Penacook Village Association is sponsoring a community forum on the possible development on the former tannery site on Tuesday at 7 p.m., in the Penacook Elementary School cafeteria. You can visit penacook.org/calendar for forum details.
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
Concord Grange 322 will meet Monday night at 7 p.m. for its 40th annual Community Recognition Awards and Grange Membership Awards at the I.B.E.W. Hall, 48 Airport Road. This meeting is open to the public with refreshments being served. Grange Master Dick Patten will present the awards. Shelley Huntoon won first-place in the baking contest at the last meeting and will now compete at the Pomona Grange level in May.
The next installment of the Wings of Knowledge at NHTI will feature Jake St. Pierre, a former Bow police officer. He will talk about his mountain climbing experiences on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Sweeney Auditorium. This will be the last Wings of Knowledge program for the year. It is free and open to the public. For more information, visit nhti.edu/wings or visit St. Pierre’s website JuggernautAdventureseries.com.
On Thursday afternoon from noon to 1 p.m., the NHTI library will present children’s author Mike Edgecomb. The event is free and open to the public and it will be held in the NHTI library living room. For more information, please call 230-4028 or visit nhti.edu/wings.
The Pierce Brigade will host Crosscut: The Mills, Logging and Life on the Androscoggin, presented by author Rebecca Rule at the Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. For more information, contact the Pierce Manse at 225-4555 or visit piercemanse.org.
Horseshoe Pond Place is celebrating volunteers this month – on Thursday there will be a volunteer luncheon at noon. There will be a spaghetti and meatball supper at 5 p.m. on Friday. This will be the first annual spaghetti dinner to kick off the 6th annual Meals on Wheels Walkathon. Tickets are $5 per person, $3 for kids age 12 and younger. Please call Rich at 228-6956 for tickets and information.
The Hatbox Theatre at the Steeplegate Mall has successfully completed its first year of operation. It offers a variety of shows and entertainment. For more information or tickets, visit hatboxnh.com.
The Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters will meet Wednesday at noon at Northeast Delta Dental. For more information, call 223-4982.
The Karner Blue Toastmasters will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Environmental Services Building on Hazen Drive. For more information, call 568-3128.
The Concord Writers Group meets on the first and third Saturdays of the month at 10 a.m. in the Shakespeare Room at Concord Public Library. New members who write all genres are always welcome. For more information, call 224-1715 or email clweeden@comcast.net.
CHRIS WEEDEN
224-1715
clweeden@comcast.net
The city of Concord’s spring leaf collection will begin Monday and run through June 3. Concord residents who participate in the curbside trash collection program are eligible for the program. Materials are collected weekly for six weeks and must be curbside by 7 a.m. on the same day that your regular trash is collected. Residents have two options for pick-up: yard waste is placed curbside in paper yard waste bags, which are available at local stores or 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.
Play a game with no wrong answers on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the True Brew Barista, 3 Bicentennial Square. Concord Regional VNA encourages community members to start important conversations about end-of-life choices by hosting a game night featuring “Hello,” an innovative game that facilitates a meaningful conversation about values for today and the future. Registration is not required. For more information, call 224-4093, ext. 5815, or visit crvna.org.
Concord Public Library is offering a presentation “Tiny Houses: A Very Different Approach to Home Ownership” with Isa Bauer of Tiny House Northeast on Thursday at 6 p.m. This presentation focuses on the basics of planning and owning a tiny house on wheels, both its challenges and advantages. It addresses costs, where to live, general design, utility choices and more. This program is part of Money Smart Week. For information, call 225-8670, ext. 2.
Mark your calendar for a Concord family tradition – the 62nd annual Concord Kiwanis Spring Fair, to be held May 18 to 21 at the Everett Arena. Rides, games, free parking and food plus Roller Derby action on May 20. Look for discount ride coupons at area merchants soon. For more information, contact Chris Pappas at 224-1504.
Dog license renewals for 2017 are due prior to April 30. For more information, contact the city clerk’s office at 225-8500 or visit concordnh.gov.
LYNDA PLANTE
228-6800
soxpatscats@gmail.com
Today at 2 p.m. is your last chance to see NHTI’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank in the Sweeney Hall. Come support these students as they bring this historic time to life.
Spring leaf collection will begin Monday. Concord residents with curbside trash and recycling collection can place leaves and grass clippings at their curb by 7 a.m. on their trash collection day. Leaves must be in biodegradable yard waste bags or labeled rigid containers. Unacceptable items, including plastic bags, will not be collected. Residents can also bring leaves to Earth Materials Recycling Center. This will continue through June 3r. For more information, visit concordnh.gov/leafcollection.
Enjoy these films at Red Rivers Theatres: God Knows Where I Am and The Lost City Of Z, and The Zookeeper’s Wife. New Hampshire Public Television and Red River Theatres present The Community Cinema Indie Lens Pop Up Series, including National Bird. Other special events include a Panel Exhibition Onscreen Series: I, Claude Monet, today. Coming soon will be The Dinner, The Sound of Music sing-a-long and more. Plan for The Second Life premiere, Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective, Mr. Aaron Concert, Bring Your Own Baby (BYOB) series, The Artist’s Garden and Jim: The James Foley Story.
Concord Parks and Recreation senior citizen activities were previously located at the Heights Community Center but have moved to the West Street Ward House while the community center is being renovated. They will be at West Street Ward House for at least a year. A monthly calendar of activities can be picked up there on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or you can be included on an email list. Call the Center at 230-4982 or email Rbukowski@ConcordNH.gov.
Badfinger’s Straight Up show comes to the Capitol Center for the Arts, live and starring Joey Molland, on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Spotlight Café.
Historian James Wright will be at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. May 4 at 5:30 p.m. to present a moving treatment of the Vietnam War and the soldiers who endured it. Wright’s Enduring Vietnam offers an intimate, moving, sometimes heartbreaking account of Americans who fought in Vietnam, focusing on 1969, a time when combat was still at a peak of intensity but when a majority of citizens, including many G.I.s, had turned against the war.
All are welcome to learn the Olympic sport of fencing at seven-week classes – and the first try is free. Classes for kids age 7 to 13 will run from 5:45 to 7 p.m. and age 14 and older from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. All equipment is provided. Just wear a T-shirt and sweatpants and bring clean sneakers. Come spend time with nationally accredited coaches.
At Concord Pilates, 2½ Beacon St., there will be a one-week intensive core workout class. Individuals will set the foundation for rebuilding the core from the ground up. No matter how weak or strong one thinks they are, core strength can go to the next level. Whether you are starting completely from scratch, had a baby (recently or many years ago) or are looking to gain more core strength to improve sport performance, this intensive is the thing to do. The cost is $199.
Kimball Jenkins hosts a Fairy Tea Party today and May 7 at 2 p.m. at the estate. An assortment of flavored tea and refreshments will be served. Story time, crafts and portraits make up some of the fun. Registration is required. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult. For more information, visit kimballjenkins.com/upcomingevents.
Today at 4 p.m., The Boston Cecilia will present “And It Was Good: 20th Century American Choral Music” at the Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul at St. Paul’s School. Enjoy the music of Randall Thompson, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Morten Lauridsen, and Stephen Paulus. Get more information atbostoncecilia.org. Ever since its founding in 1876, The Boston Cecilia has enjoyed a history remarkable with its many fine conductors. Since Nicholas White became music director in 2013, Cecilia has embarked on a new era that embraces these same goals. He has conducted the chorus in fresh new a cappella pieces, some composed by himself. For more information, please call 229-4649, or visit sps.edu/keiser.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s most popular free community event of the year is set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the Fish and Game Department at 11 Hazen Drive. Discover WILD New Hampshire Day is a fun way for the whole family to explore New Hampshire’s wildlife resources and legacy of outdoor traditions. Browse educational exhibits presented by environmental and conservation organizations from throughout the state. See live animals, big fish and trained falcons. Try your hand at archery, casting, and fly-tying. Watch retriever dogs in action. Get creative with hands-on craft activities for the kids. Plus check out the latest hunting and fishing gear and gadgets.
The Concord Arbor Day Celebration will be on Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at Rollins Park. The event includes opening remarks by Jim Milliken of Modern Woodmen of America, a Tree City USA flag presented to the City of Concord, proclamation by Mayor Jim Bouley, tree planting by Concord General Services’ tree crew (tree donations sponsored by the City of Concord’s Conservation Commission and Modern Woodmen of America), and a raffle prize drawing of a tree photo book donated by Concord Public Library.
Come have fun at the library with these events: Video Game Club Vacation Tournament is on Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom. Tiny Houses are the focus on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in the auditorium. Darby Field and the “first” ascent of Mount Washington will be discussed on May 2 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.in the auditorium. Books and Brew (at True Brew Barista) will both be hot on May 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Antique Show Spring in New Hampshire kicks off from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. April 30 at the Douglas N. Everett Arena.
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com