NHTI to host 5K for Friendly Kitchen
For the 10th year, NHTI will host a 5K road race/fitness walk to help support the Friendly Kitchen.
The race is Friday at 5:30 p.m. on NHTI’s Seekamp Trail. There will also be a fun run for children at 6:15.
New this year is the Runner’s Alley Friendly Kitchen Bowl for the fastest corporate team. All fun run participants will receive a prize. There will be refreshments, a raffle and more.
Registration entry fee is by donation. Give whatever you can to the Friendly Kitchen. Registration is encouraged. For more details and to register, visit thefriendlykitchen.org/news-and-events.
Contact Perry Seagroves at pseagroves@ccsnh.edu for more information.
Doug Schwarz
Get your order in for fall bulb sale
Orders for the Merrimack County Conservation District’s fall bulb sale will be taken through Friday.
People will be able to pick up their orders on Oct. 13 and 14 at the MCCD office (10 Ferry St., Suite 211) from 4 to 6 p.m.
For more info, visit merrimackccd.org or call the office at 223-6020.
Rebecca Yohe
ConcordTV hosting free PSA workshop
Does your nonprofit not have the time or money to create video content for your programs? ConcordTV is here to help.
On Sept. 14, create a free PSA with ConcordTV. ConcordTV will provide the studio space and tech support to create a professional PSA that your organization can use on social media and will also air on ConcordTV Public Channel 22. The workshop is free for Concord-area nonprofits.
Call 226-8872 to reserve your spot.
ConcordTV
Senior friendly Tai Chi starts Sept. 12
Senior friendly Tai Chi will start Sept. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Horseshoe Pond Senior Center.
Participants learn a modified Yang form. Yang is a very expressive movement that feels like dance. Drop-ins are $5 or pay by month ($20).
For more info, contact instructor Marcia Wyman at 228-6956 or rpenny@bm-cap.org.
Marcia Wyman
Artist reception at McGowan Friday
McGowan Fine Art announces the opening of “Shape Shifting & Radiant Chroma” featuring the art of Nancy Simonds. The show will run through Oct. 7, with an artist’s reception on Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.
Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Please call Julie Hamel at 225-2515 for more information or visit mcgowanfineart.com.
Julie Hamel
Music continues in Bicentennial Square
New York-based folk and bluegrass group Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers will take the stage in Bicentennial Square on Friday to share their upbeat brand of roots music as part of True Brew Barista’s Summer In The Square Music Series.
The band is currently on a small tour of New England and will be performing material off their new album Come On Home.
The concert begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
For more information on Greg Cornell and the Cornell Brothers, visit cornellbrothers.com. More information can also be found at truebrewbarista or by calling 225-2776.
Alex Pastuhov
Learn all about weather Sept. 15
For the last 200 years, New Hampshire has seen an incredible variety of damaging storms, some of which have changed communities forever.
From floods to tornadoes to hurricanes, we see it all. WMUR Meteorologist Kevin Skarupa will go over 20 of these storms that have changed our landscape and created huge changes at GoodLife Program & Activities, 254 N. State St. (at the Smokestack Center) on Sept. 15 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The talk is free. To register, visit goodlifenh.org and click on the event tab.
GoodLife Programs
Artist Scott Bulger at NHTI Thursday
Artist Scott Bulger is holding a gallery talk and reception in the NHTI Library Gallery on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public.
Steve Ambra
Breast Cancer Survivors Day Oct. 1
Concord Hospital Payson Center for Cancer Care and Concord Hospital Breast Care Center will celebrate Breast Cancer Survivors Day on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Concord Hospital.
Any individuals previously and newly diagnosed with breast cancer are invited to attend this free event.
Dr. Matthew DiMasi, a board-certified radiologist, is the first speaker and will talk about breast imaging and the newer technologies that are available. Megan Ryder, an oncology dietitian, will address the importance of good nutrition after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Lunch will be provided and following lunch, participants will attend a chair yoga class and therapeutic arts session. Each registered participant will receive the book Cook for Your Life by Ann Ogden Gaffney. Space is limited and registration is required.
Please register by calling 227-7000, ext. 5303 by Sept. 17.
Jennifer Dearborn
Quilters guild to meet Friday
The Capital Quilters Guild will meet at Havenwood, 33 Christian Ave., on Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All quilters and friends are welcome to attend.
Help us celebrate the Guild’s 21st birthday. Nancy Gesen, owner of the Golden Gese Quilt Shop and guild founding mother, will present a trunk show of her miniature quilts.
For guild information, call Jean at 223-9766. Come prepared to renew your membership.
Jean Donahue
Artist to exhibit at Hatbox Theatre
Come see Andre Bertolino’s latest work at Hatbox Theatre on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.
The spray paint and stencil style Bertolino has become known for will take the back seat to a different medium, namely oil and asphaultum on mounted burlap.
Following the reception, Discovering Magic, featuring Andrew Pinard, will take over the Hatbox stage at 7:30 p.m. Cost for the show is $16.50 for adults and $13.50 for students, seniors and members.
For more on Bertolino’s Art, visit Aerosoloncanvas. blogspot.com.
Andre Bertolino
Raptor talk and watch at Carter Hill
Join Phil Brown, director of N.H. Audubon’s raptor observatories, on Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. at Carter Hill for a slide show introduction/refresher of raptor identification and life history. Then join Brown on the hawk watch platform and partake in some sky-watching during the peak of broad-winged hawk migration, as well as other exciting bird species. Bring binoculars (we have a few loaners on hand), water, a lunch and sun protection. Cost is $20. Space is limited, so reserve your space at nhaudubon.org/calendar/carter-hill-raptor-observatory-peak-migration-workshop-2.
Phil Brown
Sign up for music school classes
Registration is now open for the Concord Community Music School’s fall semester. Whether you’re looking to add your voice to a chorus, take up the oboe, play the drums or join a ukulele ensemble, the music school offers a wide range of opportunities for students of all ages and experience levels to pursue their musical interests.
The fall semester starts Sept. 12. Financial aid is available for all programs.
For class times and dates, or to register, call 228-1196 or visit ccmusicschool.org.
Liz Faiella
