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!!RENOVATION CLEAN-OUT SALE!!

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!!RENOVATION CLEAN-OUT SALE!! 

SATURDAY, MAY 28 FROM 9AM – 2PM

56 OPERA HOUSE SQUARE, CLAREMONT, NH

(The old Claremont National Bank and Pleasant Restaurant)

In anticipation of the start of renovation for WCCMA’s Claremont Creative Center, come buy yourself a little piece of the old Pleasant Restaurant. Most everything left in the building is available — Remainder Construction Materials (bags of concrete, 2x10s, wood, plywood), Restaurant Chairs, Vintage and Brand New Doors, Radiators, Ceiling Fans, Household Items, and more! 

All items are sold “as is”.  Some items need to be deconstructed (wood wall, stairs, etc.). All items must be removed by purchaser in coordination with the onsite staff by 2pm on Saturday. 

All items are for sale by reasonable offer.

Cash or Check only please.

Balafon Beats with Mamadou Diabaté

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Enchanting music from a master of the balafon.

Please not the location for this event has been changed to Broad Street Park for the 3PM performance in Claremont.

Musician and composer Mamadou Diabaté shares his award-winning talents on the balafon, an instrument which resembles a xylophone with wooden sound bars that are reinforced with hollowed out gourds. Diabaté’s use of rhythm with the balafon’s unique sound creates a captivating musical experience. His music honors millennia-old West African culture and tells the stories of the Sambla people who live in 12 villages in Burkina Faso.

Experience the sound of the balafon in this performance by Mamadou and his band Percussion Mania.

Language translation will be offered by Laura McPherson, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Dartmouth College.

HopStop: Abenaki Artistry

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Experience Wabanaki storytelling and fiber arts.

Enter the world of Wabanaki myths and legends with storytelling and music by the Sagamo (Chief) of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, Roger Longtoe Sheehan. Meanwhile, Vera Longtoe Sheehan, a museum educator and Director of the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, shares her one-of-a-kind twined art that blends ancient and contemporary Wabanki culture.

This event is free, but advance registration is required.

Please be sure to review the Hop’s recently updated Health and Safety Policies and Requirements, these will apply to the Claremont HopStop presentation. 

Presented in partnership with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.