Tickets are on sale now for the Hillsborough Community Center’s inaugural Harvest Dance and Silent Auction Fundraiser on Nov. 6 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the American Legion in Hillsboro. Tickets are $10 individuals, $15 for couples. Live music will be performed by Lonesome Train. View a gallery of silent auction items or to buy tickets, visit our website at hccnh.org/dance. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of land for a future regional community center.
Concord General Services is hosting its annual E-Z Pay for WaterSense contest, inviting Concord water customers to enroll in the City of Concord’s E-Z Pay Program for a chance to win a Shower Better Bundle. The contest is being held for its eighth year in celebration of October being National Energy Awareness Month and EPA WaterSense’s Shower Better Month. Three Concord water/sewer utility customers that enroll in E-Z Pay and submit a contest entry form by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29 will be selected to win a Shower Better Bundle. Each bundle includes a WaterSense-labeled shower head, eco-friendly products from Bona Fide Green Goods, a shower timer, and other shower necessities to enjoy a luxurious shower while saving water, reducing energy use, and possibly even lowering utility costs. E-Z Pay is an automatic payment program that transfers money from a customer’s authorized bank account to their utility service account for scheduled monthly bill payments. Customers can also enroll in eBilling on the contest entry form to double their chance to win. Enrollment options for eBilling include a choice to receive paperless PDF bills via email or to receive both eBills and a mailed paper bill statement. The U.S. EPA WaterSense Program is a resource for saving water and a label for water-efficient products. WaterSense-labeled products are certified to use at least 20% less water, save energy, and perform as well as or better than regular models. The City of Concord has been a WaterSense Promotional Partner since 2014 to encourage water conservation and preserve Concord’s public water supply. In addition to including a WaterSense-labeled shower head, Concord General Services is partnering with Bona Fide Green Goods this year to offer more eco-friendly shower products. Items donated by Bona Fide Green Goods include package-free soap on a rope, plastic-free exfoliating soap saver bags, NH-made shampoo bars, and non-toxic fragrance-free bath bombs. Shower better this October and enter the E-Z Pay for WaterSense contest. More information, official contest rules, and forms are available at concordnh.gov/watersense, 311 North State Street, or by calling the Utility Billing Office at 603-225-8693.
Would you like to be part of a community of people who enjoy airplanes and aviation? Would you like to make a difference, help a good cause and have fun doing it? Then you’re invited to attend the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire’s upcoming volunteer open house, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. At the museum’s volunteer open house, you’ll meet some current volunteers and learn about the many ways to help the Aviation Museum carry out its mission. The open house will take place at the museum, which is located at 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry. Face coverings will be required; the facility is compliant with all local and CDC Covid-19 guidelines. If you plan to attend, please call (603) 669-4877 and leave a message with your name, or send an email to ldearborn@nhahs.org.
The Black Heritage Trail is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for this year’s Black New England Conference. The Awards Dinner will be on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at Saint Anselms College’s Center for Politics. The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Robert Livingston, Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Livingston is a social psychologist and one of the nation’s leading experts on the science underlying bias and racism. His address, “Conversation,” is based on his book by the same title. He will illustrate how speaking and seeking the truth about racism can radically transform individuals. The awards dinner is included with the full conference registration, or on its own either virtually or in-person. BHTNH will require proof of vaccination for all attendees of the in-person event. The virtual two-day conference will also feature two prominent lunchtime keynote speakers. On Oct. 22, 12 to 1 p.m., participants will hear from Berwick Mahdi Davenport, aka “M”, social justice, antiracist facilitator and a pioneer in the field of Life Coaching. Mahdi is the prodigy behind the Ego Reduction Formula, which makes possible the integration of social and political consciousness with spiritual consciousness. His talk, Accountability and Truth-Telling, he will maintain that a movement without accountability is like a lion’s roar without teeth. Yvette Modestin, writer, poet, activist, and mental health clinician, will deliver the lunchtime keynote address on Saturday, October 23. She is the founder and executive director of Encuentro Diaspora Afro in Boston. She is the diaspora coordinator of a national and international network of Afrolatinamerican women and their representative at the UN office for Women and the African Union. Modestin has been recognized for her extraordinary anti-racism work. For more information about the Black New England Conference and to register, go to blackheritagetrailnh.org/black-new-england-conference or call 603-570-8469.
The New Hampshire Writers’ Project is hosting its annual 603 Writer’s Conference virtually Oct. 23 starting at 8:30 a.m. with an in-depth conversation with special guest Geoffrey C. Ward; and culminates with NHWP’s signature Pitch Party that offers attendees the opportunity to make their best book pitch to a panel of professional literary agents, publishers, editors, and celebrated authors. In addition to the featured conversation, and an afternoon panel discussion between agents, publishers and authors that explores, “What Makes a Great Story, “conference goers will be able to participate in their selection of two of the 12 masterclasses taking place throughout the day. All class presenters are industry professionals. Class instructors and class names are available at nhwritersproject.org/2021-603. The NHWP is offering the conference virtually through Zoom. To maintain an intimate setting, all virtual workshops are capped at 15 attendees, so that participants can be seen, engage in dialogue, and ask questions. More information about the conference, how to access the conference and registration is available at nhwritersproject.org/2021-603. Anyone interested in participating in the end of day Pitch Party can get more information at nhwritersproject.org/pitch-party.