WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
Business Basics for Creatives: Turning Your Hobby into a Business
WREN & SBDC Present: Business Basics for Creatives: Turning Your Hobby into a Business
An introductory workshop for artists, makers, musicians, and other creatives, co-hosted by WREN and the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center.
Business Basics for Creatives is a beginner-friendly introduction to the essential concepts creatives need to monetize their work without compromising creative integrity.
In this 75-minute workshop, we’ll cover what it actually means to operate as a business in a clear, supportive, and approachable conversation led by fellow creative entrepreneurs and business advisors. This workshop is designed for creatives just beginning to monetize their work, as well as those who have been selling casually and want a stronger foundation. Participants will leave with greater clarity, confidence, and inspiration to turn their hobby into a business with effective marketing and revenue channels.
Topics include:
What it means to “be a business,” including a high-level look at LLCs, sole proprietorships, and DBAs
Clarifying your product or offering and what makes it distinct
Identifying your target audience and reframing selling as intentional service
Common creative business models and revenue streams
Effective marketing strategies for creative businesses.
Date: April 9, 2026
Location: WREN (2011 Main St. Bethlehem, NH)
Workshop: 4:00–5:15 PM (for registered participants)
Meet & Greet: 5:15–6:30 PM (open to the public)
Cost: $30
Meet the Presenters:
Ashley Warwick is a Business Advisor for NH SBDC and creative entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience as a professional musician and entrepreneur. A Bethlehem, NH resident, Ashley is passionate about helping fellow North Country creatives build sustainable livelihoods and strengthen the local creative economy.
Ed Miles, Interim North and Central Regional Director, is dedicated to empowering New Hampshire small businesses with practical, personalized guidance that meets clients where they are. Drawing on a career in both the private sector and the SBDC, he focuses on creating meaningful impact through empathetic insight, strategic advice, and trusted connections—assisting businesses at every stage, from start-up to succession planning.
Special Guest: Robin Van Diepenbos, Owner/Manufacturer at Birch Brook Soaps
About the Hosts:
The Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN) was founded in 1994, powered by rural women committed to the mission of supporting better lives and livelihoods through education, economic development and community engagement in the North Country. Today, WREN is a community organization open to all, providing educational and cultural opportunities in a supportive network.
New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) is the leading resource for business advising and education for small businesses in the Granite State. SBDC’s dedicated team of professional business advisors delivers highly individualized, confidential advising at no charge to enterprises across New Hampshire.
Meet the SBDC!
Meet the SBDC at this free networking event!
New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) is the leading resource for business advising and education for small businesses in the Granite State. SBDC’s dedicated team of professional business advisors delivers highly individualized, confidential advising at no charge to enterprises across New Hampshire.
Join us in the WREN Gallery to meet the fabulous business advisors at the SBDC. Light refreshments will be served.
Date: April 9, 2026
Location: WREN (2011 Main St. Bethlehem, NH)
Time: 5:15–6:30 PM
Cost: Free, but registration is required.
Meet the Advisors:
Ashley Warwick is a Business Advisor for NH SBDC and creative entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience as a professional musician and entrepreneur. A Bethlehem, NH resident, Ashley is passionate about helping fellow North Country creatives build sustainable livelihoods and strengthen the local creative economy.
Ed Miles, Interim North and Central Regional Director, is dedicated to empowering New Hampshire small businesses with practical, personalized guidance that meets clients where they are. Drawing on a career in both the private sector and the SBDC, he focuses on creating meaningful impact through empathetic insight, strategic advice, and trusted connections—assisting businesses at every stage, from start-up to succession planning.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
Artists’ Talk— Long Exposure
Sunday, February 8th at 2:00 pm
Photographer Babs Perkins and painter Anni Lorenzini will give an artist talk to complement their exhibit, Long Exposure.
All are welcome at this free event.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
Opening reception for Long Exposure
Join us in the gallery for the opening reception of Long Exposure. This exhibit brings together photographs by Babs Perkins and paintings by Anni Lorenzini that approach landscape as an ongoing process. Rather than depicting specific locations, the works focus on change, duration, and perception. The works shift attention from description to experience, inviting sustained looking.
From 5-7 pm, enjoy refreshments, meet the artists, and connect with the WREN community.
Together, the works in Long Exposure create an environment where photography and painting inform and expand one another. Through the alchemy of collaboration, the exhibition softens distinctions between mediums and challenges expectations of how landscapes are represented.
All are welcome at this free event!
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
Holiday Ornament Workshop
Join us on Saturday, December 13th from 10:00 am to noon at the WREN Gallery for a holiday ornament workshop with Kristine Lingle!
Participants will use malleable foil and an ancient technique, "repousse," to create dimensional pattern and texture.
Tools and templates will be provided.
$30 registration includes a $5 materials fee.
This workshop is limited to 10 participants, so reserve your spot today!
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades free RIDE class at RIDE Indoor Cycling
Try a free 30 minute RIDE indoor cycling class!
*Registration is required for this free class*
Making Paper Stars
Join us at WREN during Christmas in Bethlehem for a free and fun craft activity!
From 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, December 6th, we’ll be making paper bag stars in the WREN conference room.
Fun for the whole family! All materials will be provided.
Cookie Walk
On Saturday, December 6th, visit WREN for a favorite holiday tradition— the cookie walk!
We will have an assortment of festive cookies to choose from. Fill up a small tin for a suggested donation of $5, or a large tin for a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds go to the WREN fund!
Cookie donations are appreciated for this event— please email juliab@wrenworks.org if you’d like to contribute. Thank you!
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
Opening Reception for Simple Joys
Join us in the gallery for the opening reception of Simple Joys. Enjoy the quiet beauty and heartfelt creativity of WREN’s member community at our annual member group show.
From 5-7 pm, enjoy seasonal refreshments, meet the artists, and explore a vibrant array of gifts friendly to every budget.
Simple Joys presents works that bring comfort, spark delight, and share the spirit of the winter season and the holidays.
All are welcome at this free event!
Community Movie and Dinner
We’re always working to create opportunities for community connection, and we are so happy to be partnering with The Colonial Theatre for this wonderful event! On Thursday, November 6th, join us for a special 3:00 pm screening of The Colonial’s feature film. After the movie, we can enjoy Bethlehem Community Dinner together! We hope you can join us.
The November 6th film is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The Colonial is offering a discounted ticket price of $7 for this special screening.
Bethlehem Community Dinner is by donation.
WRENegades Walking Group
Join the WRENegades for a walk every Thursday morning at 9:30. Meet in the parking lot behind WREN. No registration necessary.
NetWorking Lands Summit
RSVP here for this free event!
Join us on November 5th at the Rek’-Lis Pint House for this free networking event. The NetWorking Lands Summit seeks to spark collaboration across the working lands economy, strengthening the North Country by growing a more connected, resilient local food system.
This year’s gathering connects small-scale farmers, food producers, and local changemakers dedicated to the land and our regional food system.
From 4:00 to 7:00, we’ll share challenges and opportunities in small-scale farming, food systems, and creative entrepreneurship. Join us to build relationships with potential partners, buyers, funders, and collaborators. Together, we’ll discover resources and spark ideas that support local growth at the NetWorking Lands Summit!
Light refreshments will be provided, and a cash bar will be available.
This event is made possible in part by a sponsorship from Root to Rise.