Monthly Archives: January 2015

There will be a workshop the art of collecting family stories, which takes place on February 7th at the Gordon Nash Library in New Hampton NH. The workshop will be led by NHHC historian and story-teller Jo Radner.  The program … Continue reading →

The weather people are predicting a whopper of a winter  storm, soooo the Nichols Library will be closed on Tuesday the 26th.  Everyone be safe while riding the storm out.

New in suspense films on DVD at the Nichols Library.  In “A Walk among Tombstones,’ Liam Neeson wreaks havoc to stop murderous drug dealers; in Lucy, ”  Scarlett Johansson wreaks havoc as a genetically engineered warrior; in “The Equalizer,”  Denzel Washington wreaks havoc … Continue reading →

 In “Guardians of the Galaxy”,  adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after discovering a mysterious orb.  In “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” a fragile peace between surviving humans and genetically enhanced is … Continue reading →

“Battleground (1949)” is a classic combat drama about the men who held the line the Battle of the Bulge.  It is surprisingly unsentimental for its time and place, and marked by touches of droll humor.  Realistic without an excess of … Continue reading →

New in stories based on real events and documentaries. “Rosewood” is based on a true story of an all-black town in Florida that was burnt to the ground by whites in the 1920s.  Expect some dramatization, but there is truth … Continue reading →

New dramas on DVD at the Nichols Library. “Gone girl” is the anticpated film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s runaway bestseller.  When a man’s wife (Rosamund Pike) goes missing, he (Ben Affleck) is suspected of wrongdoing.   In “Love is Strange,”  a gay … Continue reading →

New Comedy films on DVD.  In “The Hundred-foot Journey,” a family of Indian émigrés opens a restaurant in a French village. Their arrival provokes a rivalry with Madame Mallory (Helen Miren), who presides over the village’s lone eatery like a … Continue reading →

 Got a cold, cold feeling? With the lakes region in the grip of a cold front, what could be a better way to pass the time than to settle down a long and involving read?  Here are some selections to see … Continue reading →

Three new books by Bruce Heald add to his ongoing record of the life, times and architecture of our state. “Classic Diners of New Hampshire” details favorite roadside eateries, “Old Country Stores of New Hampshire” covers the general store and … Continue reading →