■The Penacook Historical Society is hosting a Penacook Trivia Night virtual Zoom event on Feb. 10 from 7-8:30 p.m. Information about this virtual event is available on the Penacook Historical Society in New Hampshire Facebook page.
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
■The following churches are celebrating the Third Sunday after Epiphany today: East Congregational Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Immanuel Community Church, Granite State Baptist Church, Concordia Lutheran Church, All Saints Anglican Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
■Grace Episcopal Church will have its annual meeting at 11 a.m., to be concluded by noon, on Sunday. Please contact the church for details on how to watch via Zoom or online.
■Concord Grange #322 will hold a Zoom meeting on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Lecturer Gary Ford will be notifying the members of the codes to dial in or call in. The Grange is planning to drape the charter in memory of Rodney Huntoon.
■The Kiwanis Club will meet at The Red Blazer Restaurant on Monday at 6 p.m.
■Deepest sympathies are attended to the family of the late Donald Foote, who passed away recently. He lived in Crestwood on Fairfield Drive, but his roots go back over 65 years on the Plains-Heights. His family lived on Pembroke Road near Canterbury Road.
■It is nice to see Dominic (Mickey) Blanchard back at Veanos’s Pembroke. Many people missed his cooking and management of the kitchen crew.
■Happy birthday to William Schinella!
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■Seeking to bring light into the darkness, Concord Chorale presents a free virtual concert, “When the Night is Furthest Worn” under the direction of Jenny Cooper on Sunday at 3 p.m. The concert may be accessed at concordchorale.org. “This concert is our effort to bring choral music to our audience during the pandemic,” said BJ Entwisle, president of the Chorale. The selection of five short songs explores the literal and metaphoric themes of night and glimpses the light on the horizon as the darkness retreats. In addition, the Chorale’s collaborative pianist, Molly Lozeau, presents a piano solo. Free to the public, the concert will run about 30 minutes.
■The menu has been set for the Feb. 7 Greek Dinner to Go from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (68 North State St.) with pick up from 12-1 p.m. This month’s offering is Greek meatballs, rice pilaf, Greek salad and a dinner roll. The price is $15 per meal. To order, call 953-3051, email ordermygreekfood@gmail.com or visit holytrinitynh.org. You can pay online at the website, send in a check to the church or bring the money when you pick up your food. Cutoff date to order is Feb. 3.
■The Pope Memorial SPCA of Concord-Merrimack County is open during COVID-19 to anyone that needs assistance with pet food. It is available to the public on Tuesday from 3-5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All who participate need to practice social distancing protocols. For more information, visit popememorialspca.org.
■The Concord Public Library is offering a “Zoo to You” virtual visit to the Franklin Park Zoo/Stone Zoo on its Facebook page. Join in the fun on Thursday at 1 p.m. using the following link: facebook.com/franklinparkzoo/. For more information, call to 225-8670.
■The St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry (21 Centre St.) is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Wednesdays from 12-2 p.m. COVID-19 precautions are in place. Wait in your car and your food choices will be brought to you. Bring ID. For more information, visit stpaulsconcord.org.
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■Six Concord Toastmasters vied for the opportunity to move to the level of the International Speech contest. Each contestant presented an original speech that was five to seven minutes in length in front of their peers and winners progress towards the International Speech Contest, the premier recognition with Toastmasters, by winning at the area, district and division levels. Sylvie Couture, Ingrid Dinter, Rick Dyment, Donna Moore, Viju Natarjan and Paul Coddington competed. Speeches ranged in topics from remembrance of life lessons passed on from elders, to what we are missing during the pandemic. Speeches were judged on structure, audience interest, originality, physical gestures, vocal variation, confidence and grammar. Sylvie Couture of Gilford gave the winning speech, titled “A Dog and His Boy”, recounting her son’s desire to own the dog of his dreams. We are proud to have her represent the club at the upcoming area contest in April. Guests are always welcome to listen to this online contest! Email 6954@toastmastersclubs.org for more information on how to attend. Toastmasters is where distinguished leaders are made!
■Three generations. Two chicken shacks. One recipe for disaster. Gibson’s is thrilled to virtually present New Hampshire author KJ Dell’Antonia, whose novel “The Chicken Sisters” was chosen as a pick for the Reese’s Book Club by actress and book lover Reese Witherspoon! Join a delightful discussion about family feuds, sisterhood and fried chicken. KJ will be joined in conversation by her friend, Jessica Hunt, producer for NHPR’s “The Exchange” on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The author is signing, personalizing and mailing bookplates for book buyers. Fill out the form at https://forms.gle/CnJjJbhJGCzcYmj96. Registration is required at eventbrite.com/e/132306599601.
■Learn why bees are important to us and why we need them to survive. Learn whether beekeeping is for you. Learn what’s involved in keeping bees from experienced local hobby and commercial beekeepers. The Capital Area Beekeepers Club is offering all this in its 2021 Bee School, held over Zoom. There are two weekend sessions to join: one this Saturday and Jan. 31 and another on Feb. 20-21. The cost is $50. For more information, please contact capitalareabeekeepersnh@gmail.com.
■Nathan Graziano and Rob Azevedo are visiting Gibson’s Bookstore via Zoom on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. to share their new books, “Fly Like the Seagull,” a collection of surreal short stories, and “Turning on the Wasp,” a collection of poetry. Registration is required at eventbrite.com/e/136649509361.
■Red River Theatres has new films available for streaming at redrivertheatres.org. Check out the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival Black-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance Film Series running Thursday through Feb. 4. This series is free, although donations are gladly accepted. The virtual documentary screenings include live post-film discussions with Granite State civil rights activists, clergy and academic and business leaders. Films will be available for streaming for 72 hours. Live stream discussion sessions begin at 7 p.m. at the end of the streaming window. Virtual viewing space is limited to a set number of viewers, so register early at https://specialnhjff.eventive.org/passes/buy.
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com