■The Penacook Winter Farmers Market is open at the Riverhill Grange on Wednesdays, from 3 to 6 p.m.
CHERYL STINSON
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■Deck the halls at the Concord City Auditorium today at 3 p.m. as the Friends of the Audi decorate the theatre for the nine family-friendly events planned for the holiday season. On the schedule: Concord Dance Academy’s Holiday Spectacular, Nutcracker Ballet with Turning Pointe Center of Dance and NH School of Ballet, Symphony NH Holiday Pops, Walker Lecture Fund, Piccolo Opera’s Dickens Carolers on Tour and the Audi Holiday Open House on Dec. 5. For more information, go to theaudi.org or call (603) 344-4747.
■The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish will be holding their annual Christmas Fair again today from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
■Bektash Shriners Feztival of Trees is underway at 189 Pembroke Road. The funds raised through this year’s event will help support the Bektash Shrine Center. The Shriners support Shriners Hospitals for Children which provides pediatric, orthopedic, and burn care. All care and services are provided regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. Stop by today for a live view of the trees and to enter the raffles. The hours will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day this week except for Monday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), and closed on Thanksgiving. For more information, call (603) 225-5372.
■The 36th annual Concord Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Friday at the State House/City Plaza with activities starting at 4 p.m. This year’s festivities will include Santa, music, horse drawn wagons, children events and more. At the event, donations will be accepted of non-perishable food items or unwrapped toys to put into the Stuff a Cruiser program. Financial donations can be made by calling (603) 848-0221.
■The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and Intown Concord are partnering to present “Spread Joy, Shop Concord.” This is a collaboration between local businesses, nonprofits, and community members to spread the word about the importance of shopping locally for the holidays. Friday is Plaid Friday – wear plaid and post a photo with #SpreadJoyShopConcord to show your support of small businesses. They will be sharing our favorite pictures on social media. This is a great opportunity to introduce your business to a wide audience. Saturday is Small Business Saturday – They will be sharing unique gift ideas as they gear up for this big day! Follow #SpreadJoyShopConcord for stories about local businesses and shopping ideas.
■There will be no Trash and Recycling collected on Thursday due to the holiday. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday’s routes will be collected as usual. Thursday’s route will be picked up on Friday and Friday’s route will be picked up on Saturday.
■Happy 94th Birthday to my father Paul Anderson!
■Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■The Walker Lecture Series invites you to join them for a free high-definition and beautiful travelogue on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. This film begins by exploring the achievements of the ancient Maya by visiting fabled places like El Mirador, Tikal and Yaxha. Presenter Brent Winebrenner examines the historic tension between Mayan traditions and Spanish colonialism, using the religious pageantry of Antigua’s Easter Week celebration. For a complete season schedule, visit walkerlecture.org
■The 36th Annual Tree Lighting, with music, entertainment, stuff a police cruiser with food and toys, hot drinks, Santa, and fireworks happens at the State House on Friday at 4 p.m. Come and enjoy a beautiful tree, singing and the new creche.
■Join the Concord Arts Market for a Mini-Holiday Arts Market at Kimball Jenkins School of Art on Dec. 4 from noon to 3 p.m. We will have over 25 artists to shop from, support your favorite local artists this holiday season! More information can be found at concordartsmarket.net/holiday-arts-market.html.
■Some big holidays this week: Sunday is national gingerbread cookie day, stuffing day and red mitten day. Monday is national cranberry relish day. Tuesday celebrates national eat a cranberry day and espresso day. If you survive Thursday’s feast, Friday is national cake day, day of listening, Native American heritage and You’re Welcomegiving. Small Business Saturday is on Saturday along with national Bavarian cream pie day. Of course, the most important day of this week is Thursday. Different forms of Thanksgiving happen in seven countries. Other than the food, family and gratitude, in our house we celebrate our ancestors. Have a great and grateful Thanksgiving!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com