Unreleased Grateful Dead Concert Screens At Park Theatre

1972 "Dead" concert to be shown at Park Theatre on November 1 & 5

JAFFREY, New Hampshire (October 26, 2022). Grammy® Award winner JAFFREY, New Hampshire (October 28, 2022). One of the most iconic concerts of the legendary Grateful Dead band will be shown around the world on November 1 and 5. The Park Theatre in Jaffrey will present this piece of rock history in its 333-seat Eppes Auditorium with 27-foot wide screen and 17-speaker surround sound.

This year the Grateful Dead are celebrating their 50th Anniversary of the legendary Europe ‘72 Album by bringing the previously unreleased Tivoli Concert Hall 4/17/72 performance to the big screen. The film is entitled Grateful Dead: 2022 Meet-Up At The Movies.

The sixth show on the Grateful Dead's famous Europe '72 tour was a return engagement to the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 17, 1972. This ground-breaking concert event was the Dead's first major live concert broadcast and a first in Danish television history. Now fully restored and color corrected in High Definition with audio mixed from the 16-track analog master tapes by Jeffrey Norman and mastered by David Glasser, Tivoli 4/17/72 features nearly an hour and a half of the Grateful Dead at the peak of their performing career.

The show's many highlights include an overview of the Dead's 1972 touring repertoire, including magnificent versions of "China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider", "Big Railroad Blues", "Truckin'", and many more of the Dead's classics, as well as the first live performance of "He's Gone", and other new songs including "Ramble on Rose", "Jack Straw", and "One More Saturday Night". Pigpen, on what would prove to be his last tour with the Grateful Dead, is well-represented by three songs, including the broadcast's opening number, "Hurts Me Too".

The film will be shown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, and at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5.

Tickets for the special event Grateful Dead: 2022 Meet-Up At The Movies are $12. They can be purchased in advance by visiting theparktheatre.org or calling the box office (603) 532-8888. Group sales and private screenings are available for organizations and schools.

The Park Theatre performing arts center is located at 19 Main Street in downtown Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The facility is fully accessible.

Award-Winning Illusionist Ben Pratt Returns To Park Theatre

Magician Ben Pratt returns to Jaffrey's performance center this Saturday, November 5

JAFFREY, New Hampshire (October 31, 2022) Audiences from around the country are amazed and thrilled by magician-illusionist-comedian Ben Pratt. From his "Houdini" style escape from a straight-jacket to his "how did he do that?" illusions, Mr. Pratt always delivers an engaging and memorable performance. By popular demand, Ben Pratt returns to The Park Theatre for a third time this Saturday, November 5. There is only one performance at 7:30pm.

Ben Pratt is a 4-time award-winning comedian and magician, including runner-up in New England's Got Talent. He grew up in a tiny town in New Hampshire with a population of fewer than 1,000 people. Far away from any big city or access to any magical props. Ben has performed all throughout New England and beyond, including Las Vegas. From the moment he walks into a room ready to perform to the moment he leaves, he will always leave people begging for more.

Tickets for the family-friendly show are $20. It is presented in the intimate 77-seat King Auditorium at The Park Theatre. Tickets can be purchased online at theparktheatre.org, by visiting the box office or calling the box office hotline (603) 532-8888. All major credit cards are accepted.

The Park Theatre performing arts center is located at 19 Main Street in downtown Jaffrey, NH. Only 90 minutes from Boston. The facility is fully accessible.

This Weekend at Nova Arts

Friday, November 4 will feature Qwanqwa with Fiddle Madness. Qwanqwa is a supergroup of musicians who all share the same passion for the power of Ethiopian Music. They were founded in 2012 by American violinist Kaethe Hostetter, who first worked in Ethiopian music as a founding member of the critically acclaimed Debo Band. Fiddle Madness is a group of the most accomplished contra/folk dance musicians in the Monadnock region. This show is funded by the Mascoma bank, doors open at 7:00 p.m with the show starting no later than 8:00 p.m.

The last show of the week will be Saturday, November 5 with Gold Dust with Ned Collette and Big Trash. Gold Dust is Western Massachusetts solo musician, Stephan Pierce. His new album 'Gold Rush' is a mix of folk and psychedelia which pulls from his past influences that have been inspired by the 60s and 70s. Fred Thomas says "It's an album made of sweet sounds and sharp turns, willing to turn over every stone, drive the car off the road, and look ugly truths directly in the face if there’s a chance any of it will result in a deeper understanding." Ned Collette established himself as a songwriter whose literate, evocative songs are paired with music that's both adventurous and eclectic. His early background in improvised and experimental guitar music has resulted in six albums of uncompromising vision, released on a variety of international labels. He is from Australia, but has been living in Berlin, Germany for the past several years. Big Trash is the guitar song-based solo project of Elisabeth Fuchsia (Footings, Pile), who has been called "[a] string quartet" by Spin. It sounds like being alone with your thoughts while staring at the ocean, in a comforting way. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with music starting at 7:30 p.m. Nova Arts is located at 48 Emerald St., Keene, NH.

Nova Arts is supported by and under the fiscal sponsorship of Arts Alive.