The Penacook Village Association will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m., in the Merrimack Valley Middle School cafeteria, to hear special guests Concord’s Economic Development Director Suzi Pegg and Deputy City Manager Carlos Baia, discuss “The Economic Future of Penacook.” The PVA will also hold its elections for board members at this meeting. All dues paying members are encouraged to be present to vote. Refreshments will be served.
United Church of Penacook is hosting a concert featuring the vocalist/pianist duo of Justine Aronson and Richard Valitutto on Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m. In addition to their individual music careers, this duo performs a varied repertoire of musical theater (old and new), 18th to 20th century art song, opera excerpts, and new and contemporary music. The concert is free and open to the public. Directions to the church and additional information about this concert are available at ucpnh.org.
The Penacook Community Center would like to give a very special thank you to the Olive Garden Restaurant for their wonderful donation of food for their Family Fun Night. More than 140 people came for an evening of games, activities and food; your support of PCC is greatly appreciated.
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
Today at 2 p.m. is your last chance to see Rednecks to Rhinestones, “Laughta in New Hampsha’s” latest Comedy Cabaret at the Hatbox Theatre. Shakespeare’s Richard II will start at the Hatbox on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and will run through July 1. For more information and tickets, visit hatboxnh.com.
The new Heights Community Center at 14 Canterbury Road will officially open Monday. The library room will open on Tuesday, and the first round of summer camp will start on June 18. On Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Senior Program will have an open house for Concord area seniors where tours will be available as well as information on senior activities. There will be snacks and raffles for gift cards to local businesses. For more information about the senior open house, contact Becky at 230-4982 or RBukowski@ConcordNH.gov. More information on the community center can be found at concordparksandrecreation.com. Updates are also available at facebook.com/ConcordParksnRecDept.
On Friday at 1 p.m., Havenwood Heritage Heights will hold a “Lunch and Learn” at Tad’s Place on East Side Drive. Come and learn about the dining services at Heritage Heights while enjoying a free lunch. For more information, call 225-6999 or visit hhhinfo.com. Please register if you are coming to the luncheon.
Concord Grange 322 will meet June 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the I.B.E.W. Hall. 48 Airport Road. The Grange is working on plans for the annual Meet, Eat and Greet at Keach Park on July 25 at 6 p.m. Call Dick Patten at 496-2917 for more information.
The Pierce Brigade will be hosting a talk entitled “The White Family of Concord” by Library Director of the N.H. Historical Society Sarah Gilligan on June 28. The Pierce Manse meets at 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane. For more information, call 225-4558 or visit piercemanse.org.
Join for a delicious Chicken Barbecue Dinner at East Church, 51 Mountain Road, on June 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. Enjoy grilled chicken, homemade baked beans, coleslaw, rolls, potato salad, corn muffins, and a yummy dessert buffet! Coffee and cold drinks included. Adults just $10, ages 6 to 12 $5, 5 and under free. Takeout available! Tickets available for a beautiful handcrafted quilt, to be drawn at the supper. Take Exit 16 off I-93, left on Route 132 for 0.3 mile. Wheelchair accessible. Call 224-9242 or visit eastchurchucc.org.
The Concord Chapter of Adult Children of Alcoholic and Dysfunctional Families will meet Monday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Grace Episcopal Church, 30 Eastman St. Visit ConcordACA.org.
The Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters will meet Wednesday at noon at Northeast Delta Dental. For more information, call 223-4962.
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.
CHRIS WEEDEN
224-1715
clweeden@comcast.net
The Nevers’ Band is back for the season on Tuesday night and will play starting at 7 p.m. at the Eagle Square Plaza. No need to register, no fees; bring the kids. Don’t forget to bring a chair.
The Concord Public Library suggests getting in on the grown-up coloring craze at CPL on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Color inside or outside the lines, with their 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.
The Pope Memorial Merrimack County SPCA is having a fundraiser on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. Play with kittens! A 15-minute small-group, socialization session with a litter of young kittens is just $15 per person and will help shape these kittens into confident, social, friendly cats. What’s even better is that every dollar raised will go to the Vet Fund to assist pets in need of medical care. Please note this is not an adoption event; these kittens are not ready for adoption yet and you won’t be able to put an adoption hold on them. Registration is required. For more information, call 856-8756, ext. 224, or visit popememorialspca.org to register.
The Concord Chorale invites you to their upcoming concert, “Be of Good Comfort,” on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and June 17 at 3 p.m. at South Congregational Church. This concert explores the American choral tradition from its beginnings through modern day, plus an infusion of Eastern European and Russian music, as the Chorale continues to celebrate 50 years of singing in the Capital region. Advance tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for seniors, students are free with ID, and may be purchased from Chorale members, online at concordchorale.org, at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., and Merrimack County Savings Bank, 89 N. Main St. Prices increase at the door to $25 and $20. For more information, visit concordchorale.org.
The next meeting of the Greater Concord Chronic Pain Support Group is Tuesday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (second Tuesday of every month) at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 274 Pleasant St. If you live with pain you may find help and hope by attending this group. Learn from each other, from speakers and from resources. Non-denominational. Accessible. Free. No registration necessary. For more information, visit painconnection.org or call 540-3119.
The Zonta Club of Concord is looking for gently used book donations to raise funds to help local women’s projects, and this year the proceeds from the sale will go toward scholarships for local women to continue their education. Fiction and non-fiction novels, children’s and historical books are needed, but unfortunately not textbooks. You can drop off your donations at Marketplace New England or the Viking House during business hours or give them to a Zonta member by Wednesday. The books will be sold at the annual Market Day’s event in front of Viking House. For more information, call 231-5177 or visit zontaclubofconcordnh.org.
Concord’s Quarterly Property Taxes are due by July 1. For more information, call city hall at 225-8540.
Congratulations to the 2018 Concord High School graduates!
LYNDA PLANTE
228-6800
soxpatscats@gmail.com
Go to the Audi for “I Got Soul” Dance Show today at 2 p.m. A dance show that showcases all soul music with some hip hop flavor. There will be a live DJ mixing and MC-ing, a James Brown performance and more. Come support these talented kids of Vibes of Style Inc., a nonprofit dance program.
What’s more American or more enjoyable than The Nevers’ Band? Hear them at Eagle Square on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and at the Kiwanis Riverfront Park on June 19 at 7 p.m.
Need some live laughs? The Dramatic and Fractured Life of Sir John Falstaff is comprised of scenes from William Shakespeare’s original works. It features a host of his most memorable characters like Mistress Quickly, Doll Tearsheet, Pistol, Nym, Bardolph, Prince Hal and of course that scoundrel, John Falstaff. One hour in length, it is this year’s offering for the Open Door Theatre’s No Holds Bard Project. Inventively staged in order to most fully engage the audience, Falstaff promises to be as wildly funny and popular as last summer’s sold-out A Midsummer Night’s Dream. See it Tuesday at 5 p.m. at 62 N. Main St.
“Get It Together” is a two-part series on Thursday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Do you and your loved ones know where to find your will, your life insurance policies, your passwords for bill-paying and banking, or the deed to your house? Join us and you will receive a free copy of the book Get it Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won’t Have To by Melanie Cullen. There is a nominal fee to reserve your seat which will be 100 percent refunded when you attend the class. Non-attendance will result in the forfeiture of your seat reservation fee. Part Two will be held on June 21 at 5 p.m. at 47 N. Main St. Contact michele.perry@nhfcu.org or visit nhfcu.org.
On June 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore, Meghan MacLean Weir visits to present a debut novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the emotionally stirring, wildly captivating story of the seventeen-year-old daughter of an evangelical preacher, star of the family’s hit reality show, and the secret pregnancy that threatens to blow their entire world apart, in The Book of Essie.
Children’s events at the Concord Public Library offer a wide range of fun. See their website for more information on Family Storytime, Paws For Pages, Lego Club, Code Camp Concord and STEAM Team.
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com