a 501c3 non-profit with a mission centered around economic and cultural vibrancy in Downtown Nashua, NH
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The Downtowner
Your Source For All Things Local!
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For more Downtown information, visit DowntownNashua.org
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Our photo of the week was shared by Downtown Nashua’s Purple Finch Properties. Last weekend they took the Nashua Kayaks for a spin on a gorgeous afternoon, and really enjoyed them! With cooler weather headed our way for the weekend, its a great time to book your kayaks for a #NashuaRiverAdventure. Visit NashuaKayakRental.com for more information, and book your trip today!
Do you have some great pictures of our vibrant Downtown you’d like to show off? Post them to our Facebook page, or send them to us by email! We love to share images that capture the beauty and excitement of Downtown Nashua.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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NASHUA INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM
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From left are 2020 symposium guest artists Kelly Cave, Elijah Ober and Taylor Apostol, all from the USA.
Help us welcome three artists as they visit
and create lasting pieces for Nashua
Aug. 20 â Sept. 12
The annual Nashua International Sculpture Symposium invites artists from around the globe to our city, to share their talents, culture and artistic visions with us, by gifting the city with their works. The 2020 symposium will take place beginning next Thursday and ending mid-September.
This year, things will have new health and safety protocols, but we hope you’ll still find ways to interact with these talented young people.
The Opening:
5:30 pm Thursday, August 20
Event will be streamed to the public.
Visit the sculptors:
10 amâ4 pm Mondays through Saturdays, Aug. 24âSept. 9
The Picker Artists building
3 Pine Street, Nashua
The Closing:
1 pm Saturday, Sept. 12
Event will be streamed to the public.
Can you help feed our visiting artists? Find out how!
Read our blog HERE to get info on donating lunch or dinner to our sculptors during their visit. THANK YOU!
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GRAB RAFFLE TICKETS NOW, TUNE IN LATER!
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FIRE & FUSION GOES VIRTUAL IN 2020
Raffle tickets on sale NOW
Fire & Fusion, the popular annual event and fundraiser presented by Nashua Senior Activity Center, is rising to the challenges of 2020 (ugh, aren’t we all?!) by still holding the event, but in a virtual format.
Mike Morin will be back to emcee as usual, as talented local chefs from area senior living facilities show off their skills in a “Chopped”-style timed competition. We’ll share more details about this fun (and sometimes frenzied!) night closer to the Sept. 2 event date, but we wanted to alert you now to your opportunity to win some pretty incredible raffle prizes.
âââââââThe fundraiser is critical to the nonprofit senior center, and their gift basket raffle is a huge component. You can buy raffle tickets now, in advance of the virtual event that will be broadcast Sept. 2.
Click HERE to see a list of the baskets and their contents, or watch this video to see the baskets. Each $35 entry gives you more than 50 chances to win. Winning entries are even thrown back into other baskets for remainder of the raffle!
To purchase online, use the donation form HERE and write âraffleâ in the âIn Honor of Field.â You can also call the Nashua Senior Center at 603-889-6155 (ext. 642 or ext. 649) for raffle tickets and more information.
And we’ll give you more details on the virtual event as it draws closer!
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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AUGUST IS NH EAT LOCAL MONTH!
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NH Eat Local Month!
We hope you’re enjoying August â NH Eat Local Month â and supporting our hard-working local farmers, restaurants and other food purveyors.
Here at Great American Downtown, we #eatlocal as much as possible! Check out our Eat Local page here, for our favorite ways. Each week of August in The Downtowner, we’ll publish a a new blog about the local food purveyors participating in our Nashua Farmers Market. We’re happy to shine a spotlight on our neighbors â farmers, bakers, and food producers who are all committed to providing the best locally sourced items available.
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LOCAL VENDORS AND FARMERS READY TO SERVE YOU!
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Nashua Farmers Market
Open every Sunday, 10 amâ2 pm
Vendors and visitors alike are having fun mingling and checking out all the offerings at the Sunday market at City Hall â won’t you join us? From farm-fresh produce, to enticing baked goods, local wines, honey and maple syrup, to clothing and other locally made items, the Nashua Farmers Market has lots to explore. Come meet the friendly faces of your neighbors, and support their endeavors!
American Farmland Trust is holding a “Best Farmers Market” competition â would you click on the button and vote for us? The winning market gets $1,000, which would go a long way towards continuing our success.
We’re listed as “City Hall Plaza Farmers Market.” THANK YOU!!!
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MEET YOUR LOCAL VENDORS!
Hulse Design owner Ryan Hulse says his Nashua-based business is where “scrap wood is known as unused pieces of art”! Hulse Design Co. can accommodate all your customized woodworking needs â from wall decor, wedding decorations and favors, to custom furniture and fireplace mantle installations. If youâve been dreaming of it, Hulse Design Co. can create it!
Come see his work in person Sunday!
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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“Detox and retox” with Spenga!
SPENGA Nashua invites you to get your workout with them and then join them downtown to bend an elbow! Every Sunday through October, Spenga will hold a class and then invites you to a local brewery for “recovery.” Now that’s incentive!
This Sunday at 10:30 am, join SPENGA Nashua for an awesome workout in Renaissance Park, 24 Water Street, with beautiful views of the Nashua River. After 50 minutes of HIIT and yoga, head over to Odd Fellow’s Brewing, 124 Main Street, for a delicious local beer â your first pint is included in the price!
Class is $15 (including that first pint!). Find a brewery site and sign up BELOW for fun and frothy suds!
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NASHUA CELEBRATES WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
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Mayor Donchess honors 100 years of Women’s Suffrage Movement
2 pm Sunday, Aug. 16
virtual event
The 100th anniversary of the Womenâs Suffrage Movement is here. Following 70-plus years of protests, marching, lobbying and effort by women leaders, the right to vote was secured for women across America when the 19th Amendment was ratified by 36 of then-48 United States on Aug. 18, 1920 and added to the U.S. Constitution a week later on Aug. 26, 1920.
Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess is marking this historic occasion with a virtual suffrage event on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 2 pm, broadcast live on Mayor Jim Donchessâ Facebook page and on your television, on Nashua CTV Channel 16.
Featured guests include New Hampshireâs U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen; State Senators Cindy Rosenwald and Melanie Levesque; Congresswoman Annie Kuster; Dr. Sindiso Mnisi Weeks; freelance writer and Telegraph columnist June Lemen; community activist, Sandy Belknap; journalist/author Quincy Whitney; readings and re-enactments from Nashua Theater Guild and Actorsingers; and music of the Suffrage movement performed by students Nashua Community Music School.
âWe cannot overstate the importance of those women on whose shoulders we stand today. I urge all women to ponder what we owe to those who braved the paths before us,â said Quincy Whitney. âA perfect way to do them honor is to cherish their history, know their stories and visit the Cathedral of the Pines. Every New Hampshire woman has a special legacy of national significance in their own backyard.”
Interspersed in the program between the featured speakers will be information on registering to vote, as well as a slideshow of news clippings and photographs from the suffrage era, courtesy of the Nashua Historical Society.
“I’m honored to be part of the City of Nashua’s centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment. It’s important we not only acknowledge this milestone in United States and women’s history, but also to understand that it took decades […] to finally win the right to vote in 1920,â said Sandy Belknap. âSharing such history at this time will hopefully encourage all of us to be more active in our own community with civic engagement and to never take this incredible right for granted.”
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LIVE MUSIC IS BACK DOWNTOWN!
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Have you been craving live music and warm summer evenings with an adult beverage and a few friends? Us, too! We’re beginning to see our Downtown Nashua restaurants and pubs offering outdoor entertainment, and we encourage you to go down and support them!
This week, Peddler’s Daughter at 48 Main Street will have musicians Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
Fri.: Munk Duane (8â11 pm)
Sat.: Kevin Horan (8â11 pm)
Sun.: Mike Lecuyer (3â6 pm)
Fri.: Andrew Geano
Sat.: Tim Kierstead
This week, Stella Blu at 70 E. Pearl Street welcomes Joanie Cicatelli on Sunday, from 3â6 pm.
Tostaos at 170 Main Street has live music every Thursday.
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Tim Kierstead
ARE YOU A DOWNTOWN VENUE PRESENTING LIVE MUSIC?
LET US KNOW!
âââââââPlease email us at [email protected] with your upcoming musicians, so we can share the info with our readers!
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Thank you for being a subscriber to The Downtowner!
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Great American Downtown is a Nashua based 501c3 Nonprofit Corporation that provides coordination, collaboration and partnerships that unify the entire Nashua community around a common vision for an attractive downtown that is vibrant, viable and truly reflects the character of our city. Learn all about our wide variety of programs here.
We’re happy to share information about your upcoming event in and around Downtown Nashua! If you would like to submit an event to be featured in The Downtowner, or are interested in any other sponsorship and marketing opportunities through Great American Downtown, contact our Downtown Marketing Coordinator at [email protected].
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