A new speakers program is announced by the Pembroke Historical Society with five presentations scheduled for the first half of 2023. The local impact of topics including slavery, the Holocaust, agricultural architecture, emigration and Native American history will be presented in partnership with the Pembroke Town Library. All events will be held in the library at 313 Pembroke Street. The first speaker, Harvard researcher Geoffrey Kirsch will present issues around the Fugitive Slave Act on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Canterbury musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki will perform “Songs of Emigration: Story-Telling through Traditional Irish Music” on March 22 at 7 p.m. April’s two speakers are Mick Grzonka on Tuesday, April 18 at 4:30 pm whose talk addresses “The Holocaust Remembered” and John Porter on Thursday, April 20 at 7 p.m. presenting “The History of Agriculture as Told by Barns.” John Moody of Vermont will speak on May 20 at 1 p.m. on “Abenaki/Penacook History of Pembroke and the Suncook River Watershed.” Thomas Hubka, will talk about his book “Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England” on May 22 at 7 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
Concord Hospital – Laconia and the volunteer committee lead by Diane and Les Cartier of Gilford, are excited to share a special and new fundraising event right here in the Lakes Region. The Apple Blossom Social will be presented by the Concord Hospital Laconia Auxiliary and hosted by Smith Orchard on May 21. The social will feature culinary creations of Chef Glenn from the Laconia Local Eatery, sourced locally from suppliers throughout New Hampshire and New England. Funds raised from this new, experiential farm-to-fork social support the replacement of an echocardiogram machine at Concord Hospital – Laconia to improve images and allow for more accurate diagnoses and treatment for various cardiac conditions, locally for patients in the Lakes and Three Rivers regions. Join Concord Hospital – Laconia with your family, friends and neighbors under the apple blossoms of the 90+ year old apple trees in the Smith Orchard on Leavitt Road, Belmont. Sponsors to date include Concord Hospital – Laconia Auxiliary, New Hampshire Distributors, Concord Imaging Center, Engelberth Construction and Martignetti Companies of Northern New England. Both VIP and general admission tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis and seating is limited. For more information or to purchase tickets go online to ch-trust.org or call Concord Hospital Trust at (603) 227-7162.
Enjoy a Night Out just for Parents, brought to you by the Tapply-Thompson Community Center. On Feb. 18 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., drop your kids (ages 4 and up) off at the TTCC for a fun filled and exciting evening. For just $20 per child, the night includes a special dinner, games, bingo, crafts, and more.
With spring and a new sports season on its way, you deserve a night off, as we all gear up for the better weather. With Winter workouts well underway, we’re preparing for the upcoming Baseball and Softball season and putting an open call out for anyone interested in coaching one of our upcoming programs. Registration is now open for T-Ball to Babe Ruth, covering ages 4 to 16, as the regular season runs from April (as soon as fields are ready) through mid-June (end of school year). More information and a link to register is on the TTCC Baseball/Softball/T-Ball page on our website.
We are always looking for help from our amazing community as volunteer efforts are the driving force behind making these programs a huge success. In addition to coaching, we are looking for help with concessions, field maintenance, press-box, and to add a few more people to our Main {TTCC} Board of Directors to help us with our expansion efforts and to help us navigate our growth in the coming years.
In March we will be full swing with Spring and have a lot of different things happening. On March 10 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., we will be hosting a Mother & Son Game Night. The cost is $20 per Mother/Son Teams, with $5 for each additional child, with all ages welcome to attend!
Stay tuned with the TTCC as our Youth Indoor Soccer and Special Olympics Young Athletes programs both start on March 11, and our Annual Easter Egg Hunt happens on April 8. For more information, visit ttccrec.org or call us at (603) 744-2713.