McGowan opening exhibit Tuesday
McGowan Fine Art opens its latest show today, “Dreaming of Another World, Nomadic Reflections,” featuring the work of Valerie Hird.
The exhibit will be on display through March 24, with Hird giving a talk on her travels on March 4, from 11 a.m. to noon, at the gallery.
Hird’s refined watercolor style highlights her roots as an archaeological illustrator in the 1980s – a career she found unsatisfying. Traveling through the East and Central Asia she turned her pens and brushes to telling the stories of these nomadic people and their fascinating cultures.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Julie Hamel at 225-2515 or gallery@mcgowanfineart.com, or visit mcgowanfineart.com.
Julie Hamel
Pancake dinner at South Church
Kick off the Lenten season with the South Congregational Church’s Senior High Youth Group’s pancake dinner and jazz on Feb. 28. There will be two seatings: one from 5 to 5:45 p.m. and the other from 6 to 6:45 p.m., and will be located in Fellowship Hall at 27 Pleasant St.
The cost is $7 per person; $20 for a family of four or more. All proceeds will benefit the youth group’s mission trip to New Orleans in April.
Peg Wenzel
Sign up for space at March spring fair
The United Church of Penacook, located at the corner of Community Drive and Canal Street in Penacook, is now renting spaces for their indoor/outdoor spring fair on March 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Handmade craft items, product vendors, attic treasures and baked goods will be available. Spaces can be rented inside for $15 and outside for $10. You must provide your own table. Setup begins at 7 a.m.
Fair proceeds support the United Church Food Pantry. A silent auction from 9 a.m. to noon will raise money to send kids to summer camp. If you have questions or wish to reserve a space, please call 753-9246 or email SpringFair@ucpnh.org
Lynne Raleigh
Alzheimer’s talk at McLane Center
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. Already the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, Alzheimer’s is the only disease among the top 10 causes of death that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more potential treatments are in development than ever before.
“Alzheimer’s is our most urgent public health crisis and it is the goal of the Alzheimer’s Association to lead the way to a world without Alzheimer’s disease,” said James Wessler, President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire. “As the Alzheimer’s Association continues to raise funds towards critical research, we know that much needs to be done in the community to educate the public to erase the stigma of this disease and help people get an earlier diagnosis.”
To continue their efforts to educate the public on the latest in Alzheimer’s research, the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire chapter is pleased to invite the public to attend their second annual AlzTalks program on Thursday, March 2 at McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road.
“A growing number of studies indicate that Alzheimer’s disease begins long before clinical symptoms appear,” said Wessler.
This year’s AlzTalk program will feature Jonathan Jackson, Ph.D, a cognitive neuroscientist who investigates the behavioral, genetic, neurological, physiological and cognitive changes of normal aging as well as in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
The AlzTalks program is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. The talk begins at 6 p.m. with a reception at 5:30 p.m. To register, call 1-800-272-3900 or visit alzmass.org/AlzTalks.
Ella Schwotzer
One-woman show at Hatbox Theatre
Hatbox Theatre continues its season with the world premiere of Ray Of Light, an original one-woman show by acclaimed New Hampshire playwright G. Matthew Gaskell.
Ray Of Light is a one-weekend-only event that runs Friday through Sunday. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s show is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16.50, $13.50 for members, seniors and students and can be purchased at hatboxnh.com or at the theater, located at 270 Loudon Road.
There is something special about the morning after a night of bad decisions. And by special I mean absurdly frustrating. Especially when the bad decisions involve heavy drinking. This is the case for Emily Burke, who now finds herself hungover, late for work and out of coffee. Also, her phone won’t stop ringing. And as if that weren’t enough . . . she saw Karie last night. Now, as she scrambles to keep her life together, you can watch her fill in blanks and connect dots as her story unfolds for you in real time.
Ray Of Light is the seventh full-length play by Gaskell. His first play Sharp Dressed Men has appeared on multiple stages throughout New Hampshire and Maine and in 2007, the film version won Best Feature Film honors at the S.N.O.B. Film Festival.
Kevin Barrett
Extended hours for February vacation
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day for February vacation through March 5.
In the Discovery Center’s planetarium, daily shows during February vacation include The Little Star that Could at 11 a.m., Dynamic Earth at noon, Black Holes at 1 p.m., Tonight’s Sky at 2 p.m. and Impact Earth at 3 p.m.
Visitors will be able to explore meteorites, learn about asteroids and comets – and about what happens when rocks from space strike the Earth, in the Discovery Center’s new traveling exhibition, Great Balls of Fire.
For more information, visit starhop.com.
Jeanne Gerulskis
Music for Healing program at hospital
Concord Hospital is proud to host the Music for Healing and Transition Program again in 2017. MHTP offers a lively and transforming course of study for instrumentalists and vocalists, certifying its graduates as Certified Music Practitioners. MHTP accepts both amateur and professional musicians.
CMPs are trained to use their musicianship therapeutically in a clinical setting and are employed in health care facilities to create a healing environment by providing live music at the bedside.
MHTP is offered in a year-long series of five weekend class modules on musical and medical topics, plus a 45-hour internship and required reading. MHTP faculty are experienced CMPs who specialize in their music or healthcare fields. The program is accredited by the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians.
The four class modules offered at Concord Hospital will be held March 25-26, May 20-21, Sept. 9-10 and Nov. 3-5. A live, online class will be held June 30-July 2.
Once students are accepted into MHTP, they prepare for the module-based course work with advance readings, establishing their relationship with CMP advisors and working on repertoire. Following successful completion of the five modules, students are required to perform an independent practicum. The maximum tuition cost (depending on payment plan) for the program is $2,600. Students may receive tuition reductions based on health care or musical experience and limited scholarship funds are available from MHTP.
For program application and course details, go to MHTP.org or contact executive director Melinda Gardiner at 1-518-325-5546 or mhtp@mhtp.org. For local information about classes in Concord, contact Alice Kinsler at Concord Hospital’s Therapeutic Arts & Activity Services at 227-7000 ext. 3867 or email akinsler@crhc.org.
Jennifer Dearborn
