Wediko School gives back to local food system
Throughout the summer and early fall, students from The Wediko School in Windsor have been digging in, giving back, and discovering new flavors while volunteering with a local food-growing initiative through the Kearsarge Food Hub in Bradford. Working side by side with staff, Wediko students have contributed more than 40 volunteer hours, planting and harvesting…
Coalition to End Homelessness welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) will welcome acclaimed journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Brian Goldstone to the Capital Region on Thursday, October 15, for Community Conversations with Brian Goldstone, a day of events exploring housing affordability, working homelessness and what these challenges mean for New Hampshire’s families, employers and communities. Goldstone is the…
Book lovers, authors to gather in downtown Concord
Last fall, the NH Book Festival drew nearly 5,000 book lovers to South Main Street in Concord, bringing together authors with readers to celebrate literacy, conversation, and community. This October 3, the four blocks anchored by Gibson’s Bookstore and the Capitol Center for the Arts (CCA) will again be filled with bookish festivities for all…
Weare author pens basketball historical drama
In 1919, basketball was known as “basket ball.” It was played in a cage. And for good reason. The latest book by New Hampshire author Thomas Tosi, “The Cagers,” tells the fictional story of early twentieth-century socialite heiress Madeline Bancroft Lancaster, who flees an arranged marriage and her privileged life only to find herself managing…
Nashua author writes movie memoir
New Hampshire teacher and writer Chris Bujold explores memory, grief, fatherhood, and the films that shaped him. In “Robot Dreams and Suburban Nightmares: A Memoir of Movies, Monsters, and a Mom of Steel,” Chris Bujold revisits the movies attached to the most vivid moments of his life. For Bujold, “E.T.” is not simply a beloved…
Samuel Habib addresses NHTI students
Samuel Habib, co-director of the full-length Emmy Award-winning documentary “The Ride Ahead,” returned to his alma mater on September 15. As keynote speaker at NHTI—Concord’s Community College’s fall convocation event, he spoke to 350 students about his work as a filmmaker, advocate, and member of the disability community. “While we were filming ‘The Ride Ahead,’…
Bow Rotary seeks support from businesses for scholarship auction
Bow Rotary is looking for sponsors and item donations for its annual auction. Sponsorship opportunities come in four tiers: Keystone $1,500, Brick and Mortar $1,000, Pillar $500 and Foundation $250. This year’s theme is Building Dreams, Building Futures. Each year, Bow Rotary Club awards scholarships for college, trade school and nontraditional learning to deserving high…
Book Festival Schedule
2026 New Hampshire Book Festival Friday, Oct. 2 10:30 AMChildren’s Keynote: Jeff Kinney (*ticketed event)CCA 7:00 PMOpening Keynote: Jodi Picoult with NHPR’s Rebecca Lavoie (*ticketed event)CCA Saturday, Oct 39:15-9:30Costume ParadeCome as your favorite book character! (Meet at north festival entrance, by Constantly Pizza.) 9:30-10:25Love and ObsessionBonnie Friedman, Eloisa James, and Christine Pride Rebeca Pereira (mod)CCA…
Duck Drop returning to Mt. Sunapee
If you’ve ever been tempted to throw something from the chairlift, this is your chance. Preparations are underway to celebrate the 10th annual Mt. Sunapee Duck Drop, with proceeds benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kearsarge-Sunapee. The public is invited to ride the lift and aim their rubber duck ammunition at a series of…
White Birch Center expands community services
Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) invests in the community with the expansion of the White Birch Center in Henniker. Working with The Merrimack, White Birch Center secured funding to renovate the Cornerstone Building at 116 Main Street. The new space creates more room for essential services, including the Henniker Food Pantry, Henniker Welfare Agent and…
Concord Community Concert Association kicks off 96th season
The Concord Community Concert Association (CCCA) proudly announces the opening ofits 96th season of bringing affordable, world-class music to the Capital Region. The season kicked off on Sept. 26 in the historic Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince Street, Concord, NH. The season sponsors include the Henry J. Hanhisalo Trust and the Bagan Foundation with the…
Monarch tagging grows with tracking app
Monarchs are one of the most iconic insects in North America – and the only North American butterfly that undertakes a long-distance, multi-generational migration. NH Audubon has been tagging Monarchs for five years, and this fall they are adding new, solar-powered tags that pair with a phone app that allows users to follow butterfly migration…
Gallery announces ‘Home Sweet Home exhibit’
“Home Sweet Home,” a fiber and mixed media exhibit featuring six local women artists, opens with a reception with refreshments on Saturday, October 17 at 12-2 p.m. at Two Villages Art Society, 846 Main Street, Contoocook, NH. “Home Sweet Home” explores the quiet comfort of having a safe place to call home. Through fiber, glass, and…
Bridge to Recovery Walk supports mental health and substance use recovery
Concord Hospital Health System (CHHS) invites community members to come together in support of individuals and families affected by mental health and substance use disorders at the annual Bridge to Recovery Walk, taking place Sunday, September 20 at Concord Hospital – Franklin. The approximately two-mile walk brings together people in recovery, their families and friends,…
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