■I hope everyone enjoys Easter the best way they can. It will be tough with no public Easter egg hunts this year. I also want to wish my readers a Happy Passover, especially Joshua Harwood and Mark Pepler.
■Many churches are having Easter Sunday services online. Check the websites for East Congregational Church, Granite State Baptist Church, Immanuel Community Church, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Grace Episcopal Church, and Concordia Lutheran Church for details. Most services are being held at either 9:30 or 10 a.m.
■Rev. Michael Lowry of East Congregational Church is streaming mid-week greetings and reflections in addition to each Sunday’s 10 a.m. service. Go to eastchurchucc.org and scroll down to read about online worship. Click on the East Congregational Facebook Videos link. Next Sunday, April 19, will be the celebration of Orthodox Easter at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
■The Kiwanis Club, Concord Lions Club, Concord Knights of Columbus No. 110, and Concord Grange 322 are not meeting.
■Happy birthday wishes are extended to Joe Hatch and to Wade Flanders, who will be 9 years old this week.
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■The City of Concord’s Spring Leaf Collection is tentatively planned to begin April 20 and run through May 20. Concord residents who currently participate in the curbside trash collection program are eligible for the Spring Leaf Collection program. Materials are collected weekly and must be curbside by 7 a.m. on the same day your regular trash is collected. Residents have two options for pick-up: 1) yard waste is placed curbside in paper yard waste bags which are available at local stores or 2) yard waste is placed curbside in 30-gallon barrels weighing less than 50 pounds clearly marked as “yard waste”. No plastic bags containing yard waste will be collected. For more information, visit concordnh.gov/leafcollection.
■Five suggestions of fun things you can do while staying at home: Train your dog or teach it a new trick; take your dog for daily walks; Learn to cook or try making something new; Continue shopping local by buying gift cards online or getting take-out for an at-home picnic; Play cards, checkers, or my favorite, Yahtzee;Catch up on all the movies you have missed or bring out those home movies.
■Send in your annual dog license renewals prior to the April 30 due date. For more information, contact the City Clerk’s office at 225-8500 or visit concordnh.gov.
■Happy 18th birthday to my favorite twins, Ashley and Sydney Plante!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■When it’s safe for us to get together in person again, you’ll want the best seats in the house for these rescheduled Chubb Theatre Live performances at the Capitol Center for the Arts: Juston McKinney (June 13), Gile Concert Series: Sons of Serendip (June 23, tickets tentatively will be available June 1), Cash Unchained (Sept. 18), Almost Queen (Sept. 20), Capital Jazz Orchestra: Here’s to Sinatra! (Oct. 4), Abba: The Concert tribute band (Oct. 22), An Evening with Chevy Chase (Oct. 24), Theresa Caputo Live! (Nov. 20 and Nov. 21), Paula Poundstone (Dec. 13). The following shows have been scheduled for 2021: Air Play (Feb. 5), Celtic Woman Celebration (March 28), Colin Hay (April 9), The Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody (April 24), Eaglemania (May 1). Ticket purchases for any upcoming CCA and Bank of New Hampshire Stage performances help keep these organizations working during these difficult times and will help make sure there will be a great selection of shows to choose from going forward.
■DJ Palmer, the author of Saving Meghan, returns to Gibson’s virtually on Wednesday at 6 p.m. to present his newest book, The New Husband, a riveting thriller about the lies we tell ourselves. Gibson’s will be hosting Palmer via Zoom and is free for audience members to use and requires no login or registration. Those who pre-register will receive a link via email to join. When the event starts, a link will be posted to Gibson’s social media as well. Scroll to the bottom of gibsonsbookstore.com/event/new-husband for a sign-up form. It is encouraged to familiarize yourself with Zoom ahead of time. A computer or Zoom app on a smartphone and an internet connection is required to participate. There is no admittance fee to attend this virtual event. The event will not be recorded and broadcast later.
■Is your child bored with their distance learning? Are they getting a little stir crazy? Try Splatform, an interactive storytelling and creative workshop for kids! These 30-minute workshops were developed by experienced teachers to get your kids’ creative juices flowing as they share ideas and act out the story they are creating. It’s an artistic recess for kids. All online drop-ins and workshops are just $10 and are available at comedysportzphilly.com/classes.
■Go to InTownConcord.org for great information for residents and businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak, including community updates, business impact surveys, resource partners assistance. Things are changing rapidly and InTownConcord.org helps keep you updated. Stay tuned!
■There’s always a silver lining! How about getting your birthday off from school! Wade Flanders is a third grader at Abbot Downing and is celebrating his 9th birthday on Tuesday! Happy birthday, Wade!
■Chag Pesach Sameach to our friends celebrating Passover!
■Happy Easter to our friends celebrating the Resurrection (…and finding those baskets!)
■Happy 24th to the Love of My Life!
■Congratulations to everyone for getting through another week!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com