Join your co-workers, neighbors and family to the 14th annual Rock ‘N Race run and walk Thursday in downtown Concord. It is sponsored by Merrimack County Savings Bank and benefits Concord Hospital Payson Center for Cancer Care. The 5K event begins near the State House lawn at 6 p.m. For more information, call 225-2711, ext. 3076 or email to chtrustevent@crhc.org.
COPOCO, a cooperative pool and tennis club on Little Pond Road, is accepting members for the 2016 summer season. For more information, email galennichols@gmail.com or visit copoco.net.
Join the Concord Public Library on Tuesday for the unveiling of the library’s new Wii U system and a high-octane Mario tournament. Play video games, eat pizza and win prizes. Bring your competitive spirit. Open to kids and teens from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Blanchard Room. For more information, call 225-8670.
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its Leadership Greater Concord Class of 2017 through May 20. This program fosters civic awareness in the community and participants are equipped with information they need in order to become more involved in activities that will enhance the region. For more information, go to concordnhchamber.com or call 224-2508.
Capital Toastmasters will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Granite Ledges at 151 Langley Parkway. For more information, call 715-1881 or visit capital.toastmastersclubs.org.
Happy anniversary, Bryan and Christine Anderson!
LYNDA PLANTE
228-6800
soxpatscats@gmail.com
Be cool. Nonresident pool passes will be sold starting May 23 at the Concord Parks and Recreation office for $113 for all seven pools all season long.
Or you can be hot. Jerry Bourgeois will present Wherever Flames May Rage: A History of the Concord, NH Fire Department on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore. Follow the history of firefighting in Concord as it moved from bucket brigades to the department of today. Bourgeois was a firefighter in a Westerly, R.I., fire company; a fire commissioner in Attleboro, Mass.; and a call dispatcher in Plymouth.
It’s time to think about your child’s upcoming summer camp plans. Concord Parks and Recreation is happy to offer a wide selection of summer selections from day camps for three age groups to various soccer, video, cooking and Lego camps.
Nature Babes is for adults and children age 6 weeks and older. Explore local trails this fall with your little one in a backpack-style carrier Thursdays through June 9 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
A Learn and Play tennis class will teach proper tennis mechanics. It will meet Mondays through Thursdays at Merrill Park from June 20 to 30 at 9 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. for students in first through fifth grade.
Summer tennis league play will run June 14 to July 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. (intermediate/advanced) and Thursdays from June 16 to July 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. (intermediate/advanced) and 7 to 8 p.m. (beginner). Games will be held at Memorial Field. Register soon at concordparksandrec.com.
Who doesn’t love good eats with great people? Many of us still miss the landmark Cornerview Restaurant, but it’s time to welcome Tuckers to the South End. It’s open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for fantastic breakfasts and lunches. Try them. Let them know we also need dinner in this neighborhood soon.
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com
EAST SIDE
Today is the last day to see A.R. Gurney’s Screen Play at the Hatbox Theatre at the Steeplegate Mall. The performance is at 2 p.m. at the tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students, seniors and members. Visit hatboxnh.com for more information or call the box office at 715-2315.
Grace Episcopal Church will serve pot roast, mashed potatoes, carrots and angel food cake at its monthly supper Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. Freewill donations will help support the church’s “Take a Tote” food program for neighborhood school children.
The annual East Concord Garden Club plant sale will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon at 54 Mountain Road in East Concord. Affordable annual flowers, hanging baskets, herbs and vegetable plants will be available as well as member’s perennials that they will bring from their own gardens.
ConcordTV’s Studio B at the Heights Community Center will offer advanced camera Monday from 5 to 7 p.m., and the cost is $40. They offer a certificate program where attendees can receive a reduced rate for classes. Advanced editing will be offered May 31 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and the cost is $50. For a full class and workshop schedule, visit yourconcordtv.org.
Many senior activities will be offered at the Heights Community Center. The walking group will meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 a.m. Cribbage is played Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon and Bone Builders is held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
A VNA Senior Health Clinic is held the fourth Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Mah Jongg is played from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays. For more information, contact Becky at 230-4982 or rbukowski@ConcordNH.gov.
The Children’s Place will host a family fitness class Wednesdays at 3 p.m. through June 22. The class will be led by Heather Cunningham of Pembroke Fitworks. Parents and children will have fun exercising together. Class size is limited to 10 families. The cost is $75 per family. Drop-in rates are $10 per class. To register, call The Children’s Place at 224-9920 or visit pembrokefitworks.com.
Concord Grange 322 will meet Monday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the I.B.E.W. Hall, 48 Airport Road. Family Activities Chairwoman Shelly Huntoon will be in charge of the program as the grange will be celebrating Family Activities Night. Chaplain Judith Chase will have a memorial service to remember those who have passed away. The grange is asking members to participate in the baking contest and members will bake blueberry muffins (six on a plate) and the recipe will accompany their entry. Contact Dick Patten at 496-2917 for information.
The Brigade Lecture Series will feature “Strawbery Banke – A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making” on May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Pierce Manse, 14 Horsehoe Pond Lane. The program will be presented by Lawrence Yerdon. president and C.E.O. at Strawbery Banke Museum. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. For more information, call 224-4555 or visit piercemanse.org.
The Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters will meet Wednesday at noon at Northeast Delta Dental. For more information, call 223-1287.
The Karner Blue Toastmasters will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. at the environmental services building on Hazen Drive. For more information, call 568-3128.
The Concord Writers Group will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Shakespeare Room at the Concord Public Library. This will be the last meeting until Sept. 17. For more information, call 224-1715 or email clweeden@comcast.net.
CHRIS WEEDEN
224-1715
clweeden@comcast.net