Audio Postcard

Running From Zombies For a Good Cause

Adam McCune — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:45:03 +0000

Recently, the small town of New Boston, New Hampshire hosted an unusual 5k race, in which runners were chased by zombies or “walkers,” as they’re called in the popular comic book and TV series “The Walking Dead.” But fear not, all the gore was for a good cause, as independent producer Adam McCune found out when he sent us this audio postcard.

20 Impersonators Vie for Best Elvis: An Audio Postcard

Emily Corwin — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:38:45 +0000

This year, Labor day weekend was a time not just to celebrate workers in America – but to celebrate… Elvis. Crowds of Elvis Fans attended a three day Elvis festival and competition in Manchester, cheering on twenty Elvis Tribute Artists as they vied for #1 – and a chance to go on to compete in the Ultimate Elvis Presley Tribute Artist Contest next August in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Croo of Greenleaf Hut: Fun at 4,220 feet

Todd Bookman — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000

New Hampshire’s White Mountains are known for their fierce terrain and wild weather. But atop the high peaks, there are some comforts.

Since 1888, the Appalachian Mountain Club’s high huts have provided hearty meals and a warm bunk for guests. Staff at the eight facilities carry up supplies, and also serve as educators and stewards of the alpine terrain.

To get a better feel for this unique summer job, we sent NHPR’s Todd Bookman up to the Greenleaf Hut.

A Musical Postcard from the North Country's Grand (Mostly Gone) Hotels

Chris Jensen — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Almost all of the grand hotels that once brought the North Country fame, fortune and tourists are gone.

But now some of the music that was composed specifically for each hotel has been played and recorded, possibly for the first time in 100 years.

NHPR’s Chris Jensen sends this audio postcard.

Rick Russack runs a web site on White Mountain history.

Not long ago he was going through some material.

“Stereo views, photographs, postcards and prints, graphic things.”

Public Pianos Help HOP Celebrate 50 Years

Todd Bookman — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:28:49 +0000

Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts turns 50-years old this summer. Instead of candles, the HOP is going with…pianos.

121 New Citizens Take Oath In New Hampshire

Emily Corwin — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:03:03 +0000

So far this year in New Hamsphire, more than 1100 people have become new U.S. citizens.

Future Of 'Bike Week' Relies On New Marketing

Emily Corwin — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:04:48 +0000

Once upon a time, Laconia Bike Week was a rowdy affair with a lot of drinking and wild behavior.

Confectionary Architects

Cheryl Senter — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:38:55 +0000

For those of you who like a little dessert after dinner, a trip to Canterbury Shaker Village might be in order this weekend.

Everyone has Rhythm

Cheryl Senter — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:12:36 +0000

Since everyone with a beating heart already "has rhythm!” anyone can drum. That could well be the motto of the drum-jam, held the first Friday of the month at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Concord.

This past Friday evening, 16 people showed up... of all ages.

Wanna Sing "The Messiah"?

Doug MacPherson — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:13:05 +0000

It's hard to imagine Christmas without a choir singing Handel's Messiah.

In recent years a new tradition has developed: the 'Messiah-sing.'

It operates like a pick-up basketball game. Anyone who wants to sing the Messiah shows up at a concert hall with music in-hand. Tenors sit with tenors and sopranos with sopranos. And then -- without rehearsal -- the concert begins.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Doug MacPherson attended one-such Messiah-sing at the Music Hall in Portsmouth.

He filed this audio postcard.

It's Apple Picking Season

Cheryl Senter — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:05:53 +0000

Apple picking season in New England is fast and sweet.

The Pleasant Pond Pirates

Christina Nyquist — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:31:35 +0000

The sound of the ice cream truck's jingle is certainly familiar during the summer, but a couple of young women in Deerfield have come up with another, less common way to peddle frozen treats.

The Gas Dock Girls

Shannon Mullen — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:05:21 +0000

It's back to school time again, and lots of college students from around New Hampshire will be putting in their final hours at their summer jobs this Labor Day weekend.

Equine Feats of Strength

Cheryl Senter — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:20:03 +0000

When it is county fair season, what fair would be complete without those equine feats of strength?

Postcard from the Rock Swap

Donna Moxley — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:44:17 +0000

Over the weekend, hundreds of people from around the world showed up in the town of Gilsum, in southwest New Hampshire.