PENACOOKWinter Farmer’s Market

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

■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 SIDEComposer documentary

■The Walker Lecture Series invites you to learn about composer Amy Beach, in a documentary film by John Gfroerer. Gfroerer will be at the City Auditorium for questions and conversation. The event will be on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium and there is no cost to attend. For more information or for the complete season schedule, visit walkerlecture.org.

■The Concord Public Library is offering Lego Club for children on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Can you complete the challenge? What will you build? Use engineering skills and creativity in this program for elementary-school-age children. For more information or to register, call 603-225-8670.

■The IBEW Local 490 (48 Airport Rd.) is hosting a community blood drive on March 22 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter ‘IBEW’ to schedule an appointment.

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

■The St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry (21 Centre St.) is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. The pantry has produce, meat, and canned goods. For more information, visit stpaulsconcord.org.

■The deadline is approaching for Concord’s Quarterly Property Taxes which are due by March 31. For more information, call City Hall at 603-225-8540.

LYNDA PLANTE

717-1632

soxpatscats@gmail.com

SOUTH ENDYouth conference

■On March 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be a Lenten Day Of Renewal with Father Bill Sheehan, OMI at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 180 Loudon Rd! The Donation is $10. See the Flyer at http://ihmnh.weebly.com/uploads/4/5/8/2/45822949/a_day_of_lenten_renewal_with_fr._bill_sheehan_sat._march_25_2023.pdf.

■Any Immaculate Heart of Mary Church youth currently in Grades 8 to 12 (and adult chaperones) who would be interested in attending the Steubenville Conference at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio from July 14 to 16, please contact Father Ray (FrRay3@gmail.com or 224-4393 x1) by March 26! This year we will be flying out as a group and staying in the college dorms while attending the conference. The total cost is $500 (includes flights, conference, room, meals, t-shirts), but we will be covering 50% of the cost for parishioners, so the cost will be only $250 ($100 deposit due by March 26th)! We will also be doing fundraising. There’s information at https://steubenvilleconferences.com/events/mc4/.

■Abbot-Downing’s PTO meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m.

■On March 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 South Main St. It’s free and open to the public; no registration is required. Hank Phillippi Ryan returns to present her latest thriller, The House Guest, another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller but which character is the cat, and which character is the mouse? Hank will be joined by fellow thriller author, Sarah Stewart Taylor.

■Gibson’s Bookstore is pleased to welcome historian Christopher Gorham on March 30 at 6:30 p.m., as he presents his new book on Anna Marie Rosenberg, in “The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America.”

■Fix a Leak Week begins on Monday. Fix household water leaks to save water, energy, and possibly even money on utility bills. Join the #FixaLeak Twitter Party, grab a free Toilet Leak Dye Test Kit at our Utility Billing Office, 311 North State St., and enter our Royal Leak Detection contest for a chance to win a WaterSense-labeled toilet. Enter by submitting a contest entry form and/or by sharing with us on social media how you have found and fixed leaks. Learn more at www.concordnh.gov/leaks and https://www.concordnh.gov/1341/Leak-Detection.

■Join the Everett Arena on Saturday for Woman’s Day Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.! So much FUN with the chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes, raffles & giveaways from your local vendors! Proceeds help support the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Association. Shopping, demos, hourly giveaways, samples, swag bags, and more! Meet with vendors about Career Development, Travel, Financial Planning, Shopping, Fashion, Food, Entertainment, and Cosmetics. Tickets make a perfect gift! We put the “FUN” in FUNdraiser! To reserve your spot get your $5 tickets today at eventbrite.com/e/womans-day-expo-tickets-318465186947?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.

■New Hampshire Doughnut Co., 2 Capital Plaza, from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, kids can decorate four doughnuts to take home. There’s also a hot chocolate bar and free hot or iced coffee for parents! It’s for ages four and up. This is not a drop-off event, parents must be present. Tickets are $27 at eventbrite.com/e/kids-doughnut-decorating-event-tickets-580973817327?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.

■On March 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at The Hotel Concord, The Future of Electric Utilities presents a discussion with top executives from New Hampshire’s utilities. The industry is in the midst of a period of rapid change and growth, and with many models of a zero carbon economy anticipating a doubling or tripling of electricity demand, the utilities will be an essential part of our clean energy future. Tickets for members are $20; for non-members $40 and can be purchased at eventbrite.com/e/the-future-of-electric-utilities-tickets-524612509137?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.

■True Confections Candies & Gifts, 211 Loudon Rd., presents Peep Stops on Wednesday at 9 a.m. The Peep Stops Contest runs through April 4. Winners will be drawn on April 5 with the prize pick up by April 7. True Confections Candies & Gifts has joined this year’s raffle and will be offering any Friendly’s customer a second chance to win! During the contest days simply bring your Friendly’s receipt over to True Confections Candies & Gifts and enter your name in our Easter raffle as well.

JEAN VER HOEVEN

856-304-5830

jeanann@voicenet.com

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