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| | Our photo of the week features Grow Nashua‘s Lil Free Farmstand! Learn how to get involved in a new pilot program around gardening and sharing your abundance with your community. Have extra veggies? Join in! In need of fresh produce? Join in! Read how it works, how to share, how it’s helping those affected by food deserts and food-insecurity, and more at their website here. âââââââAs we count down the final days of NH Eat Local Month, the Lil’ Free Farmstand is a great reminder to #eatlocal and to help your neighbors do the same! The program is brought to you by Grow Nashua in collaboration with 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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| | LET’S TALK ABOUT ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION! | | |
| | Nashua Bicycle and Pedestrian Project webinar discussion Sept. 1 The Nashua Bicycle and Pedestrian Project seeks to promote opportunities for safe and efficient non-motorized travel around the city. In this Sept. 1 webinar, Nashua Regional Planning Commission and The City of Nashua staff will summarize project progress-to-date, including the results of a public survey and GIS level-of-stress analysis. Through interactive polling, webinar participants will have the opportunity to provide additional feedback, the goal of which is to inform the prioritization of future bike-ped improvements in the City. Register below and tune in from 6â7:30 pm on Sept. 1st. | | |
| | LET’S LIGHT UP THE RIVER! | | |
| | Join the Light Parade with Nashua Kayak 6 pm Saturday Nashua Kayak invites you to be part of a caravan of up to 100 fully decorated lighted kayaks, as they paddle around the lighted fountains on the Nashua River in Downtown Nashua. Join the caravan of kayaks, sponsored by a local group of kayakers called Nashua Area Kayak Exploration Destinations (that’s a cheeky acronym!). They will provide you with a fully decorated kayak, paddles and vest. Meet at the public boat launch at the Millyard Technology Park, off the Broad Street Parkway. You can reach Nashua Kayak at 603-966-0400 or 978-577-5683 Learn about rentals HERE. Solo kayaks are $40, tandem two-person kayaks are $60 (prices for 90 minutes). | | |
| | LOCAL CHEFS BATTLE; YOU CHOOSE THE WINNER! | | |
| | Annual Fire & Fusion competition goes virtual this year 7 pm Wednesday, Sept. 2 The Nashua Senior Activity Center will present its premiere fundraising event, the 8th annual Fire and Fusion â An Executive Chef Competition, as a virtual event. It will be professionally produced and streamed on platforms including Facebook, YouTube, and on multiple Public Access TV stations on Wed. Sept. 2 at 7 pm. You will be able to enjoy all of the action of a live competition from the safety of your own home! And since this event has sold out every year to 350 ticket holders, the senior center is excited to be able to introduce this wonderful event to an extended audience. The Public Access TV channels are as follows: - Nashua: Channel 96
- Hollis: Channels 12 and 191
- Manchester: Channel 23
- Hudson: Channel 20.
Nashua will air the show every day for the following week. Watch as everyoneâs favorite host, Mike Morin, chats with the competing chefs as they produce their creations. Participating chefs include: - Chef Joanne Johnston, Nashua Crossings
- Chef Hilton Dottin, Bedford Nursing and Rehab. Center
- Chef Bailey Fischer, Bridges by Epoch at Nashua
- Chef Rejean Sheehy, The Courville at Nashua
- Chef Dennis Hickey, The Courville at Nashua-Aynsley Place
- Chef Guy Streitburger from The Arbors of Bedford.
For the first time, audience members will be able to VOTE for their favorite chef. At the end of the show, online voting will be available at the Nashua Senior Center website, on their Facebook page, or by calling 603- 889-6155. Voting will be open for one week following the airing of the event. The event also has an amazing raffle consisting of more than 50 baskets with a combined value of more than $10,000. For $35, you will be entered into the raffle and have a chance to win each of the baskets. Once you win, organizers will put your ticket back into the remainder of the drawings. Raffle runs through Sept. 15, with the drawing shortly thereafter. Tickets may be purchased at HERE or by calling 603-889-6155 (ext. 642 or ext. 649). This event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Nashua Senior Center, generating more than 13% of the revenue needed to operate the 100% self-funded nonprofit. The Nashua Senior Activity Center is a resource for the seniors in the greater Nashua area; its mission is to promote healthy aging, independence, and the well-being of older adults through health, wellness, educational, cultural and recreational programs and services. Membership is open to those ages 50 and better, for only $40/yr. or $60/yr. for two in the same household. | | |
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| | AUGUST IS NH EAT LOCAL MONTH! | | |
| | 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. | | |
| | LOCAL VENDORS AND FARMERS READY TO SERVE YOU! | | |
| | 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!!! | | |
| | | MEET YOUR LOCAL VENDORS! Kodinos is family-owned Nashua based boat-to-table company. They source their fish from Alaska. Capt. Sammy catches the fish on their boat, The Eowyn; it’s flash frozen immediately after the catch, to preserve peak freshness. Sam’s brother A.B. brings it to market and manages the online sales. Stop by on Sunday, say hello to A.B. and choose your fresh salmon to go with your local produce! | | |
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| | Get your copy and read now for book discussion Sept. 30 âThe Womanâs Hour,â by Elaine Weiss, chronicles the Womenâs Suffrage Movement and the battle for ratification of the 19th Amendment in Tennessee â the 36th state to ratify and the one that put the Amendment over the top. The suffrage movement, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, resulted in women nationwide getting the right to vote. Join a virtual book club at 7 pm Wednesday, Sept. 30, hosted by Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess, focused on Weissâ novel, to commemorate this historic milestone. Three local panelists, along with Mayor Donchess, will kick off the event, with each offering a perspective on the book and then opening it up to questions from registered participants. Panelists include: - Dr. Nicole Loring â political science professor at Rivier University; and
- Sarah Paling and Kate Soucy â womenâs studies specialists from the Nashua School District (Nashua High School South).
A limited number of copies of the âThe Womanâs Hourâ are available at the Nashua Public Library for anyone interested in participating in the event. The book is also available for purchase on Amazon, in-store and online at Barnes & Noble. | | |
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| | LIVE MUSIC IS BACK DOWNTOWN! | | |
| | 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! Peddler’s Daughter at 48 Main Street has musicians all weekend (call for Fri and Sun artists). Sat.: Brien Sweet (8â11 pm) Fratello’s at 194 Main Street has music 6â9 pm MondaysâThursdays and 6â9:30 pm Friday and Saturday. This weekend: Fri.: Doug Thompson
Sat.: Max Sullivan This week, Stella Blu at 70 E. Pearl Street has musicians Sundays outdoors. Sun: The Incidentals (3â6 pm) Tostaos at 170 Main Street has live music 7â10 pm Thursdays. Martha’s Exchange Restaurant at 185 Main Street has entertainment 9â11 pm Fridays and Saturdays. Call the restaurant to see who’s playing. | | |
| | | This weekend, Millyard Brewery at 25 E. Otterson Street (right off Main Street) will have “non-live” music, but loads of fun! Come dance the night away Saturday at 7 pm, as they celebrate Disco Night, 70s and 80s style. Dressing up is encouraged â a $50 prize will go to the best male and female costumes! Co-hosted by Infectious Groove of NH, who will be spinning your favorite hits! | | |
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| | ARE YOU A DOWNTOWN VENUE PRESENTING LIVE MUSIC? LET US KNOW! Please email us at [email protected] with your upcoming musicians, so we can share the info with our readers! | | |
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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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