Thursday, May 21 at 6 p.m.
The town of Two Spruce is about to lose their beloved library. A team of volunteer actors come to its financial rescue by staging a murder mystery. But on opening night a real murder most foul threatens to thwart their theatrical aspirations. Lucy the Librarian and a team of quirky volunteer actors scramble to solve the crime before the curtain rises and the library is lost forever.
Sponsored by Louise Penny & Rice Public Library Corporation, this play is directed by local actor and seasoned director Don Goettler, with a full cast of experienced actors from around the Seacoast!
If you enjoyed our 2023 staged reading of ‘The Clerks of Kittery’ and our 2024 staged reading of ‘Oil & Water,’ you’ll love our full production of this hilarious play this year!
Saturday, May 16 at 10:30 a.m.
How we care for our dead has a tangible impact on the earth. From industrial body care outsourcing to concrete vaults to flame cremation, we have distanced ourselves from processes that are having an impact on our culture and environment in significant ways. Join us as we explore the principles of sustainable funeral options that seek to promote climate resiliency, address funeral poverty, and create community. We’ll also learn about what’s happening to create sustainable burial options in Maine, and what you can do to help.
Michele Lovell, Board Member of Natural Burial New Hampshire will join Certified End-of-Life Doulas Sandra Newsome, RN, and Janet Prescott for a lively presentation and discussion.
Death Cafés provide community members with the opportunity to meet in a supportive environment to discuss thoughts, feelings, and experiences with death—without the awkwardness often associated with this topic. Discussing death helps us make the most of our (finite) lives.
Thursday, May 28 at 6 p.m.
Our Spring installment of Rice Pudding Poetry will feature poet, Jimmy Pappas, musician, Miles Burns, and community readers.
Jimmy Pappas won the Rattle Chapbook Contest with Falling off the Empire State Building and the Rattle Readers Choice Award for “Bobby’s Story.” His nominations include two for the Pushcart Prize, one for the Best of the Net, and two for a Touchstone award. He moderates a weekly, themed Zoom event called “A Conversation with Jimmy and Friends.”
Musician, playwright, composer, musical director and artistic director, Miles Burns has worked and performed throughout the region over the past few decades – at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Emerson College, the Players Ring, Patrick Dorow Productions, the Weathervane Theatre, Rochester Opera House, and the Prescott Park Arts Festival. Miles lives in Portsmouth with his two daughters, Violet and Harper, and his wife, Taryn.