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10 things to do in NH this weekend: Mother's Day, Jazz Night, 'The Living Forest'

The PMAC Jazz Faculty playing onstage during a performance under blue/purple light.
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The 16th Annual PMAC Jazz Night pays tribute to jazz legend Wayne Shorter.

New exhibition The Living Forest: UÝRA (A Floresta Viva: UÝRA) opens at the Currier Museum of Art on Thursday.

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For even more events, visit NHPR's community calendar. And don't forget to check the New Hampshire forecast before you head out.

"A Mata Te Se Come" (photograph) features a model pictured from chest up, standing in the forest wearing an animal-like mask made of bark, with a single green eye looking through.
UÝRA, "A Mata Te Se Come," 2018, photo by Lisa Hermes
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"The Living Forest: UÝRA (A Floresta Viva: UÝRA)" opens at the Currier Museum this weekend.

  • Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra Spring Performance on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. at the Rollins Chapel on the Dartmouth College Campus in Hanover. More info.
    See also: Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra: “Gershwin Blue”
  • Opening Day and performance: The Living Forest: UÝRA (A Floresta Viva: UÝRA) on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. More info.
  • 16th Annual PMAC Jazz Night – Celebrating Wayne Shorter on Friday, May 12 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at The Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth. More info.
    More at The Music Hall: Graham Nash – Sixty Years of Songs and Stories
  • Peter and the Wolf on Friday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Claremont Opera House. More info.
  • Step Afrika! on Friday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at The Colonial Theatre in Keene. More info.
  • Annual Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale from Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fuller Gardens in North Hampton. More info.
    Check out more Mother’s Day events from New Hampshire Magazine
  • Gardening Family Day on Saturday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Portsmouth Historical Society. More info.
  • Art Auction and Talks: World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 13 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock. More info.
  • NH Sheep & Wool Festival on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at the Deerfield Fair Grounds. More info.
  • Curious George & The Golden Meatball through Sunday, May 21 at the Rochester Opera House. More info.
Zoey Knox is NHPR's newsroom engagement producer. Prior to joining NHPR, she held a programming internship at Radio Milwaukee and worked at college radio stations in Madison, WI, (WSUM) and Seattle, WA (KXSU).
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