■Concord Grange 322 will meet Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the IBEW Hall, 48 Airport Road. This is the meeting that was postponed due to a forecasted storm. The Grange will be draping its charter in memory of past state Pomona and past Master Kathlyn Quig and Beverly Edwards, current Ceres, who passed away recently. They will be missed. Contact Dick Patten at 496-2917 for more information.
■Today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, the monthly African Catholic Mass will be held at 1 p.m.with Fr. Maurice. At all Masses, the annual Blessing of the Throats will be held at the end of the service. The church will host a potluck Super Bowl party in the Parish Hall at 6 p.m. The church is also participating in the “Soup”er Bowl Day of Caring to benefit the Friendly Kitchen. Fr. Ray will have the Alpha in One Hour from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Contact Fr. Ray at 224-4393 for more information.
■Immanuel Community Church, 5 Grover St., will have a Souper Bowl lunch with a variety of homemade soups and desserts after the Worship Service today. A donation will be taken to benefit the Friendly Kitchen. This is open to the public.
■Granite State Baptist Church on Sheep Davis Road be having its annual Chili Bakeoff and judging to see who has the best chili served after the 10 a.m. Worship Service. The chili will be judged by non-members of the church. You can feast on 18 different types of chili.
■The Concord Knights of Columbus No. 110 will meet Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Parish Activity Center, 180 Loudon Road.
■The Kiwanis Club of Concord will meet Feb. 10 at 12:15 p.m. at the Red Blazer Restaurant.
■Don’t forget if you can’t get to the polls Feb. 11, contact the City Clerk’s office for an absentee ballot application. You must fill out the ballot yourself and sign it where it asks and then mail it yourself in the postal mail. You can not have someone else take the ballot to city hall. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and you will need to declare a party if you are registered as undeclared. Remember before you leave the polling place if you wish to return undeclared status, you must see the Supervisors of the Checklist and register as undeclared. Once you leave the building if you don’t switch back, you will be listed as the party you took a ballot from. The next primary is in September for the state and county elections
■The Hatbox Theatre located at the Steeplegate Mall will feature How It Works by Daniel MacIvor, produced by truepenny arts, from now until Feb. 16. Shows will be Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information, visit hatboxnh.com
■I would liker to extend deepest sympathies to the family of Kenneth and Pearl Barrett who passed away recently. They lived in Jensen’s Mobile Home Park for many years and Kenneth was involved with Concord Veterans Council and in Ward 8 as Ward Clerk. Their funeral will be April 10 with a visiting hour from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. with a service at 3 p.m. with full military honors in the chapel at the N.H. Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen. Pheneuf Funeral Home in Boscawen is in charge of arrangements.
■Deepest sympathies also to the family of Frances Marston. Fran attended Concord High School, graduating in 1943.
■Sending Fred and Elizabeth Hast of Pittsfield, former judges of the Concord Christmas Parade, a big bouquet of Sunshine Wishes as they recover from surgeries!
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■Join the Board of Directors for Intown Concord at the next Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at NHFCU, 47 N. Main St. To RSVP call 226-2150 or email info@intownconcord.org. Discussions include the façade grant program, 2020 goals, Downtown Dollars and more.
■The Concord Public Library would like you to join other book lovers at their low-pressure book club on Wednesday at the True Brew Barista, 3 Bicentennial Square! Chat about what you’ve been reading, and listen to suggestions and recommendations from other readers. There are no assigned books in this group; just come and share your latest reads! They will talk books from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and mingle from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Library staff will be on hand to take notes and, will share the group’s recommendations in the library newsletter. For more information, call 225-8670.
■On Thursday, at 12:10 p.m., Matt Langley presents a Bach’s Lunch Lecture, “Jazz Lives On and On! New Artists to Love in the New Decade.” Langley will discuss themes from “Playing Changes,” a book by music journalist & jazz aficionado Nate Chinen that explores jazz for the new century. Bach’s Lunch programs are free and open to the public, and take place from 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. on the first and second Thursdays of each month in the Concord Community Music School, 23 Wall St. For more information, call 228-1196 or visit ccmusicschool.org.
■John Gfroerer will be giving a talk on the history of the N.H. primary on Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Women’s Club of Concord, 44 Pleasant St. All are welcome. For more information, call 225-3622.
■The New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St., is offering a lecture on “Canal Fever in New Hampshire and Vermont” on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. Admission is free for Society members and $7 for non-members. For more information, contact Christopher Moore at cmoore@nhhistory.org or 228-6688.
■Tickets are available for the upcoming event “For the Love of Laughter, A Valentine Standup Comedy Show.” Hosted by local favorite comedian Rick Gauthier, this Valentine special is happening on Feb. 13 at The Comedy Club at Tandy’s Pub and features five hilarious New England performers: Chad Blodgett, Stephanie Elliott, Chris Justice, Peter Pardoe, and Tom Spohn. Tickets are $15 and available at Eventbrite NoDo Productions (early bird price of $12 if purchased by Thursday), and at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information, email info@nodoproductions.com.
■Capital Toastmasters will meet tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Granite Ledges, 151 Langley Parkway. For more information, call 210-386-7351 or visit capital.toastmastersclubs.org.
■Happy birthday Brenda Morse, Christine Anderson and Dan Swacha!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■Capital Quilters Guild will be meet Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. with a Valentine Celebration then featuring a “Sit ‘n Sew” where members will work on a hand project of their choice followed by a Show ‘N Tell. Meeting to be held at Grace Capital Church at 524 Pembroke Road, Pembroke. To sign up visit us at the Friday meeting or email cqguild@concast.net.
■Sara Juli’s Burnt-Out Wife can be seen on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on the Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S. Main St. Burnt-Out Wife explores the decay and detritus of marriage. Separation, sex deprivation, and lack of communication add up to wanting to run from the popular, yet impossible binding contract. Using her comedic text-driven dance style, Sara Juli blows up marriage for a total reimagining. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 students.
■Then on Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. on the same stage, join them for the “This Old House 40th Anniversary Celebration with New Hampshire PBS.” Get exclusive VIP tickets to meet and greet host Kevin O’Connor and Charlie Silva in person. Main event tickets will get you in to see both Kevin and Charlie take the stage and share some behind-the-scenes stories and highlights from the This Old House show. Then stay for a Q&A with Kevin and Charlie. For tickets go to banknhstage.com.
■Michael Cameron Ward visits Gibson’s Bookstore on Thursday at 6 p.m. to present “Sketches of Lee (A Colored Man in Exeter, and The Colored Folks Ain’t Gonna Make It)”, a performance of his family’s story as a black family in mid-century New Hampshire.
■On Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. to Gibson’s for R. W. W. Greene as he launches his newest novel, “The Light Years.” The captain of a family-owned starship arranges a marriage for her son in hopes of achieving faster-than-light travel and maybe, just maybe, marital bliss.
■If you love mindfulness practices, and you love to laugh and you wouldn’t mind doing both at once, then you will love Mindful Improv! Enjoy an evening of creative, and maybe profound, entertainment from your comfortable seat in the audience. Or, you might jump onstage and play along with us! The Saturday evening showcase will offer you a free audience-friendly, hands-on (if you choose) improv comedy experience at the Yoga Center, 28 S. Main St. from 6:30 t0 8:30 p.m.
■At Lithermans Limited, 126 Hall St., test your trivia skills at Beat the Librarians Trivia Night on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. Create a team of four to six players and compete against a group of librarians made up of staff from the Baker Free Library in Bow and Concord Public Library. Bookish trivia will appear alongside questions about science, sports, pop culture, and more. Prizes for the winning team!
■The American Legion Auxiliary celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding on Jan. 24. On Feb. 2, 1920, 34 women met in the American Legion Hall on Main Street, located in the Chase Block. If you’re interested in joining or for volunteer opportunities, contact the American Legion Auxiliary Concord Unit 21 on Facebook or email americanlegionauxiliaryunti21@gmail.com.
■Keep warm and Happy Ground Hog Day! Happy Birthday to Mamma and Hui!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com