With JCC and around town: THURS, Nov 16 – SUN, Nov 19
THURS, Nov 16
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 10am-7pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.or - 2-5pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org/
- 10am-7pm • Jackson Library
- 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.
- Community Event: NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST (film)
2pm • Majestic Theater- The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, aka “Jazz Fest,” is the signature annual music and cultural event of the city and has been called America’s greatest festival. Celebrating the music, food, and arts and crafts of all of Louisiana since 1970, Jazz Fest is an essential showcase of the rich heritage of the region.
- JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY weaves together live performances on 14 stages and interviews from the 50th anniversary of the iconic festival, along with a wealth of archival documentary footage from the past half century. This film not only captures the Festival in all of its beauty and glory, but also delves deep into the rich culture of The Big Easy.
- Featuring Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Katy Perry, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many others.
- Multiple showings in the Majestic, by donation.
- Community Event: INSIDE the DUNDEE FOREST
6pm • Jackson Public Library- Jen Pribble and Mike Morin from the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust (USVLT) will share a presentation, Inside the Dundee Community Forest. Join us to learn more about the flora and fauna within the forest and how conservation organizations balance recreation and habitat protection.
- This program is free and all are welcome.
- Community Event: EFFECTS of SPONGY MOTH LOCALLY
7pm • Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81629103777- Have you ever wondered how Spongy moths affect forests in New Hampshire? Join former resident bird intern, Logan Anderson, as he walks through how Spongy moths affect forests and the birds that reside within them. We will learn about how these moths got here, the effects they have on stands, their disturbance role in our forests, and highlight changes in the populations of a few bird species found on Tin Mountain’s Albany campus.
- Community Event: NEW ORLEANS NIGHTS: Heather Pierson and The Potboilers
7pm • Majestic Theater Cafe, Conway- More info and tickets: https://www.conwaymajestic.com/cafe/
- The Majestic Cafe has tables for parties of 2 and a limited number of tables for 3 or 4. Please note that on busy nights you may be seated at a table with another party.
- Doors at 6 pm; music at 7pm. Come in early and grab a panini before the music starts.
- MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Jeremy Dean • 6-9pm
- Red Parka: Bingo for Kiwanis Club • 5:30-7pm
FRI, Nov 17
- Community Event: ZUMBA with Dottie
8:15am • Whitney Community Center, Jackson- $5/pp
- Community Event: NORDIC WALKING with Ellen Chandler8am • Valley Cross Road Parking Lot, Jackson
- Fridays – Intervals with poles (more like hill bounding)
- Here is a video link (sorry for the various ads) that explains Nordic Walking and “Moosehoofing”.
- This is a “meet up” type of activity, no charge.
- Needed equipment: ski poles are better than trekking poles, but don’t let pole-specificity get in the way of joining. I wear my “second best running shoes,” not the best because it can be wet and muddy; but light hikers work, too. Plus the usual sun and tick repellents.
- Ellen Chandler, Executive Director, JacksonXC, 603-383-9355, 603-867-8707 voice/text
- 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
- MOUNTAIN GARDEN CLUB’S AMARYLLIS SALE & PICKUP
11am – 2pm • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church- $20/bulb – available for sale the public
- Members can pick up bulbs they ordered
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
2pm-5pm • Jackson Library- Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION
5pm • Zoom- Join Zoom: password and link 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’s Jackrabbit Twist Competition • 7-9pm • $5 cover
- Shannon Door: Mitch Alden • 6-9pm
- Red Parka: Rek’lis • 8-11pm
- Ledge Brewing (Intervale): Marshall Cassell • 6-8pm
- Shovel Handle Pub: Dellavalla Bluegrass Trio • 5:30-8:30pm
- Community Event: NEW ORLEANS NIGHTS: Squeezebox Stompers
7pm • Majestic Theater Cafe, Conway- More info and tickets: https://www.conwaymajestic.com/cafe/
- The Majestic Cafe has tables for parties of 2 and a limited number of tables for 3 or 4. Please note that on busy nights you may be seated at a table with another party.
- Doors at 6 pm; music at 7pm. Come in early and grab a panini before the music starts.
SAT, Nov 18
- Community Event: NATURE CENTERPIECE for KIDS
10am • Jackson Public Library- Create a birch bark centerpiece with objects found in nature. This program is for elementary-aged children. Limit of 12 participants.
- Registration required, please click here or call 603-383-9731
- Community Event: WINTER GREENS & WREATH-MAKING
10am (full) & 1pm (spots available) • Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany- Create your own balsam wreath with Executive Director, Lori Jean Kinsey. A variety of natural garnishes including milkweed pods, spruce, and pine cones will be used to decorate the wreaths.
- Space is limited and registration is required. Call 447-6991 or click here to register online
- Materials fee: $30/member, $40/non-member.
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org - 11am-3pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org/
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
- 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: NEW ORLEANS NIGHTS – Glen David Andrews Band
7:30pm • Majestic Theater- Glen David Andrews brings his band to the Majestic stage as the final event of New Orleans Nights. Check out the many other events in this five-day celebration!
Doors and the Majestic Cafe open at 6:30; the Cafe offers fresh-made panini and charcuterie plates until 7, and beer, wine, craft cocktails, mocktails and soft drinks that may be taken to your seat in our special spill-proof cups. - Glen David Andrews, a native son and a beloved musician of New Orleans, is a warrior for cultural preservation at a time when indigenous traditions are being threatened in the city. His commanding voice and fierce trombone sound – both a powerful, emotional, and resonant blend of smoothness and grit – as well as his disarmingly honest manner, provide a musical experience that never fails to meet the moment. Glen’s music is packed with beauty, hard-earned truths, compassion, humor, anger, joy, and – most of all – hope.
- Glen David Andrews brings his band to the Majestic stage as the final event of New Orleans Nights. Check out the many other events in this five-day celebration!
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Wildcat Tavern: Jonathan Sarty • 7-9pm • $5 cover
- Shannon Door: Mike & Becca • 6-9pm
- Red Parka: Now Is Now • 8-11pm
- Ledge Brewing: Jim McLaughlin Group • 6-9pm
SUN, Nov 19
- INTERFAITH SERVICE
8am • Old red library in Jackson / zoom- Join us for poetry, prayer, and conversation.
- Zoom password and link required for remote participation
- HARVEST POTLUCK BRUNCH CHURCH
10:30am • Jackson Community Church (no zoom session this week)- Bring a side dish to share; church will provide entree and beverages
- Song & prayer to prepare us for a shared communal worship & conversation at our common table
- Bring your 2024 pledge cards so that we may bless the bounty of our community and its commitment to the wellbeing of the church
- Music by Sharon Novak
- Appreciative Inquiry session (10:45am-12:45pm) will take place at our tables while we eat together, with leadership by Janet Bergman Wilkinson
- Community Event: SLOW WALKING with TIN MOUNTAIN
2pm • Tin Mtn Conservation Center, Albany- Join us for a slow-paced walk that takes a closer look at the world around us and explores the Tin Mountain Conservation trails in Albany, NH. Outdoor highlights include an 1800s quarry, beaver pond and resident flora & fauna, while inside the Nature Learning Center you will find animal mounts and a gem & mineral collection. These leisurely investigations of the trails, and tour of the Learning Center are perfect for all ages; you are never too young or too old to have a new adventure.
- Program Fee: $15/person or $25/household
- Members are free, so consider becoming a member!
- Register online here. Walk ins welcome.
- THANKFUL in the MOUNTAINS
5pm • Gibson Center- Gratitude swvice prepared and led by Clergy of the Eastern Slope with partiicipation from several churches and faith communities in the Mt Washignton Valley
- Songs, readings, and shared gratitude ritual
- Community Event: OPEN HOURS @ Jackson Historical Society
1-3pm • Jackson Historical SocietyAlso 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: Mitch Alden • 6-9pm
- Red Parka: Wicked Smart Horn Band • 5-8pm
FRI, OCT 15 – SUN, OCT 17
FRI, Oct 15
- 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- Community Event: JHOM HOUSING TASK FORCE
10:30am •Virtual
Rev Gail and members of housing task force participate. - C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATIONS
5pm • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83028442916
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. - Community Event: SHABBAT SERVICE
6pm • In-Person @ Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Sanctuary & Via Zoom
To join us on Zoom, please register here: bhcsynagogue1920@gmail.com - Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner • 6-9pm
- Shannon Door: Bobby Sheehan • 6-9pm
- Shovel Handle Pub: Randy Messineo • 6-9pm
- Red Parka Pub: Riley Parkhurst Project • 8-11pm
SAT, Oct 16
- UCC Event: NH UCC ANNUAL MEETING
9am-Noon • Virtual
Registration to attend is closed. Rev Gail served on planning committee for this event and its affiliated worship. - Community Volunteer Opportunity: WINDOW DRESSERS WINDOW INSERT ASSEMBLY (Tin Mountain program, benefits Way Station participants among others)
Settlers Green, North Conway Sign Up link: https://signup.com/go/dzUfCVW (you will see the volunteer options, days, times and tasks)- If you have trouble using the Sign Up form or have any questions, please email Nora Dufilho at nbeem@tinmountain.org.
- Note: All build participants will be required to be masked during the build, regardless of vaccination status. We will be spacing work stations as much as possible and encourage build participants to sign up for shifts with household members.
- The Tin Mountain Energy Team is working with the non-profit Window Dressers to build simple, tight, pine frame insulation frames for leaky windows to cut down heat loss in winter.
- We are looking for volunteers to help construct frames as well as help wrap and finish them at our community build in North Conway October 16-20. V
- olunteers will be trained and do not need a specific skill set, although a familiarity with a power drill is helpful for frame construction. Tasks may include staple guns and blow dryers.
- Sign Up link: https://signup.com/go/dzUfCVW (you will see the volunteer options, days, times and tasks)
- This is a pilot program, and the first year of hosting a build in the valley, and we are excited to host this barn raising style community workshop.
- Tin Mountain encourages folks to sign up for the frame assembly and insert wrapping station, but if you are interested in providing snacks, we appreciate any and all participation.
- Community Event: Upper Saco Valley Land Trust – DUNDEE PAST & FUTURE WALK
9am • Dundee Rd: Space is limited; reservations required. Please email info@usvlt.org to register.
The Dundee Road history walk is back by popular demand. Board members Peter Benson and Anne Pillion will lead a walking tour of the Dundee Community Forest project area, which encompasses fields and forests that were once a thriving farming community. Explore its history, and forces both economic and environmental that brought transitions to the landscape. We’ll walk along Dundee Road from the location of the former Dame House to the Ham House with a little exploring in the woods, too, to find old cellar holes and stone walls. Space is limited; reservations required. Please email info@usvlt.org to register. - 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Wildcat Tavern: Jonathan Sarty • 6-9pm
- Shannon Door: Jeremy Holden • 7-10pm
- Red Parka Pub: Diana’s Bath Salts • 8-11pm
SUN, Oct 17
- 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 - YOUTH PROGRAM – Baptism Theme
9:15am • JCC / In-person - VIRTUAL WORSHIP & IN-PERSON
10:30am • In-person and/or Zoom link required- Join us for worship with music, scripture, prayer and reflection.
- Live music by Alan Labrie
- Message with Rev Gail Doktor
- Remembrance for Judy Shuman by daughter Dawn Shuman
- Outdoor reception (if weather and volunteer coordination permits)
- In-person attendance requires social distancing, masking, 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 Volunteer Opportunity: WINDOW DRESSERS WINDOW INSERT ASSEMBLY (Tin Mountain program, benefits Way Station participants among others)
Settlers Green, North Conway Sign Up link: https://signup.com/go/dzUfCVW (you will see the volunteer options, days, times and tasks)- If you have trouble using the Sign Up form or have any questions, please email Nora Dufilho at nbeem@tinmountain.org.
- Note: All build participants will be required to be masked during the build, regardless of vaccination status. We will be spacing work stations as much as possible and encourage build participants to sign up for shifts with household members.
- The Tin Mountain Energy Team is working with the non-profit Window Dressers to build simple, tight, pine frame insulation frames for leaky windows to cut down heat loss in winter.
- We are looking for volunteers to help construct frames as well as help wrap and finish them at our community build in North Conway October 16-20. V
- olunteers will be trained and do not need a specific skill set, although a familiarity with a power drill is helpful for frame construction. Tasks may include staple guns and blow dryers.
- Sign Up link: https://signup.com/go/dzUfCVW (you will see the volunteer options, days, times and tasks)
- This is a pilot program, and the first year of hosting a build in the valley, and we are excited to host this barn raising style community workshop.
- Tin Mountain encourages folks to sign up for the frame assembly and insert wrapping station, but if you are interested in providing snacks, we appreciate any and all participation.
- Community Event: TIN MOUNTAIN: Fantastic Fungi I Have Known and Loved
11:45am • Space is limited and registration is required. Call 447-6991 or click here to register online.
Currently full. You can call the Center (603-447-6991) to be placed on a wait list. Join mycologist Dr. Rick Van de Poll the field session follow up to his evening program, covering the fantastic (and infamous) fungi of New Hampshire. The guided walk on Sunday will infect the beginner and the practiced amateur with fun-filled facts about our most mysterious kingdom of organisms on the planet! - Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Bobby Sheehan &Jeremy Holden • 6-9pm
- Shovel Handle Pub: Scott Baer • 6-9pm
- Red Parka Pub: Blue Sunday with Hambone • 5-8:30pm
- UCC Event: NH United Church of Christ Conference: VIRTUAL STATEWIDE WORSHIP
Available All Day • Links to be released over the weekend.
At JCC & around town: Sept 27-Oct 3
| 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 info@usvlt.org 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- 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: bhcsynagogue1920@gmail.com - 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- 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
This week with JCC and around town: TUE, SEPT 21 – SUN, SEPT 26
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 info@usvlt.org for the clues!
TUE, Sept 21
- CLERGY LUNCH (zoom)
12:30pm • Zoom
Lunch with clergy gathers for collegial support. Rev Gail attends.
WED, Sept 22
- CLASS: FITNESS with LAURIE McALEER
9am • JCC
Join us for a free gentle fitness class. - Community Event: PHOTO WALKS along DUNDEE ROAD (Upper Saco Valley Land Trust program)
9am-Noon • Space is limited; reservations required. Email info@usvlt.org to register, and include which date you would like to attend.
USVLT and the North Country Camera Club will host two photowalks focusing on streams, woods, scenic vistas, the Dame House cellar hole and the Ham House along Dundee Road as features of the Dundee Community Forest project. Perhaps the foliage will also be sharing its beautiful colors! Photographers of all levels are invited to attend. Space is limited; reservations required. Email info@usvlt.org to register, and include which date you would like to attend. Please bring your own camera. - 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 23
- 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- 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. - Community Event: INTRO to WILDERNESS and ADVENTURE THERAPY (Upper Saco Valley Land Trust program)
10am • Space is limited; reservations required. Please email info@usvlt.org to register.
The use of the outdoors as a therapeutic catalyst for change is as old as time itself. In the modern era, it has been referred to as wilderness therapy, outdoor therapy, adventure therapy, and ecotherapy, and has been growing all over the country and the world for the last 25 years. This two-hour experience will teach participants ways to use the outdoors to accelerate the therapeutic benefit – whether a multi-day solo adventure or a twenty-minute walk in the woods – as well as a brief history of the field. The talk and walk will be facilitated by Jackson local Will White, and will take place in the Dundee Community Forest project area in Jackson. - Community Event: HAWK TALK (Tin Mountain program)
7pm • Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87482871350
Meeting ID: 874 8287 1350
Join Tin Mountain research manager Katy Lewis for a discussion of common migrating hawks of the northeast. The program will cover basic identification marks, flight, behavior, and sightings of hawks. An optional hawk watch on 9/25 allows participants to put these new ID skill into practice.
FRI, Sept 24
- 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- Community Event: WAY STATION HOUSING TASK FORCE
Afternoon • Northern NH with Tri-County Cap
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)
Gather virtually to discuss scripture and explore art images associated with the text. - Community Event: SHABBAT SERVICE
6pm • In-Person @ Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Sanctuary & Via Zoom
To join us on Zoom, please register here: bhcsynagogue1920@gmail.com - Community Event: MUSIC at SHANNON DOOR – Jeremy Holden
Evening • Shannon Door
SAT, Sept 25
- Community Event: PHOTO WALKS along DUNDEE ROAD (Upper Saco Valley Land Trust program)
9am • Space is limited; reservations required. Email info@usvlt.org to register, and include which date you would like to attend.
USVLT and the North Country Camera Club will host two photowalks focusing on streams, woods, scenic vistas, the Dame House cellar hole and the Ham House along Dundee Road as features of the Dundee Community Forest project. Perhaps the foliage will also be sharing its beautiful colors! Photographers of all levels are invited to attend. Space is limited; reservations required. Email info@usvlt.org to register, and include which date you would like to attend. Please bring your own camera. - Community Event: HAWK WATCH: Peary Mountain (Tin Mountain program)
9am • Field program. Register for details. Registration is required. Call 447-6991 or click here to register online.
Join us in search of hawks during their fall migration. Enjoy a great hike on Peary Mountain in Brownfield, Maine, while we look for hawks, other birds, and signs of fall. Bring binoculars or borrow ours. - Community Event: INSIDE/OUTSIDE
1pm / 4pm / 7pm • Majestic Theater, Conway, NH
More info & tickets: http://www.artsinmotiontheater.com/
Arts in Motion Theater Company is proud and honored to announce a “page to stage” writing and live theatre project titled Outside, Inside.Directed, facilitated and produced by Aimee Frechette, Glenn Noble, Jacob Dunham, alongside an amazing team of teenage co-directors, this all-inclusive process is not to be missed! - 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: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- Community Event: MUSIC at SHANNON DOOR -Bobby Sheehan & Jeremy Holden
Evening • Shannon Door - Community Event: GARDEN STATE CONCERT – Jon Sarty Band
4:30p-6:30p (Seating 3:45p) / 7p-9p (6:45p Seating) •
Wildcat Tavern, Jackson
Two shows per night. Tables have a max of 10 people. Events are all ages. Tickets required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-jonathan-sarty-band-tickets-150324611961?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
SUN, Sept 26
- 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) - 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 – Riley Parkhurst
Evening • Shannon Door - Community Event: COLD RIVER RADIO SHOW
7pm • Majestic Theater, Conway, NH
Info & tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cold-river-radio-show-9th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-168638140217
9th Anniversary Showwith Host Jonathan Sarty and His Fabulous Cold River Radio Band and Special Guests, “Boston’s Queen of Soul Jazz,” Cassandre McKinley, Guitarist Tyler-James Kelly Frontman of “The Silks”, Author of “The Last Seat in The House: The Story of Hanley Sound” John Kane, and Local Spotlight Duo “Just Be-Cause,” with singer/songwriter Christine Rogers and bass player Moe Baillargeon.