The Thing in the SpringJune 8-10 // Downtown Peterborough NH

This year we'll also have stage backdrops designed and installed by Vancouver visual artist LUKE RAMSEY!

Friday June 8 at Town Hall Peterborough
WOODS

DANIEL HIGGS

MMOSS
doors 7pm // all ages$18 adv / $22 door

Friday June 8 at Harlow's Pub 

Afterparty Djed by AUSTIN WRIGHT!  
10:30pm // 21+ // free

Saturday June 9 at Town Hall Peterborough
BROKE: THE AFFORDABLE ARTS FAIR

50+ Artists selling work for under $50!!

10am-4pm // all agesFREE!

Saturday June 9 at Peterborough Historical Society
THE FILMS OF JEM COHEN

Presented in part by The MacDowell Colony
Fugazi: Instrument, as well as shorter works featuring Patti Smith, Cat Power, R.E.M., and more!
12-5pm // all ages // free (donations accepted)

Saturday June 9 at Town Hall Peterborough
NINA NASTASIA

BROWN BIRD

PG SIX

doors 6:30pm // all ages $18 adv / $22 door

Saturday June 9 at Harlow's Pub 
COKE WEED

MAIL THE HORSE
10pm // 21+$5 (no advance tickets)

Sunday June 10 at Harlow's Pub
CARTOON CEREAL PARTY & FARM BREAKFAST

presented by Sunnyfield Farm & Harlow's Pub!
9am-1pm // all ages

breakfast tickets will be available at the door, $12 for a full farm breakfast fresh from Sunnyfield Farm! cereal bowl will be $5 (good for multiple bowls), and you'll have your choice of farm fresh milk, whole milk, skim, or soy.

Sunday June 10 at Peterborough Historical Society
DEATH TO TYRANTS

KLESSA

doors 1:30pm // $7 // all ages S

2pm // all ages // $7

Also free outdoor performances throughout the weekend by TONGUE OVEN, DAVID KONTAK, ROCK FLINT CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE, OUROBOROS, and more!

Here is some great press from 2011::::

Yankee Magazine

NH Magazine

The Concord Monitor

NHPR

The Thing in the Spring is a weekend of art and music that happens annually here in Downtown Peterborough NH.  The Toadstool Bookshop is usually at the center of the festivities.  We strive to bring renowned independent groups into intimate venues, in combinations that one would be hard pressed to find in any major metropolitan area.  Check out videos and pictures from past festivals, listen to the music that we have featured each year.  We think you will appreciate what the festival does for the communities it represents.  Putting it together takes massive amounts of time, money, and resources.  If you are a business and would like to get involved with The Thing as a sponsor, please get in touch and we will tailor a sponsorship that works best for your business.