| This week: Yoga, fitness, music around Jackson, C3 Cockails & Christian Conversation, Mountaintop Music concerts, pumpkin people creating & installing, outdoor pet blessing, choir, worship, and more! |
MON, SEPT 27 – SUN, OCT 3
ONGOING
- Community Event: GEOCACHING (Upper Saco Valley Land Trust program)
Sept 20-Oct 1 • Dundee Forest
Explore the Bartlett Tract of the Dundee Community Forest project while seeking geocaches throughout the forest rich with biodiversity and pristine streams. Enjoy the exploration on your own, with friends, and with family members while appreciating the protection of rare natural ecosystems. Be one of the first to find hidden geocaches and win a prize! Email [email protected] for the clues!
MON, Sept 27
- PUMPKIN PEOPLE PREP
6-8pm • JCC
Youth and adult chaperones finish preparing pumpkin people characters for display outside JCC.
TUE, Sept 28
- CLERGY LUNCH (zoom)
12:30pm • Zoom
Lunch with clergy gathers for collegial support. Rev Gail attends.
WED, Sept 29
- CLASS: FITNESS with LAURIE McALEER
9am • JCC
Join us for a free gentle fitness class. - Community Resource: LIBRARY OPEN
2-5pm • Jackson Library - Community Event: FLOW & ALIGN YOGA with Anjali Rose
5pm • Zoom. (Zoom Pre-registration link)
Class sponsored by the Friends of the Whitney Center. We will explore the body, mind and soul with mindful movement. These yoga classes are intentionally created with sequences to instill strength, flexibility and mobility. This fun and community oriented class is for all ages and abilities. Simply bring a mat, strap, block and blanket. - Community Event: WHITE MOUNTAIN CEILI BAND
5:30 – 9pm • Wildcat Tavern Dinner reservations required: 800-228-4245 or 603-383-4245.
The musicians will play on the porch of the Igloo a safe distance from guests and vice versa. Join Michael Levine (guitar), Dexter Harding (tenor banjo), Siena Kaplan-Thompson (fiddle) & Fiona Howell (flute) for traditional Irish Session music. Stomp your feet, clap your hands, and dance a little jig as these accomplished musicians play centuries old tunes. For more information on the White Mountain Ceili Band visit: whitemountainceiliband.com
THURS, Sept 30
- Community Resource: LIBRARY OPEN
10am-7pm • Jackson Library- Return to full hours of Tu&Th 10-7, W&F 2-5, Sa 10-2. We will continue to close on Sunday for the time being.
- Masks and distance will be strictly required while in the building. If you’re unable to mask, you can still take advantage of our pickup or delivery service – simply let us know what you need.
- One family at a time in the kids room.
- Bathrooms and meeting room remain closed.
- Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: [email protected]
- Community Service: WAY STATION SHIFT
1pm • Food pickup
2:30pm • Curbside package preparation
5pm • Shift at curbside with guests @ 15 Grove St, North Conway, NH
Rev Gail and JCC volunteers serve this weekly outreach to local homeless and housing-insecure residents.
FRI, Oct 1
- Community Event: FIRST FRIDAY MUSIC (Mountaintop Music program)
Noon • Majestic Theater, Center Conway
Young Mainer Sara Demos has always had her hands in the arts, from photography and drawing to theater and music. Electronic music had always been her favorite genre, and she dove into the world of electronic music production two years ago. Most recently, she’s moved on to mixing music, commonly known as DJ-ing. Her debut set will be a compilation of hip-hop, trap and phonk, bringing you some eerie and fun vibes for the month of October. More info: https://mountaintop.ludus.com/index.php - Community Resource: LIBRARY OPEN
2-5pm • Jackson Library- Return to full hours of Tu&Th 10-7, W&F 2-5, Sa 10-2. We will continue to close on Sunday for the time being.
- Masks and distance will be strictly required while in the building. If you’re unable to mask, you can still take advantage of our pickup or delivery service – simply let us know what you need.
- One family at a time in the kids room.
- Bathrooms and meeting room remain closed.
- Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: [email protected]
- Community Event: WAY STATION HOUSING TASK FORCE
Afternoon • Northern NH tour of emergency housing
Rev Gail and members of housing task force participate in tours of existing facilities to investigate potential housing options for local area. - C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATIONS
5pm • Zoom link required.
Or call on touch-tone phone: 929.436.2866, Meeting ID: 830 2844 2916
Gather virtually to discuss scripture and explore art images associated with the text. - PUMPKIN PEOPLE PREP
6-8pm • JCC
Youth and adult chaperones finish preparing pumpkin people characters for display outside JCC. - Community Event: SHABBAT SERVICE
6pm • In-Person @ Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Sanctuary & Via Zoom
To join us on Zoom, please register here: [email protected] - Community Event: MUSIC at SHANNON DOOR
Evening • Shannon Door
SAT, Oct 2
- PUMPKIN PEOPLE INSTALLATION
TBD • JCC
Volunteers install pumpkin people characters for display outside JCC. - Community Resource: LIBRARY OPEN
10am-2pm • Jackson Library- Return to full hours of Tu&Th 10-7, W&F 2-5, Sa 10-2. We will continue to close on Sunday for the time being.
- Masks and distance will be strictly required while in the building. If you’re unable to mask, you can still take advantage of our pickup or delivery service – simply let us know what you need.
- One family at a time in the kids room.
- Bathrooms and meeting room remain closed.
- Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: [email protected]
- Community Event: HOME CONCERT with SETH GLIERS (Mountaintop Music program)
7:30pm • Hale’s Location Home
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Seth Glier will perform at an intimate home concert at a lovely residence in Hale’s Location with spectacular mountain views of our valley in its autumn splendor. Come enjoy a superb lyricist and songwriter with a clear, passionate voice. Please take note of new Covid policy requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test. In addition, the host of this home concert is requesting that all patrons remain masked during the concert. More info: https://mountaintop.ludus.com/index.php - Community Event: MUSIC at SHANNON DOOR
Evening • Shannon Door - Community Event: JONATHAN SARTY
6-9pm • Wildcat Tavern, Jackson
SUN, Oct 3
- INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Pavilion & Zoom link required.
Poetry and conversation outside. Join us. Bring your own hot beverage on cold mornings! - CHOIR REHEARSAL
9am • Zoom link required. - PET BLESSING (in-person at Jackson gazebo near historical society)
9:30-10am • Gazebo
Bring your pets for blessing. We will provide snacks & blessings! Due to interactions with different animals, all pets should be under owner’s control through leashing, carrying container, etc. - VIRTUAL WORSHIP & IN-PERSON
10:30am • Zoom link required.- Join us for worship with music, scripture, prayer and reflection.
- Live music by Alan Labrie
- Message with Rev Gail Doktor
- Stay for virtual coffee hour (via Zoom only).
- In-person attendance requires social distancing, masking when not seated is requested, masking is required for non-vaccinated individuals (additional precautions may be changed based on COVID stats and CDC guidelines).
- Service will also be live-streamed to website and Facebook (if technology supports this function on the day of event). Afterward, recordings of worship service will be posted to Facebook, Vimeo.com channel & Youtube.com channel.
- Community Event: MUSIC at SHANNON DOOR
Evening • Shannon Door
At JCC & around town: Sept 27-Oct 3