PENACOOKNew library open

■The Penacook Branch Library is now open Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m.

CHERYL STINSON

news03303@aol.com

WEST SIDEPet vaccinations

■Reserve your spot at the Pope Memorial SPCA low cost vaccinations on Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. The online form must be completed and sent in before appointment. Bring your cats, dogs and ferrets for a rabies vaccination ($20), microchip ($25), kennel cough vaccine ($15), and distemper vaccine ($15). For more information or to reserve you spot, call (603) 856-8756. Walk-ins are not allowed.

■The GoodLife Programs and Activities (254 N. State St.) will be hosting the Community Action Program Lunch on Jan. 23 form 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost to attend the lunch is free for those 60 and up with a suggested donation of $2; age 60 and younger is $5 (cash only). To register, call (603) 228-6630.

■The IBEW Local 490 (48 Airport Rd.) is hosting a community blood drive on Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please call 1 (800) 733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: IBEW to schedule an appointment.

■The Concord Parks and Recreation Department is offering Adult (18+) Open Gym Drop-in Basketball on Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Green Street Community Center. The cost to participate is $3 for residents (with ID) and $4 for non-residents. Please bring your own basketball. For more information, call (603) 225-8690.

■Join in on the public ice skating at the Everett Arena. Skating hours will be Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is $6 and kids ages three and under are free. Skate rentals will be available in the pro shop for $6. For more information, call (603) 228-2784.

LYNDA PLANTE

717-1632

soxpatscats@gmail.com

SOUTH END‘Art and Bloom’

■The Concord Garden Club (CGC) announces the 20th annual Art & Bloom exhibit at the headquarters of the League of NH Craftsmen (LNHC) and will feature floral arrangements inspired by art pieces on display during the LNHC’s Exhibition Gallery Winter Exhibit. The exhibit is free and open to the public at the League’s headquarters located at 49 S. Main St, Suite 100. For more information visit CGC at concordgardenclubnh.com or the LNHC at nhcrafts.org. Art & Bloom will run on Jan. 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. through Jan. 28. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Concord Garden Club is a non-profit organization of over 50 members who are interested in all aspects of gardening. Visit concordgardenclubnh.com for more information.

■On Jan. 21 at 8 p.m., be thrilled with songs by Mandy Patinkin, star of stage, screen and TV at the Chubb Theatre, 44 S. Main St. Tickets are $40 to $95.

Dragons and Mythical Beasts comes to the Chubb Theatre on Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $55.

■Experience the South Asian Showcase at the Bank of NH Stage, 16 S. Main St at 6 p.m. on Jan. 25.

■Join Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) on Wednesday and ring in the new year with other YPs while playing some popular yard games indoors at 5:30 p.m. at the Bank of NH Stage. Bring your business cards to enter the raffle. Admission is complimentary, but registration in advance is appreciated. Register at https://cca.concordnhchamber.com/webforms/RepLogin.aspx?dbid2=NHCon&logintype=EVT&evtid=772480. For more information, go to concordnhchamber.com

■Meet Your Chamber Lunch is on Jan. 25. Join them for this orientation for new and existing members. Please register in advance by calling the Chamber at (603) 224-2508. If you would like to attend this event as our guest, please call Gabe Szczepanik at (603) 224-2508 or email at gszczepanik@concordnhchamber.com. Register at https://cca.concordnhchamber.com/webforms/RepLogin.aspx?dbid2=NHCon&logintype=EVT&evtid=772489

■On Tuesday at 7 p.m., it’s the first gathering of the new year to discuss Democracy Vouchers by Tom Latkowski. RSVP at opendemocracynh.org/odbc_democracyvouchers.

■Join the Poetry Society of New Hampshire on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. for an afternoon of verse at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St.! Their poet this month is Ewa Chrusciel. Chrusciel is a poet, translator, and associate professor at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. She is the author of three books of poems in English–Of Annunciations, Contraband of Hoopoe, and Strata–as well as three books in Polish.

■All blood types are always needed! Give on Jan. 25 at IBEW Local Union 490, 48 Airport Rd. Register at redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive-advanced/03301?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=03301.

■The first and third Tuesday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m., you can pick up free diapers and wipes for your children at The Children’s Place and Parent Education Center, 27 Burns Ave! Each child may have one package of wipes and one package of diapers. Just pull up to the building. No appointment is needed. Just show up! For more information call Kelly Bozetarnik (603) 224-9920.

■The McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Rd, presents a group exhibit called Watercolor Reflections On/In Nature. The exhibit is visible during open hours (Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) through Wednesday.

■Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday. All City of Concord offices will be closed to the public. Trash and recycling collection will not be postponed.

JEAN VER HOEVEN

856-304-5830

jeanann@voicenet.com

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