Sing along
The Rhythm of New Hampshire Show Chorus in Derry is holding singing events for women on Thursdays, Nov. 5, Nov. 12 and Nov. 19, at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39 West Broadway in Derry, at 6:45 p.m., according to an email from the chorus. “Our directors, Jessie Caynon and Jamie Bolduc, will be teaching a few holiday classics to our guests. If interested, the new singers will be invited to perform at one of our holiday shows in December. For more information, see our website, rnhchorus.org,” the email said.
Your thoughts?
The Manchester Economic Development Office is conducting a survey about people’s opinions of Manchester and its offerings, according to an email from the department. Find the survey at visitmanchesternh.com/survey, which said the survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
Baby(s) shower
AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire, “a managed care organization serving New Hampshire Medicaid enrollees,” will host a community baby shower for new and expectant mothers on Friday, Nov. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at AmeriHealth Caritas Wellness and Opportunity Center, 25 Sundial Ave. in Manchester, according to a press release. The event will help connect families “with prenatal and postpartum information, support services and community resources,” the release said. Call 603-263-6694 for details, walk-ins are welcome, the release said.
Food donation
The New Hampshire Food Bank received about “40,000 pounds of shelf-stable food from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” on Oct. 28, according to a press release from the Food Bank. “The donation comes through a partnership between the America250 America Gives initiative and the Church’s JustServe community service platform,” the release said. The donation included 24 pallets of food and other essential items, the release said. “The donated food will be distributed through the New Hampshire Food Bank’s statewide network of more than 400 partner agencies, including food pantries, shelters, community meal programs, senior centers, and schools,” the release said. For more on the New Hampshire Food Bank, which is a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, see nhfoodbank.org.
Alert
The City of Manchester has a new emergency notification system, replacing the Nixle system it formerly used, the City announced in an Oct. 29 post at manchesternh.gov. The new system is run by Genasys Alert and can provide emergency notifications via text and email updates. Sign up at manchesternh.gov/EmergencyAlerts. The City also posted at Manchester Ink Link that as of Oct. 30 it would be transitioning away from SeeClickFix and replacing that with Manchester NH 311, “through which residents will be able to submit service requests and report issues directly to the City.” Manchester 311, which is for non-emergency issues, will “provide convenient access to City resources and online services” and can be expanded as needed, the post said. Residents can get that portal and app at Manchesternh.gov/311.
Tickets are on sale now for the New Hampshire Master Chorale’s performance of the one-act Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, which will be performed on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St. in Concord, and on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. at Plymouth Congregational Church, 4 Post Office Square in Plymouth, according to a press release. The program opens with the performance of two Bach works, the release said. See nhmasterchorale.org to purchase tickets.
Local historian T.J. Cullinane will be at the Derry Public Library to discuss “three Derry men and their involvement in the WWII Battle of Okinawa. Come learn about John Sivik, Jim Bilotta, and Alan Shepard, and their roles in this historic battle,” according to a library email. Register at derrypl.org.
Author Bill Ranauro will discuss his book The Chosen City and the integration of the Nashua Dodgers baseball team by Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe in 1946 on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Nashua Public Library, according to nashualibrary.org.