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250th Commemorative Mosaics Just a Piece Of Arts Tamworth’s Five Decades

By Barbara Neville Wilson Juno Lamb is almost breathless as she recounts the swirl of activity around the nearly complete Arts Council of Tamworth’s Mosaic Project for the town’s 250th anniversary celebration.

It started nearly two years ago, when Juno and Melanie McBrian, the K.A. Brett School art teacher, attended a NH Arts in Education conference where artist David Fichter did what he does best: organized a community to create a meaningful mural.

Afterwards, Juno looked at Melanie, and Melanie looked at Juno. They knew they had found their Pied Piper to lead the 250th commemorative project for the town: a glass mosaic reflecting the diverse history of the five villages of Tamworth, South Tamworth, Chocorua, Whittier and Wonalancet.

David Fichter was uniquely suited for the task: over the last 30 years, he has joined communities together through the creation of community murals and mosaics. He has led initiatives and created more than 200 permanent murals throughout the United Sates, and in Armenia, Georgia and Nicaragua.

Celebrating art in the midst of historic commemorations is seminal to the mission and being of the Arts Council of Tamworth. The organization was born when a group of citizens was preparing for a town wide art show for the town’s bicentennial in 1966. They realized the region would benefit from an organization providing ongoing access to and nurture of the arts in Tamworth.

Eventually, projects mainly took two forms: extracurricular arts workshops

Community members working on the Commemorative Mosiac. for children, offered free of charge but often sparsely attended, and performances with admission charged at market rates. Headliners included big names like Odetta and Maria Muldaur.

However, a few years ago, Arts Tamworth Board members realized their operations were no longer meeting the changing needs of the community. Fewer children were attending the after-school or weekend workshops, and charging market rate for performances made tickets out of reach for many in a community where 54 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

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In addition, artists are brought into the kindergarten through grade eight K.A. Brett School for residencies, to work with all students, capturing their interest through age-appropriate activities, often woven directly into their classes’ subject matter.

Residencies culminate in opportunities for public participation.

Recent residencies shared the traditions of Haiti through song,

drumming and dance by Kera Washington, storytelling by Japan’s Motoko, and interpretive dance from the Mount Washington Valley’s own Jeannie Limmer.

The new model caught the attention of others in the New Hampshire arts community, says Juno. Many arts councils are primarily in the grantmaking business. Arts Tamworth, however, is different. It is a programming group, providing the bulk of the funding for projects, as well as support in execution, even when other groups, such as the school, are the presenting institutions.

A truly collaborative organization, Arts Tamworth says on its website, “We are committed to manifesting our mission through activities that meet a true need in the community, that do not duplicate services offered by other organizations, and that support other organizations with similar missions.

We work in partnership with area arts and educational organizations and artists to create maximum reach and maximum access for our events.”

Like all their programs, the first step in the Mosaic Project was to seek a project that meets the organization’s mission “to inspire and empower our rural community through exposure to and collaboration with master artists and performers representing diverse cultures and art forms.”

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Acclaimed Mexican singer/dancer Verónica Robles Brings Mexico to NH The Arts Council of Tamworth is presenting acclaimed Mexican singer and dancer, Verónica Robles, for several days of workshops and performances, culminating in a live performance with her Mariachi band on Friday, May 20 at 7:30 pm at The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth.

The performance is a rare chance to experience the joyous, make-youwant-to-get-up-and-dance music so far north of the border! Tickets for the performance are on sale online at www. artstamworth.org and at the door. Ticket revenues help support free workshops and performances in the school and community.

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shop with Robles will take place on Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 pm at Runnells Hall in Chocorua. Robles will perform Mexican and Latin American dances in costume, and you will get to learn some dance steps. All ages are welcome; no experience is necessary.

Veronica Robles is a multi-talented media star that sings, dances, produces, and appears as the host of various television programs. Well known as “La Mera, Mera” (The Real One), awardwinning Mariachi singer Robles is an authentic representative of Mexican music and culture, delighting audiences with her beautiful voice and spontaneous wit.

Robles sings songs of love, loss, joy

Mexican singer/dancer Verónica Robles will perform at the Barnstormers Theatre on May 20. and pain. Her repertoire is comprised of traditional Mexican rhythms. Her original songs, some English tunes, and melodies from other Latin-American countries are highly entertaining.

Veronica Robles, singing career includes seven albums, and performances in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Town Hall in New York, The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, The Providence Performing Arts Center, Dallas Convention Center in Texas, and most recently, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She also has sung the National Anthem in stadiums, including Gillette Stadium in MA. Additionally, she has performed at many festivals and schools, staying true to her mission to promote cultural understanding and appreciation among young audiences.

Robles’s residency is sponsored by The Other Store, BEAM Construction Associates, Inc. and Club Motorsports, and is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies, with support from the Tamworth PTA, the Yeoman’s Fund for the Arts, and from media sponsors The Conway Daily Sun, 93.5 WMWV and Magic104FM. Tamworth Caregivers will provide rides to performances and workshops for those otherwise unable to attend; contact them at 323-7697. For further information, visit www.artstamworth. org or call 323-0104.

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the submitted sketches, Juno says.

Students walk by the mosaics and say, “Look, I drew that pig!” or “I built that tree.”

Brett School music teacher and Arts Tamworth board member, Lisa Ferguson, praises all Arts Tamworth’s programs. ”Students get to explore the world and the edges of their personal creative world as they are drawn into these experiences with artists.

I have often heard even the most jaded students come away from these experiences saying ‘that was cool!’”

Juno points out that, like all their work, the Mosaic Project could never have been accomplished without generous support. She mentions the Tamworth Foundation, the Tamworth PTA, the Yeoman’s Fund for the Arts, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the New England Foundation for the Arts and support from local donors and businesses.

The Tamworth 250th mosaics are mounted on the front of the Brett School and will be celebrated at a brief ceremony on Tuesday, June 14, at 6:30 pm. Learn more about Arts Council of Tamworth and its upcoming programs at www.artstamworth.org.

David Fichter, Arts Tamworth kicked off the project with a community gathering in December. The artist showed slides of murals he had created with other communities, explained the process and with attendees, he began brainstorming about designs.

Through December and January, Arts Tamworth and Brett School teachers solicited design submissions on “What does Tamworth mean to you?”

They received sketches and photographs of people, economic activity, nature, recreation, farms and food. After David Fichter and members of Arts Tamworth reviewed submissions, the artist designed two mosaics. The scenes depict a broad range of citizens and activities across the centuries.

Materials were gathered for a whirlwind build-out and for two spring weeks, students, teachers and community members worked side-byside all day, every day, after school and into the evening. Some people came for short amounts of time. Some came for a day or two, and some, Juno says, “were addicts” who came every single day.

The finished works really look like

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A Season of Art at Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery The Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, located at 69 Maple Street (Route 113) in Center Sandwich, will open for the season on Monday, May 30, offering a wide variety of art in the gallery space.

On June 11, there will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 pm for artist Kathrin Field. The exhibit is titled After Australia and features new works exploring Field’s journey after leaving a teaching career to become a full-time artist. Oils and watercolors will be on exhibit for the month of June; gallery hours are from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 pm on Sunday.

An exhibit by Frances Hamilton and Peter Thibeault, titled Toys, will be on exhibit from June 28 to July 19 with an opening reception on July 9 from 5 to 7 pm. The exhibit will feature Frances Hamilton’s dolls and whimsical watercolors and Peter Thibeault’s sculptures made from bits and pieces, toys and trinkets. Frances Hamilton, known for her series of Squam Lake paintings, Around the House, will also exhibit new oils.

Sculpture, From Clay to Bronze will be the exhibit from July 26 to August 9, with an opening reception on July 23 from 5 to 7 pm. Wolfeboro artist, Cecily Clark, is a prolific and talented sculptor. The exhibit will endeavor to show the wide range of her talents that move from near figurative to near abstract. A group exhibit of gallery artists new work will hang with the sculpture exhibit. (Artists include CC White, Michael Rich, Kaysie Keeler and Margery Mueller.)

The Carega Gallery is celebrating an anniversary this year and a July 30 reception will take place from 5 to 7

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On August 6, a reception for An Evening With Philip B. Parsons Grandchildren will take place from 5 to 7 pm. Once again, the gallery will have new work by Philip B. Parsons (1896 -1977) at the gallery. Parson’s nostalgic watercolors and sketches charmed so many last summer; the public will be thrilled to learn that his son, Phil, had discovered more work. Stop

byzthe gallery to see the exhibit and on August 6, to hear the recollections of P. B. Parson’s grandchildren on their grandfather’s life and painting.

On August 10 at 9:30 am, Printmaking Conservation with Anne Garland, Wendy Ketchum and Peggy Merritt will take place at the gallery.

The printmakers will talk about their collaboration in a new series of work on view at the gallery. One artist begins

the print, the second adds her version and the third finishes the new work of art. The interactions of each piece are fascinating.

Once again, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery will participate in the popular Artisans on the Green in Sandwich on August 11. The event is a delightful festival celebrating art and craft demonstrations and sales. Over 50 artists and craftsmen take part in the day. The Sandwich Children’s Center supplies fun for the young and the Sandwich Women’s Club supplies sandwiches, sweets and drinks for everyone.

An opening reception from 5 to 7 pm on August 17 at the gallery offers an exhibit titled Anna Jerectic - In Nature.

A painter and a printmaker, Jeretic’s animals and landscapes are delicate and intimate renderings of the outdoors. Her paintings seem to tell stories that invite us into her charmed world. Jeretic lives and works outside of Paris, France. She has been a longtime artist at the gallery and has ties to Squam Lake An opening reception for White Mountain Poetry and Painting will take place on September 3 from 5 to 7 pm. Poet Tim Muscat matches his work to Kathryn Fields landscapes and the powerful relationship between poem and painting is the theme of the exhibit. Muscat will be on hand to read a selection of work, while Field will be available to talk about their collaboration. For more information about the gallery and exhibits, visit www.patricialaddcarega.com, patricialaddcaregagallery.wordpress. com or call 284-7728.

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Whether you’re looking for a day’s worth of fun activities or a leisurely tour through Lucknow, you’ll find it here at Castle in the Clouds.

Museum Enjoy a scenic trolley ride up to Lucknow, the 1914 Arts & Crafts style mountaintop mansion of Thomas and Olive Plant.

Explore this unique home which retains many of its original furnishings, fixtures, and features – all state-of-the-art in 1914! Step out the back door to the lawn and stroll through the gardens for breathtaking views of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee Mountains!

The Gallery Located in The Carriage House, our Gallery hosts various cultural and art exhibits throughout the season. Free with your admission, or via Ossipee Park Road.

The Carriage House Restaurant has received rave reviews from critics and guests alike. Open daily in season from 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Enjoy a variety of delicious lunch items, from sandwiches to full entrees. Outdoor seating on our terrace offers views of Lake Winnipesaukee and the surrounding mountains, or dine indoors in the original horse stables.

Walks & Talks Monday Mornings June 27Aug. 29. Join us as we explore the outdoors on a variety of topics. Space is limited, reservations are highly recommended.

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French Culture Exhibit at the Castle Castle in the Clouds, in Moultonboro, presents its first exhibit of the season, French Speaking Culture in the Granite State: “Oui” Francos are Still Here.

The public is welcome to a free gallery reception on Friday, June 3 at 5:30 pm at the Castle’s Carriage House. Come and meet the people who shared their stories for the exhibit, and celebrate the gallery reception.

French speakers have been an integral part of New Hampshire’s state fabric since the 19th century. This history is explored with a text and oral history exhibit, which also honors Franco-American Thomas Plant, the original owner of the Lucknow estate, by explaining the history and impact of people with French or Francophone backgrounds in New Hampshire from

the 19th century to today.

Castle in the Clouds has partnered with the Franco American Center and Dr. Katherine Harrington of Plymouth State University in order to make the exhibit and symposium possible. The entrance to the Carriage House Gallery is free to the public and accessible by Ossipee Park Road.

Also, plan to attend a free academic symposium on Wednesday, May 18, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, featuring experts discussing subjects related to the exhibit. Program Coordinator Jennifer Belmont-Earl will moderate the symposium. Speakers will include Dr. Katharine Harrington, Associate Professor of French at Plymouth State University and author of Writing the Nomadic Experience of French in

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The first exhibition of the season at Castle in the Clouds will be French Speaking Culture in the Granite State: “Oui” Francos are Still Here, on view until July 18; a gallery reception will be held June 3 at 5:30 pm. Courtesy photo.

Contemporary Literature; she will discuss “French in New Hampshire – Then and Now.” Dr. Mark Richard, Professor of History and Canadian Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh and author of Not a Catholic Nation: The Ku Klux Clan Confronts New England in the 1920s – will discuss how the KKK in New England specifically targeted Franco Americans, and the Franco response. Robert Perreault of St. Anselm College and author of Franco-American Life and Culture in Manchester, New Hampshire: Vivre la Différence will present “A Taste of the Old Country in the New: Franco – Americans of Manchester.” A guided tour of the exhibition and Castle in the Clouds is included.

Any educators attending will be given a certification for five credit hours upon completion of the symposium.

Teachers will also be given a guide for how to use the oral history project in their classrooms, and a link to the oral histories. Coffee and a light lunch will be provided. Space is limited and

reservations are mandatory. Register at www.castleintheclouds.org or call 4765414.

This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www. nhhumanities.org. This project was funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Juliet E.E. Peverley Fund.

Tanger Outlets Tilton generously sponsors the gallery exhibit and reception.

Castle in the Clouds is located off Route 171 (455 Old Mountain Road) in Moultonboro. Take Route 25 into Moultonborough, then south on Route 109 to Route 171 and follow the signs to the Castle entrance. Castle in the Clouds is a not for profit organization owned and managed by the Castle Preservation Society and dedicated to the interpretation and preservation of the historic Thomas G. Plant Estate.

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The Union Congregational Church at 80 Main Street, Union Village in Wakefield is the site of an Annual Spring concert on Sunday, May 15, from 4 to 6 pm.

A variety of musical styles and talent will provide the special entertainment of the afternoon, with refreshments following the performance.

There is no charge for the concert, but free-will donations will be accepted. All proceeds benefit the

Women’s Fellowship’s missions projects locally and around the world.

Plenty of parking is available behind the church and across the street from the church in front of the Grange Hall.

The church is conveniently located on Route 125, just off Route 16 and is handicapped-accessible. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the concert and the social time afterward. For more information and directions, call Betty at 473-2727.

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Diverse programs, exhibits and events define NH Heritage Trail experience

Northeastern Ballet Theatre Princess Ballerinas. Courtesy photo.

Prince and Princess Tea at Cornerstone Christian Academy Calling all princes and princesses.

Northeastern Ballet Theatre (NBT) and Cornerstone Christian Academy (CCA) in Ossipee are will be presenting a Prince and Princess Tea at CCA, Route 28 in Ossipee, on Saturday, May 14 from 10 to 11:30 am.

Guests should plan to come dressed in royal finery and have tea with princess ballerinas from Northeastern Ballet Theatre.

Ballerinas will perform a short program and guests will have a chance to dance with them afterwards. Learn royal court dancing from area dance

instructor, Edra Toth, former prima ballerina for Boston Ballet and director of NBT. Tea will be served in the garden after the dance program. Have your picture taken with Snow White, Elsa, Belle and Cinderella. All proceeds benefit Cornerstone Christian Academy. The cost is $20/person and tickets can be purchased at www.cornerstoneabc. org (under events) or call 539-8636 for more information. For more information about Northeastern Ballet Theatre, please visit www. northeasternballet.org.

“This year, diversity is probably what best describes what we have to offer,” said Michael Culver, NH Heritage Trail president and executive director of the Wright Museum of WWII in Wolfeboro.

“We offer many opportunities for the whole family to enjoy, too, so we appeal to a wide audience.”

Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the USS Albacore’s return to Portsmouth, Albacore Park has embarked upon an ambitious $1.2 million dollar renovation of the basin in which the Albacore resides.

The museum is also opening two exhibits with the first providing an overview of the Albacore’s 19-year career as the forerunner of modern submarines. It also provides candid in-depth explorations of daily life for the sailors that served aboard it and the many record-breaking firsts the Albacore achieved.

At the Libby Museum on Rt. 109 in Wolfeboro, visitors will be able to enjoy nature at the recently constructed Woodland Walk, which is located on property grounds and will highlight some of the tree species that museum founder Dr. Libby planted years ago.

“This outdoor extension of the museum has endless opportunities for people to be outside and enjoy nature with views of Mirror Lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, the Mount Shaw range and the Belknap range,” noted Lauren Hammond, Museum director. “Dr. Libby knew this and once planned to open up the view for all to see and enjoy.”

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“We plan to purchase in the very near future an Elite Pilot Deck and Monitor Mount Kit that will allow us to professionally display our state-of-the-art flight simulator,” said Wendell Berthelsen, director of operations. “It will provide comfortable, adjustable seating to go along with three 32-foot computer screens.”

In looking at the offerings on the Trail as a whole, Culver expressed enthusiasm for 2016, which he said should be its busiest year yet. “There is a lot to see and do on the Trail,” he noted. “We collectively look forward to welcoming tens of thousands of visitors to the state, as well as locals to some of the best museums in the region.

We no longer want to be the state’s best kept secret.”

Museums on the Trail include the Aviation Museum, Albacore Park, American Independence Museum, Castle in the Clouds, Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Libby Museum, Millyard Museum, Museum of the White Mountains, New Hampshire Boat Museum, New Hampshire Farm Museum, Portsmouth Historical Society @ Discover Portsmouth, Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm, the Belknap Mill, Woodman Museum, and Wright Museum of WWII. To learn more about any museum on The Trail, visit www.nhmuseumtrail.org.

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A Walk Through Chapman Sanctuary/Visny Woods

by Barbara Neville Wilson (Editor’s Note: Now and then, we ask intrepid, up-for-any-adventure writer Barbara Wilson to explore a wooded trail. Her outdoor adventures will appear from time to time on the pages of Sweet 16.)

When I make the turn onto Mt. Israel Road in Sandwich, my brain shifts into overdrive. What is, is not what it seems.

The road may belong to another time—even the name seems ponderous, redolent of religious tradition—yet the first sign I see advertises “Sunshine Park Disc Golf.”

Dotted by farms and rural homes sporting solar panels and “Bernie” signs, the road meanders along, bumpy enough to squelch fast travel.

It’s okay. I am in no hurry, and that’s a good thing. If I were, I might miss the huge table and chairs that spring up in a stonewalled field. At least 15-feet tall…why are they there?

Past Booty Family Farm—certified organic—and on the now-dirt road, I see my destination: Chapman Sanctuary/Visny Woods, a 125-acre site maintained for year-round recreation.

The carved sign announces “Open Dawn Until Dusk” and is trimmed with a full box of blooming flowers.

Everything about Chapman Sanctuary/Visny Woods speaks of care.

When I pick up a simple trail map at the kiosk by the parking area, I add my name to the sign-in sheet and notice that of the seven or so entries above mine, four are from Sarah Zuccerelli.

The first, dated 4/20, says “Planting box at roadside garden,” and the others on 4/21, 4/25 and 4/29 say “Watering box.”

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After signing my name and noting the time (11:35), I stop to listen. The birds are in full song, but beyond a mourning dove and an anxious crow, I can’t identify who’s singing what. The gardens behind Leonard Chapman’s house invite me to linger at a picnic table. (The caretaker lives there now.) Carefully coiffed beds and lush blooming daffodils tease the birds touching down from tree to garden to bush and back to garden and tree again.

Somewhat reluctantly, I tear myself away to the hiking trails. The standing

map at the trailhead clearly shows trail section distances, and a few notable landmarks. Some, like “Big Map,” are self-explanatory. Others—“Bear Chair,” and “Teacup Lake”—make me wonder what’s in store.

Paths 3 & 4, I note, are closed for logging activities, and when I approach their junctions, their entrances are taped off with signs saying, “Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project.” I rarely come across logging activity on lands hiked by the public. I’m glad to see the choice is so simply explained. The act of timber harvest leads to improved plant and animal habitat.

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Later I read on the Chapman Visny website that the development of the wildlife habitat is intended to “attract large animals such as deer, moose, and bear, and smaller mammals like fox, fishers, mink and hare.” Although the paths are muddy in places, I only notice signs of deer on this gray, springtime morning.

When I arrive at the “Big Map” at the River Trail junction, I carefully weigh my options. The River Trail is a newer two-mile loop marked, I’ve read, with 35 trail markers identifying trees and noting geographical features. Peter Pohl, retired Carroll County Forester was central to the two-year project.

I opt out of the River Trail today, though. “Rough terrain; Plan at least 2 Hours.” I’m on a bit of a timetable, and the possibility of misstep on wet, rough terrain is not appealing in a place described by its website as “so far off the beaten track it is not even found on Map Quest.”

I turn away from the River Trail but am still rewarded by the sight of some explanatory markers. The information at each is presented simply and clearly.

I learn that I can estimate the age of a white pine by eyeballing its height.

Seventy feet? Seventy years old. And I appreciate the point made at the end of the marker telling about stone culverts.

Materials may have cost nothing, but the toll on time, man and animals was steep.

Eventually, I come into a meadow.

Its entrance marker tells me that if left to its own devices, the meadow would return to forest in just a few years. By mowing and regulated burns, however, the site managers hope to make a lush

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The Great Smith River Canoe and Kayak Race Visney Bear Chair • Chapman Sanctuary Continued from page 8 blueberry field that will be picked by hikers and residents for years to come.

I’ll make it a point to return.

There! I spy the “Bear Chair.” Sure enough, it is a chaise with bear-shaped outer arms.

Its placement remains mysterious until I head downhill toward Teacup Lake. A three-foot diameter rock square with a perfect circle cut out in its middle sits at a right angle above a stonewall.

I squat with camera, thinking that perhaps it provides a perfect frame around the lake...but it disappoints.

When I start heading back to the trailhead, I see it: Bear Chair is centered within the eye of the rock. The Bear strides boldly across the meadow… trompe l’oeil!

I take the quick trek to the trailhead, linger by the picnic tables to watch the

birds, sign out at 12:35, then reluctantly re-enter my car.

I’ll return. The River Trail still wants exploring.

The Chapman Sanctuary/Visny Woods is located at 740 Mt. Israel Road in Center Sandwich. The original tract of land was owned by Leonard Boyd Chapman, a talented bird dog and sled dog trainer. When he died in 1972, friends bought his home and land to set aside as a bird sanctuary. Over the years, more land has been annexed. It is owned by a private non-profit that welcomes the public to birdwatch, picnic, hike, cross-country ski and snowshoe its 10 miles of trails. Except for the River Trail, the trails are mostly easy with gentle change in altitude. Admission is free and groups are welcome with advance notice. Learn more at www. chapmansanctuaryvisnywoods.com or call 284-6428.

The Wolfeboro Lions Club is celebrating the 42nd annual running of The Great Smith River Canoe and Kayak Race on Saturday, May 21. The race will be held rain or shine starting at 1:15 pm and is organized into 19 classes to accommodate paddlers of all abilities. Prizes will be awarded to the first three finishers in each class. The event includes one- and two-person categories for canoes and kayaks and is further dived by gender and age.

Starting at the Alan Albee Town Beach on Lake Wentworth, the course passes through Crescent Lake and continues down the Smith River into Back Bay and then to the finish line in downtown Wolfeboro at the town docks on Lake Winnipesaukee.

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one-quarter mile of class 2 white water and two short portages.

Registration forms are available at the Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce in downtown Wolfeboro or may be attained by calling 569-5454. Racers may also register the day of the race from 10 am to 12:45 pm at the Alan Albee Town Beach in Wolfeboro. The registration fee is $20 per paddler and the first 50 entrants will receive a free commemorative T-shirt.

Coinciding with the race will be the traditional raffle to fund scholarships, also sponsored by the Wolfeboro Lions Club. The drawing will take place following the conclusion of the race at the finish line. This year’s prize is $1,000 in cash.

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May 14-15, Requiem, spring concert, Clear Lakes Chorale, First Congregational Church, 115 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 5/14: 7:30 pm; 5/15: 2 pm, info/tickets: www.clchorale.org.

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May 15, Spring Benefit Concert, Union Congregational Church, 80 Main St., Union/Wakefield, 4-6 pm, refreshments after concert, info: 473-2727.

May 16, Annual Business Expo, Mt. Washington Valley Chamber, over 100 exhibitors, N. Conway, info: 356-5701.

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May 17, Behind the Scenes Look at Great Waters Music Festival at Wolfeboro Women’s Network Luncheon, Sugar Hill Retirement Community, Wolfeboro, 569-8999, wolfeborowomens.network@gmail.com.

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May 18, Arts Council of Tamworth Dance Performance and Workshop with Mexican singer and dancer Verónica Robles, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Runnells Hall, Chocorua, part of a three-day artist residency. Free, donations welcome, artstamworth.org.

May 18, Bird Walk, Tamworth, meet at 7 am at Tamworth Town House parking lot, then walk to birding spots, rain or shine, info: 387-7869.

May 18, Etched in Granite, book talk, 7 pm, public welcome, Grange Hall, Maple St., Sandwich, info: www.sandwichhistorical.org.

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May 19, Dinner & Storytelling at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, Mark Chamberlain performs, reservations: 2846219, www.cornerhouseinn.com.

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May 20: Arts Council of Tamworth presents acclaimed Mexican singer and dancer Verónica Robles in performance with her Mariachi band, 7:30 pm, Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth, a rare chance to experience this joyous, toetapping music. Tickets available online or at the door. Proceeds support free workshops and performances in school and community. www.artstamworth.org.

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May 21, 42nd Annual Smith River Canoe Race registration 10 am-12:45pm, race at 1:15 pm starts at Allen Albee Beach, Lake Wentworth, info: 569-5454.

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May 21, Jim Witter 1970s Coffee House Concert, 7:30 pm, presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music, Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, tickets/info: 569-2151, www.wfriendsofmusic.org.

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May 24, America’s Pistol, The Model of 1911, 105 Years Young, 7-8 pm, presentation by Wright Museum volunteer George R. Gurick, Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro, 569-1212, www.wrightmuseum.org.

May 24, Travel the World Lunch Film Series, New Caledonia, bring a bag lunch, library provides dessert, 30 minute travel film, free, noon, public welcome, Wolfeboro Public Library, S. Main St., Wolfeboro, info: 569-2428.

May 25, Learn about Ham Radio, 7 pm, public welcome, White Mt. Amateur Radio Club, Cook Memorial Library, Tamworth, 323-8510.

May 25, Old Highways: North Sandwich to the Notch, opening of exhibit, Marston House, Sandwich Historical Society, details/info: www. sandwichhistorical.org.

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May 26, Dinner & Season Ending Storytelling Gala at Corner House Inn, Jct. Rts. 109 & 113, Center Sandwich, 6:30 pm, a variety of storytellers perform, reservations: 284-6219, www.cornerhouseinn.com.

May 26-27, Anne of Green Gables, play about the beloved orphan girl, Rochester Opera House, Rochester, info: www.rochesteroperahouse.com, tickets/show times: 335-1992.

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May 27, 1st Annual Mount Washington Valley CHOPPED Cook-Off Benefit Challenge, home cooks, student cooks and chefs urged to participate, deadline to apply 4/24/16; benefits MWV Sports Recovery Initiatives, info: www. mwvsportsrecoveryinitiatives.org.

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May 28, Ken Sheldon’s Frost Heaves Yankee humor, 7:30 pm, Barnstormer’s Theatre, Tamworth, tickets/info: 323-8500, www.barnstormerstheatre.org.

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May 29, Wildquack River Duck Festival, Jackson, duck races, silent auction, entertainment, food, parade, cake competition, 383-9356, www.jacksonnh.com.

May 30, Rochester Memorial Day Parade & Observances, parade starts at 10 am at Holy Rosary Church, N. Main St., proceeds to N. Main St. Bridge, then Rochester Commons for services, info: 312-2235.

May 30, Memorial Day Parade & Observances, Wolfeboro, parade at 10 am at Brewster Field and goes to Carpenter School, Wolfeboro Post Office and Cate Park, veterans encouraged to attend, 569-4296.

May 31, American Production During WWII, lecture by Stephen Keith, 7-8 pm, Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro, 569-1212, www.wrightmuseum. org.

June 1, Liberty Rocks: 800 Years of Magna Carta told by a Stone Mason, Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Tamworth, 7-8 pm, 323-8510.

June 1, Stonewall Building Workshop, General Wolfe, 518 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 5:30 pm, info: Global Action Local Awareness, 539-6460.

June 2, Opening Reception, NH Boat Museum, exhibit: We’ve Got You Covered: The Art of Motor Boating Magazine Covers 1914-1935, new vintage boats, dinner buffet, 6 pm, 99 Center St., Wolfeboro, info: 569-4554.

June 3, Curious George, children’s play, noon, Rochester Opera House, Rochester, info: www.rochesteroperahouse.com, 335-1992.

June 3, Gallery Reception for French Speaking Culture in the Granite State exhibit, 5:30 pm, free, open to public, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171/455 Old Mountain Rd., Moultonboro, 476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org.

June 4, Rochester Fishing Derby, 8-11 am, Baxter Lake Dam Public Boat Launch area, bring your fishing pole or borrow one, bait provided, ages 2-17, free, pre-register – space is limited – 335-7500.

June 4, Strafford Wind Symphony 25th anniversary concert, 7 pm, Rochester Opera House, Rochester, info: www.rochesteroperahouse.com, 335-1992.

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June 6, Astride Two Worlds: The Odd Adventures of John Gyles, talk about Indian captive/culture broker, NH Humanities sponsored, 7:30 pm, public welcome, Wolfeboro Historical Society, takes place at Wolfeboro Community Center, 32 Lehner St., Wolfeboro, info: 305-8553.

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June 9, Hiking Spain’s Northern Coast with Kris Kenison, travel program series, Great Hall, Wolfeboro Town Hall, free, 7 pm, public welcome, 569-2428.

June 11, Opening Reception, After Australia, artist Kathrn Field, new work of oil and watercolor paintings, 5-7 pm, Patrica Ladd Carega Gallery, 69 Maple St., Center Sandwich, public welcome, www.patricialaddcarega.com, 284-7728.

June 11, SOS Golf Tournament, Indian Mound Golf Course, 8 am, Ossipee, www.sossc.com.

June 11-19, Laconia Motorcycle Week, motorcycle related events all over Lakes Region, info/full schedules: www.laconiamcweek.com.

June 14, Margaret Bourke-White, Courageous Photographer, presented by Sally Matson, 7-8 pm, Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro, 569-1212, www.wrightmuseum.org.

June 16, Writer’s Night, local writers and musicians, 7-9 pm, Effingham Public Library, Town House Rd., Effingham, 539-1537.

June 17, Movies in the Park, Back to the Future, dusk, Foss Field, Wolfeboro, free, public welcome, bring a blanket, rain date: the following day, www. wolfeboronh.us/parks.

June 17-18, Raiders of the Lost Ark, 8 pm, Village Players, 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, movie on the big screen, 569-9656, www.village-players.com.

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Movie Night, Rochester Public Library, Wednesdays at 6 pm, 65 S. Main St., Rochester, public welcome, www.rpl.lib.nh.us, 332-1428.

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Snag a Chic Bag at Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery

By Sarah Wright Every season there’s an “it” bag— the pocketbook that celebrities are seen toting around in photos online and in magazines. Well, the “it” bag of the Lakes Region is the Everywhere Bag, available at the Patricia Ladd Carega Art Gallery in Sandwich.

What makes this bag extra unique is that it has original artwork sewn right onto it, with different pieces to suit every taste. It is a collaboration among friends. Gallery owner Patricia’s friend Katy Clark, who had been making bags for a while, was playing around with canvas, stitching bags with stripes of sand brown, dark brown and navy.

Another close friend of Patricia’s, C.C. White, is an abstract artist who’s been exhibiting her work at the gallery since it opened in 2002. C.C. works in mixed media, which is mostly oil paint with some watercolor, gold leaf or felt pen mixed in. Together, the three women cooked up the idea of taking C.C.’s paintings on canvas and sewing them directly onto the bags.

The bags are truly a one-of-akind product, because customers can choose which painting they’d like

on which size bag, or purchase the original striped canvas design sewn by Katy Clark (called the Madison Bag).

There’s a size for every preference: the Squam Bag is a smaller tote that fits under your arm; the Art Bag, a taller and squarer bag that fits over the shoulder; the Bucket Bag, more like a pocketbook with a long strap and two short ones; and a larger tote bag called the Winni.

“The bags are very well made and durable,” says Patricia. “I’ve carried mine all over the place and many people comment on it.”

Patricia is excited to be able to offer these bags to customers this summer.

Born and bred in New England, she grew up with art, majored in art history in college, and always loved it (even though she didn’t get very far with being an artist herself). Her appreciation of art only grew stronger when she lived in Paris. Years later, living in Washington, D.C., Patricia decided to open her first art gallery and the opening show featured art from a friend she had met while in Paris.

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Exhibiting Artist for May/June at Huggins Hospital The Governor Wentworth Arts Council is pleased to announce Marilyn Bodwell of Mirror Lake will be the exhibiting artist at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro for the months of May and June.

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• Carega Continued from page 13 Now in Sandwich, New Hampshire (since 2002), Patricia still likes to feature local and international artists, although the international artists all have a link to the Lakes Region in some way. One such artist spent her summers in Sandwich for years, and still carries fond memories from the area.

Just walking into the gallery is an experience in itself. Located in a beautiful barn that dates back to 1825, Patricia only made a few adjustments, such as adding a railing and opening up the back wall with a large window to let in more light. “I call it a gothic barn, because of its very open, high ceilings,” says Patricia. “The space soars to the sky.” There’s also a spectacular view of the Ossipee Mountains from the gallery.

Patricia looks for originality in all of the artwork featured at her gallery. This year, the gallery will introduce new artists, as well as new work by returning artists. “We have wonderful new lampwork jewelry by Amy Chase, made from Murano glass that’s been melted and stretched into beads for necklaces,” says Patricia.

“These are beautiful disks with a hole in the center that can be worn on a silk cord around the neck.” The swirling stripes and patterns of colors are really eye-catching.

There are many artists featured at the gallery and many different types of pieces to look at. Visitors to the gallery can admire intricate pencil drawings and sketches; inspirational paintings with water color, oil and

Interior shot of the Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery in Sandwich, NH. mixed media; thought-provoking abstract art; exciting photography; unique sculptures; and various prints and pastels. Surely something there will speak to you.

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Artist Madeleine Lord creates sculptures from found objects, like scraps of steel and metal and David Hayes has sculpted small, whimsical pieces for the gallery. There are so many paintings on display that you could spend a whole afternoon studying them, like Michael Rich’s

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By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper It started when I came across the name Ferncroft while on an internet search for something completely different. The name sounded beautiful and brought to mind images of a fern-covered glade where Victorian ladies and gents would while away a summer’s afternoon, picnicking and reading aloud the best and most romantic poetry of the day.

I was surprised to read that Ferncroft was a hamlet of nearby Wonalancet. “I love that area,” I said to myself. “It’s been years since I drove the Chinook Trail and explored the area.”

There is something about the rural Sandwich/Tamworth/Wonalancet area that has always fascinated me. It might be the fact that the hills are home to many talented artists or the steeped-inunusual-history of the towns or the fact that NH’s beloved Chinook dogs were bred by Arthur Walden in the area (thus the name Chinook Trail).

It didn’t take much thinking to decide a “just wandering around” day trip to the Sandwich/Tamworth/Wonalancet area in search of Ferncroft was just the thing for Mother’s Day afternoon.

My husband had asked what I would like to do for Mother’s Day since our

View of fog covered mountains in the Wonalancet area.

two grown children live a distance away and would not be able to make it home on that particular May Sunday.

“I want to find Ferncroft,” I told him.

He looked puzzled and asked where the heck Ferncroft was. “I never heard of it,” he said as he pulled out his laptop

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“Well, I am not really sure, but it’s a little hamlet in the Wonalancet area, I think,” I replied. “Let’s just get in the car and try to find it. It might be fun.”

‘Fun’ would not really describe the start of our journey from the Meredith

area on Route 25 because it was a cold, windy and very rainy early afternoon.

While most families were enjoying a Mother’s Day brunch indoors, we were on our way to who knew where, while the rain pelted against the windshield.

We had only been able to find, on www.wikipedia.com, this information: “Ferncroft is an unincorporated community lying mostly in the town of Albany in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. Some of the roads and houses in Ferncroft stretch into the towns of Sandwich and Waterville Valley. The hamlet is a widely spaced cluster of houses centered on several fields lying along the Wonalancet River on Ferncroft Road.

Further Wikipedia information stated, “Ferncroft has about 50 seasonal residents and a few full-time residents residing in 11 houses and multiple barns and outbuildings. Ferncroft was named for the Ferncroft Family Inn, which once stood in the area. The area became known as Ferncroft to differentiate it from nearby Wonalancet.”

I had my doubts about actually locating Ferncroft, but I held onto my

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vision of a Victorian-era, rustic location that we would discover with delight.

In Center Harbor, we took a left onto Bean Road/Rt. 113. This is the route we always take when heading to Sandwich Fair, because it is incredibly beautiful during foliage season. Turns out that, even on a rainy and gray May afternoon, it has a lot to recommend it.

The road is of the twisty/winding variety with a pretty pond (or perhaps it would be considered a lake?) nearby with lots of great views. There are a number of old homes and cottages along the road and it doesn’t take much imagination to picture the area during the heyday of early summer tourism.

After traveling through the Sandwich village area, we took Route 113A for more rural road adventures and eventually saw a sign for Sandwich Creamery. My husband said, “Let’s check it out!” While I wasn’t sure if the ice cream business would be open this early in the season, it seemed like a good idea to find out.

Off we went down a dirt road, deeper into the countryside, past an old cemetery and a house now and then. Indeed, when we arrived at the Sandwich Creamery, it was not open, which was no surprise on an early May afternoon, but we know and love the Creamery’s ice cream and thought by an off chance we might find them open.

We drove back to Rt. 113A and just down the road we came upon a wonderful looking greenhouse business called Wayside Farm.

“Turn around!” I said to my husband and he did so, taking us into the parking lot of the farm.

It was still raining – heavily – so we didn’t get a chance to explore the property as we would have on a sunny day, but other intrepid gardeners were browsing through the greenhouses full of plants and flowers. It was the fruit plants that intrigued me and I assume the row upon row of plants I spied on the property might have been the fruit varieties.

Plant offerings, according to www. waysidefarm.com, include a number of selections of High Bush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), Saskatoon (Alemanchier alnifolia), Raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Strawberry, Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa or Chokeberry), Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), and an assortment of Honeyberries (Lonicera

Wonalancet Chapel. caerulea). Although I am not much of a gardener, I plan to return, as we get closer to summer to learn more about the fruit varieties at the farm.

The farm stand is in a charming little circular wooden building. It was good to get in out of the rain and we enjoyed checking out the freezer section with a variety of homemade pies, and low and behold, containers of Sandwich Creamery ice cream! Frozen fruit was also for sale, including honeyberry, raspberry, strawberry, rhubarb and blueberry. If we were headed home, versus going in the opposite direction, I would definitely have bought some frozen fruits for pie making, because where else might I find something as interesting as honeyberry? (I have never tasted it, but now it’s on my summer to-do list.)

We bought an apple pie and a jar of Honey Blue homemade jam and made our way back to the car, noticing the rain appeared to be letting up and a watery sun was peeking out from behind the gray clouds.

We continued on Route 113A/ Whiteface Road and suddenly came upon a sweeping field with a charming little white church (Wonalancet Chapel) in the distance. The sun was now coming out and a bright blue sky added to the scenic splendor. My husband said, “Oh wow” when gazing at the beauty before us and pulled to the side of the road so I could take some photos.

As we drove on, I saw a sign on our left for Ferncroft Road just before we

reached the church. “That must be it!”

I said. I also recalled interviewing a traditional rug hooking artist many years ago at a home on the road and told my husband I still remembered the area with the beautiful mountain seemingly right in the artist’s back yard.

We took Ferncroft Road and saw a brook (or would it be considered a stream or small river?) that at another day might have been called a “babbling brook” but today, after the recent heavy rain, it was rushing water. No matter – it was pretty and just added to the scenic glory of the area.

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We took a right onto a side road near the fields to a parking area and got out to read information on a kiosk about the hiking trails in the area. If we had not just experienced so much rain, I would have been quite tempted to take a walk, but I knew it would leave me with muddy footwear and wet clothing; I made note of the spot for another day.

Admittedly, there weren’t any spectacular old inns or hotels to be seen, but I loved Ferncroft Road. We turned the car around, still a bit puzzled if we had actually found Ferncroft. I suspect we had located it because it seemed to define the Wikipedia description of a hamlet, a remote area that had once been the location of summer homes.

We drove slowly by the Wonalancet Chapel, a pretty church that would make a memorable and photogenic place to get married. Indeed, it is said the church is among the most photographed in the country and it is probably even more beautiful during brilliant fall foliage.

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Further sign information stated it was “In Cooperation With Tamworth Conservation Commission.” I could only say a silent thank you to those involved in preserving the area for all to enjoy.

The road eventually led us into Tamworth village and we stopped at the Tamworth Lyceum and found we had just missed a Sunday concert at the shop/café. However, the coffee was hot and delicious and we also purchased a few chocolate chip cookies for the rest of our trek.

By now it was late afternoon, but we decided to take the “road around the lake” as my kids always called the route from Moultonborough to Wolfeboro (Route 109). We had the road pretty much to ourselves on this Sunday, so we took our time and

stopped here and there to take some photos of Winnipesaukee.

We spotted a few yard sales along the way and I came away with a nifty 1950s thermos with a scene of water skiers and a book about old movie stars.

“That’s a great way to start yard sale season,” I happily told my husband. He too, was content, having scored a few old record albums to add to his modest collection.

“I hope you enjoyed Mother’s Day,” he later said, and I knew he was wondering if such a rural jaunt was to my liking on a day that many celebrate with big meals and gifts.

But for me, a lover of rural, unexplored places, local history, roadside stops and shops and a good yard sale thrown in, it’s all about the day trip experience versus any other type of gift.

“Oh yes,” I said, “it was just the right sort of Mother’s Day for me.”

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Rochester Opera House Happenings If you love live theatre and concerts, the Rochester Opera House at 31 Wakefield Street in Rochester is the place to be this spring.

The Jerry Garcia Band was beloved to many in the 1960s and 1970s; on Friday, May 20 at 8 pm, the Garcia Project brings the music of the band alive. The Garcia Project performs full, classic Jerry Garcia Band (JGB) shows from the 1970s, 80s and 90s – creating the Jerry Garcia Band experience for old fans to relive or new fans to enjoy for the first time. The Garcia Project faithfully channels and projects the feelings, emotions and music that propelled the Jerry Garcia Band and the fans through many years of musical bliss.

The Garcia Project is led by Mik Bondy on guitar and vocals; he fills the “Jerry” role with modesty and an understanding that no one can replace Jerry – but that we all together can rejoice in his music. Mik has constructed two tribute guitars and a recreation of Jerry’s actual guitar amps, effects and speakers. Mik loves to jam; he led and played with his band

“Tapestry” for over 20 years.

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The 55-member ensemble of the Strafford Wind Symphony returns to the Rochester Opera House stage on June 4 at 7 pm to enchant with another great performance and to celebrate their 25-year history. Strafford Wind Symphony performs a variety of music from well-known favorites to contemporary pieces.

Millworks Theatre Troupe presents Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka on 10, 11 and 12. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka (played by Scott Richardson) as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket (Daizy Spear), who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather, Grandpa

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