Weekly Roundup

Don'tbe grumpy, instead join Nova Art for Crankies!, an evening of innovative visual storytelling and puppetry featuring a lineup of acclaimed puppet artists and performers. The event will showcase work from several artists, each bringing their own unique approach to their craft. From handcrafted marionettes to shadow puppetry and crankie storytelling, audiences can expect an imaginative evening celebrating visual narrative and live performance. Doors open at 7 p.m. and performances begin at 7:30 p.m. at Nova Arts, 48 Emerald St, Keene. www.novaarts.org. Support our up-and-coming thespians! MoCo Arts is hosting its upcoming production of "Knock Knock," by Jason Pizzarello and Kathryn Funkhouser, as performed by MoCo Arts' Middle School Play students. Performances are Sunday, April 19, with showtimes at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at The Founders Theatre at MoCo Arts, 40 Roxbury Street, Keene, NH. The comedy focuses on hijinks, robberies and big personalities that come along with surprises and laughs for the entire family. www.moco.org. Need a night out and full of laughs? Join comedian Bob Marley at The Colonial on Sat., April 18 at 5 and 8 p.m. (95 Main Street, Keene). Marley has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central, and he is one of the few comics to do the complete late-night TV circuit. Marley, a Maine native and University of Maine at Farmington graduate, uses biographical and observational material for his high-energy routines. www.thecolonial.org. Get in on the art! Join the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (10 Vernon Street, Brattleboro) for an Exhibition Tour with Sarah Freeman on Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. Freeman, who serves as the center's director of exhibitions, will leads a walking tour of the current five exhibitions on display as well as artist Amber Paris's installation, This Dreaming Earth, in "The Living Room." Get an in-depth and well-curated tour of the art on display, the artists behind in, and the process all around. www.brattleboromuseum.org. Want to make those herbal tonics presented in this issue of ELF? You sure can. Join Stonewall Farm (242 Chesterfield Rd, Keene) for Grow Your Own Herb Garden on Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. Led by Cheshire Floral Farm, this hands-on workshop will have guests plant a variety of herbs, with a special focus on different types of basil, and learn how to care for them so they thrive at home. Everyone will even get a beautiful potted herb garden ready to grow at home. Stonewallfarm.org.