■The Penacook Winter Farmers Market is open every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Riverhill Grange, 32 Horse Hill Road.
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
■On Saturday at 7:30, the multicultural celebration, Holidays at Hatbox continues with a St. Patrick’s Day celebration featuring the New England Irish Harp Orchestra at the Hatbox Theatre in Concord. Tickets are $18, $15 for members, seniors and students and $12 for senior members. Tickets can be purchased in advance at hatboxnh.com or by calling 715-2315.
■I would like to wish everyone a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
■Congratulations to John and Donna Sweeney who celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. They are long time Heights residents for more than 50 years. Congratulations and wishing you many more years of happiness.
■Thank you to the Concord General Services Department for taking down the holiday banners and placing them with the spring and summer ones.
■I also would like to extend deepest sympathies to Royce Benedict and his family in the loss of his mother, Beverly Greeley, who passed away in Florida this past week. Beverly and Carl Greeley lived on the Heights for over 60 years before moving to Florida.
■Concord Grange 322 members are reminded the annual State Grange Bowling Tournament is today at Lakeside Lanes in Manchester at noon. This is the 60th anniversary of this event with members bowling three strings and competing in high single, high triple, and also a separate area for Junior Grange members. The Grange will be draping its charter in memory of Past Master Beverly Greeley, Beverly Edwards, and Kathlyn Quig at their March 23 meeting at 6:30 p.m. The Concord Grange has been notified the dictionaries to be delivered to the Concord Public Schools has been delayed due to the spread of coronavirus.
■Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 180 Loudon Road, will have a Deanery Penance Service today at 1:30 p.m. There will be several priests present to hear confessions for the Easter season. The Catholic Daughters of Americas, Court Margaret K. Desmond are having their annual Easter Basket raffle IHM after Masses on March 28 and 29. The tickets are one for $2 or three for $5.
■The Stations of the Cross are held each Friday at 5 p.m. at IHM with Fr. Ray, followed by a Lenten Soup supper in the parish hall. There is no cost however you may bring a meatless soup for others to enjoy.
■ConcordTV’s Easter Eggstravaganza will be held April 3 to 5 at the Bektash Shrine Center in Concord. The Eggstravaganza is an Easter fantasy event with a bountiful array of themed Easter baskets that guests can win along with gifts, raffles, silent auction, children’s games, refreshments and even visits from the Easter Bunny!
■The annual Maple Syrup Weekend will be held March 21 and 22. Maple Tree Farm at 105 Oak Hill Road, East Concord is one syrup producer who will be welcoming the public during this annual festival. Dean Wilber said he has been producing gallons of sap to make maple syrup, maple sugar candy, and other treats. The farm will be open from 9 a.m to dusk. There are other maple syrup producers in Concord on the West Side; Rossview Farm is another great place to enjoy maple syrup.
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■The Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., is offering a free Walker Lecture Series Event on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Autumn in Denali and the World of the Bear. Cinematographer Tom Sterling presents a double feature, first taking us through Denali National Park and then guiding us into the fascinating world of the bear. Walker programs are free and open to all with open seating and no tickets. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call 333-0035.
■The Concord Public Library is offering a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) children’s activity on Wednesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Blanchard Room. For more information or to register, call 225-8670, ext. 4.
■If you’re looking to celebrate the luck of the Irish on Tuesday, the Barley House, 132 N. Main St., opens at 11 a.m. and has a day full of fun including a special menu for the day, live music at 1 and 3 p.m., step dancers at 2 p.m., and much more. For more information, call 228-6363.
■Concord High School Softball is offering a free youth softball clinic on March 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. The clinic is open to players in grades fourth through eighth and will be run by high school players and coaches and will include fielding, hitting, pitching, and catching. Check-in will start at 12:40 p.m. and the clinic will take place in the mini-gym at the high school, 170 Warren St. Youths should bring their own glove, indoor shoes, and bat if they have one. For updates visit the twitter page @CHSTideSoftball. If you have any questions, contact Head Coach Duke Sawyer at sawduke2@comcast.net.
■The Concord Developmental Preschool at Beaver Meadow is now accepting applications for the fall of 2020-21. The program meets on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. for 3-year old children, or 12:15 to 3 p.m. for 4-year old children. There is monthly tuition based on income and students must have turned 3 by Sept. 30. The program educates children with special needs alongside their typically developing peers, therefore has a low student to staff ratio and a developmental approach to teaching skills to preschoolers. They focus on developing fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, language and social skills for all the children in the classroom. If you are interested, register online at enroll2020.sau8.org. If you have any further questions, contact Sue Carignan at 225-0830.
■Concord’s Quarterly Taxes are due on or before March 31.
■Happy birthday, Bryan Anderson!
■Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■Erik Larson returns to Concord! The New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and The Devil in the White City delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz, in The Splendid and the Vile. This will be Gibson’s Bookstore’s first event at the City Auditorium, so adjust your travel and parking plans accordingly. Tickets are available for March 27 at 7 p.m. through Eventbrite. Single tickets, $39, includes admission and seating for one, and a single signed copy of The Splendid and the Vile; buddy tickets, $46, includes admission and seating for two and a single signed copy.
■Take free noon yoga classes led by Allison DeStefano Lellos, yoga instructor and owner of Karma Kids N.H. This is a free public wellness class, made available through the generosity of the Concord Food Co-op and Capitol Center for the Arts. All levels of experience are welcome. Come Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. at the Bank of N.H. Stage. Doors open at noon.
■A Met Opera HD Encore Presentation, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess comes back to the Bank of N.H. Stage on March 29 at 12:55 p.m. One of America’s favorite operas, James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. Tickets now on sale for $15 to $20, plus any applicable fees.
■The most successful reality romance series in the history of television is coming to the Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St. The Bachelor Live On Stage guarantees all the drama, the gossip and the romance of your favorite TV show in one delightful evening for the ultimate fan party on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. Bachelor Nation favorites Ben Higgins and Becca Kufrin are your hosts, as local Bachelor Jack is introduced to local ladies from the audience for a chance at love. Come to enjoy the show or come to fall in love! Tickets $150, $74.50, $49.50 plus any applicable fees. See their entire schedule of upcoming shows and events at the Capitol Center for the Arts at ccanh.com.
■Community Music Fest invites you to Discover the Music Inside You on Saturday at the Concord Community Music School. The public is invited for the free Community Music Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 28 at 23 Wall St. This year’s Community Music Fest is part of the Music School’s 35th anniversary celebration, a full day of participatory music and fun! No musical experience is necessary to take part in all-ages jam sessions, workshops, performances, and other family activities. While the Fest is taking place, the Instrument Petting Zoo runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., giving everyone a chance to try more than a dozen musical instruments with help from friendly volunteer musicians. For more information, call 228-1196 or visit ccmusicschool.org.
■At the Red River Theatres this week see Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Incitement, Emma., Once Were Brothers, Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait, and The Room. Visit redrivertheatres.org for more information.
■On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the multicultural celebration, Holidays at Hatbox, continues with a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration featuring the New England Irish Harp Orchestra at the Hatbox Theatre in the Steeplegate Mall. Tickets are $18, $15 for members, seniors and students and $12 for senior members. Tickets can be purchased in advance at hatboxnh.com or by calling 715-2315. The New England Irish Harp Orchestra is a lively band of harpers who love creating Celtic music together. They are many harps and harpers with a shared vision of playing great music and having fun doing it.
■According to the In The Field Irish Dancers, did you know Corned Beef and Cabbage is an American St. Pat’s tradition? In Ireland, they’d have ham or lamb or maybe salmon. Until recently, there were only one or two parades in Ireland. It’s a holy day and one was due in church. At over 1,000 years old, the capital, Dublin, is the largest city in the world! Not NYC, not Hong Kong. That’s because every day it’s “Dub-lin”! If you say “Happy St. Patty’s,” you’re celebrating St. Patricia! It’s “Paddy” as in “Padraig” which is Irish for Patrick. Here’s a bet you can win on Tuesday: What is the official color of Ireland? Think you know? Probably not! Green is the unofficial color. Blue is the official color because it’s the background of the Coat of Arms! Now, you know! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Erin go bragh! (Happy St Patrick’s Day! Long live Ireland!) See you on the dance floor!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com