Community Calendar

The dark queen of comedy from the Bronx, her debut hour special premiered on Netflix Nov. 12. Joined by candle enthusiast; Monica Carroll

Adrienne is a comedian, writer, and performer based in New York. Her debut hour special premiered on Netflix Nov. 12. As a stand-up, Adrienne is a JFL New Faces alum. She won the first ever People’s Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival and made her debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Her Degenerates special was also on Netflix and one of her jokes was featured in Netflix's Best of 2020 Stand-Up special. She has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, Are You Garbage, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Late Show with David Letterman, and more. She released her debut album, Baby Skeletons in 2020. It was named Interrobang's Top Eleven Comedy Albums of 2020 and it was met with high praise from fellow comedians Neal Brennan, Patton Oswalt, Chris Rock, Anthony Jeselnik and others.

Monica Carroll is a rising comic from Boston. She is the oldest sister, a Capricorn, and is really into candles if that means anything to you. She has been featured in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival and the Boston Comedy Festival. Monica is a producer of several shows around Boston including Hideout Comedy on Friday nights and Wet Cat Comedy which holds shows sporadically.

The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (Forest Society) invites the public to a presentation on "Integrated Tick Management" on Friday, January 23, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. The event will be held at Forest Society North at The Rocks, 113 Glessner Road in Bethlehem, with a virtual option available via Zoom.

The presentation features Dr. Scott Williams, Chief Scientist and Head of the Department of Environmental Science and Forestry at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Williams will discuss research-driven strategies designed to reduce tick populations while minimizing environmental impact.

Key topics will include:
• Systemic Treatment of Hosts: Innovative methods for treating pivotal reservoir hosts, such as small rodents and white-tailed deer, to stop the tick life cycle at the source.
• Fall Spraying Research: The effectiveness of targeted fall broadcast spraying.
• Environmental Protection: How direct treatment of wildlife and timed spraying reduces the volume of chemicals introduced to the landscape, protecting beneficial insects and local ecosystems.

“By focusing on host-centric treatments, we can manage tick populations and reduce the public health risk of tick-borne illnesses while limiting negative impacts on our environment,” says Dr. Williams.

Event Details
• When: Friday, January 23 | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Where: Forest Society North at The Rocks (113 Glessner Road, Bethlehem, NH) or via Zoom.
• Cost: Free of charge.
• Registration: While walk-ins are welcome, registration is highly encouraged. Registered guests will receive real-time updates regarding weather-related changes or programming shifts.

To RSVP and receive the Zoom link, please visit forestsociety.org/events.

ABOUT THE ROCKS
The Rocks is a 1,400-acre property, owned and managed by the Forest Society. Built as a working farm in the 1880s by John Jacob Glessner, a cofounder of International Harvester, The Rocks retains much of the grandeur of White Mountain retreats – exceptional period architecture, an Olmsted-designed Garden, and a network of woodland trails open to the public year-round. In 1978 descendants of the Glessner family donated The Rocks to the Forest Society, which has operated it since as a vibrant Christmas tree farm, conservation and nature education center, and working forest. Learn more about The Rocks at forestsociety.org/the-rocks.

ABOUT THE FOREST SOCIETY
The Forest Society is a private, non-profit land trust and forestry organization established in 1901. The Forest Society now owns 200 protected forests constituting nearly 65,000 acres in 105 New Hampshire communities across the state. In addition, it currently holds nearly 800 conservation easements statewide permanently protecting an additional 131,000 acres of New Hampshire’s natural landscape.

Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions, and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.

Drawing from his nearly half century of reporting and writing about the unique people and places of New England for Yankee magazine, Mel Allen helps us see and feel the region in a unique way, much as he does in his new book, Here in New England: Unforgettable People, Places and Memories That Connect Us All. Allen talks about Yankee’s past and how it has survived for 90 years since its founding in 1935. This program is free, and copies of Allen’s book will be available for sale and signing at the event. No registration is required.

André de Quadros will deliver the Keynote Address, “Beloved Community in the Making: Performance, Radical Hope, and Repair" for Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr 2026.
Dr. de Quadros is Professor of Music at Boston University and a conductor, ethnomusicologist, writer, and human rights activist. His career is imbued with the spirit of Dr. King. He has worked in over 40 countries in diverse settings including professional ensembles, prisons, psychosocial rehabilitation, and with refugees and victims of sexual violence, torture, and trauma. His projects seek to generate collaborations and peacebuilding. Since 2010, Dr. de Quadros has co-directed historic projects bringing together Palestinians and Israelis for dialogue and peace-seeking through music-making.
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr programs are free and open to all. Reservations are strongly advised for the Keynote Address; go to https://www.cathedralofthepines.org/register/. Questions and updates: contact jaffreyrindgemlk@gmail.com.

NH Peace Action focuses on questioning and ending our country's violent foreign policy. We have always noted the ways in which this treatment of those outside our country is reflected in violence at home as well. We are currently seeing an upsurge in the use of militarized force against people within our borders through an increase in the purview, funding, and impunity given to ICE. There is also a strong and inspiring wave of resistance. Come learn more about the work in NH to disrupt ICE activities and how you can help.

Maggie Fogarty joined the staff of AFSC-NH in 2007 when she and her family returned to the U.S after living and working for several years in Bolivia. Her work is dedicated to movement building for economic justice, racial justice, immigrant rights and nonviolence. She is the co-convener of the NH Immigrant Rights Network and NH Voices of Faith, facilitator for the Seacoast Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition, and co-leader of the NH Immigrant Visitation Program.

Megan Chapman is a human rights lawyer who has worked on the ground in West Africa, principally in Lagos, Nigeria and Cotonou, Benin, over the last 12 years. She is now the co-director of the World Fellowship Center, supporting progressive movements for social justice, facilitating exchange between activists, and fostering global grassroots solidarity.

At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting our community's diversity and common ground. The experience uplifts, inspires, and binds us together, in laughter and tears.

This show will feature 3 storytellers from NH and beyond followed by Q&A with YOUR questions and then The Backstory Interview.

We are also looking for more storytellers. Contact us if you want to sign up to tell a story: info@truetaleslivenh.org

Admission is free, but you need to get your own ticket through zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xfPDnoEkR6awfwqrlWXcDQ

Find out more at: www.truetaleslivenh.org or email us at info@truetaleslivenh.org

Our 2026 schedule of Zoom shows: January 27, March 31, May 26, September 29 and November 24.

Marek Bennett presents a whirlwind survey of comics from around the world and throughout history, with special attention to what these vibrant narratives tell (and show) us about the people and periods that created them.

Bennett engages and involves the audience in an interactive discussion of several sample comics representing cultures such as Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, the Ancient Maya, Feudal and modern Japan, the United States in the early 20th century, and Nazi Germany during World War II.

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This event is funded in part by NH Humanities. Free and open to the public.

Brick and stone have been used for thousands of years. However, in the early 20th century they were scientifically investigated, tested, and classified to create material standards: rules that could be inserted into building codes. These standards erased regional variations and craft traditions. Northeastern University doctoral candidate Alicia Svenson examines the social and economic forces involved with this process of standardization. This program, conducted via Zoom, is free for everyone. Advance registration is required through Humanitix. https://events.humanitix.com/free-virtual-lecture-turning-craft-into-technology-standardization-within-the-u-s-stone-and-brick-industries-1880-1940

BETHLEHEM, N.H. (July 30, 2024)— Join the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests for their new series, Thursday Walks at The Rocks. Nigel Manley, senior outreach manager at Forest Society North at The Rocks, will lead weekly educational walking program will allow participants to traverse the property, learn about its rich history, explore the Christmas Tree Farm, understand the maple sugaring process, learn about New Hamsphire’s wildlife, and more.

Thursday Walks at The Rocks will be held weekly from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Forest Society North at The Rocks, 113 Glessner Road in Bethlehem. Walks last approximately 2 hours; some will have an introductory 15-to-30-minute presentation. The cost is $5 for members and $15 for not-yet-members. Register here.

The educational walk schedule:

August 1: Maple Sugaring at The Rocks
August 8: NH Wildlife
August 15: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
August 22: Maple Sugaring at The Rocks
August 29: NH Wildlife
September 5: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
September 12: Maple Sugaring at The Rocks
September 19: NH Wildlife
September 26: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
October 3: History of The Rocks
October 10: NH Wildlife
October 17: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
October 24: History of The Rocks

ABOUT THE ROCKS
The Rocks is a 1,400-acre property, owned and managed by the Forest Society. Built as a working farm in the 1880s by John Jacob Glessner, a cofounder of International Harvester, The Rocks retains much of the grandeur of White Mountain retreats – exceptional period architecture, an Olmsted-designed Garden, and a network of woodland trails open to the public year-round. In 1978 descendants of the Glessner family donated The Rocks to the Forest Society, which has operated it since as a vibrant Christmas tree farm, conservation and nature education center, and working forest. Learn more about The Rocks at forestsociety.org/the-rocks.

ABOUT THE FOREST SOCIETY
The Forest Society is a private, non-profit land trust and forestry organization established in 1901. The Forest Society also owns over 195 forest reservations constituting over 60,000 acres in 100 New Hampshire communities It currently holds more than 750 conservation easements statewide, thus together permanently protects more than 190,000 acres of New Hampshire’s landscapes for the benefit of nature and people.