Concord Grange to host awards night
The members of Concord Grange 322 are getting ready to celebrate Grange Month with its 39th annual Grange and Community Awards Night on Monday. This event will be held at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Hall, 48 Airport Road at 7 p.m. This meeting is open to the public. Refreshments will be served prior to the meeting and after the meeting.
The Grange will present the following community awards: Police Officer, Citizen, Firefighter, Educator, Community Spirit, State Police, Media, Agriculture, Young Farmer, Entertainer, Youth and Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Please contact Grange Master Dick Patten at 496-2917 for information.
Dick Patten
VNA memorial service April 20
Concord Regional VNA’s Hospice Memorial Service will be held April 20 at 7 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, 274 Pleasant St. Pre-registration is not required. For information, call 224-4093, ext. 2828 or e-mail carmella.dow@crvna.org.
Andrew Morse
Get some trout to stock your pond
Want to participate in the biggest catch of a fundraiser? Spring is the time to stock those ponds! Rainbow and brook trout are available in 6 to 8 inch and 10 to 12 inch sizes. Trout, size 6 to 8 inches, can be picked up on May 1, from 1 to 1: 30 p.m., at the Concord Center, 10 Ferry St. Trout, size 10 to 12 inches, will be directly delivered to your pond.
For more information, contact the Merrimack County Conservation District at info@merrimackccd.org or call 975-0110. An order form can be found at merrimackccd.org. Order deadline is April 22.
Stacy Luke
Stamp collectors to meet April 19
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors will hold its monthly meeting at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on April 19 beginning at 1 p.m.
All who are interested in stamp collecting are welcome to attend. Meet other collectors and learn more about their hobby and varied interests in Philatelic resources and issues.
For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
Dan Day
Craft and bake sale at Penacook church
A spring craft fair and bake sale will be held on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at United Church of Penacook inside Fellowship Hall and, weather permitting, outside in the Canal Street parking lot.
There will be crafters and product vendors and a baked goods table. Coffee, drinks and snacks will be on sale and hot dogs will be available at lunchtime. There will also be several white elephant tables for fundraisers by the Humane Society, Open Door Community Kitchen and the Marine Corps League. Proceeds from this event are used to help support the United Church Food Pantry.
For more info, visit ucpnh.org or call 753-9246.
Lynne Raleigh
Orientation for Friends Program
Join the Friends Youth Mentoring Program for an introduction to volunteerism as a mentor on April 23, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., at the Friends Program, 202 N. State St.
This orientation will equip you with relevant information about the Friends Program and best practices in the field. This opportunity is for those who are considering stepping up and stepping in to help a child in need, as well as for those who are already on the path to becoming mentors with our agency.
Contact us at 228-0108 to register!
Maureen Desmond
First Church to host jazz sanctuary
“Bring Many Names: Immigration, Faith and Justice,” is the theme of Jazz Sanctuary – First Church/Third Sunday, on Sunday at noon at First Congregational Church, corner of North Main and Washington streets. (Please note time change to an hour earlier this month).
Nancy Pape, advocate from the UCC N.H. Conference Immigration Mission Group, will join vocalist and Pastor Emilia Halstead and WildVine Jazz in a service that seeks to move beyond fear and misinformation to confront the actual life situations of immigrants and refugees in our midst. Hymns from a variety of cultural backgrounds will be presented. Photographs from Becky Field’s award-winning book, Different Roots, Common Dreams: NH’s Cultural Diversity, will be featured as a backdrop for this worship experience.
Admission is free and all are welcome!
Tim Wildman
Little Rattlers to meet April 12, 19
Little Rattlers is the music class for little ones and their grown-ups to shake, rattle and roll. It’s a super fun introduction to music for the whole family, with lots of singing, dancing and playing.
Little Rattlers will have a chance to try out instruments, shake shakers and learn new songs. We do a mix of kids classics, original tunes and pop favorites.
Come try a class today – your first one is free. Cost is $10 per family to drop-in. Classes are held at 40 Thorndike St. on Tuesdays April 12, 19 and May 3, from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
For more info, visit rattleboxstudio.com
Aaron Jones
Legal breakfast at Orr & Reno April 19
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce announces the next seminar in the 2016 Legal Breakfast Series will be held April 19, from 8 to 9 a.m. at the offices of Orr & Reno, 45 S. Main St., 4th floor. The seminar, Doing Well by Doing Good: An Introduction to Cause Marketing/Charitable Sales Promotions, is a free seminar. Coffee and a light breakfast will be served.
Join attorney Heidi Cole from Orr & Reno, PA as she discusses the basics of commercial co-venturer registration, contractual requirements and advertising disclosures from the perspective of for-profit companies.
The Legal Breakfast Series is a partnership between the chamber and the law firm of Orr & Reno, PA on topics relevant to small business owners, business and non-profit managers. Please register with the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce at concordnhchamber.com or call 224-2508 for more information.
Rebecca Kinhan
Artist in the Round continues April 20
NEC Concord will host the original duo of Miss Maybell and Slimpickin’s, at GSM Artist in the Round Series on April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
These two are classics! A jug band that plays and lives the jug life, old timey, country blues stuff.
Rob Azevedo
‘Underworld’ to be shown with music
Underworld (1927), a silent drama that spurred a boom in ‘gangster’ movies, will be screened with live music on Friday at 7 p.m. at Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St.
Underworld will be accompanied by live music by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based silent film accompanist who performs at venues across the region and beyond.
Using a digital synthesizer to reproduce the texture of the full orchestra, Rapsis will improvise the score on the spot during the screening.
For more info, call 224-4600 or visit redrivertheatres.org. For more information about the music, visit jeffrapsis.com.
Jeff Rapsis
Jewelry demo at League on Friday
Bob Dorr will perform a demo of his intricate embroidered jewelry at the League of N.H. Craftsmen headquarters on Friday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The demo is free and open to the public.
Sarah Nyhan
