You are invited to meet our Executive Director Brenna Nicely during open office hours, 10AM-1PM on Wednesdays at The Place Above the Notch! Come grab a coffee, chat a while, share your ideas and your questions.
Director: Peter Cattaneo, Cast: Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Vivian El Jaber 1h 50m, PG-13 Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.
Dress like your favorite suspect, but share personal information with other moviegoers at your own peril. Trust no one! Here is the murderously funny movie based on the world-famous Clue board game. Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with a gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler? Meet all the notorious suspects and discover all their foul play things. You'll love their dastardly doings as the bodies and the laughs pile up before your eyes. The 2025 Anniversary Classics Series is co-sponsored by The North Country Chamber Players and Les Apple & Debra Saunders
Director: Bernard MacMahon, Cast: John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones 2h 17min, PG-13 Interviews, performances and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the origins of Led Zeppelin and their meteoric rise to musical stardom.
Mother's Day Weekend – Mom's Just Wanna Have Fun! Join us for a special Mother’s Day Weekend celebration featuring The Ladies of Laughter LIVE! @ The Colonial and a floral pop-up shop from Pantry Posies. Get your tickets now and treat Mom to laughs and flowers! Event sponsored by MLK & Company, co-sponsored by Persimmon Consulting
Reel Rock 19 showcases three world-premiere climbing films spanning disciplines, characters, and continents.
Director: Walter Salles, Cast: Fernanda Torres, Valentina Herszage, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello 2h 15m, PG-13 Film is in Portuguese with English subtitles. Eunice Paiva begins a lonely battle to learn the truth behind the disappearance of her husband, former PTB deputy Rubens Paiva, while trying to keep her family together.
Join us on the patio at 7:00PM for snacks from local farms from the Littleton Food Co-op and Taproot. 7:30pm: Dr. Melissa Grella, Taproot’s Founder and Executive Director will begin the evening with a discussion about community education, involvement and how to connect back to local agriculture, followed by the film Gather. Gather follows the stories of natives on the frontlines of a growing movement to reconnect with spiritual and cultural identities that were devastated by genocide. An indigenous chef embarks on a ambitious project to reclaim ancient food ways on the Apache reservation; in South Dakota a gifted Lakota high school student, raised on a buffalo ranch, is proving her tribes native wisdom through her passion for science; and a group of young men of the Yurok tribe in Northern California are struggling to keep their culture alive and rehabilitate the habitat of their sacred salmon. All these stories combine to show how the reclaiming and recovery of ancient food ways is a way forward for native Americans to bring back health and vitality to their people. The New Leaf Series is created in partnership with Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust and highlights films about the natural world. This screening of Gather is presented in collaboration with our community partner, the Littleton Food Co-op.
Director: James Griffiths, Cast: Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen 1h 40m, PG-13 Old tensions resurface when former bandmates who were former lovers reunite for a private show at the island home of an eccentric millionaire.
Lovingly laid in a vanished Massachusetts of the mid-1990s, Carson Lund's poignant feature debut plays like a lazy afternoon, perfectly attuned to the rhythms of America's eternal pastime. Named for a rarely-deployed curveball, Eephus is both a ribald comedy for the baseball connoisseur and a movie for anyone who's ever lamented their community slipping away.
Directors: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Cast: Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra 1h 35m, NR Film is in English, Arabic, and Hebrew with English subtitles. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
The Durrell Memorial United Methodist Church (UMC) presents the East Coast Inspirational Singers at The Colonial Theatre. The singers specialize in Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Top 40, and Blues. This event is presented by Durrell UMC in partnership with The Colonial Theatre. Event Sponsored by Love Yarn Shop, Terry & Joan Martin, In memory of Ray and Carol Moritz All tickets are General Admission and all ticket sales contribute to the Durrell UMC 125th Anniversary fundraiser.
The Women’s Adventure Film Tour will present a thrilling selection of films that span extreme sports, personal journeys, and boundary-pushing storytelling from across the globe.
Hailing from both the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of North Carolina, the Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount, while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain, and to incorporate accessible influence from all walks of the region. With the band’s last few albums, they have gained recognition from well beyond the world of bluegrass, earning a reputation as some of the most influential songwriters in Americana today. In 2013, their album Nobody Knows You won the GRAMMY® Award for Best Bluegrass Album, while 2012’s Rare Bird and 2020’s North Carolina Songbook garnered nominations in the same category. For more information visit SteepCanyonRangers.com. Event sponsored by: Carrie & Jim Hamblin
Science on Screen: Don’t Look Up (film) with climate research speaker Mike Carmon, Mt. Washington Observatory. Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and Meryl Streep. Directed by Adam McKay.
Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 50-album body of work, and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century. For more information, visit JudyCollins.com Event sponsored by A Live Music Lover and Barbra & Eliot Weisman
Experience the vibrant sounds of Africa with Kinobe (pronounced "Chinobay") and his Pan-African trio! The acclaimed Ugandan musician is celebrated for his masterful blend of traditional African instruments, global rhythms, and soulful melodies—a powerful celebration of musical traditions and human connection. Event sponsored by Mascoma Bank.
Mandolin virtuoso Sierra Hull takes The Colonial stage on July 24. She is a two-time GRAMMY® Nominated artist and songwriter and six-time recipient of IBMA’s Mandolin Player of the Year, the first woman to ever receive this distinction. Event sponsored by Littleton Chevrolet and Julie & Doug Weisman
When it comes to Creole culture and Zydeco music, two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience represent hard. Their expertly curated repertoire is a hypnotic blend of zydeco, roots, reggae, gospel, old-soul funk, and New Orleans jazz.
Sponsored by Polly's Pancake Parlor, co-sponsored by Forest Society North at The Rocks and Badger, Peabody & Smith Realty.
Known for her unfiltered, uncensored, razor-sharp humor, Emma Willmann is bringing the laughs to Bethlehem! You've seen her on The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert—now, catch her LIVE! @ The Colonial for a night of stand-up you won’t want to miss. Event sponsored by Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank.
Get ready for an exhilarating evening of trans-Atlantic folk music with Skye Consort & Emma Björling! This acclaimed ensemble weaves together traditions from Québec to Sweden with rousing instrumentals, soaring vocals, and infectious rhythms. Event Sponsored by Two Colonial Fans
Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara,” Vieux Farka Touré is the son of legendary Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré, who died in 2006. His live performances are highly energized, and Vieux is known for dazzling crowds with his speed and dexterity on the guitar, as well as his palpable charisma. Event Sponsored by Elise Drake and Two Colonial Fans