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APR 2021
CONNECTIONS VOL. 9 NO. 4
A PASSION FOR WRITING
“Wherever you don’t see yourself, As part of the NHWP, novice to experienced
that is where you need to be.” — writers partake in writing labs where they share
actor Moses Gunn their work, learn from their mistakes and hear
positive feedback. “We are creating a literary
This is the quote that guides the experience that is not just educational but
New Hampshire Writers’ Project it is also from the soul, and most of all, it is
Chair, Masheri Chappelle. affordable for everyone.”
Masheri was born in Harlem and grew up in The New Hampshire Writers’ Project has
South Bronx, New York. Her ticket out of her partnered with New Hampshire PBS and New
neighborhood was a chance to take a test for Hampshire Humanities to organize an online
academically gifted students. A winter storm event to celebrate the new Ken Burns film
had coated the entire city in ice, and as Masheri HEMINGWAY. “Being a part of the HEMINGWAY
recalls, she did everything she could to get there screening and discussion has brought the
on time. “I put on three layers of pants and my New Hampshire Writers’ Project to a place
best boots, and I slid all the way down Longwood where we’ve always wanted to be — a place to
Avenue to get to the train station. And then I educate our communities on what it is to be a
crawled on my hands and knees to be able to writer and to explore what it took for this man
take that test.” to create his work. This is so needed — to be
able to have a dialogue about being creative,
Masheri is an accomplished author and about literature and about humanity. I think
playwright and is now heading up the New this is what NHPBS does best, and the New
Hampshire Writers’ Project (NHWP) on a Hampshire Writers’ Project is there to add the
volunteer basis. This means she works into the literary aspect to it,” says Masheri.
wee hours of the night and on weekends. Her
energy is boundless. She believes her chance to The NHWP not only will take part in the
have attended the ABC program at Guilford High screening and discussion, they’ve added a
School in Connecticut and her four years at Smith few chapters to this project by hosting the
College have all combined to put her where she HEMINGWAY WRITERS CHALLENGE. Ken Burns
needs to be right now — creating programming himself made a call to writers to pen an essay
and helping to cultivate authors. for the challenge, and NHWP is also hosting
a virtual literary salon with NH author Robert
The NHWP started in Portsmouth 30 years Wheeler, who will lead a discussion about
ago and has found a tireless leader in Masheri. Hemingway’s Paris.
She attended the monthly Writers Night Out
meetings at a tavern and then a coffee shop. “I As Masheri sums it up, “This opportunity to meet
couldn’t hear the conversation over the coffee other people and to have literary conversations,
machine.” When Masheri became a volunteer, particularly on HEMINGWAY, is exactly what we
she found a more permanent and quieter place dreamed of. It can’t get any better than this.”
to meet. “When I saw NHWP’s home base, The
Ford House, on SNHU Campus in Manchester, HEMINGWAY will premiere on April 5-7 starting
I wanted to learn more. I wanted college level at 8pm on NHPBS. To learn more about NHWP,
experiences. I wanted to talk about writing and go to nhwritersproject.org.
share our pieces.”
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Ernest Hemingway — one of the the way, Tom takes Willem back in seeks to raise awareness of the
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asks everyone to help slow it down.
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APRIL 2021 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' The Merrimack: River at Risk Mt. Washington Auto Unforgettable Beatrix Farrand's
Thu. 4/1 Europe Road to the Sky
Augustus Post American
Landscapes**
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press Basic Black W1A Open Studio with American Masters
Fri. 4/2 Jared Bowen
Mt. Washington Auto Beatrix Farrand's American Great Performances Howards End On Masterpiece Howards End On
Sat. 4/3 Road to the Sky
Landscapes Masterpiece**
American Experience* My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece World On Fire On
Sun. 4/4 Helena Bonham Carter Masterpiece**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Hemingway Hemingway
Mon. 4/5 Europe
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Hemingway Hemingway
Tue. 4/6 Europe
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Windows to the Hemingway Hemingway
Wed. 4/7 Wild
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' I Danced for the Angel of Death - Inside The Tower of London
Thu. 4/8 Europe The Dr. Edith Eva Eger Story
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press Basic Black W1A Open Studio with American Masters**
Fri. 4/9 Jared Bowen
Coastal Railways with Coastal Railways with Julie My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece World On Fire On
Sat. 4/10 Julie Walters
Walters Helena Bonham Carter Masterpiece**
Finding Your When My Time Comes My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece World On Fire On
Sun. 4/11 Roots* Mark Rylance Masterpiece**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow Independent Lens**
Mon. 4/12 Europe Down A Dark Stairwell
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Finding Your Roots Ruby Ridge: American Experience Frontline**
Tue. 4/13 Europe American Insurrection
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Windows to the Nature Nova**
Wed. 4/14 Wild
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' The West Is Burning Inside The Tower of London
Thu. 4/15 Europe
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press Basic Black W1A Open Studio with Great Performances
Fri. 4/16 Jared Bowen Beethoven In Beijing
Coastal Railways with Coastal Railways with Julie My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece World On Fire On
Sat. 4/17 Julie Walters
Walters Mark Rylance Masterpiece**
Nova* My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece World On Fire On
Sun. 4/18 Kristin Scott Thomas Masterpiece**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Antiques Roadshow American Experience**
Mon. 4/19 Europe
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Finding Your Roots Philly D.A. Independent Lens**
Tue. 4/20 Europe
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Windows to the Nature Nova Critical Care: America
Wed. 4/21 Wild vs. the World - PBS
NewsHour Presents**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World**
Thu. 4/22 Europe
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press Basic Black W1A Open Studio with Great Performances**
Fri. 4/23 Jared Bowen Romeo and Juliet
Member Favorites My Grandparents'
Sat. 4/24 War**
Kristin Scott Thomas
Member Favorites* My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece World On Fire On
Sun. 4/25 Carey Mulligan Masterpiece**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Antiques Roadshow Frontline**
Mon. 4/26 Europe The Virus That Shook The World
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Rick Steves' Finding Your Roots Philly D.A. Frontline**
Tue. 4/27 Europe Independent Lens
The Virus That Shook
The World
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston Windows to the Greta Thunberg: A Year to Nova Human: The
Wed. 4/28 Wild Change the World World Within**
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Fri. 4/30 Jared Bowen
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APRIL 2021 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Mansfield Park The Musketeers Poldark Season 3 On
Thu. 4/1 From Cook's Illustrated Masterpiece**
Cook's Country PBS NewsHour Washington Open Mind Firing Line with Independent Lens**
Fri. 4/2 Week Margaret Hoover
The Lawrence American Experience American Masters
Sat. 4/3 Welk Show* Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen
Baseball* Finding Your Roots Antiques Roadshow Antiques
Sun. 4/4 Roadshow**
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's: Poirot**
Mon. 4/5 From Cook's Illustrated
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour W1A My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
Tue. 4/6 From Cook's Illustrated
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Frankie Drake Mysteries Father Brown Thou Shalt Not
Wed. 4/7 From Cook's Illustrated
The Darkest Noon Kill**
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Mansfield Park The Musketeers Poldark Season 3 On
Thu. 4/8 From Cook's Illustrated Masterpiece**
Cook's Country PBS NewsHour Washington Open Mind Firing Line with
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Week Margaret Hoover
The Lawrence When My Time Comes American Masters Mount Washington
Sat. 4/10 Welk Show* Oliver Sacks: His Own Life Cog Railway: Climbing
to the Clouds
Baseball* Hemingway Hemingway
Sun. 4/11
Curious George PBS NewsHour Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's: Poirot**
Mon. 4/12 Swings Into Spring*
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour W1A My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
Tue. 4/13 From Cook's Illustrated
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Frankie Drake Mysteries Father Brown Thou Shalt Not
Wed. 4/14 From Cook's Illustrated
The Sacrifice of Tantalus Kill**
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Mansfield Park The Musketeers Poldark Season 3 On
Thu. 4/15 From Cook's Illustrated Masterpiece**
Curious George PBS NewsHour Washington Open Mind Firing Line with Frontline
Fri. 4/16 Swings Into Spring*
Week Margaret Hoover American Insurrection
The Lawrence Nature Nova Mt. Washington Auto
Sat. 4/17 Welk Show* Road to the Sky
Baseball* Finding Your Roots Frontline Ruby Ridge: American
Sun. 4/18 American Insurrection Experience**
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's: Poirot**
Mon. 4/19 From Cook's Illustrated
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour W1A My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
Tue. 4/20 From Cook's Illustrated
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Frankie Drake Mysteries Father Brown Thou Shalt Not
Wed. 4/21 From Cook's Illustrated
The House of God Kill**
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Sense and Sensibility The Musketeers Frontline
Thu. 4/22 From Cook's Illustrated American Insurrection
Cook's Country PBS NewsHour Washington Open Mind Firing Line with American Experience**
Fri. 4/23 Week Margaret Hoover American Oz
Member Favorites
Sat. 4/24
Member Favorites*
Sun. 4/25
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's: Poirot
Mon. 4/26 From Cook's Illustrated
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour W1A My Grandparents' War Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
Tue. 4/27 From Cook's Illustrated
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Frankie Drake Mysteries Father Brown Thou Shalt Not
Wed. 4/28 From Cook's Illustrated
The Blood of Anarchists Kill**
America's Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour Sense and Sensibility The Musketeers Poldark Season 3 On
Thu. 4/29 From Cook's Illustrated Masterpiece**
Cook's Country PBS NewsHour Washington Open Mind Firing Line with Frontline**
Fri. 4/30 Week Margaret Hoover The Virus That Shook The World
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