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Updates from Arts Alive’s Creative Community—May 2025

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Updates from Arts Alive’s Creative Community—May 2025

Latest news from our members! Viva Bach Peterborough shares springtime “Bach in the Subways” performances and announces their upcoming Fall Festival; Jaffrey Civic Center celebrates the success of its fourth annual Gala Live Auction, debuts a new website, and updates visitors on building renovations; Tara Novak performs in The Light in the Piazza and prepares for her Irish band Ishna’s first-ever studio album; Rodger Martin celebrates two poetry publications and a spring trip to Ireland; Mona Brooks invites community members to contribute stories and photographs to an immigration-focused exhibit at The Art Source Fine Arts Gallery; and kcs ARCHITECTS celebrates 10 years in business, a new studio space, multiple awards, and an open house during Marlborough Art Day.

Spinning your Craft to Cash: The Essential Guide for Monetizing Your Creative Skillset

Spinning your Craft to Cash: The Essential Guide for Monetizing Your Creative Skillset

Imagine transforming your artistic passion—be it music, painting, writing, or design—into a lucrative business that not only satisfies your soul but also fills your pockets. Sounds dreamy, right? 

It’s completely attainable if you know the right steps to take. Arts Alive guides you through a series of crucial steps designed to help you successfully commercialize your creative skills:

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ArtLovers connecting at Arts Ambassador Meetups

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ArtLovers connecting at Arts Ambassador Meetups

Arts Alive is finding more regularity with our Arts Ambassador meetups and we encourage art lovers and supporters to join us, and sign up for the Arts Ambassador program!

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Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Drum Production Studios

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Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Drum Production Studios

Rory Hurley and Eddie Gomez started their company, Drum Production Studios in Peterborough, to be able to use their creative skills in dance, music and translate them to video to help people deliver their message to audiences. When the pandemic led to clients cancelling live events, effectively emptying their calendar, the partners changed tack and began livestreaming. This helped them continue to keep audiences engaged and inspired during very difficult times. We’re proud to share Rory and Eddie’s story, in their own words.

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Arts Incubation Stories: Ashuelot Concerts

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Arts Incubation Stories: Ashuelot Concerts

A spotlight on a local organization that was incubated by Arts Alive!’s fiscal sponsorship arts incubation program. “(The program) was Instrumental in us being able to establish and operate as a nonprofit,” said Burns. “We learned important lessons to operate as a legal entity. It allowed us to start to build our organization around what we were doing, organize, establish plans and garner the support of the community. (Arts Alive!) provided a sounding board and was a source of advice.”

Arts Spotlight: Daniel Scully & The Showroom

Arts Spotlight: Daniel Scully & The Showroom

Creatives are finding strength in community and dreaming and building towards the future. In this account, we hear from Dan Scully. He is an architect who has made his mark on downtown Keene in many ways. He was also in our first cohort of Ewing Arts Awardees. We’re proud to share this story of creating The Showroom, the newest addition to the Colonial Performing Arts Center, from architect Dan Scully.

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Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Jazimina MacNeil

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Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Jazimina MacNeil

These continue to be unprecedented, uncertain times yet artists are finding strength in community and creativity. In this account, we hear from Jazimina MacNeil. She is a mezzo-soprano by trade and training, who finds herself wearing the hat of an actress and/or a writer from time to time. Lately, Jazimina has taken to calling herself a “creative catalyst” as well.

We’re proud to share this story of Jazimina, in her own words.

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Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Peterborough Players

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Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Peterborough Players

During the Month of October Arts Alive is collecting stories from performing arts organizations across the Monadnock Region to ask - how are you holding up? This is the second of three stories this month that will highlight the innovations, inspiration, hope, and connection these organizations are still fostering, even in difficult times. We started with Keene State College’s Redfern Arts Center. This story is about the Peterborough Players as told by Tom Frey.