Quilters Guild to meet Friday night
The Capital Quilters Guild will hold its next meeting on Friday at the United Baptist Church, 39 Fayette St.
Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. The topic will be “Looking Great Dresden Plate” presented by Michele Banton. Free to members, $5 for nonmembers. All are welcome!
Ellen Reed
Poetry Out Loud finals this Friday
After months of classroom preparation and high school competitions, and following four regional semifinals, top students are ready to compete at the New Hampshire 2018 Poetry Out Loud state championship in Concord on Friday. The winner will move on to this year’s national competition in Washington, D.C.
The state championship takes place in Representatives Hall at the New Hampshire State House in Concord beginning at 6 p.m. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Virginia Prescott will host; Jordan Tyrell-Wysocki and Matt Jenson will provide musical interludes throughout the evening.
The event is free and open to the public.
A national program organized by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and led in New Hampshire by the N.H. State Council on the Arts, Poetry Out Loud encourages students to learn great poetry through memorization and recitation, helping them master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage.
Each winner at the state level receives $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip with an adult chaperone to Washington, D.C., to compete for the national championship. The state winner’s school receives a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. The first runner-up in each state receives $100, with $200 for his or her school. A total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends is awarded annually at the National Finals.
In New Hampshire, approximately 9,000 students from 44 high schools take part in the program each year; there is no cost to compete and all materials are provided to enrolled schools.
To learn more about 2018 New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud, visit nh.gov/nharts and click on the Poetry Out Loud button. For additional information, contact Julianne Gadoury, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, at 271-0791 or julianne.gadoury@dncr.nh.gov.
Shelly Angers
Time to renew your city dog license
The city of Concord has begun its annual dog licensing season. Residents may renew their dog license(s) in person at the City Clerk’s office via mail or online. Historically, the city’s annual dog licensing process has begun in April. In honor of that tradition, staff have reserved tag numbers 1 through 299, and will begin issuing those numbers on April 2. Licenses are effective from May 1 to April 30 of the subsequent year and may only be issued if current rabies information is on file.
Owners who license a dog after May 31 are subject to additional fees. If you are no longer required to license a dog with the city of Concord, either because you have moved out of Concord or Penacook or you no longer have your pet, please inform the City Clerk via email to cityclerk@concordnh.gov or by phone at 225-8500.
The City Clerk’s office is located at 41 Green St. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with extended hours until 6 p.m. on Thursdays.
City memo
Business after hours at Capitol Center
Leave all your troubles behind and come to the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours on March 13
We’ve got a 1930s Cabaret theme, photo area/selfie station, great door prizes (including tickets to the May 16 national tour of Cabaret), tons of delicious food, drinks, and lots more.
Members may register online. Cost is $7 in advance or $10 at the door. If you would like to know more about Chamber membership and attend this event as our guest, call the Chamber at 224-2508. RSVP by Friday to the Chamber of Commerce. Business After Hours will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
For more, call 224-2508 or email info@concordnhchamber.com.
Chamber of Commerce
Films wanted for high school festival
The New Hampshire Division of Film and Digital Media is accepting submissions for the 2018 New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival through March 31. Now in its 11th year, the festival is a competitive showcase for the state’s youngest filmmakers and has become one of the marquee film events in the state.
Films submitted for consideration are previewed and scored by the festival selection committee. Originality, cinematic storytelling and technical execution are the primary scoring elements. All films, regardless of type or genre, are judged on the filmmaker’s ability to effectively captivate an audience through cinematic expression.
The films with the highest scores will be screened at the annual two-hour New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival, which takes place at Red River Theatres on May 19, beginning at noon. Festival selections will also be screened on “New Hampshire Day and Night” at the New Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth and at the SNOB Film Festival in Concord.
In order to be considered, films must be produced exclusively by students in grades 9-12 who are currently enrolled and attending a New Hampshire public or private high school, or who are residents of New Hampshire and enrolled in high school elsewhere. New Hampshire homeschooled students ages 14-18 are also eligible. Adult involvement in the project is limited to on-screen talent and/or serving as a faculty adviser. Films can be no longer than seven minutes, including titles and credits, and must have been produced after May 20, 2017. They do not have to have been created as part of a school project.
There is no entry fee. For the first time, festival entries must be submitted online. For more information, visit nhstudentfilm.com.
Shelly Angers
Luncheon speaker series continues
Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, invites you to attend the 2018 Lenten Luncheons series.
Speakers will continue to give presentations from noon to 1 p.m. each Thursday through March 22.
This week’s speaker is Rev. Jason Wells, executive director of the New Hampshire Council of Churches.
Leanne Tigert, Hospice Care Services Manager at Concord Regional VNA, will focus on caregiving and faith, on March 15. Tony Coriaty and Francine Sullivan will be the final speakers on March 22.
Presentations are by donation, $7 per person. Proceeds will benefit Friends of Forgotten Children, helping to meet the needs of families and individuals in Concord and surrounding communities. The luncheon series is sponsored by the Greater Concord Interfaith Council.
For further info, call 224-0884.
Joan Day
Basil Woods to celebrate 30 years
Basil Woods Jr. Chapter Trout Unlimited will host its 30th Annual Conservation Banquet on March 17 at the Grappone Conference Center.
You are cordially invite you to celebrate thirty years of gathering together every March to raise funds so critical to fulfilling our mission.
There will be appetizers, a cash bar, buffet dinner, bucket raffles, a silent auction, live auction and more.
Speakers will be Col. Kevin Jordon, N.H. Fish and Game Department’s Chief of Law Enforcement Division, and Conservation Officer, Lieutenant Scott F. Lacrosse.
In 2017 the Chapter donated $7,525 and 2,619 volunteer hours to support local projects.
For questions, email Ken Welch at concordtu@yahoo.com.
Cost is $55 per person.
Ken Welch
