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Below are notable campaign events in New Hampshire and around the country at which ArtsVote2008 staff will be active.

2007
May 19 Former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton deliver commencement address at UNH, Durham, NH.
June 03 WMUR, CNN, and the Manchester Union Leader host a Democratic presidential debate at New Hampshire’s Saint Anselm College.
June 04 WMUR, CNN, and the Manchester Union Leader host a Republican presidential debate and Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire.
June 05 WMUR, CNN, and the Manchester Union Leader host a Republican presidential debate at New Hampshire’s Saint Anselm college.
June 06 New Hampshire State GOP Annual Dinner
June 22 Barack Obama will make an appearance in Manchester at 2:30 p.m. And Tom Tancredo will make an appearance in North Conway at 7:00 p.m.
June 23 Tom Tancredo will be at the Town Hall in Littleton, NH at 10 a.m. and at 3:30 p.m. he will make an appearance in Westmoreland, NH.
June 23 Chris Dodd will attend a 10 a.m. house party in Amherst followed by several more rallies and events.
June 25 Tommy Thompson will attend an event in Hanover, NH at 7:00 p.m.
June 28 Fred Thompson will appear at a fundraiser in Bedford, NH at 5:00 p.m.
July 03 Beginning on Tuesday and stretching until Friday, July 6, Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson will tour various events around New Hampshire.
July 07 Governor Richardson is scheduled to be in Wolfeboro, NH.
July 07 Mike Huckabee and his band will make an appearance in Concord, NH at 4:00 p.m.
July 10 Former Virginia Governor and Republican presidential candidate Jim Gilmore is planning to be in Manchester, taping a segment for the series "Conversation with the Candidate."
July 11 Former New York City Mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani will also be in Manchester, taping a segment for the series "Conversation with the Candidate."
July 13 Former President Bill Clinton will join his wife Senator Hillary Clinton to campaign together in New Hampshire.
July 15 Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd will appear at the Grafton County Caucus.
July 20 Senator Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at several events on the Seacoast in New Hampshire.
July 22 Mitt Romney will speak at the Nashua Republican City Committee and have lunch at Crowne Plaza.
July 23 Beginning Monday, July 23, John Edwards’ campaign will be hosting policy forums around the state, featuring policy experts from various fields. The forums will run through Thursday, July 26.
July 25 John McCain will attend a town hall meeting in Keene, NH.
July 26 John McCain, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson will be in New Hampshire at various campaign stops and town hall meetings.
July 27 Bill Richardson will make several stops in New Hampshire to give policy speeches and meet with voters.
July 28 John Edwards is planning a series of visits to New Hampshire on July 28 through July 29.
August 09 Senator John McCain will hold three town meetings August 9 through 11 in Merrimack, Wolfeboro, and Conway.
August 20 Mike Huckabee will attend a breakfast at the Manchester Republican Committee Annual Golf Tournament at the Derryfield Country Club and will then speak at the Nashua Rotary luncheon at the Nashua Country Club.
August 21 Barack Obama will attend a Nashua Pride Game and Pre-Game Picnic.
August 24 John Edwards is scheduled to speak at the Hampton Democratic Committee summer picnic at the Pitlochry Farm in Hampton Falls, NH.
August 26 Bill Richardson will be speaking at the Merrimack County Democrats picnic.
September 01 Governor Bill Richardson will be at 'Presidential Job Interviews' in Londonderry and Milford.
September 02 Governor Bill Richardson will attend the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester in the morning, a 'Presidential Job Interview' in Plymouth, one in Canterbury, and one in Dover, as well as attending Oktoberfest in Danbury.
September 02 Senator Chris Dodd will be attending houseparties in Somersworth and New London.
September 03 Senator Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the AFL-CIO Breakfast in Manchester, is having a Labor Day Rally in Manchester. He will also be in the Milford Labor Day Parade, as well as at the Hudson Ice Cream Social.
September 03 Senator Chris Dodd will be attending the AFL-CIO Labor Day Breakfast in Manchester, the Milford Labor Day Parade, and a BBQ at the Amherst Country Club, hosted by the Amherst Democrats.
September 04 The National Leaders Forum will host John McCain.
September 04 Senator Brownback will host a Social Security Forum across the state.
September 06 Mike Huckabee will be speaking at The McConnell Center in Dover, NH at a forum sponsored by The New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits.
September 26 Democratic National Committee presidential debate in Hanover, NH
September 26 Senator Barack Obama will participate in a rally in Peterborough.
September 27 Former Senator John Edwards will be conducting an "Economic Fairness" tour of the North Country, including town hall meetings and blue grass concerts.
September 28 Governor Mike Huckabee will be playing bass with a local band at Whippersnapper's in Londonderry.
September 29 Senator John McCain will be attending house parties in Exeter and a Town Hall Meeting in Epping.
September 29 Senator Barack Obama will be attending a town hall meeting at Rollins Park in Concord at 9 a.m.
September 29 Governor Mike Huckabee will be in Salem, speaking to members of YouthStorm, then he will be at a houseparty in Franklin. He will also be a guest speaker at Newt Gingrich's "American Solutions" workshop at Saint Anselm College's New Hampshire Institute of Politics.
September 29 Congressman Ron Paul will lead a rally for volunteers in Manchester in the morning, then in the afternoon he will give a talk to students at New England College in Henniker. The Dartmouth College Republicans will then be hosting him for a meet and greet.
September 29 Staffers will be holding a "Fall for Hillary" Statewide Organizing Convention in Concord.
September 30 Senator John McCain will be attending a house party in Hollis and a townhall meeting in Derry.
September 30 Governor Mike Huckabee will be at a meet and greet at noon in Amherst.
October 04 Former Governor Mitt Romney will be holding an 'Ask Mitt Anything' forum at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.
October 06 Coos County Democrats will be having their Harry Truman Dinner, with guest Senator Joe Biden.
October 06 Former Governor Mitt Romney will be holding 'Ask Mitt Anything' sessions in Dover, Wentworth-by-the-Sea, and Milford. He will also be attending the Fremont Snowmobile Grass Drags, and the Hillborough Republican Oktoberfest Picnic.
October 06 Congressman Paul Hodes will be hosting three office opening parties for Senator Barack Obama in Derry, Peterborough, and Lebanon.
October 09 Senator Barack Obama will be at a town hall forum in Londonderry at Mack's Apples in the morning, and a town hall meeting at Plymouth State University in the evening.
October 11 Governor Bill Richardson will be at an art gallery in Concord holding a 'Presidential Job Interview' in the late afternoon, and in the evening he will be attending the New Hampshire Latino Summit.
October 12 Governor Bill Richardson will be holding a 'Presidential Job Interview' in the morning in Salem and in the evening in Somersworth. He will also be attending the "Global Warming and Energy Solutions" conference as well as being the guest speaker at the Portsmouth Democrats Annual Banquet.
October 13 Senator John Edwards will be making a speech at the Keene Town Hall, then attending a house party in Goffstown. He will then travel to the Hopkinton Town Hall and the Northfield Town Hall.
October 13 Congressman Dennis Kucinich will attend the UNH homecoming game in Durham, then he will speak at the Clean Air/Cool Planet Conference in Manchester. He will then be speaking at the Stafford County Democratic Party Victory Dinner at the Governor's Inn in Rochester.
October 14 Representative Dennis Kucinich and former Senator Mike Gravel will be attending attending the 'Independents--Making Our Voices Heard' conference in Hollis.
October 14 Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani will visit two diners, The Golden Egg in Portsmouth and Young's Restaurant & Cafe in Durham, and will then attend a town hall meeting at Exeter Town Hall.
October 14 Senator John Edwards will be receiving the endorsement of a national environmental organization in Dover in the morning, then attend a house party in Hampton, and then travel to the Hudson Town Hall.
October 14 ABC News, WMUR-TV, and the New Hampshire Union Leader host a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, NH.
October 19 ABC News, WMUR-TV, and the New Hampshire Union Leader host a Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, NH.
October 19 Congressman Tom Tancredo will be attending a breakfast in Whitefield, a meet and greet Tea Bird's Cafe in Berlin, and will be speaking at the Androscoggin GOP's annual Ronald Reagan Dinner at the Mountain View Resort in Whitefield.
October 20 Senator Chris Dodd and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter will be hosting Strengthen America - End the War Day of Action at the Chris Dodd for President Headquarters in Manchester.
October 20 Senator Barack Obama's wife, Michelle Obama, will be attending a Children's Fair in Londonderry.
October 20 Governor Bill Richardson will be attending a Presidential Job Interview in Durham, and one with his wife in North Hampton, and then a Meet and Greet in Manchester. His wife, First Lady Barbara Richardson, will be visiting a retirement community in Exeter, and then a Meet and Greet in Salem.
October 20 Congressman Tom Tancredo will be attending the Londonderry GOP's Yearly Breakfast at Yard Restaurant in Manchester.
October 20 The New Hampshire Democrats will be hosting a Jefferson-Jackson dinner with Virginia Senator Jim Webb at the Armory Ball Room in Manchester.
October 21 ABC News, WMUR-TV, and the New Hampshire Union Leader host a Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, NH.
October 21 Governor Bill Richardson will be at Alicia's Diner in Pelham in the morning, then will attend a Presidential Job Interview with his wife in Beford, then two more Interviews in Hollis and Ringe. He will then attend Set America Free's "Primary Energy: '08 Series" at Keene State College. The First Lady Barbara Richardson will attend a Women's Advocacy Reception in Concord, and a Meet and Greet at the Franco-American Centre in Concord.
October 22 Senator Barack Obama will be filing his candidate papers at the Secretary of State's office, and will then attend a house rally in Concord.
October 23 Senator John McCain will be at the Eagle Square Deli in Concord to meet and greet, and will then go to the State House to file ballot paper work. He will then be at a Town Hall Meeting in Hampton.
October 24 Senator John McCain will be attending a breakfast in Salem, sponsored by the Salem Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Derry/Londonderry Chamber of Commerce.
October 26 Senator Joe Biden will speak at the Salem Democratic Town Committee Fall Harvest Gala Fundraiser.
October 29 Former Governor Mitt Romney will be filing for the primary.
November 01 Senator Joe Biden will file for the primary.
November 03 Senator Chris Dodd will speak at the Cheshire County Democrats' annual spaghetti dinner in Keene.
November 06 Senator John Edwards will be visiting the Newmarket Town Hall, the Portsmouth Town Hall, and the Durham Town Hall.
November 07 Senator John Edwards will be having a Politics and Eggs session at the Bedford Village Inn and will be having a town hall meeting in Amherst at the Amherst Middle School.
November 08 Governor Bill Richardson will be speaking at Impact '08 at Saint Anselm College, then will attend a booksigning in Concord. He will then be attending the Seacoast Media Group's Energy Forum.
November 09 John McCain will be having a press conference with Tom Ridge in the State House in Concord, a Meet & Greet in Meredith, and a house party in Moultonborough.
November 10 Former Governor Mitt Romney will be at the Weirs Community Center in Laconia.
November 10 Senator John McCain will be at Meet & Greets in Goffstown and Barrington, and then a town hall meeting in Rochester at the First Congregational Church. He will then attend a hockey game at the University of New Hampshire - Durham.
November 10 Congressman Dennis Kucinch will hold a Town Hall Meeting at the Radisson in Manchester, and then be celebrating the opening of his new Manchester office. He will then visit the Salvation Army's McKenna House in Concord, hold a Town Hall Meeting at NH Technical Insistute Auditorium in Concord, and then will attend a hockey game at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
November 10 Mike Huckabee will be participating in a 5K Fun Run at University of New Hampshire - Durham, and will then be having a Meet & Greet in Exeter. That afternoon he will be at Chowderfest at Brown's Lobster Pound in Seabrook, cohosted by the Seacoast Republican Women and the Hampton and Seabrook Republican Town Committees. There will be a reception in Bedford and then a House Party for Mike Huckabee in Amherst.
November 11 Senator John McCain will participate in a Veteran's Day Ceremony at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery.
November 16 All presidential candidates have been invited to attend a meeting of the DNC's eastern region in Manchester, NH.
November 20 Congressman Dennis Kucinich will be doing a book signing at Gibson’s Book Store, then will get a $400 Haircut for Autism Hair at Biz Salon, and will then attend a Town Hall Meeting with NH’s LGBT community (and allies), hosted by NH Freedom to Marry. All these events are in Concord.
November 20 Senator Barack Obama will be having Meet the Candidate events in Alton, Conway, and Laconia.
November 21 Congressman Dennis Kucinich will be attending a press conference on impeachment in Manchester and a town hall meeting in Durham. He will also hold another book signing in Portsmouth and will attend town hall meetings in Somersworth and Dover.
November 24 Former Governor Mitt Romeny will be at an event at Souhegan High School in Amherst, then will be at the Derry Holiday Parade. He will be at a Meet & Greet in Goffstown and will then be having an Ask Mitt Anything session in Bow. He will also be participating in the Nashua Winter Holiday Stroll that evening.
November 24 Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be at a town hall meeting in Laconia.
November 25 Former Governor Mitt Romney will be holding two Ask Mitt Anything sessions in the afternoon, in Newport and Keene.
November 25 Senator John Edwards will be at a town hall forum at Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant in Meredith.
November 27 Congressman Dennis Kucinich will be at a town hall meeting at Phillips Exeter Academy.
November 29 ArtsVoteNH hosts the first presidential candidates forum on the arts at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.
December 09 New Mexico state arts agency director Loie Fecteau begins a 3-day tour of New Hampshire visiting with arts advocates in support of Gov. Bill Richardson.
December 18 Singers Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt perform in Nashua, Keene, and Lebanon in support of Senator John Edwards.
2008
January 05 ABC News and Facebook host Democratic and GOP debates at St. Anselm College.
January 06 Fox News and the New Hampshire GOP host the second of two presidential debates.
January 06 Obama Campaign Arts Policy Co-Chair Margo Lions meets NH arts advocates at West End Studio in Portsmouth.
January 08 New Hampshire Primary
April 01 On Arts Advocacy Day, Americans for the Arts Action Fund representatives met with domestic policy advisors from Senator Clinton, Senator McCain, and Senator Obama campaigns.
August 26 Americans for the Arts Action Fund to co-host panel and reception with NAMM at Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO.
September 02 Americans for the Arts Action Fund to co-host panel and reception with NAMM at Republican National Convention, St. Paul, MN.