As part of its Local History Series, the Derry Public Library presents local historician and Derry Heritage Commission member Mark Mastromarino sharing his research on early American agricultural fairs, with a focus on Derry, on Monday, Sept. 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The town charter of 1722 granted permission to hold semiannual fairs "for the selling and buying of goods, wares, merchandise, and all kinds of creatures." In the 19th and 20th centuries,...

The Unlikely Hero, a fair play Renaissance fair play is a whimsical twenty minute story where the Storyteller guides the audience through interactions between the Dragon Pestulis Pejorative and the much despised knight, Sir Issanass. -- Written originally for a Renaissance fair, this play can be performed for elementary school children, middle school children, or other public events. The cast is intended to be flexible. There are eight parts written...