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April 25th, 2013 by donnanandersen
South Pacific – Opera North 2013 Season
Opera North will be celebrating its 2013 Season with two stunning operas and a classic American musical.
August 3, 9 15 & 17 at 7:30 PM and August 8 at 2:00 PM
SOUTH PACIFIC
The unforgettable story of Emile de Becque, the French plantation owner, who falls in love with Nellie Forbush, a WW II nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas. Who can forget Some Enchanted Evening or I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair?
August 6, 10, 14 & 16 at 7:30 PM
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Lucia is caught in the middle of a feud between her family and the man she adores. Forced to forsake her love and marry for money, she loses more than her happiness – she loses her mind.
August 7 & 11 at 2:00 PM
LITTLE WOMEN
Set in post Civil War New England, this American opera celebrates the spirit of the March family during a period of trial and transition.
Tickets on sale NOW at Opera North or call the Lebanon Opera House at 603-448-0400.
Stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut, attend an opera/musical performance and wake up the next morning talking Happy Talk as you eat your a wonderful full country breakfast.
Tags: Lebanon Opera House, Opera North 2013, Upper Valley Opers
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April 6th, 2013 by donnanandersen
Sunday Mountain Maple Farm, Orford, New Hampshire
We all know what a Blue Ribbon or Best in Show means at the County Fair. Well in the world of maple syrup, in the state of New Hampshire, the Carlisle Trophy is the coveted prize. For the second year in a row the Sunday Mountain Maple Farm, in Orford, NH, has received the Carlisle Trophy for New Hampshire’s best maple syrup for the 2012 crop. Analyzed for clarity, taste & purity, Sunday Mountain’s sample came out on top.  The Sunday Mountain Maple Farm, a New Hampshire Farm of Distinction, is owned and operated by Paul and Betty Messer. In addition to 200 taps behind his sugar house, he has 3000 taps located on Cube Mountain.  He can been seen even in coldest months working on the tubing that delivers the sap to holding tanks. We are very lucky here at Breakfast on the Connecticut to be only a few miles from Sunday Mountain. We use only their syrup at breakfast on our pancakes, waffles, french toast and Apple Cheddar Breakfast Bread Pudding.  After you have enjoyed our breakfast why not stop by Sunday Mountain and pick up a container, or two, of their award winning maple syrup. You can’t get any better than maple syrup as a “farm to table” experience.
Tags: Carlisle Trophy, NH Farms Network, Sunday Mountain Maple Farm
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April 5th, 2013 by donnanandersen
Dartmouth Pow-Wow
Dartmouth College was first established in 1769 “for the education of Youth of the Indian tribes… English Youth and any others.” In the first 200 years of existence only 19 Native Americans graduated from Dartmouth. That changed in the 1970s with President Kemeny and to date more than 700 Native Americans have attended Dartmouth from more than 200 different tribes. The Dartmouth Pow-Wow serves as an opportunity for members of both the Dartmouth and Upper Valley communities to observe, participate and learn from a broad representation of Native American music, arts and crafts. Bring the family and look for the three key elements:
Drum Group
They, a group of 10, sing the first song each day sometimes viewed as an opening prayer.
Woman Dancer
She is appointed to lead all dancers in and out of the dancing arena at the start and the end of the Pow-Wow. Her appointment is based on experience and age.
Male Dancer
He, along with the Head Woman Dancer, leads the contestants in the Grand Entry at the beginning of the Pow-Wow.
What a special event to attend over the Mothers’ Day Weekend! Stay in a Deluxe Room at Breakfast on the Connecticut, enjoy a sumptuous breakfast and then head over to the Green in Hanover where your senses will be assailed by the wonderful sights, sounds and smells of the Dartmouth Pow-Wow.
Tags: Dartmouth Pow-Wow, Native American Program Dartmouth
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April 1st, 2013 by donnanandersen
South Main Street – Hanover, NH
The Smithsonian Magazine has compiled a list of the 20 Best Towns To Visit in 2013 and Hanover, NH ranks as LUCKY 13. Towns in the running had to have a population of less than 15,000 and a significant concentration of music, the arts, historic sites and other cultural attractions. And it didn’t hurt to have an institution of higher learning nearby. So why Hanover, NH? Let’s start with Dartmouth College, founded in 1769 to train Native Americans as missionaries. It has become one of the most prestigious current Ivy League educational institutions. There is music, theater, museums, art galleries – some associated with the college and others in the surrounding communities. The Orozco murals, located in Baker Library, has just received the National Landmark designation and last year the Dartmouth Aires came in second on NBC’s The Sing-Off. You can shop at quaint bookstores, eat at restaurants that pride themselves on their farm to table offerings, canoe or kayak on the Connecticut River, ski on the hills of NH & VT and,if you are so inclined, hike a segment of the Appalachian Trail. We feel the air is cleaner, the grass is greener and the water is purer. And if that is not enough, then how about the Enfield Shaker Museum, the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum or the Saint Gaudens National Historic Site? So set your sights on a visit to the Upper Connecticut River Valley, stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut and enjoy the ambiance of a stay in one of America’s best small towns.
Tags: Best small towns 2013
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March 27th, 2013 by donnanandersen
Jose Clemente Orozco’s The Epic of American Civilization
On March 11, 2013 the Secretary of the Interior designated the Orozco Murals one of 13 new National Historic Landmarks. National historic landmarks are nationally significant historic places that possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Jose Clemente Orozco was an srtist in-residence at Dartmouth between 1932 and 1934. It was during this time he created The Epic of American Civilization, comprised of 24 individual panels or “scenes” that span approximately 3200 square feet. The Orozco mural is housed in the former reserve corridor of Baker Library now called the Orozco Room.  This is a can’t miss treasure when visiting Dartmouth College. Stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut, visit the Orozco exhibit and in your travels don’t forget the Hood Museum.
Tags: National Historic Landmarks in NH, Orozco Murals, The Epic of American Civilization
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March 10th, 2013 by donnanandersen
Since 1961 the Hanover Conservancy has created, maintained and managed a series of trails in the Upper Valley. Trails such as Balch Hill, Mink Brook and Greensboro Ridge have been enjoyed by so many Upper Valley residents and visitors. In June 2011, another property came into being – the Nan & Allen King Bird Sanctuary. The land was once pasture for the Hayes Farm and can be reached by parking at the Etna Library, walking across a field to enter, hiking a mowed trail and coming to rest on a stone bench in the meadow. You will enjoy a view over the Mink Brook valley while you sit and (if you brought one) eat your picnic lunch. Make sure you stop to identify crabapple, hawthorn or nannyberry just to mention a few. We will give you a card with all 8 flowering bushes that are there. And don’t forget the birds – you may see a Black-and-White Warbler, a Common Yellowthroat or maybe even the seldom seen Wilson’s Warbler. The days are getting warmer and spring fever will hit and you will want to smell the fresh air and feel the warmth of the spring sun on your face. Stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut, have a great breakfast and then take a sandwich and explore the King Bird Sanctuary. It doesn’t get any better than that!
Tags: Balch Hill, Greensboro Ridge, Hanover Conservancy, Hanover Conservation Commission, King Bird Sanctuary, Mink Brook
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February 23rd, 2013 by donnanandersen
Currier and Ives Maple Sugaring
Celebrate the sweetest season of the year in New Hampshire on March 23 & 24, 2013 when New Hampshire’s working sugarhouses will open their doors to the public. Even if you know how maple syrup is made – from tapping the sugar maples to boiling sap in an evaporator over a roaring hot fire – it is still a treat to visit a working sugarhouse and learn more about the process and meet the families who carry on this spring tradition every year. More than 100 sugarhouses, across the state, will open their doors so that you can watch and sample their incredible products. From different grades of syrup to melt-in-your-mouth maple candy, you will find the best and purest NH maple products at all these establishments. We are lucky to have at least two working sugarhouses no more than 15 minutes away – Sunday Mountain Maple Farm and Mt. Cube Farm. Most of the area’s eateries will have at least one menu item that will feature NH maple syrup and Breakfast on the Connecticut will join in as we feature Apple Cheddar Breakfast Bread Pudding with warm maple syrup. So come and enjoy Maple Weekend in NH, stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut, visit a sugarhouse and sample the first harbinger of spring.
Tags: Mt. Cube Farm, NH Maple Producers, NH Maple Weekend 2013
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December 4th, 2012 by donnanandersen
The Christmas Revels 2012
So, what is the solstice? Well , in technical terms, it occurs when the sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. In the Northern Hemisphere it occurs somewhere between December 20 – 21. Interpretation of this event varies among cultures but here in the Upper Valley, we celebrate it with The Christmas Revels. This year, 2012, it will be an Irish celebration, complete with music, dancing, singing and stories.
The setting is 1907, when immigration from Europe to the United States is at its peak. The Irish are a major part of this relocation and with them they bring their unique culture complete with poetry, dance, music and their strong sense of survival and yearning for a new life in this land of opportunity. The Christmas Revels put you on the deck of the Glenna Roy as the emigres create a memorable Christmas celebration at sea. There is Irish dancing, fiddler Laura Fisk, a terrific ceilidh band and, of course, an Irish story or two.
For more information please visit The Christmas Revels. See the performance, spend a night at Breakfast on the Connecticut and enjoy a wonderful breakfast the next morning. Make some time to do some holiday shopping in the area and remember there is no sales tax!
Tags: Christmas Revels 2012, HOP50, Revels North
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June 25th, 2012 by donnanandersen
The King and I, Opera North
August 3, 8, 11, 16 & 17, 2012
The Summer of 2012 will see Opera North celebrating its 30th year filled with magnificent voices, great music and lively theater. The season is all about three charming operas and one classic American musical.
The Elixir of Love, Donizetti
Nemorino is head over heels in love with Adina. He will try anything to make her return his affection, including spending his last dollar on a love potion. The comedy will be sung in Italian with English subtitles.
The King and I, Rogers and Hammerstein
Anna Leonowens, an English schoolteacher sent to Siam to teach the children in the royal palace, clashes with their father, the King. Together they find themselves bound by a love that neither is able to express.
The Impresario, Mozart
This is a hilarious opera about the classic conflict between singers and the theater manager who must cast them.
The Cunning Little Vixen, Janacek
This is a touching tale of the cycle of life in a European forest with characters as varied as the forest itself.
Tickets are on sale now at www.operanorth.org or by calling the Lebanon Opera House at 603-448-0400. Make it a date night out with a dinner, a show and a stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut serving a wonderful breakfast the next morning.
Tags: 2012 Summer Season, Lebanon Opera House, Opera in the Upper Valley, Opera North 30th Anniversary Season
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June 13th, 2012 by donnanandersen
Canoeing on the Connecticut River, "The Nile of New England"
Quinatucquet is a Native American word meaning “at the long estuary” and given to a body of water known as “the Nile of New England”. Breakfast on the Connecticut sits on the banks of this river also the longest river in New England. Yes, it is the Connecticut River flowing over 360 miles from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound. Once described by the New York Times as ” the Nation’s best landscaped sewer”, the Connecticut River, through the passage of the Clean Water Act and the investment of millions of dollars from government and the private sector, has been reclaimed for our nation to explore and, better still, play in. Along its banks there are large archeological sites, including one in Claremont NH settled by Native Americans around 800 AD. There are ten bridges that traverse the Connecticut that are registered with the National Register of Historic Places including the Cornish-Windsor Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the United States. About 20 miles after the Cornish-Windsor covered bridge you can glide by the Fort at #4 in Charlestown, NH where on an August morning in 1754 a band of Indians broke into the home of Captain James Johnson and took captive the Captain, his 24-year old pregnant wife and their three children, ages 6, 4 & 2 and set off on a trek to Canada.  The reclaimed Connecticut has once again become the life-line for commerce, agriculture, industry as well as energy production, irrigation, manufacturing and multiple recreational uses. Ninety-nine cities, towns & villages border its length. Thirty-five colleges and universities on its banks provide an unprecedented representation of higher learning. Agriculture is still at work on 11% of the Connecticut’s land providing a ready source of locally grown foods. You can swim – cross the Connecticut from bank to bank in many places and you have swum from NH to VT – fish and boat, best done by canoe, kayak or pontoon. The Connecticut River and the Valley is one of the last water places that is still underdeveloped and wildly beautiful. So come spend some time at Breakfast on the Connecticut, take a canoe out in the morning fog and experience the “mighty Connecticut, the first of America’s great rivers and in many ways the last.”
Tags: Connecticut River, Connecticut River Valley, Cornish Windsor Covered Bridge, Fort at #4
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Opera North 2013 Summer Season
Sunday Mountain Maple Farm – Carlisle Trophy 2012
Dartmouth Pow-Wow – May 11 & 12, 2013