Eggs!
The peregrine falcons at the Brady Sullivan tower in downtown Manchester welcomed a second egg on March 27, according to a log recording action at the nest. This new speckled egg joins an egg laid a little more than five days earlier on March 22. You can watch the couple and their progress at the Peregrine cam at nhaudubon.org/education/birds-and-birding/peregrine-cam, where the New Hampshire Audubon offers three live views of the nest with support of Peregrine Networks and Brady Sullivan Properties, the website said.
NH literacy
The New Hampshire Department of Education has launched a survey to get community input about literacy education in the state, according to a press release. The “New Hampshire’s Literacy Landscape Survey” asks to rate satisfaction in literacy education at local schools and about instruction in literacy elements as well as what tools might be needed, according to the survey, which is available at education.nh.gov. (Find the March 31 press release about the survey for the link.) The survey will close on June 3, the release said. “As part of the state’s commitment to improving literacy outcomes for all students, NHED is conducting this needs assessment survey to identify the most pressing needs and opportunities to achieve the goals outlined in the creation of the State Literacy Plan,” the release said.
Sustainability
The Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley (56 Mont Vernon St., Milford) will hold the 2025 Souhegan Sustainability Fair on Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the local food pantry SHARE, according to a press release. The fair will feature live music, food, a guided hike, a story walk, kids crafts, 34 exhibits, presentations and more, according to the release. Admission is free.
Juneteenth event
The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire will hold a discussion on Ona Marie Judge, the woman who eventually settled in New Hampshire after escaping enslavement at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester on Thursday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m., according to a press release from the Black Heritage Trail. Judge, the focus of the book Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, escaped to Portsmouth, and the event will include a dramatic reading of her 1845 interview published in The Granite Freeman, the release said. New Hampshire actress Sandi Clarke Kaddy will perform as Ona Judge, after which Armstrong Dunbar will discuss Judge’s story, the release said. Admission is free; reserve a spot at blackheritagetrailnh.org or by calling 570-8469.
The artist reception for “Revive, Renew, Reconnect,” an art exhibit from Concord-based Art Alley Cats (artalleycats.com) and DIY Craft & Thrift (diycraftandthrift.com) at Kimball Jenkins (266 N. Main St., Concord, kimballjenkins.com), will be on Saturday, April 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event was originally scheduled last weekend but was postponed due to weather.
The Evolution Expo, with the tagline “mind, body & spirit,” will be held Sunday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave. in Concord, and will feature exhibitors, demonstrations, workshops and more, according to holisticnh.org/evolution-expo, where tickets are free (admission costs $10 at the door).
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, casinoballroom.com) will kick off its new season with Experience Hendrix (a multi-artist show featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Zakk Wylde, Eric Johnson, Devon Allman and Samantha Fish) on Thursday, April 3, at 8 p.m. and Melissa Etheridge on Sunday, April 6, at 8 p.m.
The Milford Garden Club will hold a program on purple martins, birds native to North America, featuring Pamela D. Hunt, a biologist for avian conservation at the New Hampshire Audubon, on Monday, April 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Congregational Church Parish House, 10 Union St. in Milford. The meeting is free and open to the public.
