Tuesday, March 27th Events

Building Common Ground with Compassion

Time: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Place: Keene Public Library, Trustees Room, Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: Older

In February 2008, Karen Armstrong was awarded the TED Prize, and, in accepting it, made a wish that a community of thinkers and spiritual leaders would come together to create a Charter for Compassion.  The Charter has inspired community-based acts of compassion all over the world. From Seattle to Karachi, Houston to Amsterdam, in schools, houses of worship, city governments, and among individuals everywhere, the message of the Charter is transforming lives.

Join us as we read and discuss her book Twelve Steps to a More Compassionate Life.  We will use the to seed discussions and participate in exerecises that produce the following results:

• Foster a greater understanding of compassion.
• Identify ways to regularly practice compassion in personal and public ways.
• Make a commitment to one or more compassionate actions on the Charter for Compassion site, charterforcompassion.org.

Meeting dates, times and format will be determined by the group at the first meeting of the book club.

The State of Birds: How you Can Help

Time: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Place: Fox Forest, 309 Center Rd., Hillsborough, NH (about 28 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older

Audubon Society of New Hampshire Avian Conservation Biologist Pam Hunt.

The recent State of New Hampshire's Birds: A Conservation Guide cites current population trends by habitat types, the challenges and specific actions you can take to sustain avian diversity in the Granite State. Audubon Society of New Hampshire Avian Conservation Biologist Pam Hunt will share some current trends and primary threats to long-distance migrant birds during their non-breeding seasons.

The Nature of New Hampshire

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Francestown Community Church, 18 Main St., Francestown, NH (about 33 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Visual tour of New Hampshire's natural beauty through the lens of the state's Natural Heritage Bureau. 
547-2013 

350 Years of New Hampshire Wildlife

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Historical Society of Cheshire County, 246 Main St., Keene, NH
Price: Free

A virtual journey through New Hampshire’s past, focusing on changes in the land and how wildlife populations have adapted.

Family Game Night

Time: 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Place: Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, NH (about 17 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Everyone (from kids to grandparents...even great grandparents!) is invited to come for a fun and challenging evening!  The Jaffrey library will have an assortment of board games for all ages.  You can pit your skills against new opponents. 

Pizza will be served. Advance registration would be appreciated (so they know how much pizza to order), but drop-ins are welcome.

Call 532-7301 to register.

It's FREE, It's FUN.....Please come!

What's special about today?

The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York, 1884
Ponce de Leon Sighted Florida
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen birthday, 1845