Sunday, May 20th Events

Garden Life Festival

Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Place: Shaker Museum, Enfield, NH (about 70 miles from Keene)
Price: $4 youth/$8.50 adult/Under 10 free
Ages: All

Come celebrate the first signs of spring at the Shaker Museum. Herb and plant sale benefits the Herb and Product Gardens at the Museum. Activities for children and speeches on garden topics. Rain or shine.
For more information call (603) 632-4346 or email Info @ ShakerMuseum.org. 

Walk Against Hunger

Time: 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Place: Corner of Elm and Central Streets, Manchester, NH (about 60 miles from Keene)
Price: See link below
Ages: 4 mile walk

New Horizons Annual Walk Against Hunger Sunday, May 20^th

Come join us and walk against hunger to benefit the hungry and homeless of Manchester on Sunday, May 20th. This four-mile walk in downtown Manchester is New Horizons’ largest annual fundraiser. There will be food, entertainment and fun for all! Rain or shine. Registration at 11:00 AM and walk begins at Noon. Veteran’s Park at the corner of Elm and Central Streets. New Horizons operates homeless shelters, soup kitchen and food pantry. More information at www.newhorizonsfornh.org

Kites Against Cancer

Time: 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Place: Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH (about 100 miles from Keene)
Price: Kites: 1 for $8/2 for $15
Ages: All

Join Exeter Hospital at its' 4th annual Kites Against Cancer community event. This fun filled family event will include kite flying, face painting, raffles, refreshments, music with onsite radio personalities provided by WERZ and more. Warm up with Zumba® on the beach at 11:00 am. All proceeds benefit The Exeter Hospital Center for Cancer Care's The Beyond the Rainbow Fund which provides financial assistance to local cancer patients in need.

Kites can be purchased (1 for $8/2 for $15) the day of the event or in advance at:
- Me and Ollie's Cafes in Exeter and Greenland, NH
- Synergy Health and Fitness in Exeter, NH
- Exeter Hospital Gift Shop

For additional information, visit www.exeterhospital.com or call 603-580-6668.

Possum Pockets  

Time: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Place: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness, NH (about 90 miles from Keene)
Price: $7/member; $9/non-member
Ages: 5+

For Families, Age 5+

Meet a marsupial! Yes, the opossum is the only mammal in North America that carries its young in a pouch. Through outdoor games, indoor explorations, and a face-to-face meeting, find out what makes these creatures tick.
Cost: $7/member; $9/non-member
Register by calling 603-968-7194 or email info@nhnature.org

Antrim Nurses Look Back on Their Careers

Time: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Place: First Presbyterian Church, 73 Main St., Antrim, NH (about 25 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

On Sunday, May 20, the Antrim Historical Society will present a program, “Veteran Nurses Look Back on Their Careers”. Joyce Davison, Ann Haggett, Carol Snow, and Marcia Ullman will reflect back on their motivations for becoming nurses, experiences in nursing school, professional specialties, and relationships with other health care professionals, and overall feelings about their careers. Audience members will be able to ask the panelists questions.

The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Steve Ullman
603-588-2005
sullman@brockport.edu

CFA Horse Show

Time: n/a
Place: Cheshire Fairgrounds, 247 Monadnock Highway, Swanzey, NH (a few miles from Keene)
Price: n/a
Ages: All

Contact for more information: 603-903-0102. Website 

Art Gallery Reception

Time: 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Place: Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, NH (about 50 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All

Admission to the Contemporary Art Gallery is FREE

Website

Refresh The Spirit

Time: 4:00 pm-5:30 pm
Place: Union Congregational Church, 33 Concord St., Peterborough, NH (about 19 miles from Keene)
Price: Suggest donation $10 adults/$6 students/lap-sitting children are free
Ages: All

Animaterra Women's Chorus spring concert of world music.

You are invited to bring a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry.
A portion of the proceeds of this season’s concert will be given to Hundred Nights Shelter in Keene. Contact: 209-3304

Bread Making Workshop

Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Place: Westmoreland Town Hall, Westmoreland, NH (about 10 miles from Keene)
Price: Donation $5-$15
Ages: Older

Delicious Bread Made Easy Workshop    

  

Sunday May 20th  from 2-4pm. Interested folks will learn an easy method to bake delicious bread at home on a regular basis at the Westmoreland Town Hall in Westmoreland. Suggested donation of $5-15.  No one will be turned away for lack of funds. To register or for more information go to www.cheshireconservation.com
or call the Conservation District at 603-756-2988 ext.116.

All donations go to support the Jeffrey P. Smith Farm Scholarship

Family Camp Day

Time: 9:30 am-1:00 pm
Place: Camp Farnsworth, Thetford, VT (about 75 miles from Keene)
Price: $5
Ages: All

Bring the whole family and join us for a morning of camp fun! You can boat, play Frisbee golf, try a craft and make a camp snack. Then stay for our open house to explore camp even more. Bring your own lunch.

What's special about today?

Flower day
Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, 1932
Mavis Hutchinson, 53, became the first woman to run across America. The 3,000-mile trek took her 69 days. She ran an average of 45 miles each day, 1978
East Timor became the newest nation, 2002