Black Heritage Trail of NH Announces Keynote Speakers for 15th Annual Black New England Conference9/28/2021
Portsmouth, NH--- The Black Heritage Trail is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for this year’s Black New England Conference. The Awards Dinner will be on Friday, October 22 at 6:00pm at Saint Anselms College’s Center for Politics. The Keynote Speaker is Dr Robert Livingston, Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government. The Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, NH will be hosting its 16th year of our with 1,000 pumpkins covering our front lawn. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes … for all your needs! Bring your family, neighbors and friends … take pictures! Proceeds from the pumpkin sales will go to support Friends of Forgotten Children, New Hampshire Food Bank and Disaster Relief.
Pumpkin Patch hours from September 28 to October 31: Weekdays: 2 – 6 pm Saturdays: 10 am to 5 pm Sundays: 12 noon to 5 pm For info: contact: 603-224-0884 or visit our website www.bowmillsumc.org See you in the Patch! NH State Veterans Cemetery - September 2021 Edition
We hope everyone had a restful Labor Day weekend. The transition from summer to fall is always so incredibly beautiful, as the temperatures moderate and the colors change. We love all times of the year, but autumn really is wonderful. We conducted 111 interments in August for an average of 5.0 per day, which is just slightly higher than our 3-year August average. The staff remains busy placing grave markers, tending the grounds, and working on the Memorial Walkway. We will continue replacing bricks on the Memorial Walkway throughout the fall. There is always plenty to do. The 100 Nights of Remembrance will conclude on Saturday, September 11th. The group will gather for a brief ceremony starting at 6:30 PM and concluding with the playing of TAPS at 7:00 PM. TAPS will be sounded by many of the volunteers, so it is a great chance to meet them and learn more about the program. Also, it will be Noel Taylor's final day as director of the 100 Nights of Remembrance. Noel was the founder and has served as director since 2006 and we are grateful for his service and sacrifice, both as an Army veteran and member of our community. The 100 Nights of Remembrance was created in NH and is a point of pride for our state and community. The Knights are always looking for volunteers, regardless of musical experience. Please go here to learn more about the 100 Nights of Remembrance. After 9/11, the group will return to performing TAPS once per week on Sunday at 1:00 PM. Nightly TAPS will resume on May 30, 2022. Saluting Branches is scheduled at the NHSVC on Wednesday, September 22nd. There will be no committal services that day. This is a fantastic program for which we are very grateful. Learn more about Saluting Branches here. The Army Air Corps Monument was dedicated on August 22nd. You can look at photos of the event here. Stop by and check out this beautiful tribute to Army Air Corps veterans. Unfortunately, we've had to push the rebuild of the Army Monument back to Spring 2022. We still plan to disassemble the monument in October. We are grateful for the many individuals and companies helping with this project. Upcoming events at the NHSVC • Blue Knights Monument Dedication - Saturday, September 11th @ 2:00 PM on the Memorial Walkway • 100 Nights of Remembrance Closing - Saturday, September 11th @ 6:30 PM @ the Circle of Flags • Fall Memorial Walkway Clean-up - date TBD • Place flags for Veterans Day - Wednesday, November 10th @ 1:00 PM • Retrieve flags from Veterans Day - Monday, November 15th @ 1:00 PM • Wreaths for Boscawen - Saturday, December 4th @ 10:30 AM • Collect Wreaths from Graves - Saturday, January 8th @ 10:30 AM If you would like to donate to Wreaths for Boscawen, please go here. As always, thank you to the Blue Star Mothers of NH for supporting this wonderful program. Please share this letter with your friends. If you are interested in receiving these periodic updates, you can sign-up here or click on the News Notification tab on the NHSVC website. Thank you for your support of the veteran community, and specifically to the NH State Veterans Cemetery. Have a joyful, healthy, and peaceful autumn. Respectfully, Shawn Interchange Development LLC begins construction on Merchants Way at I-93 Exit 17
New Market Basket and NH Liquor & Wine Outlet buildings are taking shape in Penacook area of Concord NH Interchange Development LLC announces the construction of “Merchants Way”, a new Market Basket anchored shopping center conveniently located adjacent to Interstate 93 Exit 17 in the Penacook area of Concord New Hampshire. The first phase of Merchants Way will include a new 80,741 square foot Market Basket supermarket, 22,500 square feet of attached retail space, and a new 13,500 square foot New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet. The buildings are currently under construction along with two private roads, Merchants Way and Interchange Drive, utilities to serve the 43 acre site, storm drainage, parking and sidewalks. Market Basket is looking forward to joining Merchants Way with a projected opening in 2022. Market Basket is known for its wonderful variety of brand names and its great reputation of high-quality private label products. At 80,741 square feet, the new store will feature over 50,000 food items to shop from, including… • several thousand health-conscious items that are gluten free, organic, all natural, vegan, and plant based alternative foods. • a full-service Market’s Butcher Block featuring Certified Angus Beef steaks, roasts, chops, burgers, and marinated steak tips. Also, ready to cook meats – stuffed pork, chicken, kabobs, sausages, and pub burgers. • A specialty Cheese department offering over 300 varieties of imported and domestic cheeses. • Market’s Kitchen and Café for dine in or take out with complimentary Wi-Fi, and large screen tv’s. Prepared food offerings include, brick oven pizza, hot and cold dinners, sandwiches, subs, calzones, cheeseburgers, freshly made Niji Sushi, fresh cut fruit, fresh baked breads, pies, pastry, donuts, & muffins. Market Basket is recognized by Consumer Reports as the top supermarket operator in Northeast and is known for its excellent service, quality, value, variety, and store cleanliness. As reported in Consumers’ Checkbook, a family of four that spends $200 a week on groceries can save $1800 annually at Market Basket when compared to other supermarkets. Market Basket operates in 4 states, with 51 stores in MA, 31 in NH, 2 in Maine, and 2 in Rhode Island. The New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet at 11 Merchants Way will feature over 4,000 sizes and varieties of wines and spirits, showcase special sections devoted to premium and ultra-premium spirits, high-end wine, as well as Outlet Price Busters and Wine Power Buys selections. The Outlet will feature LED fixtures, spacious aisles, and iPad kiosks for perusing inventory and wine and food pairings. “We look forward to offering an expanded selection of wines and spirits in a new spacious shopping environment” said NH Liquor Commission Chairman Joseph Mollica. The Merchants Way development is part of a public-private partnership with the City of Concord responsible for constructing off-site road improvements along Hoit Road (Route 4) and Whitney Road. A single lane roundabout will be constructed this fall along Whitney Road at the main entrance of Merchants Way and a hybrid roundabout will be completed on Route 4 at Whitney Road to coordinate with the opening of Market Basket in 2022. Four additional tenants at Merchants Way are currently in the design and/or permitting phases and will be announced over the coming months. A total of over 200,000 square feet of space for restaurants, retail and services are planned for Merchants Way. The project has several thousand eager followers at www.facebook.com/SupermarketatExit17 where videos and photos provide regular updates on construction progress. Merchants Way mid-summer 2021 construction video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmIoVrWe56E , AUGUST 21st
Award-Winning Literary Journalist & Producer of a Netflix Series Based on His Books Jeff Sharlet is an award-winning literary journalist and author of seven books including New York Times bestseller, THE FAMILY: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power and C STREET: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy. He is also the executive producer of the top-rated Netflix documentary series based on the books. Jeff’s new book is THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS: A Book of Strangers. In this masterful collection of images and reflections, he invites us to see his subjects – the people, moments and things we actively ignore or take no notice of. “The book ingeniously reminds us that all of our lives — our struggles, desires, grief — happen concurrently with everyone else’s, and this awareness helps dissolve the boundaries between us” (New York Times). This is a book of other people’s lives, lives that became, for a moment— the duration of a snapshot— my life, too. – Jeff Sharlet Jeff is the Frederick Sessions Beebe ’35 Professor in the Art of Writing, a member of the Society of Fellows, and Director of Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He is an editor-at-large for Virginia Quarterly Review and a contributing editor for Harper’s and Rolling Stone. He has also contributed to The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, GQ, Esquire, Mother Jones, and more. His work has earned numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award, the Outspoken Award, the MOLLY National Journalism Prize, the University of Virginia’s Staige D. Blackford Prize for Nonfiction, and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation’s Thomas Jefferson Award, and he has been the recipient of numerous fellowships from the MacDowell Colony. He has been a frequent guest on The Rachel Maddow Show, Fresh Air, All In with Chris Hayes, CNN, and many other television and radio programs, and a speaker at colleges and universities including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Penn, UVA, USC, University of Iowa, the Naval War College, and many others. He has been a Visiting Academic at Trinity College Dublin and a Visiting Research Scholar at NYU. The Tory Hill Authors Series is an annual summer event sponsored by the Warner Historical Society showcasing locally and nationally known authors reading and talking about their books and personal experiences. The audience will be able to interact with the author online. The readings begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are five dollars and may be purchased online at www.toryhillauthorsseries.com. A zoom link will be sent upon purchase. The Warner Historical Society formed over 50 years ago to preserve, educate about and keep alive Warner’s heritage. The Society has yearly exhibits and programs in the Upton Chandler House Museum on Main Street and maintains the Lower Warner Meeting House which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. "Mobility is essential to freedom." Dr. Gretchen Sorin
August 20 – Portsmouth The Black Heritage Trail of NH is proud to partner with the Prescott Park Arts Festival to bring this evocative and compelling PBS documentary, Driving While Black, to the Seacoast on August 20 at dusk at the Prescott Park stage. In addition to the film, join BHTNH for the unveiling of our new Greenbook Tour on August 22 at 2pm. On this tour you will see the places and hear the stories of the local people whose homes served as safe vacation spots for African American travelers. Registration on our website. BHTNH will host a talk-back via zoom with author Gretchin Sorin and filmmaker Ric Burns on Monday, August 23 at 6pm. Registration required. Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences – at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming – of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond – "Driving While Black" explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years – told in large part through the stories of the men, women and children who lived through it. Drawing on a wealth of recent scholarship – and based on and inspired in large part by Dr. Gretchen Sorin’s recently published study of the way the automobile and highways transformed African American life across the 20th century ("Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights" (W.W. Norton, 2020)) – the film examines the history of African Americans on the road from the depths of the Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement and beyond, exploring along the way the deeply embedded dynamics of race, space and mobility in America during one of the most turbulent and transformative periods in American history. Watch the extended trailer now! THE MOONMATES ARE READY TO BLAST OFF
The original comedy “Moonmates: Roommates on the Moon” will run at the Hatbox Theatre from August 20th through the 29th. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets are $22 for adults, $19 for members, seniors and students and $16 for senior members. Tickets may be reserved by calling 603-715-2315 or purchased online at www.hatboxnh.com. “Moonmates” tells the story of two bumbling astronauts working on a decrepit, for-profit lunar base. They must overcome their frustrations with one another in order to complete their two-year contract. Melding slapstick, sitcom, and farce, the play is stuffed with dubious science and plenty of laughs. Brian Paul and Bretton Reis, two veteran New Hampshire-based theatre artists, wrote and premiered “Moonmates” back in 2018. Their initial performance run proved the show to be a hit. Seacoast Online called it, “A hilarious blast. It’s a blend of humor styles, stupid-smart, and above all deftly performed and written.” Reis, who also designed a functional sci-fi set for the piece, mused, “After the last year, audiences are ready to laugh, and to get away. Far away. Like to the moon.” “Moonmates” is fun for most ages, with mild references to adult situations and substances. ABOUT HATBOX THEATRE: Hatbox Theatre is a dynamic live performance arts space with a mission to service and foster a cooperative community to develop unique, intimate experiences for audiences and artists. Hatbox Theatre is located at the Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road, Concord, NH. “Tension: Process in the Making” showcases NH Fiber Artists
“Tension: Process in the Making” is a contemporary fiber art exhibition of NH artists organized by the NH Regional Surface Design Association (SDA). The exhibit opens with an Artists’ Reception and Juror’s Talk on Saturday, July 24 from 1-3 pm at Twiggs Gallery located at 254 King Street in Boscawen, NH. The exhibit runs through September 4, 2021. On August 14, 2021 from 1-3 pm, Twiggs Gallery and SDA is sponsoring an Artists’ Talk. Meet the artists and learn more about the SDA NH Regional Group. Register for this free event via Eventbrite at twiggsgallery.wordpress.com. Seating is limited. The juror, Jenine Shereos, selected work by 15 artists. In her juror statement she observes, “In perhaps no other art form is the concept of “tension” so deeply embedded in the process of making than in the creation of textiles. In weaving, the warp threads must always be held taut on the loom; the bobbins of a sewing machine must be repeatedly adjusted to release both top and bottom threads evenly across the fabric; and the hands of an experienced knitter deftly lay each circle of yarn over the needles with consistent and even tension.” She continues,” Reflecting on the past year, there has been a collective stretching; a pulling and tightening, beyond what we ever imagined was possible. The works in this exhibition feature New Hampshire textile artists as they examine the theme of tension in both form and concept.” Jenine Shereos, is an American artist who uses textile techniques alongside natural and organic materials to explore the complex and tenuous relationship between humans and the natural world. She is best known for her intricately crafted leaves stitched entirely with human hair. Accepted artists are Lisa Almeida, Jane Balshaw, Shari Boraz, Melanie Cone, Michelle Goldsmith, Anne McMillan, Cheryl Miller, Jane Quimby, Kay Read, Wen Redmond, Jules Robinson, Lia Rothstein, Gail Smuda, Dayna Talbot and Sharon Zimmermann. The Surface Design Association is a 501c3 non-profit textile arts organization dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of textile-inspired art and design through member-supported benefits including publications, exhibitions and conferences. More information at SurfaceDesign.org.Twiggs Gallery is handicapped accessible and located at 254 King Street, Jct. Rte 3 & 4, Boscawen, NH. Gallery hours are Thursday-Friday 11-4 and Saturday 12-4. More information at TwiggsGallery.Wordpress.com. Summer Music Associates
Presents Pianist, William Ögmundson, in a FREE CONCERT Summer Music Associates wishes to thank the people of the Lake Sunapee Region for their support and loyalty during these difficult times by offering a free concert at the First Baptist Church in New London on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 7 PM. William Ögmundson will present an uplifting and entertaining piano concert for all ages. William is an award-winning and EMMY-nominated composer, lyricist, and classically trained solo pianist. NHTI, Boys & Girls Clubs
Address Community Needs Together The Mary Stuart Gile Early Learning Center and laboratory school, formerly known as the Child and Family Development Center (CFDC), on the campus of NHTI – Concord’s Community College is an inspiring model of successful community collaboration. The center, now managed by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central NH, serves the community’s childcare needs as well as NHTI’s students’ requirements of observing and practicing as part of the Child and Family Studies and Nursing programs. “One year ago, NHTI’s CFDC - our early childhood studies laboratory school - was in an incredibly challenging place financially,” said Diana Menard, NHTI’s department chair and professor in Child and Family Studies. “We were fortunate to have several organizations in our community recognize the added value that the center and laboratory school provide to our early childhood education students, the greater Concord community, and the early childhood field in general.” “Being able to continue to provide our students with a strong lab experience and the community with a space for superb childcare was an important goal for NHTI; having the BGCCNH step in to serve both these needs became an exceptional partnership for which I am incredibly grateful,” shared Dr. Mullin-Sawicki, President of NHTI. This collaboration addresses the workforce needs for childcare and early childhood educators, and relieves NHTI of a serious financial burden. Chris Emond, executive director of the BGCCNH, recognizes the high quality that NHTI brings to the early childhood education field. He is committed to ensuring that the philosophy and teaching practices remain in place. Additionally, both NHTI and the Boys & Girls Clubs are committed to keeping the academic affiliation agreement with the Child and Family Studies programs in place. This philosophical and programmatic alignment, in addition to their shared missions to serve the community, make the partnership a win-win for the greater Concord community. “We are proud to work with NHTI,” said Emond. “The goal of taking this on was to continue the fine tradition of excellence that NHTI’s Child and Family Development Center had built during its first 20 years in existence. The preservation of the lab school was also a high priority.” Both NHTI and the BGCCNH view this collaboration as a model for what community is all about - resource sharing – and are delighted to be working together in this capacity. The center is fully enrolled with a burgeoning waitlist; this highlights the ongoing critical need for quality childcare. Community members, students, and families can trust that all best practices in early childhood education, care, and development continue to serve the greater Concord community with high-quality childcare in a lab school befitting the legacy of Mary Stuart Gile on the campus of NHTI. “As a former staff member of the CFDC, I feel [the BGCCNH] really stood up to meet this challenge of maintaining the CFDC’s mission and vision,” said Ewing. “I think what helped encourage previous staff members to come back was Chris’s commitment to keeping the program’s philosophy and mission in place. To take on a new program in the middle of a pandemic was an immense proposition, but [the BGCCNH] really met the moment and have provided an immense amount of support and resources that will see our staff and the families we serve through this pandemic and beyond. I am excited about what the future holds for this partnership.” The center has retained one veteran teaching staff member in each of its classrooms, and approximately 85% of the staff are NHTI alumni. Ross Ewing, himself an NHTI alum, continues to be the center’s director and works with a lead mentor teacher in the administration of the center as well as sharing in teaching responsibilities within the classrooms. Ewing also follows accreditation standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). After one full year of operation under the umbrella of the Boys & Girls Clubs, the center is already preparing for submission to NAEYC for full accreditation. “The staff at the former CFDC is what set the school apart from others in the area,” said Sara Ziegra, parent of child who attends the center. “Sending our son back to the school on the NHTI campus was contingent upon teachers returning. The Boys & Girls Clubs realized how special these educators are and brought back many familiar faces. We are so happy knowing our son gets to play, learn, and grow under the care of these exceptional educators.” Another parent, Megan Kilar, seconded that sentiment. “We received the highest quality of care from the former CFDC. The Boys & Girls Club stepped in during a difficult time and allowed the center to continue with its high standard of care for children. My son returned to the center as a pre-K student and my daughter is currently in the toddler room. I have been incredibly pleased with the staff that was rehired and the new staff that have come in. We appreciate the staff, who are all hardworking and truly care about our children.” The late Mary Stuart Gile, the founding mother of the Early Childhood program at NHTI and the CFDC, championed student learning by practice in a laboratory school where they could be observed and mentored in tandem with the theory and best practices learned through their academic studies. To honor her memory, her contributions to and vision for early childhood education, the center has been renamed the Mary Stuart Gile Early Learning Center. On October 15, 2021, the one-year anniversary of her passing, the BGCCNH plan to make the naming official with the unveiling of a new sign at a public ceremony on the NHTI campus with Gile’s family in attendance. To learn more about the Early Childhood Education program, additional programs within the Child and Family Studies department, or the academic affiliation of the laboratory school, contact Diana Menard at dmenard@ccsnh.edu. For information about the Mary Stuart Gile Early Learning Center and to inquire about enrollment, contact Ross Ewing at rewing@centralclubsnh.org or 603-410-5184. NHTI – Concord’s Community College NHTI is a dynamic public institution of higher learning that provides accessible, rigorous education for students, businesses, and the community. We create pathways for lifelong learning, career advancement, and civic engagement, offering 80+ academic programs to 4,600+ students annually. NHTI is a member of the Community College System of New Hampshire and since 1969 has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, a nongovernmental, nationally recognized accrediting agency. Press Contact Amy Proctor | 603-230-4001 | aproctor@ccs.edu |
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