Derry

nov. 19

AARP Driver Safety Program, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Birch Heights, 7 Kendall Pond Road, Derry. Class includes information on defensive driving techniques and age related changes to vision,hearing,reaction time and much more.Other topics covered are anti lock brakes,air bags and safety belts.Several insurance companies that do business in N.H. offer discounts after taking this class.Class is open to any age driver but is geared to folks over 50. Fee is $14 and $12 for AARP members¬ .To register call 228-8483.

nov. 19

Teen Knitting and Crochet Group, 4 to 5 p.m., at Derry Public Library. For grades 6 to 12, in the Paul Collette Meeting Room. Located 64 East Broadway, Derry. For more information, call Joan Swerdloff, 432-6140 or e-mail joans@derrypl.org.

Nov. 19-22

Fans Invited To Fun Celebration Of "New Moon" Premiere, celebration will feature trivia and costume contests, raffle giveaways, a souvenir shop and visits from Twilight "dress-a-likes" — local fans who will don costumes that invoke the styles of Twilight. There also will be an outside display of some of the same cars used by characters in both "Twilight" and "New Moon." While the event centers around the film, it is open and free to the general public who might want to come by to see the same model Volvos - C30 and XC60 - driven by Edward Cullen in the film or Emmett Cullen's Jeep Wrangler, participate in a trivia contest or raffle and just take in the overall excitement surrounding the popular series.

The schedule for the event is as follows:

Thursday, Nov. 19: 4 p.m. to midnight ("New Moon" premieres at midnight)

Friday, Nov. 20: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21: Noon to 10 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 22: Noon to 10 p.m.

Nov. 20

Derry Montessori School Open House, 7 to 9 p.m., 65 East Broadway, Derry. Tours to introduce the community to its new Montessori Toddler Program. For more information call 432-8345 or visit www.derrymontessori.org.

nov. 21

Move for a Cure Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, 2 to 4 p.m., at Birch Heights, located at 7 Kendall Pond Road, Derry.

Derry village elementary holiday fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located at 28 South Main St., Derry. Crafters, raffles, children's games and activities, baked goods and Santa. For more information call Kimberly 434-0418.

Meat Shoot, at 7:30 p.m. Win your Thanksgiving dinner! All members and guests welcome. For more information call 432-9702. Located at 18 Railroad Avenue, Derry.

Nov. 22

Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, doors open at 11:30 a.m., dinner served at noon. Ladies Auxiliary will hold monthly Penny Social open to everyone at 1:30 p.m. For more information call 432-9702. Located at 18 Railroad Avenue, Derry.

Nov. 25

Community Caregivers of Greater Derry and Rig A' Tony's, have joined together to help the elderly and disabled in our community. Support us by purchasing your holiday pies and breads by calling Caregivers at 432-0877 to order. Pick up will be Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Rig A' Tony's, 38 W. Broadway, Derry. Apple, pecan, or blueberry pies are $14.99 each. Pumpkin and custard pies are only $9.99. Specialty breads are $3.99 each for pumpkin, banana, sweet potato, or blueberry.

Nov. 26

The Greater Derry Track Club 36th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Road Race, at 9 a.m., at Gallien's Beach, Beaver Lake, Derry.

Through Dec. 18

Bonne Vie Salon and Spa Coat Drive, donate clean coats, mittens, scarves and hats that you are no longer using and we will deliver to Charitable Organizations for those less fortunate throughout the area. Drop off to Bonne Vie Salon and Spa, 16 Route 111, Derry. Call 890-1143, Tues-Thurs 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

dec. 4

Derry Garden Club Meeting, 10 a.m., at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Derry, 40 Hampstead Road, Derry. The program will be "Annual Christmas Party and Auction" with an optional gift swap. For more information call 432-2896 or www.derrygardenclub.org.

dec. 4 and 5

Holiday open house, Dec. 4, 5 to 9 p.m.; Dec. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Wisteria Flower Shoppe, 16 East Broadway, Derry. View this years hot colors and see the Thomas Kinkade collectable and Lenox bowl. For more information call 434-4600 or e-mail wisteriafs@gmail.com.

Dec. 5

Derry Montessori School Open House, noon to 2 p.m., 65 East Broadway, Derry. Tours to introduce the community to its new Montessori Toddler Program. For more information call 432-8345 or visit www.derrymontessori.org.

Dec. 20

Derry Parks & Recreation Mamma Mia at the Colonial Theatre, open to all ages. All participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. After the show, enjoy free time at Boston's Faneuil Hall for shopping or dinner on your own. Coach bus is scheduled to depart from Hood Commons at 12:30 p.m. Bus will be returning to Derry at approximately 7 p.m. Derry residents $46. Non-resident $56. Registration forms at the Recreation Office, 31 West Broadway, Derry. For more information call 432-6136.

Ongoing

Derry Public Library, 64 East Broadway in Derry, 432-6140, library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays closed.

Chapter Reader's Club, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., for grades 1 through 3. Every second Thursday of each month from October to May. Located at 64 East Broadway, Derry. For more information call 432-6140.

Upper Room Parents Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 36 Tsienneto Road in Derry. The group offers support for parents of teens. Call 437-8477.

Teen Information for Parenting Success — Supporting Teen Families, meet every other Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Upper Room, 36 Tsienneto Road in Derry. Includes free child care. Learn how to parent and to be financially stable. To register, call 437-8477.

Families on the Go workshops/support group and play group, Wednesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Upper Room, 36 Tsienneto Road in Derry. Families with young children are welcome. Call 437-8477.

Scrapbooking Days, are on the first Saturday of every month from noon to 5 p.m. at The Upper Room, 36 Tsienneto Road in Derry. Cost is $10 per person. Includes light refreshments and plenty of space. Call 437-8477.

The Derry Lions Club, meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Marion Gerrish Community Center in Derry. Call 234-2731.

Knitting a Tighter Community, meets Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the St. Thomas Aquinas Center, 26 Crystal Ave. in Derry. Call 432-5000.

Stroller Strides, offers a prenatal fitness program 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 or call 300-8669.

The Derry Democratic Committee, meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Marion Gerrish Community Center. All are welcome. Contact Joseph Donahue at DerryDemocraticCommittee@gmail.com, or visit the group online at www.derrydemocrats.org.

Mizpah Rebekah Lodge No. 15, meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall, 18 Oak St. All Rebekahs are welcome. Call Kathy at 432-2853 or Leona at 432-5012.

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 served at 6:30 p.m. before the meeting. All Masons are welcome. Call Ed Younker at 432-2853.

Creative Women Writers Group, meets every month at the Derry Public Library. New members welcome and need not be published authors. All genres considered. 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 West Broadway. Call 432-0055.

Parent and Child Play Group, meets weekly with local parents and their children. Call Diana at 216-5191.

Derry Museum of History, open Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. in the lower level of the Adams Memorial Building.

Londonderry

Nov. 20

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 to 7 p.m., at St. Jude Parish, 435 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. All presenting donors can enjoy world famous chili and chicken noodle soup. All blood types are needed because the need for blood never takes a holiday. For more information call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.newenglandblood.org.

ONGOING

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 through 17, to join. No scouting experience is required. Call Brian Williams at 432-3530.

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 are 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.

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.

Chester

Dec. 1

Lana Z. Caplan, at 2:30 pm., Wadleigh Lecture Hall, Chester College, 40 Chester St., Chester. A Boston-based film/videomaker, photographer and installation artist who works with super8, found footage, video, interactive projections, and alterative-processes photography in works that explore relationships, mortality, and social issues. For more information visit www.www.chestercollege.edu.

ONGOING

Wason Pond Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee, meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m., at Wason Pond Community Center, 603 Raymond Road. The public is welcome. Call Hilary Hall at 206-4786.

The Chester MOMS Club, new members welcome. The club is a great way to meet other mothers in the area. Daytime activities are planned including park days, play groups, holiday parties, craft projects, and outings to zoos, museums, movies. The club also offers a Mom's Night Out and donates to local charities. Contact Kim at 401-4664 or e-mail kampeterson@comcast.net.

HopeKeepers, 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 discuss their faith in God, their illness and all of the areas of their life that are affected (relationships, marriage, finances, parenting and careers). Island Pond Baptist Church, 26 North Salem Road, Hampstead. For more information call Lucy Gay at 434-9516,

Chester Community Food Pantry, 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

Nov. 27-Dec. 20

Craftworkers' Guild Annual Holiday Fair, open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a new "Men's Night" event on Thursday, Dec. 17, when the fair will be open until 9 p.m., with free gift wrapping offered from 5 to 9 p.m. Locaetd in the Kendall House, 5 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford.

Dec. 2

N.H.'s Reindeer Relatives, 10 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. We know they pull Santa's sleigh, but are reindeer related to the deer we have around here? Find out which members of the deer family live in NH and learn all about them through fun activities and (rein)deer games. Cost is $5 per family. Registration required. Call 626-3474 or visit www.amoskeagfishways.org.

DEc 4

Family Wreathmaking and Natural Creations, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Make a beautiful seasonal wreath with your family. We'll use all natural materials to make a fragrant, long lasting, and truly unique wreath, as well as other fun decorations to "spruce up" your home. Cost $10 per wreath. Registration required. Call 626-3474 or visit www.amoskeagfishways.org.

Dec. 5

Family Wreathmaking and Natural Creations, 10 a.m. to nooon. Make a beautiful seasonal wreath with your family. We'll use all natural materials to make a fragrant, long lasting, and truly unique wreath, as well as other fun decorations to "spruce up" your home. Cost $10 per wreath. Registration required. Call 626-3474 or visit www.amoskeagfishways.org.

Dec. 16

Animals in Winter, 10 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. Where do wild animals go when water freezes and snow covers the ground? Discover how they get ready for winter and where they "hide out" when its cold. Help them through the winter by creating some winter animal treats to hang outside your home. Cost is $5 per family. Registration required. Call 626-3474 or visit www.amoskeagfishways.org.

Dec. 18

Zip! Zap! Pop!, 7 to 8 p.m. Uncover the wonders of fast moving and fascinating electricity. Explore static and current electricity, discover what materials conduct and insulate, and find out ways to save energy in your home this winter. Cost is $5 per family. Registration required. Call 626-3474 or visit www.amoskeagfishways.org.

ONGOING

The Orchard Christian Fellowship Unemployment Support Group, every Monday at 9 a.m. and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Robie House, 183 Mammoth Road in Londonderry, near the intersection of Rt. 102. The group is open to all and offers encouragement, discussion and resources to help with both the practical and spiritual needs of people dealing with job loss and looking for new employment. Meetings are held in the upstairs conference room. For questions, call 425-6231 or lcarvill@orchardnh.org.

The Vic Geary Foxwoods Casino Trip, Dec. 14, a large coach bus will leave at 7 a.m. from the Vic Geary Center every second Monday of the month. The return trip will leave Foxwoods around 4 p.m. The cost of the trip is $32, which includes 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. Call 382-8193 or 382-9276. Seats are limited; reserve early.

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 in Manchester. Visitors are welcome. Call 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 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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