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October 27: Community Leadership Center on Elm Street to host Trunk or Treat 

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Since opening in the early days of Covid, the Community Leadership Center on Elm Street has seen a lot of changes. Originally designed as a 4,000-square-foot space for welcoming people into an “Outdoors-Indoors” phenomenon, complete with ropes courses and a climbing wall, the CLC has grown and morphed into a destination for the quirky, the nerdy, the athletic, the musical, the goofy, the adventurous, and most of all, the creative.

April 27 Grand Re-opening: The Community Leadership Center hosts free day of family fun

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Running from 12-5 PM there will be elaborate scavenger hunts (with prizes), live music performances from the NH Ukeladies and the Daniel Wray Band, treats for purchase from The Smoothie Bus, as well as free face painting, arts and crafts, Nerf Wars, Ropes Courses, a Paint Room tent, and much more.

Citywide Arts Festival: Connecting community through the power of art

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Manchester is home to a diverse and thriving art scene, and you may have noticed mini monsters around the city over the past weeks. These are just the beginning of what will kick off a vibrant display of all types of expression and art next week as the Manchester Citywide Arts Festival unfolds from September 12 – 18.

Positive Street Art builds community through urban art: Meet-and-greet Dec. 17 at The Factory on Willow

read more…: Positive Street Art builds community through urban art: Meet-and-greet Dec. 17 at The Factory on Willow

Mariana Beer is the property manager and community creator at The Factory on Willow, and she sees the Artists in Residence program as a key element in fostering art and people who are at a point in their career where they could benefit from being given space and a stipend to grow and focus on their medium.

‘This is red alert’: Venues go red as COVID-19 closures illuminate critical need for performance arts

read more…: ‘This is red alert’: Venues go red as COVID-19 closures illuminate critical need for performance arts

What happens when entertainment venues aren’t able to bring in people for shows and games? What happens to your city when there are fewer people being drawn in to see shows and dine in your restaurants? Fewer people means less income for small businesses, which means fewer job opportunities, which can all lead to local businesses closing their doors permanently and unemployment rates rising. 

‘Look for the helpers’: Bedford Sewing Battalion making masks for those on front lines of pandemic

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They looked around their home, considered their resources and strengths — fabric swaths from Theresa’s online fabric store, sewing equipment, and creativity (which Theresa attributes to her children more than herself), and they set to work making masks.

Pivot: How Studio Lab is embracing the need to change during COVID-19 crisis and creating an artistic community along the way

read more…: Pivot: How Studio Lab is embracing the need to change during COVID-19 crisis and creating an artistic community along the way

Just a few days after the depressing reality of cancelled shows happened, Studio Labs & Events United hosted one of the largest live streaming events in the history of the industry. On St. Patrick’s Day, the Drop Kick Murphy’s performed their annual free concert from Studio Lab in a streaming event that brought in approximately 10 million viewers and united a country for a moment of community and happy distraction in a week of palpable anxiety and uncertainty.

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