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NOVA ARTS

Website: novaarts.org/
Calendar: novaarts.org/events

ABOUT

Nova Arts is a nonprofit collaborative arts venue at 48 Emerald Street in downtown Keene, New Hampshire. The venue has a capacity of 300 people across two stages and shares the Nova Arts Block building with a cafe, coffee roastery, flower shop, vinyl shop, and open art studio.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Programming focuses on emerging artists and underrepresented voices with concerts spanning indie, experimental, folk, and genre-crossing acts. All shows are all-ages and standing room only with limited first-come seating. Nova Arts offers pay-what-you-can ticketing funded in part by a TD Charitable Foundation grant. Brewbakers Cafe and Keene on Vinyl operate in the same building.

HISTORY

Nova Arts Block is a DIY nonprofit whose mission is to present, incubate, and promote arts and culture in the Monadnock Region. The organization facilitates performances, arts education, and community collaborations. Businesses sharing the building include Terra Nova Organic Coffee, Feeding Tube Records, Billies + Tilli, and WakaDoodles Art Studio.

Sources:
[1] novaarts.org [2] novaarts.org [3] explorekeene.org [4] monadnockartsalive.org [5] keenesentinel.com

UPCOMING SHOWS

Friday

  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — The Rear Defrosters Present a Night of Honkytonk let's go

Wednesday - 6/3

  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — An Evening with Mdou Moctar (solo) get loud

Saturday - 6/6

  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Marisa Anderson w/ Footings (solo) rock out

Saturday - 6/13

  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Soggy Po Boys w/ Mr. Bill's Bluegrass Band jazz vibes

Friday - 6/19

  • 6:30pm, 10:00pm — Wolfman Jack w/ Jair Rohm Parker Wells & Dei Xhrist let's go

No shows listed.

Full schedule at novaarts.org/events →

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