Here In Hanover - Winter 2022

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Joie de Vivre! Skiing at Stoneham, Quebec. by Lisa Ballard

The River Valley Club Making fitness the best part of your day. by Wren Wahrenberger

Life Lessons of Grace Hope Hill Be brave and follow your heart. by Katherine P. Cox

Cover: A little girl with her dog on the snow in winter. Photo by Tatyana Vyc.

Top: Skiing at Stoneham, Quebec. Photo by Lisa Ballard.

Bottom: River Valley Club members enjoy a Wednesday night spinning class. Photo courtesy of the River Valley Club.

HANOVER and neighboring communities

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A Season of Joy

As we unpack the parkas, mittens, and hats and round up the skis and snowboards for winter fun, it’s hard to believe another year is almost over. Holiday preparations are underway with decorating, baking, and shopping, and every day seems busier than the last. You’re sure to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list at area stores, so make it a point to shop local.

The community has answered the call and rallied around fundraising efforts to improve Campion Rink (page 42). After serving skaters and hockey players of all ages since 1986, the arena will soon be serving new generations for decades to come.

Lisa Ballard whisks us away to Stoneham, Quebec, for a memorable ski trip (page 54), and we drop in at River Valley Club to check out the workout options (page 62). You can also visit their salon and spa for hair care services, a manicure, a facial, or a massage. Book an appointment soon!

Sam Kaas and the staff at Norwich Bookstore are sharing their favorite choices (page 24), and Peter Rutledge of Norwich Wines & Spirits is recommending some new wines for the holidays (page 36), both just in time for gift giving. Fans of games and comics will enjoy the Fourth Place, a new store in Hanover that’s packed full of gift ideas (page 78).

Whatever your favorite winter activities are, have fun with family and friends while making memories to cherish, and have a blessed holiday season. Enjoy!

Deborah Thompson Executive Editor

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ANNE RICHTER ARNOLD, WRITER

Anne is a writer and journalist who shares her passion for wine through her blog, tasting events, and educational classes. She is also working on her first novel, a psychological thriller set in New Hampshire. In her free time, she enjoys world travel, playing the piano, hiking, kayaking, and creating wonderful meals to pair with wine. She makes her home on the Seacoast with her husband, dogs, cats, and chickens.

LYNN BOHANNON, PHOTOGRAPHER

Lynn began her photographic career in Boston, studying at New England School of Photography, assisting commercial photographers, and color printing in photo labs. Originally from West Virginia, she worked her way north, finally landing in the hills of Vermont. Her current assignments include photographing people, product, and art.

KATHERINE P. COX, WRITER

Kathy is a freelance writer and former writer and editor for The Keene Sentinel in Keene, New Hampshire. Her work has also appeared in Vermont’s Local Banquet, So Vermont Arts & Living, and Monadnock Small Business Journal. She was also a writer and producer for Captured Light Studio, Inc., a video and interactive production company in Keene.

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.

MIKE MORIN, WRITER

Mike is a 50-year radio and TV person ality, hosting shows in New York City, Boston, and most recently in New Hampshire. He’s a humor columnist for the Nashua Telegraph and can be heard weekends on Boston’s WBZ NewsRadio 1030, talking food with Jordan Rich, host of Connoisseur’s Corner. Look for his third book next year on the history of the Red Arrow Diner.

CHANTELLE NEILY, PHOTOGRAPHER

Chantelle grew up in rural Vermont; at a young age she was introduced to photog raphy and was immediately drawn to the excitement, challenge, and opportunities that each new photograph presented. After receiving a BFA in Photography from Sage College of Albany and a Certificate in Profes sional Photography from Hallmark Institute of Photography, she moved back to the Upper Valley and started CPerry Photography.

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BY Sam Kaas

Gifts that Keep Giving

NORWICH BOOKSTORE HOLIDAY PICKS

The holiday season always brings a wave of new books, among them some of the most exciting and hotly anticipated titles of the year. But this holiday season is something special. The sheer volume of exciting new books coming out this season is nearly overwhelming—but here at the Norwich Bookstore, we’re standing by to help you find the perfect books (and puzzles, games, stickers, and socks) for everyone on your list! Here are just a few of the excellent new books hitting our shelves this holiday season. Come see us at the store for more recommendations for every reader, and, of course, complimentary gift wrapping. A book, after all, is a gift you can open again and again.

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (November 29)

It’s hard to guess what might be the most anticipated book of the holiday season, but for a legion of mystery fans, A World of Curiosities the 18th Inspector Gamache novel—is certainly in the running. The reappearance of two people from an old case and the reemergence of a mysterious letter lead to a sinister challenge for Chief Inspector Gamache in this book, a perfect gift for the Louise Penny fan in your life (I assure you there is one).

The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan (November 1)

Yes, this is that Bob Dylan, back with his first new writing since Chronicles: Volume One (which came out in 2004). After a 60-year career, one could imagine that Dylan has something to say about popular music and its evolution over the years. In this collection of essays written over a period of more than a decade and spanning sub ject matter from Tin Pan Alley to Nina Simone, he chronicles the art, science, and cultural significance of the songs and artists we love. An essential gift for music fans, and especially for Dylan aficionados.

The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama (November 15)

How do you remain hopeful and steadfast in uncertain times? Michelle Obama has some advice. Readers of Obama’s memoir Becoming know that, among her many other talents, she’s a great writer, and here, her voice shines through as she offers practical, tried-and-true strategies to help all of us weather trying circumstances.

The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy (October 25 & December 6)

In a season of major literary milestones, Cormac McCarthy’s long-awaited new work—two linked novels bridging time and space (sometimes quite literally)—looms large. The Passenger arrives on October 25, which gives you just over a month to wrap your head around it before Stella Maris is released on December 6. The ghosts of the past, unescapable fates, particle physics . . . it’s all here, from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Road and Blood Meridian. For those who want the whole saga, a boxed set will be available December 6.

The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin (November 1)

Sci-fi fans rejoice: N.K. Jemisin is back at it with a brand-new novel, the second in her Great Cities duology (which began with 2020’s The City We Became). In this groundbreaking series, New York City and her human personifications—the Avatars of New York—must battle unthinkable evil across unseen dimensions, for the very soul of the city itself.

Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever File by Deb Perelman (November

15)

“Deb wants me to (insert culinary wisdom here)” is a phrase that gets uttered at my house on a regular basis, and though we don’t know Deb Perelman personally, anyone who has followed her, first on her Smitten Kitchen blog and then in a series of approachable cookbooks, knows that it’s easy to feel like you do. Her writing style is personal and relatable; her recipes are clever, straightforward, delicious, and, indeed, classic—the kind of staples that will find their way into your regular rotation. Deb wants you to try this new cookbook, and you’d be wise to do so.

ON THE SHELF

The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee (October 25) Siddhartha Mukherjee, the renowned doctor, researcher, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author known for incisive medical histories (The Gene, The Emperor of All Maladies) returns with a deep dive into the saga of molecular biology, from the discovery of cells in the 1600s to the impacts cellular therapy may have on the future of medicine. A perfect gift for the science nut on your list.

American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide by Susan Barba and Leanne Shapton (November 8) This gorgeous book, organized as a field guide but lush with poems describing and inspired by wildflowers, is edited by renowned New England poet Susan Barba and stunningly illustrated with watercolors by Leanne Shapton. A perfect gift for gardeners, poets, and anyone who appreciates a little beauty in their day.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen (October 18) Kids’ book dream team Barnett and Klassen are back, this time with a hilarious retelling of the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Barnett’s signature deadpan humor and Klassen’s beguiling illustrations make this a must-have picture book!

The Universe in You by Jason Chin (November 29)

Vermont author and illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin returns with a look at the microscopic world around you—and hiding right under your skin—in this informative, detailed, and intricately illustrated book. H

BY Cassie Horner PEOPLE , PLACES , ANDEVENTS

INSPIRED AND INSPIRING FABRIC ARTIST Margaret Sheehan

Margaret M. Sheehan creates beautifully detailed, colorful art quilts in a collection she calls Conversations with Fiber. “I don’t draw or sketch first,” she says. “I’m driven to create by the fabric. I have a continuous creative dialogue with my work. Sometimes it’s fast and intuitive, sometimes slower and more contemplative.”

Margaret did not start her connection to fabrics right away. With a BFA in graphic design from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, she worked in computer graphics after college. She moved to the Upper Valley with her partner, Matthew Winer, MD, in 1989, and took a job at the college, compelling her to begin anew with her art.

“I started with a baby quilt for my sister’s son,” Margaret says. She joined the Pinnacle Quilters of Lyme, Winds O’ West Quilters in West Fairlee, Vermont, and then Northern Lights Quilting Guild. “People in the guilds were doing

more traditional work, which I love,” she says. She joined an online art quilt organization called Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA) and became a regional representative for the Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont region for three years. She was a longtime local member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and juried statewide in 2018. Today, she strives to enter Quilt National in Ohio, a prestigious biennial exhibition of art quilts. “As soon as I saw that work, I knew I wanted to achieve that level,” she recalls. That’s in the future, along with creating a book with her friend Michele O’Neil Kincaid on quilting techniques.

“I am always using nontraditional fabrics,” Margaret explains. “For example, the Amish usually use bright solid colors, but I use prints. It is hard for me to follow rules with traditional work. For instance, instead of traditional, I’ll make a wacky log cabin design, and sometimes my

Above: It's All About the Pear. Right: Red Brushstroke.

“I am always using nontradi tional fabrics,” Margaret explains. “For example, the Amish usually use bright solid colors, but I use prints. It is hard for me to follow rules with traditional work. For instance, instead of traditional, I’ll make a wacky log cabin design, and sometimes my quilts are made with upholstery fabrics.”

From top: Seascape. Down a Spiral Path.

Fabric artist Margaret Sheehan.

AROUND & ABOUT

quilts are made with upholstery fabrics.”

As her quilting artistry developed, Margaret decided she wanted to get a master’s degree in quilting. However, at the time, no college offered one. She found graduate-level classes in quilting at the North Country Studio Workshops held at Bennington College. She studied with professional quilters, learning their techniques.

“Now I print my own fabrics,” Margaret says. “I organize an annual surface design blowout weekend for craftspeople to work independently together, dyeing and printmaking on fabrics. Several artists gather in an open field in East Thetford for a super session.” Margaret usually creates enough whole cloth during that weekend to use in several current and future projects. She works the rest of the year in her home studio in Hanover, New Hampshire.

“I’m also a ‘closet’ papier-mâché artist! I have a small collection of vessels I have made and want to continue making,” she says. Last summer, she did a sea creature workshop for children at the Howe Library in Hanover. “I like to teach kids,” she says. “I get a lot of inspiration from them. I love having them make their own things, and to see their vision of something, such as a turtle, come to fruition.”

Margaret exhibits at the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen’s Fair in Sunapee and some of the many league gallery shops. She has exhibited in several local libraries, and she participated in the Norwich Historical Society’s Mending the Spaces Between exhibit. She also teaches quilting, sewing, and sometimes papier-mâché workshops at craftstudies.org. For more information about Margaret and her work, visit msartquilts.wixsite. com/msartquilts. H

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Norwich Farmers Market

The Upper Valley is fortunate to have the Norwich Farmers Market with its community of vendors sell ing everything from locally grown produce, artisanal cheeses, eggs, meats, and baked goods to arts and crafts. When the summer/ fall market, located in a spacious field on Route 5, closes in October (there is also a preThanksgiving market in November) after a typical season that begins in May, the activity moves indoors to Tracy Hall in the Village of Norwich beginning on December 17 from 10am to 1pm. About 25 vendors participate in the winter, with offerings that include vari ous greens, root vegetables, prepared foods, and a variety of arts and crafts such as pot tery, jewelry, and baskets.

“The Norwich Farmers Market has a hyper-local focus,” says new market manager Nica Mieloch-Blinn. “It is 45 years old and one of the oldest, some say the oldest, in New England. A collective of local farmers and craftspeople started it. Our market has such a lovely sense of camaraderie and family. It is about how we can lift each other up for the greater good.”

The winter market started in response to the popularity of the warmer weather mar ket. The Route 5 site accommodates about 55 vendors from a four to five county area; Tracy Hall is much smaller, allowing for about half as many vendors but of course, many farmers don’t or can’t grow produce in the winter. “It is a luxury to operate here through the winter,” Nica observes.

Opposite, from top: Breads and baked items by Straw Brook Bakery. Organic produce from Luna Bleu Farm.

Right: Dried flower wreaths by Wood Frog Flowers.

Nica is new to the Upper Valley and to the market. “For 10 years, I have had a great passion for farmers’ markets,” she says. “I love the meet ing of community through food and wellness.” Most recently, she lived in New York. In Los Angeles, California, she was involved for many years with farmers’ markets. She is a resident of Norwich. “I am happy to be part of the local fabric,” she says.

The Norwich Farmers Market is a nonprofit, with a seven-member volunteer board elected each spring at the annual meeting. For more information, including a list of vendors, visit norwichfarmersmarket.org. H

The Lyme Foundation

Kathy Sherrieb has been active in the Lyme, New Hampshire, community for many years since her move to the town with her hus band in 1997. Notably, she was instrumental in creating the food pantry during the pandemic to give people in Lyme and neighboring towns relief from food inse curity. She was also chair of the Pearl Dimick fund, which managed the COVID fund.

Kathy began her career as a nurse and later earned a master’s degree in community health. She earned a master’s in public health and a DrPH, both from Harvard. In the Upper Valley, she worked at DHMC and the VA Hospital. Her community services in Lyme include coordinating Red Cross blood drives at the Lyme Congregational Church and serving on the board of CommunityCare of Lyme.

For this work and many other projects, she was named the 2022 Lyme Citizen of the Year by the

Lyme Foundation. “We draw attention to people stepping up and serving the community,” says Matt Prince, board chair and a high school teacher in Hanover. “Every year we get a lot of nominations. It is always a challenge to choose.”

Solicitation of nominations begins in January. The choice is made in early February and the award winner is announced at the town meeting in March.

Shining the spotlight on locals with this award is only one part of what the Lyme Foundation does. “The foundation has deep roots,” Matt says. “It was started in 1989 by a group of residents to improve and maintain the quality of life in Lyme.” The nonprofit is a key fund raiser in the town, working to fund college scholarships and to support new ideas by people who want to improve the community. The Pearl Dimick Fund helps people experiencing hardship who need assistance paying for car repairs, oil bills, and other needs.

2022 LYME CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Kathy shows her surprise at being chosen for the honor as Kevin Peterson looks on.

Kathy Sherrieb, Citizen of the Year.

Kathy began her career as a nurse and later earned a master’s degree in community health. She earned a master’s in public health and a DrPH, both from Harvard. In the Upper Valley, she worked at DHMC and the VA Hospital. Her community services in Lyme include coordinating Red Cross blood drives at the Lyme Congregational Church and serving on the board of CommunityCare of Lyme.

The list of projects supported by the Lyme Foundation is extensive, ranging from initiatives in the arts, the environment, public affairs, and recreation to many more. Recent grants funded work on town forest bridges by the Upper Valley Trails Alliance, continued relief for busi nesses and individuals impacted by COVID, and support for the parish nurse program. The foundation funded a Zoll machine for the Lyme EMS, and a new float and changing room at Post Pond.

“We don’t generate ideas; we are responsive to ideas presented to us,” Matt says. “People come to us with grant requests and we evalu ate them. Grants can be submitted at any time during the year. We are a resource for people with great ideas that will make a difference in Lyme.”

For more information about the Citizen of the Year award and other aspects of the Lyme Foundation, visit lymefoundation.org. H

Cheers to Something New

Favorite winter wines are two lesser-known varieties

As we head into the cooler months and change our cuisine to heartier fare, our tastes for wines change as well. Norwich Wines & Spirits owner Peter Rutledge enjoys uncorking wines from two of his favorite varieties, chenin blanc and nebbiolo, during the winter months. With more substance and character, these varieties pair well with winter meals and are equally popular as gifts for the wine en thusiast at the holidays. Both chenin banc and nebbiolo come in a range of styles, quality lev els, and price points, with a wine for everyone available to try at his Norwich shop.

BY Anne Richter Arnold

Uncork two wonderful varieties, chenin blanc and nebbiolo, during

CHENIN BLANC

Peter believes chenin blanc is a grape that does not get the at tention it deserves. Chenin blanc is grown around the world, but is best known in its place of origin, France’s Loire Valley.

Chenin blanc is a white grape with aromas and flavors of apple, lemon, grass, and chalky minerals that develop into hon ey, acacia, and quince aromas with age. In warmer New World regions, the wine shows tropical fruit notes such as banana, guava, pear, and pineapple. It usually is made into dry to semi sweet wines, but its high acidity makes it perfect for sparkling wines.

“When grown in the right places, it can show a great balance of power and elegance,” Peter says. “Saumur, in the Loire, is one of those special spots where it achieves its maxi mum expression, combining weight with great focus, as we see in wines such as the Chateau Yvonne ($44).”

VIGNEAU CHEVREAU

He continues, “Vouvray, an appellation in the middle Loire Valley, used to be very much in fashion, but because the appellation also produces sweet wines, people are often reluctant to try a dry one. A great Vouvray sec (dry) is the Vigneau Chevreau ($23), showing the classic balance of bright fruit and mouth-cleansing acidity.”

CHATEAU YVONNE PAIRS WITH SALMON, TUNA, VEGETARIAN FOOD, POULTRY, AND MILD SOFT CHESSES.

PAIRS WITH SALMON, TUNA, VEGETARIAN FOOD, POULTRY, AND MILD SOFT CHESSES.

the winter months.

Vouvray is also home to some outstanding traditional-method (in the style of Champagne) sparkling wines. “They range in price, but all represent great value,” says Peter. “The same Vigneau Chevreau produces a lively version of Petillant Brut ($25), and Domaine du Clos Naudin (Foreau) Vouvray Moelleux ($40) compares extremely well with true brut nonvintage champagne.

Other parts of the world known for chenin blanc include South Africa, where is it the most planted white grape, far outnumbering the vines planted in the Loire. South Africa is where, according to Peter, delicious examples can be found at very af fordable prices. He recommends Opstal Chenin Blanc ($14). The Opstal family has farmed with chenin blanc for generations, and it forms the cornerstone of their estate, comprising a third of their vineyards. In South Africa, these wines may be labeled as Steen, the local name for the grape. “Another chenin blanc that is very popular,” says Peter, “hails from California, where Pine Ridge ($13) has, for years, blended it with just a touch of viognier to add a little aromatic lift.”

OPSTAL CHENIN BLANC PAIRS WITH SEAFOOD, SPICY FOOD, LEAN FISH, AND MILD SOFT CHESESES.

BROVIA VILLERO PAIRS WITH BEEF, PASTA, LAMB, AND GAME MEATS.

NEBBIOLO

“One of our favorite grapes is nebbiolo, na tive to the foggy hillsides of Piemonte, Italy. It is also found in other parts of the world, but its ability to create terroir-driven wines is unequaled outside of Northern Italy,” says Peter. “A thin-skinned variety, it is not easy to grow, and weather and soil are expressed very clearly in the wines, much as they are with traditionally produced pinot noir.”

Nebbiolo is known for high tannins, garnet color, and distinct aromas referred to as “tar and roses.” It is the main variety of wines from Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Gattinara, Carema, and Ghemme.

“Certainly, the best-known and most prestigious of the wines are from Barolo. These wines are typically capable of (and sometimes in need of) extended aging in the

bottle, as they can be very firm and tannic in their youth. A classic pairing with dishes like osso bucco and leg of lamb, a bottle of Barolo makes a lovely holiday gift.”

Peter recommends Reva Barolo DOCG ($52) and the single vineyard Brovia Villero ($104), while the Elena Giuseppe ($36) represents exceptional value. “Not all nebbiolo commands such a high price,” says Peter. “Great examples that have varietal accuracy but are affordable for parties and more ordinary occasions include Gian Luca Colombo Nebbiolo d’Alba ($28) and PaceLanghe Nebbiolo ($17).”

Looking for something festive and bubbly? Peter recommends a sparkling wine produced entirely from the nebbiolo grape but using the traditional (Champagne) method. “I think an exceptional wine to celebrate the holidays

with is Erpacrife Nebbiolo Brut Rose ($42). This bubbly is a fun salmon-pink color and truly lovely. A fascinating nose of rose petals and graphite gives it away as nebbiolo, and the tiny bubbles and delicate fla vors make any occasion a celebration!”

This holiday season, try these two intriguing grape varieties, perfect for cold nights and warm, hearty meals. Excellent choices for gift giving as well, chenin blanc and nebbiolo wines will surprise and delight the wine lovers in your life. H

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BY Mark Aiken | PHOTOGRAPHYBY Lars Blackmore

Aerial view of Campion Rink. Inset: Opening day, September 23, 2022.

Hoisting the Stanley Cup as a member of the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins was a highlight of Ben Lovejoy’s life. “It was a lifelong dream, and I worked every day for 32 years to make that dream come true,” says Ben. Many of those days were spent at Campion Rink on North Main Street between West Lebanon and Hanover. “I had two younger brothers, and we all played hockey,” says Ben, who grew up in nearby Canaan. “All of our games didn’t always happen right in a row.” The result: rather than driving home between games, all three Lovejoy boys spent hours at the rink—as much time off the ice as on, hanging in the lobby, snacking on refresh ments, playing with toys, and practicing stickhandling with a tennis ball in pickup games. Campion Rink was a major part of their childhoods.

Top left and right: Architectural drawings for the proposed renovations. Randall T. Mudge & Associates.

Middle: The proposed renovations feature a new rink entrance. Randall T. Mudge & Associates.

Bottom: Progress on the original rink construction, 1986. The rink officially opened on February 27, 1988.

Right: The fundraising committee includes (front row, from left): Mundy Wilson Piper, Amy Hochreiter, and Tracey Tanny.

Back row:Jeff Graham, Larry Ufford, Don Derrick, Ben Lovejoy, Dick Dodds, and John Hochreiter.

Missing: Randy Mudge and Bob Barr.

Below: A Campion banner flies high over Main Street.

HANOVER AT WWW. GREATERUPPERVALLEY

Campion was built in 1985 in a donated building using many handme-down parts from Dartmouth College’s Davis Arena, which had served Hanover for six decades. The rink serves as a home away from home for more than just the Lovejoy family. “We have over 30 user groups,” says Jeff Graham, general manager of the Hanover Improvement Society, which owns and operates Campion.

Constant use by all ages over three decades can get tiring for an old recreational facility, even one with as much character as Campion. The time has come for upgrades to the aging skating rink. A fundraiser is underway in order to ensure it is there for future generations of Upper Valley skaters.

DUE FOR UPGRADES

Campion Rink, named for James W. Campion, a civic-minded local businessman, has served Hanover and its surrounding area well. Five high school hockey teams, a youth hockey organization, figure skating clubs, and men’s and women’s recreational hockey groups use the space. Meanwhile, says Jeff, Dick Dodds, rink manager and Hanover High School’s boys’ varsity coach for the past 40 years, leads great daytime programming like his Coffee and Cocoa entry-level skills sessions. The rink operates seven days per week, six months per year.

With such high use, Jeff says the rink is due for some upgrades. “When Campion opened, women’s hockey wasn’t really a thing yet,” says Jeff. Now, there are as many women’s and girls’ teams as boys’. Yet the rink’s original floorplan included four locker rooms with two locker rooms sharing a bathroom and showers—not adequate for a 21st century facility. The renovation includes bigger locker rooms (each equipped with its own bathrooms and showers). Also, the rink has a sand floor surface. “Upgrading to a concrete slab surface and new compressors will improve the ice,” says Jeff.

IMPROVING HANOVER

The nonprofit Hanover Improvement Society owns and operates Campion Rink, along with Storrs Pond Recreation Area and Nugget Theater—three community assets in Hanover. The Society, founded by the town when the owners of the Nugget turned the theater over to the town, turned 100 years old this year. Its mission is to “identify, evaluate, and support opportunities to quietly maintain and improve the Hanover community, by the funding of ‘good works’ projects.”

Jeff, whose prior career was in a revenue-driven business, enjoys the nonprofit approach. “I went from trying to bring in as much profit as possible to trying to do as much good as possible,” he says. “Now I enjoy this part more.” To that end, the Society is trying to raise money in order to fund the rink renovation. The Society itself has pledged to donate one million dollars. Another donor, Dorothy Byrne, has pledged another million dollars if the Society can raise four million by December 31, 2022. “We still have $350,000 to raise,” says Jeff. Local contractor Estes & Gallup has been awarded the bid for the project. “Once the funding is secured, we plan to begin the first phase of this two-phased project in the spring,” says Jeff, noting that the plan is to schedule the construction so that no ice time gets missed.

MAKING MEMORIES

Now that his NHL career is over, Ben, who lives in Hanover, still spends time at Campion. “One of my earliest hockey memories is stepping onto the ice at Campion for Travel Mite tryouts as a third grader,” he says. “I was terrified; I didn’t know anyone.” The session started, and the kids started skating and doing hockey drills. “Once the drills started, I remember thinking, ‘Alright, this place is going to work out just fine,’” says Ben.

More than 20 years later, Ben is back as a youth hockey coach, working with

“We still have $350,000 to raise,” says Jeff. Local contractor Estes & Gallup has been awarded the bid for the project. “Once the funding is secured, we plan to begin the first phase of this twophased project in the spring,” says Jeff, noting that the plan is to schedule the construction so that no ice time gets missed.

his daughters’ teams: the Learn to Play four-year-olds, the eight-and-under Travel Mites, and the 10-and-under Squirts. “The kids are smart,” he says. “You explain stuff, and they get it. Sometimes they fail at first then stay with it until their games change. I can see their passion.”

The community around Hanover and the surrounding areas is just as dogged and passionate, and Campion Rink has been a centerpiece of this community for decades. “It gets use, and it needs care,” says Ben, noting that hockey parents will do anything— and drive any distances—so that their kids can skate. Because of Campion, kids in this community can play with their schoolmates and with kids from the next towns over without driving all over creation. “These sports gave me everything,” says Ben. “The rink has been in our community for 30 years, and I hope it stays another 30.” H

James W. Campion Rink

394 North Main Street West Lebanon, NH (603) 643-1222 campionrink.org

Winter Wonderland

Matt Brown Fine Art

The MBFA gallery features artwork, crafts, and books by residents (past and present) of Lyme, NH, and Thetford, VT: paintings, prints, poetry, and pottery; photographs and floor cloths; cards and clocks; jewelry, woodenware, soaps, and syrups. Our fourth annual Wild About Watercolor exhibit ends December 3. From December 9 through January 28 we host our annual Holiday Show with work by several new artists, and in February we open our fifth show of 19th century Japanese woodblock prints: KabukiEscapes, PrintsbyU.Kunisada.

Visit our gallery website for more info.

1 Main Street, On the Common Lyme, NH (603) 795-4855 www.mbrownfa.com Fri 10am–5pm & Sat 10am–3pm or by chance or appointment

Johnson Audiology

Better hearing is directly linked to better relationships, more self-confidence, and even brain health.Hearing well is about being an active, connected part of your world. Sometimes, the answer is as simple as a hearing aid. Other times, it’s less obvious. That’s why we start the conversation by talking about you. We want to understand what’s going on in your life. And as doctors of audiology, we listen to you from that professional perspective to give you a more connected life through better hearing. Want to know more? Give us a call. We’re ready to listen.

2 Dorrance Place Hanover, NH (603) 643-4327 www.JohnsonAudiologyhearing.com

The Fourth Place

The Fourth Place is the Upper Valley’s new home for everyone who loves games, comics, and geek culture! Visit the new space in Hanover to grab a soda and a snack, read the latest comics, make friends who share your hobbies, or play tabletop and video games ranging from D&D, to Pac-Man, to Catan, to Magic: The Gathering, to Pokemon and everything in between. Visit our website to learn about memberships, subscribe to comics, and get the latest news!

3 Lebanon Street

Hanover, NH (603) 277-9659

thefourthplacehanover.com

Instagram @4thplacegames

Twitter @4thplacegames

Wed & Thu 2–10pm, Fri & Sat 2–11pm Sun 2–9pm

OldWillow,BridgeRd., pastel by Jonathan Rose, 20” x 26”.

Danielle Bencze Owner/licensed esthetician

Glowen Day Spa

Glowen Day Spa is a beautiful private day escape located on the Lyme Common in NH. Glowen offers many skilled services for all your self-care needs in a relaxing, quiet, and comfortable environment. Whether it’s an advanced dermaplaning facial for your targeted skin concerns, a lash lift to perk up your brow area, or a healing reiki treatment to replenish your soul, you are bound to leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

Danielle Bencze takes pride in utilizing high-quality products designed to give you the ultimate luxurious spa experience in a comfortable atmosphere while remaining both local and affordable. Everyone deserves a pampered personalized experience designed to beautify the outside while nourishing the inside. Visit Glowen Day Spa to feel the positive shift in your energy and to leave being your best self.

18 On the Common Lyme, NH (603) 212-8216 www.glowendayspa.com

The Ivy Edit

The Ivy Edit is the “trendy sister” of the popular 37 Central Clothiers in Woodstock, Vermont. It’s flirty, fashion forward, and fun. Whether you’re looking for a special occasion dress, going out top, or just a great pair of Levi’s, you will find it there. Ivy also has an expanding selection of footwear. Visit the Ivy Edit, tucked just off Main Street in the alley next to Molly’s Restaurant. Follow them on Instagram @the_ivy_edit.

43 South Main Street Suite 2 Hanover, NH (603) 277-9147 www.theivyedit.com

Ramunto’s Brick & Brew

Here at Ramunto’s Brick & Brew we are dedicated to the highest quality New York pizzas. Our handcrafted pizzas, calzones, and stromboli require the freshest dough, which is made daily along with our signature sauce and freshly grated, premium whole-milk mozzarella. Our authentic wood-fired and seasoned slate ovens finish the process with our skilled cooks monitoring the process. Come join us for a real pizzeria experience in a fun family atmosphere.

9 South Street Hanover, NH (603) 643-9500 www.ramuntospizza.com

My Brigadeiro

We specialize in brigadeiros (bree-gah-day-ros), these luscious, handcrafted chocolate truffle balls that consist primarily of local ingredients from the beautiful farms of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Chocolate brigadeiro towers! A perfect treat for your guests and your holiday table.

33 South Main Street Hanover, NH (603) 277-2187 www.mybrigadeiro.com

Norwich Knits

Yarn & Craft

Norwich Knits offers a carefully curated collection of yarn and fiber, with one room dedicated to national brands and one room dedicated to local fiber farms, spinners, and dyers. We offer classes, craft nights, and knitting help as well as the Green Mountain Yarn Club, a monthly box club featuring yarn from Vermont farms and other goodies from the Green Mountain State.

289 Main Street Norwich, VT www.norwichknits.com

Please check the website for our current hours.

The Gilded Edge

Visit Us at Our New Location

An award-winning custom picture framing shop offering options for every budget, from ready-made frames and the new “Frugal Framing” line to full custom, hand-finished frames that are works of art themselves. We have received our 13th consecutive “Best of the Best” picture framers in the Upper Valley!

69 Hanover Street Lebanon, NH (603) 643-2884 www.gildededgeframing.com

Wed–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 10am–5pm Closed Mon & Tue to allow for production hours. All hours by appointment only.

The Norwich Bookstore

Located in the heart of Norwich, Vermont, just five minutes from the Dartmouth College Campus, the Norwich Bookstore is a vibrant, general interest bookstore, serving the Upper Valley since 1994. Known for our community programming, author events, and personalized staff recommendations, we strive to embody the spirit of cooperation, diversity, and independent thought seen throughout our community. We’ve got gifts for everyone on your list this season, in-store and online—and we offer nationwide shipping and complimentary gift wrapping!

291 Main Street, Norwich, VT (802) 649-1114 www.norwichbookstore.com Mon–Sat, 9am–6pm Sun 11am–5pm Twitter: @NorwichBooksVT Instagram: @norwichbookstore

rpmNH

Visit us at our new location

After managing the Record and Poster Store in Hanover for the past 18 years, Upper Valley native Bryan Smith has reimagined and opened his new record and poster store at 53 South Main Street. The record collection spans all decades, while the poster collection is made up of historical offerings and original designs. Don’t miss out on the store’s unique collection of New England colleges memorabilia.

53 South Main Street Hanover, NH (603) 643-6555 www.rpmNH.com

Open 7 days a week, 12–9pm

Lemon Tree Gifts

Distinctive Gifts, Jewelry & Home Décor

Visit the Upper Valley’s premiere gift shop where you’ll find a little something for everyone! Discover an array of treasures, including unique Dartmouth items, New Hampshire and Vermont mementos, Maple syrup and candy, toys and games for all ages, bath and body, jewelry, candles, men’s and baby gifts, comfy throws, and much more! We offer shipping and complimentary local area delivery options. We look forward to being part of your Hanover shopping experience!

Don’t forget to visit us in our PowerHouse Mall location across from L.L.Bean!

28 South Main Street (next to Lou’s) Hanover, NH (603) 643-5388

Lemon Tree Gifts of Hanover Open Daily

Joie de Vivre!

A view of Stoneham Mountain's main trails and terrain park above the base area.

Top right: Young skiers head toward the chairlift with their instructors.

Sometimes it’s nice to throw skis in the car and get away for a few days. The ski area doesn’t need to be huge, but a little bigger than the Dartmouth Skiway makes for a nice change. Something not too crowded, not too expensive, with good snow, slopeside lodging, fun places to eat, nice people . . . I found just that place, about 300 miles (four and half hours) north of Hanover, at Stoneham Mountain Resort in Quebec.

STORYANDPHOTOGRAPHYBY Lisa Ballard

Clockwise from above: Racers training slalom with the local ski club. The base lodge with a look at some of the ski trails beyond. A snowboarder gets air off the "camel bumps" in the terrain park.

Stoneham's polar bear mascot greets kids in the base lodge.

Why go that distance when there are dozens of closer skier areas? The drive is relatively easy, straight up I-91 to the Canadian border, then Autoroute 55 to A20. With the US dollar’s current strength, it’s a bargain. What’s more, Stoneham Mountain Resort is located about 20 minutes north of Quebec City, where you can also immerse yourself in the Quebec-French culture, and you might just find yourself in a winter festival that’s like Dartmouth Carnival on steroids.

THE SKIING

Stoneham Mountain Resort was founded in 1963 by a group of skiers from Quebec City who teamed up with several businesses in nearby Trois-Rivieres. They cut three ski trails, which are now part of a 43-trail network across three peaks. Stoneham tops out at an elevation of 1,946 feet, about the same as the Dartmouth Skiway, but with a couple hundred feet more vertical drop. Snowmaking covers 86 percent of the ski area, and there’s night skiing on 19 of those trails.

Last winter, I visited Stoneham for the second time in two winters. It’s an inviting place to return to. The moun tain skis a lot like Mount Sunapee, but with a French flare. And with 40 inches more natural snow! Sunapee gets an average of 130 inches per year versus Stoneham, which gets 170 inches. The conditions were excellent both trips.

On my first visit, I was unsure where to start. Like pick ing a bottle of wine based on its label, I picked what trails to ski based on their catchy names, starting with a trail called La Rock ’N Roll. “I love classic rock,” I thought, and pointed my skis down this wide top-to-bottom groomer off the L’Eclipse chair. As my skis cut big arcs below the lift, I smiled inside my neck gaiter. This was a sweet way to roll!

THE COLD

My neck gaiter covered my face below my goggles, mainly to protect it from the cold. It can get downright frigid at Stoneham, well below zero, but no one seemed to mind. As one Quebecois told me on the chairlift, “if you stayed inside every cold day in the winter, you would never go outside.” While I don’t particularly like to ski in the cold, it was easy to embrace whatever Mother Nature threw at me at Stoneham when the prevailing happy attitude was also weatherproof.

I worked my way across the three peaks, sampling other trails like one called Jacques Cartier. I felt akin to this famous French explorer, the first European to sail up the St. Lawrence River during the 1500s. Like Cartier, I’m an explorer at heart, though on that day, I sailed down ski trails rather than rivers.

A little later, I bombed down a black diamond called La Bomba (“The Bomb” in English), mostly because of its name. Actually, the pitch and moguls required more of a dance from edge to edge reminiscent of the Ricky

Right: Stoneham's high-speed chairlifts guarantee small lift lines and lots of runs. The ski area has six lifts.

Bottom: The author deciding which ski run to challenge herself on next.

One of many kids at this family-friendly ski resort.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Stoneham Mountain Resort can be very cold, particularly in January and February, where the daytime high averages in the teens and the aver age overnight low is below zero (F). Dress warmly, cover your face, and watch for frostbite.

Use a credit card that does not charge a foreign exchange fee.

If you want to ski at night under the lights, bring clear or very pale goggle lenses.

If you wish to stay in the Hotel Stoneham, book early. The hotel fills on weekends and there is limited lodging—mainly some condos—close to the slopes besides this hotel. There’s a good grocery store in the village of Stoneham-et-Tewksbury. No need to bring much additional food from home.

You need a valid passport to enter Canada.

MORE INFO

Stoneham Mountain Resort: (800) 463-6888, ski-stoneham.com

Hotel Stoneham: hotelstoneham.com. Note: The Hotel Stoneham is owned by the mountain. The phone number is the same.

Martin hit “La Bomba” than letting ’em run like a downhiller, but this short, steep trail was, indeed, the bomb!

THE CARNIVAL

After skiing for several hours, I worked my way back toward the main base lodge, intending to have a late lunch in either the cafeteria or the slopeside pub called Le Quatre Foyers. The cafeteria was quiet, but the pub was busy, perhaps due to the cold. Groups of skiers and snowboarders mingled by the fireplace and around the long, rectangular bar. I smiled when Joan Jett belted out “I love rock ’n roll” from unseen speakers around the large, popular pub, and thought about my first run of the day. An hour later, my appetite sated by a brick-oven pizza topped with sundried tomatoes, spinach, mozzarella, and a balsamic drizzle, I headed back to the slopes, though I never put my skis back on. The entire base area had transformed into a kids’ carnival! Small children giggled inside large, inflated bouncing bubbles. They slid down miniature snowboard rails, and hopped inside the snowcats (grooming machines), which were parked close by, doors open. I couldn’t resist climbing onto the driver’s seat of one of the cats. It was easy to imagine the driver manicuring the mountain for skiers like me.

Opposite, from top: View of the resort and Stoneham-et-Tewksbury from the chairlft. The slopeside Hotel Stoneham. A carving of a mother bear and her cub at the base of the ski area.The busy bar inside Le Quatre Foyers at the base of the ski slopes.

Far left: Many restaurants and boutiques along a snowy street in the historic district of Quebec City.

Left: Small children enjoy inflatable bounching bubbles during the kids' carnival.

ANOTHER CARNIVAL

I was so enchanted by my first ski trip to Stoneham Mountain Resort, that I went again last winter, I hap pily braved the subzero weather to carve turns on La Rock ’N Roll and Jacques Cartier again. I enjoyed my second dance down La Bomba, but I was less excited about eating every meal at Le Quatre Foyers and at the base lodge. The food was good, but the repetition was uninspiring.

“Let’s eat in Quebec City,” suggested one of my skiing buddies who was staying in the city at Le Concorde Hotel. The hotel was one of the tallest in the city (26 floors) and had a revolving restaurant on the top.

Several of us made the quick 20-minute drive into Quebec City, eager to try a new spot. As luck would have it, it was also Quebec’s winter carnival, the world’s oldest and largest winter carnival, which takes place each year in February, similar to Dartmouth Winter Carnival but on a grander scale.

Quebec’s winter carnival dates back to the late 1800s. There are numerous tournaments, including snowboarding, ice canoeing, snowshoeing, hockey, and dogsledding, plus many free outdoor feasts, a snow sculpture competition, and a traditional bain de neige (snow bath). As we sipped “caribous”—a hot drink in honor of the carnival made of red wine, whisky, and maple syrup— from atop Le Concorde, we watched the various scenes from the winter carnival come into view below us. Kids reveled at the many rides in one park. People cross-country skied in another. A band played in a third, as a few hundred people clapped and swayed to the lively music. Like Stoneham Mountain Resort, the entire city exuded a contagious joie de vivre.

The next day, I rock and rolled a few more times at the ski area and then headed for home. Stoneham Mountain Resort was a refreshing getaway. The skiing was good, and the vibe was even better. H

BY Wren Wahrenberger PHOTOGRAPHYCOURTESYOF River Valley Club

Personal training at RVC is one of many ways you can spend your time getting fit and achieving your health and wellness goals.

“Members are the number-one priority in every decision we make about the Club,” says Ross Dutille. “Our goal is to make that one hour a day they spend with us the best time of their day.”

In early 2020, the River Valley Club, the iconic fitness complex situated up the hill from the Lebanon Co-op, was forced (like everyone else) to shut down in-person operations for several months due to the pandemic. The core management team used this time to “revamp and reorganize,” according to Marketing Director Ross Dutille. They committed to finding new ways to make members’ time at the RVC “the best part of their day” when everyone returned.

They started by reorganizing spaces, such as the Fitness Floor, providing easier access to more cardio machines. They updated air circulation so that every eight minutes, brand-new air is cycled into the studios. When they reopened, they started utilizing the now popular back deck, bringing some CrossFit classes outdoors, weather permitting.

They also planned a sweeping renovation and building proj ect, which would add outdoor tennis and pickleball under lights by the spring of 2023, and indoor pickleball to the indoor tennis court area in the fall of 2022. The Club also made plans to reno vate the indoor swimming pool area, adding a larger cold plunge pool and new SwimEx Performance Pools, with controlled speed and temperature, next to a new saltwater recreation pool for the fall of 2023.

Thoughtful Improvements for Kids and Teachers

As part of their renovations, the RVC is adding four new class rooms to their FitKids childcare center for the fall of 2023. FitKids is known for its unique natural playground and is located beyond the main RVC building. The children can take swim, tennis, and rock-climbing lessons at the RVC as well.

Clockwise from opposite, top: Club members enjoy different amenities on a Wednesday night: spinning class, the cardio machines on the Fitness Floor, running on the treadmills with a workout buddy, Open Climb at the RVC climbing wall, BodyCombat class, and a Pilates Reformer class.

Clockwise from top: The Spa and Salon at RVC offers a wide variety of services, including (but not limited to) manicures, haircuts, hot stone massages, and facials.

FitKids provides free childcare for all RVC employees and also serves the community. To attract high-quality teachers, FitKids has increased teacher salaries and added generous sign-up bonuses for employees who recruit new teachers. Teachers in the sweetly named classrooms, including Bear Cubs, Porcupines, Bobcats, and Raccoons, greet parents at pickup and drop-off with the smile of employees who know they are appreciated.

After being closed during the pandemic, the KidsClub, which offers drop-in childcare (ages infant to 13) for members using the facility for up to two hours, is now reopened with new toys and activities in a space down the hall from the spa and salon.

These days, with the full reopen ing of the Club, members (who must be over 14) are more appreciative of their community—a tribe dedicated to getting and staying fit together. As the decorations go up for the holidays, members and employees will choose an ornament from their traditional holiday giving tree, which is in partnership with the Upper Valley Haven and has the age and gift request from a child of a local family in need. Members say that returning with the unwrapped gift feels like another way to be part of the community.

Something for Everyone

A vibe of positive energy now permeates every corner of the large RVC complex. A trainer waves hello from across the room to connect immediately to anyone entering the Fitness Floor, a 10,000-square-foot space with weight-lifting and cardio equipment. The photo and bio of the trainer on duty is posted so that a new member can easily identify them.

Everyone who joins the Club receives a one-hour fitness orientation with a personal trainer. Members desiring more one-on-one training can purchase packages of the more tailored

sessions in a quiet personal training studio or anywhere in the Club.

Of course, the RVC vibe is at different frequencies in different parts of the building. For example, the Yoga Studio, which only hosts yoga and meditation classes, maintains a peaceful vibe, with its delicate flower lanterns and yoga cushions. The Fitness Studio, in contrast, has bright windows and large mirrors, and is loud with up beat music. On a weekday morn ing, it is emptying of members covered in sweat and full of laugh ter as they put away their small weights after a BodyPump class. Their instructor, Emily Cleave land, her indigo streaked hair in pigtails, chats about the muscle pain that occurs after trying a new form of exercise. “When it’s not from an injury,” she says, quoting Chester Puller, “‘pain is weakness

leaving the body.’” Many other classes are held in the Fitness Studio including Zumba, cardio, dance, Pilates, and Forever Fit.

The CrossFit Box, on the lower level, has a vibe that is dead serious but supportive. A 5,000-squarefoot space, the CrossFit Box is de signed for anyone who is working on strength and conditioning using weights, ropes, kettlebells, rowing machines, Schwinn Airdyne bikes, artificial turf for speed work, train ing bars, and pull-up rigs. Each day a CrossFit trainer designs a new “workout of the day” or WOD for their specialized classes.

At one end of the CrossFit space is the 30-foot rock-climbing wall of simulated granite designed for all levels of climbers. Harnesses, shoes, and ropes are provided, as well as trained belayers during their evening hours of operation.

Below, from top: A FitKids teacher plays outside with a child. RVC Tennis Pro Chad Arado demonstrates the proper grip for a backhand shot with tennis member Paloma Asensio.

Susan Kirincich’s 11am Friday Kripalu Yoga class. Center: BodyCombat class with Jennifer Karr.

Upstairs, the Spinning Studio’s vibe is electric. Running lights help members step up to the bikes when the main lights go down and the serious riding begins. The back row, which is higher up, allows for an uncompromised view of the instructor.

The Pilates Reformer Studio has an active and dynamic feel to it. The specialized resistance equipment has a bed-like frame with a flat “carriage” platform that rolls back and forth on wheels within the frame. Unlike the regular Pilates classes in the Fitness Studio, the reformer classes require a one-on-one fitness consultation before the first class and an extra fee.

The indoor tennis courts are a popular destination for many RVC members, especially during the winter months, with groups of friends meeting during regularly reserved times slots. The popular staff of tennis instructors is now certified to teach one-on-one pickleball lessons, a sport which is increasing in popularity across the country.

After working out, the café area welcomes members with a vibe that varies with the time of day. It’s a quiet place in the morning to work on your laptop with a coffee, and it becomes a social hub during the busy 5 to 7pm evening hours, a place to have a healthy smoothie and snack with friends. Healthy grab-and-go snacks and cold drinks are available by the front desk where members first check in.

Setting Members Up for Success

The River Valley Club has so many options for fitness training and health maintenance that it might make locals recall another landmark establishment’s motto, Dan & Whit’s “If we don’t have it, you don’t need it.” Serving the Upper Valley since 1998, and gearing up for their 25th anniversary in March, the RVC has something for adults of every level of fitness and age group, from the total beginner

working with injuries to the elite athlete maintaining and improv ing fitness skills. If you make the decision to come, the RVC’s goal is to take care of you every step of the way.

Longtime RVC member Terry Tarun says, “The Club is state of the art . . . locker rooms are oh, so nice—showers, jacuzzi, towels, and lockers. The staff is helpful, patient, and friendly!”

“Members are the number-one priority in every decision we make about the Club,” says Ross Dutille. “Our goal is to make that one hour a day they spend with us the best time of their day.” According to Ross, the key to fulfilling this mission statement is having welltrained employees with a positive attitude. Starting at the front desk, all employees are trained to show new members around and help

them get acclimated to the Club, answering questions and finding the services that are right for each indi vidual. Members sign up for classes, the pool, and other services, such as drop-in childcare, online at the comprehensive RVC website.

“We want to set new members up for success,” says Ross. One of the ways the RVC encourages members to maintain their new fitness routine is by having special membership offers. For example, in January, all new members with a 12-month contract can earn back their $395 sign-up fee by coming to the Club at least eight times during the month of January. The monthly fee is $135.

Undergraduate college students, seniors over 70, and active-duty military always receive a discounted membership fee of $102 per month. In addition, all newcomers can

CrossFit members enjoy one of the five daily CrossFit group classes.

come to check out the Club and exercise their first day for free! Also, anyone over 90 years of age can use the Club free of charge. Ross says he knows a few members who are counting down the days for that particular perk.

Day passes are available for nonmembers for $40 a day and are dis counted to $30 if nonmembers have booked a spa service that day or if members bring them as a friend. Members receive incentives for signing up new members.

New members also get a welcome packet containing gift certificates and coupons, including one for a free smoothie, a 30 percent discount coupon at the salon and spa, and 20 percent off at the fitness shop. The packet also contains a coupon for a free tennis lesson and a free Pilates reformer consultation and class.

The RVC’s amenities are also open for nonmembers, including the spa, salon, and barbershop, and a physi cal therapist’s office. The spa offers massages, hair removal, and facials, including the new Hydra Facial. The salon provides cut, style, and color services as well as nail services. The men’s and women’s fitness clothing shop carries lululemon gear and tennis equipment. Members praise the RVC as a one-stop shop where you can get your hair cut, work out, socialize, and drop off the dry cleaning (at the fitness shop).

“Community is important, now more than ever,” says Ross, and it’s clear that the RVC’s goal is to foster that community, encouraging mem bers to set up fitness as a habit or routine. “It’s better for us, and it’s better for them.” H

River Valley Club

33 Morgan Drive Centerra Park

Lebanon, NH (603) 643-7720 rivervalleyclub.com

BY Katherine P. Cox PHOTOGRAPHYBY Lynn Bohannon

Life lessons of

GRACE HOPE HILL

BE BRAVE AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART

Grace Hope Hill walks the long corridor to her apartment at Kendal at Hanover with the tall, lithe, graceful steps of the dancer and movement instructor she was for 40 years and a pioneer in the fitness movement. At 91, she is elegant; age has not stooped her shoulders nor dimmed her memory. And there’s a lot to remem ber for the Barbados native who first arrived in Hanover with her husband, Errol Hill, renowned playwright and scholar of Caribbean and Black theater, when he was recruited to join the Dartmouth College faculty in 1968 as a professor of drama and head of the drama program there.

Grace and Errol and their four children were the first black family at Dartmouth. Grace was captivated, and she set down roots for her fam ily after many years of living in the Caribbean, New York, and New Haven while her husband was studying at the Yale School of Drama. “We knew nothing about Dartmouth,” she says, but “it was the place for me to bring up my children.” And for Errol, the Hopkins Center was a dream, she says.

CROSSING PATHS

Grace briefly met her husband at a gathering of international students while they were both students in England in 1952: she was study ing dance and physical education at Bedford College outside London and he was studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. After getting her diploma and teaching for a year in England, Grace got a teaching position at St. Andrew High School, a boarding school in Jamaica, where she taught physical education. “I always wanted to go to Jamaica. I loved it, everything about it, the friendly people, the place, the children,” she says of the four years she spent there in the early 1950s. But she hadn’t seen her family in five years and her parents encouraged her and a close friend to spend the summer back in Barbados. There, they signed up for a summer drama program. Errol Hill, who was teaching at the University of the West Indies,

headquartered

“Nothing can improve our general health and fitness more than our own self-care.” Self-care has become a buzzword now, but “it’s what I’ve been preaching all along.”

in Jamaica, was director of the pro gram. While Grace got to know him better through the summer pro gram, they did not see each other very much until Jamaica held an island-wide celebration of 300 years of British rule in 1955. Among the sponsored festivities was the produc tion of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Errol Hill, on the school grounds of St. Andrew High School, where Grace was teaching. It provided them an opportunity to spend some more time together before he returned to his home in Trinidad. Two years after meeting him and many lengthy correspondences, in 1956 they were

married in New York before return ing to Jamaica, where they both con tinued to teach.

MAKING HER WAY TO HANOVER

A year later, her first daughter was born, and Errol got the opportunity to attend the Yale School of Drama. He spent four years there, earning a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate in 1962. He, Grace, and the children returned to the University of West Indies in Trinidad and were there until going to Nigeria from 1965 to 1967. The Rockefeller Foundation invited him to go to the University of Ibadan in Nigeria to develop a

Ronald N. Sherr, Errol G. Hill, oil on panel, Dartmouth College.

The first poster, 1969, designed by John Scotford on a recycled Dartmouth poster. (Grace’s posters around town were often stolen by Dartmouth students to decorate their dorm rooms, she recalls.)

theater program there. “I was very thankful to have the opportunity to visit West Africa,” she says. The plan was to return to Jamaica after that, but the job he was expect ing fell through. “So many things in my life have turned in strange ways,” Grace says. Instead, he was recruited to start a theater program at Richmond College in Staten Island, part of the city university system, and wanted to start a the ater program there. Dartmouth College was also interested in him, and he was invited to visit the cam pus and view the Hopkins Center. “He couldn’t believe his eyes,” Grace says. “A real theater! With a costume director and technical director and designers! For any body in theater, that’s their dream.” They left Staten Island and moved to Hanover. “I found it difficult in Staten Island to find a place for my children to swim because of racial discrimination. It was not to my standards [for her family] and I knew we could not stay there.”

Hanover met her standards, but once the children were settled in schools and busy with activities, she yearned to return to dancing, either to take classes or teach, but there were no opportunities. A dance teacher at Dartmouth suggested she start her own dance program in the community. Unsure of how to go about it, she found a space in a former Grange Hall “that hadn’t been used in years. It was an old ramshackle building.” She cleaned up the space, put notices around town, and waited for the phone to ring. Which it did.

She was there for two years, and for 40 years, in various spaces, she taught dance and rhythmic movement in a program she called Keep Fit. “This was before Jane Fonda,” she says. In 1979 she self-published

a book and tape, Fitness First, making her a pioneer in what is now a booming fitness and wellness movement in the country. “It was a very exciting time for me.” In her book, which had a second printing in 1981, one sees the seeds of today’s fitness classes with her focus on exercises that incorporated balance, muscle tone, joint mobility, and relaxation. She wrote, “Nothing can improve our general health and fitness more than our own self-care.” Self-care has become a buzzword now, but “it’s what I’ve been preaching all along.”

COMING FULL CIRCLE

She soon was getting invitations to give workshops for teachers and children all over the state, com ing full circle to her days teaching in Jamaica. She taught classes for teachers and students and gave workshops to teachers on how they could lead their students in movement and dance. “The chil dren learn so much about their bodies, how to use their bodies, how they relate to other people, understanding how to move, and what the body is capable of doing.” She also introduced her concepts of movement at nursing homes and senior centers, again a new concept at the time.

In 2003, after 47 years of mar riage, her beloved husband died, and in 2009 she retired from teaching. Today she proudly boasts of her four grown children and three grandchildren, who are all Ivy Leaguers. “They made good use of their opportunities,” Grace says, as did she. Reflecting on her long and very full life, she says, “I’m very thankful for what life has provided for me. I feel very blessed.” H

Founder Ian Struckhoff in “Lost Tom’s Tower,” one of two theme rooms, overlooking Lebanon Street.

BY Kelly Sennott

A Place to Call HOME

INTRODUCING THE FOURTH PLACE, HANOVER’S NEW COMICS SHOP AND GAMES CAFE

In sociology, the “third place” is the one outside home and work where you feel the most comfortable. It could be a gym or barbershop, a bowling alley or cafe. In Friends, it’s Central Perk, and in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it’s the Bronze. Wherever you can metaphorically let down your hair and just be yourself—that’s the third place.

This is the inspiration for Ian Struckhoff’s new shop in Hanover Park, the Fourth Place, a multifaceted business complete with a comic book store, café, and community game space, all rolled into one. It’s the kind of spot he would have loved as a Hanover High student, constant ly on the lookout for a space to play Magic the Gathering or Dungeons & Dragons after school in the ’90s.

SHOP TALK

PHOTOGRAPHYBY CPerry Photography

Finding Your Crowd

“Everything that I was into as a kid that got me picked on in the ’80s and ’90s is huge now. But because I liked stuff that got me picked on, that idea of finding my people, finding the place where I could be comfortable, was huge for me,” Ian says at the shop, weeks before opening. “I had it easier than a lot of people do. I was an uppermiddle class straight white guy growing up in an Ivy League town. But I think it opened my eyes to what it’s like to be lacking your crowd.”

Construction of the Fourth Place has been completed, courtesy of Studio Nexus Architects + Planners and Estes & Gallup; the checkerboard floors have been installed, the walls have been painted a pale gray, and the main room is flooded with light from large windows looking onto Leba non Street. Ian wears a T-shirt plastered with one of the Fourth Place logos, which is striped with a pride rainbow to signify the company’s devotion toward active inclusion.

“I go to comics and game shops, and you’d think they had a machine in the back that prints out guys who look like me,” Ian says. “I’ve watched young women, people of color, and people with diverse gender representations walk into stores like that, look around, and say, ‘Gee, I didn’t bring my black sweatpants and Mountain Dew with me today. I don’t feel like I fit in.’ In an area like this, I think you have to be aggressively inclusive to keep it from becoming one crowd.”

Clockwise from top: Members and guests play games in the main room of the Fourth Place. Players try a card game in the cafe area between the comics section and the windows. A selection of comic books, including the week’s new releases. Customers in line to buy collectible miniatures, soda, and candy. Products in the pop-culture area, featuring manga, video games, anime, and other fandoms, with a Pac-Man arcade game in the background.

SHOP TALK

Community Spaces

For years, Ian worked in the technology industry and was a software service ex ecutive. There were certainly elements of the work he loved, but it was a world he’d fallen into mostly because he was good at it. When his company was acquired by GrubHub in 2017, Ian began dreaming up his next venture.

The result, the Fourth Place, sells tabletop and card games, comics, graphic novels, manga, books, and affinity products. But the centerpieces are the community spaces: the Tower Room, which houses a gaming table and game library for members, and the Tavern Room, a lounge with a premium gaming table, couch, and 65-inch TV.

Eventually, a furnished kitchen will allow visitors to purchase nonalcoholic cafe-style drinks, including iced tea, iced coffee, mocktails, freshly squeezed juices and smoothies, nostalgic bottled soda, candy, and healthy snacks.

“One of the things you run into at comics and games shops is they’ll sell Gatorade, energy drinks, the big three brands of soda, and a few kinds of candy bars, and granola bars,” he says. “I want it to be an experience where it feels like it’s worth coming in here. And so I want the options—especially the beverage options—to be standouts.”

Some business features are reserved exclusively for members—for example, certain games and tables—but Ian says anyone can come in to sit, have a drink, socialize, and play an assortment of cafe games regardless of membership.

Ian says he has been careful to design the business so that it doesn’t overlap with adjacent shops, because for him, it’s important to be a mainstay in Hanover. It’s where he grew up, where his family lives, and, after all, it’s where his dream of creating a place like this first began. H

The Fourth Place

Hanover Park 3 Lebanon Street, Second Floor Hanover, NH thefourthplaceforgeeks.com

BY Katherine P. Cox

Considering Hormone Pellets

A WELL-TOLERATED, CUSTOMIZED TREATMENT

HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, easing menopausal symptoms for women and low testosterone for men. Pills, patches, and creams are more commonly known methods of raising hormone levels in people. Another form that is not necessarily new but is becoming more well-known is the use of bioidentical hormone pellets, which are inserted under the skin.

Hormone imbalance can be attributed to a lot of challenges we face, in addition to age, says Dr. Andre Berger, cosmetic dermatologist and founder of Rejuvalife Vitality Center in Beverly Hills, and balancing hormones is key to supporting optimal health. Bioidentical hormones are derived from compounds that have the exact same chemical and molecular structure as the hormones produced by our bodies, Dr. Berger says. “Our approach to managing hormone insufficiency has been changing. There’s a trend to

transition to bioidentical hormones (as opposed to synthetic hormones).”

HORMONAL CHANGES

Men as well as women can benefit from hormone therapy. Low testosterone affects 40 percent of men aged 45 and older, Dr. Berger says. Diabetes, obesity, COPD, renal disease, and HIV are among the factors that contribute to low testosterone levels. Lack of focus, fatigue, depression, loss of muscle mass, erectile disfunction, low sex drive,

increase in fat, and loss of athletic performance can be the results of low testosterone.

For women, hormone levels start to decrease with perimenopause and menopause. “Many women have a difficult time with menopausal symptoms,” Dr. Berger says. Hot flashes, sweating, heart palpitations, sleep problems, lack of sex drive and loss of sexual satisfaction, depression, and vaginal dryness are among the difficulties menopausal women face. Heart disease is also an issue. “Hormones affect the risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” Dr. Berger says. “There’s a 35 percent risk reduction for women on hormones.”

Bioidentical hormone pellets tailored to a patient’s specific needs and conditions can alleviate many of these symptoms and actually deliver a host of benefits, Dr. Berger says, among them lower cholesterol, reduced blood pressure and blood sugar, more energy, improved muscle mass and bone density, better memory, and improved sex drive.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Hormone pellets are implanted in the fat tissue under the skin to slowly

release the hormones. The uniqueness of this therapy is that it provides consistent hormone release; there are no hormone level fluctuations that might occur with creams or patches, Dr. Berger says. An added benefit is that it increases patient compliance; no need to remember to take pills or replace patches or apply creams.

“The pellets can contain a number of different hormones, primarily estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone,” which are pressed into pellets with sizes that range from a half a grain of rice to a Tic Tac. They are replaced when their potency starts to diminish, usually after three or four months, so you only have to get the procedure three or four times a year, Dr. Berger says. “It takes four days to two weeks for the onset of their action.” Treatment is customized, based on a patient’s individual metabolic and hormonal needs, and should be administered by a trained and experienced medical practitioner. Before treatment, a thorough exam from a doctor trained in hormone replacement therapy and the use of pellets should include a full evaluation of symptoms and medical contraindications, such as breast cancer, clotting disorders,

Bioidentical Hormone Pellets

heart disease, and undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, and a proper blood test to measure hormone levels. “That’s how you calculate the appropriate dose and which hormone to use,” Dr. Berger says. “Women can benefit from estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. It all correlates to their symptoms. You have to figure out what their issues are and measure.”

Implanting the pellets is a quick office procedure; the hip area is numbed, a small incision is made in the hip, and the pellets are inserted. The incision is then closed with Steri-Strips and covered with a waterproof film, which should remain in place for about a week while the incision heals. Patients are advised not to submerge themselves in water—take showers rather than baths and avoid swimming—during the healing process. A follow-up lab test should be done in six weeks to measure hormone levels again and to see if the dosage is right and the levels are where you want them to be, Dr. Berger says, and to guide future dosages.

“There are many ways of deliver ing hormones,” Dr. Berger says. The advantages of bioidentical hormone pellet therapy are consistent deliv ery, continuous absorption into the bloodstream (it bypasses the liver), and no gastrointestinal side effects. It’s also well tolerated, provides better control of symptoms, and it’s a customized treatment to meet individual needs. H

For more from Dr. Berger, see his book The Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Prescription.

THE HOOD MUSEUM OF ART @

WINTER EVENTS

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

The Hood Museum of Art is free and open to all. Public programs are free unless otherwise noted. Hours: Wednesday, 11am–5pm; Thursday and Friday, 11am–8pm; Saturday, 1–5pm. For information, visit hoodmuseum. dartmouth.edu or call (603) 646-2808.

The Hood Museum of Art continues to provide both in-person and virtual programming throughout the winter months. Join us for lectures with scholars and discussions with artists. Contribute to important conversations on current issues and take a closer look at works in the collection. We can’t wait to see you in the galleries or online!

Through December 4

Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala

One of the most powerful painting movements of our time has emerged in a remote corner of Australia. Madayin, the first major exhibition of Aboriginal bark paintings to tour the United States, presents one of Australia’s most unique contributions to global contemporary art. The exhibition comprises more than 90 paintings, produced over 80 years, from the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia and other major museums.

Through December 17 Femme Is Fierce: Femme Queer Gender Performance in Photography

This exhibition celebrates various ways that femme performance is depicted in photography. The subjects of these photos embrace femme as an aspect of their self-representation across genders, queer orientations, races, ethnicities, and time.

Through December 17 Embodied: Artist as Medium By dressing, posing, and digitally manipulating their bodies in specific ways, the artists in this exhibition comment on issues ranging from objectification and societal expectations to

racial violence and the ethnographic gaze.

Through March 19, 2023

Park Dae Sung: Ink Reimagined Ink Reimagined is a groundbreaking solo exhibition of contemporary Korean ink painter Park Dae Sung’s works. Featuring paintings of enormous scale and refined technique, Park’s ongoing contemplation of ancient landscapes and objects asks the viewer to rethink modernity via tradition and gain a fresh appreciation for the diversity of styles—from dramatic to meditative to bursting with movement—possible though ink and brush.

Park Dae Sung:Ink Reimagined, on view at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth through March 19, 2023.

Hernandez, La Ofrenda, from the National Chicano Screenprint Taller, 1988–1989, 1988, screenprint on paper. Smithsonian American Art Museum: Gift of the Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles; 1991.65.3. © 1988, Self-Help Graphics & Art, Inc.

Through April 30, 2023

Unbroken: Native American Ceramics, Sculpture, and Design

This exhibit draws from the Hood Museum’s permanent collections to create dialogue between historical, modern, and contemporary works made by Indigenous North American artists.

December 17–November 12, 2023

Historical Imaginary

This exhibition pairs an unfinished study for Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware with historical and contemporary artworks from the Hood Museum’s collection to explore how artists have constructed ideas about US history.

February 4–June 11, 2023

¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and ImpactofChicanoGraphics,1965toNow

In the 1960s, activist Chicano artists forged a remarkable history of printmaking that remains vital today. Many artists came of age during the civil rights, labor, anti-war, feminist, and LGBTQ+ movements and channeled the periods’ social activism into assertive aesthetic statements that announced a new political and cultural consciousness among people of Mexican descent in the United States. The Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition ¡Printing the Revolution! explores the rise of Chicano graphics within these early social movements and the ways in which later Chicanx artists have advanced innovative printmaking practices attuned to social justice.

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WINTER EVENTS

January 11, February 25, March 25

Hood Highlight Tour

Join us for in-person tours of the museum galleries. Tours meet in the Russo Atrium five minutes prior to the start time. No registration necessary.

January, 12:30–1:30pm; February & March, 2–3pm

January 13, February 10

Maker Drop-In

Give yourself a break with a self-guided crafting activity in the atrium. Materials provided. For all ages and no experience necessary. Drop by anytime between 4 and 7pm.

Russo Atrium, 4–7pm

January 25

A Space for Dialogue Gallery Talk: Constructing the Ideal Soldier Who is the ideal soldier? This exhibition explores how artists have constructed the image of the perfect service member, with an emphasis on Mexico and the United States in the first half of the 20th century. During this period, artists helped to construct the soldier as a figure with a certain gender, sexual orientation, and patriotic outlook. This exhibition examines the various purposes for which artists have depicted the soldier figure, whether to reinforce patriarchal norms, instill patriotic pride, or recruit more fighters. Also livestreaming on the museum’s Facebook page.

Gutman Gallery, 12:30–1:15pm

January 26

Maker Night: Ink Reimagined

This interactive maker workshop combines learning about Korean ink painting through the masterful brushwork of Park Dae Sung and experimenting with ink painting in the studio. Participants will use inks derived from natural materials and learn methods for making inks at home. No studio experience required for this free workshop. Visit our website to register.

6–7:30pm

February 8, 22

Exhibition Tour: ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now Join Michael Hartman, Jonathan Little

Cohen Associate Curator of American Art, and Beatriz Yanes Martinez, Hood Museum Board of Advisors Mutual Learning Fellow, for an introductory tour of the exhibition. No registration is necessary, but space is limited. Please meet in the Russo Atrium 10 minutes prior to the start time. 12:30–1:30pm

February 16 Winter Opening

Celebrate the new and current exhibitions! Learn about what’s new on view, discover upcoming programs, and enjoy an evening out through in-gallery exploration, live music, and remarks from Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961s Director John R. Stomberg. 6:15–7:15pm

February 22–24

Virtual Symposium: Terms of Art: Design, Description, and Discovery in Cataloging The Hood Museum of Art and Dartmouth Research Computing are organizing a virtual symposium that will bring together museums, libraries, and archives to discuss issues of access and ethical vocabularies in cultural heritage. Additionally, the symposium will emphasize the role of technologists who specialize in user-centered design as critical to promoting equity in information systems. This symposium is sponsored by the Leslie Center for the Humanities. Visit our website to register.

February 23

Teacher Workshop: ¡Printing the Revolution!

The workshop will feature a curatorial introduction to the exhibition, gallery activities led by museum educators, and a printmaking experience. 4–6:30pm

March 15

Conversations and Connections: Rethinking Contemporary Ink Art through Park Dae Sung

Join Professor Sunglim Kim and Jinyoung A. Jin, Director of Cultural Programs at the Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, as they discuss the exhibition Park Dae Sung:Ink Reimagined. 12:30–1:30pm

HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE

ARTS

@ DARTMOUTH COLLEGE hop.dartmouth.edu

For information, tickets, or pricing information, call (603) 646-2422 or visit hop.dartmouth.edu. The Hop Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 10am–5pm.

December 10

Met Opera in HD: The Hours

Three women grapple with their roles in society in this poignant world premiere, based on Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel.

Loew Auditorium, 1pm

January 14

Met Opera in HD: Fedora

Packed with memorable melodies, showstopping arias, and explosive confrontations, Fedora requires a cast of thrilling voices to take flight, and the Met’s new production promises to deliver.

Loew Auditorium, 1pm

Visit hop.dartmouth.edu for an updated list of events throughout the winter. H

December 10/ The Hours

January 14/Fedora

WINTER EVENTS

HAPPENINGS: WINTER 2022/2023

A person should have wings to carry them where their dreams go, but sometimes a pair of skis makes a good substitute.

—Hans Gmoser

DECEMBER | JANUARY | FEBRUARY

Montshire Museum of Science

One Montshire Road Norwich, VT (802) 649-2200 montshire.org

Through January 2

Exhibit: I Never Saw It That Way: Exploring Science Through Art Visitors can consider science from fresh perspectives in this original exhibition created by artists, sculptors, photographers, and crafters on the Montshire Museum staff. Through this special collection of works, visitors will be invited to engage in a broad range of subjects from genetics to data visualization, from chemical reactions to arithmetic. Special hands-on workshops and artist talks are planned for the run of the exhibition.

Exhibit: Wonder Woods

Wonder Woods is specially designed to ignite the curiosity and support the development of the museum’s youngest visitors— children ages five and under. Informed by the latest research on early childhood development, this permanent, 600-squarefoot, multilevel learning space is

designed to foster an early love and interest in STEM learning (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as it aims to help children become confident lifelong learners.

Exhibit: Bubbles: Science in Soap Delight in experimenting with surface tension, concocting new ways to create a bubble, crafting a foam sculpture, and injecting a bubble with mist. From bubbleinspired architecture and magic to frozen bubbles, these images present a fresh take on the bubbles we see in our daily lives.

Exhibit: Selections from Making Music: The Science of Musical Instruments

Selections from Making Music: The Science of Musical Instruments highlights select experiences from this classic Montshire exhibition and explores how musical instruments are created and played. Investigate the

This self-curated exhibition of mixed-media art by Montshire staff celebrates the many different ways one can interface with science and present those interactions to the world.

relationship between key instrument design variations, the sounds produced, and hear stories of the people who make and play musical instruments.

Exhibit: Give It a Whirl: Exploring Motion

From the flow of water and the path of planets to the spinning of tops and the rotation of balls, objects move in unique and interesting ways! Learn about the science behind movement. The concepts of gravity, momentum, inertia, turbulence, and more are examined and explained through interactive experiences that offer connections to real-life occurrences.

Exhibit: Solve It! Puzzles, Math & Problem-Solving

Energize your brain and spark your imagination as you quest to solve hands-on puzzles and games. Solve It! empowers and encourages you to test your perseverance and problem-solving skills as you hunt for solutions using geometry, patterns, and math.

Exhibit: Discovering the Natural World

Featuring real tools of scientific research, Discovering the Natural World makes learning about living plants and animals an interactive process that will surprise and delight. Get curious as you explore

interconnected exhibits that help you discover your inner scientist.

Exhibit: Air Works

Air Works, featuring a dazzling array of interactive exhibits, helps to flex engineering muscles, strengthen the understanding of core scientific concepts, and spark the imaginations of all ages.

Exhibit: Life in Local Waters

See fish, frogs, and turtles native to the New England region. Each aquarium is representative of a different freshwater habitat. From toads to turtles, crayfish to trout, view native species close up.

Family Science Activities

Every day is different! You may get to hold a fossil or make a parachute, build an electric circuit, or use a microscope!

Visit montshire.org for dates and times. 11am & 2pm

December 6, 13, 20

Homeschool Electricity Workshop

What makes a light bulb light up?

We’ll explore this question and others by testing circuits using wires, bulbs, motors, and switches. By the end of the series participants will use their new knowledge to build their own electric games to take home.

Ages 6–8: 10:30am Ages 9–12: 1pm

January 3

Hanover Garden Club: Biodiversity at Great Dixter with Fergus Garrett (Film) 1pm

February 7 Hanover Garden Club: Epimediums: Jewels of the Shade with Karen Perkins 1pm

Discover the Joy of Science at Home!

Developed, hosted, and curated by the Montshire’s education team, this online learning series consists of videos and resources that allow young learners to delve into a different topic using a variety of learning methods.

Learning opportunities include:

• Teacher’s Guide for educators

• DIY science projects for kids and parents to do at home

• Downloadable activities, such as scavenger hunts and puzzles

• Video explorations of science concepts

Learn all about pond life, boats, the sun, bubbles, skeletons, light, air, and more!

Visit our website and click on Montshire at Home for more information.

SolveIt!Puzzles,Math&Problem-Solving

Give It a Whirl: Exploring Motion

January 3 Biodiversity at Great Dixter with Fergus Garrett (Film)

Hikes for Every Month of the Year!

Download full directions for your own self-guided hike around Hanover—where to go, what you’ll see, plus a glimpse into the backstory. Access each hike on your phone (if cell service allows) or print the PDF version to take with you. Visit Hanover Conservancy’s website, hanoverconservancy.org/hike-of-themonth, for more information.

December

Behemoths of Balch Hill

0.8 miles round-trip

Fullington Farm & Old Highway 1.8 miles round-trip

January

Black Bear Loop

1.05 miles round-trip Hudson Farm & the AT 1.75 miles round-trip

February

Childs Farm Loop at Trescott Lands

1.4 miles round-trip

Mill Pond Forest & Dana Pastures 2 miles

Mink Brook & the Harris Trail 1.3-mile loop

Tunis Brook Mill Lot 1.1 miles round-trip

HAPPENINGS

OtherNoteworthyEvents

Online Exhibit: Norwich Women Crafting the Future

For 200 years Norwich women have advocated for change, taken a stand, and contributed to our community. Abolition, temperance, and the right to vote are just some of the causes. They have sewn, knitted, and quilted. They have marched, petitioned, debated, and raised funds. They have fought for their rights and voices, and while doing so have crafted a better world. norwichhistory.org

November 19

Billy Sharff: When Santa Came to Stay

What happens when your Christmas cookies are too good? Santa comes . . . to stay! As one family discovers, maybe the true meaning of Christmas is about more than presents and sweets. And maybe there’s a reason it comes but once a year.

The Norwich Bookstore, 4pm norwichbookstore.com

November 22

Toddler Talk and Rock

A music and movement program with a focus on communication to get your toddler talking and rocking! This 30-minute program is for ages one to three with their caregivers. Howe Library, 11am thehowe.org

December 7

First Wednesday: Where Do We Stand? A Report from the Climate Battle

Author and activist Bill McKibben— the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and leader of the climate campaign group 350.org—provides an overview of the climate crisis and what changes need to be made to save the planet. Norwich Congregational Church, 7pm norwichhistory.org

January 4

First Wednesday: Adapting Traditional Stories into Mainstream Literature (Digital Event)

Indigenous people have shared stories to pass down knowledge, ways of living, traditions, and ceremonies for thousands of years. Author David A. Robertson examines his middle grade fiction fantasy novels, the Misewa Saga, and discusses what role traditional stories played in the development of the series. He explains how he honored the richness, intent, and themes of those original stories.

Norwich Public Library via Zoom, 7pm

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HANOVER TALKS

BY Mike Morin

Meet

Lara LitchfieldKimber

Executive Director of the Montshire Museum since January 2020

Explainhowhands-onlearningatMontshireMuseum of Science can lead to “aha!” moments in a child’s understandingoftheworld.

Hands-on or interactive learning is largely tactile, which is different from other ways of learning. In addition to encouraging gross and fine motor skill development and increasing spatial awareness, hands-on exploration en courages and rewards discovery through trial and error. One of my favorite types of “aha” moments comes from persevering through a challenge. Another comes when something finally clicks and a connection is made to a larger phenomenon in the outside world.

Yousayleaningintoscienceishelpfulinsolvingour problems.Howdoyouintroduceclimatechangeissues andhowkidscanbeapartofthesolution?

I would love to see a world in which everyday people are fluent in science and empowered to use science to help build a more equitable and sustainable future. This requires both a foundational understanding of science facts and principles and appreciation for the process of scientific discovery itself. Science museums have many tools to help build science literacy in children (and adults) by engaging them in critical issues through things like exhibits and educational programs on current topics such as climate resilience, or hosting community dialogues and training youth in advocacy work.

Givereadersanappreciationofhowlongittakesto developaninteractiveexhibitthat160,000visitorsa yearwillexperience.

Usually an individual exhibit is part of a larger exhibition. New exhibition development takes some time. Depending on the size of the exhibition and number of individual

exhibits it will contain, upfront conceptualization, content development, and initial design can take up to two years. Then comes a period of rigorous prototyping and evaluation, which needs to occur before exhibits go into final fabrication. Prototyping is critical for interactive exhibits so we can be sure they actually work as intended, convey content correctly, and can withstand heavy usage (and occasional misuse) by museum guests. In many cases the entire process can take up to three years.

Inthetimeyou’vebeenhere,whatdoyouenjoydoingwhen awayfromwork?

I’m still in my first year of living in the Upper Valley having moved here from New York’s Hudson Valley region. I’ve had a pretty steady stream of friends and family visit me in this beau tiful place, which has given me ample opportunity to get out and explore the outdoors and visit other regional attractions. H

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