WOLFEBORO – "Poets and cockroaches," says Poets in the Attic host Gordon Lang. "After a nuclear holocaust, that's who will still be alive, scurrying around, going through their day-to-day routine."
Last month's Poets in the Attic reading at The Country Bookseller was one of the smallest ever, Lang said. And one of the best.
"The ones who made it, the dedicated ones, were some of our best," he said. "The weather was threatening, but the diehards still came in. And it was a real treat. Everyone got to read a lot."
The Poets in the Attic meet every fourth Thursday at The Country Bookseller in Wolfeboro at 7 p.m. Joe Bradley of Pocket Mountain Video records the first hour for broadcast on Community Television, and then the poets continue their open reading for another hour.
"We were such small group Joe hardly had to move the camera," Lang said. "But the quality? Any time we get Dudley Laufman up from Canterbury, you know it's going to be a good night."
At 82, National Heritage Fellow Laufman says he braves the night drive north of the big lake because of the camaraderie and the caliber of the poetry. This is also what draws Charlotte Cox around from Laconia and Tom Diegoli down from Gorham.
Local fans of poetry, of course, don't have to crisscross the state to enjoy such a concentration of good writing. They can catch their favorite Poets in the Attic gathered in a circle at The Country Bookseller next Thursday, February 28, at 7 p.m. They can also buy DVD recordings of past performances. And, as always, all who attend are invited to join in and read their own work or the works of others.
Poets and fans should also set aside a little cash and money for baked goods, coffee and tea, and books, as the store and café stay open on these fourth Thursdays. "The expanded space in the front of the store makes this a really welcoming space to read," Lang said.
The Country Bookseller is on North Main Street in the Durgin Stables complex of shops. Free off-street parking right next to the store is available via Mill Street.
For more information about joining the Poets in the Attic, contact Gordon or Cheryl Lang by phone at 539-4472 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LACONIA — T-BONES Great American Eatery and Cactus Jack's Great West Grill supported The CareGivers Inc. for the 8th year in a row with their annual Sweetheart of a Deal promotion.
Guests were encouraged to visit any T-BONES and Cactus Jack's location in Salem, Hudson, Derry, Bedford, Manchester, or Laconia, beginning Monday, January 14 through Thursday, February 14. All guests who donated $5 to The CareGivers Inc. received a $5 dining certificate to use on a future visit.
Through guest donations, T-BONES and Cactus Jack's were able to present The CareGivers Inc. with a check for $12,960. Over the past eight years, the Sweetheart of a Deal fundraiser has raised more than $180,000 for The CareGivers Inc.
"We are so grateful for the continued support from our guests during our Sweetheart of a Deal promotion for The CareGivers." said Tom Boucher, owner and CEO of Great NH Restaurants. "We are proud to have helped the CareGivers for these eight years as we feel it's extremely important to assist those right here in New Hampshire."
The CareGivers Inc. is an all-volunteer organization that helps the frail, elderly and disabled to maintain their independence and dignity. They provide transportation, meals, companionship and more. All services are provided free of charge with the help of volunteers and donations. The CareGivers Inc. has been serving our local community since 1984.

WOLFEBORO — The Wolfeboro Friends of Music invite the public to take an early St. Patrick's Day musical romp with The Clancy Legacy Quartet at Brewster Academy's Anderson Hall on Saturday March 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsors for this event are Green Mountain Communications and Avery Insurance.
Comprised of Robbie O'Connell, Aoife Clancy, Hanneke Cassel, and Erik Wendelken, The Clancy Legacy Quartet builds on the foundation established more than 50 years ago by Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers.
Robbie O'Connell and Aoife Clancy are the next generation of the celebrated Clancy Brothers music clan.
Tommy Makem was one of the organizers of "The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem" (Paddy Clancy, Tom Clancy, and Tommy Makem). In 1956 he emigrated from Keady, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland to Dover New Hampshire where he produced their first album of Irish Rebel songs called "The Rising of the Moon."
Decades later (2006) Robbie and Aoife tapped their innate talents during the New York Irish Arts Week and came out shining in their first Clancy Legacy CD released in March 2010.
Robbie O'Connell, a nephew of the Clancy Brothers, grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, where
his parents had a small hotel. At age thirteen he began to play guitar and sing, soon weekly at the hotel, then touring English folk clubs before enrolling at University College Dublin where he studied Literature and Philosophy. With the release, in 1982, of his first solo album, "Close to the Bone," O'Connell emerged as a touring artist of major stature.
Aoife Clancy (pronounced "Eefa") comes from the small town of Carrick-on-Suir, in Co Tipperary, Ireland,
where her musical career began at an early age. Her father, Bobby Clancy of the Clancy Brothers, placed
a guitar in her hands at age ten, and by age fourteen she was playing with her father in nearby pubs.
In 1995 Clancy was asked to join the acclaimed group "Cherish the Ladies," which continues to be one of the most sought-after Irish American groups in history.
In recent years as The Clancy Legacy, O'Connell and Clancy have been joined by Hanneke Cassel, folk violin, and Erik Wendelken, acoustic bass.
The Wolfeboro Friends of Music eight-concert series runs from September through May for the benefit
of all citizens and visitors in Wolfeboro and the Lakes Region; season sponsor is Points North Financial.
Tickets for Saturday, March 2 are available for $20 at the door; at Black's Paper Store and Avery Insurance
in Wolfeboro; or at Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith; by calling (603) 569-2151; or by visiting the website
at www.wfriendsofmusic.org.