Congratulations to the Merrimack Valley High School Class of 2016!
Entertainment at this week’s Penacook farmers market will be Audrey and Clayton, with original folk music on fiddle and piano. The market is open Mondays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at 11 Penacook St.
Sign-up today for Blue Storm Football and Cheerleading. This program is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade. For registration and more information, visit nhyfsc.org. For questions football, email Andrew Jones at andrewjonesnike@gmail.com or Jim Farley at farleyjamesr@gmail.com. For cheerleading questions, email Sarah Gerlack at sarahgerlack@yahoo.com. Blue Storm is now a part of the American Youth Football and Cheer Conference AYF/AYC. Practices will start at the end of July.
CHERYL STINSON
753-9752
news03303@aol.com
Today is your last chance to see “Higgedly, Piggledly,” a production of four comedic one-acts by playwright Donald Tongue at the Hatbox Theatre in the Steeplegate Mall. The show is at 3 p.m., and tickets are $16.50 or $13.50 for students, seniors and members. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit hatbox.nh.com.
ConcordTV’s Studio B will hold an advanced camera class Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost is $50. An advanced editing class will be held June 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and the cost is $50. To register, call 226-8872 or email doris@yourconcordtv.org or josh@yourconcordtv.org. Visit yourconcordtv.org for a complete listing of classes.
The Central N.H. Storytellers will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Room at Horseshoe Pond Place. All tellers and listeners are welcome.
The senior walking group will meet at the Heights Community Center on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 a.m. Bingo for age 55 and older will be played from 10 a.m. to noon, and cribbage will be played from 10 a.m. to noon Monday. Bone Builders will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday. A VNA Senior Health Clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday. Ping Pong will be played Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. Mah Jongg for experienced players will be held Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. Bridge will be played from 10 a.m. to noon Friday. There will be adult coloring from 10 a.m. to noon Friday. The Sunset Club Mystery Trip will leave at 9 a.m. from the Everett Arena on Friday, and sign-up is required. The cost is $39. For more information, call Becky at 230-4982 or email 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 224-9920 or visit pembrokefitworks.com.
The Concord Christmas Parade Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the home of Dick Patten, 30 Pinewood Trail. The parade is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 9:30 a.m. on the Concord Heights. The theme for the first division is observance of the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and the theme for the Christmas floats will be a Futuristic Christmas in 2116 and Beyond. For more information, call Dick at 496-2917 or James Cusano at 568-7548.
Local crafters, artisans and artists are invited to take part in an upcoming craft fair Saturday at Steeplegate Mall from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Space is limited. For more information, email sophia.verdana@gmail.com or call 545-1451.
City pools, including those at Keach and Merrill Parks will open Saturday at 12:30 p.m., and they will close Aug. 12. For a complete schedule, visit concordparksandrec.com.
Grace Episcopal Church will serve a roast pork dinner Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. The menu includes potatoes, spinach and chocolate chip cookie pie. There is no charge, but donations are welcomed and support the church’s “Take a Tote” food program.
The Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters will meet Wednesday.
CHRIS WEEDEN
224-1715
clweeden@comcast.net
The Concord Public Library will offer adult coloring night Tuesday from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Get in on the grown-up coloring craze. Color with its supplies and coloring pages or your own. Just relax and enjoy some creative stress relief with others. For more information, call 225-8670, ext. 2.
Tickets are now on sale for the GoodLife Programs and Activities under the stars. More than 100 people are expected to attend the third anniversary celebration to be held June 23. The event will feature a delicious buffet dinner under a festive tent, summer refreshments including wine and beer, a 50/50 raffle, silent auction, and live entertainment from jazz pianist Tom Robinson, an instructor at the Concord Community Music School. Once again they will be presenting an award for the GoodLife Senior Advocate of the Year. The event will take place between 5 and 9 p.m. at GoodLife which is located at 254 N. State St. For more information or to purchase tickets for $50, call 228-6630 or email sgreenblott@goodlifenh.org or visit goodlifenh.org.
The Concord Farmers Market will be open Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and is located off of Capitol Street in downtown Concord. The event offers 40 vendors, including meat, eggs, dairy, fruit, vegetables, fish, honey, bakery and maple products. Also featured is potted plants, cut flowers, wood products, dog treats, and body care products.
Concord’s quarterly property taxes are due on or before July 1.
Congratulations to the Concord High School graduates!
LYNDA PLANTE
228-6800
soxpatscats@gmail.com
Rory Flynn will give a free presentation on “Dark Horse: An Eddy Harkness Novel” at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Boston Narcotics detective Eddy Harkness is on the case again, and this time the soul of the city is at stake. When a late summer hurricane slams into Boston, Detective Eddy Harkness and his Narco-Intel crew are thrown into the eye of a very different kind of storm.
Join runners June 25 for the Runner’s Alley Capital City Classic 10K Road Race. Runner’s Alley is bringing the 10K distance to the heart of downtown Concord, in a race to benefit the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness and Intown Concord. This great course starts and finishes on Concord’s historic Main Street right in front of the State House. The Capital City Classic will cap off Concord’s traditional three-day Market Days festival. Sign up at runnersalley.com/ccc10k.
The countdown to Concord’s best fest continues. The Market Days Festival will be June 23 to 25 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily with shopping, food and lots of fun and entertainment!
The 10th annual Concord Multicultural Festival will take place June 25 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the State House.
Dancesteps, Etc. will present “IPod Shuffle” on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium. For more information, call 736-9019.
Turning Pointe Center of Dance will present “Alice,” “Dolly” and “Broadway” on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Audi. For more information, call 485-8710.
Dance Inspirations will inspire Sunday at 2 p.m. with “Better When I’m Dancin’,” also at the Audi. For more information, call 856-8545. See them all at the Audi.
The annual Fire Truck Pull will roll back into Concord on June 25. Registration is now open at ConcordPublicSafety.org; teams of 10 individuals will face off against a 45,000-pound city of Concord reserve fire truck. Registration is limited to 20 teams, who compete for the fastest time. The starting horn sounds at 10 a.m. as teams show their strength by pulling the truck along a section of Main Street during the Market Days Festival. First responder teams receive free registration, nonprofit/friends teams register for $100/team, and business/gym team registration is $200/team. Sponsor opportunities are also available. For more information, email concordpublicsafety@gmail.com.
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com