Fiddling Thomsons
Fiddling Thomsons in Concert
Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m.
In the Community Room
The Fiddling Thomsons are a father and son duo from Lee, New Hampshire, who have performed together for over 20 years. They play a large repertoire of lively traditional dance music on instruments including fiddles, accordion, Irish pennywhistle, banjo, guitar, and other instruments. They are the winners of the 2023 New Hampshire Governor’s Award for Folk Heritage. They play tunes including jigs, reels, hornpipes, aires, hoedowns, and more. They have performed throughout New England and to other far away places such as California, England, Grand Turk Island, and 3 tours to China. They also teach music, play for dances, and lead educational workshops.
Join us for a great evening of lively music!
Brendan DuBois Author Event
Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m.
Rice Library is thrilled to welcome award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Brendan DuBois, for an evening of thrills. DuBois is the author of the renowned Lewis Cole mystery series, as well as the coauthor of six thrillers with James Patterson. A native of the Seacoast, many of his works are set in a fictionalized Rye, NH.
He will be at the library to discuss his latest novel, Terminal Surf, out in June. Books will be available to purchase at the event.
"Oil and Water": A Staged Screenplay Reading
Thursday, May 23 at 5:30pm
The library will present a staged reading of Alfred Thomas Catalfo & Morgan Webster Dudley's award-winning feature screenplay, Oil and Water, based on the true story of the three women who led the challenge and ultimate takedown of Aristotle Onassis and his attempt to build an oil refinery on New Hampshire's Great Bay.
This reading is directed by Don Goettler, who helped bring to life The Clerks of Kittery in 2023.
If you want to learn more about the fight to save the Great Bay, check out a copy of Small Town, Big Oil by David W. Moore.