ALTON — Oscar Night at the Movies will be held at the Gilman Library at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 1.
Movie night includes popcorn and drinks and attendees are free to bring camp chairs or pillows to make the experience even more comfortable. Family movies are drop-in and therefore don't require pre- registration but are not drop-off. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
If the Gilman Library is closed due to inclement weather the movie will be postponed.
Keep an eye out for some exciting new additions to movie programming at the Gilman Library in the near future or call for more information regarding featured presentations 875-2550.

LACONIA — Greenland is a place so far away many of us cannot locate it quickly on a map. It brings to mind a windswept island and a climate and people that are a mystery to us.
Those who have wondered about Greenland, can get a unique and beautiful view of the country when Color Sketches of Ilulissat, a photography exhibit by Bill Cain, opens at the Belknap Mill on Beacon St. in downtown Laconia on Friday, February 1 from 5-7 p.m.
The exhibit kicks off with a champagne reception and a chance to chat with Cain. With years of
experience as a professional photographer and many trips to foreign lands to his credit, he is eager to share his travels and photography with others.
A former studio photographer, Cain is now semi-retired but continues to capture the world around him through the camera lens. (He pioneered the promotional dog and pet portrait concept in the Northeast and ran Dog Gone Portraits for 15 years, shooting over 10,000 sittings from1992 until 2006.)
He also was a regular contributor to the Concord Monitor newspaper's Sunday travel section; during that time, he wrote over 50 feature articles.
Added to this, Cain has authored six photography books and his work has appeared in various media, including several photo exhibits.
No stranger to world wide travel, Bill and his wife, Peggy, have visited over 80 countries, including all seven continents. Color Sketches of Ilulissat showcases a collection of unique color sketch images on stretched canvas taken by Bill in August, 2012 while on a trip to Greenland. (Ilulissat, Greenland is known as the Iceberg Capital of the Arctic.)
The exhibit opens with the February 1 champagne reception from 5-7 p.m.; the exhibit is free and the public is invited to attend. Color Sketches of Ilulissat will be on exhibit from February 1-28.
The Belknap Mill gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For further information, call the Belknap Mill at 524-8813. 

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Clothes drying, a color sketch by Bill Cain. (Courtesy photo)

PLYMOUTH — The Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee (PBVRC) celebrates the birthdays of two great past Presidents—Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan—on Saturday, February 9. The annual dinner will be held at the Woodstock Inn in North Woodstock with a social hour from 5-6 p.m., followed by a dinner of prime rib, chicken alfredo and salmon.
The evening's keynote speaker is NH Executive Councilor from District 3 Chris Sununu, who is also the CEO of Waterville Valley Resort. Sununu holds a BS degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). He is an active skier and rugby player and, in 1998, completed a five-month through-hike of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia.
Several other officeholders have been invited to join the festivities.
There will also be a silent and a live auction, with many items suitable as gifts for Valentine's
Day, which is five days later.
Because seating for this event is limited, pre-purchase of tickets is recommended. They are $45
each. For more information on the dinner, or to make reservations, call Omer Ahern at 603-536-2224, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
For tickets, or to make arrangements to pay by Visa, Mastercard, or Discover, call Cindy at 536-3880 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .