Category: Family Fun

Family fun for whenever

Gobble gobble

• Merrimack Parks and Recreation will hold Turkey Quest: The Great Wasserman Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon in Wasserman Park, according to merrimackparksandrec.org, where you can register in advance (which is required). Admission costs $10 per family/group, the website said. “Your mission: explore the park on foot, uncover hidden clues, and capture creative photos of special items,” the website said.

Hit the ice

• Public ice skating at JFK Memorial Coliseum, 303 Beech St. in Manchester, in November runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (no skating on Nov. 20 and Nov. 27) and Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m., according to a flyer posted on the Manchester Parks and Recreation department Facebook page. Looking to work out some Thanksgiving week energy? Public skate is also available Wednesday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 28, both from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the post said. Admission costs include $5 per person entry and $5 skate rental, cash only, the post said. See manchesternh.gov.

• Public ice skating is also available at Douglas N. Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Road in Concord, Tuesdays through Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (closed Nov. 27); Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sundays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m, and Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and, through Dec. 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m., according to concordnh.gov/921/Ice-Skating-Stick-Practice. Admission costs include $6 for entry and $6 for skate rentals; see the website for punch passes and information on sharpening and helmet rentals.

Holiday storytime

• Author/illustrator Matt Tavares will be at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. in Concord on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m. for a storytime event for his new picture book Dasher and the Polar Bear, according to a press release. “One bright night just before Christmas, Dasher the reindeer is out admiring the stunning colors of the northern lights when she meets George, a sweet polar bear.,” the release said. See gibsonsbookstore.com.

Family fun for whenever

Holiday lights

• LaBelle Lights, the LaBelle Winery’s lighted outdoor display at its location at 14 Route 111 in Derry, will open for the season on Friday, Nov. 14, and run through Sunday, Jan. 18, according to labellewinery.com. The walkable lights course is open most days through Jan. 4 (closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Christmas Eve) as well as Thursdays through Sundays for the first two full weeks of January. Among the special event dates and happenings at the lights, a LaBelle Lightsfest will take place on Friday, Nov. 21, featuring a tree lighting, fireworks, live performances and more, the website said. Time slots for entry this weekend start at 4:30 p.m., the website said.

On stage

• The Peacock Players’ production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderellakicks off its two-week run this weekend. The show will run Friday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. (as well as the following Friday and Saturday at 7 and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.) at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St. in Nashua, according to peacockplayers.org. The show is the Fall Teen Mainstage production, with actors ages 14 through 18, the website said.

Game night

• It’s time for the KPop Demon Hunters fan in your family to shine. Chunky’s, 707 Huse Road in Manchester, is holding a family trivia night all about the Netflix film on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. , according to chunkys.com, where you can purchase tickets.

Save the date

• Spartans Basketball, “NH’s largest AAU Basketball program” according to an email from organizers, will hold winter tryouts starting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Grinnell Elementary School in Derry for boys and girls in grades 3 through 8. Times are 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for third- to sixth-graders and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. for seventh- and eighth-graders, the email said. See nhspartans.com for more on the program and contact Chris Coates with questions at CoatesNew@hotmail.com.

Family fun for whenever

Piggie! Gerald! The pigeon!

• The Manchester City Library, 405 Pine St. in Manchester, manchester.lib.nh.us, will hold a Mo Willems Party on Friday, Nov. 7, from 3 to 4 p.m. geared at kids in preschool through grade 3, according to the website, where you can register in advance to attend. “Join Miss Amanda and Miss Karyn for crafts, games, and stories based on beloved characters Elephant & Piggie, Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and more,” the website said. Get in the Mo Willems spirit with print-out activities featuring his characters at pigeonpresents.com.

Musical plants

• This month’s Super Stellar Friday event at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive in Concord, starhop.com, is “GREENWAVE: The Music of the Plants” with Aaron Jones, who is also known as Mr. Aaron, according to the center’s website. “GREENWAVE is designed as an inspirational and thought-provoking experience. Specialized equipment registers electrical impulses from living plants and converts them into musical notes and phrases,” the website said. The program starts at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, with a planetarium show and sky view with the New Hampshire Astronomical Society (weather permitting) following the presentation, according to the website, where you can purchase tickets. The program is recommended for all ages, the website said.

Altogether ooky

• Catch The Addams Family young@part, presented by the Palace Teen Apprentice Company with a cast of performers ages 12 to 18, at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. in Manchester, palacetheatre.org, on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 to $18.

• The next day, The Addams Family will be presented by the Riverbend Youth Company at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts (56 Mont Vernon St., Milford, amatocenter.org/riverbend-youth-company) Friday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $10 for seniors and children.