Remember Our Veterans
Wednesday, November 11
Boardman Concert at Amherst Town Library
The Amherst Town Library welcomes the public to this year’s Boardman Concert Series on Sunday, Nov. 8th at 5 p.m.
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Mont Vernon Artisans’ Show & Sale
Mont Vernon Artisans’ 10th Annual Show & Sale, a popular stop on the NH Open Doors tour, occurs Nov. 6th – 8th, at Mont Vernon Town Hall and Fire Station, 1 South Main St. (Rt. 13).
Songs and Stories From The War Years
The Amherst Town Library is honoring Veteran’s Day with Richard Kruppa’s program, “Songs and Stories from the War Years”. This entertaining and informative program, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Wed., Nov. 11, Main Reading Room. Registration is free but required: 673-2288.
Nashua Chamber Orchestra Concerts November 7, 8
The program includes works by von Suppé, Dittersdorf, Haydn and Fauré. NOV. 7th, 7:30PM; Nashua Community College and NOV. 8th, 3:00PM; Milford Town Hall
Open Doors – A Statewide Touring and Shopping Event On November 7 + 8
There will be special activities, including craft demonstrations and workshops, horse-and-buggy rides, food samplings, and more.
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Community Watch
Volunteer
Dorothea Daniel is looking for volunteers to get involved in the Amherst Tree Lighting Festival, December 11, 12, 13. Dorothea along with co-chair Michelle Arbogast are the organizers for the first time of this very special Holiday event. Plans are well underway but your help is needed. Contact Dorothea at dorothea_daniel@yahoo.com.
Food Glorious Food
Sharing our Piece of the Pie! The Black Forest Café of Amherst announces a Thanksgiving fundraiser for the New Hampshire Food Bank. You can win your entire Thanksgiving food and bakery pre-order for free! Place your holiday order and purchase a raffle ticket ($5) between 11/1-11/22. The winning ticket will be drawn 11/23, and the winner will receive their entire Thanksgiving pre-order for free. 100% of ticket sales go to support the New Hampshire Food Bank. Save your ticket stub. If the goal of $1000 is met, all losing tickets may be redeemed in January for a free slice of pie.
Shades of Hope Gala
Amherst’s Kathy Earley will be a featured speaker at the Melanoma Foundation of New England's 6th Annual Shades of Hope Gala. Kathy is a melanoma survivor.
The gala will take place on Friday, November 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston featuring live and silent auctions , music by the Jeff Lowe Band and Emcee Phil Lipof, WCVB's Emmy-Award Winning Anchor. Funds raised support foundation programs including expansion of MFNE's sunscreen dispenser initiative (which provides free sunscreen dispensers in Boston's parks).
Joshua’s Park
Step Up and Make a Donation. The Grunbeck Family Foundation pledged $25,000 for Joshua’s Park, provided the public donates another $25,000 from now until the end of November. The park, with a fundraising goal of $350,000, is slated to feature a new playground, community garden, and nature trail. It is to be sited on the south side of Amherst Village. The 3.9-acre park property on Courthouse Road preserves existing farmland and wetland and features a 10-place parking lot, fruit trees, a garden shed, benches, and toilet facility. Other details, and a color map, are on the park website, joshuaspark.org.