We’ll visit Appledore Island where Celia Thaxter lived, wrote, painted, and hosted many of the most important literary and artistic figures of her time including Hawthorne, Whittier and William Morris Hunt.
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Professional and amateur artists alike are welcome to spend their mornings in the workshop of their choice (music, writing, drama, photography, dance, printmaking), or letting their muse choose the time and pace of their inspirations during this weeklong, adults-only conference. (more…)

Peter Randall, a long-time Shoaler and founder of the New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists, instructs this program, now in its fourth year.

This week-long program is an opportunity to improve your photographs, add to your portfolio, and work with other photographers in a supportive program. (more…)

Peter Randall, a long-time Shoaler and founder of the New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists, organizes this program, now in its thirteenth year.
This weekend program is an opportunity to share your work with other experienced film based and digital fire art photographers. (more…)

Creativity, The Untapped Potential (ARTS 601)
Introduction to Oceanography (SCI 520)
Take a learning retreat! Granite State College of the University System of New Hampshire will host two courses on Star in an accelerated format. Courses are open to all, whether for a degree program or personal enrichment. (more…)

Road Scholar I:  8/28-9/3
Road Scholar II:  9/6-9/12
Road Scholar (Exploritas) will continue to be what Elderhostel was, a program created for and attractive to older, primarily retired adults. The programs are for adults to learn, grow, explore, and relax in a unique island setting. (more…)

Chairs: Andrea Melville, producer of the Shoals historical documentary An Island Kingdom and Ann Beattie, Shoals historian and past-president of ISHRA. Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required.
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