■In October 1976, the Penacook Women’s Club held a tea to celebrate the unveiling of its latest project, the Penacook Bicentennial Quilt, which depicts 30 scenes of Penacook life. Join the Penacook Historical Society on Zoom on April 14 at 7 p.m., for “The Penacook Bicentennial Quilt: History in Stitches.” Historical society president, and avid quilter, Lianne Keary discusses the quilt (on display at the Penacook Historical Society) and the remarkable women who made it. For more information, visit the Penacook Historical Society’s Facebook page.
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
■The Concord Public Library offers passes and coupons to 12 different museums and local attractions to CPL cardholders. Borrowers must present a valid CPL adult library card for both passes and coupons. Passes are checked out on your library card, coupons are not. Museum passes are subject to the rules and regulations of the museum, and generally do not include special exhibits. For information on hours, times and exhibits, call or visit the museum website. To reach the library, call 225-8670 or use the new online reservation service at concordnh.gov to check availability. Passes and coupons can be reserved up to 30 days in advance with the online reservation service.
■Concord Robotics is a non-profit organization supporting Concord High School students with their participation in the global FIRST robotics competition. Team 1721 Tidal Force is hosting a spring clothing drive in an effort to raise money for costs associated with building a competitive robot. The team is collecting gently-used men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, including coats, shoes, scarves, handbags, wallets, fashion accessories, ties, belts and backpacks. The students can also take household textiles including bedding, comforters, blankets, sheets, towels, linens, tablecloths, curtains and pillows. Clothes should be bagged. All items must be in saleable condition. Drop off items on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Concord High School CRTC entrance on Fruit Street. The team is offering to pick up items at home as well, prior to April 17. Email concordroboticsteam1721@gmail.com.
■The Food Pantry at West Congregational Church (499 North State St.) is open on Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Good wholesome food, as well as pet food, is available. Enter through the door with the Food Pantry sign between Johnson Hall and the church. Staff will greet you with more instructions. For more information or questions, call 224-4142.
■Reserve your spot now, as space is limited at the Pope Memorial SPCA low-cost vaccinations on April 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. The online form must be completed and sent in before the appointment. Bring your cats, dogs and ferrets for rabies vaccination ($20), microchips ($25), kennel cough vaccine ($15) and distemper vaccine ($15). Proof of past rabies vaccination is needed to determine if your pet needs a one- or three-year vaccine. Cats must be safely in a carrier and dogs must be on leashes. Payment is due at the time of online registration. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 856-8756. Walk-ins are not allowed.
■Dog license renewals for 2021 are now available and due prior to April 30. For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office at 225-8500 or visit concordnh.gov.
■Happy birthday to my mother, Jeanne Anderson, and Pat Lang!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■It’s time for the monthly board gaming extravaganza at Collectibles Unlimited, 25 South St., Sunday from 12-5 p.m. Join staff and regulars for an afternoon of some of their favorite games and bring some of your own to share. For $5 you can pizza and entry into the raffle drawing for store credit. Email boddy.michael@gmail.com, collectiblesunlimited@comcast.net, or call 228-3712.
■Kidstock will continue to lift the curtain on screen in 2021 to allow students to experience the challenge, excitement, camaraderie and creative joy that being in a production can bring. Sign up to create a virtual show and a live streamed opening night premiere for family and friends. Weekly rehearsals will be held over Zoom. The production will be “Peter Pan-demic.” Auditions for roles will be part of the first rehearsal. No experience onstage is required. Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. beginning this week. The online show will be June 2 at 5 p.m. Cost is $250. Register online kidstocktheater.com.
■Paula Munier returns to Gibson’s Bookstore virtually on Tuesday at 7 p.m. to present the third book in her “Mercy Carr Mystery” series, The Hiding Place. She is joined in conversation by Hank Phillippi Ryan as they discuss mystery writing, murder and dogs. Go to eventbrite.com/ e/136968641895 to register.
■The Walker Lecture Series invites you to join “Two NH Revolutionaries: John Stark and Henry Dearborn” with George Morrison on Zoom on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Our license plates proclaim, “Live Free Or Die,” but when a man lives more than 90 years, his life deserves more than four words. Redeemed captive and captain in Rogers’ Rangers, John Stark distinguished himself in the early battles at Bunker Hill, Trenton and Bennington, where his leadership proved critical to the success of the cause. In April 1775, when Captain Henry Dearborn marched his Nottingham company to join with other N.H. troops besieging Boston, never could he have imagined that their first fight would lead to bitter political controversy some 40 years in the future. This presentation is free. Everyone on the Walker Lecture email list will get a Zoom invitation before the event. Visit walkerlecture.org to sign up.
■What does our love of sipping cups of sweet, hot drinks have to do with revolution and empires? Dr. Whitney Howarth of Plymouth State University will explore the nexus between violence, empires and the hot drinks revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries online on Friday at 5 p.m. Tea, cocoa, coffee and Coca Cola are the most popular beverages in our lives today, but ever wonder what historical forces made it so? This event is hosted by N.H. Humanities. Register at nhhumanities.org/programs/380/the-hot-drinks-revolution. Contact N.H. Humanities Public Programs Director Tricia Peone, Ph.D, at 224-4071 ext. 115 or tpeone@nhhumanities.org.
■New Hampshire PBS, in partnership with N.H. Humanities and the New Hampshire Writers’ Project, presents an online screening and discussion of the new Ken Burns film, “Hemingway,” on Thursday at 6 p.m. “Hemingway” is a three-part series, directed by Ken Burns and longtime collaborator Lynn Novick, that paints an intimate picture of Hemingway, the writer, who captured on paper the complexities of the human condition in spare and profound prose and whose work remains deeply influential around the world. It will be followed by panel discussion with Hemingway experts. The new Ken Burns documentary airs on New Hampshire PBS on April 5, April 6 and April 7 at 8 p.m.
■Local New Hampshire high school seniors are encouraged to apply for scholarships through NHCF Dunkin’ Donuts Scholarship Program and the Monsignor Philip Kenney Scholarship at unigo.com/scholarships/by-state/new-hampshire-scholarships.
■Professional sculptors are invited to submit entries for “Art on Main,” the City of Concord’s fourth annual outdoor sculpture exhibit. There is no fee to enter and selected artists will receive a $500 stipend. The deadline to submit is March 31. Selected artists will be notified on April 30 and work will be installed May 20 to June 8. The exhibit will be up June 2021 through May 2022. For more information, visit concordnhchamber.com/about-us/creativeconcord or call Concord Chamber president Tim Sink at 224-2508.
■Sunday is National Something On a Stick Day, National Smoke and Mirrors Day and National Vietnam War Veterans Day; Monday is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day; Tuesday is Doctor’s Day; Wednesday is National Crayon Day and World Backup Day; Thursday is National Burrito Day; Friday is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Da y and World Autism Awareness Day; and Saturday is National Find a Rainbow Day, World Party Day and National Love Our Children Day.
■Happy April Fool’s Day on Friday … that’s a joke!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com