The New Hampshire Travel Council and the Monadnock Travel Council invite all interested in the travel and tourism industry to the Cathedral of the Pines Thursday, May 19, to meet and greet others in the industry and learn what is happening in the.
Two creators weathered a year of sadness
Stained Glass artist Mark Frank of Renaissance Glassworks in Nashua. ‘Over the year, more and more people came inlooking for custom work,’ he says. Courtesy of John Angelo
Published: 5/7/2021 2:04:50 PM
According to the visual arts website Etsy, hits on paintings and other wall art are up 98% over pre-pandemic levels. Clicks on window décor and hangings are up 64%, with interest in sculpture up another 46%. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman has also noted that twice as many Etsy shops opened in April 2020 over April 2019. Some 91% of those shops have a single proprietor, and 86% of them are owned by women.
PORTSMOUTH Like many other people, Valerie Rochon said, the coronavirus pandemic has caused her to reevaluate her life’s priorities.
Yearning for more time with her family, especially her two growing grandsons, Rochon said, “Now is the perfect time for both me and the chamber.”
Rochon announced Tuesday she will retire in the late spring after leading the Greater Portsmouth Chamber Collaborative since 2016.
Rochon sits on the New Hampshire Travel Council as well as Discover New England, a marketing consortium of all six New England states. Before joining the Chamber in 2010 as a tourism manager, Rochon was the executive director of the Stowe (Vermont) Area Association.