Capital Quilters will meet at Havenwood, 33 Christian Ave., on Friday from 5:30 to 9 p.m., and all quilters and friends are welcome to attend. The featured speaker will be Sue Rock, local art quilter. For Guild information, call Jean at 223-9766.
The Hatbox Theatre at the Steeplegate Mall is presenting The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) through Jan. 22. For more information or tickets, visit hatboxnh.com.
The January senior lunch at the Heights Community Center is on Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. The menu is baked ham with sauce, potatoes, cabbage, bread and cookies. Sign-up for the senior lunch is required. For more information on this luncheon and other activities, contact Becky at 230-4982 or Rbukowski@ConcordNH.gov.
The Heights Community Center will be closed on Martin Luther King/Civil Rights Day and when Concord schools are closed due to inclement weather.
The Central New Hampshire Storytellers Guild will meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the community room at Horseshoe Pond Place. All tellers and listeners are welcome.
The Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters will meet on 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 NHTI Film Society will show the movie Shampoo Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. The film will be shown with an apres-film discussion about director Hal Ashby led by David Stewart. This 1975 film is rated R and runs 109 minutes. It is open to the public with a suggested $5 donation; free to NHTI students with a valid NHTI ID. For more information, call 271-6484, ext. 4101 or visit nhti.edu.
CHRIS WEEDEN
224-1715
clweeden@comcast.net
As part of the Walker Lecture Fund, Concord City Auditorium is hosting a reading today at 2 p.m. Hear the first table reading of a brand new play about a New England Oscar-winning actress in the Story of Ruth. For more information, call 496-1384.
St. Paul’s Church, 21 Centre St., will present a service of Evensong in the Style of 1817 at 4 p.m. today. Following that celebrate in 1817 style with a dinner at 5:30 p.m., all in recognition of the church’s bicentennial. The cost to attend the dinner is $20 for adults, $10 for children and children under five are free. Tickets can be purchased at the church.
Capital Toastmasters will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Granite Ledges of Concord (behind Concord Hospital) at 151 Langley Parkway. For more information, call 715-1881 or visit capital.toastmastersclubs.org.
NHTI Admissions Office is offering Drop-in Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for those interested in finding out more about starting their careers at NHTI. There will be a 15-minute overview of the college with Admissions representatives available to answer questions about enrollment. An optional tour of NHTI will also be available for those who arrive by 5:15 p.m. Just drop in; registration is not required. For more information, call 230-4011.
A session on “bullet journaling” will be offered by Concord Public Library on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Combine scrapbooking with a planner and journal and learn some creative ideas to make bullet journals. The first 30 attendees receive a free journal. For more information, call 225-8670.
The Friends of the Audi have a community service day planned and they need your help. On Jan. 16 starting at 9 a.m., join others from the community at the annual Martin Luther King Community Service Day. This will be a mini Pitch-in to prepare the theatre for the busy upcoming season. All-volunteer support helps keep Audi shows affordable and accessible to everyone. For more information, call David Murdo at 344-4747.
Happy 56th wedding anniversary to Alex and Nancy Dawson.
LYNDA PLANTE
228-6800
soxpatscats@gmail.com
On Monday, Gibson’s Book Club will read Nobody’s Fool by Richard Russo. The book club is free and open to the public – newcomers are encouraged. Come every month, or deal yourself in as the spirit moves you. Most of the titles are in paperback, or should be by the time the group reads them, and they will all be discounted 25 percent from the publisher’s price for the following year, whether you come to meetings or not. All meetings are generally on the first Monday of the month, and begin at 7 p.m., to give you time to have dinner and relax a bit first. Parking is free in the Capitol Commons garage and on the street after 5 p.m. For more information, visit gibsonsbookstore.com/event/book-club-January-2017 .
Three actors. 38 plays. 97 minutes. That’s the recipe for this zany production, put on by Cue Zero Theatre Company at the Hatbox Theatre at Steeplegate Mall. Whether you’re a seasoned fan of the Bard or cringe at the thought of Shakespearean verse, you’re bound to enjoy this frantic attempt to hit the highlights of everything from King Lear to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Jan. 22. Tickets are $15. Call 715-2315 or visit hatboxnh.com.
Miss the farmers market? Try the Winter Farmers Market at Cole Gardens, 430 Loudon Road, on Saturdays through April 22 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It’s an indoor farmers market with live music and more than 30 participating vendors. The local products being sold include seafood, bread and baked goods, coffee/tea, maple, dairy, meats, eggs, honey, apples, prepared foods, vegetables and pet treats. Visit concordwintermarket.com for a complete list of vendors and their products.
Cure the winter blues by stuffing your face with New Hampshire’s finest comfort food. A small army of mac and cheese purveyors will be on hand for the seventh iteration of this showdown, and visitors have the pleasure of sampling the whole set. Come hungry and ready to vote for the People’s Choice Champion. New Hampshire’s Own Macaroni and Cheese Bake-Off is on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost is $16. Chow down at the Holiday Inn, 172 N. Main St. More information is available at 271-3696 and nhdairypromo.org.
The Capitol Center for the Arts hits the ground running in 2017 with even more new shows! Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan star in the National Theatre Live Rebroadcast of No Man’s Land on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Don’t miss the Live Wire! The Electricity Tour with Doktor Kaboom – he’ll entertain on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. and noon. This performance is part of the School Series, but is open to the general public. Start the year with the laughter of Lenny Clarke on Friday at 8 p.m. It’s the No Holds Barred stand-up comedy tour! Also coming up are the New Hampshire Theatre Awards, The MET: Live in HD: Roméo et Juliette and Decades Rewind. There’s more information at ccanh.com.
On Monday, Concord residents with curbside trash and recycling collection can place their Christmas trees curbside for disposal on their trash collection day until Jan. 20. Trees should be placed next to trash and recycling by 7 a.m. for collection. All lights, ornaments, tinsel, and decorations must be removed from the tree. Wreaths and artificial trees will not be collected. Trees can also be taken to the transfer station at 77 Old Turnpike Road during the month of January.
The Poetry Society of New Hampshire meets at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., on the third Wednesday of most months from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Jan. 18 meeting is traditionally strictly an open mic, so bring a poem (39 lines or less). Your poem or someone else’s poem, it doesn’t matter. All are welcome, and newcomers are encouraged. There is no cost.
You may not be growing many flowers of your own this far into winter, but you can see plenty of floral creations at “Art in Bloom” multi-genre show. Florists and visual artists combined for this exhibit to create complementary works in their respective genres, so stop in to inspire your next project with a paintbrush or with pruning shears. See “Art in Bloom” Jan. 19 to 21 at the McGowan Fine Art Gallery, 10 Hills Ave. Hours are Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More information is available at 225-2515 and mcgowanfineart.com.
Join Scott Jackson on Saturday at 7 p.m. for an evening of fast-paced learning in which you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to catch lunker lakers and cusk. You’ll have a chance to learn the fundamentals of lake trout and cusk habits and habitat, finding the fish, selecting equipment, using underwater cameras, fine-tuning your tip-ups, selecting bait and lures, and creating bobhouse comfort, as well as getting some delicious trout and cusk recipes. Whether you are new to ice fishing or have fished for years, this seminar will give you several tips to put cusk in your chowder and lake trout on your grill. Scott Jackson is the owner of the New Hampshire Outdoor Learning Center. Jackson is a veteran bush pilot, registered Maine Guide and licensed New Hampshire Guide with over 30 years of ice fishing experience in Maine, New Hampshire and Alaska. He and his wife Barb began the New Hampshire Outdoor Learning Center in 2010 and have helped hundreds of men and women develop their outdoor skills through individual classes. See him at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive for this free event. The phone number is 271-6355 and the website is wildlife.state.nh.us/newsroom/news.html?news=556.
Need more ugly sweater fun? Go to White Park’s Ugly Sweater 5K/Winter Carnival on Jan. 21. The friends of White Park, along with Concord Parks and Recreation Department, are organizing the second annual road race to help raise funds to rebuild the Monkey Around playground. The road race kicks off the winter carnival, a fun community event the whole family can enjoy. There will be games, face painting, food, a bonfire and more. The race starts at 10:30 a.m., the carnival is from noon to 4 p.m. There is a $30 race registration fee. You’ll find more information at whiteparkuglysweater5k.com. There will be a street closure from 9 a.m. to noon. The race will start and end on White Street.
Happy Epiphany and Merry Orthodox Christmas weekend.
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com