Enjoy Irish Folk Music, Stories and Laughter with Makem & Spain Brothers

The Award Winning Makem and Spain Brothers will be performing a 2nd annual concert to benefit the Exeter Center for Creative Arts. Enjoy Irish folk music, stories, and laughter -- it's a night of fun for the whole family! The Makem and Spain Brothers perform around the world and continue a long history of traditional Irish folk music passed down through generations. The NY Chronicle has called them the “definitive Irish folk singers of their generation.”

Saturday June 7, 2008, 7:00pm, at the Winnacunnet High School Auditorium, 1 Alumni Drive, Hampton, NH. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets please contact ECCA at (603) 778-8441, via email at ecca@rcn.com, or at http://www.exeterarts.net/.

Making the Seacoast Cleaner, Healthier, Better

Local community members and students from Seacoast School of Technology and Phillips Exeter Academy gathered on April 8th for Squamscott Community Common's first Little River Clean-Up. The day opened with an informal presentation by Pete Richardson, of the Exeter River Local Advisory Committee and Conservation Commission, introducing students to the unique ecosystem of the Exeter River Watershed and its interrelationship with the Little River. The Exeter River connects the Little River to the Great Bay, the Piscataqua River and, eventually, the Gulf of Maine. "They are all interconnected to the Little River in Exeter," he said. "All this stuff gets transported down the river . . . today we'll discover how human behavior impacts our water bodies." Volunteers teamed up to remove trash and minor brush from the banks from the banks of the river and the walking trails. Students from Seacoast School of Technology's digital communications class documented the project and intend to produce a documentary to raise awareness. Romeo's Pizza and Squamscott Beverages generously donated pizza and soda for a post-clean-up lunch. "This was a great project," said Kate Donald, Sustainability Coordinator at The Commons. "All the students were interested in learning about the Little River. They worked hard, and it's made a big difference already. We will definitely plan to host more clean-ups in the future."

Golf Tournament to Benefit Richie MacFarland Children's Center

There's a reason why golfers keep coming back to this tourney year after year . . . join in the fun!

16th Annual Benefit Golf Tourney
The Ledges Golf Club, York Maine
Thursday June 5, 2008
Shotgun Start at noon followed by Dinner & Auction at 6pm
Cost: $150

Visit Richie MacFarland online for more information, to register or to sponsor this event.

Great Bay Kids' Company Children's Art Show

Celebrate the "Week of the Young Child" at Great Bay Kids' Company. Great Bay Kids' will be hosting a display and silent auction of artwork produced by their children.

Thursday April 17th, 2008
6:30-7:30pm
3 Simons Lane, Newmarket

For more information or directions, please call 772-9830.