Friday Family Fun night this week
New African Americans will host a Friday Family Fun Night at the Concord Community Arts Center (40 Thorndike St.) on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.
There will be music and drumming by Sayon Camara, African meat and veggie pies, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and more.
Admission is by donation with a requested amount of $10 per person and $20 per family.
Dee Stewart
New show at Hatbox Theatre
Newly formed Neighborhood Shows announces the production of Talking to Starlight at Hatbox Theatre from June 30–July 16
Talking to Starlight features Jen Sassak and Joe Paoni in a romantic comedy about a scientist who’s struggling to understand just what she wants and discovers a secret about her boyfriend that may just bring her whole world crashing down.
How do we decide what path we’re going to take? How do we know we have made the right choice? These are just some of the questions asked in this new romantic comedy.
Promising astrophysist Elenanor Taylor decides to resolve her choice about whether to move overseas for a dream job or leave her new boyfriend behind in the only way that makes sense to her – an experiment. Designed by a psychologist, Daniel and Eleanor work out the solution with a list of questions to be asked and answered.
A talk-back will be held on Saturday with the playwright and cast followed by a wine and beer after-party.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16.50, and $13.50 for members, seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased at hatboxnh.com or by calling 715- 2315.
For more info, visit talkingtostarlight.com.
Kevin Barrett
Water main project meeting Tuesday
On Tuesday (June 27), at 6 p.m., Concord’s Engineering Services Division will hold a neighborhood information meeting in the Cafeteria at Merrimack Valley High School regarding the Penacook/Concord Water Main Improvement Project.
City staff will go over the details of the project, answer any questions and hear any concerns that affected residents, businesses and property owners may have. The affected streets will be: Community Drive, High Street, Walnut Street and Sanders Street.
Construction is expected to begin in mid-July and will take place Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Water service disruptions and traffic delays are anticipated.
City memo
Junior Service League donation
The Junior Service League of Concord has awarded $1,000 to Concord Hospital Trust to provide support to pediatric patients suffering from a behavioral health crisis. The grant will be used to enhance services to children who are admitted through Concord Hospital’s Emergency Department yellow pod and are in need of an extended hospital stay in the pediatric department while awaiting transfer to a dedicated psychiatric facility.
In 2016, Concord Hospital provided just over $46 million in community benefit support to patients in our region and expanded youth behavioral health intervention in the hospital’s Pediatrics Unit to provide 118 pediatric behavioral health patients with a calm, safe setting and special attention to prevent their condition from worsening.
For additional information, visit concordhospital.org.
Jennifer Dearborn
Storytime at Gibson’s on Saturday
A special storytime edition will be held at Gibson’s Bookstore on Saturday with children’s author Carolyn Crimi, and her new book There Might be Lobsters!
A little dog’s paralyzing anxiety gives way to bravery when someone smaller is in need in this humorous, tenderly sympathetic story.
The storytime will be held at 11 a.m.
For more, visit gibsonsbookstore.com/event/ there-might-be-lobsters.
Gibson’s Bookstore
Concord property taxes due by July 1
Property owners are reminded that property tax payments for the first half of 2017 are due by July 1, 2017. Statements were mailed out on May 30.
If you have not received a statement, or if you have any questions about the payment of property taxes, contact the city’s collections office at 225-8540.
City memo
Book discussion group Thursdays
Wesley and Bow Mills United Methodist Church invite you to join us this summer as we explore the book, If the Church Were Christian by Phillip Gulley.
Each Sunday during worship, the sermon will flow from one of the 10 chapters of this book, followed by a discussion of the book and the sermon. We will share this journey with our brothers and sisters from Wesley.
The first five Thursday book study sessions will be at Wesley UMC beginning June 29 through July 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The last five Thursday book study sessions will be at Bow Mills UMC, Aug. 3-31 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
For further info, contact Wesley UMC at 224-7413 or Bow Mills at 228-1154.
Joan Day
