East Congregational Church is holding a Holiday Fair on Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be crafts, deli, bakery, books, jewelry, wood work, raffle baskets, and more! Join us for lunch! Call (603) 224 – 9242 or visit www.eastchurchucc.org for more information.
“PFAS and Your Garden: A Primer for Community Growers” on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. at New Hampshire Technical Institute. Contact info@merrimackccd.org or call (603) 223-6020 for more information. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of industrial chemicals associated with a variety of harmful health effects.This presentation will provide listeners with a understanding of what is known of about PFAS, what we understand about PFAS occurrence in New Hampshire, and what is known about PFAS in New Hampshire biosolids that are used as fertilizer. Our presenters for the evening come from NH Department of Environmental Services. Held in Room 106 of Grappone Hall at NHTI behind the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/pfas-and-your-garden-a-primer-for-community-growers-tickets-423736596567.
On Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m., poet Wesley McNair returns to Gibson’s Bookstore after several years away to enchant us with his new volume of verse, Late Wonders: New & Selected Poems! Free and open to the public, no registration required. Wesley McNair’s story-like poems have long celebrated eccentrics and misfits, the hopeful and the lost, with a tenderness that transcends the everyday. This career-spanning collection brings together his very best poems from the past four decades alongside his newest poems.
The Deerfield Veterinary Clinic Catamount 5K will be held at 9 a.m. on Nov. 6 at the Deerfield Fairgrounds. Children eight and younger will run a shorter course in the Free Kids’ Run at 9:45 a.m. For registration and information, go to www.catamountwomenaid.org. The first 100 to register will receive a free hat and a swag bag of goodies. Spectators are welcome and refreshments are free. Parking is close and easy; turn into the fairgrounds at the main gate at 34 Stage Rd., Deerfield.