EEE
A batch of mosquitoes collected in Manchester on Aug. 27 has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus, according to a Sept. 5 press release from the Manchester Health Department. The batch was the first this year (and the first since 2019) to test positive for EEE, the release said. There have been seven batches this season to test positive for West Nile virus, the release said. The city is currently listed at “moderate” risk level for mosquito-borne disease and the health department will continue mosquito surveillance into October, the release said. The Health Department recommends that people use a mosquito repellant, avoid being outdoors at dawn and dusk and remove standing water around their homes, the release said. “Adult mosquitoes can be active through the first ‘hard frost’ of the season,” the release said. See manchesternh.gov/departments/health for updates and for information about both viruses.
Road work
Expect nighttime lane closures for the next two months in the westbound travel lanes between mile markers 69.3 and 65.4 in Auburn and Candia on Route 101 for pavement resurfacing, according to a New Hampshire Department of Transportation press release. The construction will take place between 7:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., the release said. See newengland511.org for traffic updates.
‘Civics at the Cinema’
NHPR’s Civics 101 will present Civics at the Cinema at Red River Theatres in Concord, featuring screening of four government- and civics-related films and post-film discussions with Civics 101 hosts Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, according to a theater email. Tickets cost $15 general admission. The lineup of screenings on upcoming Saturdays at 10 a.m. is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) on Sept. 13; All the President’s Men (1976) on Sept. 27; Network (R, 1976) on Oct. 11 and Election (R, 1999) on Oct. 25. See redrivertheatres.org.
Free music
Both the City of Manchester as submitted by City Year New Hampshire and the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord are finalists for a Levitt Music Series Grant, which will provide “matching grant funds for free outdoor concerts,” according to press releases from those organizations and a post on the Levitt Music Series Facebook page. Vote for up to five proposals through 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, at levitt.org/vote or by texting “877-409-5525 using the proposal’s unique keyword,” the post said (each proposal’s keyword is given at the website). Manchester’s proposal would bring a free concert series to Veterans Memorial Park, according to the Levitt website. The Capitol Center’s proposal “would help bring a series of 10 outdoor concerts to Concord each year for … three years starting in 2026” according to an email from the center.
Concord Community Concert Association will open its season at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St. in Concord, on Friday, Sept. 12, with “Bach & The Brandenburgs – Acronym Baroque Ensemble,” described as “a feast of musical delights in its CCCA debut … [whose] members perform on strings, violas da gamba, theorbo and keyboards,” according to the Association’s website. Tickets cost $20 at the door or $24 at ccca-audi.org.
Mosaic Art Collective, 66 Hanover St., Suite 201, Manchester, mosaicartcollective.com, will hold an artist reception on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 4 to 8 p.m. for the exhibition “Full Circle 2025,” which will run through Friday, Sept. 26. The show reflects “on growth, transformation, and creative milestones,” according to the website. See Saw Art, a 120-square-foot exhibition space within Mosaic Art Collective, will also hold an opening reception on Sept. 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. for “As a Bright Star Unseen” featuring works by Caleb Swann, which will run through Sunday, Sept. 28.
Nashua Multicultural Festival will take place Sunday, Sept. 14, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Nashua Public Library. The event is described as family-friendly and will feature art, dance, music and food, according to nashuanh.gov/1237/ Nashua-Multicultural-Festival.