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More Reasons to Love the Lakes Region Gilford - $6,495,000 A Family Compound that surpasses excellence. Experience wonderful sunrises, sun-filled days and the ever-changing, magnificent sunsets at this estate that is on a rare, beautiful point of land. Built in 2007 this four bedroom main home has over 5400sf of outstanding living space plus a four bedroom guest home with over 3400sf of fabulous living space. Outstanding docking, sandy beach, incredible views, level lot, patios, two homes, two lots with 566 feet of crystal clear waterfront. This is a rare find.

You will be impressed by the privacy, style and amenities. Elevator, wine cellar, billiard room, fabulous baths, private bedroom suites, exercise room, post and beam porches with fireplace, five garages are just a sampling of the amenities at this impressive property. The lot is level! The privacy is amazing! The location is prime. This is a prize in an outstanding community.

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A private, gated entrance approaches this extraordinary Post & Beam home with 6 bedrooms & 5 fireplaces. A serene Estate setting offers 12 acres, lush lawns, wildflowers & 155 ft of prime waterfront with beach & U-shaped dock. The design & personality of this home is distinctive. Quality is unmatched. Two main level master suites, caretakers suite or in-law apartment, multiple 2nd level en-suite bedrooms, state of the art mechanicals & electronics, a kitchen appointed for the serious cook, sweeping decks with summer kitchen, grill & bar & helicopter accessibilities. For entertaining there’s a gym, theatre, wine cellar, wet bar & family room. With 3 furnaces & generator, this home will be worry free. Its a home that will provide a lifestyle of unsurpassed comfort & privacy.

This Picture Perfect home is both impressive and beautifully designed. Enjoy picturesque sunsets from the spacious deck. Spend cool evenings on the signature Post and Beam screened porch with fireplace. The well-appointed kitchen is a cook’s dream. The Master Suite with fireplace opens to a private deck. The bath is spa-like. Additional main level features a laundry, wet bar and a Great Room with soaring ceiling, wood burning fireplace and enormous windows. Second level includes three en-suite bedrooms. The walkout lower level has been tastefully finished with theater, exercise room, hobby room, family room and game room. Enjoy the outdoor amenities which include a perched beach and a double dock with a double canopy.

Gilford - $1,595,000

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A lovely and tasteful home with wonderful lake and mountain views. A flexible floor plan allows for up to six bedrooms, if desired. Professional landscaping, large expanse of lawn and a waterside patio. Designed with an open floor plan and walls of windows, the home is sun-filled and spacious. Master bedroom and two additional bedrooms are on the second level. The Bonus Area encompasses a two room suite with private bath. Main level includes a large Great Room with fireplace, kitchen with walk-in pantry, laundry room and a bedroom or office. The walkout lower level has been beautifully finished with game room, theater and bath. Beautifully built, tastefully decorated and finished, this is a terrific home!

This tasteful and spacious single level home shall be built on an outstanding 8 acre lot with dramatic lake and mountain views. Three spacious bedrooms and a Great Room..Soaring ceilings, walls of glass to take advantage of the long vistas. A three car garage is oversized and has plenty of storage. The walkout lower level is ready to be finished, and is the perfect location for a family room, game room or extra bedrooms. Views from the lower level are fantastic. Amenities at Waldron Bay include beach, tennis and clubhouse.

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The Colonial: Laconia’s Sleeping Beauty Story by Barbara Neville Wilson Photos Courtesy of Belknap EDC It’s a bright winter morning when I ease into the oval roundabout of downtown Laconia. The vintage “Colonial” sign catches my eye before I pull into the first parking space available: #2.

It’s a Thursday, but there’s no one in sight as I step out of my car, cross Main Street, walk past yesteryear’s toys at “Bloom’s Variety” and duck under the aging theater marquee at 609 Main.

The alcove I stand in was once grand.

The doors look heavy and handcrafted; the stonework, substantial, but today “Save Me a Seat” posters fill glassfronted “Coming Attraction” cases once reserved for announcements of Hollywood blockbusters.

I step back onto the well-worn sidewalk. Vacant storefront windows on either side of the theater entrance announce plans for “609 Main Street, Colonial Theater Block Redevelopment.”

I crane my neck and see three stories of peeling paint and faltering trim.

Rusted rivets adorn the sign.

I blink and imagine another, better time for Laconia’s downtown, a time when children walked from home to the movies on a Saturday afternoon: “…past downtown stores such as LaFlamme’s Bakery (best chocolate doughnuts in the world), Oscar Lougee’s and Rosen’s and O’Shea’s (clothes, of more interest to us in later years), the nut shop (we never could

workshop of toys), the Newberry and Woolworth five-and-dime stores (where we spent most of the part of our twenty-five-cents weekly allowance that wasn’t spent at the movies or on Spanish peanuts), and finally reached our destination”, the Colonial Theater, wrote Sandwich author Ruth Doan MacDougall in 2011.

I’ve come to talk with 609 Main Street Executive Director Justin Slattery about the revitalization of the Colonial, but as I wait, my mind questions, “Is there really something behind these doors that can be saved?

What is the line between ‘dormant’ and ‘derelict’?”

I glance north and see a well-dressed man walking swiftly towards me, smiling broadly. “Justin?” I ask.

“Yes.” “Thanks for meeting with me.”

“I’m happy to show you around,” he replies.

In an instant, we are inside a redwallpapered entry and as Justin disappears to turn on lights, I am struck by the beauty of ticket windows framed by intricate carving. Marble wainscoting and rich-hued French doors beckon from down the hall.

“It’s actually two buildings,” says Justin. The first, where we entered, comprises 18,000 square feet. In addition to the theater lobby, the original plans for the Colonial called for four afford cashews, but you could get a lot of Spanish peanuts for a nickel),

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• The Colonial Continued from page 3 storefronts on the ground floor and 12 or so offices on the second- and thirdfloors. In later years, Justin says, the offices became apartments. The revitalization calls for substantial upgrades to all of them and their return to the city’s market rate rental pool.

We walk swiftly up the hallway and through the glass doors. “It’s cold in here,” Justin warns. “It’s a construction space.” I nod acceptance as we go around a corner to the auditorium.

“WOW!” I stand paralyzed.

I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this.

Here, stretching wide—unimaginably wide—and high—fabulously, fantastically high—with soaring, vaulted ceiling, is a glorious space.

Despite years of neglect and recent demolition of sheetrock installed when the single grand theater was partitioned into five theaters in the 1980s, the Colonial’s original magnificence shines through. Even as a child in the 1950s, Doan McDougall could see that the theater’s better days were behind it.

“In its heyday this theater must have been very grand; its seats were cushioned…and there were boxes to the sides of the stage with gold railing and tassels; nobody sat in them now. There was an orchestra pit where no orchestra played, and above the proscenium arch

was a painting of ladies almost naked, their drapery blowing, and cherubs, all soft blue and pink and gold,” she wrote in The Lilting House.

Justin directs my gaze to that proscenium arch now, “If you look closely, you can see ‘Venice’ on the original fire curtain behind it.” The Colonial was the creation of Benjamin Piscopo, a wealthy Italian immigrant who had made his fortune in Boston real estate. Smitten with the Lakes Region, he completed his theater in 1914 for $150,000 ($23,000,000 in skilled labor cost today) and decorated it with classical, rococo elements reminiscent of his homeland. The gigantic 40 by 60-ft., four-story tall fire curtain hang-

ing behind the proscenium is said to be painted with a remarkable Venetian scene, a tribute to Piscopo’s roots. But, Justin apologizes; he cannot lower it to show it to me. Fire curtains manufactured before the 1970s were made of asbestos, a highly-effective fire retardant, since found to be highly carcinogenic. Any movement of the curtain is a hazard.

Asbestos is just one of the challenges Justin and 609 Main have encountered.

A 38,000 sq. ft. space built more than a century ago, filled with more than a century of “cutting edge” performance technology and heating and cooling apparatus, that had become run down in the Urban Renewal throes of the 1960s and 1970s and left effectively abandoned for nearly two decades, would probably be subject to demolition in any other city.

Luckily, the Colonial is not in any other city. It is at the heart of Laconia’s downtown and has become the love child of a unique partnership between the Belknap Economic Development Council (Belknap EDC) and the City of Laconia. Founded in 1992, the Belknap EDC has long worked to enhance economic opportunity in the county by supporting business and workforce development, but the Colonial at 609

Main is its first bricks-and-mortar project. Quality of life is key to attracting and retaining employees, the EDC maintains, and entertainment is one important component to that quality.

The non-profit 609 Main Street organization sees the theatre block as a first step that will lead to positive outcomes on many fronts, saying, “With the revitalization, the city of Laconia and Belknap County will provide one of the largest indoor performing arts stages in New Hampshire, generating jobs and economic stability for generations to come.”

The collaboration between the Belknap EDC and the City of Laconia has permitted the project to gain traction more quickly than similar projects sometimes do. With the support of the city, and especially Mayor Ed Engler, Belknap EDC, received title to the Colonial in July 2016 and quickly got to work building out support. It received the largest single LCHIP (Land and Community Heritage Investment Program) grant of any in the state (and most in memory) when it received a matching grant of $500,000 late last year. With sufficient seed pledges from individuals and businesses, it is ready to move into the next phase of revitalization. Ultimately, the project is expected to cost $15 million and should be complete by spring of 2018.

Anyone wishing to support the revitalization of the Colonial is invited to donate online at www.609MainStreet. org or by mail at 609 Main Street, LLC, C/O Belknap EDC 383 S. Main St., Laconia, NH 03246. You can “Save a Seat” in your name or someone else’s at the $500 level, or place a star on the Walk of Fame in front of the theater by giving $25,000. Businesses donating can apply for tax credits for their gifts.

You can also call Executive Director Justin Slattery at 603-524-3057 for more creative ways to help wake up the Colonial, Laconia’s Sleeping Beauty.

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Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse Hike, Cardboard Sled Race at Castle

Zentangle at the Meredith League The League of NH Craftsmen – Meredith Fine Craft Gallery will hold a Zentangle workshop on Saturday, February 18 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm for a Zentangle Basics class with qualified instructor, Maya Hardcastle.

Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images one stroke at a time for the non-artist and artist alike. The Zentangle drawing method provides a structured path to create art from patterns by breaking them down into basic steps and opens the door of art to all ages and varying abilities. Focus, stress reduction, and confidence are just some of the benefits that are discovered through the Zentangle drawing method.

The first lesson gives an introduction to the “ceremony” of Zentangle and teaches students seven to eight different “tangles”. Students will become familiar with Zentangle vocabulary and materials.

Tuition is $25.00 per student and there is a $10.00 materials fee paid directly to the instructor. Materials fee will include: tiles, pencil, Black 01 Micron Pen and a smudger.

Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.

To register for this workshop either call the League of NH Craftsmen – Meredith Fine Craft Gallery at 2797920 or visit the Gallery at 279 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith.

Castle in the Clouds and the Moultonborough Recreation Department are offering a free evening hike on Friday, February 10 at 6:30 pm.

The special event is timed to include the February full moon; also occurring is a penumbral lunar eclipse, a faint change in the moon’s appearance due to the moon moving through the faint, outer part of the Earth’s shadow, also known as the penumbra. A telescope will be available for close-up viewing or bring your own.

Hike at your own pace along a specially-illuminated path around Shannon Pond, a distance of less than a mile, then warm up around a fire pit and enjoy hot cocoa, tea, and s’mores, compliments of Castle in the Clouds and the Moultonborough Recreation Department, co-sponsors of the event.

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171 (the main entrance will be closed) to access the Castle grounds by Shannon Pond. Parking is available in the hiker parking located across from the entrance to the bottling plant, or in the Castle’s main parking lot.

The event will take place “snow or shine.” It will be cancelled only if weather conditions are severe enough that roads cannot be cleared.

Cancellation notices will be posted on the Castle in the Clouds website and Facebook page.

Families will also want to start planning now for another fun and creative winter program, an afternoon of sledding and a cardboard box sled derby, from 1-3 pm on Saturday, February 25. Sleds must be fashioned using only corrugated cardboard, duct tape and paint, and will be judged on creativity, design and theme. Ribbons will be awarded in multiple categories. Castle in the Clouds and Moultonborough Recreation are sponsors. Get more details on both events at www.castleintheclouds.org. or call 603-476-5900.

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February Is A Busy Month at Taylor Community Dolls campus in Meredith, allowing for offices, dressing rooms and a lobby.

The 2017 Taylor Concert Series features three talented musicians that comprise the St. Paul’s Trio – Zoia Bologovsky on violin, Orlando Pandolfi on horn and pianist Paul Dykstra — in a performance on Sunday, February 12 at 3 pm in Taylor Community’s Woodside Building on Union Avenue in Laconia.

The event is free and open to the public.

Ever wondered about those people who chase storms? Plan to attend the Friday, February 13 program featuring Dr. Eric Hoffman, storm chaser at 6:30 pm. Dr. Hoffman is a professor of meteorology in Plymouth State University’s (PSU) Department of Atmospheric Science and Chemistry.

He will present an exciting lecture about his experiences as a Storm Chaser. The event is free and open to the public.

Doctor Hoffman received his B.S. in meteorology from Cornell University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in atmospheric

For the Love of Theatre: How two experts’ love of the arts helps foster theater in the Lakes Region will take place on Wednesday, February 8 at 6:30 pm at the Taylor Community on Union Avenue in Laconia. Stop by for a casual evening of conversation as Renee Speltz, chairman of the board of the Winnipesaukee Playhouse, and Marketing Manager Lesley Pankhurst, share how the Playhouse came to be.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse is a 200-plus-seat courtyard style theater located in Meredith. It produces both a professional summer stock season as well as a community theater season.

Over the past eight years, the theater has received 46 New Hampshire theater awards, more than any other theater in the state during this time. In 2009, New Hampshire Magazine named it the Best Professional Theater in the state. In 2013, the Playhouse moved from Weirs Beach in Laconia to the former Annalee

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While in graduate school, he worked as a part-time broadcast meteorologist for WGY-AM Radio in Schenectady, NY, and as a graduate research and teaching assistant for the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University at Albany.

Harnessing History: On the Trail of NH’s State Dog will offer a look at how dogsledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story on Wednesday, February 15 at 6:30 pm.

Bob Cottrell will explain how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions. He will also cover the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire. His appropriately named Chinook, Tug, will accompany Cottrell.

The program is free and open to the public. (Cottrell holds an MA from the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture in Delaware. The founding director of the Remick Country Doctor Museum in Tamworth, Cottrell is now the Curator of the Henney History Room at the Conway Public Library, a Board member at the Conway Historical

Society, and President ex-officio of the Tamworth Historical Society. He serves as an independent history and museum consultant.)

What on earth are we going to do with all this stuff, you may ask yourself when facing a move or downsizing. Are you or someone you know looking to scale back, trim down and just plain old reduce some of that stuff? Then come to Taylor Community’s Downsizing Made Easy seminar on Wednesday, February 15 at 11 am at 13 Taylor Drive, Taylor’s Back Bay Community off Bay Street, Wolfeboro.

Senior Move Managers Sarah Lopez and Robin Felch have a wealth of experience in orchestrating many moves and helping people downsize.

Receive invaluable advice to assist you from start to finish - step-by-step directions, helpful tips and even hear from some people who’ve gone through the process. Attendees will receive a Five-Step Plan to get started on the process, a 40-page Downsizing Made Easy Booklet and a Local Resource Guide with area businesses ready to help. Please RSVP to ensure seating for this popular seminar. Call 366-1400 today to reserve your place.

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Friends of Music Presents the Blackbird Duo

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Rachel Clark comes from a family of classical and folk musicians. A childhood in Sweden introduced her to Scandinavian music, and she was later inspired by, and took up a strong interest in, Irish music in her teens.

Rachel plays Irish flute, penny whistle, accordion, and piano. Rachel and Bob’s absorption and lifelong love for traditional Celtic music will be center stage at the Wolfeboro performance, which will highlight their enthusiastic and moving performance of many of the classics of the genre, and beyond - in a way that only Blackbird can deliver.

Wolfeboro Friends of Music is pleased to bring Blackbird to the Lakes

The concert is made possible, in large part, to concert sponsors J. Cliffton Avery Insurance, Taylor Community and Meredith Village Savings Bank.

WFOM also thanks season sponsors Benefit Strategies, LLC and Paul and Debbie Zimmerman.

Tickets for Blackbird Duo may be purchased at the door on the evening of the concert. Advance tickets may be purchased at Black’s Paper Store, Avery Insurance, Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith, by calling 569-2151 or by visiting www.WFriendsOfMusic.org.

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Those Marvelous Masons at the Laconia Public Library Story and Photos by Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Growing up, I was told by my mother not to ask questions to relatives who belonged to the Freemasons. I knew the Masons had a chapter in my hometown and I assumed they weren’t much different from the Lion’s Club or the Rotary, comprised of local men who did good works to help the community.

But unlike the other service clubs, the Masons appeared to me to be a sort of secret organization and I left it at that.

As an adult, I heard a little more about the Freemasons, such as that the organization has been around since the days of America’s founding fathers.

But beyond basic facts, they remained a mystery. Like many people, I enjoy a good mystery and was curious to know a bit more about the Freemasons.

That is why I decided to visit the current exhibit at the Laconia Public Library titled “The Freemasons 200 Years in Laconia” presented by the Laconia Historical and Museum

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Society. The library is located at 695 North Main Street in downtown Laconia, and admission to the exhibit, which is on the top floor rotunda area, is free. (There is an elevator for those who cannot do stairs.)

As I entered the exhibit space, I noticed many old portrait paintings and large framed photographs, all of men.

“Well,” I said to myself, “I am guessing the Masons is a male-only club.”

I was about to get some of my questions answered, but admittedly I was a bit surprised that the club was “opening the vault” so to speak and displaying memorabilia, written

material and old photos and paintings which I always thought were veiled in secrecy.

To start with, just who the heck are the Freemasons? And why was I unaware that they have been an organization in Laconia for 200 years? A large poster at the start of the exhibit explains, “The Freemasons are members of a fraternity dating as far back as the 10th century BC.” Way back when, members were exclusively engaged in the trade of masonry and woodcarving. Some • Day Tripping Continued on page 9

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“I like that way of thinking,” I said to myself. The Masons, a group that had been a big mystery to me since I was a kid, began to make sense. Their system of betterment was not all that different from a skilled craftsperson or artist who learned a trade and related it to

• Day Tripping Continued from page 8 historians believe the Freemasons to be tradesmen who built King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem; other people believe the Freemasons originated with the men who built cathedrals in the Middle Ages. They were said to share the secrets of their crafts with fellow masons.

“Ah-ha!” I thought to myself.

Perhaps this is the origin of the secrecy surrounding the group. But all things come to an end, and further information told that as the craft of masonry for cathedral building declined, the Freemasons started to accept men who did not engage in masonry into their organization.

By 1717, Masonry established a formal organization in England and the first Grand Lodge was started. (A Grand Lodge is the administrative body that oversees Masonry in a particular geographic area.) The

organization spread to America, and by 1731 Benjamin Franklin joined.

These days there are over 160 Grand Lodges around the world and more than 3 million members. Freemasonry describes itself as a “beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated with symbols.” (Another hint at the rather secret reputation of the Masons.) The symbols come mostly from the math and tools of stonemasons; moral lessons are associated with each symbol.

The exhibit poster also tells the reader that while Masonry has the reputation of being a secret society, there is actually a lot of information about the fraternity available to the public. Today’s members move up in the organization, just as a skilled tradesman such as a stonemason would do. Thus, levels of membership include Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and finally Master Mason. The group’s body of knowledge and system of

living a good, giving and fulfilling life.

Finally, the poster told me that in Laconia, The Mount Lebanon Lodge #32 is on Court Street; the local group has been active about 200 years.

Ringing the rotunda exhibit space are glass cases full of interesting items relating to Masonry, as well as large, • Day Tripping Continued on page 10

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• Day Tripping Continued from page 9 carved wooden chairs. One large chair has a small sign explaining that the chair is an example of a worshipful master station that would be found in a lodge. The back, it says, would be to the East.

Another poster outlines some of the subjects that are symbolized in Masonry, such as the Acacia plant, which is emblematic of faith in immortality. The Rough Ashlar represents an unprepared or undressed stone, or symbolically, an uninitiated Mason. The Perfect Ashlar represents a dressed stone after it has been made smooth, symbolizing a Freemason, who, through education, tries to achieve an outstanding life to obtain enlightenment. And the Blazing Star stands for the Star of Bethlehem, symbolizing beauty, prudence and the Sun. The old portrait photos lining the walls include such local men as Amos Smith, who joined the Mount Lebanon Lodge in 1822. He gazes at the viewer with a serious, but rather gentle look about him and he is someone we might like to know; he rose in rank to Past

Master in 1831 and 1832, and surely worked on some of the tenants of the Freemason belief system.

For those who think the Freemasons symbols are secret, the assumption is dispelled in a poster that explains the Masonic Tools and Symbols, such as the 47th Problem of the Euclid and the Letter G. The 47th Problem of the Euclid symbol is also known as the Pythagorean Theorem, represented by three squares. Masons refer to it as a “general love of the Arts and Sciences.”

It symbolizes an architecturally true foundation based on the use of the square and the symbolic squaring of an individual.

The Letter G stands for Great Architect of the Universe and Geometry. The Square and Compass are important tools of a mason’s trade and I recognized the symbols from posters and (I think) membership pins of Freemasons. Masons, the poster tells, must “square our actions by the square of virtue with all mankind.”

The Compass symbolizes the wisdom of conduct.

Finally, the Blue Slipper symbolizes removing one’s shoe and giving it to another as a way of confirming a

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Admittedly, these many symbols and their deep meanings are heavy stuff and I think it would take me some time to memorize each one and its purpose.

Continuing to browse the exhibit, I saw a glass case with an old wooden box with an open front beside a wooden gavel. The box was used as a voting box, perhaps to vote anonymously for membership.

Also on display in a glass cabinet is an old-time square and plumb, definitely building tools. Other items include old newspaper clippings of local Mason events, such as an anniversary with organization members dressed in full Freemason regalia.

Other information tells of how the Freemasons Mount Lebanon Lodge #32 in Laconia was formed way back in 1819; it was the 32nd Freemason lodge in New Hampshire. Today, eight of the original 32 no longer exist, although 65 regular and special lodges continue in the state.

Historically, the first log book entry for Mt. Lebanon #32 states that eight members from Center Lodge #20 in Sanbornton met at the old Mansur House, at that time known as Russell’s Tavern. Eventually, the lodge moved to a South Main Street, Laconia location.

Today’s Lodge, located on Court Street in Laconia, is active.

I was charmed by more old blackand-white photographs showing a 1969 celebration of 150 years of the Mt. Lebanon Lodge #32 in Laconia.

There are all the gentlemen, lined up and proudly smiling at the camera.

A ceremonial sword and jewels noting the symbols of Freemasons is on display not far away, along with an altar used in the local lodge when it was housed on Main Street in Laconia.

I came away from the exhibit with some new knowledge of an old, old organization. What I thought was a secret “club” full of symbols and mystery had become something much

more accessible and understandable.

The meaning behind much of what the Freemasons did and still do is about bettering oneself, of striving for goals and working for the greater good. The exhibit will not answer every question about the Freemasons, but it sheds light on many of the organization’s beliefs and its origins in Laconia.

The Freemasons 200 Years in Laconia exhibit is on display at the Laconia Public Library through March 1 and is worth stopping by to view. While you are there, tour the library and check out the beautiful building with its original features. The library’s website, www.laconialibrary. org, tells about the building’s origins: “Napoleon Bonaparte Gale, a local banker, died in 1894. He was kindhearted, generous, enterprising and greatly respected. He left the bulk of his fortune to the City of Laconia for a park and a public library building.

Land was purchased and the building was under construction from 19011903. It was dedicated in June 1903.

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By Sarah Wright Love is in the air, which can only mean that Valentine’s Day is almost here! It’s still wintertime, but when you celebrate the loved ones in your life, you’ll feel the warmth in your heart.

You can spread the love with some bright flower blooms or a cute teddy bear, but chocolate is also a beloved Valentine’s Day treat. And when you consider the delicious homemade options we have in the Lakes Region, you’ll feel lucky in love, indeed.

Kellerhaus on Rt. 3 in Weirs Beach is a landmark that has been attracting regulars and newcomers for decades thanks to their homemade ice cream and chocolates. The shop originally opened in 1906, which makes it the oldest ice cream and candy maker in the state. Every summer, 50,000 to 60,000 people come to Kellerhaus to make their own sundaes. And just a few steps away from the ice cream is the candy room. The sweet smell alone with make you glad you stopped by.

It’s a chocolate-lovers paradise; I’ve been there many times.

The chocolate makers are busy, and Kellerhaus offers about 100 different kinds of chocolate treats. With milk chocolate, white chocolate, and dark chocolate options, customers can choose from dipped chocolates, clusters, turtles, fudge, truffles, and novelties such as chocolate pops. My personal favorite is the dark chocolate covered fudge, and if you haven’t tried a chocolate-covered gummy

Sweet Valentine’s Day confections from Kellerhaus in Weirs Beach. bear, then you’re missing out! If you like chocolate-covered cherries, you will find the kind made at Kellerhaus to be the best, but call ahead to make sure they have some available. The top seller at Kellerhaus is their delectable butter crunch. You won’t be able to resist the homemade crunchy toffee, covered with milk chocolate and chopped almonds. It’s a crowd pleaser!

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She said that they’re ready for the Valentine’s Day chocolate frenzy.

“There is a variety of boxes on display that are already filled with dark and milk chocolate assortments, or customers can choose a box and fill it according to what they want,” says Debbie.

“Customers can choose a square box with Valentine’s Day gift wrap, or a heart-shaped box, in half-pound, onepound, or two-pound sizes.”

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Why not choose a variety of treats for your sweetie? Kellerhaus is also a fully stocked gift shop with a great selection of stuffed animals, cards, candles, fuzzy slippers, ornaments, and kitchen items, among other ideas. It’s your one-stop shop for Valentine’s Day where you can find a gift for anyone on your holiday list. Kellerhaus is located at 259 Endicott Street North in Weirs Beach. If you have any questions, call 603-366-4466 or order online at www. kellerhaus.com.

Another chocolate mainstay in the Lakes Region is Winnipesaukee Chocolates, founded by Jonathan Walpole and Sally Cornwell in 2006.

Their chocolate journey actually began one Valentine’s Day years ago, when Jonathan decided to make some truffles to give to Sally. They were so amazingly tasty, he started experimenting with other chocolate confections. Sally taught a pottery class, and her students were the tastetesters for what would soon become a popular local business. (You probably know their various chocolate bars, some with unique ingredients, sold along the north side of the lake.) They • Chocolates Continued on page 15

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They make a delicious gift, whether for a loved one or yourself.

Customer favorites include the Wentworth Bar, dark chocolate with toasted almonds; Castle in the Clouds, dark chocolate with cocoa nibs; Sap House Cove, dark chocolate with maple toffee pieces; and Barn Door Island, a plain milk chocolate bar.

Winnipesaukee Chocolates started with just six bars, but today they offer 23 different versions, including their White Mountain line of bars.

Jonathan’s newest creation is the Loon Island Bar, dark chocolate with salt and black pepper. He enjoys experimenting in the kitchen and says that adding a little spice can bring forth a tasty result.

“Spices are also a known aphrodisiac,” says Jonathan, “so for Valentine’s Day, I would recommend Rattlesnake Island which has a little cayenne in it, or our Little Squam Bar, which has a little curry.”

Winnipesaukee Chocolates makes other delicious treats, too, like their honey caramels covered with chocolate. “We use local ingredients for our honey caramels, and there is no corn syrup in them at all,” says Jonathan. Customers can choose from the original chocolate caramels, a ginger caramel with grated ginger, or a honey lavender flavor. Caramel is also featured in three unique flavors of turtles: honey lavender with salted,

roasted cashews in milk chocolate; a cardamom caramel with pistachios; and the Snapping Turtle, which has a bite of cayenne and coriander with pecans, that’s covered in dark chocolate. If you like peanut butter cups, then you’ll love the company’s Peanut Butter Melt-Aways, made with less sugar and more peanut butter.

I’m eager to try one of their four varieties of toffee crunch. There’s a traditional butter pecan toffee, a coffee toffee, a spicy toffee, and a maple walnut toffee, made with local maple syrup. It’s important to Jonathan and Sally to use local ingredients as much as possible. The Wolfeboro area is close to their hearts, as is Lake Winnipesaukee.

In fact, 10 percent of their profits are donated to organizations that work to preserve the lake and its surrounding areas.

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Feb. 8, Opera in the Morning, 10-11 am, film series, this week’s film explores composers, characters and history of great operas, free, Wolfeboro Public Library. S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-2428. Refreshments served.

Feb. 9, The Grapes of Wrath, 2-4:30 pm, 1940s film starring Henry Fonda, Wolfeboro Public Library. S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-2428.

Feb. 9, Acoustic Thursday - 2 Good 2 Be True...2 Performers...Tim Hazelton at 7 pm and Dane Anderson at 8:30 pm. Enjoy 2 for one appetizers after 7 pm. Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 9-11, Valentine Cupcake Challenge, Samuel H. Wentworth Library, Sandwich, compete in or stop by to view and vote on your favorite decorated cupcake, info: 284-6665.

Feb. 10, Dueling Pianos, 8 pm, you pick the music, Jim Tyrell and Gardner Berry, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 10, Full Moon & Lunar Eclipse, free evening hike, 6:30 pm around Shannon Pond, Castle in the Clouds, Moultonboro, info: 476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org.

Feb. 10, Full Moon Campfire & Walk, 7-8:30 pm, join museum educators outside around a campfire and listen to stories and make S‘mores! When the moon is bright take a moonlight stroll and listen for owls and other night wildlife. Weather dependent: cancelled if raining.

Free; donations accepted. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

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Feb. 10, International Dinner, Benz Center, Sandwich, dinner at 6 pm, Jennifer Brady talks about her trip to India and Nepal, tickets: Erin Hoag at 284-7211.

Feb. 10-12, 88th World Championship Sled Dog Derby, Laconia, info: www.lrsdc.org.

Feb. 11, Live Music, tributes to great musicians/bands, Gardner Berry’s Rod Stewart tribute, 8 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 11, Neptune’s Car, folk concert, 7:30 pm, Franklin Opera House, Central St., Franklin, ticket/info: 934-1901, www.franklinoperahouse.org.

Feb. 11, Roast Pork Dinner, 5:30-7 pm, Bristol United Church of Christ, Church St., Bristol, 744-8132.

Feb. 11, Sandwich Farmer’s Winter Market, 9 am-noon, Benz Center, Heard Rd., Center Sandwich.

2nd Annual Fisherville Brew and Chew

Feb. 11, Snowshoe Strolls, 10 am and 12:30 pm, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oak Rd., Laconia, 366-5695.

4th Annual Wolfeboro Fishing Derby

Feb. 11, We Can Do It – Intro to Knitting, 2:30-4:30 pm, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oak Rd., Laconia, 366-5695.

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Feb. 11, Winter Camping Expo, 1-3 pm, education/awareness of winter camping in heated tents, Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Tamworth, www.tamworthoutingclub.org.

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Feb. 11-12, Cabin Fever Reliever Studio Open House, artisans/businesses around Canterbury open to visitors, info: Dave Emerson, Old Ways Traditions, Canterbury, 7834403 or e-mail efurnitr@comcast.net.

Feb. 11-12, 38th Annual Great Meredith Rotary Fishing Derby, great lake event, Meredith, info: www.meredithrotary.com.

Feb. 12, Grom Jam Park, 11 am, Gunstock, Cherry Valley Rd., Gilford, info: 293-4341, www.gunstock.com.

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Feb. 12, Rockin’ Road to Dublin, Irish dance/music, 8 pm, Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, tickets: 335-1992.

Feb. 12, St. Paul’s Trio, concert, 3 pm, Taylor Community Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave., Laconia, free, info: 524-5600.

Feb. 13, Storm Chaser, lecture by Dr. Eric Hoffman, professor of meteorology at Plymouth State University, 6:30 pm, Taylor Community Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave., Laconia, free, info: 524-5600.

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Feb. 14, Book Discussion, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1-2 pm, Wolfeboro Public Library. S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-2428.

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Feb. 14, Open Mic Night, 7 pm, hosted by Paul Luff, interested performers email Paul at pluff1@myfairpoint.net, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

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Feb. 15, Harnessing History: On the Trail of NH’s State Dog, lecture by historian Bob Cottrell, 6:30 pm, Taylor Community Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave., Laconia, free, info: 524-5600.

Feb. 15, Feb. 8, Ladies Night with James Cody, 7 pm, ½ priced drinks for ladies at the bar, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 15, Winter Tea Party and Plant Swap, 2-4 pm, Bearcamp Valley Garden Club, takes place at Benz Center, Heard Rd., Sandwich, RSVP: epaulfs@gmail.com.

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Feb. 16, The Clinging Vine, 7:30 pm, silent movie, Flying Monkey, downtown Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551.

Feb. 16, Acoustic Thursday - 2 Good 2 Be True...2 Performers...Peter Lawlor at 7 pm and Steve Grill at 8:30 pm. Enjoy 2 for one appetizers after 7 pm. Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 16, Wild Times: A Social History of the Klondike/Alaska Goldrush, 7 pm, talk by Mike McKinley, refreshments served, Minot Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant St., Bristol, 7443352.

Feb. 16-18, Friends of the Meredith Public Library Book Sale, Main St., Meredith, info: www.meredithlibrary.org.

Feb. 17, Dueling Pianos, 8 pm, you pick the music, Matt Langley and Andre Balazs, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 17, Meredith Bay Colony Club presents Cabin Fever Reliever Comedy with Bucky Lewis, 7 pm, $5 at the door, all welcome, reservations: 279-1500.

Feb. 18, Candie Tremblay, 8:30 pm, Wolfeboro Inn, 90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-3016.

Feb. 18, Let Food Be Thy Medicine, 1 pm, learn to create healthy and nourishing food using Remick grown medicinal herbs. Sample foods during class and take home a recipe booklet to encourage home experimentation. Led by Museum Educator and Herbalist, Carol Felice. Cost is $25.00 per person; age 18 & over. Advance registration is required. Registration closes when full. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum. org.

Feb. 18, Memories of Patsy Cline, 8 pm, Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, tickets: 335-1992.

Feb. 18, Skatefest, noon-7 pm, Center Harbor Town Beach, food tent, bonfire, skating, snow statue contest, www.centerharbornh.org.

Feb. 18, Snowshoe Strolls, 10 am and 12:30 pm, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oak Rd., Laconia, 366-5695.

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Feb. 18, Live Music, Tim Theriault’s Beatles Tribute, 8 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 18, Winterfest 2017, noon-3 pm, free, bonfire, ice skating, sledding, ice hockey, Nordic skating demos, winter mini golf and more. Annual Chili Contest, Squam Lakes Assoc. 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness, 968-7336.

Feb. 18, Zentangle Workshop, 12:30-2:30 pm, League of NH Craftsmen – Meredith Fine Craft Gallery, 279 DW Highway, Meredith, pre-register: 279-7920.

Feb. 19, Blackbird Duo, 2 pm, traditional Celtic music concert, Wolfeboro Friends of Music, Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, tickets/info: www.wfriendsofmusic.org.

Feb. 19, Pink Talking Fish, rock concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey, downtown Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551.

Feb. 19, Valentine’s Paintball Biathlon at Nordic Center, 8:30 am-2 pm, Gunstock, Cherry Valley Rd., Gilford, info: 293-4341, www.gunstock.com.

Feb. 20, Make a Sachet, 11 am-12:30 pm, sew a patchwork herbal sachet. All materials included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Feb. 20, Team Trivia, 7 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

Feb. 20, Trivia, stop by for rousing game of trivia, 1:30-2 pm, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Feb 20-24: Winter Carnival at King Pine, sleigh rides, snowshoe tours, Silly Slalom and Belly Bag Races, Family Challenge Races and a Kids Light Parade and fireworks. Info:www. kingpine.com/events/winter-carnival.

Feb. 21, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in NH, Rebecca Rule program/humorist evening on history of town meetings, 7 pm, Freedom Town Hall, 16 Elm St., Freedom, info: 539-5176.

Feb. 21, Open Mic Night, 7 pm, hosted by Paul Luff, interested performers email Paul at pluff1@myfairpoint.net, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

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Feb. 22, Hearth Cooking Demonstration and Tasting, 11 am-12:30 pm, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Feb. 22, Ladies Night with James Cody, 7 pm, ½ priced drinks for ladies at the bar, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

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Feb. 23, Acoustic Thursday - 2 Good 2 Be True...2 Performers...Tim Gurshin at 7 pm and Mike Rossi at 8:30 pm. Enjoy 2 for one appetizers after 7 pm. Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 23, Wool Day, 11 am-12:30 pm, dyeing and making felted animal, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Feb. 24, Blacksmith Demonstration, 11 am-12:30 pm, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Feb. 24, Comic hypnotist Frank Santos Jr., 8 pm, Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, tickets: 335-1992.

Feb. 24, Dueling Pianos, 8 pm, you pick the music, Jim Tyrell and Gardner Berry, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 24, International Dinner, Benz Center, Sandwich, dinner at 6 pm, Deb and Roger Plimmer talk about their trip to India and Nepal, tickets: Erin Hoag at 284-7211.

Feb. 25, Abenaki Winter Triathlon, 9 am, Abenaki Ski Area, Wolfeboro, 569-5639.

Feb. 25, Bruce Marshall & Al Hospers, 8:30 pm, Wolfeboro Inn, 90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-3016.

Feb. 25, Classic 70s Retrospective concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey, downtown Plymouth, What-To-Do Guide for the L , o G tickets/info: 536-2551.

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Feb. 25, Outdoor Progressive Dinner, 5-7 pm, Enjoy an evening’s stroll, admire the festively lighted buildings and partake in locally grown delicious food at Remick Museum’s first ever progressive dinner. Reservations must be paid in advance: 323-7591. Bring a flashlight and dress warmly. If there is a major weather event this will be held Sun., Feb. 26.

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Feb. 25, Snowshoe Strolls, 10 am and 12:30 pm, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oak Rd., Laconia, 366-5695.

Feb. 25, Live Music, Jim Tyrrell’s Elton John Tribute, 8 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www.patrickspub.com.

Feb. 25, We Can Do It – Intro to Knitting, 2:30-4:30 pm, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oak Rd., Laconia, 366-5695.

Feb. 25, Winter Carnival Triathlon, 9-11 am, Abenaki Ski Area, Wolfeboro, 569-5639.

Feb. 25, Winterfest & Chili Cookoff, 11 am-3 pm, Tapply Thompson Community Center, Bristol, 744-2713.

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Feb. 26, Cobble Mountain Snowshoe Classic, Gunstock, Cherry Valley Rd., Gilford, info: 293-4341, www.gunstock.com.

Feb. 26, Lakeside Bridal Show, Lakes Region Bride, noon-3 pm, Margate, Laconia, info: www.lakesregionbride.com.

Feb. 26, The Victor Wooten Trio featuring Dennis Chambers & Bob Franceschini, 6:30 pm, Flying Monkey, downtown Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551.

Feb. 27, Books Sandwiched In, book review/discussion, noon, Samuel Wentworth Library, downtown Sandwich, 1/9/17 book: “The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future”, bring brown bag lunch, info: 284-6328.

Feb. 27, Make a Sachet, 11 am-12:30 pm, sew a patchwork herbal sachet. All materials included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Feb. 27-March 3, WildQuest Feb. Vacation Camp, Prescott Farm Education Center, Laconia, info: 366-5695.

Feb. 27, Team Trivia, 7 pm, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

Feb. 28, Basic Berry Basket Weaving for Children, 11 am, ages 8 and up, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Feb. 28, Have Lunch Will Travel, noon-1 pm, World Heritage Film Series, free, Wolfeboro Public Library. S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-2428.

Feb. 28, Open Mic Night, 7 pm, hosted by Paul Luff, interested performers email Paul at pluff1@myfairpoint.net, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Rd., Gilford, 293-0841, www. patrickspub.com.

March 2, American Legion Skating Party, 6:30-8 pm, Pop Whalen Arena, Rt. 109A, Wolfeboro, 569-5639.

March 2, Melvin Seals and JGB concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey, downtown Plymouth, tickets/info: 536-2551.

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March 2, On the Funny Side of the Street with Christine Lavin & Don White, folk music concert, 8 pm, Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, tickets: 335-1992.

March 3 & 4, Ethan Bortnick concert, presented by NHPTV, 7:30 pm, Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, tickets: www.nhptv.org.

March 3-4, Maple Sugaring, public programs, 10, 11 am, noon, 1 & 2 pm, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oak Rd., Laconia, 366-5695.

March 4, Friends and Fiber All Day Gathering, Benz Center, Sandwich, 284-7211.

March 4, Grom Jam Park, 11 am, Gunstock, Cherry Valley Rd., Gilford, info: 293-4341, www.gunstock.com.

Ongoing Belknap Mill, programs and self-guided tours of the Power House, 1823 historic former textile mill. Hours/information: 524-8813. The Mill Plaza, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia.

Benz Center Senior Meals, Sandwich, each Wednesday at noon. Well-balanced meal. Age 60 and older, small donation requested, 284-7211, Billiards Club, Monday nights at 6:30 pm, Tapply Thompson Community Center, Bristol, pick-up pool games, chance to socialize, info: 744-8159.

Book Sale, first Sat. of each month, Cook Memorial Library, Tamworth, 10 am - noon, 323-8510.

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Coffeehouse Open Mic Night, 1st Sat. of the month until June, 7 pm, sign up to perform 6 - 6:50 pm, Doris L. Benz Community Center, 18 Heard Rd., Center Sandwich. Free, open to public.

Concerts at 12 Main, Arts Center at 12 Main, Sandwich village, 7:30 pm, select concerts.

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Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel Music Jam, Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Old White Church, Route 109A, Tuftonboro, across from Tuftonboro General Store and Post Office. Musicians and listeners welcome. Free. Call 569-3861.

Fiber Friends, Tuesdays, 10 am-12:30 pm, drop-in fiber arts group, work on rug hooking, needle crafts, knitting, etc. No formal instruction, but participants offer their support, free, new members always welcome, or drop by to view working fiber projects, Gilford Public Library, Potter Hill Rd., Gilford, fiberfriendsgilfordlibrary@gmail.com.

Freemasons 200 Years in Laconia, through March 1, exhibit by Laconia Historical and Museum Society, 3rd floor rotunda of Laconia Public Library, downtown Laconia, free, public welcome, 524-4775 or 527-1278.

Gilford Farmer’s (Winter) Market, 9 am-noon, held weekly on Saturdays throughout the winter, Gilford Youth Center, 19 Potter Hill Rd., Gilford (behind Gilford Community Church), plenty of parking, vegetables, crafts and more for sale. Info/vendors: 524-6978.

Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group, meets last Thursday of the month; weekly morning classes on Wednesday from 10 - 11:30 am at Wolfeboro Public Library, for more info call Cindy Scott: 569-2428.

Live Blues, every Friday night at 8 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia.

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Live Jazz, every Thursday at 8 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia.

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Masonic Breakfast, first Sunday of each month, 7-11:30 am, 35 Trotting Track Road, Wolfeboro. Fresh fruit, omelets made to order, scrambled eggs, hash browns, cereal etc.

Open Mic, every Friday at 7:30 pm, The Back Room at the Mill Fudge Factory, 2 Central St., Bristol, 744-0405, themillfudgefactory.com.

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, dawn - dusk, 928 White Oaks Rd., Laconia. Historic farm with 160 acres offers three miles of hiking trails, gardens, bird and wildlife viewing plus barn. Special events and programs throughout the year. Call 366-5695, www.prescottfarm.org.

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, winter hours: through May 29 open Monday-Friday, 10 am-4 pm, museum & farm open for tours, Tamworth, 323-7591, www. remickmuseum.org.

Sandwich Historical Society, call for winter hours, Elisha Marston House Museum, Sandwich, for more information: www.sandwichhistorical.org or 284-6269.

Sandwich Winter Farmer’s Market, 9 am-noon, baked goods, greens, crafts, vegetables and more, Benz Center, Heard Rd., Center Sandwich, tentative dates: Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 11 and April 8.

Sculpture Walk, sponsored by Greater Meredith Program, free, open to public, tour outdoor, juried Meredith sculpture walk year round, info: www.greatermeredithprogram.com.

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“Timeworn-The Art of Architecture in Decline” Thru February, Wolfeboro Public Library, South Main Street Wolfeboro. Featuring the art and photography of Peter Abate and Gary LaPierre. www.wolfeborolibrary.org, 569-2428.

Wolfeboro Inn Special Events, Sushi Night, every Tues., 4-9 pm; Taco Night on Thursdays 4-9 pm; Sun. Brunch, every Sun. 10 am-2 pm; music on Sat. nights, Wolfe’s Tavern, Wolfeboro Inn, 90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-3016, www.wolfeboroinn.com.

Wolfeboro Rotary Club Meeting, Mondays, 5:30 pm, 1812 Room at Wolfeboro Inn, 90 N .

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Canterbury Cabin Fever Reliever - Bye Bye Winter Blues!

For years Canterbury has put out a big welcome at the annual Open Doors events in April and November. Now the arts community in Canterbury is doing a special event on February 11 and 12 throughout the town and nearby with most all of the Open Doors participants ready to share their offerings and stories with you, as well as good food and drink, plus live music at some studios.

The folks you can visit include graphic artists, spoon carvers, a brewer and a distiller with samples, fiber artists, two B&B’s, craft and art galleries, some with live music, a variety of craft and food creators, and three places to get good hot food.

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Venues are listed in approximate order from Rt. 106 to Shaker Road Canterbury, Baptist Hill Road, Baptist Road to center of Canterbury, Pickard Road to Rt. 132 & Rt. 3 or vice versa.

Along these main routes, venues on side roads are marked by signage. All addresses are Canterbury, NH unless noted Loudon or Boscawen. All four group venues have live music.

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2. Fox Country Smokehouse; smoked meat and cheeses. 164 Briar Bush Rd. 3. Hackleboro Pottery and Quilts; braided rugs. 376 Hackleboro Rd. Canterbury Center: 1. Canterbury Country Store; local food, crafts & sweets, more, 3 Center Rd. 2. Canterbury Center B&B; historic B&B, 2 Baptist Rd. - Kathie Fife, fine art photography, cards, prints; Jolene Cochrane - hand carved spoons; Teresa Wyman - fiddle playing.

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Shaker Road: 1. Cold Garden Spirits; craft distillerywhiskey, fruit brandy, samples.

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WOLFEBORO // Magnificent location – beautiful sandy beach & dock on Lake Winnipesaukee with 210’ of level frontage & outstanding sunset views. Open concept living in this contemporary colonial with state of the art kitchen.

WOLFEBORO // Exceptional Winnipesaukee property on 200’ shoreline, southwestern exposure, walk-in sandy beach, covered boat slip, over-water decking, protected water, views, sun! Open floor plan, fireplace, master suite.

ALTON // Classic year-round 4-bedroom Winnipesaukee Lake House & 2 detached garages & 220’ of waterfront.

Enjoy lake & mountain views from the wrap-around porch.

Crib dock & a sandy beach area. Full walkout foundation.

$1,795,000 (4612966)

$1,600,000 (4483655)

$945,000 (4514460)

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Island REAL ESTATE Thank you to our islanders for another successful season! We are here year round, so please contact us at 603-569-3972, or stop by one of our three offices.

WAKEFIELD // One-of-a-kind gorgeous WF Colonial on Pine River Pond.

Exceptional features incl. private dock, addl. covered dock, sandy beach & crow’s nest. Spacious home with attched 2-car garage. $699,000 (4489241) Call 569-3128

NEW DURHAM // Executive Ranch Style 2,160 SF waterfront home totally remodeled on 52 acres. Private concrete bridge crossing Jones Pond. Large living room with south facing views. 38’x16’ front deck. $650,000 (4610658) Call 875-3128

MOULTONBOROUGH // Fabulous 3 bedroom waterfront townhouse at Jonathan’s Landing with beautiful lake and mountain views, private dock included plus 2 association pools, 4 tennis courts and sandy beach. $595,000 (4512661) Call 569-3128

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NEW DURHAM // Beautiful, large contemporary year-round Cape with 20’ owned waterfront in protected cove.

Cathedral ceilings, granite countertops, loads of closet space. Move-in ready. $337,500 (4510302) Call 569-3128

TUFTONBORO // A Sweet & Simple 1960’s Cabin tucked away on the quiet and private side of Mirror Lake. Big sandy beach, dock, cool fishing rocks and screen porch. $325,000 (4432305) Call 569-3128

WOLFEBORO // Cozy 2 bedroom cottage at Piping Rock in Winter Harbor has been well maintained, recently updated kitchen, beautiful sandy beach, assigned dock and good rental history. $299,999 (4437644) Call 569-3128

WOLFEBORO // Easy, carefree turn-key living, lakeside, doesn’t get much better than your own luxury, 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath condo! Amenities include lush landscaping, beautiful beach, remodeled Trex horseshoe shaped dock! $529,000 (4612762) Call 569-3128

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CENTER HARBOR // Squam Lake Waterfront Lots; one with 4.3 Acres and 214’ frontage; 2nd lot with 5.25 Acres and 364’ frontage; mooring allowed, shared beach. Sturtevant Cove Association. $297,000 (4478528/4478517) Call 569-3128

WOLFEBORO // Beautiful 5+ Acre building lot with spectacular mountain views. Private, tranquil, water access to pristine Lower Beech Pond. 4-bedroom state approved septic design. $174,800 (4047661) Call 569-3128

NEW DURHAM // Nice wooded 1.5 acre building lot with beach rights to Crystal Clear Merrymeeting Lake. Build your dream home or camp here and enjoy the quiet. $54,900 (4426256) Call 875-3128 TUFTONBORO // Affordable 0.75 acre building lot with state approved 3 bedroom septic design and deeded water access where you can moor your boat and enjoy all that Mirror Lake has to offer. $37,500 (4427948) Call 569-3128

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Wolfeboro: 15 Railroad Avenue • 603-569-3128 Center Harbor: Junction Rtes. 25 & 25B • 603-253-9360 Alton: 108 Main Street • 603-875-3128

BARNSTEAD // Year-round Ranch with a 400SF Family room in the walk-out basement. 100’ on Half Moon Lake with a lift up dock & sunsets. Natural shoreline has a western exposure, tall pine trees, screened porch. $269,000 (4482454) Call 875-3128

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Fisherville “Brew and Chew” Returns March 4 If the adage “As the days grow longer, the cold grows stronger” holds true, the Second Annual Fisherville Brew and Chew will be held on Wolfeboro Bay Saturday, March 4 along with the Fourth Annual Wolfeboro Fishing Derby; if Mother Nature doesn’t come through with safe ice, the event will still be held in the Dockside parking area, downtown Wolfeboro from noon to 3 pm.

Visitors will sample a variety of brews in the Fisherville Beer Garden sponsored by Sam Adams, Anheuser Busch, and 603 distributors. There’ll be chili, chowder, and hot chocolate for sale in the bob-houses, and local merchants may have Fisherville Sale

Specials in their shops.

Black’s Country Store, Cottage Surroundings, Dive Winnipesaukee, Goodhue and Hawkins Navy Yard, Hole in the Wall, Nolan’s Brick Oven Bistro, Straw Cellar Fudge and Gifts, Wolfe’s Tavern, and the Wolfeboro Trolley Company will be selling food and wares from their own bob houses.

Dive Winnipesaukee is sponsoring the Wolfeboro Fishing Derby, a full-day event. The one-day contest is limited to fish caught on March 4 in Wolfeboro Bay. Cash and prizes will be awarded to the largest (by weight) fish caught in four categories including cusk, rainbow trout, yellow perch and white

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Fisherville Brew & Chew 2016 –The ice was thin but there was plenty of FUN! perch, and a fifth category, the MOST rock bass.

Anglers may pre-register or register the day of at Dive Winnipesaukee or Hole in the Wall, North Main Street.

Weigh-in will be at 4 pm on Saturday, March 4 at the bob-house.

Participants are invited back on Sun-

day to learn how to clean their catch and enjoy a fish fry.

Call 603-569-8080 for more details about the Derby. For more about Wolfeboro winter events visit Facebook/Fisherville-On-Wolfeboro-Bay, wolfeboronh.us/parks-recreation or wolfeborochamber.com

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EMPLOYMENT OPEN HOUSE

February 13th through 17th, 10 am-2 pm The Carriage House

Stop by The Carriage House any day between February 13th and February 17th to fill out an application, drop off a resume, and potentially meet with our managers.

JOB FAIR

Saturday, February 25th, 10 am-12pm: The Carriage House

We’ll be hosting our annual Job Fair on Saturday, February 25th. In the past we have had great success with our Job Fairs, so polish up those resumes and come for on-the-spot interviews.

Managers of all departments will be stationed throughout the room to meet with you and go over your resumes and applications.

FULL MOON HIKE Friday, February 10th at 6:30pm: The Meadows by Shannon Pond

Castle in the Clouds has teamed up with the Moultonborough Recreation Department for a fun, FREE event not to be missed! Join us Friday, February 10th at 6:30pm for a casual hike or snowshoe around Shannon Pond by the light of the Full Moon.

A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will happen during this event so you won’t want to miss it.

CARDBOARD BOX SLED DERBY

Saturday ,February 25th at 1pm: The Meadows by Shannon Pond

Start planning now for one of our more fun and creative winter programs, and join us as we team up with the Moultonborough Recreation Department for a Cardboard Box Sled Derby! Work with your families and friends to create your very own sled out of cardboard and try it out on the snow.

Moultonborough, NH | 603.476.5900

www.castleintheclouds.org

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New England Boat Show

February 11 - 19 / Boston Convention Center / Booth D-17 LAKEPORT LANDING MARINA 65 Gold Street Laconia, NH 03246 www.lakeportlanding.com (603) 293 - 3755

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