May 16, 2008 09:53 am Londonderry MAY 17 Destination Imagination Plant Sale at Mack's Apples, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There are two teams of students from LHS who are traveling to Knoxville Tenn., to compete in the 2008 Global Finals. All proceeds from the plant sale will benefit the travel fund for these two teams. There will be a variety of plants to choose from. The plants have been locally grown and provided by Orchard Hill Greenhouses, and Mack's Apples has allowed the group to use space in front of their ice cream stand for this sale. Apple Country Craft Fair Spring Fling, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., outdoors on the grounds of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Now in its 14th year, the fair features juried crafters from all over New England (including items such as wood crafts, photography, hand-made cards, jams and jellies, folk art decorations, sewn goods, hand-crafted jewelry), baked goods, grilled foods, freshly made lemonade, children's games and more. The church is at 3 Peabody Row, Londonderry, at the corner of Peabody Row and Mammoth Road, next to Mack's Apples. For more information, call 437-8333 or e-mail admin.StPeter@comcast.net. Aaron Tippin with special guest Andy Childs at the Whittemore Arena in Durham at 5:30 p.m. Annual Country Music Benefit Concert, originally scheduled for May 18 with Pam Tillis. All tickets for the Pam Tillis show will be honored; there will not be a ticket reissue. For questions or refund requests call 437-0035. MAY 21 Dedication of the Edmund Thibodeau Memorial Garden, 2 p.m. at Londonderry High School. At the ceremony an archway will be unveiled that will mark the garden. The dedication ceremony will take place at the garden, which is adjacent to the football field and the track behind the high school. The organizers would like to invite all to attend the ceremony and join us in honoring Mr. Thibodeau. MAY 25 Seventeenth annual Memorial Day Car Show, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Londonderry Square, Route 102. Preregistration $10, day of the show, $15; register between 8:30 and 11 a.m. on the day of the show. Tickets are $3 for adults, family, $7. For more information, call 432-1166. MAY 29 Homemade Chicken Parmesan and Pasta Luncheon Fundraiser, for Londonderry Senior Citizens, Inc., at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $8 per person and can be purchased at the Senior Center. Since this fundraiser is not restricted to members only, but open to everyone, get your tickets asap as this is usually a sell out. There will be a patriotic concert performed by the "3-G's" at 11:30 a.m. with lunch immediately following. MAY 31 Granite State Ringers Handbell Choir at Londonderry Presbyterian Church, Saturday, May 31, at 7 p.m. Reception will follow the concert in the church's Fellowship Hall. Free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken. Londonderry Presbyterian Church is located at 126 Pillsbury Road, at the intersection of Pillsbury and Mammoth roads. For more information, call 434-2113. Project P.L.A.Y.'s Community Build is looking for volunteers. Come to the former Nelson Road Playground site, in Londonderry, rain or shine, at 7 a.m. No previous experience necessary. For more information or to sign up, e-mail jesslewis721@gmail.com or call 303-0445. ONGOING Londonderry High School Class of 1998 is gathering contact information for a 10-year reunion. Visit www.lhs98online.com to submit your contact information as soon as possible. Sign up for Londonderry Access Community TV's beginner summer media camp, open to those who have not previously been trained at the LAC. All aspects of television production will be covered, from conception to completion. The camp will run from July 21 to Aug. 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is open to incoming students, grades five through eight, living in Londonderry. To register, call 432-1100, ext. 185. Cost is $20 and spaces are limited. Jazzercise classes meet six times weekly at the YMCA of Greater Londonderry, 206 Rockingham Road. Classes are scheduled Monday andWednesday, at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Friday at 9:30 a.m. (with child care available) and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Includes elements of dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing and more. For people of every age and fitness level. Contact Sandy Buchanan at 413-6612 or go to jazzercise.com. Boy Scout Troop 1910 meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church on the corner of Mammoth Road and Peabody Row. The troop invites all boys, ages 11-17, to join. No Scouting experience is required. Call Brian Williams at 432-3530 for information. St. Jude Parish hosts a program for those contemplating entering the Roman Catholic faith. Anyone interested in learning more can call the parish office at 432-3333. Leach Library offers museum passes to the Children's Museum, Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science, all in Boston; Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord; and Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness. Passes are checked out for 24 hours and can be reserved at the library's circulation desk. Call for information at 432-1132. Londonderry Democratic Party meets the second Tuesday of each month at Leach Library from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Visitors and new members welcome. Call Pam Jorgensen at 432-6684. Londonderry Diabetes Support Group meets the third Friday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Londonderry Grange Hall. Call 800-540-2981 for more information. Nutfield Caregiver Support Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Londonderry Senior Center, 535 Mammoth Road, from 4 to 5 p.m. Call Stacy Thrall at 425-1770. Derry MAY 14 Annual Wine & Food Tasting, 6 to 8 p.m., at Promises to Keep in Derry. Purchase tickets in advance; price of tickets is $39. There will be beer distributors and breweries along with wine brokers, local vineyards and restaurant samplings. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 432-8205. MAY 17 Bone Marrow Drive is being held in honor of Leigh Buckley of Derry, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Calvary Bible Church, Derry. Anyone ages 18 to 60 in good health may be tested. Testing to join the Nation Marrow Donor Program is done with a painless cheek swab. Most insurance companies will cover the testing fee. For more information, visit www.marrow.org. Shred Day, 9 a.m. to noon, at 51 Crystal Ave., Derry. Protect yourself from identity theft by disposing of your sensitive documents the fast, easy and secure way. Bring them to the mobile shredding truck. Refreshments will be served. No businesses. Tryouts for Legion and Jr. Legion baseball programs at 1 p.m. at the Pinkerton Academy varsity baseball field. The second tryout will be held on Sunday, May 18, if necessary, and the time is to be determined. For more information, call 432-4588 or 617-293-7443. Annual plant sale, hosted by Derry Garden Club (rain, snow, or shine), from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 58 E. Broadway, Derry (next to the Derry Public Library). Perennials and annuals will be offered. Call 432-9215 for more information, or if you wish to donate plants from your yard, visit www.derrygardenclub.org. May 30 Annual Senior Citizens' Spaghetti Supper, 5 p.m. at First Parish Church, Derry. Free to senior citizens. Sponsored by Derry Community Girl Scouts. MAY 31 Community Alliance for Teen Safety's 13th Annual Walk-A-Thon, 9:30 a.m. rain or shine at MacGregor Park, Derry. Participants must register. For more information, call 434-5251, visit www.catsevents.org or e-mail teensafetynh@verizon.net. Household hazardous waste disposal day, 9 a.m. to noon at the West Running Brook School. Residents who have household hazardous material such as pesticides or herbicides, oil-based paints, paint remover or thinner, solvents/degreasers, household cleaners, pool chemicals, old gasoline or antifreeze will be able to dispose of these items. For more information, call 432-4650 or 432-6144, ext. 5454. JUNE 6 Derry Garden Club Meeting, at 10 a.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Derry, 40 Hampstead Road, Derry. After a brief business meeting the program will be "Fantastic Flower Arranging" by Lois Perry of Wisteria Flower Shop, Derry. The public is welcome to attend and for more information, call 434-6681 or derrygardenclub.org. JUNE 20-21 The annual Relay for Life of Greater Derry and Londonderry is held at the Pinkerton Academy track beginning at 6 p.m. Friday night and continuing through noon on Saturday. Teams will walk the track to raise money to support cancer survivors, patients, research, and programs. Call for information at 1-800-ACS-2345. JUNE 26-27 New England Adidas Junior Phenom Regional Basketball Camp registration, held at the N.H. SportsZone in Derry. The full two-day camp is for girls in grades five through eight. Adidas Phenom Camp includes an Adidas Phenom uniform, skill assessments, games, national scouting services, nationally recognized coaches and instructors, and lunch. To register, call 974-0864 or visit www.nhadidasphenom.com. JUNE 26 Free Landlord Seminar, 6:30 p.m. in the Derry Public Library, lower level. The speaker will be Cami Baker from ReMax. She will be discussing the multifamily market, foreclosures and short sales. All landlords or potential landlords are encouraged to attend. This seminar is sponsored by the Derry/Salem chapter of the New Hampshire Property Owners Association. For further information, call Mark at 579-0302. JUNE 27 Silent auction to support cancer walkers, 6 p.m. at the Overlook Medical Park, 6 Tsienneto Road, Derry. Spindel Eye Associates has donated Laser Vision correction surgery; there are also gift certificates, gift baskets and artwork from local business and organizations, staff and patients. For more information or to make a donation, call Julie McGinnis at 537-1370 or e-mail jmcginnis@derrymedicalcenter.com. Aug. 21-22 Overnight bus trip to Waterville Valley, August 21 to 22. With a stop at Tilton Diner, a narrated cruise on Golden Pond, a wine and cheese reception at the Valley Inn, dinner at the Diamond's Edge Restaurant, the musical "Forever Plaid" at the Papermill Theatre, a buffet breakfast, a trip to the Fairbanks Museum, and shopping in Littleton. Registration — Derry residents: $168/single, $133/double, $126/triple; nonresidents: $175/single, $140/double, $133/triple. Cash and check payments are accepted. Please make checks payable to "Derry Parks and Recreation." The bus will leave from Wal-Mart parking lot in Derry at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 432-6136, or visit www.derry.nh.us/recreation. Ongoing Yoga for All, Wednesday evenings, 4 to 5 p.m. at Alexander-Carr Lodge, Derry, for children ages 8 to 12. Children will be introduced to basic yoga postures. Participants are asked to bring a water bottle, yoga mat or towel, and blanket to each class, and wear stretchy, comfortable clothing. All classes will take place in bare feet. Yoga for All will be instructed by Mariellen Rowe. Mariellen is a certified yoga teacher, as well as CPR and first aid certified. Derry resident registration fee is $40. Nonresident registration fee is $60. There is a family rate of $15 for each additional child. Maximum of 10 participants per class. For more information, call 432-6136 or visit www.derry.nh.us/recreation or mariellen33@verizon.net. Derry Public Library, library hours are Monday to Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sundays. Located at 64 E. Broadway, Derry. For more information, call 432-6140. Drop-in Story Time at the Derry Public Library, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Children's Room area. No registration required. Gardening series at the Derry Public Library: r Building Healthy Soil, Wednesday, May 28, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Teen Programs at the Derry Public Library: r Anime Club, every Tuesday, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., for anime fans in grades six through 12. r Teens ages 14-18 may start their own library book club and receive volunteer credit. For more information, call 432-6140. Pastel and oil painting course, hosted by Robin Thornhill Fine Art. Classes are on May 21 and 28 and June 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Adams Memorial Opera House in Derry. The course will consist of six semi-private lessons open to beginner/intermediate students interested in painting instruction with their choice of oil or pastel. Focus will be on painting the landscape and still life. For more information and to register, call 339-1000. "Delicious fun" is in store as Kids Coop Theatre presents Roald Dahl's timeless story "Willy Wonka Jr." at Derry's Adams Memorial Opera House through May 17. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. and Saturday afternoons at 1 p.m. Tickets available online at www.kids-coop-theatre.org. Red Hats Divine Derry Dames meets on the third Wednesday of the month at Hillside Estates Community Room at 6:30 p.m for a potluck supper. Other monthly events are movie night, game night and book club. For more information, call 262-5448 or 434-5003. Upper Room Parents Support Group meets Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 36 Tsienneto Road, Derry. The group offers support for parents of teens. Call 437-8477 to register or for more information. Take Control: Anger Management for Youth is a class that teaches participants how to have less frustration in life. Classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays for five sessions in June at The Upper Room, 36 Tsienneto Road, Derry. Call 437-8477 to register or for more information. Teen Information for Parenting Success — Supporting Teen Families. Meetings are every other Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Upper Room, 36 Tsienneto Road, Derry. Includes free child care. Learn how to parent and to be financially stable. Call 437-8477 to register or for more information. Families on the Go workshops/support group and play group is every Wednesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Upper Room, 36 Tsienneto Road, Derry. Open to families with young children. Call 437-8477 for more information. Scrapbooking days are the first Saturday of every month from noon to 5 p.m. at The Upper Room, 36 Tsienneto Road, Derry. $10 per person. Includes light refreshments and plenty of space. Call 437-8477 for more information. Preschool workshops provide a first classroom-type experience without a parent every Tuesday and Wednesday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Children's Metamorphosis Museum, 6 W. Broadway, Derry. For fees and topics, visit www.childrensmet.org. Story time is free every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Family Fun Night is every Friday. Cost is $9. Call 425-2560. Art in the Afternoon is a serious art education program offered at the Children's Metamorphosis Museum, 6 W. Broadway, Derry. For children ages 5 to 8. Program focuses on a different medium over four weekly classes each month. Call 425-2560 or visit www.childrensmet.org. The Derry Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Marion Gerrish Community Center in Derry. For more information, call 234-2731. Game On! is at the Derry Public Library every Monday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Teens in grades five through 12 are encouraged to bring their favorite board, card or hand-held games, or play online. For more information, call the library at 432-6140. Knitting a Tighter Community meets Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the St. Thomas Aquinas Center, 26 Crystal Ave., Derry. Call 432-5000 for information. Stroller Strides offers a prenatal fitness program on Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon at Gold's Gym. A postnatal fitness program is at the SportsZone in Derry. Visit online for times at www.strollerstrides.com. Call 300-8669 for more information. A family-time play group meets at Church of the Transfiguration, 1 Hood Road. Parents with children up to the age of 6 are welcome to play and enjoy a story and snack from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Group is free. Call Mimi for more information at 216-5414. The Derry Democratic Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Marion Gerrish Community Center. All are welcome to attend. For information, contact Joseph Donahue at DerryDemocraticCommittee@gmail.com, or visit the group online at www.derrydemocrats.org. Business and Networking International, Nutfield Networkers Chapter meets every Thursday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at T-Bones Restaurant, Crystal Avenue, Derry. For information, contact chapter president, Carol Powis, at 434-4042, ext. 92. Parkland Medical Center hosts a free support group for women coping with all types of cancer. The group meets every third Friday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Suite 102 of the Nutfield Professional Building, 44 Birch St. Call for more information, or to register, at 421-2347. Mizpah Rebekah Lodge No. 15 meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 18 Oak St. All Rebekahs are welcome. Call Kathy at 432-2853 or Leona at 432-5012 for more information. St. Mark's Lodge No. 44, Free and Accepted Masons, meets the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple on East Broadway. A potluck supper is at 6:30 p.m. before the meeting. All Masons are welcome. For more information, call Ed Younker at 432-2853. Creative Women Writers Group seeks members and meets every month at the Derry Public Library. Participants need not be published authors. All genres welcome. Call 437-1481. Debtors Anonymous, a 12-step program for those seeking help and support to stop compulsive spending, meets Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39 W. Broadway. For more information, call 432-0055. Parent and child play group meets weekly with other local parents and their children. For more information or if interested in registering for the program, call Diana at 216-5191. Derry Museum of History is open Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. in the lower level of the Adams Memorial Building. Chester MAY 17 and 18 Chester Community Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Townwide yard sale, sponsored by the Chester Lions Club. Send $15 registration fee to Chester Lions, P.O. Box 154, Chester, NH 03036, along with your address and phone number. Maps of all homes participating in the yard sale will be available at Spolletts Store for a cost of $1. All proceeds to be used for the purchase of a new vision screening machine for Chester Academy students. JUNE 21-22 Annual Boy Scout Yard Sale, Saturday, June 21, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 22, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hosted by Chester Boy Scout Troop 163. To donate (please no clothing, computers or televisions), items can be dropped of at the multi-purpose room on Monday nights 7:30-8:30 p.m. To have items picked up, contact Geoff Barnett 887-4989 or Dennis Roberts (leave a message). The yard sale will be at the Wason Pond Recreation area on Route 102, east from Chester center heading toward Raymond.
JUNE 7 Twelfth Annual Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, hosted by the Rockingham Herb Society. The sale will take place in front of Stevens Hall in the center of Chester. Herbal presentations are planned. Buy herbs grown in New Hampshire and learn how to use the many herbs that you can grow in your own yards. ONGOING Chester Historical Society welcomes new members to join and learn more about the town's history. The group's office and historical exhibits are open at Stevens Memorial Hall the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit www.chesterhistorical.org. Rockingham Herb Society meets the first Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., at Stevens Memorial Hall. Call 329-5584 for more information. Wason Pond Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee meets the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m., at Wason Pond Community Center, 603 Raymond Road. The public is welcome. Contact Hilary Hall at 206-4786. The Chester MOMS Club is seeking new members. The club is a great way to meet other mothers in the area and to participate in activities. Many daytime activities are planned, such as park days, play groups, holiday parties, craft projects, outings to zoos, museums, movies and more. The club also offers a Mom's Night Out and donates to local charities. For information or for those interested in joining, contact Kim at 401-4664 or by e-mail at kampeterson@comcast.net. HopeKeepers is a Christian group that provides emotional and spiritual support for those who live with chronic illness, pain or disability. The group gives people the opportunity to openly discuss their faith in God, their illness and all of the areas of their life that are affected (relationships, marriage, finances, parenting and careers). Meetings are Fridays at 10 a.m. at Fellowship Bible Church in Chester. For information, call the church at 887-2599, Lucy Gay at 434-9516, or visit fellowshipbiblechester.org. Chester Community Food Pantry is open the fourth Saturday of each month at Congregational Church, 4 Chester St. Those in need of food assistance at other times may call the church office at 887-4799. Around the region MAY 15 Eighth Annual Blackdog Invitational Golf Tournament to benefit the animals and programs of the MSPCA at Nevins Farm at the Windham Country Club in Windham. The format is a four-person scramble or four-person teams. Entry fee is $125 per person or $500 per team and includes greens fees, golf cart, coffee break and lunch. Contests and individual prizes will be awarded for hole-in-one, longest drive (men's and women's), straightest drive and closest to the pin, as well as prizes for the top three teams. For more information, call 898-0868 or visit www.blackdogbuilders.com. May 17 Art of Showing Horses clinic, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Phyllis and Bill Elliott's, 250 South Road, Brentwood. Registration fee is $10 per person or $25 per family. Registration fees will be waived for enrolled 4-H members and leaders with the Rockingham County 4-H program. Before the clinic, please call to arrange details for bringing your horse to the clinic or utilizing one of the horses at the Hidden Pond Farm. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch or to buy food available on site. For more information or to register, call 642-6366 or visit www.extension.unh.edu. MAY 18 Chalk Up to Beat Cancer Charity Partners eight-ball pool tournament, at noon, to benefit the Cancer Society and the Gagne family of Salem as they battle lymphoma. The tournament will be held at Grand China Billiards, 7 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Salem. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $10 each player. Trophies and prizes for first through third place. For more information, call 893-9124.
MAY 22 Salute to Executive Councilor Ray Wieczorek Fundraiser, at 6 p.m., at the Executive Court Conference Center, 1199 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester. Speakers are former Gov. Craig Benson, Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta and Councilor Ray Burton. Master of ceremonies will be Fred Bramante. Live entertainment will include Boston's Best Oldies Band J.D., Billy & Ken 50s/60s as well as Tom Bartlett & the Unicorns Irish Band. For ticket information call 252-4040 or Dick Wentzell@Yahoo.com. JUNE 7 Friends of the Library of Windham Annual Strawberry Festival & Book Fair, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Nesmith Library. JUNE 28 Plaistow Lions Club raffle drawing, $100 per ticket. Only 300 tickets will be printed. Prize is a 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, soft-tail. Drawing will be at noon at the Town Green on Old Home Day in Plaistow. To purchase tickets, visit these area businesses, Dr. James Vitale, 161 Main St.; Kingstar Custom Cycles, 124 Plaistow Road; Plaistow Service Center, 51 Newton Road; Complete Upholstery, 55 Newton Road; Joe's Barber Shop, 119 Main St.; Daly Dogs, 316 Groveland St., Haverhill, Mass.; Maria's Family Restaurant, 8 Locust St., Haverhill, Mass., or call Paul at 382-3125 or Tom at 382-5309. Second annual Knight Ride, 8 to 9 a.m., at Park Place Lanes, 16 Rockingham Road, Windham. Register online at www.knightride.org, $25 per rider, $10 per passenger. First 50 riders to register get a free Knight Rider T-shirt. Cookout and other festivities at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge, 29 Shadow Lake Road, Salem, starting at noon. Tickets for the cookout are $20 per person; children 12 and under, $5. JULY 11 Exeter Area Charitable Foundation Golf Classis 2008 at Breakfast Hill Golf Club in Greenland. Registration will begin at noon with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The entry fee is $150 and includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart and player gifts, with dinner and cocktails to follow. Player registration forms are available at the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 120 Water St., Exeter, Breakfast Hill Golf Club or visit www.exeterarea.org. Checks payable to Exeter Area Charitable Foundation. Major credit cards accepted. For more information, call 772-2411 or e-mail events@exeterarea.org. JULY 25 Timberlane High School Class of 1988, 20th Class Reunion, 7 p.m. to midnight, at The Granite Rose, Route 111, Hampstead. Appetizers will be served from 7 to 9 p.m. and a cash bar will be available. Attire is casual to dressy. There are still many missing classmates, if you have any information, contact Diane Lovett at DLLovett@comcast.net. Tickets are $40 per person. For more information call 770-1981 or 362-5252. Sept. 27 and 28 Capital Mineral Club Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Festival Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adults, $4; children 12 and under, free. Located at the Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Road, Concord, Exit 14 off I-93. For more information, visit www.capitalmineralclub.org. ONGOING Extreme Fitness Boot Camp is a fresh-air alternative to the gym. Includes old-style calisthenics, athletic drills and endurance exercises such as running, sprinting, skipping rope, partner drills, agility courses and tons of push-ups. Sessions are scheduled throughout the summer with morning classes offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and afternoon classes offered on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturday classes also offered. Extreme Fitness Boot Camp and Women's Fitness Boot Camp are sponsored through Windham Recreation. All classes held outdoors rain or shine. For more information, call 289-3088 or visit www.onthemovefit.net. The Rotary Club of Greater Salem is soliciting applicants for its annual community service scholarships. Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded to graduating seniors who reside in the towns of Salem, Windham, Pelham, Atkinson, Hampstead, Derry and Methuen, Mass. The two scholarships will be given to the students who have been involved in community service and best exemplify Rotary commitment to service above self. Applications are available at the Salem High School guidance department, online at www.salemnhrotary.org or by calling 893-8167. The deadline for receipt of applications is May 20. Amoskeag Fishways celebrates the 2008 fish migration season through June 13. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center will be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Walk-in visitors are always welcome and guided fish season tours are offered to groups of 10 to 30 participants. For more information about fish season or to schedule a tour, call 626-FISH or visit www.amoskeagfishways.org. Located at 6 Fletcher St., Manchester. Currier Museum of Art events, Currier Art Center, 180 Pearl St., Manchester. For information regarding any of the below classes, call 669-6144, ext. 122, or visit www.currier.org. r Spring classes and workshop, through Wednesday, June 4. r New parent gallery talks, Thursday, May 15, 11 a.m. to noon. r Virginia Eskin, pianist, Sunday, May 18, tour at 1 p.m., concert at 2 p.m. r Drawing in the galleries, Sunday, May 18, 1 to 3 p.m. r Family studio — Sketchbooks, Wednesday, May 21, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. r Early American furniture, Friday, May 23, noon. r American revival furniture, Sunday, May 25, 3 p.m. r How to make a small house seem bigger, Sunday, May 25, 3 p.m. r Family studio — Perfect Portraits, Wednesday, May 28, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Foxwoods bus trips, the Vic Geary drop-in center in Plaistow will be sponsoring monthly trips to Foxwoods Casino on a large coach bus every second Monday of the month. The bus will leave at 7 a.m. from the Vic Geary Center. the return trip will leave Foxwoods around 4 p.m. The cost of the trip is $32, which will include free bingo games on the ride to Foxwoods, a movie with snacks on the return, Foxwoods coupons for two, $10 Keno play and a $10 food or full buffet coupon. For more information or to reserve a seat, call 382-8193 or 382-9276. Seats are limited; reserve early. The town of Hampstead has partnered with Got Books to place a drop-off donation and reuse container for residents, nonresidents, businesses, schools, libraries and other groups who wish to contribute books they no longer have a use for. The bin will also accept CDs, DVDs, videos and audio books. The Got Books donation container is at the Hampstead Highway Department, 35 Stage Road. Books that are collected are sold in charity book sales to raise money for local nonprofit organizations. Visit www.GotBooks.com or call 978-664-6555. Leddy Center School for the Performing Arts to offer Vijaya Yoga sessions. Taught by Phillis Stewart Hall, a certified Pathways yoga teacher, Vijaya Yoga classes will be available on Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. or on Thursdays from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. Sessions are one class per week for six weeks. Tuition is $72. For more information or to register, go to www.school.leddycenter.org/VijayaYoga.htm or call 679-2781 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Toastmasters of Manchester meets the first, third and fifth Thursdays of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. at VHG Labs, 276 Abby Road, Manchester. Visitors are welcome. Call for information at 437-2627. The Cooperative Alliance for Regional Transportation, known as CART, is a curb-to-curb transportation system serving the communities of Chester, Danville, Derry, Londonderry, Plaistow, Salem, Windham and Hampstead for those needing a ride. Transportation can be used for medical visits, shopping or social visits. CART services are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $2 per one-way ride. Reservations can be made during regular business hours by calling 434-3569. Reservations must be made several days in advance, but no more than 14 days in advance.
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