■Penacook Branch Library is now also open on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday hours will continue to be noon to 5 p.m.
■The Merrimack Valley School District Board will hold a community meeting on Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. (immediately following the Parent Teacher Group meeting) in the Penacook Elementary School Library.
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
■Join the Concord Public Library on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. for the Flying High Dogs at Keach Park (2 Newton Ave.). Watch Mike Piazza and his fabulous high-flying dogs soar after frisbees and wow folks with their amazing agility tricks. For more information, call (603) 225-8670.
■The GoodLife Programs & Activities (254 North State St.) is offering free Hearing Screenings for Seniors on Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m., by appointment only. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (603) 228-6630.
■The next meeting for the Concord Writers Group is on Oct. 15! Meetings are held at the Concord Public Library on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Barbara at (603) 456-6052.
■The Concord Farmer’s Market will be open on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and is located off Capitol Street in Downtown Concord.
■The Walker Lecture Series invites you to see Rich Lederer and Bill Shipper’s “Dances with Words.” “Dances with Words” combines the talents of best-selling language author Richard Lederer and folk-singing humorist Bill Shipper. The performance will be on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St.) and there is no cost to attend. For more information or for the complete season schedule, visit walkerlecture.org.
■New date! Enjoy a Greek Meal from the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (68 North State St.) with pick up on Oct. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. The October meal to-go is Greek meatballs, rice, salad, and a dinner roll. You can order your meal by email at ordermygreekfood@gmail.com, by phone at (603) 953-3051 or online at holytrinitynh.org. The cost of the meal is $20 and the ordering deadline is Wednesday.
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■On Oct. 17 at noon at Gibson’s Bookstore, Richard Lederer, former Concord Monitor language columnist and educator at St. Paul’s School, and the author of more than 50 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series, visits to make us laugh and to sign books for early holiday shoppers! It’s free and no registration is required. Bring a sack lunch, or show up early to order a sandwich or salad bowl from the Gibson’s Cafe, to eat while you listen. For more information, go to www.gibsonsbookstore.com/event/lederer.
■The October history program will be presented by Paul and Denise Pouliot, “Indigenous People in New Hampshire, Past, Present and Future,” on Thursday at 7 p.m. They are of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People and will present a program exploring the history of Indigenous Peoples and talk about life today and in the future for Indigenous Peoples of New Hampshire. Go to the Kimball-Jenkins Carriage House, 266 N. Main St.
■The Concord Historical Society has been working with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance in its efforts to save Concord’s historic gas holder. Work has been ongoing since the spring to stabilize the structure. A new video has just been released to detail the work to date, to watch click www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asd72e4vB6Y. Click www.saveourgasholder.org/ to visit the Gas Holder website.
■The Faces of Manufactured Housing will be presented on Oct. 22 from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com/e/co-ops-celebrating-community-tickets-388887501987?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse.
■Join Blossom Yoga, 120 N. Main St., on Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. if you’re looking for a relaxing romantic night with your sweetie. The $49 ticket includes sips, snacks and a small gift! Space is limited. Register at BlossomYogaNH.com.
■City offices will be closed on Oct. 10. Trash and recycling collection will not be postponed. Collection will follow its regular schedule for the entire week.
■There’s a Neighborhood Block Party on Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. and on Oct. 10 at 8 a.m. Rumford Street will be closed between Warren Street and Short Street.
■Concord Farmers Market on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. but avoid Capitol Street, from Main Street to North State Street from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
■On Friday from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., roads will be closed for the Walk for Freedom. Capital Street will be closed between Green Street and North State Street.
■Another walk, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, closes roads on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following roads: Fruit Street, southbound, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Clinton Street, westbound, between Princeton Street and Silk Farm Road, from noon to 2 p.m and Fruit Street, northbound, from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
■The Concord Arts Market is back at Rollins Park, 33 Bow St. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 8! Several arts and crafts vendors will spread across the park with plenty more room to grow! Entertainment and food vendors are expected, too!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com