Friends of the Arts in The News
Friends of the Arts Presents 25th Annual Plymouth Fall Art Show >READ MORE>
A gift to the community from the children - Friends of the Arts and the Pemi Youth Center presented a Mural painted by Plymouth youth as a gift to the community. >READ MORE>
Celebrating Plymouth as a stop on the Underground Railroad - There could not have been a more fitting setting for a celebration of Plymouth’s role in the history of the Underground Railroad than the new Rotary Riverfront amphitheater on the banks of the Pemigewasset, located just north, and across the tracks form Plymouth’s Senior Center Train Depot. >READ MORE>
New Executive Director (January 2, 2009) - Friends of the Arts, Regional Arts Council is pleased to announce that Mark Dionne has been hired as the new Executive Director. Dionne is a New Hampshire native and a graduate of Plymouth State University (PSU) and is very excited about his return to the Plymouth area. >READ MORE>
Fall Art Show (October 4, 2008)- The 24th Annual Plymouth Fall Art Show took place on the Plymouth Town Common, Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Art Show is presented by Friends of the Arts Regional Arts Council and Plymouth Parks and Recreation. More than twenty talented artists from all over New England displayed and sold their work. Art was judged and prizes were awarded in three categories: Oil/Acrylic; Watercolor; Photography/Mixed Media. In addition, there was live music by The Alura Ensemble, as well as face painting, refreshments and raffles. >READ MORE>
“Hamlet” at the Silver Center (Sept. 2008)- Friends of the Arts in collaboration with Plymouth State University Department of Theatre presented Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the Silver Center for the Arts as a bus-in for area high school students. Students from Franklin High School, Sant Bani, Plymouth Regional High School and Newfound Memorial High School and Proctor Academy experienced a 90-minute live performance of the classic play with the option of a 45-minute Stage Combat Workshop following the performance. >READ MORE>
