CATCH Neighborhood Housing will host the Capitol Steps for an evening of political musical satire on Friday. Held at the Capitol Center for the Arts, the evening will begin with a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Governor’s Hall. There, CATCH will present the 2017 Housing Hero award to Officer Thomas W. Yerkes, Jr. of the Concord Police Department, the Rising Star award to Rob Dapice of New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, the Business of the Year award to North Branch Construction, the Volunteer of the Year award to Charles F. Gerhan, Jr., and the Helen M. Greene Visionary award to Todd Workman of PermaCityLife. The Capitol Steps’s performance will begin at 8 p.m. and all proceeds from the show will benefit CATCH’s affordable housing programs. Tickets are available at ccanh.com/event/capitol-steps-o, at the CCA box office, 44 S. Main St., in Concord, or by calling 225-1111. Admission to the pre-show reception is complimentary; tickets for the show range from $13 to $39.
A press conference will kick off N.H. Energy Week on Monday at the Legislative Office Building. The week’s events are geared toward education and awareness of the economic benefits and impacts of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Partners include The Nature Conservancy, the N.H. Clean Tech Council, Community Development Finance Authority, N.H. Businesses for Social Responsibility, Granite State Brewers Association, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions and the New Hampshire Municipal Association. For the full schedule, visit nhcleantechcouncil.org. All events are free, but some require registration.