Family fun for the weekend
Birds!
• If this week’s cover story has you inspired to do a little birding, check out the Birding Walk at the New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Center (26 Audubon Way in Auburn; nhaudubon.org, 668-2045) on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 8 a.m. All ages and skill levels are welcome, according to the website. Register in advance; admission costs $10.
Author storytime
• Genie Ware, author of the book That Blankie, will be at Bookery Manchester (844 Elm St. in Manchester; bookerymht.com) on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 11:30 a.m. for a storytime and craft. Admission is free but register for a spot, online.
Game time
• The New Hampshire Fisher Cats continue a six-game run at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in downtown Manchester against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The games Thursday, Aug. 24, through Saturday, Aug. 26, are at 7:05 p.m. and the Sunday, Aug. 27, game starts at 1:35 p.m. Thursday and Saturday night’s games will feature post-game fireworks. On Friday, the first 1,000 fans get a free hat. Sunday’s game features a free pencil pouch giveaway. Before Sunday’s game, the park will also host a Princess Brunch at 10 a.m. (the cost is $26 per person). See milb.com/new-hampshire.
Movie time
• Chunky’s Cinema Pubs in Manchester (707 Huse Road, chunkys.com) and Nashua (151 Coliseum Ave.) will screen the early summer Pixar release Elemental (PG, 2023) on Thursday, Aug. 24. The movie screens at 11:45 a.m. in Manchester and 4 p.m. in Nashua.
• See Minions: The Rise of Gru (PG, 2022) on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Wasserman Park (116 Naticook Road in Merrimack). The event, which is part of the town’s Movies in the Park series, is free. See merrimackparksandrec.org, which also has a link to the movie’s trailer.
• Movie Night Mondays on the Beach wraps up at Hampton Beach with 2021’sSing 2(PG) on Monday, Aug. 28, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free; bring blanks and chairs.
• It’s the penultimate week of Concord Regal’s (282 Loudon Road in Concord; regmovies.com) Summer Movie Express Series, which runs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the afternoon. On Tuesday, Aug. 29, and Wednesday, Aug. 30, the movies start at 1:30 p.m. and are Trolls World Tour (PG, 2020) andDespicable Me(PG, 2010). The series wraps up Sept. 5 and Sept. 6 with Despicable Me 3 (PG, 2017) and Spirit: Untamed (PG, 2021)
Palace shows
• The 2023 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series wraps up at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester, palacetheatre.org) with a production of Finding Nemo Jr., which has show times at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, and 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. Tickets cost $10.
• The final production by the kid performers at the Palace Youth Theatre summer camp will also take place this weekend. Winnie the Pooh Jr. will be performed at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester, palacetheatre.org) on Saturday, Aug. 26, at noon. Tickets for the show start at $12.