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NHTI is holding a charity wiffle ball tournament on April 13, and the school is seeking 10-player teams to take part. Games begin at 9 a.m. and are scheduled every hour throughout the day, both outdoors on the campus quad (weather permitting) and indoors in the Goldie Crocker Wellness Center Gym. With each team trying to score as many runs as possible in three, five-minute innings,… 0

The Granite State Reading Council of the International Reading Association will be celebrating New Hampshire’s sixth official Literacy Day on April 13 by conducting a Festival of Literacy at the Merrimack Valley Middle and High Schools in Penacook, at the Littleton High School Technology Center and at Nashua High School North. This free event will involve parents, children, authors,… 0

This will be our 12th year running the Girls Inc. of New Hampshire 5K Race to raise funds to give at-risk girls the opportunity to take part in our quality empowerment and prevention programs, specifically our Mind and Body initiative. We are part of a national non-profit organization with 90 affiliates across the country. Our mission and passion is to support girls to achieve… 0

Explore opportunities that will enhance your future – come to NHTI’s spring open house, April 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Wellness Center Gym. Learn about our 65 academic programs, tour our 240-acre campus and find out about campus life at NHTI. Meet current and former students, academic department heads and representatives from the Admissions and Financial Aid offices. Contact… 0

The Merrimack County Artisans are looking for crafters for their annual fall fair. This year’s fair will be held Nov. 9 at the Bektash Shrine in Concord. Interested crafters should contact merifred@comcast.net. 0

The Concord Public Library has an exciting lineup of programs this spring! All are free and open to the public and held in the library auditorium unless otherwise noted. For details, visit concordpubliclibrary.net or call 225-8670. ∎  National Library Week is April 14-20. Join us for this year’s theme, “Communities Matter at Your Library.” We will have several programs… 0

Concord Community Concerts ends its 2012-13 season April 19 with a “grande finale” with Brazilian virtuoso pianist Victor Cayres and announces an expanded 2013-2014 program – its 83rd season – opening with the Klezmer Conservatory Band in September. The finale to its 82nd season will take place April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium. Cayres’s appearance… 0

 Happy St. Patrick’s Day and top o’ the morning to you!You may know that St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday. St. Patrick was raised a Christian in Britain. For a quick history lesson, one story goes that he was captured by Irish raiders, taken to Ireland where he was held captive for six years and became… 0

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