Editing Keene, New Hampshire (section)

===Music and theatre===
In 1979, First Lady [[Rosalynn Carter]] dedicated the bandstand in Central Square as the [[Edwin Eugene Bagley|E. E. Bagley]] Bandstand, after the noted composer of the [[National Emblem]] March, who made Keene his home until his death in 1922.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hsccnh.org/time-lines-2/timeline-1970-1993/ |title=Timeline: 1970 to 1993 - Historical Society of Cheshire County |access-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804040324/http://hsccnh.org/time-lines-2/timeline-1970-1993/ |archive-date=August 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Many community groups perform on a regular basis, including the Keene Chamber Orchestra, the Keene Chamber Singers, the Keene Chorale, the Greater Keene Pops Choir, and the Keene Jazz Orchestra.

The Cheshiremen Chorus, a local chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, meets every Tuesday at 6:30&nbsp;pm at the United Church of Christ, Central Square.

The Monadnock Pathway Singers are an all-volunteer [[hospice]] group based in Keene whose members come from many different towns within Cheshire County. They sing in nursing homes, hospitals, assisted-living centers and in private homes throughout Cheshire County.

Every year, the Keene branch of the [[Lions Clubs International]] performs a Broadway musical at the Colonial Theatre (a restored theatre dating back to 1924), to raise money for the community. Other theatres and auditoriums include the new [[Keene High School]] Auditorium and the county's largest auditorium, the Larracey Auditorium at [[Keene Middle School]], and The Putnam Arts Lecture Hall on the campus of Keene State. Keene Cinemas is the local movie theater located off of Key Road.