The Flower Pistils keep it real. Lyrical craftsmanship and lush harmonies abound. Hard emotions are tempered with humor. Their songs tell the story of a world fraught with imbalance, yearning for connection. Their single, Children of The Endtimes was a winning finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition in 2020. The duo, Micah Huang and […]

Dutch guitarist Robert Bekkers musical education started with general music theory, recorder, French Horn and Trumpet, the guitar entered shortly after, with a self-constructed instrument. Soon after he discovered his love for this instrument, Robert decided to pursue a career as a guitarist and earned his performing and teaching degrees (Bachelor and Master of Music) at […]

Pianist Linda Papatopoli is a classical pianist who performs extensively in the Boston area as well as having given performances in Europe, Japan, and Carnegie Recital Hall.   In recent years Ms. Papatopoli's repertoire has expanded to include her passion for the classical music of Spain, and her interest in literature and culture has led her […]

Clara Sandler, mezzo-soprano, a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, feels at home in a wide range of styles, from opera, oratorio and recitals, to zarzuela and tango. Clara Sandler was the featured soloist at the Boston premiere of Górecki’s “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs” with the Boston Chamber Ensemble. With this orchestra she also performed Wagner’s […]

NH-based cartoonist, musician, and educator Marek Bennett leads discovery-based Comics Workshops for all ages throughout New England and the world beyond!  His comics work includes the graphic novel series, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, the local history webcomic LIVE FREE AND DRAW!, and travel memoirs like SLOVAKIA: Fall in the Heart of Europe(2013) and Sharjah Sketchbook (2020).  He plays Civil War folk […]

Ever since I can remember I have loved to create! My journey has taken me from sewing to a degree in fine art photography to my own commercial graphic screen printing company and for the past 21 years, to Art Quilts. Art quilting has become my passion and profession. With studio art quilting, I have […]

Weronika Balewski, flute, and Elizabeth Chladil, piano, are Boston-based musicians who value the conversations between performers, audiences, and students. Active as chamber musicians and instrumental teachers, they founded Marvento Duo in 2013 to collaborate as both performers and teaching artists.  Weronika and Elizabeth were artists in residence at Avaloch Farm Music Institute and have collaborated […]

Weronika Balewski (right) is a flutist, Dalcroze educator, and arts leader. She is dedicated to creating engaging musical experiences that connect us to ourselves and to each other. She is the Flutist and Co-Founder of Marvento Duo and performs on both modern and Baroque flutes in various chamber, orchestra, and educational projects. She is Director […]

Pianist Elizabeth Chladil (left) encourages her audiences and students to embrace a lifelong participation in music through her work as a performer, teaching artist, and piano instructor. She has performed in the United States and internationally including recitals in Poland, France, and Japan. She regularly performs on the Multiverse Concert Series, which presents multidisciplinary events […]

Poet Alice Fogel - Alice B Fogel is the previous New Hampshire poet laureate (2014-2019). She is the author of 5 poetry collections, including Interval: Poems Based on Bach’s “Goldberg Variations”which won the N. Schaffner Award for Music in Literature and the NH Literary Award. Another poetry book, Nothing But: a series of indirect considerations on art […]