries in 5 continen ts and have been part of the most celebrated Garifuna albums of all time\, including the critically acclaimed Wátina\, recipient of the Womex and BB C World Music Award and voted by Amazon as the Number One World Music Albu m of All Time.
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They are a seasoned collective of musicians from ac ross different generations\, with a dynamic that comes from of playing and traveling the world together\, sharing their music and stories with globa l audiences. Their performances spark the history and soul of Garifuna cul ture into vivid life. While their recordings dip into the massive well of Garifuna songs to create new compositions — some of the singers in the ban d know hundreds of songs!
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The group has maintained its strength de spite incredible adversity but the history of the Garifuna people is one o f struggle. The Collective take their place in a long line of ancestors\, maintaining and growing the Garifuna cultural identity\, in a conversation between generations and traditions.
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Tickets: https://www .eventbrite.com/e/garifuna-collective-tickets-1429702401369.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/garifuna-collective-tickets-1429 702401369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4598@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2025 Summer Concert Series\,Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Front Porch Music Series Claremont\n\n\nPresented in collaborat ion with Bill Cole’s Front Porch Series in Thetford\, we are please to pre sent 2 concerts this season of jazz music! Your freewill donation helps to make community arts programs possible\, and keeps music LIVE!\nPerformers \nBill Cole – didgeridoo\, double reed horns\nRas Moshe – saxophones\, flu te\nTaylor Ho Bynum – cornet\, trumpet\nDaniel Lin- cello\nBill Lowe – tub a\nAlthea SullyCole – kora\nLisette Santiago – percussion\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/front-porch-music-series-claremont-tickets-13 73262016659. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T143000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Front Porch Music Series Claremont URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/front-porch-music-series-claremont-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4598_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4598_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4598_image.jpg\;584\;390\;\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.or g/wp-content/uploads/4598_image.jpg\;800\;534\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
F ront Porch Music Series Claremont
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Presented in collaboration with Bill Cole’s Front Porch Series in Thetford\, we are please to present 2 co ncerts this season of jazz music! Your freewill donation helps to make com munity arts programs possible\, and keeps music LIVE!
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Bill Cole – didgeridoo\, double reed horns
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Ras Moshe – saxophones\, flute
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Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet\, trumpet
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Daniel Lin- cello
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Althea SullyCole – kora
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Lisette Santiago – percussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T163000 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 opera house square\, claremont nh 0 3743 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=20251130T235959Z;BYDAY=3SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Sacred Harp singing – 3rd Saturday @ 2PM URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/cartooning-workshop-3rd-saturday-11am/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4291_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4291_image-240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4291_image-819x1024.jpg\;584\;730\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4291_image.jpg\;1440\;1800\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4291_image-240x300.jpg' width='240' height='300' /></div><h2>Sa cred Harp singing</h2>\n<p>Join us\, friends! We’ll sing from the Sacred H arp (Denson\, 1991)</p>\n<p>Free with donations gladly accepted. All are w elcome\; no experience is necessary. Loaner books available.</p>\n</BODY>< /HTML> END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4601@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the annual Newmont Military Band concert\, a fundra iser to support the WCCMA’s community arts programs.\n\n\n\nJoin us for th e annual Newmont Military Band concert\, a fundraiser to support the WCCMA ’s community arts programs.\nNewmont is a local gem\, a band group that pe rforms on period instruments keeping the tradition and history of the 19th Century town band tradition alive. Bring your own chair or blanket\, rain location inside the Union Episcopal Church. Admission is by freewill dona tion\, all funds benefit West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts’ com munity arts programs.\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/newmont -military-band-tickets-1623221712839. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T150000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:Union Episcopal Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 0374 3 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Newmont Military Band URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/newmont-military-band-3/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4278_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4278_image-300x189.png\;300\;189\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4278_image-1024x645.png\;584\;368\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4278_image.png\;1672\;1053\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4278_image-300x189.png' width='300' height='189' /></div><div>J oin us for the annual Newmont Military Band concert\, a fundraiser to supp ort the WCCMA’s community arts programs.</div>\n<div style='margin-top: 20 px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 0\; line-height: 22px\;'><img decoding='a sync' style='max-width: 100%\; height: auto\;' src='https://img.evbuc.com/ https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1102834223%2F61139764327%2F1%2Forig inal.20250822-174947?h=740&w=1200&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&rec t=115%2C340%2C2621%2C2575&s=3fbbdc21dc48e6b332183bd42aae054c' alt='' /></d iv>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px\; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Join us for the annual Newmon t Military Band concert\, a fundraiser to support the WCCMA’s community ar ts programs.</p>\n<p>Newmont is a local gem\, a band group that performs o n period instruments keeping the tradition and history of the 19th Century town band tradition alive. Bring your own chair or blanket\, rain locatio n inside the Union Episcopal Church. Admission is by freewill donation\, a ll funds benefit West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts’ community a rts programs.</p>\n</div>\n<div style='margin: 20px 0\; line-height: 22px\ ;'><iframe src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/j7zU0ZQAMVA/' frameborder='0 ' allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen'>
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/newmont-military-band-tickets-16 23221712839 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4689@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Community Event\,Education\,Music CONTACT: https://www.nps.gov/saga/planyourvisit/festival.htm DESCRIPTION:Learn\, create\, and explore during the park’s free fall festiv al. This special event is built around the idea that everyone is an artist . Activities include sculpture demonstrations\, family art activities\, ra nger-guided tours\, art workshops\, and musical performances by award winn ing artists!\nFree park entry in honor of National Public Lands Day. Food is not sold at the event\, but the park is an excellent place to bring a p icnic.\nSchedule and more info at https://www.nps.gov/saga/planyourvisit/f estival.htm DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T150000 GEO:+43.500604;-72.368616 LOCATION:Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park @ 139 St Gaudens Rd\, Corni sh\, NH 03745 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Art in the Park Festival at the Saint-Gaudens National Historical P ark URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/art-in-the-park-festival-saint-gaudens-nat ional-historical-park/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/SAGA_a rt_in_the_park-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp -content/uploads/SAGA_art_in_the_park-300x148.jpg\;300\;148\;1\,large\;htt ps://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/SAGA_art_in_the_park-1024x507.jpg\; 584\;289\;1\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/SAGA_art_in_t he_park-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1267\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
Learn\, create\, and explore during the park’s free fall festival . This special event is built around the idea that everyone is an artist. Activities include sculpture demonstrations\, family art activities\, rang er-guided tours\, art workshops\, and musical performances by award winnin g artists!
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Free park entry in honor of National Publ ic Lands Day. Food is not sold at the event\, but the park is an excellent place to bring a picnic.
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H and Lettering for comics\, illustration\, etc: instruction and exercises o n how to alter your natural handwriting to add flair and expression
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\n< p>Welcome to the Hand Lettering Workshop happening at Claremont Creative Center on October 5th\, 2025 at 11:00 AM ! Join us for a fun and creative session where you can learn the art of hand let tering. No experience needed! Pay what you can\, suggested contribution fo r this workshop is $20 for adults or $10 for Students. No one will be turn ed away for lack of ability to pay.
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This class is led by Dylan Spa rks. Dylan is a cartoonist and barista from San Diego\, California current ly living in White River Junction\, Vermont. They received their MFA in Ca rtooning from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2024 and hold a BA in Soci ology with a minor in Professional Editing from the University of Californ ia\, Santa Barbara.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hand-lettering-works hop-tickets-1612685719399.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hand-lettering-workshop-tickets- 1612685719399 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4720@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Please check the listing for included events and information.\n \n\n\nMonday\, October 6th\n\nPerformance: 6:30 PM Taylor Ho Bynum and Tom as Fujiwara\n\n \nTuesday\, October 7th\n\nCreative Chat: 7:30 PM Taylor H o Bynum\, Tomas Fujiwara\, and Mohamed Abozekry\n\n\nOpen Improv Primer: 8 :00 PM A conducted directed improvisation led by Taylor Ho Bynum. For High School through professional level. No improv experiences necessary.\nArti st and Community Jam: 8:30 PM with Taylor Ho Bynum\, Tomas Fujiwara\, and the Mohamed Abozekry Sextet\n\n \nWednesday\, October 8th\n\nPerformance: 6:30 PM Mohamed Abozekry Sextet\n\n \nTickets are by donation. Choose and amount that is meaningful to you to support the arts. Suggested at $10-$45 per day\, or whatever works for your household. Special thanks to our Fal l Season Sponsor Monadnock Mills\, LLC. Their support helps to keep ticket s by donation!\nIn collaboration with the Hopkins Center for the Arts at D artmouth College. Mohamed Abozekry Sextet is on tour in the USA as part of Center Stage\, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Governm ent. It is administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in coop eration with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. General management is p rovided by Lisa Booth Management\, Inc. www.centerstageUS.org.\n\n\nTicket s: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-mini-jazz-fest-tickets-170462195 3149. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Claremont Mini Jazz Fest! URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-mini-jazz-fest/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4720_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4720_image-232x300.jpg\;232\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4720_image-791x1024.jpg\;584\;756\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4720_image-scaled.jpg\;1978\;2560\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Tuesday\, Oct ober 7th
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Creative Chat: 7:30 PM Taylor Ho Bynum\, Tomas Fujiwara\, and Mohamed Abozekry
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Open Improv Primer: 8:00 PM A conducted directed improvisation led by Taylor Ho Bynum. For High School through pro fessional level. No improv experiences necessary.
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Artist and Community Jam: 8:30 PM with Taylo r Ho Bynum\, Tomas Fujiwara\, and the Mohamed Abozekry Sextet
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Tickets are by donation. Choose a nd amount that is meaningful to you to support the arts. Suggested at $10- $45 per day\, or whatever works for your household. Special thanks to our Fall Season Sponsor Monadnock Mills\, LLC. Their support helps to keep tickets by donation!
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In collaboration with t he Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College. Moh amed Abozekry Sextet is on tour in the USA as part of Ce nter Stage\, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Edu cational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government . It is administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in coopera tion with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. General management is prov ided by Lisa Booth Management\, Inc. w ww.centerstageUS.org.
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X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-mini-jazz-fest-tickets -1704621953149 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4687@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Limitless virtuosity with an unbridled imagination: this oud ma ster musically\ninterprets the boundless world around him.\n\n\nJoin us fo r the final event of the Claremont Mini Jazz Fest with the Mohamed Abozekr y Sextet. The work of oud master and musical polymath Mohamed Abozekry res onates in time and of place\, as he excavates and renews the deep frame of Egyptian classicism. With a new sextet featuring musicians working across and around two continents he continues to push the boundaries of what it means to be contemporary. Roh El Fouad (The Heart’s Soul)\, Abozekry’s fif th album\, released in 2024\, fuses oud\, bass\, drums\, keyboard\, percus sion\, saxophone\, and vocals to form the latest chapter in Abozekry’s imp rovisational exploration of Egyptian music without a predetermined templat e.\n“With brilliant\, inventive virtuosity that goes far beyond technical mastery…in Roh El Fouad Abozekry’s compositions are interwoven with jazz\, Arabic modes\, and swirling ardor.” Le Monde\, May 2024\n\n\n\nMohamed Ab ozekry\nAs performer and writer\, the compositions and techniques of oud m aster and musical polymath Mohamed Abozekry excavate and renew the deep fr ame of Egyptian classicism.\nIn this project featuring a sextet of musicia ns from Cairo\, Paris\, and New York\, Abozekry presents Roh El Fouad (The Heart’s Soul). Released in 2024 this album fuses oud\, bass\, drums\, key board\, percussion\, saxophone\, and vocals to form the latest chapter in Abozekry’s musical explorations without a predetermined template.\nBorn in Cairo in 1991\, Abozekry graduated at 15 from the Arabic Oud house in Cai ro. He was the youngest oud teacher in the Arab world\, and in 2009 was aw arded first prize at the International Oud Competition in Syria. At the ag e of 18\, he began splitting his time in France where his career as an int ernational artist began. Now a dual national of France and Egypt\, navigat ing cultural borders is a core source of inspiration.\nPursuing his love o f cinema and film scores\, Abozekry earned a master’s degree in film music (MAAAV) in Lyon II in 2019. He has scored short films and TV series such as ‘Maktoub Akaya’ (K Media) 2022\, ‘Balto’ (Watch it)\, and ‘Omar Affendi ’ (Shahid).\nWhile the oud is usually positioned as solo instrument or tak es the melodic lead in a traditional Arabic ensemble\, Abozekry collaborat es with musicians across musical spaces – from jazz to Roma bands\, wester n classical orchestras\, and electronica. He creates new compositions and the techniques to play with others in these diverse landscapes.\nAbozekry has released five albums to date including “Chaos” (Rue Stendhal – 2013) a nd ‘Ring Road’ (Jazz Village – 2015) with his French jazz band\, HeeJaz. 2 018’s ‘Karkadé’ (Jazz Village – 2016) was a trip back to the source with a team of traditional musicians in Cairo\, a project that toured the U.S. ‘ Trio Abozekry’ (Molpé Music – 2018) features a collaboration with his brot her Abdallah Abozekry on sax\, and Nicolas Thé on drums. In 2024\, he rele ased ‘Roh El Fouad’(Nile Waves)\, with a jazz sextet he formed in Cairo.\n Abozekry is bringing the oud into new musical spaces\, expanding the popul arity of the instrument and reminding us how ancient traditions continue t o shape modern sounds. “I never move backwards\, but in a circular motion and return to the place I started with more experience.” Mohamedabozekry.c om and @m.Abozekry\n\n\n\nThe Sextet\nThe musical interests of Abozekry’s musical partners on this U.S. tour are equally wide ranging. Camille Mauss ion (Paris/saxophone) @camille.maussion\, George Nabil (Paris/keyboards) @ george.nabilmusic\, André Segone (Paris/bass) @andre_segone\, Wadie Naim ( Cairo/percussion) @wadie_naim\, Ele Salif Howell (Brooklyn/drums) @elehowe ll\, Nazli Reda (Cairo/sound engineer) @nazlis.noise\n2025 U.S.Tour\nMoham ed Abozekry Sextet is on tour in the U.S. as part of Center Stage\, the cu ltural diplomacy program that hosted Abozekry’s Karkadé project in 2018. T heir month-long tour includes stops in Tucson AZ\, State College PA\, Balt imore MD\, Lexington KY\, Wilmington NC\, Chicago IL\, Claremont NH\, Saug erties NY\, and New York City.\nSince 2012\, Center Stage has produced nat ional tours by 48 groups from 19 countries\, hosted by colleges and univer sities\, festivals\, music clubs\, and cultural centers. Center Stage ense mbles reach large cities and small towns. They engage with communities ons tage\, offstage\, and online through performances\, workshops\, and discus sions\, artist-to-artist exchanges\, master classes\, and community gather ings\, and return home to share these experiences with peers and fans. For this last edition of the program\, Center Stage has invited alumni groups to return and share their work in communities from coast to coast. These are Khumariyaan (Pakistan)\, Papermoon Puppet Theatre (Indonesia)\, Mohame d Abozekry (Egypt & France)\, and Kurbasy (Ukraine). Visit centerstageus.o rg for more information.\nCenter Stage is a public diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government\, administered by the New En gland Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts O rganizations. General management is provided by Lisa Booth Management\, In c.\n \nProducer\nNew England Foundation for the Arts\nAdrienne Petrillo\, Interim Director of Program Strategy\nKelsey Spitalny\, Interim Manager of Program Strategy\n \nGeneral Manager\nLBMI\, Lisa Booth Management\, Inc. \nDeirdre Valente\, Principal\nRobert W. Henderson\, Jr.\, Production Mana ger\nDanielle Dybiec\, Nine Muses Travel\, Tour Advance\nDenise Wilcke\, O n Tour Company Manager\n \n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moh amed-abozekry-sextet-tickets-1409824185089. 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Join us for th e final event of the Claremont Mini Jazz Fest with the Mohamed Abozekry Se xtet. The work of oud master and musical polymath Mohamed Abozekry resonat es in time and of place\, as he excavates and renews the deep frame of Egy ptian classicism. With a new sextet featuring musicians working across and around two continents he continues to push the boundaries of what it mean s to be contemporary. Roh El Fouad (The Heart’s Soul)\, Abozekry’s fifth a lbum\, released in 2024\, fuses oud\, bass\, drums\, keyboard\, percussion \, saxophone\, and vocals to form the latest chapter in Abozekry’s improvi sational exploration of Egyptian music without a predetermined template.\n
“With brilliant\, inventive virtuosity that goes far beyond technical mastery…in Roh El Fouad Abozekry’s compositio ns are interwoven with jazz\, Arabic modes\, and swirling ardor.” Le Monde \, May 2024
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As performer and writer\, the compositions and techniques of oud master and m usical polymath Mohamed Abozekry excavate and renew the deep frame of Egyp tian classicism.
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In this project featuring a sextet of musicians f rom Cairo\, Paris\, and New York\, Abozekry presents Roh El Fouad< /em> (The Heart’s Soul). Released in 2024 this albu m fuses oud\, bass\, drums\, keyboard\, percussion\, saxophone\, and vocal s to form the latest chapter in Abozekry’s musical explorations without a predetermined template.
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Born in Cairo in 1991\, Abozekry graduated at 15 from the Arabic Oud house in Cairo. He was the youngest oud teacher in the Arab world\, and in 2009 was awarded first prize at the Internatio nal Oud Competition in Syria. At the age of 18\, he began splitting his ti me in France where his career as an international artist began. Now a dual national of France and Egypt\, navigating cultural borders is a core sour ce of inspiration.
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Pursuing his love of cinema and film scores\, A bozekry earned a master’s degree in film music (MAAAV) in Lyon II in 2019. He has scored short films and TV series such as ‘Maktoub Akaya’ (K Media) 2022\, ‘Balto’ (Watch it)\, and ‘Omar Affendi’ (Shahid).
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While th e oud is usually positioned as solo instrument or takes the melodic lead i n a traditional Arabic ensemble\, Abozekry collaborates with musicians acr oss musical spaces – from jazz to Roma bands\, western classical orchestra s\, and electronica. He creates new compositions and the techniques to pla y with others in these diverse landscapes.
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Abozekry has released f ive albums to date including “Chaos” (Rue Stendhal – 2013) and ‘Ring Road’ (Jazz Village – 2015) with his French jazz band\, HeeJaz. 2018’s ‘Karkadé ’ (Jazz Village – 2016) was a trip back to the source with a team of tradi tional musicians in Cairo\, a project that toured the U.S. ‘Trio Abozekry’ (Molpé Music – 2018) features a collaboration with his brother Abdallah A bozekry on sax\, and Nicolas Thé on drums. In 2024\, he released ‘Roh El F ouad’(Nile Waves)\, with a jazz sextet he formed in Cairo.
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Abozekr y is bringing the oud into new musical spaces\, expanding the popularity o f the instrument and reminding us how ancient traditions continue to shape modern sounds. “I never move backwards\, but in a circular motion and ret urn to the place I started with more experience.” Mohamedabozekry. com and @m.Abozekry
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The Sextet
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The musical interests of Abozekry’s musical partners on this U.S. tour ar e equally wide ranging. Camille Maussion (Paris/saxophone) @camille.maussion\, George Nabil (Paris/keyboards) @george.nabilmusic\, André Segone (Paris/bass) @andre_segone\, Wadie Naim (Cai ro/percussion) @wadie_naim\, Ele Salif Howell (B rooklyn/drums) @elehowell\, Nazli Reda (Cairo/soun d engineer) @nazlis.noise
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~~2025 U.S.Tour~~
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Mohamed Abozekry Sextet is o n tour in the U.S. as part of Center Stage\, the cultural diplomacy progra m that hosted Abozekry’s Karkadé project in 2018. Their month-long tour in cludes stops in Tucson AZ\, State College PA\, Baltimore MD\, Lexington KY \, Wilmington NC\, Chicago IL\, Claremont NH\, Saugerties NY\, and New Yor k City.
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Since 2012\, Center Stage has produced national tours by 4 8 groups from 19 countries\, hosted by colleges and universities\, festiva ls\, music clubs\, and cultural centers. Center Stage ensembles reach larg e cities and small towns. They engage with communities onstage\, offstage\ , and online through performances\, workshops\, and discussions\, artist-t o-artist exchanges\, master classes\, and community gatherings\, and retur n home to share these experiences with peers and fans. For this last editi on of the program\, Center Stage has invited alumni groups to return and s hare their work in communities from coast to coast. These are Khumariyaan (Pakistan)\, Papermoon Puppet Theatre (Indonesia)\, Mohamed Abozekry (Egyp t & France)\, and Kurbasy (Ukraine). Visit centerstageus.org for m ore information.
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Center Stage is a public diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government\, administered by the New Eng land Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Or ganizations. General management is provided by Lisa Booth Management\, Inc .
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Adrienne Petrillo\, Interim Director of Program Strategy
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LB MI\, Lisa Booth Management\, Inc.
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Deirdre Valent e\, Principal
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Robert W. Henderson\, Jr.\, Production Manager
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Danielle Dybiec\, Nine Muses Travel\, Tour Advance
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Tickets: https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/mohamed-abozekry-sextet-tickets-1409824185089.< /p> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mohamed-abozekry-sextet-tickets- 1409824185089 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4750@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Fine/Visual Arts CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:NEW! Figure drawing class featuring a live model! Study the hum an figure to learn basic functional anatomy and proportions.\n\n\nJoin us for a fun Figure Drawing session!\nEvent: Figure Drawing\nInstructor: Wayn e Carter\nVenue: Claremont Creative Center\nDate: October 9\, 2025\, at 5: 00 PM – 6:30 PM\nBring your creativity and improve your drawing skills in a relaxed and welcoming environment. No experience necessary\, just bring your smile and maybe your favorite drawing materials. Let’s have a great t ime together!\nSuggested Donation of $15 per Class. No one will be turned away for being unable to pay.\nWe look forward to seeing you there!\n\n\nT ickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/figure-drawing-session-tickets-165727 9721259. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T183000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Figure Drawing Session URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/figure-drawing-session/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4750_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4750_image-218x300.jpg\;218\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4750_image-745x1024.jpg\;584\;803\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4750_image-scaled.jpg\;1862\;2560\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
N EW! Figure drawing class featuring a live model! Study the human figure to learn basic functional anatomy and proportions.
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Join us for a fun Figure Drawing session!
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Event: Figure Drawing
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Venue: Claremont Creati ve Center
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Date: October 9\, 2025 \, at 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
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Bring your creativity and improve your dra wing skills in a relaxed and welcoming environment. No experience necessar y\, just bring your smile and maybe your favorite drawing materials. Let’s have a great time together!
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Suggested Donation of $15 per Class. No one will be turned away for being unable to pay.
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We look forwar d to seeing you there!
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/figure-drawing-sess ion-tickets-1657279721259.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/figure-drawing-session-tickets-1 657279721259 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4615@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Fine/Visual Arts CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a one-time workshop where participants will learn t o create sun prints using found objects\, plant materials\, and unique ite ms!\n\n\nJoin us for a one-time workshop where participants will learn to create sun prints using found objects\, plant materials\, and anything els e that can cast a shadow! Printmaking with Cyanotype is one of the oldest forms of photography and is accessible for all ages. Pay what you can\, su ggested contribution for this workshop is $20 for adults or $10 for Studen ts. No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.\nEmil O’melia i s a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Emil is an Alum from the Ce nter for Cartoon Studies and recently finished a Residency for the Nationa l Parks Service.\nYou can find more of their work here.\nThis event is sup ported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventb rite.com/e/cyanotype-workshop-taught-by-emil-omelia-tickets-1602602249469. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T150000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:Union Episcopal Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 0374 3 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Cyanotype Workshop Taught by Emil O’melia URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/cyanotype-workshop-taught-by-emil-omelia/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4615_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4615_image-240x300.png\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4615_image-819x1024.png\;584\;730\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4615_image.png\;1080\;1350\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
J oin us for a one-time workshop where participants will learn to create sun prints using found objects\, plant materials\, and unique items!
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J oin us for a one-time workshop where participants will learn to create sun prints using found objects\, plant materials\, and anything else that can cast a shadow! Printmaking with Cyanotype is one of the oldest forms of p hotography and is accessible for all ages. Pay what you can\, suggested co ntribution for this workshop is $20 for adults or $10 for Students. No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.
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Emil O’melia is a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Emil is an Alum from the Cente r for Cartoon Studies and recently finished a Residency for the National P arks Service.
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You can find more of their work here.
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This event is supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Co uncil on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyanotype-workshop-taught-by-emil-omeli a-tickets-1602602249469.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyanotype-workshop-taught-by-emi l-omelia-tickets-1602602249469 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4777@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Renowned tabla and jazz musician Sameer Gupta and his trio will perform in Claremont\, a part of the partnership between WCCMA and BarnAr ts.\nThat week\, he will be visiting area schools and WCCMA as part of the ir fall Global Music residency. Gupta’s unique musical sound blends tradit ional and modern improvisational styles\, drawing from his dual Indian and American heritage. His compositions offer a truly multi-cultural experien ce that bridges countries and continents.\nPresented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts. With support from our fall season sponsor\ , Monadnock Mills\, LLC.\n\n\n\nSameer Gupta (b. 1976) has created a uniqu e musical sound by combining traditional and modern improvisational styles \, drawing from his dual Indian and American heritage\, and has already es tablished himself as an original voice in music today. Gupta did not begin mastering the tabla until well into his jazz career in the early ‘00s\, a nd now he continues to compose and perform music from a true multi-cultura l perspective that bridges several continents.\nhttps://sameergupta.com\n \n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sameer-gupta-trio-tickets-1770 852801399. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Sameer Gupta Trio URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/sameer-gupta-trio/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4777_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4777_image-200x300.jpg\;200\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4777_image-682x1024.jpg\;584\;877\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4777_image.jpg\;984\;1477\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Renown ed tabla and jazz musician Sameer Gupta and his trio will perform in Claremont\, a part of the partnership between WCCMA and BarnArts.
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That week\, he will be visiting area schools and ~~WCCMA~~ as part of their fall Global Music r esidency. Gupta’s unique musical sound blends traditional and modern impro visational styles\, drawing from his dual Indian and American heritage. Hi s compositions offer a truly multi-cultural experience that bridges countr ies and continents.
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Presented by the West Claremont Center for Mus ic and the Arts. With support from our fall season sponsor\, Monadnock Mil ls\, LLC.
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Sameer Gupta (b. 1976) has created a unique musical sound by combining traditional and modern improvisational styles\, drawing from his dual Indian and Ameri can heritage\, and has already established himself as an original voice in music today. Gupta did not begin mastering the tabla until well into his jazz career in the early ‘00s\, and now he continues to compose and perfor m music from a true multi-cultural perspective that bridges several contin ents.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sameer-gupta-trio-tickets-1770852801399 .
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sameer-gupta-trio-tickets-177085 2801399 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4878@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Tuition – $150\, or WCCMA enrolled students of multiple childre n from one household $100. Scholarships available\nLearn from the internat ionally renowned balafon and percussion master Mamadou Diabate! No experie nce necessary\, learn to play African instruments including the balafon\, djembe\, and other African percussion instruments.\n\n\n\nMamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Fas o (West Africa)\, with a long tradition of practising the profession of st ory telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighb oring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Cu lture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Gra nd Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his v irtuosity\, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la v irtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1859272336609. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T173000 EXDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T173000 EXDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T173000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20251208T235959Z;BYDAY=MO;WKST=SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:African Ensemble with Mamadou Diabaté URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4878_image-300x165.jpg\;300\;165\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4878_image-1024x562.jpg\;584\;321\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_image.jpg\;2000\;1098\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Tuition – $150\, or WCCMA enrolled students of multiple children from one household $100. Scholarshi ps available
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Learn from the internationally renowned balafon and percussion master Mamadou Diabate! No experience necessary\, learn to play African instrumen ts including the balafon\, djembe\, and other African percussion instrumen ts.
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Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Fa so (West Africa)\, with a long tradition of practising the profession of s tory telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neigh boring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National C ulture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his grou p Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Gr and Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity\, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afric an-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1859272336609.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-di abate-tickets-1859272336609 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4701@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Education\,Fine/Visual Arts CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:A one time workshop teaching the basics of watercolor and water color techniques and how to make watercolor comics.\n\n\nWatercolor Worksh op\nCome out to Claremont Creative Center for a relaxing and creative afte rnoon learning the art of watercolor painting led by Ashley Jablonski. No experience necessary\, just bring your enthusiasm\, and we’ll provide all the materials you need. This class is accessible for all ages. Pay what yo u can\, suggested contribution for this workshop is $25 for adults or $15 for Students. No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.\nAshl ey Jablonski is a cartoonist and full time teacher. She received her Maste r of Fine Arts at the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2022. She has also rec eived a Bachelor’s in Sociology with minors in Art History and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.\nYou can find more of her wo rk here.\nLet’s unleash our inner artists together on November 8\, 2025 at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time). See you there!\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbr ite.com/e/watercolor-workshop-tickets-1632203086369. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T133000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Watercolor Workshop URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/watercolor-workshop/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4701_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4701_image-242x300.jpg\;242\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4701_image-826x1024.jpg\;584\;724\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4701_image.jpg\;1125\;1395\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
A one time workshop teaching the basics of watercolor and watercolor techni ques and how to make watercolor comics.
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Watercolor Workshop
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Come out to Claremont Creative Center for a relaxing and creative afternoon l earning the art of watercolor painting led by Ashley Jablonski. No experie nce necessary\, just bring your enthusiasm\, and we’ll provide all the mat erials you need. This class is accessible for all ages. Pay what you can\, suggested contribution for this workshop is $25 for adults or $15 for Stu dents. No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.
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Ashl ey Jablonski is a cartoonist and full time teacher. She received her Maste r of Fine Arts at the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2022. She has also rec eived a Bachelor’s in Sociology with minors in Art History and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
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You can find more of her work here.
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Let’s unleash our inner artists to gether on November 8\, 2025 at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time). See you there!
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watercolor-wor kshop-tickets-1632203086369.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watercolor-workshop-tickets-1632 203086369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4970@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Gathering the Ancient Sound Traditions\n\n\nSuggested donation: $25\, or pay what you can\nJoin us at the juncture of ancient healing\, w orld traditions\, and contemporary music masters. Special guest\, African Musician Mamadou Diabate joins us for this very special session. Come read y to relax\, and absorb this special experience that is neither a concert nor a sound bath – but something truly magical and music filled. Dress com fortably and be ready to clear your mind and recharge.\nMamadou Diabate wa s born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa)\, with a long tradition of practising the profession of stor y telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional tr aining with his father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considered th e best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighbor ing peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Cult ure Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group P ercussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his vir tuosity\, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la vir tuosité”.\nMusician Melissa Richmond presents the ancient Tibetan Singing Bowls as a foundation to exploring the depth of music and how it heals and inspires us on our deepest levels. Going beyond the contemporary “sound b ath” concept\, Richmond dives into the roots of the tradition to find sacr ed meeting points with culture bearers from around the world. Aside from b eing an experienced musician\, arts educator\, and non profit executive\, Richmond is a certified sound healer\, reiki master\, and wellness consult ant.\nPresented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\n\n\n \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-and-meditation-with-mamadou- diabate-and-melissa-richmond-tickets-1968235687926. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T120000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:Union Episcopal Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 0374 3 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Music and Meditation with Mamadou Diabaté and Melissa Richmond URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/music-and-meditation-with-mamadou-diabate- and-melissa-richmond/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4970_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4970_image-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4970_image-1024x768.jpg\;584\;438\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4970_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1920\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
G athering the Ancient Sound Traditions
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Join us at the juncture of ancient healing\, worl d traditions\, and contemporary music masters. Special guest\, African Mus ician Mamadou Diabate joins us for this very special session. Come ready t o relax\, and absorb this special experience that is neither a concert nor a sound bath – but something truly magical and music filled. Dress comfor tably and be ready to clear your mind and recharge.
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Mamadou Diabat e was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina F aso (West Africa)\, with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professiona l training with his father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considere d the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neig hboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his gro up Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the G rand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity\, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”.
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Musician Melissa Richmond presents the ancient Tibet an Singing Bowls as a foundation to exploring the depth of music and how i t heals and inspires us on our deepest levels. Going beyond the contempora ry “sound bath” concept\, Richmond dives into the roots of the tradition t o find sacred meeting points with culture bearers from around the world. A side from being an experienced musician\, arts educator\, and non profit e xecutive\, Richmond is a certified sound healer\, reiki master\, and welln ess consultant.
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Presented by the West Claremont Center for Music a nd the Arts
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-and-meditation- with-mamadou-diabate-and-melissa-richmond-tickets-1968235687926.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-and-meditation-with-mamado u-diabate-and-melissa-richmond-tickets-1968235687926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4976@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Fine/Visual Arts CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun Comics Jam where artists of all levels come t ogether to create amazing illustrations and stories together!\n\n\nComics Jam!\nCome join us for this monthly cartooning workshop for students and a dults. This month we will be drawing and making comics together!\nA comic jam is where we take turns passing the paper together and create stories\, building off our shared creativity and imagination!\nPay what you can\, s uggested contribution for this workshop is $20 for adults or $10 for Stude nts. No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.\nWayne Carter is a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Center for Cartoon Studies and recently finished a Residency for the Natio nal Parks Service.\nYou can find more of his work at @pinkclownpress on In stagram.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comics-jam-tickets-195 5283528669. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T133000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Comics Jam! URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/comics-jam/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4976_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4976_image-300x218.png\;300\;218\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4976_image-1024x745.png\;584\;425\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4976_image-scaled.png\;2560\;1862\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
J oin us for a fun Comics Jam where artists of all levels come together to c reate amazing illustrations and stories together!
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Comics Jam!
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Come join us for this monthly cartooning workshop for students and ad ults. This month we will be drawing and making comics together!
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A comic jam is where we take turns passing the paper together and create sto ries\, building off our shared creativity and imagination!
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Pay wha t you can\, suggested contribution for this workshop is $20 for adults or $10 for Students. No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.\n
Wayne Carter is a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Center for Cartoon Studies and recently finished a Res idency for the National Parks Service.
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You can find more of his wo rk at @pinkclownpress on Instagram.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comics-jam-tickets-195 5283528669.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comics-jam-tickets-1955283528669 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4973@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Renowned award-winning percussionists/multi-instrumentalists Ba lla Kouyaté and Mamadou Diabaté’s new collaborative project makes the impo ssible possible! join us for an intimate small ensemble – the first perfor mance of these new works.\nRepresenting two powerhouse African balafon fam ily legacies\, this is the first time ever that the two differently tuned African balafons – one from Burkina Faso and one from Mali – are able to p erform together in harmony. Kouyaté has built a special instrument so that the scales of the two instruments are no longer in dissonance\, allowing the two virtuosos to compose and perform together in tandem. The high-ener gy and innovative musicianship of the two artists creates an uplighting an d energetic audience experience. They are both highly skilled leaders of w orkshops for all ages\, including at the University and Higher-Education l evel. The performances can be for as small as duo\, or as large as a full band of 8-10 people\, depending on budget and logistics.\n\n\n\nTickets: h ttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-balafon-balla-kouyate-and-mamadou -diabate-tickets-1968245326756. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Power of Balafon: Balla Kouyaté & Mamadou Diabaté URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/the-power-of-balafon-balla-kouyate-mamadou -diabate/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4973_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4973_image-300x258.jpg\;300\;258\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4973_image-1024x879.jpg\;584\;501\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4973_image.jpg\;1200\;1030\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Renown ed award-winning percussionists/multi-instrumentalists Balla Kouyaté and M amadou Diabaté’s new collaborative project makes the impossible possible! join us for an intimate small ensemble – the first performance of these ne w works.
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Representing two powerhouse African balafon family legaci es\, this is the first time ever that the two differently tuned African ba lafons – one from Burkina Faso and one from Mali – are able to perform tog ether in harmony. Kouyaté has built a special instrument so that the scale s of the two instruments are no longer in dissonance\, allowing the two vi rtuosos to compose and perform together in tandem. The high-energy and inn ovative musicianship of the two artists creates an uplighting and energeti c audience experience. They are both highly skilled leaders of workshops f or all ages\, including at the University and Higher-Education level. The performances can be for as small as duo\, or as large as a full band of 8- 10 people\, depending on budget and logistics.
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Donations gratefully accepted.\nJoin us at the Claremont Creative Center for an open house party with music by our students\, art making\, sweets and snacks\, and a silent auction and raff le.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-celebration-tickets- 1975617405843. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T190000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Winter Celebration URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/winter-celebration/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/5021_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/5021_image-300x283.jpg\;300\;283\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/5021_image.jpg\;584\;551\;\,full\;https://www.wcc-ma.or g/wp-content/uploads/5021_image.jpg\;857\;809\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/5021_image-300x283.jpg' width='300' height='283' /></div><div>J oin us for a joyful celebration of art\, music\, and community!</div>\n<di v style='margin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px\; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Fre e and Open to everyone. Donations gratefully accepted.</p>\n<p>Join us at the Claremont Creative Center for an open house party with music by our st udents\, art making\, sweets and snacks\, and a silent auction and raffle. </p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p>Tickets: <a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' hre f='https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-celebration-tickets-1975617405843'> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-celebration-tickets-1975617405843</a>. </p></BODY></HTML> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-celebration-tickets-19756 17405843 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5240@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Fine/Visual Arts\,Workshop CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Let your creativity flow at Arts and Crafts Day at the West Cla remont Center for Music and Arts! Join other artists and bring friends!\n \n\nWelcome to Arts and Crafts Day at Claremont Creative Center! Join us o n January 17\, 2026 at 11:00 AM to enjoy a space filled with creativity\, inspiration\, and community! Make comics\, make zines\, do watercolor\, an d try oragami!\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-and-crafts- day-tickets-1979191797946. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T123000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=20260516T235959Z;BYDAY=3SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Arts and Crafts Day URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/arts-and-crafts-day/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/5240_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/5240_image-300x149.png\;300\;149\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/5240_image-1024x507.png\;584\;289\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/5240_image.png\;2180\;1080\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/5240_image-300x149.png' width='300' height='149' /></div><div>L et your creativity flow at Arts and Crafts Day at the West Claremont Cente r for Music and Arts! Join other artists and bring friends!</div>\n<div st yle='margin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px \; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p>Welcome to <strong><strong>Arts and Crafts Day</strong></strong> at <strong><stro ng>Claremont Creative Center</strong></strong>! Join us on <strong><strong >January 17\, 2026 at 11:00 AM</strong></strong> to enjoy a space filled w ith creativity\, inspiration\, and community! Make comics\, make zines\, d o watercolor\, and try oragami!</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p>Tickets: <a class= 'ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-and-cr afts-day-tickets-1979191797946'>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-and-craf ts-day-tickets-1979191797946</a>.</p></BODY></HTML> X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-and-crafts-day-tickets-1979 191797946 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5249@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Community Event\,Education\,Music\,Workshop CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Sacred Harp singing\nJoin us\, friends! We’ll sing from the Sac red Harp (Denson\, 1991)\nFree with donations gladly accepted. All are wel come\; no experience is necessary. Loaner books available. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T163000 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=6;BYDAY=3SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Sacred Harp singing – 3rd Saturday @ 2PM URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/sacred-harp-singing-3rd-saturday-2pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><h2>Sacred Harp singing</h2>\n<p>Join us\, friends! We’ll sing from the Sacred Harp (Denso n\, 1991)</p>\n<p>Free with donations gladly accepted. All are welcome\; n o experience is necessary. Loaner books available.</p>\n</BODY></HTML> END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5208@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2026\,Education\,Music\,Workshop\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Suggested donation $15\nLearn from the internationally renowned balafon and percussion master Mamadou Diabate! No experience necessary\, learn to play African instruments including the balafon\, djembe\, and oth er African percussion instruments.\n\n\n\nMamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa)\ , with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with hi s father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with hi s apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. I n 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of B urkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mani a he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “ Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity\, he w as there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www. mamadoudiabate.com\n\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-en semble-with-mamadou-diabate-tickets-1980039829431. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T153000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:African Ensemble with Mamadou Diabaté URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/african-ensemble-with-mamadou-diabate-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4878_image-300x165.jpg\;300\;165\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4878_image-1024x562.jpg\;584\;321\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4878_image.jpg\;2000\;1098\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//E N'>\\n<HTML>\\n<HEAD>\\n<TITLE></TITLE>\\n</HEAD>\\n<BODY><div class='ai1e c-event-avatar alignleft timely'><img src='https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/4878_image-300x165.jpg' width='300' height='165' /></div><div s tyle='margin-top: 20px\;'>\n<div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15p x\; line-height: 22px\; font-weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p><stron g><strong>Suggested donation $15</strong></strong></p>\n<p>Learn from the internationally renowned balafon and percussion master <strong><strong>Mam adou Diabate</strong></strong>! No experience necessary\, learn to play Af rican instruments including the balafon\, djembe\, and other African percu ssion instruments.</p>\n</div>\n<div style='margin: 20px 0\; line-height: 22px\;'><img decoding='async' style='max-width: 100%\; height: auto\;' src ='https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1159940623% 2F61139764327%2F1%2Foriginal.20251022-182237?h=740&w=1200&auto=format%2Cco mpress&q=75&sharp=10&s=daecf5204cf30f4e9940fc107072e1ae' alt='' /></div>\n <div style='margin: 20px 10px\; font-size: 15px\; line-height: 22px\; font -weight: 400\; text-align: left\;'>\n<p><strong><strong>Mamadou Diabate</s trong></strong> was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people ) in Burkina Faso (West Africa)\, with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started h is professional training with his father Penegue Diabate\, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambl a culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balaf onists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria . With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2 011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali ( 2012). For his virtuosity\, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkal y Camara de la virtuosité”. <a title='https://www.mamadoudiabate.com/' hre f='https://www.mamadoudiabate.com/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener noreferrer' data-msys-clicktrack='0'>www.mamadoudiabate.com</a></p>\n</di v>\n<div style='margin: 20px 0\; line-height: 22px\;'><iframe src='https:/ /www.youtube.com/embed/TghpGYR_iV8?si=ppw8yCKbh7wfUXUL/' frameborder='0' a llowfullscreen='allowfullscreen'>
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J oin us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) with Stuart P aton from the Burlington Taiko.
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Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?
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Join us for th e Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko\,) with Stuart Paton from t he Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese c ulture and history.
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taik o-tickets-1982250062297.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introductio n-to-taiko-tickets-1982250062297 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5243@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Education\,Fine/Visual Arts\,Workshop CONTACT:Union - St Luke's Church of Claremont\, NH\; https://www.eventbrite .com/o/union-st-lukes-church-of-claremont-nh-18012830319 DESCRIPTION:Join local cartoonist Wayne Carter for a session of learning ho w to create your own comics from scratch!\n\n\nWelcome to the Beginner’s C omics with Cartoonist Wayne Carter event!\nJoin us at Claremont Creative C enter on February 21\, 2026 at 11:00 AM\, Wayne will guide you through the basics of creating your own comics. Bring yourself\, a sketchbook\, and m aybe a friend to practice cartooning! Supplies and materials will be provi ded. Suggested donation of $15 dollars ($10 for students)\nWayne Carter is a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Ce nter for Cartoon studies and recently finished a Residency for the Nationa l Parks Service.\nYou can find more of his work at @pinkclownoress on Inst agram.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beginners-comics-with-ca rtoonist-wayne-carter-tickets-1980289936508. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T123000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=20260516T235959Z;BYDAY=3SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Beginner’s Comics With Cartoonist Wayne Carter URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/beginners-comics-with-cartoonist-wayne-car ter/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/5243_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/5243_image-300x218.png\;300\;218\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/5243_image-1024x745.png\;584\;425\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/5243_image-scaled.png\;2560\;1862\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
J oin local cartoonist Wayne Carter for a session of learning how to create your own comics from scratch!
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Welcome to the Beginner’s Comics with Cartoonist Wayne Carter event!
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Join us at Claremo nt Creative Center on February 21\, 2026 at 11:00 AM\, Wayne will guide you through the basics o f creating your own comics. Bring yourself\, a sketchbook\, and maybe a fr iend to practice cartooning! Supplies and materials will be provided. Sugg ested donation of $15 dollars ($10 for students)
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Wayne Carter is a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Wayne is an Alum from the Cent er for Cartoon studies and recently finished a Residency for the National Parks Service.
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You can find more of his work at @pinkclownoress on Instagram.
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Tick ets: ht tps://www.eventbrite.com/e/beginners-comics-with-cartoonist-wayne-carter-t ickets-1980289936508.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beginners-comics-with-cartoonist -wayne-carter-tickets-1980289936508 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5246@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T214635Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Arts\,Fine/Visual Arts\,Workshop CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED FOR 2/27 and will be RESCHEDULED. CHECK BACK FOR UPDA TES! (or sign up for our newsletter!)\n\nCome join us for a fun and relaxe d session of figure drawing! Bring a loved one\, friend and enjoy learning how to capture the human body!\n\n\nWhoa! Figure Drawing at Claremont Cr eative Center! Let’s learn how to capture the human body together on Febru ary 28\, 2026 at 2:30 PM! The class will feature a live model and material s and supplies will be provided!\nThis class will be led by Emil O’melia. Emil O’melia is a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Emil is an Al um from the Center for Cartoon Studies and recently finished a Residency f or the National Parks Service.\nSuggested Donation of $25 ($15 for student ) per Class. No one will be turned away for being unable to pay.\nWe look forward to seeing you there!\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i- love-figure-drawing-tickets-1979550906048. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:*RESCHEDULED* I Love Figure Drawing! URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/i-love-figure-drawing/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/5246_i mage-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/5246_image-300x149.png\;300\;149\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/5246_image-1024x507.png\;584\;289\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/5246_image.png\;2180\;1080\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
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Come j oin us for a fun and relaxed session of figure drawing! Bring a loved one\ , friend and enjoy learning how to capture the human body!
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Whoa! Figure Drawing at Claremo nt Creative Center! Let’s learn how to capture the human body together on February 28\, 2026 at 2:30 PM! The class will feature a live model and materials and supplies will be provided!
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This class will be led by Emil O’melia. Emil O’mel ia is a Cartoonist and Educator living in Vermont. Emil is an Alum from th e Center for Cartoon Studies and recently finished a Residency for the Nat ional Parks Service.
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Suggested Donation of $25 ($15 for student) p er Class. No one will be turned away for being unable to pay.
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We l ook forward to seeing you there!
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-love-fig ure-drawing-tickets-1979550906048.
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