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Jazz up your week at MHL.

posted May 15, 2016 in What's Happening

On Tuesday, May 17 at 7pm, the Andover High Jazz Bands will rock Memorial Hall with the music and sounds enjoyed by the rowers in The Boys in the Boat. The evening includes a special set by professional musicians, the Jazz Punishers. We promise to get your toes tapping!

One Night Only! Teen Art Show!

posted May 12, 2016 in What's Happening

Tonight's the night! Come see exceptional art created by Andover teens - pencil, charcoal, oils, pastels, watercolors, ink and ceramics. It's one night only, though, don't miss out! 7 - 8:30. Light refreshments served.

What does it take to be an Olympic athlete?

posted May 10, 2016 in What's Happening

On Monday, May 16 at 7pm, Rúben Sança, a distance runner who represented Cape Verde at the 2012 London Olympic Games, will share his experience of what it means to compete at the Olympic level. He is currently training for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in the marathon, an event in which he owns a...

Enjoy a little theater of the 1930s, '40s, '50s.

posted May 10, 2016 in What's Happening

On Thursday, May 12 at 7pm, actor Stephen Collins kicks off Andover Reads 2016 when he brings to life three rich decades of American theater heavily influenced by the Great Depression, the era of the rowers in The Boys in the Boat. The Friends of MHL annual meeting is...

Two local opportunities to shred your unwanted paper.

posted Apr 23, 2016 in What's Happening

We know many of you miss our annual shredding day, so here are two upcoming local events where you can shred your documents. Andover's Zero Waste Day is Saturday, May 7, 9am to noon in the Brickstone Square...

MHL's Book Cart Drill Team is Chasing Gold

posted Apr 20, 2016 in What's Happening

Get Your Seeds Today at the Andover Seed Library - while they last!

posted Apr 15, 2016 in What's Happening

We are excited that a seed shipment arrived today from Fedco, a cooperative seed company located in Maine. It includes a wide assortment of vegetables, herbs and flowers - all your favorite varieties, grown here in the North and well suited to our climate. It's easy to borrow seeds from our Seed...

Twenty years ago on Mount Everest, the most dangerous place on earth, a tragic event unfolded.

posted Apr 15, 2016 in What's Happening

The MHL Monday Movie on April 25 at 6:30pm is Everest, which recounts the story of the morning of May 10,1996, when climbers from two commercial expeditions started their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a...

Explore some of the new ideas in respite care.

posted Apr 11, 2016 in What's Happening

On Tuesday, April 19 at 6:30pm, a pair of experts will discuss two innovative programs and practices that allow caregivers and their care partners to enjoy time apart and together – in community and with one another. Beth Soltzberg, MSW, MBA, manages the Alzheimer’s/Related Disorders Family...