PENACOOK Food pantry

■The United Church of Penacook Food Pantry, serving Penacook residents only, is open every Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. year-round. If Penacook Elementary/Merrimack Valley School District is closed due to weather, the pantry will also be closed. Visitors coming to the pantry are allowed two bags of groceries and one bag of personal care items every two weeks, unless extra food is available or an emergency situation comes up.

CHERYL STINSON

news03303@aol.com

WEST SIDE Palestinian movies

■The volunteers at Bishop Brady High School will be offering the Fish Fry dinner on Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dine-in or take-out is available. The chef is preparing your choice of fresh-baked or fried haddock, clam chowder, fish tacos, coleslaw and gourmet mac and cheese. For more information or to place your take-out order call (603) 224-7418. Drinks and desserts are also available to purchase. All proceeds to benefit the Bishop Brady Tuition Assistance fund.

■The New Hampshire Peace Action-Palestine Education Network is asking you to join in the viewing of two upcoming films at the Red River Theatre. Of Land and Bread will be showing on Feb. 28 and the cost to attend is $7. On March 1, the Tower will be shown at no charge. Both films will be at 7 p.m. and will have discussion after the shows regarding the challenges of Palestinians, For more information or to review vaccines protocols, call (603) 224-4600 or go RedRiverTheatres.org.

■The Concord Hospital is offering a Supportive Grandparenting class on March 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Concord Hospital. Learn how the science of childhood development has informed parenting changes in the last 20 years, and the supportive role you can play in your grandchild’s early growth and development.The cost to attend is $15 per family and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call (603) 227-7000 x3228 or visit concordhospital.org/classes-events/registration.

■The Concord Public Library is offering Nail Polish Hydro-Dipping for teens and tweens (ages 10 to 17) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. This class includes the nail polish marbling technique to create mugs or vases. Space is limited so register by going to concordnh.gov/588/Library. For more information, call (603) 225-8670.

■Order now and enjoy a Greek meal from the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church with pick up on March 12 from noon to 1 p.m. The March meal to-go is a vegetarian dolmades, spanakopita and a dinner roll. You can order your meal by email at ordermygreekfood@gmail.com, by phone (603) 953-3051, or online at holytrinitynh.org. The cost of the meal is $20 and the ordering deadline is March 8.

LYNDA PLANTE

717-1632

soxpatscats@gmail.com

SOUTH END Author presentations

■On March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore, hear world-famous ice climber Majka Burhardt, this time as an author to launch her book More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood, an intense and emotional epistolary memoir born at the intersections of motherhood, twins, adventure, career, and marriage.

■Go on March 8 at 6:30 p.m. to Gibson’s Bookstore. With no registration required, Joseph Monninger comes in to present his new memoir, an uplifting journey of truly seeing and appreciating what makes life worth living in the year following a terminal diagnosis. Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying, is an unforgettable book that tells the story of a singular year of challenges, insights, and peculiar gifts.

■Gibson’s Book Club reads Taste: My Life Through Food, by Stanley Tucci, an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen on March 6 at 5:30 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore. The Book Club is free and open to the public. Newcomers are encouraged to try us out!

■The Annual SouperFest, a benefit for the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness, will be held Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at the Bank of NH Stage. This year, SouperFest is offering up soups on a first-come, first-serve basis and only while the soup lasts. Pre-ordering will not be available. Each 8 oz. cup of soup is offered for a $5 donation. Complimentary rolls and beverages will be available.

■Are you a high school student that can deliver a speech (with notes) lasting five to seven minutes on a topic of your choice? Do you like to compete for prize money? Then you are made for this Rotary Club Speech Contest! On March 8 at the Phenix Auditorium on Main St. at 6 p.m., your fate awaits you! First place is $1,500, second place $1,000 and third place is $500. For more information or questions, email Lucy@nearchery.com or visit concordnhrotary.org.

■The enthusiastic volunteers of Bishop Brady High School, 25 Columbus Ave., invite you to join us for dinner each Friday starting at 4:30 p.m. of this Lenten Season on March 31. Our chef is preparing your choice of absolutely delicious fresh-baked or hand-battered fried haddock, his award winning clam chowder, mac and cheese or fish tacos.

■Since 1896, the Walker Lecture Series has brought stimulating speakers and fun performers to Concord. In the Walker tradition, all performances are free with no tickets or reservations required. Programs start at 7:30 p.m. at the City Auditorium on Prince Street. On March 8, see Ball in the House, an R&B/Soul/Pop a cappella group from Boston whose high-energy shows have audiences singing, dancing, and beatboxing along. Visit walkerlecture.org for details.

■What pairs better with organic wines? Running shoes of course! Join Runner’s Alley and Wine on Main for Chase and Taste, a 3-mile demo run followed by an organic wine tasting on Saturday at 2 p.m. Please RSVP as space inside for the tasting is limited! Starting and ending at Wine on Main.

■Join the New Hampshire Bar Foundation and Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce on March 7 at 4 p.m. in recognizing New Hampshire’s National Judicial Outreach Week. This event includes a panel discussion with John C. Kissinger, Jr., Associate Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court, and Catherine Flinchbaugh, Director of Legal Services, New Hampshire Public Defender (NHPD). Go to greaterconcordchamberofcommerceoctober132022.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/jpG8qM6P?sourceTypeId=Website&mode=Attendee for more information.

■Join the YMCA from Tuesday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as Jr. Celtics Academy hosts a 3-day minicamp for vacation week at the YMCA, 15 N. State St. This event is a co-ed basketball camp for children of all skill levels ages six to 14. Learn more and register at www.nba.com/celtics/jrceltics. Options to register for all three days or individual days are available. For questions please contact Cam Spinney, Youth Development Leader, at cspinney@graniteymca.org or (603) 228-9622.

■This class is for those who wish to paint either New England landscapes, floral still lifes or wish to experiment with other subject matter. All topics are open. Painting can be done in watercolor, oil or acrylic. Demonstrations will be held at the beginning of each session rotating between the three mediums. This class, at GoodLife Programs & Activities, 254 N. State St., Monday through Thursday at 1 p.m., could be a terrific venue to find out what medium might fit you best. The cost is $45. You must register in advance by calling (603) 228-6630. This is an in-person event!

■On March 8 at 9 a.m., GoodLife Programs & Activities, presents GoodLife and Best of Times Travel. Emmet Cahill’s Ireland takes audiences on a musical journey, allowing them to connect with their most cherished memories through beautiful Irish Songs. Trips can be paid for with a check made out to GoodLife or a credit/debit card. Contact Katelyn Patterson-Gagnon at (603) 228-6630 for more information.

■Super Stellar Friday, at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, presents “Bacteria in Space” on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The NoMADS Student Team is researching what happens to soil bacteria when they are exposed to the conditions of space on the ISS. Their experiment returned from space in mid-January and the team has been hard at work analyzing the bacteria. Join them to hear about what they’ve found so far!

■Little Learners meets on March 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. The Center has a new program to teach little ones about space with a variety of activities. On the first and third Fridays, there will be a hands-on activity. Although, on the second and fourth Wednesdays, a staff member will be reading one of their favorite children’s books about space. It’s for ages four and under and is included with Admission. Just show up! Visit starhop.com/littlelearners for more information!

JEAN VER HOEVEN

856-304-5830

jeanann@voicenet.com

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