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The August Advocate is full of photos of Dublin Community Day and the Dublin Public Library’s 125th birthday celebration. Events featured speeches, ice cream, cake – and lots of fancy hats!
Our library director highlights historical ephemera unearthed and displayed for the milestone. The Garden Club of Dublin and the DPL will screen a film about gardening during the Revolutionary period.
Archie McIntyre urges Dubliners to attend a forum on the upcoming town Master Plan revision, and clarifies the Zoning Board’s decision on land use behind the Dublin General Store. School Board rep Mary Armstrong discusses standardized test scores and factors that may affect – and improve – them.
It’s still mid-summer, so Nicole Pease updates activities at the Women’s Club beach, and DCA reminds runners of the annual Stag Stampede fundraiser.
Peter Pap celebrates his 50-year career in the antique rug business, and special events at the DubHub include a Project Shakespeare production of Twelfth Night, a jazz concert, and a show of the work of retired Dublin School art teacher Earl Schofield.
In the history realm, Tom Sileo discusses Mark Twain’s two summers in Dublin during the early 20th century, and Rusty Bastedo looks further back to the “founding” of New Hampshire and its first Royal Governor. The Dublin Historical Society’s Schoolhouse Museum exhibit continues, and they announce their Annual Meeting with speaker Mel Allen.
The Lake Hosts monitor boats that enter Dublin Lake, and Katie Featherston shares updates at Dublin Park. Arborist Gergory Potter warns of the dangers posed by dead ash trees.
The annual Baha’i service is upcoming at the Dublin Community Church with speaker Christopher White, while the summer guest music program continues.
Genomics coach Jody Feinman recommends using fresh food as medicine, and End 68 Hours of Hunger continues distributions to food insecure ConVal kids during the summer.
As always, culture abounds in the region: the Amos Fortune and Monadnock Summer Lyceum lectures continue through August; MAXT offers classes and workshops; and Peterborough Players and the Park Theatre announce events. A show of Japanese prints owned by renowned Dubliner Raphael Pumpelly are displayed at RISD. Emily Bingham describes a new analog music store in Keene.
Finally, we mark with sadness the recent deaths of Michael Carter, Jan Haman, and Leon Moody.