February Happenings at the Rey Center

Greetings from the Rey Center!

We are pleased to announce two new program series being launched this winter, Coffee and Birds at the Curious George Cottage, and Dark Sky Stargazing Nights. Join us Saturday mornings during the winter months from 8:00-10:00 a.m. (We are extending this program until 10:00 a.m. for those not-so-early birds!) at the Curious George Cottage to enjoy a cup of coffee, the company of neighbors and friends, and the magnificent view out the Cottage windows, while admiring the variety of birds at the bird feeders. Stay for 15 minutes or stay for two hours; come once or come every Saturday during the winter. We will be submitting our bird feeder data to National Project Feeder Watch to help track bird populations and trends. This program is sponsored by Mad River Coffee Roasters of Campton, Droll Yankees bird feeders, and Handyman Hardware of Campton, NH. Dark Sky Stargazing Nights will be held on one Saturday per month during the new moon (The new Moon phase occurs when the Moon lies between the Earth and the Sun, causing the Moon to be un-illuminated or not visible to the naked eye from Earth. During the new new Moon, the skies are especially dark and make for great stargazing!). Telescopes will be set-up and knowledgeable volunteers from the New Hampshire Astronomical Society will be your guides. Drop-by anytime between 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturdays February 5 and March 5, stay for as little or as long as you like! Bundle up and bring binoculars if you have them. We hope to see you there! For more information on both of these programs, please visit our website at http://thereycenter.org.

For all those artists and aspiring artists out there, we are offering several art workshops this winter. Local artist Shirley Fitzgerald will teach a four-session watercolor workshop focusing on painting landscapes and still-life on February 1, 3, 8 and 10, and Maryellen Sakura will teach “Printmaking for Beginners,” a two-session workshop on March 25 and 26. These workshops are appropriate for beginners as well as more advanced artists. Visit our website for all the details and don’t delay in calling to register as space is limited! Workshops will be held at the Curious George Cottage, a perfect place to learn to paint and print.

Lastly, we hope you will join us for our February fundraising dinner, “Broadway 101: A Musical Retrospective by Maureen Brennan and Tim Evans.” The event will be held at the home of Leslie and Kevin Saba, with a catered meal by Chef Sean Stout of the Coyote Grill. The highlight of the evening will be the performance by Tony nominated singer and actress Maureen Brennan with her accompanist Tim Evans. Visit TheReyCenter.org for more information. Seating is limited, so call now to reserve your space.