Here in Hanover - Spring 2020

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LEDYARD CANOE CLUB’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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RIVERFEST 2020 A CELEBRATION OF PADDLING

TRY GRAIN BOWLS for HEALTH & VARIETY WEDDING DREAMS COME TRUE at THE HANOVER INN

CONTENTS

page Features

New Neighbor on the Block 40

S till North Books & Bar comes to Allen Street.

by Susan B. Apel

52 A Day to Remember

T he Hanover Inn makes wedding dreams come true.

by Katherine P. Cox

64 An Adventure in Montana

Casting for trout on the Missouri River.

by Lisa Ballard

On the cover: The thrill of navigating white water at Riverfest.

Photo by Herb Swanson.

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Departments 21 Editor’s Note 22 Contributors 24 Online Exclusives 26 Around & About

82 Active Life

34 Seasonal Views

91 Happenings

by Cassie Horner

A labor and legacy of love.

by Nancy Fontaine

72 Smart Cooking

Hearty, healthy grain bowls.

by Susan Nye

79 Living Well

Fun on the water.

special advertising s e c t i o n

Delicious Springtime!

Shop, dine, and explore the historic Hanover area.

by Tom Brandes

86 The Hood & The Hop Arts and entertainment at Dartmouth.

A calendar of events.

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95 Advertisers Index 96 Hanover Talks

A conversation with Heidi Reynolds, Executive Director, AVA.

by Mike Morin

Effective skin revitalization.

by Katherine P. Cox

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The Prince & Th 18

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E D I TO R ’ S N OT E

Springtime Cheer With snow, ice, and single-digit temperatures on the way out, it’s time to welcome warm sunshine, tiny buds, and singing birds as nature comes back to life all around us.

On a pleasant day last May, the Hanover Garden Club was out in force planting beds photo by ian r aymond

all over town in what has become an annual ritual (page 34). Thanks to the club’s efforts, Hanover residents and visitors will enjoy beautiful blooms all summer long.

If you haven’t already, you must make a point of stopping in to browse at Still North

Books & Bar (page 40). Owner and Dartmouth grad Allie Levy has created a warm, welcoming space with plenty of room to meet friends, sip a coffee, or relax on comfy furniture while checking out thousands of selections.

If you’re planning a wedding, turn to the experienced staff at the Hanover Inn to make your big-day dreams come true. Our feature beginning on page 52 introduces you to some of the marvelous ways Event Coordinator Ryan Anglin and Executive Chef Justin Dain can assist you.

Our cover story focuses on Riverfest, a weekend of competitive paddling that will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ledyard Canoe Club this year (page 82) on April 23 to 26. Thanks to Herb Swanson for capturing the action. On another note, if you’re ready for a nutritious change of pace, try our grain bowl recipes (page 72). By using different grains and vegetables, the options are practically endless.

Savor every moment of our beautiful spring, and stay up to date with news, events, and special articles at www.hereinhanover.com. Enjoy!

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C O N T R I B U TO R S

LISA BALLARD, WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER Lisa is a professional freelance writer and photographer who contributes to numerous regional and national magazines on a variety of outdoor recreation, travel, and conservation topics. She has written 11 books, including Best Hikes with Dogs: New Hampshire and Vermont.

When she’s not exploring the globe, she hosts ski racing camps and women’s ski clinics. To see more of her articles and photos, or to join her on the slopes, visit her website, LisaBallardOutdoors.com.

SUSAN B. APEL, WRITER Susan’s creative nonfiction and poetry have appeared in numerous publications including Vine Leaves Literary Journal, Rhizomes, Bloodroot, and Persimmon Tree.

She writes about local arts on her blog ArtfulEdge at dailyUV.com and contributes to Boston’s The Arts Fuse.

She also authors a newspaper column, LawSpeak, for Vermont Woman. She’s a former Professor of Law who lives in Lebanon.

CASSIE HORNER, WRITER Cassie is a writer, editor, and publisher and the author of a historical novel, Lucy E.—Road to Victory. Her roots in Vermont go back almost 200 years and inspire her love of the natural world and history. She lives in Plymouth, Vermont, with her husband and two dogs—an English Shepherd and a mini Dachshund.

JIM MAUCHLY, PHOTOGRAPHER During high school, Jim worked weekends as a photographer’s assistant in his hometown of Norristown, Pennsylvania. While serving in the Navy, he attended photography school and received training in aerial photography and portraiture. Jim is a member of the Professional Photographers of America. In 2001, he opened Mountain Graphics Photography, a professional studio, photo gallery, and custom frame shop in Fairlee, Vermont.

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A RO U N D & A B O U T

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Cassie Horner

e v e nts i n th e h ano v e r are a

CARING WILDLIFE REHAB

St. Francis Wild Bird Center

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very year, about 100 to 150 injured birds and animals arrive at the St. Francis Wild Bird Center in Lyme, New Hampshire.

The patients are mainly avian, but in the last few years, turtles, squirrels, opossums, chipmunks, and skunks have been on the injured list. The birds and animals are brought to the center by game wardens, local law enforcement officers, state police, and Good Samaritans.

“The goal is to release them to the wild,” says Catherine Greenleaf, owner of the wildlife center with her husband, Tony. “That is very gratifying.”

Catherine has been rehabbing birds for about 20 years, but she and her husband got started in Florida where they worked at a turtle hospital that specializes in sea turtle rescue. It was rewarding work, but the turtles, which weigh between 100 and 400 pounds, were too heavy for her to manage, so she switched to birds.

Top: Catherine cradles a fawn. Above: An opossum, a saw-whet owl, and a barred owl are just a few of the creatures Catherine has rehabilitated.

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“Our dream was to start a bird center in Florida,” Catherine says. That plan changed after their condo in Florida flooded and they moved to New Hampshire. She talked with New Hampshire Fish & Game staff who told her that Grafton County had no one doing wildlife rehab. “We take birds and animals from all over Grafton County,” she explains. “We have treated over 2,000 since we opened in 2006. My husband and I foot the bill for the care. He assists me, and we also have a small group of volunteers.”

The process for treating birds and animals is the same, beginning with a stabilization time of about 30 minutes in a calm setting. Then Catherine does a full exam and fills out a medical chart.

The next step is to warm the patient and administer electrolyte fluids. In the case of a bird with a fractured wing or leg, the limb is wrapped. Veterinarian care is provided as needed for surgery or X-rays, for example. Physical therapy and conditioning prepare the bird for release in the wild. In addition to injured birds, the center receives a lot of orphaned birds that are raised and then released in a safe place.

The most common cause of turtle injuries is being struck by a car, with the resulting cracked shell and blood loss.

Head trauma is another result. The wildlife center protocol for treatment is the same as for birds, but specifically, Catherine uses a shell stabilization process.

“The turtles stay with me until they are healed, which takes months,” she says.

This spring, there will be a volunteer orientation at the Converse Free Library in Lyme. At press time, the date had not been decided. Check Lyme Listserv for the date and other information. To contact the St. Francis Wild Bird Center, call (603) 795-4850. H

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A RO U N D & A B O U T A LOCAL GIFT

Artist and Teacher Aline Ordman

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line Ordman teaches art workshops across the country and abroad, including one locally through Hanover Parks & Recreation. “The workshop has a core group that has been with me for many years and also new people,” she says. “It is a very nice, very supportive group. Anyone new is welcome.”

Aline’s background in art is extensive. She was a fine arts student at Cornell. She studied illustration at the San Francisco Academy of Art. After graduation, she taught figure drawing for eight years before moving east. She is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society and the Oil Painters of America. She is a master pastelist with the Pastel Society of America and the International Association of Pastel Societies.

“I worked toward a national reputation by entering competitions,” she says. “This gives me the credentials to teach internationally. In June, I am teaching in Russia in several cities. I also have taught in Ireland, Portugal, France, and other countries.” Her students are American, and the painting classes are mainly held outdoors.

Aline Ordman

Left: Boston Bartender, oil on canvas, 12 x 16". Right: A view of Portugal's Sintra Square, pastel, 9 x 12".

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Above: Finish Line, winner of the Pastel Journal 100 2019 Founders Award in honor of Maggie Price, pastel, 16 x 20".

Right: Lunchtime Italy, oil on board, 8 x 10".

“I love teaching,” Aline says. “Art can be very solitary, so it is nice to interact with people. That really clarifies my own thinking process. I demo and talk about what I am doing, such as color theory and other elements of creating a painting.”

Aline emphasizes that the Hanover class is a very safe place where students feel nurtured. “For me, teaching and painting are both of importance,” she says. “They bring a lot to people’s lives. People worry about painting. A part of teaching is nurturing the creative part of them that brings them joy. Teaching is offering criticism in a helpful way and also finding what is working so they have something to hold onto.”

Aline exhibits in several galleries, including Camden Falls Gallery in Camden, Maine, and ArtHound Gallery in Essex, Vermont. People can also visit her studio in Quechee by appointment. For more information, visit alineordman.com. H

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OUR URBAN FOREST

HANOVER: TREE CITY USA

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anover’s classic New England charm comes from many factors. One of them is the beauty of its trees in parks, on streets, and in the cemeteries. 2020 is Hanover’s 41st year to receive recognition as a Tree City USA—a designation started in 1976 by the Arbor Day Foundation.

“For a community to be recognized, it has to meet certain criteria,” says tree enthusiast John Sherman, Director of Hanover Parks and Recreation, the town department responsible for all of publicly owned trees. “Tree City USA has four standards for a town to meet.” It has to have a tree board or, like Hanover, a municipal department managing the trees. It has to have a tree care ordinance and plan. The third requirement is a community forestry plan with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita. Hanover’s budget is about $14 per capita, representing salaries, contracted services, and funds to purchase trees.

Lastly, a town has to have an Arbor Day proclamation or observance; in Hanover, this happens in May. “We had a big tree program in 2019,” John says. “We partnered with Liberty Utilities for an initiative of

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Clockwise from far left: Sign showing Hanover's designation.

Parks & Recreation and Liberty Utility staff at Hanover’s 2019 Arbor Day celebration. The Gordon DeWitt elm tree being inoculated against Dutch elm disease.

the Arbor Day Foundation. Liberty Utilities provided funding for 100 trees for us to give out free to Hanover residents. The theme was energysaving trees that shade houses in summer and buffer the wind in winter. We’ve never done anything like that in Hanover, and I was happy to see people’s interest.”

Taking care of town trees requires a variety of strategies, depending on tree species, location, and external factors such as invasive insects and disease threats. Three insects are of concern currently, though none have yet been found in Hanover—the emerald ash borer, the hemlock woolly adelgid, and the Asian longhorn beetle (that infects hardwoods). The town no longer plants ash trees.

“To maintain a diversified urban forest and street tree program, we plant a variety of tree species throughout town,” John says. “We vary the species list each year, and last year one of our focuses was the Japanese zelkova, which looks like an elm but is not susceptible to Dutch elm disease.” Because of Dutch elm disease, the town has its larger elms inoculated on a three-year cycle. One tree is of prime importance in Hanover.

Located on the Dartmouth Green, the majestic DeWitt Elm is accorded special treatment as a town landmark. “It is an important tree for the town and the college,” John says.

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A RO U N D & A B O U T John consults regularly with the town’s arborist, Asa Metcalf, about what trees are planted. They select more native trees that can also provide fruits and nuts to benefit wildlife. Another criteria is a multiseasonal aspect of trees, such as the thornless hawthorn with spring blossoms and later seasonal berries.

They also buy something each year that is different, adding some special flair to the treescape.

“The town does a ‘windshield survey’ of trees,” John explains.

“This is a visual inspection to create a list of what maintenance needs to be done.” Staff looks for safety issues, health of the trees, distance from buildings, and tree shape, among other things. This year the Parks & Recreation department is also implementing a GIS-based tree inventory program. This will allow staff to track maintenance activities of each tree as well as run various reports that will enable better management of the urban forest.

The Tree City USA designation is a special honor for Hanover. It is an invitation to everyone to look around the local environment and enjoy the beauty of the community’s trees. H

100 energy-saving trees were given away at Hanover’s 2019 Arbor Day event.

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A LABOR and LEGACY OF LOVE

Planting the Hanover town gardens

Is there a more welcome harbinger of spring in Hanover than the appearance of bright yellows, blues, pinks, and greens in the town gardens? Planting over the last weekend in May each year, more than 30 volunteers from the Hanover Garden Club, donning hats and gloves, span the beds at various gardens all over town. Susan Edwards holds a detailed map of the proposed layout and makes sure the directions are clear before the volunteers are on their knees in the dirt, spades in hand, to put in the nearly 900 plants it takes to fill the gardens.

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Clockwise from above: Members plant annuals among fading spring tulips planted by the Town of Hanover.

Chandra Gurmachhan, Susan Berry, and Anna Typrowicz work on the Nugget bed.

Susan Edwards, HGC president, reviews a planting plan with Betsy Eaton, organizer of member-volunteers who weed and maintain the town gardens.

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The woman with the plan is Susan Edwards, and certified University of Vermont master gardener Susan Berry, a garden illustrator and landscaper, is designer in chief and in charge of the Town Garden Committee. No sooner does one season’s planting end than the planning for the next year begins. “During the summer I note what plants work well and which do not. Using the plant nursery catalogs, I then assemble flower notes and color patterns to create the next year’s designs, draw up the garden plans, and create a spreadsheet of the plants needed for the following season.

I aim to have all plant orders out to the nurseries by mid-fall.”

During the planting of the Nugget Arcade gardens last May, staff from town hall stopped to admire the work and kid the gardeners about laboring in the sun. They chuckled, but the volunteers, nearly a dozen women and men, are all business. Susan is extra busy during planting time. “I work full time, so my time is short, the schedule is tight, and I have a lot of details I have to focus on. It’s a squeeze!” But what beautiful results.

Garden Club President Susan Edwards says, “I love gardens and delight in seeing the difference a garden can make around retail and town-owned buildings. We feel a sense of ownership in our town and how it looks.” Although she feels pride in the Hanover gardens, she does not look for honors. “Obviously Susan Berry gets a great deal of the credit. She puts in an amazing amount of volunteer work to get this done. She has a group of committed people helping her, but she leads the group.” Besides Susan Edwards, part of the planting and design group last spring included Mary Ann Holbrook, Joyce Noll, Jane Hanford, Suzanne Thompson, Priscilla Runstadler, and Betty Heston.

“I love gardens and delight in seeing the difference a garden can make around retail and town-owned buildings.

We feel a sense of ownership in our town and how it looks.”

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—Susan Edwards, Garden Club President

Clockwise from far left: Work on the Nugget bed includes laying out the plants.

Garden gloves are a must, and a brimmed hat is a good idea.

Gordan Hercod assists with the planting. Susan Johnson places flowers.

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Chandra Gurmachhan plants the Nugget sidewalk bed.

Below: Jane Hanford digs in on the Nugget Theater bed.

began a career with the United States Postal Service in Hanover that would span 37 years. His main delivery route was west of Main Street, and his passion was gardening. He planted and tended a variety of annuals, perennials, and shrubs in public places along his daily beat, areas of town that became ablaze with color all summer and into the fall.

To continue the tradition of his gardens after Mason’s death in 1965, the Hanover Conservation Council, in association with the Hanover Garden Club, established the Julius Mason Fund. Until the early 2000s, the two groups shared in the oversight of the funds and gardens, but by 2003, the Garden Club assumed full responsibility for the fund. The club continues to design, plant, and maintain the gardens each summer, while the Town of Hanover has taken over the planting and maintenance of the hanging baskets.

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Susan Edwards says of the work, “Hanover has many gardens and window boxes beyond the ones we plant, but I love the fact that it is our club continuing the tradition that Julius Mason set so many years ago to beautify our town.”

The original Mason gardens include the Nugget beds and the bed at Gilberte Interiors on Allen Street. The HGC uses the Julius Mason fund to plant those beds plus the Hanover Co-op triangle bed and beds at the Hanover Police and Fire Department, Hanover Town Hall, Howe Library bed and planters, Etna Library barrels, Storrs Pond Kiosk and Tennis Hut basket, and the Daniel Webster Cottage entry bed. In 2020, the club is adding the garden on West Wheelock Street adjacent to Coldwell Banker.

FUNDING FLOWERS The Hanover Garden Club supports the Julius Mason Fund with fundraising efforts throughout the year, including the annual plant sale in May and a holiday sale in December. The Hanover Improvement Society also provides supplemental funds to water the baskets and gardens that adorn Main Street. Residents and visitors alike appreciate Julius Mason’s legacy and the work of the Garden Club.

Susan Edwards says, “We appreciate the financial help that the Hanover Improvement Society provides as well as all the efforts our members put into Hanover Garden Club Plant Sale and Holiday Sale to provide funds for purchasing the plants.”

For more information, visit the website at hanovergardenclub.org. H

ANNUAL PLANT SALE Support the club! Buy your plants at the annual sale on May 16, 2020, from 9am to noon at the club’s potting shed in the Pine Knoll Cemetery.

If you have items to donate, contact sale chairwoman Erin Graf at (603) 504-6568.

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Still North Books & Bar—a new local independent bookstore, bar, and café occupying 2,500 square feet of the former Dartmouth Bookstore space—opened in December 2019.

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hen Allie Levy graduated from Dartmouth College in 2011, the Dartmouth Bookstore still sprawled over two stories at its Main Street location in the center of town.

Though the historic independent bookstore had by then been taken over by Barnes & Noble, it remained a place to browse, buy books, or meet a friend in Hanover, New Hampshire. In December 2018, the 146-year-old institution closed its doors, leaving readers in mourning and wondering how a town with an Ivy League college could exist without a bookstore.

Readers need wonder no longer. In December 2019, Allie opened Still North Books & Bar in a fraction of the former Dartmouth Bookstore space. That she should end up as its proprietor seems if not exactly inevitable, something pretty close to it.

From Dream to Reality Allie “read a ton as a kid,” and spent her childhood slouched over books on the floor of her local Borders bookstore in Detroit. She was drawn to the small towns and outdoor spaces of Northern New England, enrolled at Dartmouth, and graduated with a degree in English literature. From there, life and work pinged from New York City, where she worked for Eastern Mountain Sports, to Colorado, where she interned in the publications department of the American Alpine Club.

After a short trip back to the East Coast for a six-week publishing course at Columbia University, Allie was back in Denver at Bookbar, a retail bookstore where she plunged in as its barista, bartender, and events coordinator. (Bookbar would become part of her vision for Still North.) In a brief move back to New York City, Allie was hired by the publishing company Houghton-Mifflin. She settled 42

Clockwise from top left: Sunny tables in the café have become a popular spot for meetings. Owner Allie Levy. Guests are encouraged to share table space when visiting solo.

Staff member Kate Gibbel takes a moment to read a favorite picture book.

Still North serves Carrier Roasting coffee, roasted in Northfield, Vermont.

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ALLIE DESCRIBES HER INVENTORY AS “TYPICAL OF AN INDIE BOOKSTORE,” WHILE SKEWING YOUNGER AND WITH A SLIGHTLY MORE ACADEMIC VIBE: LITERARY FICTION, MEMOIRS, AND ESSAYS, IN ADDITION TO BETTER-KNOWN BEST SELLERS. HER CHOICES—AND THOSE OF HER STAFF—ARE INTENTIONAL.

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Clockwise from top: The still-growing, ever-evolving book collection features nearly 7,500 titles. Still North’s lounge features a communal puzzle table and is available for small groups like book clubs to reserve.

into work and urban life until her budding dream of owning her own bookstore coincided with news in the summer of 2018 that the Dartmouth Bookstore was closing.

There was not a single magic moment that moved the idea of owning a bookstore from dream to reality.

Rather, Allie consulted everyone. To test her resolve, a former employer at Bookbar suggested she “try to put the dream down,” to see if she could. She couldn’t. She devised a business plan, crunched numbers into the night until she could see a way forward, talked with a business coach, raised part of her start-up funds through Indiegogo, and negotiated a lease.

Browsing Galore Still North Books & Bar is cozy and stocked with approximately threequarters of its 10,000-title capacity as Allie sifts through what her customers are looking for. She describes her inventory as “typical of an indie bookstore,” while skewing younger and with a slightly more academic vibe: literary fiction, memoirs, and essays, in addition to better-known best sellers. Her choices—and those of her staff—are intentional. For each book on the shelf, Allie asks “Who’s the reader?” and says she wants to be able to stand behind and articulate why it is there.

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THE AESTHETICS OF STILL NORTH ARE THE PRODUCT OF DESIGNER KATE WHOULEY, WHO SPECIALIZES IN DESIGNING BOOKSTORES. SHE TURNED TO LOCAL MAKERS FOR MUCH OF THE FURNISHINGS: CAT EMIL’S (DARTMOUTH ’10) NEW ENGLAND WOODWORKING COMPANY, TOWARDS NIGHTFALL, DESIGNED THE STOOLS IN THE BOOKSTORE’S CAFÉ AND THROUGHOUT THE STORE. TILLOTSON TRADING ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUES AND SALVAGE IN EAST CORINTH, VERMONT, SUPPLIED SOME OF THE BEAMS AND BOARDS USED FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURES.

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often dull, winters; hence the front façade of windows and the rectangular cutouts in an indoor brick wall. She turned to local makers for much of the furnishings: Cat Emil’s (Dartmouth ’10) New England woodworking company, Towards Nightfall, designed the stools in the bookstore’s café and throughout the store. Tillotson Trading Architectural Antiques and Salvage in East Corinth, Vermont, supplied some of the beams and boards used for the light fixtures. The café tables are custom designed; the elegant counters that belly up to the windows retain original knotholes.

Like the inventory, the décor is deliberate; Allie admits to “hours of discussion over the choice of a couch.”

Allie’s experience at Denver’s Bookbar is lending confidence in her ability to make Still North not just another retail space but a center for the community as well. She is planning for Still North–run book clubs, one for fiction, another organized around specific issues, where everyone is welcome to drop in once or regularly.

Existing book clubs can borrow the community table or lounge area for their own meetings, free of charge.

In addition to the expected author readings and book signings, Mothstyle storytelling events are in the offing. There are story times for kids to complement the offerings in the children’s nook.

A Community Gathering Spot The bookstore is new enough to provide some surprises. When Allie decided to open the store in mid-December, she was warned that Hanover retail business does not exactly thrive during the holidays when students are absent. But on opening day, and on the days following, business was unexpectedly brisk. Customers came to browse and purchase, expressing a sense of relief that a new bookstore had finally appeared in the Upper SPRING 2020 • HERE IN HANOVER

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Valley and extending their good wishes for its success.

Asked about the viability of an independent bookstore, Allie responded that there are two narratives, somewhat competing and both true. On the one hand, while small retail businesses may be in decline, independent bookstores are thriving. The popularity of e-books (books delivered through electronic devices) has fallen; more readers are returning to the tactile pleasure of the book as object. On the other hand, however, the challenges for indies—such as rising rents and the need to purchase inventory at smaller discounts than are available to larger online businesses like Amazon—continue. Some of the battles have been won but they are not over. Allie says, “they won’t ever be.”

And so the old Dartmouth Bookstore has faded into the history of Hanover, with a new enterprise welcomed within its former footprint. For reasons of sentimentality, ecology, and Yankee frugality, some of the original construction materials were repurposed during the building’s renovation, like a bit of wooden trim in the brick wall, above the couch. It’s a physical manifestation of what went before, an homage to the original bookseller that occupied the same space. You can, if you stretch, reach up and lay a gentle hand on the past. H

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A Day to Remember The Hanover Inn makes wedding dreams come true

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hen planning the wedding of her dreams, Erin Frisch, who grew up in Hanover, knew just where she wanted those dreams to come true. Shortly after getting engaged in 2018, the first thing she did was book the Hanover Inn for a September wedding, knowing that autumn is a busy wedding season, especially in New England.

Her wedding last fall was an elaborate production with many specialty touches, and the Hanover Inn delivered, she says. “It felt like home,” says Erin, who now lives in California. “We’ve been going there for so many years. Every time I’d come home for the holidays we always went to Pine for dinner. The place is so well taken care of and they make you feel like you’re their main priority, whether you’re eating dinner or planning a wedding. When you’re planning a wedding, you need a little extra attention, and they went above and beyond.”

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CREATING THE WOW FACTOR “That’s our goal,” says Ryan Anglin, banquet and events manager at the inn. Once he gets the inquiry from a bride, he sets up a meeting with the engaged couple, and usually the bride’s mother as well.

“We try to get a sense of what they’re looking for and get the creative juices flowing.” If they’re not sure, he tries to draw ideas out of them and asks questions such as the number of guests, the color scheme, and whether they want a formal, structured, or casual event. Ryan guides them through dining packages and menu options and then determines what other elements they want, from DJs or bands to games, photo booths, on-site artists, and florists. The Hanover Inn has a list of vendors from all around New England but can accommodate whatever vendors the bride and groom have in mind. “We’ll work with anyone,” Ryan says.

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“They make you feel like a celebrity,” Erin says

of the team at the Hanover Inn. “It’s a stressful time but they made sure not only that I was happy but also that parents on both sides were happy and comfortable. They were wonderful.

It was a dream come true.

It was everything I’d imagined.”

Above: Erin descends the flowered staircase to meet Peter for the couple’s “first look.”

Left, below, and right: Flowers and linens were provided by Summersweet Floral of Williamstown, Vermont.

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Clockwise from top: The bride and groom are joined by maid of honor Courtney Calia, Erin’s brother and sister-in-law Ryan and Calyn Frisch (officiants), and best man Jimmy Ngo. Décor for the ceremony included a custom floral arch.

Caricaturist John Gurney draws the bride and groom. An elegant setting for dining and dancing. Erin with her grandmother, Mary Checani.

Erin was very organized with a definite vision for her big day. Once Ryan knows what the wedding couple wants, he draws up a storyboard. “All the way up to the day of, we’re in constant communication, tweaking and customizing right up until the end.” During the food tasting earlier in the process, Ryan will assign a captain to the wedding party, the lead server who will take direction from him “and run with it.” The captain stays with the bridal party throughout the day, ready to meet any needs that may arise. “What we’re trying to sell here are memories and experience; providing the experience that produces the wow factor, because that’s what people are going to remember. The team here is very passionate about customer service and my staff is focused on our customers and facilitating any of their needs. There’s nothing out of our wheelhouse.”

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Fantastic Fare

The couple opted for several food stations, allowing for more variety and fun in the menu, instead of the traditional sit-down dinner for their wedding guests.

ASIAN STATION Made-to-order spicy udon noodles in take-out cartons and custom chopsticks with the bride and groom’s names and date.

Assortment of sushi rolls and nigiri.

Pork dumplings and shrimp Shumani.

Vegetarian mini spring rolls.

TACO STATION Braised spicy chicken, grilled flank steak, crispy mahi mahi.

Cilantro lime rice and beans, mini Mexican corn.

CARVING STATION Cut to order: slowroasted beef tenderloin, horseradish cream, red wine reduction, and chimichurri.

Roasted vegetables and fingerling potatoes in Mason jars.

“Justin came up with ideas I hadn’t even thought about,” says Erin. “He took it to the next level and made my foodie dreams come true.

The food was the most important thing for me, and I knew from eating at Pine that he could pull it off.”

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From top: Many food stations afforded a variety of choices to guests. Chef Justin Dain.

Photo by Kent Anderson.

The wedding cake was made by pastry chef Pam of the Hanover Inn.

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AMERICAN STATION Build your own sliders: spicy pulled pork, mini burgers, and crispy chicken with choice of ketchup, mustard, chipotle mayo, tangy slaw, lettuce, grilled onions, and cheddar cheese.

Mini hot dogs with all the fixings.

Fried chicken and waffles with maple syrup, spicy sriracha, etc.

Mac and cheese balls.

ITALIAN STATION Made to order: house-made gnocchi with bacon, peas, tiny onions, Parmesan, and lemon zest.

Wild mushroom and chive arancini with truffle oil.

Flatbread with prosciutto, arugula, and balsamic.

DESSERT STATION (All made by in-house pastry chef and team) Sliced seasonal fruit and berries.

Mini whoopie pies, mini assorted fruit tarts, mini pies, mini cheesecakes, mini French macarons, and churros with dipping sauce.

THREE-TIER CUSTOM WEDDING CAKE Tier 1: Vanilla cake with fudge filling and cookies and cream frosting.

Tier 2: Red velvet with coffee filling and coffee frosting.

Tier 3: Chocolate with raspberry filling and chocolate frosting.

Live red roses cascaded down the cake.

An after-party was held in the Pine Restaurant for all who wished to attend.

The menu featured chicken tenders with assorted dipping sauces, fried mozzarella with marinara, and waffle fries with assorted sauces.

House-made soft pretzels with mustard and cheese dipping sauce.

Cookie shots with McNamara milk.

A brunch was held the morning after the wedding in the Hayward Room for all family and friends to gather and enjoy each other one last time with the bride and groom.

Assorted fruits, muffins, Danish, breakfast breads, bagels, lox, and cream cheeses.

Scrambles eggs, maple sausage, applewood bacon, and home fries.

Buttermilk pancakes, French toast, and sausage.

Bloody Marys and mimosas.

COORDINATING EVERY DETAIL Nicole Follensbee was group sales and catering manager at the Hanover Inn (she has since left) and was Erin’s main contact. Erin had an extensive folder filled with many photos, ideas, and details of what she envisioned, from food to flowers.

From there, Nicole was able to work with the team involved with the wedding to make sure Erin’s vision was realized. In addition to working with the local vendors hired for the event, Nicole followed up on details with the outside vendors to establish a timeline for when everything would be set up in advance. She and Ryan handled all the details of the rehearsal, ceremony, reception, afterparty, and brunch the day after. In addition, bridal and groom suites for the wedding party allowed them to get ready and relax with catered food and drinks.

Erin says that they made sure that whatever she wanted was doable.

“I was pretty particular about aesthetics. I wanted a special feeling, and whatever they couldn’t provide they’d give me contacts for people I could reach out to. I wanted very specific food stations, and Ryan and Kip the florist got the most magnificent decorations and organized people when they came in. Ryan was the director.”

MEMORABLE CUISINE Justin Dain, executive chef at the Hanover Inn for the past nine years, was the food god, Erin says. She says she and her husband are both foodies. They didn’t want a traditional sitdown dinner. “I wanted guests to go to food stations and try different cuisines.” They had five stations, each featuring a different cuisine with fun names: Asian was “How We Roll,” Italian was “That’s Amore,” Mexican was “Let’s Give Them Something to Taco About,” American was “AmeriSPRING 2020 • HERE IN HANOVER

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can Dream,” and the carving station was titled “I’d Do Anything For Love” (a song from singer Meat Loaf ). The cocktail reception following the ceremony, with signature cocktails such as Moscow mules for the groom and Kir Royale for the bride, featured a lighted ice sculpture and a seafood extravaganza, which included jumbo shrimp cocktail, Japanese hamachi, Jonah crab claws, lobster tails, littleneck clams, oysters on the half shell, mini Maine lobster rolls with American caviar, and passed hors d’oeuvres.

“Justin came up with ideas I hadn’t even thought about,” says Erin. “He took it to the next level and made my foodie dreams come true. The food was the most important thing for me, and I knew from eating at Pine that he could pull it off.”

When working with prospective clients, Justin first wants to know what their vision is and what their favorite foods are, “then I put my best creative ideas forward and come up with a starter menu.” He sends it to the couple to review and make any changes, and when the menu is finalized, the tasting is scheduled. Justin says he strives to do whatever he can to “knock it out of the park. At the end of the day it’s about making sure they’re happy.” He urges couples, “Don’t be afraid to ask for certain things. We’ll do whatever it takes to capture their vision and make sure their day is special.” When possible, Justin likes to feature local farms and local produce in his cuisine, which he describes as simple, creative, and forward-thinking.

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Ballroom into a sumptuous space with tapestries, up lighting, and gorgeous lighted grapevine chandeliers.

“It felt intimate and elegant,” Erin says. An essential figure in bringing it to life with elaborate floral creations and colorful linens was Kep Taylor of Summersweet Floral in Williamstown, Vermont, who has been working with the Hanover Inn and creating their indoor and outdoor floral and greenery arrangements for 20 years.

Summersweet Floral designed all the floral arrangements for the ceremony in the Hayward Room and the reception in the ballroom and provided the linens that helped define the feel of the autumn event.

“I’ve always thought of myself as a floral artist, and I really like to get to know my clients and find out what their dream event would look like. I want to know how I can make their dreams come true.” At the initial meeting he likes to get the picture, look at photographs, and peruse potential linens. One outstanding feature that Erin wanted was a large floral “bridge,” a solid block of flowers, fruit, and greenery that spanned 10 feet and was suspended over the head table by three pedestal-like supports. Clear glass votives with tea lights were suspended from the arrangement.

A champagne palette of linens had different textures, and each of the six tables and the head table had a different arrangement with rich hues of burgundy and green with touches of blush pinks. Botanical accents and rich linens graced the food stations. The décor and flowers for the ceremony in front of the fireplace in the Haywood Room were bridal white and included a custom arch covered in flowers, flanked by lighted ficus trees. Guests were served champagne upon their arrival.

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most important piece because I think flowers can really bring an event together,” Erin says of working with Kep and his partner, Kristen Ash. “He listened to everything that I had envisioned,” Erin says.

SPECIALTY TOUCHES Folks at the Hanover Inn “made me feel very comfortable and whatever questions or whatever I wanted, they would think about it and get back to me right away,” Erin says. Whatever needed to be done, they did it. After making sure it met all safety standards, they gave the go-ahead for the DJ, Fernando Serrano of Blanc Noir Event Group in New Jersey, to create a memorable entrance for the new couple.

With specialty indoor sparklers blazing, Erin and Peter’s first dance was on a cloud thanks to dry ice fogging up the dance floor.

The specialty touches didn’t stop there. A caricature artist, a custom word search (with words pertaining to the bride and groom), and a photo booth added to the guests’ entertainment. Another artist, Gayle Fitzpatrick of Carlisle, Massachusetts, brought canvases and supplies to paint the celebration, capturing the scene of newlyweds, guests, and the magic of the surroundings.

“They make you feel like a celebrity,” Erin says of the team at the Hanover Inn. “It’s a stressful time but they made sure not only that I was happy but also that parents on both sides were happy and comfortable. They were wonderful. It was a dream come true. It was everything I’d imagined.

I would recommend the Hanover Inn over and over again for someone who is getting married.” H

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here isn’t much in Wolf Creek, Montana—just a few cabins, a saloon, and a fly shop with several motel rooms connected to it. The

saloon is interesting. Norman Maclean, author of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, purportedly warmed a stool in this wayside western bar while wooing a woman.

By no coincidence, the Missouri River flows by Wolf Creek. Given Maclean’s penchant for fly-fishing, he likely did more casting than cavorting. The Mighty Mo in this part of the country is loaded with blue ribbon rainbow trout and brown trout. It’s a mecca for avid anglers, a place that’s low on accoutrements but a lifelist destination for those who seek trophy trout.

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CASTING FOR TROUT ON THE MISSOURI RIVER

The author cases from a drift boat as her guide looks on.

Opposite: A classic rocky cliff, carved over many millennia by the Missouri River.

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Clockwise from top left: An angler plays a fish. Drift boats share the shoreline. Anglers cast toward a marshy area. Pelicans preen on a gravel bar.

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Maclean is largely responsible. Fly-fishing surged in popularity when the University of Chicago Press published A River Runs Through It in 1976. Today, most anglers have read the story or watched the Academy-Award-winning movie based on the book and directed by Robert Redford and starring Brad Pitt.

The story centers around a 35-mile stretch of tailwater below Holter Dam, where the Mo flows by modest settlements like Wolf Creek. While the novel is loosely autobiographical and contains colorful characters including drunkards, gamblers, and women of the night, its underlying message extolls the virtues of family and fly-fishing. Maclean’s elegant, descriptive prose delves into the relationships of fictional Montanans who live by the river, some of whom cast for trout as they seek equilibrium in life.

WOLF CREEK TO STICKNEY CREEK On the first of my two days fishing the Missouri River, I was more interested in finding my balance

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on my feet than in life. The water was calm enough and the Clackacraft dory stable enough, but my motel-room coffee had yet to take effect. My husband, Jack, and I had arrived at the put-in at Wolf Creek before dawn to help our guide, Brian, launch the boat.

“We should get out early to get ahead of the other anglers and the wind,” advised Brian. In truth, we were less concerned about other people. There was plenty of water and fish. However, the wind, which could gust over 20 miles per hour, could make casting tough.

Jack and I took turns in the bow of the boat. Jack went first, flinging his line toward the shore as Brian expertly maneuvered his watercraft in the steady current. While Jack worked the water, I was equally entertained birdwatching. A great blue heron stood motionless on the riverbank, then leapt into the air as we drew near. A flock of Canada geese swooped down to the water. Several white pelicans preened on a gravel bar, and an osprey nabbed a fish so big it could hardly take off again.

“Fish!” exclaimed Jack, as his rod tip arched toward the dark water.

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Seeing the Perkins’ house (of Orvis) perked me up. If the Perkins family thought highly enough of fishing on the Missouri River to own a house beside it, I figured it must be a great place to catch trout.

Missouri River Facts Nicknames: Big Muddy, Mighty Mo, Wide Missouri, Mnišoše (Lakota for “people with wooden canoes”) States it crosses: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri Cities it flows through: Great Falls, MT; Bismarck, ND; Pierre, SD; Sioux City, IA; Omaha, NE; Kansas City, KS; Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO Highest source: Hell Roaring Creek (9,100 feet) near Brower’s Spring, MT Source confluence: Missouri Headwaters State Park near Three Forks, MT, where the Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin Rivers meet to form the Missouri River.

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Brian rowed the boat toward the shore, dropping an anchor to impede our forward progress. Several minutes later, Jack swung a net under the tired fish, drawing it in front of me. I looked into the rubber fishnet to see a gorgeous, butterscotch-hued brown trout. The fish was 20 inches long with a healthy girth.

Jack wetted his hands and removed the fish from the net. He held it gently at water level, moving water through its gills to help it recover. Moments later, with a flip of its tail, it was gone. Jack looked up from the spot where the fish had just rested, beaming with delight. Then, he handed me the rod.

“Your turn,” he said.

We planned an eight-mile drift that day, to the pull-out at Stickney Creek. I felt like I cast over and over for half that distance before another fish came to net. There may be lots of large fish in the Missouri River, I mused, but they’re smart fish. I started to feel discouraged just as we passed a large brown house on an ungroomed hillside above the river. The house belonged to Perkins family.

Leigh Perkins is the patriarch of Orvis. After purchasing Orvis in 1965, he grew the brand from a modest $500,000 in annual sales to $100 million when he retired in 1992. Today, his sons run the company. Seeing the Perkins’ house perked me up. If the Perkins family thought highly enough of fishing on the Missouri River to own a house beside it, I figured it must be a great place to catch trout.

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Far left: The Perkins' house perched above the river. An angler prepares to release a sizable brown trout.

Fly-casting toward the seam of a large eddy in the river.

A little farther downriver, Brian told me to cast toward a 30-foot cliff that curved into the water. The eddy below the cliff, known as the “toilet bowl,” had a reputation for holding trout, but none rose to my fly.

A few minutes later, we came to the Bay of Pigs. “Watch for the rings, or better, the flip of a fin or tail,” coached Brian. I spied a rise to my left and cast quickly to the spot. Bam! The hit surprised me. Then I giggled as the unseen fish stubbornly wiggled and tugged. When I finally landed it, I proudly held my prize, a 16-inch brown trout, toward Jack’s camera. After that, the fish came more quickly. By the time we pulled out at Stickney Creek at 5pm, whatever fatigue we felt from a full day SPRIN G 2020 • HERE IN HANOVER

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on the water was overshadowed by the gleeful afternoon.

“Same time, different put-in,” said Brian as he dropped us off in Wolf Creek.

CRAIG BRIDGE TO MIDDLE CANYON Our float the following day was almost as long, but it went more quickly. We were off the river by lunchtime. We started at the village of Craig, population 53 and perhaps the most famous put-in for flyfishing in Montana. The place exists for anglers. Every parking lot was loaded with drift boats. The handful of stores were all fly shops, and everyone in town wore a fishing shirt.

As Brian pushed our boat into the current, we immediately passed under a bridge. As we emerged on the other side, I chuckled at a weathered, wooden statue on the deck of a small cabin perched over the riverbank. A naked man held a huge fish in front of his private parts.

“You should catch a fish like that,” I prodded Jack, teasingly, “I mean the size of the fish. You can keep your clothes on.”

No danger of stripping that day! It was windy and raw from the start, which pushed our pace. The fish were still willing, but hooking them proved tougher, requiring a technique called a “reach cast” to more precisely place the fly despite the wind and to get it to drift more naturally.

As a result, we took more pride in each fish we landed, especially the last one.

As we neared the take-out, called Middle Canyon, Jack cast along the shoreline, hoping for a bite. The wind had turned the surface of the river to chop, making it impossible to see fish lurking under the water. Most anglers would have given up, but Jack kept casting, figuring he wouldn’t catch a fish if he didn’t have a fly in the water. His persistence paid off with a 17-inch rainbow trout, the only rainbow trout of our outing.

As we trailered Brian’s boat, we looked back happily on our two days on the Missouri River. The Mo challenged us with its weather but rewarded us, as promised, with tenacious, sizeable fish.

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Four decades after Norman Maclean wrote about fly-fishing on the upper Missouri River in Montana, the river is still a magical place for anglers. Maclean once said he felt “a little of the love I have for the earth as it goes by,” when he was on the river.

Indeed, there’s a lot for an angler to love on the Mighty Mo in Montana. H FOR MORE INFO For lodging and to set up a guided float trip, contact Wolf Creek Angler, www.WolfCreekAngler.com, (406) 235-4350.

A tower of rock above the Mighty Mo.

Know Before You Go The Missouri River is open for fishing year-round.

Dry flies fish best in the spring (April, May), mid summer (July), and mid fall (October).

The Missouri River has numerous dams and is thus not typically affected by spring run-off, though the water can turn a little muddier in the late spring.

You can wade the river if you stay in the water and not on the land. Public wading access is available at the Sterling Ranch on the upper river and the Anderson Ranch on the lower river.

Most anglers have better luck going with a guide for at least the first day.

Recommended tackle: 9-foot, 5-6 weight rod/reel, floating line with 50+ yards of backing. The river is broad, and the trout are strong and like to run.

Wear waders during the cooler times of the year.

During the summer, many anglers wet wade in shorts with “water shoes” or river sandals.

No need for cleats. The footing is generally good (gravel).

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If you’re a do-it-yourself angler, you can rent a drift boat.

Be sure to make a reservation! People also fish from rafts, canoes, kayaks, and inflatables. Shuttle services are available if you have only one vehicle.

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Whole-grain bowl with baked sweet potatoes, chickpeas, quinoa, tomatoes, arugula, avocado, and sprouts.

Hearty, Healthy

GRAIN BOWLS

Three delicious variations top one multigrain mix

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S M A RT C O O K I N G by

Susan Nye

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fter a long winter it’s finally time to come out of hibernation. Every day is a little longer than the last and the sun is calling us outdoors for hiking and biking.

If you haven’t quite lived up to your New Year’s resolution to eat healthy and stay active, it’s never too late.

This spring, why not make hearty, healthy grain bowls your go-to, get-in-shape dinner?

Rich in protein and fiber, whole grains are a great foundation for any meal. Add roasted, grilled, or steamed vegetables, beans or tofu, and complete your creation with a delicious sauce.

Let the flavors of Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean inspire you. Spicy chili peppers, fresh herbs, ginger, and citrus will delight your taste buds.

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S M A RT C O O K I N G Whole-Grain Mix Serves 8 K cup wheat berries K cup brown rice K cup wild rice K cup red quinoa Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1–2 Tbsp butter or extra-virgin olive oil (optional) 1. Put the wheat berries in a container, add 1K cups water, cover, and store in the refrigerator overnight.

2. Put the wheat berries, brown rice, and wild rice in a fine-mesh strainer

Caribbean Bowls Serves 8 Salsa Verde Olive oil Apple cider vinegar Pureed chipotle in adobo* 1K–2 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1 onion, finely chopped 1 yellow or red bell pepper, finely chopped 1 tsp cumin 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 cups cooked black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup vegetable broth K cup toasted pumpkin seeds 1. Make the Salsa Verde and let it sit while you prepare the vegetables and grain mix.

2. Preheat the oven to 375°. Put 1 to 2 tablespoons each olive oil and vinegar in a bowl, add 1 teaspoon or to taste chipotle puree, and whisk to combine.

Add the sweet potatoes, toss to coat, season with salt and pepper, and toss again. Spread the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet in a single layer and roast at 375° until tender, about 30 minutes.

3. Heat a little olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, cumin, and 1 teaspoon (or to taste) chipotle puree, season with salt and pepper, and sauté until the onion is translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes

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and rinse well under cold water.

3. Put 4 cups of water in a pot and bring to a boil. Add the wheat berries, brown rice, and wild rice, season with salt and pepper, and cook for about 30 minutes.

4. Put the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse well under cold water. Add the quinoa to the wheat berries and rice and continue cooking until all the grains are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain any remaining water from the pan, stir in the butter, cover, and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes.

more. Stir in the black beans and broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the multigrain mix and sweet potatoes are ready.

4. Put it all together and serve: stir the pumpkin seeds into the grains and spoon into individual bowls. Add a layer of beans, top with sweet potatoes, and drizzle with Salsa Verde. *Toss a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce into a small food processor, process until smooth, and transfer to a clean glass jar. Store the chipotle puree in the refrigerator and use as needed.

Salsa Verde 2–3 Tbsp sherry vinegar Zest and juice of 1 lime 2–3 scallions, sliced 1–2 cloves garlic, chopped 1K cups fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 1 cup cilantro leaves K cup fresh mint leaves Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste K cup or to taste extra virgin olive oil Put the vinegar and lime juice in a small food processor, add the lime zest, scallions, garlic, and herbs, season with salt and pepper, and pulse to chop and combine. Add the olive oil and process until smooth.

Can be made ahead, covered, and stored in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days. Serve at room temperature.

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S M A RT C O O K I N G Mediterranean Bowls Serves 8

Red Pepper Tzatziki 1 red bell pepper, cut into K-inch strips 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into K-inch strips 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges Olive oil Kosher salt and ground pepper to taste 1 pint cherry tomatoes 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium eggplant, cut into O-inch slices 2 medium zucchinis, cut into K-inch slices 3 cups cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 c up chopped almonds, toasted Crumbled feta 1. Make the Red Pepper Tzatziki and let it sit while you prepare the vegetables and grain mix.

2. Preheat the grill to high. Put the peppers and onion in a bowl, drizzle with a little olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Put the vegetables in a grill basket and, stirring once or twice, grill for 3 minutes.

3. Put the tomatoes in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Add the tomatoes to the onion and pepper and, stirring from time to time, grill for 4 to 6 minutes more.

4. Remove the vegetables from the grill basket and return them to the bowl. Add the garlic to the warm vegetables and toss to combine.

5. Brush the eggplant and zucchini slices with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the eggplant and zucchini for 4 to 6 minutes per side or until nicely browned and tender.

6. Stir the almonds into the grain mix and spoon into individual bowls. Top with the vegetables and chickpeas, add a dollop of tzatziki, and sprinkle with crumbled feta.

Red Pepper Tzatziki Makes about 2 cups O European cucumber, peeled, seeded, and grated Kosher salt and ground pepper to taste 1 roasted red pepper, roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint K Tbsp chopped fresh oregano 1 tsp or to taste sriracha 1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt 1. Put the cucumber in a fine-mesh sieve, sprinkle liberally with salt, and let drain for about 30 minutes. Rinse the cucumber, drain well, and pat dry with paper towels.

2. Put the roasted pepper, garlic, mint, oregano, and sriracha in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add the yogurt and process until smooth.

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3. Put the yogurt mixture and cucumber into a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and stir.

Asian Spring Bowls Serves 8 Asian Vinaigrette 2 lb firm tofu 2 Tbsp soy sauce 2 Tbsp peanut or canola oil 2 Tbsp cornstarch 2K lb asparagus, trimmed and chopped 2 lb fresh peas, shelled N cup roughly chopped cilantro 2 Tbsp roughly chopped mint N cup thinly sliced scallions N cup finely chopped yellow bell pepper K cup peanuts, toasted and finely chopped 1. Make the Asian Vinaigrette.

2. Cut the tofu into 1-inch thick slabs. Drain the slabs by placing them on paper towels.

Top with more paper towels and a cutting board. Weight the board and let everything sit for 30 minutes.

3. Cut the drained tofu into 1-inch cubes and transfer to a bowl, drizzle with soy sauce and oil, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with cornstarch and toss again. Arrange the tofu in a single layer on parchment-lined baking sheets.

Turning the cubes once or twice, bake at 400° for 25 to 30 minutes.

4. When tofu is almost done, bring 2 to 3 inches of water to a boil in a large pot or skillet. Add the asparagus, cover, return to a boil, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the peas and cook 1 to 2 minutes more. Drain well.

5. Put the herbs, scallion, and bell pepper in a bowl and toss to combine. Spoon the grain mix into bowls, top with the vegetables and tofu, drizzle with Asian Vinaigrette, and sprinkle with the herb mix and peanuts.

Asian Vinaigrette Makes about 1 cup 3 cloves garlic, minced Fresh ginger (1-inch piece, peeled and minced) 1 tsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp or to taste sriracha 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp fish sauce 2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar Zest and juice of 1 lime N cup peanut or canola oil 2 Tbsp tahini or smooth peanut butter 1 Tbsp sesame oil Put the garlic, ginger, and brown sugar in a small food processor and pulse to chop and combine.

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LIVING WELL by

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Effective Skin Revitalization Consider microneedling

Performed by a skincare professional, microneedling is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a handheld device containing very fine needles that inflict micropunctures to the skin.

ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR TRENDS IN COSMETIC SKIN CARE TODAY is a fast, effective treatment for facial rejuvenation that can also target scars, acne, stretch marks, large pores, and pigmentation. It can be done at home or at a clinician’s office, and depending on where you do it, is relatively inexpensive. Microneedling—a procedure where tiny needles on a pen-like device or roller prick or puncture the skin—“produces a controlled skin injury without damaging the epidermis that releases growth factors and other agents that promote healing and some regeneration of the epidermis,” says Dr. Andre Berger, founder of the Rejuvalife Vitality Center in Beverly Hills. It essentially promotes collagen production and improves blood circulation, which revitalizes the skin, he says. Microneedling is also referred to as collagen induction therapy.

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LIVING WELL An added benefit of microneedling is that it enhances the delivery of various topical products that cross the skin barrier, enabling them to be applied more deeply and directly. Anti-aging products, vitamin C, tretinoin (a vitamin A derivative used to treat acne, sun-damaged skin, and fine wrinkles), and platelet-rich plasma are among the substances that can be used to further boost results. Microneedling uses the body’s own healing response, Dr. Berger says, to build collagen and elastin, “and when you stimulate that, it leads to a more youthful appearance and overall improvement of the skin texture,” as well as firmer skin and fewer fine lines.

HOME CARE VERSUS CLINICAL TREATMENT “Home care dermarollers are very basic. They don’t have as much benefit because the needles are very short,” Dr. Berger says. “They’re usually used to enhance the penetration of topical agents. They’re completely painless.” DermaPen and DermaRoller are the most popular commercial devices on the market, although there are similar instruments available, he says. These tools run anywhere from $20 to $500 kits. Because of the needle length, they are not as effective as the professional tools used by dermatologists and other licensed clinicians, especially against scars. They do provide some benefits, though, Dr. Berger says, because of the combined benefit of the collagen induction therapy and the increased penetration of the topical agents.

“It’s a nice home device, but it’s very superficial,” he says. “It’s not going to be as good as a clinical treatment, but it’s pretty good for an at-home kind of thing.” It’s important to follow directions for proper skin prep and cleanliness before using the device.

In a doctor’s office, the treatment is a little more aggressive and the needles are different and longer. “For medical quality collagen induction therapy, you need needle length of at least half a millimeter. Anything less than that is probably not going to do much in terms of collagen induction. If you’re treating scars, the deeper needles provide more destruction of scar collagen bundles that form the scar.” As opposed to a roller, which is the more popular home device, the pen allows clinicians to regulate the depth and speed of penetration. “You can adjust that to different areas where there’s different skin thickness or different issues,” Dr. Berger says.

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IMPROVE SKIN TEXTURE For best results, “you can expect to have to do two to six treatments. The average is about three treatments to get to a point where you’re going to really appreciate the results,” Dr. Berger says. “You might see minimal results after one treatment, and most patients do, but certainly after two to six treatments you’re definitely going to see improvement.” The sessions are generally spaced about three to four weeks apart. “You’re going to have to keep it up to maintain those results,” he cautions, “probably once every three months. It’s a skin care, skin health, skin beauty maintenance treatment.”

Cost depends on what products are used during the microneedling. “If you’re doing microneeedling with PRP (plasma), it probably will run somewhere around $750. If you’re doing vitamin C or tretinoin, it’s more like $350,” Dr. Berger says.

Microneedling is extremely popular, Dr. Berger says. “You can use it on any skin color. It’s pretty cost-effective compared to other procedures such as laser treatment or chemical peels. You can do it anywhere on the body. It can increase the effectiveness of skin care products. There’s no real downtime. Within 24 hours you can use makeup and sunscreen.” It’s also quick; it takes an average of 20 to 30 minutes to do. People with acne or surgical scars or stretch marks are good candidates for microneedling as well as people with large pores or those looking to improve skin texture. “Pretty much everybody,” Dr. Berger says, except people with eczema or psoriasis or patients on blood-thinning drugs. “It’s not going to add volume, but it will improve overall skin texture and decrease the appearance of fine lines.” H

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Left: William “Kirby” Kirby (Dartmouth ’20) races through one of the down river gates.

Right: Berit Degrandpre (’20) in a fun red boat named the Tuna.

Below: One of the student paddlers from Columbia College races in the Mascoma Slalom.

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Fun on the WATER Riverfest 2020 celebrates paddling

Past and current members of Dartmouth College’s Ledyard Canoe Club, students from several other colleges, and many others will gather April 23 to 26 for Riverfest 2020, an annual celebration of paddle sports featuring two whitewater races. Riverfest began in 2009 and has followed the same format of races and events for the past five years. At this year’s event, Ledyard Canoe Club is also celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding.

“Riverfest is an opportunity for current club members and club alumni to celebrate the paddling we’ve done in the last year and in the last 100 years,” says Gabriella (Gab) Smith, one of two Riverfest coordinators for Ledyard’s 2020 Riverfest. “Whether it’s a weekly two-hour whitewater or flat-water outing or a two-week trip, we all really enjoy being out on the water.”

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Top row, from left: Ben Brody (’22) races in his first-ever slalom race. Dartmouth and Columbia students are ready to go at the racers’ meeting.

Bottom, from left: An Upper Valley community member participates in the Mascoma Slalom. Noah, a Columbia student, gets some good “edge” in his boat. Alana McClements (’22) walks her boat back after a lap on the course.

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PLAY, LEARN, AND PARTY Riverfest activities will kick off on Thursday, April 23, with the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, the goal of which is to increase awareness of issues facing our rivers. The festival will include the screening of several conservationthemed short films shown in Loew Auditorium on the Dartmouth campus.

The Wild River Speaker Series on Friday afternoon will include talks by four distinguished speakers: Andrew Fisk, executive director of the Connecticut River Conservancy; Ron Watters, author of Never Turn Back: The Life of Whitewater Pioneer Walt Blackadar; Gail Lazaras, associate director of the Rivers of the Southern Appalachia and the Carolinas, American Rivers; and David Hamlin (’86), National Geographic filmmaker and Ledyard alumnus.

The annual Riverfest Party is also set for Friday because, after all, what would a kayaking festival be without a party?

Free beer and cider for those over age 21, live music, and raffle prizes from the event’s sponsors will add to the festive

atmosphere before the event’s races over the next two days.

THE RACES BEGIN The exciting Mascoma Slalom is set for day three of the four-day Riverfest 2020.

This is the nation’s oldest consecutively run slalom race and has been run every year since 1963. Volunteers and club members hang temporary gates on the Mascoma, lay out the course, and remove the gates after the race.

“The race begins at the Packard Hill Covered Bridge in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and covers a stretch of river threequarters of a mile long,” adds Gab. “Participants include a range of competitors who race in solo kayaks, double kayaks, and solo canoes. It’s really a fun race and the Mascoma is class II or III (difficulty), depending on water levels.”

Finally, on Sunday, April 26, the highly anticipated Wells River Rumble will conclude Riverfest 2020 festivities. A small class IV creek that features six named drops and drops 86 feet over one mile, the powerful Wells River is a tribu-

tary of the Connecticut River in Northern Vermont.

The Rumble is a mass-start race that has been held for many years and was integrated into the inaugural Riverfest in 2009. The race consists of two stages: first, a mass-start race down the entire length of the river is used to determine the seeding for the second stage’s headto-head heats.

“It’s exciting to see the Ledyard Canoe Club celebrate its centennial anniversary.

The club is named as a tribute to John Ledyard and his spirit of adventure,” says Gab. “He was a member of the third class at Dartmouth College who made a dugout canoe and paddled to the end of the Connecticut River after launching near the site of the Ledyard Bridge that connects Hanover, New Hampshire, and Norwich, Vermont, in 1772.”

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THE HOOD & THE HOP

THE HOOD MUSEUM OF ART@ DARTMOUTH COLLEGE O N V I E W

Reconstitution is on view in the Hood’s Lathrop Gallery through May 31. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

The Hood Museum of Art is free and open to all. Hours: Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday 11am to 5pm; Thursday and Friday 11am to 8pm.

For more information, visit hoodmuseum. dartmouth.edu, or call (603) 646-2808.

On view in Form and Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics: Anita Fields, So Many Ways to Be Human, 2019, ceramic, slips, gold luster glaze, and silk. © Anita Fields. Photo by Tom Fields.

Through April 12

Through May 31

School Photos and Their Afterlives This exhibit sets an array of school photos from across photography’s histories and geographies in dialogue with works by contemporary artists who have reframed them.

Reconstitution Reconstitution addresses the fact that institutional spaces have long privileged Euro-American narratives, which has had powerful, even dangerous consequences in our culture and society.

Through May 24

Through June 21

The Embodiment of Language Nearly 60 years after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Dartmouth, the Hood Museum of Art, together with the college, is reflecting on his legacy as an orator.

Shifting the Lens: Contemporary Indigenous Australian Photography Shifting the Lens: Contemporary Indigenous Australian Photography features photography that interrogates and conveys the multidimensionality of Indigenous Australian experiences.

Through May 31 In the Midst of Something Splendid: Recent Paintings by Colleen Randall This exhibit features abstract paintings on canvas and paper, including new works from Randall’s Immanence series alongside slightly earlier works from the Syncope series.

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Through August 16 American Art, Colonial to Modern The works in these two galleries highlight some of the social, economic, and

aesthetic developments that shaped Euro-American artistic production from the colonial period the early decades of the 20th century.

March 14–August 9 Form and Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics This exhibition showcases the versatility of ceramics and the many forms it takes through the hands of six Indigenous artists from various regions within what is now the United States.

April 4–December 6 Unbroken: Native American Ceramics, Sculpture, and Design Unbroken explores themes of continuity, innovation, and Indigenous knowledges across time, and calls attention to the stylistic decisions of artists and makers.

SPRING EVENTS March 19 ∂ Maker Night: The Materiality of Paint 6–7:30pm

6, April 18, May 16 ∂ Hood Highlights

17 ∂ Space for Dialogue Gallery Talk Allison Carey ’20, Class of 1954 Intern, will introduce her exhibition When Art Intersects History.

4–5pm

Tour 2–3pm

18 ∂ Storytime in the Galleries

April

23 ∂ Spring Opening Reception

4 ∂ Adult Workshop: Cutting-Edge

5–7pm

Ceramics 1–2:30pm

May

8 ∂ Exhibition Tour: Reconstitution 12:30–1:30pm

10 ∂ The Manton Foundation Annual Orozco Lecture: The Aesthetics of Conflict: David Alfaro Siqueiros and the 1930s 4:45–5:45pm

16 ∂ Conversations and Connections: Colleen Randall and Jeff Friedman 12:30–1:30pm

11–11:45am

3 ∂ Family Day: Your Story In the new exhibition Form and Relation, featuring contemporary Native American ceramicists, mother-and-daughter artists Roxanne Swentzell and Rose B. Simpson together create a timeline necklace with ceramic charms representing their lives.

Join us for in-gallery activities and art making to create your own family charms.

For children ages 4–12 with their adult companions. No registration is required.

1–4pm

7 ∂ Conversations and Connections: Jim Enote and Ken Bauer Jim Enote, a Zuni tribal member, National Geographic Society explorer, and chief executive officer at the Colorado Plateau Foundation, and Ken Bauer, Dartmouth senior lecturer in anthropology and program manager at the Dickey Center, will discuss Indigenous mapping in relationship to the exhibition Cartographic Encounters.

12:30–1:30pm 7 ∂ Maker Night: Working in Mixed Media 6–7:30pm 8 ∂ Space for Dialogue Gallery Talk Kensington Cochran ’20, Conroy Intern, will introduce her exhibition The Soul Has Bandaged Moments.

4–5pm 8 ∂ Exhibition Tour: Form and Relation 2–3pm

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HOPKINS CENTER EVENTS @ DARTMOUTH COLLEGE For information, tickets, or pricing information, call the Hopkins Center Box Office at (603) 646-2422 or visit hop. dartmouth.edu. The Hopkins Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 6pm.

CARTOGRAPHY

hop.dartmouth.edu

The Force of Things: Ashley Fure with International Contemporary Ensemble

March 14 ∂ HopStop Family Show: Storytelling Alumni Hall, 11am; Claremont Savings Bank CC, 3pm

31 ∂ Imani Winds and Harlem Quartet: Passion for Bach and Coltrane Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm

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4 ∂ HopStop Family Show: Carlo Colla and Sons Alumni Hall, 11am; Claremont Savings Bank CC, 3pm

Bentley Theater, 2pm Sun, 7:30pm Mon

Loew Auditorium, 1pm Sat; Spaulding Auditorium, 1pm Sun

7 ∂ Angélique Kidjo

12 ∂ Amir ElSaffar

5-6 ∂ Miwa Matreyek

1 ∂ Imani Winds School Matinee Series Spaulding Auditorium, 10am

1-5 ∂ The Force of Things: Ashley Fure with International Contemporary Ensemble The Moore Theater, 7:30pm; 2 & 7:30pm Sat & Sun

11-12 ∂ Met Opera in HD: Tosca

Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm

Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm

10-11 ∂ Wendy Whelan, Maya Beiser,

26 ∂ Gospel Choir

Lucinda Childs & David Lang: The Day The Moore Theater, 7:30pm Fri, 2 & 7:30pm Sat

30 ∂ CARTOGRAPHY

Spaulding Auditorium, 2pm

Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm

May 1 ∂ CARTOGRAPHY School Matinee Series Spaulding Auditorium, 10am 2 ∂ Wind Ensemble Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm 9-10 ∂ Met Opera in HD: Maria Stuarda Loew Auditorium, 1pm Sat; Spaulding Auditorium, 1pm Sun 9 ∂ Coast Jazz Orchestra Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm 15-17 & 22-24 ∂ The Wolves The Moore Theater, 8pm; 2pm Sun

22-23 ∂ Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, Handel Society, and Glee Club: War Requiem Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm

30 ∂ HopStop Family Show: Dance Dance Dance Alumni Hall, 11am

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HAPPENINGS: SPRING 2020 MARCH ∂ APRIL ∂ MAY

April 14 April Break Science Camp: Light and Illusions for Grades 3–5 9am

April 15 April Break Science Camp: Insects for Grades 1–3 9am

April 27 Homeschoolers Series: Nature and Ecology Ages 6–8: 10:30am Ages 9–12: 1pm

May 1 Fiddlehead Fling Benefit Auction 2020 6pm

Learn the joy, wonder, and science that can be found in just soap and water.

MONTSHIRE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE One Montshire Road Norwich, VT (802) 649-2200 www.montshire.org Through Spring 2020 Exhibit: Elements of Glass: From the Workshop of Simon Pearce This breathtaking experience features the elements of water, fire, and wood interpreted in glass by the artisans of Simon Pearce.

Ongoing Exhibit: Bubbles: Science in Soap Exhibit: Making Music: The Science of Musical Instruments

March 29, April 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 25, 31 Building and Engineering 11am

March 29, April 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 25, 31 Lab Coat Investigations 3pm

May 5 Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces Join the Hanover Garden Club at the Montshire.

1pm

May 8 Montshire Makers: Defy Gravity Create an Alexander Calder-inspired mobile.

6pm

ENFIELD SHAKER MUSEUM

10am

447 NH Route 4A Enfield, NH (603) 632-4346 shakermuseum.org

April 2 Sensory Friendly Hours (Evening)

March 19 Herbal Wreath Making Workshop

March 30 Homeschoolers Day: Astronomy

5:30pm

6–8pm

April 3 Montshire Makers: Build It!

March 28 Orchard Care Pruning Workshop

6pm

10am–12pm

Wonder Woods offers lessons and experiences rooted in the early awe-inspiring moments of children’s natural discoveries.

April 4 Cardboard City

April 7 Herbal Soap Making Workshop

11am

6–8pm

March 14, 21, 28, April 5, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 30 Experiment!

April 7 Floral Designs Inspired by Fabulous Gardens

April 22 Herbal Jelly Making Workshop

11am

1pm

March 19, 26, April 2 Afterschool Programming with Spheros Begins

April 13 April Break Science Camp: Light and Illusions for Grades 1–2

3:30pm

9am

Exhibit: Wonder Woods

6–8pm

April 24–26 Spring Shaker Forum Join the museum for an engaging annual weekend devoted to Shaker history and culture.

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HAPPENINGS May 19 Tuesday Tour: Behind the Scenes: The Great Stone Dwelling Through Shaker Eyes 1–3pm

THE NORWICH BOOKSTORE 291 Main Street Norwich, VT (802) 649-1114 www.norwichbookstore.com March 11 Teresa Lust: A Blissful Feast: Culinary Adventures in Italy’s Piedmont, Maremma, and Le Marche

HOWE LIBRARY 13 South Street Hanover, NH (603) 643-4120 www.howelibrary.org March 11, 18, 25 Chess Club 6pm

March 12, 19, 26 Drop-In Tech Help 10am–12pm

March 12, 19, 26 Spanish Story Time March 12, April 9, May 14 Folding Fun

April 30 Lauren Redness: Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West

3:15pm

March 12, 19, 26 LEGOs at the Library 3:30pm

May 8 Brigit Strawbridge Howard: Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to Nature

March 13, 20, 27 Preschool Story Time

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March 14, 28 We Sign Together Story Time 10:30am

10:30am

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Dartmouth College, 4:30pm

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March 15 Sunday Afternoons with Mr. Aaron 2pm

March 16, 30 Play Group for Children ages Infant to 2 Years 10am

March 17 Music & Movement for Ages 1–4 10:30am

Walt Whitman

March 17, 24, 31 Open Studio for Adults 12–3pm

March 17, 31 Community Makerspace at Hanover High Open Studio Hanover High School, 5–7pm

March 23 Cine Salon: Godard X2 7pm

March 28 The Howel Classic: 19th Hole Party 7–10pm

March 29 The Howel Classic: The Howel Open 11am–4pm

March 30, April 20 Cartooning Workshop with Dan Nott 3:30pm

April 6 Cine Salon: Pequenos Milagres/Little Miracles 7pm

April 19 Writing Workshop with David Elliott 2pm

April 20 Cine Salon: Frank Miller’s Daredevil 7pm

April 21 Unlaunch’d Voices: An Evening with Walt Whitman 7pm

May 4 Cine Salon: Visionary Trifecta 7pm SPRING 2020 • HERE IN HANOVER

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HAPPENINGS OTHER NOTEWORTHY EVENTS April 1 Art, Technology, and Connected Learning Champlain College professor emerita Ann DeMarle examines how computing straddles art and technology.

Norwich Congregational Church, 7pm vermonthumanities.org

April 19 Schoolhouse Driving Tour Podcast Launch Norwich Historical Society, 1pm norwichhistory.org

May 2 History Hike: The Brown Schoolhouse Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

May 3 Early Settlement Driving Tour Podcast Launch Norwich Historical Society, 1pm norwichhistory.org

May 6 Why We Need Artemisia Norwich Congregational Church, 7pm vermonthumanities.org

May 17 Rivers and Mills Driving Tour Podcast Launch Norwich Historical Society, 1pm norwichhistory.org

May 24 Memorial Day Parade: Pop-Up History Exhibit Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

May 27 Wine Tasting Norwich Inn, 5pm norwichhistory.org Find more events at www.hereinhanover.com.

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H A N OV E R TA L K S by

Mike Morin

A Conversation with

Heidi Reynolds AVA Gallery and Art Center (Alliance for the Visual Arts)

You’ve lived, studied, and worked in places like Santa Fe and San Francisco. How enthusiastically does the Upper Valley support the arts?

We have a very energetic and generous arts community in the Upper Valley. My family chose to live here particularly because of the focus on art and culture in the area. We live in rural New England yet have an abundance of excellent arts organizations that give us front-row seats to amazing experiences one would be hard-pressed to afford or have access to in large cities. To have these resources, all of which are focused on making the arts tangible for everyone, supported by such a relatively small community, is unparalleled.

How does the gallery and art center touch the community?

AVA’s free community programs invite everyone to engage with the visual arts regardless of financial or physical ability. They’re an essential cornerstone of our mission and make a huge difference in the lives of our constituents. AVA is dedicated to educating current and future visual artists, constantly thinking of new ways to nurture, challenge, and encourage them, and they grow accordingly. Equally important is the impact AVA has on the whole community, offering a meeting place to connect and pool ideas in unexpected ways, find exposure to cutting-edge and alternative concepts, and feature a steady stream of diverse artists and visitors.

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What are a few key priorities as you serve in your first year as Executive Director?

My top priority is to make sure AVA is on sound financial footing for years to come. I also want to invite our community to discover AVA and know that AVA is here for everyone. Artist or not, you are welcome to explore, play, gather, and reflect inside these walls. Beyond that, I want to brainstorm fun, exciting, innovative experiences so that every time someone comes to AVA they’re surprised and delighted.

When you take a break from your work at the art center, what do you do to enjoy the beauty of the Upper Valley?

I have two dogs who love greeting AVA visitors all day, but they really enjoy the outdoors, so we walk and hike as much as possible. Any chance I get to jump in a car and take a road trip to a favorite destination, I’m gone. I treasure living in a state where the absence of billboards, excessive lighting, and overcrowding allow the beauty to shine. H