■An Irish fiddler from North Carolina via Brazil will be the featured performer at the Andover Community Coffeehouse on Friday. Andrew “Finn the Fiddler” Magill along with his Boston-based guitarist sidekick Nathan Gourley will begin playing at 7 p.m. The performance is in the Highland Lake Grange Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. for light supper food and beverage purchases as well as open mic sign-ups on a first come, first served basis. The evening is free but donations – shared with the performers – are gratefully accepted. For more information, visit andovercoffeehouse.org.
SUSAN CHASE
735-5135
srfchase@gmail.com
■Contra Dancing comes to the Boscawen Town Hall (basement of Congregational Church) on Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. Beginners, singles and families are welcome with no experience is needed as a veteran caller will guide dancers through the moves. Cost is $9 adults, $5 for ages 15 to 25 and free for those under 15.
■Anyone who has a plot in the Community Gardens, is required to take an Integrated Pest Management Class. The first class will be held Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the town offices. Additional classes will be held in June and July at the gardens. To register and for more information, contact Linda Chandonnet at 753-9188, ext. 321 or email her at lchandonnet@townofboscawen.org.
■Join us at the library for an evening with Christine Schadler, Wild Canid Ecologist and author of Becoming Wolf: The Eastern Coyote in New England on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Schadler will talk about the clever, resilient Eastern coyote who is our native “song dog” and a top predator in the Northeast.
■Signups for the Boscawen Summer Park and Recreation program are underway at the Town Municipal Offices during normal business hours. A waiting list starts after 80 children have been accepted to the program. Weekly cost is $50 per child and $100 for a family. For more information, contact 753-9188.
■Want to share your stories, get positive feedback and improve your writing skills? Join the lively Writer’s Workshop will be meeting at the Boscawen Public Library on May 20 at 6 p.m.
■The library will be closed on Saturday for building maintenance.
■Space is available for product vendors, crafters and yard salers at the Priscilla Chapter 51 Order of the Eastern Star and Horace Chase Lodge Annual Yard/Craft/Bake Sale. It will be held on May 25 from 8 to noon at the Lodge. Space rentals are $15 or $20 with table. To request space, make a donation or get your questions answered, contact Donna at dsewall1@comcast.net or call 731-9507 by May 20.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■ Free admission to Canterbury Shaker Village is available for mothers today. There will be a Dewey School Open House on Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. Information at deweyschool.net.
■Canterbury Historical Society and N.H. Humanities at the Elkins Public Library present “The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains: Architecture, History and the Preservation Record” by Bryant Tolles Jr. on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Refreshments served.
■ The annual Plant Swap will be held at the gazebo in the Center, this Wednesday 6 to 7 p.m. Bring labeled, divided perennials or seedlings, flowers or vegetables, to share and swap. Master Gardeners Meg Miller and Donna Miller will be available to assist. Contact Donna with questions at 783-0220.
■Canterbury Country Store needs support of townspeople and visitors passing through. The future of the store includes the presence of the Post Office, as well as featuring the produce of many local crafts and business people. Open 6:30 a.m until 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and closing 5 p.m. Sunday.
■Canterbury Elementary School Kindergarten Information Nigh will be May 22 at 6 p.m. Open House for children will be Aug. 24. Also Memorial Day exercises will be held May 24 at 9:30 a.m. Weather permitting the children will march down to the gazebo and honor the country with poems and song.
■Free Exercise classes at the Parish Hall are held Monday and Friday, 9 to 10 a.m. Contact Judy Nelson for further information at 783-9698.
■Solarize Canterbury will be May 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall.
■Loudon Food Pantry at the Huckleberry Business Park, 30 Chichester Road, is in need of canned vegetables, hearty soups, cereals and healthy snacks, as well as money. Canterbury residents may drop off at the Elkins Public Library. See website loudonfoodpantry.org
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
■Monday the Hazardous Mitigation committee meets at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Town Safety Building.
■Wednesday the select board meets at 6 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■ Concord Grange No. 322 recently went to Salisbury Elementary School to present new dictionaries to the third grade students. This is a National Grange project and Concord Grange received members from the former Bartlett Grange of Salisbury. Concord Grange wanted to show their appreciation to the members of Bartlett Grange who joined their chapter when it closed. It is hopeful that the Grange will continue to increase its presence in the town. For information, contact Dick Patten at 496-2917.
■Help our town beat our goal in donating 40 units of blood to the American Red Cross on June 15 at the town hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please take a moment and go to the redcrossblood.org to sign up for the Salisbury drive. One unit can save up to three lives. Also we would like to beat out the surrounding towns in what they have donated in the past, we can do this by getting over that 40 unit mark.
■The library now has passes to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Each pass admits a group of up to four people or a family of adults and their children any day except special events. For more info, go to indianmuseum.org. There are also free passes for The Fells Estate, 456 Route 103A, Newbury. Learn the legacy of diplomat and statesman John Milton Hay; tour the 22-room Colonial Revival home; explore the forests, walk the woodland trails; and enjoy the renowned gardens. For more information, visit thefells.org or call 763-4789.
■Salisbury Free Library’s Home Delivery Program supplies books, movies, audio books, and more to individuals in their homes that are unable to get to the library themselves. Any resident of Salisbury is eligible with an ongoing condition that prevents the person from coming to the library. Due to resources and demand the individual must reside within town limits. It is a free program; the only charges that may be assessed would be for lost or damaged materials. Deliveries are made on (typically) a monthly basis by a volunteer driver or library staff. For information, call the library at 648-2278 or visit salisburyfreelibrary.wordpress.com
■The Salisbury Free Library Book Club meets every fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the library. They will be reading Educated by Tara Westover.
■Every Monday is story time at the Salisbury Free Library at 10:30 a.m.
■Tuesday is Gentle flow yoga offered by Trinity healing Energy at the library from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. The suggested donation is $5. They also offer a gentle flow yoga class on Wednesdays, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Cost is $8 per participant.
■At the Salisbury Free Library there is a Kindle to loan. The Kindle is preloaded with e-books. Please call the library for more information. The library also offers e-books and audiobooks to borrow to use on your own devices through N.H. Downloadable Books Consortium. All you need is a library card to take advantage of these valuable resources. There are two apps for smart phones available: Overdrive and Libby. Just go to nh.overdrive.com and log in with your library card number.
■From June to August is the library’s summer reading program. The program takes place every Monday at 10:30 a.m. and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “Universe of Stories” with an emphasis on science.
■The Salisbury Old Home Day Committee is organizing the vendors for this year for Aug. 10. They are looking for vendors of all sorts to join the OHD festivities. If interested please contact Cindy to reserve a space at 648-6686 or 6630-7898. You may also email Cindy at cindymidwife@gmail.com
■The Salisbury Historical Society will meet May 21 at 6 p.m. at the meetinghouse. The recipient of this year’s scholarship will present their winning essay and receive their check. A business meeting will follow. The Historical Society is currently running a membership drive. Dues categories are yearly: individual is $10, family for $ 15, contributing $30, a lifetime membership is one time $100 per person. If you are interested in joining, contact shscurator@gmail.com
■The Salisbury Historical Society is still in need of artifacts for their veteran’s display. If someone in your family has served in any war from the Revolutionary War to modern day, please take advantage of this opportunity to have them recognized for their service. Please contact Linda at 648-2551 or at shscurator@gmail.com to arrange items to be picked up. Items on loan would be returned in September.
■Every Thursday night is cribbage night at 6 p.m. at the town hall.
■At the town safety building on Tuesday and Thursday nights, the Fire/Rescue and Explorers meet. On the first Tuesday the Fire Auxiliary meets.
■The Salisbury Farmers market will be starting its fourth year on Monday afternoons at the town hall and is looking for more vendors. It will run June 3 through the end of September every Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. except holidays that fall on a Monday. If interested in vending, call Helen Binette at 648-2156.
■Happy Mother’s Day.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■Webster Free Public Library is sponsoring a monthly Computer Cafe for people who want to know how to get the most out of their computers the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. or by appointment. Bring your laptop, tablet or e-reader.
■Concord Grange No. 322 presented new dictionaries to third grade students at the Webster Elementary School. Due to the closing of Daniel Webster Grange No. 100, several members joined Concord Grange. The dictionary project is a National Grange project in which new dictionaries are presented to third grade students in the public schools. For more information, contact Concord Grange Master Dick Patten at 496-2917 regarding the Grange organization.
SARAH CHALSMA
webstertowncrier@gmail.com