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Meditation on seeing and blindness: themes from Mark. To what are you called to bear witness? When and how have you been blind in your life, and what or who opened your eyes?

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I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open your eyes. I’m just beginning my journey, and my eyes aren’t fully open yet. — Olivia Thirlby

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind … — William Shakespeare

Helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you see life as weak. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole. ― Joan Halifax

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart. — Pope John XXIII

Songs about ‘Blindness’:

Songs about Sight & Seeing:

There are things you can’t reach. But
You can reach out to them, and all day long.
The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of god.
And it can keep you busy as anything else, and happier.
I look; morning to night I am never done with looking.
Looking I mean not just standing around, but standing around
As though with your arms open.
― Mary Oliver

I said: What about my eyes?
God said: Keep them on the road.
I said: What about my passion?
God said: Keep it burning.
I said: What about my heart?
God said: Tell me what you hold inside it?
I said: Pain and sorrow?
He said: Stay with it.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
— attributed to Rumi

PRAYER by Richard Rohr
God of all Light and Truth, just make sure that I am not a blind man or woman.
Keep me humble and honest, and that will be more than enough work for you.

PRAYER by Nadia Bolz-Weber
God of desert prophets and unlikely messiahs, humble us.
Show us that there is more to see than what we look for.
More possibility. More love. More forgiveness …
Restore our sight so that we may see you in each other.

PRAYER by St Augustine
Late have I loved you, O beauty ever ancient, ever new.
Late have I loved you. You have called to me, and have called out,
and have shattered my deafness. You have blazed forth with light and
have put my blindness to flight! You have sent forth fragrance,
and I have drawn in my breath, and I pant after you.
I have tasted you, and I hunger and thirst after you.
You have touched me, and I have burned for your peace.

At the End of the Day: A Mirror of Questions — John O’Donohue
What dreams did I create last night?
Where did my eyes linger today?
Where was I blind?
Where was I hurt without anyone noticing?
What did I learn today?
What did I read?
What new thoughts visited me?
What differences did I notice in those closest to me?
Whom did I neglect?
Where did I neglect myself?
What did I begin today that might endure?
How were my conversations?
What did I do today for the poor and the excluded?
Did I remember the dead today?
When could I have exposed myself to the risk of something different?
Where did I allow myself to receive love?
With whom today did I feel most myself?
What reached me today? How did it imprint?
Who saw me today?
What visitations hd I from the past and from the future?
What did I avoid today?
From the evidence – why was I given this day?

On Seeing

Knowing it and seeing it are two different things. ― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

After all, the true seeing is within. ― George Eliot, Middlemarch

The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love. ― Meister Eckhart, Sermons of Meister Eckhart

The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes. ― Pema Chodron

Rachel Carson said most of us go through life “unseeing.” I do that some days … I think it’s easier to see when you’re a kid. We’re not in a hurry to get anywhere and we don’t have those long to-do lists you guys have. ― Jim Lynch, The Highest Tide

The Eternal looked upon me for a moment with His eye of power, and annihilated me in His being, and become manifest to me in His essence. I saw I existed through Him. — Rumi

What we do see depends mainly on what we look for. … In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the colouring, sportmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them. ― John Lubbock, The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live in

I look at the world
— Langston Hughes

I look at the world
From awakening eyes in a black face—
And this is what I see:
This fenced-off narrow space
Assigned to me.

I look then at the silly walls
Through dark eyes in a dark face—
And this is what I know:
That all these walls oppression builds
Will have to go!

I look at my own body
With eyes no longer blind—
And I see that my own hands can make
The world that’s in my mind.
Then let us hurry, comrades,
The road to find.

NOBEL SPEECH (excerpt)
by Toni Morrison
“Once upon a time there was an old woman. Blind but wise.” Or was it an old man? A guru, perhaps. Or a griot soothing restless children. I have heard this story, or one exactly like it, in the lore of several cultures. “Once upon a time there was an old woman. Blind. Wise.”
In the version I know the woman is the daughter of slaves, black, American, and lives alone in a small house outside of town. Her reputation for wisdom is without peer and without question. Among her people she is both the law and its transgression. The honor she is paid and the awe in which she is held reach beyond her neighborhood to places far away; to the city where the intelligence of rural prophets is the source of much amusement.
One day the woman is visited by some young people who seem to be bent on disproving her clairvoyance and showing her up for the fraud they believe she is. Their plan is simple: they enter her house and ask the one question the answer to which rides solely on her difference from them, a difference they regard as a profound disability: her blindness. They stand before her, and one of them says, “Old woman, I hold in my hand a bird. Tell me whether it is living or dead.”
She does not answer, and the question is repeated. “Is the bird I am holding living or dead?”
Still she doesn’t answer. She is blind and cannot see her visitors, let alone what is in their hands. She does not know their color, gender or homeland. She only knows their motive.
The old woman’s silence is so long, the young people have trouble holding their laughter.
Finally she speaks and her voice is soft but stern. “I don’t know”, she says. “I don’t know whether the bird you are holding is dead or alive, but what I do know is that it is in your hands. It is in your hands.”
Her answer can be taken to mean: if it is dead, you have either found it that way or you have killed it. If it is alive, you can still kill it. Whether it is to stay alive, it is your decision. Whatever the case, it is your responsibility.
For parading their power and her helplessness, the young visitors are reprimanded, told they are responsible not only for the act of mockery but also for the small bundle of life sacrificed to achieve its aims. The blind woman shifts attention away from assertions of power to the instrument through which that power is exercised…

On Blindness

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. — Mark Twain

Blind don’t mean you can’t, you know, listen. — Stevie Wonder

Hatred is blind, as well as love. — Oscar Wilde

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. — Paulo Coelho

As a blind man has no idea of colors, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things. — Isaac Newton

What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed? — Michelangelo

Each of you, as an individual, must pick your own goals. Listen to others, but do not become a blind follower. — Thurgood Marshall

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men’s skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact. — Lyndon B. Johnson

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision. —  Henry Kissinger

You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. — Malcolm X

There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind law; for no blind law can govern the conduct of living beings. — Mahatma Gandhi

Sonnet 19: When I consider
how my light is spent
— John MiltonWhen I consider
how my light is spent,
Ere half my days,
in this dark world and wide,
And that one Talent
which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless,
though my Soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker,
and present
My true account,
lest he returning chide;
‘Doth God exact day-labour,
light denied?’
I fondly ask.
But patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies,
‘God doth not need
Either man’s work
or his own gifts;
who best
Bear his mild yoke,
they serve him best.
His state
Is Kingly.
Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er Land and
Ocean without rest:
They also serve who only
stand and wait.’

Doing as others told me,
I was Blind.
Coming when others called me,
I was Lost.
Then I left everyone,
myself as well.
Then I found Everyone,
Myself as well.
― Rumi
About Physiological Blindness: Commentary
According to a recent survey, most Americans fear blindness. In fact, they fear it more than losing their hearing, speech, a limb or their memory. Nearly 88 percent of people surveyed considered having 20/20 vision vital to good overall health, while 47 percent believed that losing their sight would have the gravest effect on their daily lives. Loss of independence and quality of life were the top concerns for respondents. — The Chicago LighthouseAs someone who has successfully adapted to vision loss, I know that there are excellent resources, services and adaptations out there that can make it easier to live life without sight. There’s no doubt that blindness can present challenges and inconveniences in our everyday lives, but thanks to the countless services and resources available in the United States, it is possible for people with vision loss – like me – to lead equally fulfilling lives. Most of the fears and misconceptions about blindness and visual impairments are surmountable, and we should all work to help people understand that losing one’s sight does not have to mean losing independence. — Sandy Murillo

Events at JCC and around Town: THURS, Feb 22 – SUN, Feb 25

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THURS, Feb 22 – SUN, Feb 25
(School Vacation Week)

THURS, Feb 22

FRI, Feb 23

  • Community Event: ZUMBA with Dottie
    8:15am • Whitney Community Center, Jackson

    • $5/pp
  • FITNESS CLASS  with Laurie McAleer 
    9:30am • Jackson Community Church

    • Free to all participants.
    • Gentle, chair-based stretch and fitness for all levels of ability
  • Community Event: LINE DANCING with Dottie
    9:15ma • Whitney Cmmunity Center, Jackson

    • $5/pp
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
    2-5pm • Jackson Library (more info: https://jacksonlibrary.org/)
  • FRIDAY SLIDERS & GLIDERS
    1pm • Jackson XC Ski Touring Ctr

    • Meeting every Friday starting January 7  – March
    • *Be ready to go at 1pm, finishing up about 3pm. If you need to rent equipment it is available at an additional cost (click here for rates and options.) Bring water, trail snack, and appropriate attire.
  • C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION (meet in-person @ 6pm for STATIONS of the STEEPLE)
    • We will meet at church for the 6pm pop-up art show in lieu of the zoom bible study
  • STATIONS of the STEEPLE: A Day in the Life of Jackson (popup art show – opening tonight with artist Brian Healy)
    6pm • JCC Sactuary

    • Architect Brian Healy offers introductory remarks about his contemporary series of paintings featuring the JCC steeple
    • Explore the paintings, ask questions, enjoy a conversation about art , creativity, and spirituality
    • Local artist and architect Brian Healy, FAIA, shares the inspiration for his series of contemporary oil paintings featuring the JCC steeple at different hours of the days and seasons of the year.
    • Following his introduction, guests are invited to explore the 10 small paintings and 6 larger paintings on display around the sanctuary. He will be available for questions and conversation.
    • The installation of paintings will remain available for viewing in the sanctuary of the church through the end of February. Free and open to the public.
    • The front doors into the church’s sanctuary are open 24/7.
  • Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Ledge Brewing: Food for Bears • 6-8pm
    • Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner• 7-9pm • $5 cover
    • Shannon Door: Marty Quirk • 6-9pm
    • Red Parka: The Big Picture • 8-11pm
    • Black Mountain: Chris Schalick • 3:30-5:30
    • Shovel handle Pub: Randy Messineo • 5:30-8:30pm
  • Community Event: FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ: Tom Robinson with Brian Hathaway & Rick Erwin
    7pm • Majestic Cafe, Conway

    • Walk-ins are always welcome, but space is limited; reservations are available to guarantee your seat and to indicate a seating choice.
    • The Friday Night jazz series has a $10 per person cover charge.
    • Doors at 6 pm; music  at 7pm.
    • Come in early and grab a panini before the music starts

SAT,  Feb 24

  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • Community Event: OPEN HOURS @ Jackson Historical Society
    1-3pm • Jackson Historical Society

    • Also open by appointment.
    • More info: https://www.jacksonhistory.org/
    • White Mountain Art Sale
      • The Jackson Historical Society is holding its 21st annual White Mountain Art Sale. There are currently over 50 items from private collectors, primarily 19thcentury paintings. To see the online catalog, go to https://www.jacksonhistory.org/catalog.html. Items are available to purchase as they arrive, so check the catalog frequently to see new additions.
      • The Society is open Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm.  If you are interested in a painting, the Society can open by appointment. Contact info@jacksonhistory.org.
  • Community Event: POPUP ART SHOW by Jackson Art Gallery
    11am-8pm • Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH in the Presidential Ballroom.

    • Winter POP-UP Art Show & Sale at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH in the Presidential Ballroom.
    • The show will open on Saturday, Feb 24 from 11am-8pm with a “Meet the Artists” reception from 5-8pm. It will continue on Sunday, Feb 25 from 10am-4pm.
    • There will be fine art in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel and woodblock prints from both local and nationally recognized artists.
    • For more info visit our website at https://www.jacksonartnh.com/
  • Community Event: SNOW SHOE TOUR
    10am-11:30am  • Tin Mtn Nature Learning Center

    • Join Outreach Coordinator, Heather McKendry, for a slow-paced snowshoe tour that explores the Tin Mountain Conservation trails in Albany, NH. Outdoor highlights include animal tracks, sightings and a beaver pond, while inside the Nature Learning Center you will find animal mounts and a gem & mineral collection. Winter is the perfect season to see evidence of our year-round residents and enjoy our winter landscape. If you need snowshoes we have them in all sizes!
    • Non-member tour:  $15/pp or $25/household & snowshoe rentals $15pp
    • Members are Free and may borrow snowshoes to use on property, so consider becoming a member!
    • Click here to register or call 603-447-6991. Walk ins welcome.
  • Community Event: FAMILY FULL MOON EXPLORATION
    5:30-7pm • Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center

    • It’s an evening of family fun! Join the staff on an evening snowshoe ramble through the beautiful fields and forests of TMCC’s Albany campus. We will see whoooo is out and about under February’s full moon. Be sure to dress warm. Designed for families, snowshoe rentals are included in the cost for any who needs them as well as a warm beverage to end the evening.
    • Program fee: $15/ family for members; $25/family for non-members
    • This program is currently full. Please call 603-447-6991 to be put on the wait list.
  • XC SKIING:
  • DOWNHILL SKIING:
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Apres Ski w/Al Shafner • 3-56pm – $5 cover / Jeremy Dean • 7-9pm – $5 cover
    • Shannon Door: Apres Ski w/Marty Quirk 4-6pm / Scott Baer • 7pm
    • Red Parka: Carbon 14 • 8-11pm
    • Ledge Brewing: Jim McLaughlin Band • 6-9pm
    • Black Mountain: Steve H. Deviant Music • 3:30-5:30pm

SUN, Feb 25

  • INTERFAITH SERVICE
    8am • Old red library in Jackson / zoom

    • Join us for poetry, prayer, and conversation.
  • WORSHIP @ JCC
    10:30am   • Jackson Community Church & Zoom

    • Message by Rev Gail Doktor
    • Music by Sharon Novak
  • HOSPITALITY
    11:30am • JCC Parish Hall

    •  Hospitality after Church
  • XC SKIING:
  • DOWNHILL SKIING:
  • Community Event: POPUP ART SHOW by Jackson Art Gallery
    10am-4pm • Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH in the Presidential Ballroom.

    • Winter POP-UP Art Show & Sale at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH in the Presidential Ballroom.
    • The show will open on Saturday, Feb 24 from 11am-8pm with a “Meet the Artists” reception from 5-8pm. It will continue on Sunday, Feb 25 from 10am-4pm.
    • There will be fine art in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel and woodblock prints from both local and nationally recognized artists.
    • For more info visit our website at https://www.jacksonartnh.com/
  • Community Event: SNOWSHOE TOUR 
    1:30-3pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany

    • Join Outreach Coordinator, Heather McKendry, for a slow-paced walk that explores the Tin Mountain Conservation trails in Albany, NH. Outdoor highlights include an 1800s quarry and beaver pond, while inside the Nature Learning Center you will find animal mounts and a gem & mineral collection. Winter is the perfect season to see animal tracks and evidence of our year-round residents. Variable trail conditions, so bring traction devices if you have them.
    • Once the snow flies, the walks will be snowshoe tours and members may borrow snowshoes from TMCC while non-members can rent snowshoes. We have all sizes!
    • Non-member tour:  $15/pp or $25/household & snowshoe rentals $15pp
    • Members are Free and may borrow snowshoes to use on property, so consider becoming a member!
    • Click here to register or call 603-447-6991. Walk ins welcome.
  • Community Event: OPEN HOURS @ Jackson Historical Society
    1-3pm • Jackson Historical Society (Also open by appointment.)

    • More info: https://www.jacksonhistory.org/
    • White Mountain Art Sale
      • The Jackson Historical Society is holding its 21st annual White Mountain Art Sale. There are currently over 50 items from private collectors, primarily 19thcentury paintings. To see the online catalog, go to https://www.jacksonhistory.org/catalog.html. Items are available to purchase as they arrive, so check the catalog frequently to see new additions.
      • The Society is open Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm  If you are interested in a painting, the Society can open by appointment. Contact info@jacksonhistory.org
  • Community Event: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Shannon Door: Scott Baer • 6-9pm
    • Black Mountain: Steve H. Deviant Music • 3:30-5:30pm
    • Red Parka: Blue Sunday with Ken Clark & Brave Souls • 5-8pm

Save the Date: Fri, MARCH 1st – BYZANTINE ART: From Constantinople to Florence to Heaven and Back

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BYZANTINE ART: From Constantinople to Florence to Heaven and Back
Friday, March 1 • 6pm
Whitney Community Center, Jackson, NH
with John Heroopoulos, MDiv.

Hosted at the Whitney Community Center in Jackson, NH, this program features the expertise and passion of  Rev. John Heropoulos, MDiv

  • Offering exquisite images in an illustrated survey of Western art from 3,000BC to the Byzantine era
  • Exploring the difference between Byzantine and Renaissance art
  • Including iconography and religious subject
  • The event is co-sponsored by the Bartlett Union Congregational Church and the Jackson Community Church.
  • Program is free and open to the public.
  • Hosted at Whitney Community Center in Jackson, NH

Events at JCC and around town: TUE, Feb 6 – SUN, Feb 11  

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TUE, Feb 6 – SUN, Feb 11

TUE, Feb 6

  • CLERGY LUNCH
    12:30pm • Zoom

    • Local clergy convene for conversations, ecumenical event-planning, and peer support. Rev Gail attends.
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • REFUGIA
    4-6pm • Zoom

  • DEACONS
    7pm • Zoom link and password required

    • Meet to plan worship and discuss community care.
  • Community Event: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Hoot Night with Jonathan Sarty • 6-8:30pm

WED, Feb 7

  • Community Event: YOGA with Anjali Rose
    9am • Old Red Library

    • The class is $10/week.  Please bring the right change if possible or a check made payable to Anjali Rose.
    • Julie at the Town office asked if people would be kind enough to donate a $1/week for the envelope in the library to cover expenses.
    • Contact: Anjali Rose, MEd. 500 RYT, RMT: (603)370-8386, email anjali-rose.com
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • GRIEF GROUP for Child Loss (Parent/Sibling/Other)
    1pm • Old Red Library

    • Specifically for households who have experienced the death a child of any age. Currently we’re using the 1pm, Wednesday time slot. We are considering an evening time slot instead, but are continuing to explore availability of the facility to change time slots. For now, we will plan to meet next month, Wed, Mar 6 at 1pm.
    • At this point, new participants are welcome through word-of-mouth or referrals. We’ll meet as consistently as possible. You don’t have to attend every session. On the other hand, knowing that folks will gather helps make sure the group can be present to support each other. If you cannot make an upcoming gathering, please let email or text to let the group know if you cannot attend: gaildoktor@mac.com, cell: 978.273.0308. We will offer each group as long as the community need continues.
    • Other: ADULT SPOUSE/PARTNER or FAMILY MEMBER GRIEF GROUP.. Upcoming dates: Wed, Feb 21 @ 1pm, Wed, Mar 13.
  • COUNCIL
    7pm • Zoom link and password required

    • Church staff, officers and lay leaders gather for the first meeting of the year to work on strategic planning for the benefit of the operations and mission of the church
  • MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Trivia • 6:30pm
    • Red Parka: Jon Sarty • 5-7:30pm

THURS, Feb 8

  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • Community Service: WAY STATION SHIFT
    All Day • Way Station, 15 Grove St, No Conway

    • Volunteers open day resource center for showers, mail pickup, grocery distribution, more.
  • MARDI GRAS
    6:30-8pm •Parish Hall @ JCC

    • Live steamboat stomper music with DelleValla Trio
    • Louisiana cuisine like red beans ‘n rice and gumbo ala chef Sue Carrigan
    • Beads and costumes
    • Wear your bling or borrow ours
    • Come for food, fun, music, and friends
  • Community Event: ARTFUL DISCUSSION with Melanie Levitt
    7pm • Jackson Public Library

    • Join impressionist painter Melanie Barash Levitt for a talk and demo as she builds up a landscape painting in oils with a palette knife/brush and talks about her process. Melanie graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990. She currently lives in Jackson, New Hampshire and is the owner of Jackson Art Studio & Gallery. Melanie is an award-winning artist who paints in a loose, impressionistic style with a brush or a palette knife. As a plein air painter, Levitt paints on location braving the elements to capture the mood of the scene. Her favorite subjects are the mountains, rivers and small farms of New Hampshire and the rugged coasts of Maine.
  • Community Event: PREDATOR PREDICAMENT
    7pm • Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center, Albany

    • New Hampshire’s predators include some of the most well-known, iconic mammal species in eastern North America. They range in size from tiny bats to massive moose and everything in between. At least half of our +/- 35 species of mammals in NH can be assigned to this group, and many have incredibly specific eating habits that play a tremendous role in balancing ecosystem dynamics. This program will cover the ecology of most of the well-known predators that range through our woods, fields, and back yards, and will discuss some of the threats to their existence. Some of the more common, wide-ranging species will be looked for during our field session on Saturday the 10th of February by virtue of their tracks, scat, and other sign.
    • No registration necessary. $5/person or $10/household for non-members; members are free
  • Community Event: MAJESTIC CAFE THURSDAY:: Kevin Dolan & Simon Crawford
    5:30pm Doors Open / 6 pm to 8:30 pm Performance • Majestic Theater Cafe, Conway

  • MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT AROUND TOWN
    • Shannon Door: Jeremy Dean • 6-9pm

FRI, Feb 9

  • Community Event: ZUMBA with Dottie
    8:15am • Whitney Community Center, Jackson

    • $5/pp
  • FITNESS CLASS  with Laurie McAleer 
    9:30am • Jackson Community Church

    • Free to all participants.
    • Gentle, chair-based stretch and fitness for all levels of ability
  • Community Event: LINE DANCING with Dottie
    9    :15ma • Whitney Cmmunity Center, Jackson

    • $5/pp
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
    2pm-5pm • Jackson Library

  • C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION
    5pm • Zoom link and password required.

    • Bring yo preferred beverage to the conversation about scripture and artwork inspired by the scripture.
  • Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner• 7-9pm • $5 cover
    • Shannon Door: Marty Quirk • 6-9pm
    • Red Parka: Stray Dog • 8-11pm
    • Shovel handle Pub: Jamie Carey  • 5:30-8:30pm
    • Black Mountain: Randy Messineo • 3:30-5:30
  • Community Event: AN EVENING with CAROL NOONAN and FRIENDS: Duke Levine, and Kevin Barry, together to benefit Mountain Top Music Center
    7pm • Stone Mountain Arts Center (SMAC), Brownfield. ME

    • Carol and her crew are raising $$ for Mountain Top! A portion of your ticket to this Stone Mountain Arts Center show will go to support the music school’s programs to bring music to all. And you’ll see a great show. Dinner is also available. GET TICKETS HERE!
  • Community Event: FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ: The Dan Moore Quartet with Rick Gordon (sax), Rusty Quinn (drums) & Brian Hathaway (bass)
    7pm • Majestic Cafe, Conway

    • Walk-ins are always welcome, but space is limited; reservations are available to guarantee your seat and to indicate a seating choice.
    • The Friday Night jazz series has a $10 per person cover charge.
    • Doors at 6 pm; music  at 7pm.
    • Come in early and grab a panini before the music starts
  • SCOUTS RENTED FACILITY for WEEKEND / OVERNIGHTS at church — church facility is off-limits until Sunday morning —

SAT,  Feb 10

  • SCOUTS RENTED FACILITY for WEEKEND / OVERNIGHTS at church — church facility is off-limits until Sunday morning —
  • Community Event: OPEN HOURS @ Jackson Historical Society
    1-3pm • Jackson Historical Society

    • Also open by appointment.
    • More info: https://www.jacksonhistory.org/
    • White Mountain Art Sale
      • The Jackson Historical Society is holding its 21st annual White Mountain Art Sale. There are currently over 50 items from private collectors, primarily 19thcentury paintings. To see the online catalog, go to https://www.jacksonhistory.org/catalog.html. Items are available to purchase as they arrive, so check the catalog frequently to see new additions.
      • The Society is open Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm.  If you are interested in a painting, the Society can open by appointment. Contact info@jacksonhistory.org.
  • Community Event: TRACKING FIELD PROGRAM
    9:30am–Noon  • Tin Mtn Nature Learning Center

    • You never know what you’ll find when you go out exploring on a winter day. Snow provides us a yearly opportunity to learn more about our animal neighbors. The track patterns left behind will be our window into figuring out: Who left those tracks?  What were they doing? Were they in a hurry? Dr. Rick Van de Poll will help explore these snowy riddles. Participants should dress for the weather and bring a snack.
    • Program Fee: $15/person or $25/household for non-members; members are free
    • Space is limited and registration is required. Call 603-447-6991 or click here to register.
  • XC SKIING:
  • DOWNHILL SKIING:
  • Community Event: MAJESTIC CAFE Saturday: Billie Thibodeau Trio with Billie (vocals, piano), Mike McGuigan (drums), Laurin McGee (sax)
    7pm • Majestice Cafe

    • Info: https://www.conwaymajestic.com/cafe/
    • An intimate 50-seat venue in the storefront next to the Majestic Theatre, the Majestic Cafe serves wine, beer, craft cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks and a small food menu with a close-up view on music from the region’s most creative performers.
    • Walk-ins are always welcome, but space is limited
    • Reservations are available to guarantee your seat and to indicate a seating choice.
    • Doors at 6 pm; music  at 7pm.
    • Come in early and grab a panini before the music starts.
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Apres Ski w/Al Shafner • 3-56pm / Jonathan Sarty • 7-9pm • $5 cover
    • Shannon Door: Apres Ski w/Marty Quirk 4-6pm / Scott Baer • 7pm
    • Red Parka: Steve Canty Trio • 8-11pm
    • Ledge Brewing: Al Hospers Band • 6-9pm
    • Black Mountain: Coors Light Drafters • 3:30-5:30pm
    • Shovel handle Pub: DellaValla Trio • 5:30-8:30pm

SUN, Feb 11

  • INTERFAITH SERVICE
    8am • Old red library in Jackson / zoom

    • Join us for poetry, prayer, and conversation.
    • Zoom link and password required.
  • WORSHIP @ JCC
    10:30am   • Jackson Community Church & Zoom

    • Zoom link and password required.
    • Message by Rev Gail Doktor
  • HOSPITALITY
    11:30am • JCC Parish Hall

    •  Hospitality after Church
  • XC SKIING:
  • DOWNHILL SKIING:
  • Community Event: SNOWSHOE TOUR 
    1:30-3pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany

    • Join Outreach Coordinator, Heather McKendry, for a slow-paced walk that explores the Tin Mountain Conservation trails in Albany, NH. Outdoor highlights include an 1800s quarry and beaver pond, while inside the Nature Learning Center you will find animal mounts and a gem & mineral collection. Winter is the perfect season to see animal tracks and evidence of our year-round residents. Variable trail conditions, so bring traction devices if you have them.
    • Once the snow flies, the walks will be snowshoe tours and members may borrow snowshoes from TMCC while non-members can rent snowshoes. We have all sizes!
    • Non-member tour:  $15/pp or $25/household & snowshoe rentals $15pp
    • Members are Free and may borrow snowshoes to use on property, so consider becoming a member!
    • Click here to register or call 603-447-6991. Walk ins welcome.
  • Community Event: OPEN HOURS @ Jackson Historical Society
    1-3pm • Jackson Historical Society.

    • Also open by appointment.
    • More info: https://www.jacksonhistory.org/
    • White Mountain Art Sale
      • The Jackson Historical Society is holding its 21st annual White Mountain Art Sale. There are currently over 50 items from private collectors, primarily 19thcentury paintings. To see the online catalog, go to https://www.jacksonhistory.org/catalog.html. Items are available to purchase as they arrive, so check the catalog frequently to see new additions.
      • The Society is open Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm  If you are interested in a painting, the Society can open by appointment. Contact info@jacksonhistory.org
  • Community Event: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Shannon Door: Scott Baer • 6-9pm
    • Black Mountain: Mitch Alden • 3:30-5:30pm
    • Shovel handle Pub: Dan Aldrich • 5:30-8:30pm

LENT & EASTER: Save these Dates

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  • Thurs, Feb 8: Mardi Gras with DelleValla Trio plus Louisaina Cuisine by chef Sue Carrigan at JCC
  • Wed, Feb 14: Ash Wednesday

    • Ashes-to-Go at J-Town Deli, Glen Ledge/McSheffreys North and JCC
    • Ash Wed Service hosted at Nativity Lutheran Church at 6;30pm
  • Wed, Feb 21: Vision Board Workshop with Clare Long (RSVP) at JCC
  • Thurs, Feb 22: Lenten Book Group on zoom at 7pm: Discussion of Wild Hope

  • Sun, Feb 25: Game Day at JCC
  • Fri, Mar 1: Byzantine Art presentation with John Heropoulos, MDiv at Whitney Community Center, co-sponsored by Bartlett Congregational & Jackson Community churches
  • Wed, Mar 6:
    • XC Ski meeting at JCC
    • Soup Supper at JCC
    • Vespers Service at JCC led by Nativity Lutheran worship team
  • Thurs, Mar 7: Felting Easter Eggs with Kathy Seymour (RSVP) at JCC
  • Thurs, Mar 14: Lenten Book Group on zoom at 7pm: Discussion of Wild Hope
  • Thurs, Fri, Mar 28: Maundy Thursday

    • Mandy Thursday Foot-washing Service hosted at Bartlett Community Church & co-officiated by Rev Gail Doktor and Rev John Heropoulos
    • Soup Supper hosted at Bartlett Community Church
  • Fri, Mar 29: Holy Friday

    • Vigil at JCC
    • Via Crucis at JCC
    • Service of Shadows – ecumenical celebration hosted at Nativity Lutheran and facilitated by Clergy of the Eastern Slope with message by John Heropoulos, MDiv
  • Sun, Mar 31: Easter

    • Sunrise Service at end of Presidential Dr, Jackson
    • Easter Service with Flowering of Cross plus special music at JCC followed by
    • Easter Egg Hunt – participation in community event

 

 

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