MacDowell Downtown

2024

MacDowell Downtown is a free series of presentations by MacDowell Fellows that are open to the public. It takes place on the first Friday of the month from March to November in downtown Peterborough, NH. Each season of MacDowell Downtown features a wide array of programming, including film screenings, readings, artist talks, interviews, musical performances, and more. MacDowell Downtown begins at 7:30 p.m. typically at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture in Peterborough.

See details about the 2024 presentation below.

A man wearing abright green robe and white-rimmed glasses stands at the front of a room. While speaking into a microphone, he holds one hand up, pointing a finger.

In November , 2024 Mugabi Byenkya employed a variety of media to share eye-opening stories from an inspiring creative journey through the world. Incorporating slides, spoken word, and song, Byenkya relayed select stories from a childhood in Nigeria to their first MacDowell Fellowship here in New Hampshire. (Cassandra Yerkes photo)

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