Penacook library to host tea party
Penacook Branch Library will hold a tea party on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.
The party is free for children ages 5 and up. who are invited to dress up and bring a favorite doll or stuffed animal. Tea and snacks will be provided.
Terri Tracewski
NHTI Film Society to screen 2016 film
The NHTI Film Society will screen The Colorado (Not Rated, 2016, 91 mins.) on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sweeney Auditorium.
Admission is by donation ($5 suggested); free with an NHTI student ID.
For more information, contact Steve Ambra at 271-6484, ext. 4101 or sambra@ccsnh.edu.
Doug Schwarz
Aging program offered by VNA
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a 10-week Aging Mastery Program, a nationwide program from the National Council on Aging. The program is designed to engage older adults in a fun and innovative way that empowers them to embrace their longevity and address their physical, financial and emotional wellness. It takes place on Tuesdays beginning April 18 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at GoodLife Programs & Activities, 254 N. State St.
The 10 core classes are focused on: Navigating longer lives: the basics of aging mastery; exercise and you; sleep; healthy eating and hydration; financial fitness; advance planning; healthy relationships; medication management; community engagement; and falls prevention.
There is no fee to attend, but space is limited. Registration is required. To register, call 224-4093 or 1-800-924-8620, ext. 5815 or visit crvna.org.
Andrew Morse
Tickets on sale for David Blaine show
Illusionist, magician and stunt artist David Blaine has revolutionized modern magic and mesmerized audiences unlike any performer in history. Now, he’s embarking on his first-ever North American tour.
Blaine will be making a stop in Concord at the Capitol Center for the Arts on July 2 at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are on sale now.
Tickets cost $39 to $200.
For more info, visit ccanh.com/events/david-blaine-live-tour-2017.
Insider staff
Multicultural Day at NHTI on April 4
On April 4, NHTI will host its 17th annual Multicultural Day from noon to 2:30 p.m.
The food, artifacts, displays, music and dancing are provided mostly by NHTI students – whose ethnic backgrounds encompass more than 60 different countries and languages – along with select members of the faculty and staff, and a few off-campus organizations. The event is free, and the public is invited to join in this annual celebration of its cultural diversity.
For further information, contact Rosie Smith at 230-4055 or rhughessmith@ccsnh.edu.
Doug Schwarz
Transition fair at Merrimack Valley
Merrimack Valley High School Transition Services is hosting a pair of events on Wednesday. There will be a free transition fair in the MVHS upper cafeteria from 5 to 6 p.m. Many area agencies and organizations that work with students transitioning to adulthood and their families will be available to try and connect students and their families with a variety of community-based services which assist these students transitioning into adulthood, after high school. Some of the agencies who will have representatives at the fair are: Community Bridges, N.H. Vocational Rehab, Project Search, NHTI Disabilities Services, Granite State Independent Living, N.H. Job Corps and others.
Following the fair, Transition Services is hosting an appreciation event in the lower cafeteria from 6 to 7 p.m. Transition Services will honor community partners and area businesses where MVHS students volunteer and learn valuable job and life skills.
Transition Services takes students into the greater Concord/Penacook community every school day to work at several different work sites as volunteers. They learn self-confidence, respect, dependability and a variety of general and specific job and life skills.
Refreshments will be served, and both events are open to the public.
Elizabeth Jewell
Pinnacle award nominations
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce announces the 12th annual Pinnacle Awards, and invites members of the community to submit nominations. The Pinnacle Awards recognize businesses and individuals for professional excellence and commitment to the community, and will be presented at the Pinnacle Awards Luncheon on June 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center.
Nominations are now open for: Small Business of the Year; Business of the Year; Business Leader of the Year; and Non-Profit Business of the Year.
The deadline for submitting nominations is April 7. The Chamber will also present the W. Grant McIntosh Award for volunteerism, the Concord Young Professional of the Year and the Leadership Greater Concord Class of 2017 will celebrate their graduation.
For more information, contact the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce at 224-2508 or events@concordnhchamber.com.
To download a nomination form, please visit concordnhchamber.com.
Kristina Carlson
Homebuying lunch seminar Thursday
Join the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce for a lunch seminar on first-time homebuying. Attendees will learn strategies to purchase a two-bedroom home in N.H. with less than one month’s average rent.
Participants in this Lunch & Learn will learn how working with a great realtor and a lender with a variety of little to no money down can provide options to get renters into homes. Mark Bondra of Envoy Mortgage will present.
Cost to attend is $10 and includes lunch.
Attendees must register in order to attend, and can do so by calling the chamber at 224-2508 or visiting concordnhchamber.com.
This event is part of the chamber’s Lunch & Learn Series, which are hosted by CYPN and the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce on the first Thursday of each month.
Bryanna Marceau
It’s Work Zone Awareness Week
American Traffic Safety Services Association is hosting its annual National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-7, to encourage safety for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists through work zones.
Concord General Services is joining the campaign to remind Concord commuters to please use caution in work zones for everyone’s safety.
Concord General Services work crews use approved signs for work zones and it is very important for drivers, cyclists, motorists and pedestrians to slow down, be alert and adhere to the signage and the flag person when entering a work zone so that everyone remains safe. Being a courteous road user is always a good practice.
Wear orange on Wednesday for “Go Orange Day” to show your support of work zone safety! Concord General Services will be wearing orange and will share a picture on Facebook and Twitter to show their support!
Angelina Zulkic
Poetry celebration at NHTI April 12
On April 12 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Library Living Room, NHTI presents its 16th annual Celebration of Poetry, featuring David Kirby.
There will be a reception and open mic reading following Kirby’s presentation. Members of the college and the community are invited to listen and participate. Admission is free.
For more information, contact Paula DelBonis-Platt at 271-6484, ext. 4151 or pdelbonis-platt@ccsnh.edu.
Doug Schwarz