Arts & Entertainment around Mount Washington Valley, NH

Stone Mountain LIVE for Christmas

BROWNFIELD, ME – Hosted by Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys featuring Duke Levine, Kevin Barry and very special guest Guitar God Bill Kirchen FINALLY!

There is simply no better place to celebrate the holidays than at Stone Mountain Arts Center! With the lights all strung and garlands galore, Stone Mountain LIVE at Christmas is the whole “Experience”… it takes all the best aspects of this special place on the hill and packs it into one fun festive night! Stone Mountain’s owner, Carol Noonan, who hosts this unique revue style show with her house band the Stone Mountain Boys … featuring guitarists Duke Levine and Kevin Barry. Featuring special guest, the one and only Bill Kirchen…famed of his Commander Cody days and his version of Hot Rod Lincoln, well if we could have a a favorite Uncle for SMAC, it would be him!!

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Dana Cunningham and Carol Noonan

EATON NH – Annual Christmas Concert at the Little White Church in Eaton, NH ONE SHOW ONLY Dana the composer and pianist, and Carol the singer songwriter together form a really beautiful and fun Christmas show that they play annually at this special place on Crystal Lake in the quaint village of Eaton NH. Join Dana and Carol for a very special holiday memory at the Little White Church. in Eaton NH

* Doors open at 7:00 pm – Show begins at 7:30pm Again, this concert is held at the Little White Church in Eaton NH (not at SMAC)

* Tickets may only be purchased through the Stone Mountain Arts Center Box Office. Get Tickets HERE

* Please Note: This is not a SMAC produced show, so SMAC memberships or credits do not apply.

Festival of Trees

NORTH CONWAY NH – Carroll County RSVP looks forward to welcoming you to this exciting annual holiday event. Over 100 beautiful and creative trees, both large and small will be raffled, a silent auction, entertainment and light hors d’oeuvres, and of course a visit and photos with Santa and Mrs. Clause will help kick off your holiday season. If you’re lucky, you might take home one of our trees for Christmas.

Settlers Green Outlet Village, 2 Common Court, North Conway is our major sponsor of the event and graciously provides the venue which is transformed into a vibrant and magical wonderland of Christmas elegance. This unique experience occurs the Friday following the Thanksgiving Holiday and lasts for two consecutive weekends. Drawing of the trees will take place Sunday, December 3rd.

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Hiroya Tsukamoto

DENMARK ME – Eclectic, immersive, and mesmerizing, guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto embodies the notion that music has no language. Beautifully raw and cathartically emotional, guitarist Tsukamoto is a world-renowned, self-made musician.

 “The fingerpicking is delicate, fluid, and beautifully detailed” -Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Hiroya is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up the guitar shortly after.

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The Cold River Radio Show

CONWAY NH – This Cold River Radio Show Headlines Old Eleven playing traditional and original bluegrass music featuring some of the state of Maine’s best and most venerable musicians. Comprised of veterans of the Portland bluegrass music scene, ( Lincoln Meyers, Keith Hillyard, Taylor Smith, Chris Dombrowski, and Ted DeMille) Old Eleven covers lots of ground from Bill Monroe to Billy Strings along with many contemporary original songs penned by guitarist Ted DeMille. Crisp instrumentals, heart-felt two- and three-part harmonies, and compelling arrangements characterize Old Eleven’s ensemble. It’s Maine Bluegrass worth listening to.

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Fryeburg Fair

FRYEBURG ME – Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic, is Maine’s largest agricultural fair second in New England in size only to Eastern States in Massachusetts. Today Fryeburg Fair sits on 185 acres and has over 100 buildings. The eight-day fair hosts over 3,000 animals including prize-winning draft horses, ponies, racing horses, oxen, dairy & beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits and much more. Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic is always during the first week in October. Fryeburg Fair has flourished since that first fair when William Walker of Lovell won $3 for the best acre of corn and William Spring of Brownfield earned $1 for the best seed wheat.

Fryeburg Fair attracts more than 225,000 people annually.

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Hoot Night

JACKSON NH – Hoot Night every Tuesday!  – Acoustic Open Mic with Host Jonathan Sarty. 6 – 8:30pm. BYOM-Bring Your Own Mic!

Following in the colorful tradition of some of the Valley’s most beloved musicians, Hoot Night Host Jonathan Sarty takes the stage every Tuesday Night at the Wildcat Tavern to create an incredible blend of music as local performers arrive with guitars in hand and visitors to the Valley make their first appearance at the legendary Hoot Night.

One of the region’s most accomplished performers, New England singer/songwriter Jonathan Sarty has performed throughout New England with his White Mountain Boys and most recently with his Jonathan Sarty Band. Jonathan’s steady upward trajectory over the years has seen him working and performing with some of the most accomplished musicians in the northeast. Sarty is perhaps best known as host of the popular New England based Cold River Radio Show.