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Newport Holds Peeps Contest – Video – WMUR New Hampshire

Apr 9, 2012 | Events, Peeps Diorama Contest

The first annual Peeps Diorama Contest was a huge success!  See a bit of the “Peeps Party” festivities by watching this news clip from WMUR:

Newport Holds Peeps Contest – Video – WMUR New Hampshire.

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Our young students had a great morning mixing pain Our young students had a great morning mixing paint, and painting lively animal portraits in this studio art class! 🎨🐕 Find out more about other classes in the series at libraryartscenter.org.
CALL FOR ENTRIES 📷️⁠ This Land is Your Land⁠ Photo CALL FOR ENTRIES 📷️⁠ This Land is Your Land⁠ Photography Exhibit⁠ Entry Deadline: Thursday, July 23 at 11:59pm⁠ ⁠ Exhibit Dates: August 15 - October 9, 2026⁠ Library Arts Center Gallery⁠ ⁠ From sweeping landscapes to quiet hometown streets, from everyday moments to the people who shape our communities, This Land Is Your Land celebrates the beauty, diversity, and spirit of our nation through photography, in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.⁠ ⁠ We invite photographers of all experience levels to share images that capture the places, faces, traditions, and stories that make up the fabric of America. Show us what “this land” means to you—its natural beauty, its communities, its resilience, and its heart. Whether your lens is drawn to majestic vistas or meaningful moments, we look forward to seeing your unique perspective.⁠ ⁠ Find out more + Enter: https://libraryartscenter.org/exhibits/call-for-entries/
What a fabulous kickoff to our annual favorite Sum What a fabulous kickoff to our annual favorite Summer Performances for Kids series yesterday morning with @missjulieannmusic ! 🎸💗 ⁠ The Summer Performances for Kids are a favorite Arts Center tradition for more than 20 years! Performances are free, fun, engaging and enriching. All ages are welcome. This year, our performances will take place at Newport’s community center, rather than the side lawn, as our lawn is currently re-seeding, and shade trees are growing.⁠ Thursday Mornings in July, 10:00am ⁠ Location for 2026: LaValley Family Community Center – 17 Meadow Rd. Newport⁠ Free! All are welcome. ⁠ ⁠ Performance Schedule 2026:⁠ ⁠ Coming up: July 16th – The Baffo Box Show: A Compact Cardboard Comedy with Modern Times Theater⁠ July 23rd – Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate presents a Family Concert⁠ July 30th – The Little Red Wagon Theater Co. presents “Spiders, Stories, and Science!”⁠ ⁠ The Summer Performances for Kids are made possible by generous support from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, the Claremont Savings Bank Foundation, and the Newport Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation.
Our annual favorite Summer Performances for Kids⁠ Our annual favorite Summer Performances for Kids⁠ begin THIS Thursday, 7/9 at 10:00am⁠ with a family concert by Miss Julieann!⁠ ⁠ Join Miss Julieann for a silly and engaging kids concert, featuring a sung reading of her new book, 'There’s A Dinosaur At My Door.'⁠ ⁠ Full of her most popular songs, this interactive and engaging show will get kids singing and dancing. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the show. Miss Julieann is a music therapist, nature educator, Grammy recognized children’s musician, author and illustrator of the newly published, There’s a Dinosaur at My Door. She has two popular kids music albums, Therapeutic Songs for Kids and Resilient Child. She is known for her work promoting mental health and sustainability through her musical programs.⁠ ⁠ The Summer Performances for Kids are a favorite Arts Center tradition for more than 20 years! Performances are free, fun, engaging and enriching. All ages are welcome. This year, our performances will take place at Newport’s community center, rather than the side lawn, as our lawn is currently re-seeding, and shade trees are growing.⁠ ⁠ Thursday Mornings in July, 10:00am ⁠ Location for 2026: LaValley Family Community Center – 17 Meadow Rd. Newport⁠ Free! All are welcome. ⁠ ⁠ Performance Schedule 2026:⁠ ⁠ July 9th – Miss Julieann in Concert⁠ July 16th – The Baffo Box Show: A Compact Cardboard Comedy with Modern Times Theater⁠ July 23rd – Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate presents a Family Concert⁠ July 30th – The Little Red Wagon Theater Co. presents “Spiders, Stories, and Science!”⁠ ⁠ The Summer Performances for Kids are made possible by generous support from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, the Claremont Savings Bank Foundation, and the Newport Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation.

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