PENACOOKCommunity garden

■The Penacook Winter Farmers Market is open every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Riverhill Grange, 32 Horse Hill Rd.

■Plots in the Penacook Historical Society Community Garden, at 11 Penacook St., behind the Rolfe Barn, can now be reserved for $30 for a spacious 15’x15’ freshly-tilled plot. You can email penacookhistory@gmail.com for more information.

CHERYL STINSON

news03303@aol.com

WEST SIDEPet vaccinations

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

■Reserve your spot at the Pope Memorial SPCA low cost vaccinations on March 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. Online form must be completed and sent in before appointment. Proof of past rabies vaccination to determine dose. Cats must be safely in carriers and dogs on leashes. Payment is due at time of registration. For more information or to reserve you spot, call (603) 856-8756.

■Kindergarten registration is open. Children who will be five on or before Sept. 30 are eligible. To register online, go to enroll2023.sau8.org.

■The St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. For more information, visit stpaulsconcord.org.

■The Pope Memorial SPCA of Concord-Merrimack County is offering Paws to Read, a program for children in Grades 1 to 8 to read aloud to adoptable animals at the shelter. The next session available is March 15. The 25-minute time slots fall between 4 and 5:30 p.m. There will be $10 fee to reserve a session; space is limited. Participants must attend with an adult and follow all safety protocols, one child with one adult. Bring own book(s). For info, go to popememorialspca.org/paws-to-read.

■Visit the Downtown Concord Winter Farmers’ Market (7 Eagle Square) on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in the enclosed atrium. Enjoy live music while you shop. For more information, email dcwfm2020@gmail.com.

■Join in on the public ice skating at the Everett Arena. Skating hours will be Monday through Saturday, 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 for $6. For info, call (603) 228-2784.

■During Lent, the volunteers at Bishop Brady High School will be offering the Fish Fry dinner again this year on Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dine-in or take-out is available. Dinners start at $16. For more information or to place your take-out order call (603) 224-7418.

■Concord’s Quarterly Property Taxes are due by March 31. For more information, call City Hall at (603) 225-8540.

LYNDA PLANTE

717-1632

soxpatscats@gmail.com

SOUTH ENDGenealogy lesson

■On March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore Sherry Boschert, an award-winning journalist, visits to present 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.

■On March 23 at 6:30 p.m., award-winning journalist and author Christine Kenneally visits America and Gibson’s Bookstore to present Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence and a Search for Justice.

■Join Marlin Darrah, the world’s most traveled filmmaker, on a dazzling voyage throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Marlin will be at the City Auditorium on March 15 at 7:30 p.m. For full schedule, visit walkerlecture.org.

■New Hampshire Historical Society presents a genealogy workshop, “Getting Organized,” on March 11 at 1 p.m. at the 30 Park St. The cost is $35 for members of the NH Historical Society or the New England Historic Genealogical Society; $50 for nonmembers. Space is limited, and registration is required.

Artists of Concord: Past, Present, & Future happens on Thursday at 7 p.m. at 266 N Main St. The Concord Historical Society’s program will begin with artist Richard Haynes talking about the late Mel Bolden and sharing images of Bolden’s work. Next, Concord artist Pam Tarbell will share her stories of over 50 years of making art happen in Concord. Concord High students share their work.

■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. Just pull up to the building. No appointment is needed.

■NHTI presents Express Admissions Days on Monday. Submit an application for next semester, explore financial aid options, review program requirements. Have a copy of your high school and/or college transcripts or GED/HiSET to review with your counselor. Express Admissions does not apply to Allied Health Programs or International Student Admission. Their Express Admission day runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register at nhti.edu.

■100 Hats for Saint Pat’s one-mile race is on March 17. It is presented by the Bishop Brady Class of 2023, 25 Columbus Ave. The online registration deadline is on March 15 at 5 p.m. at runreg.com/100-hats-for-saint-pats-one-mile-race.

■Don’t Fall Back 5K Road Race at NHTI, 31 College Dr., is on Saturday at 11 a.m. The entry fee is $25. Online registration deadline is on Thursday at 5 p.m.

■Change clocks when you go to bed on March 11!

JEAN VER HOEVEN

856-304-5830

jeanann@voicenet.com

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