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| | Dear –FNAME–, We love to create fun and exciting experiences for you, and keep you in the loop on all of the things our Downtown has to offer. Early this summer, we offered some great tees for sale online to show your community pride, and to help raise funds to support our Mission of Vibrancy. If you missed out, you’ll have another chance to get your hands on these limited edition prints – with our pop up tee shirt shop at the Nashua Farmers Market! Stop by and see us on Sundays from 10am-2pm, at the Great American Downtown table, located in front of the City Hall steps. We’ll have them on sale, while supplies last! Stay tuned, in September – we will be breaking out hooded sweatshirts too!
We hope you have a great weekend!
Sincerely, Paul Shea
Executive Director
Great American Downtown Inc, a 501c3 non-profit | | |
| | For more Downtown information, visit DowntownNashua.org | | |
| | Our photo of the week, taken by Dorothy Perrucci, captures a truly breathtaking sunset from the viewpoint of Clocktower Apartments. Mother Nature has certainly provided us with some incredibly vibrant day’s end skies this summer! Wow! | | |
| | 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. | | |
| | THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS | | |
| | OUR SECOND WALKING ART TOUR IS READY! | | |
| | Great American Downtown presents another free walking art tour There’s so much wonderful art in Nashua, there’s always something new to discover! That’s why we’ve created another art tour for you to enjoy! Our FREE downloadable app allows you to take a self-guided walk at your own pace, starting anywhere in Downtown Nashua. Art Walk II technically “begins” on Water Street, exploring the patriotic and historic murals there and in Renaissance Park. Then we examine the sculptures on both sides of the Nashua River, working our way up Main Street and exploring more than a dozen works in paint and stone, several surrounding the Nashua Public Library, and culminating with the trio of additions from our recent 2021 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium, near the Court Street Theatre. The DISTRX app is FREE to download onto any smartphone, and will guide you along an easy route through Downtown Nashua and surrounding areas. As you approach a mural or sculpture, the app will give you an audio description of the work, its artist, and facts about its creation. Information and photos on your phone will enable further future exploration on your own. Read more about our art tours HERE; the first is ready to also experience in Spanish, with the second’s translation in process.While you are there, you’ll get to see this amazing mural being painted right now by Beyond Walls as it comes together – right behind Clocktower Place! We can’t wait to see the final product, and add it as a stop along the tour. | | |
| | AUGUST IS NH EATS LOCAL MONTH! | | |
| | Eat local, support local! August is NH Eats Local Month Each week in August, there’s a new way to support our local food purveyors, during the NH Eats Local initiative. This week, it’s pick-your-own opportunities in the spotlight. Next week, let’s shine a light on our favorite local restaurants! WEEK 3, AUG 15â21 â DINE OUT, DINE LOCAL
Snap a photo and share your experience dining out at a New Hampshire restaurant. Post photos on social media with the hashtag #NHEatsLocal to not only show support, but to possibly win a great prize! There’s still time to top by a pick-your-own farm this week through Saturday, too. The NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food has a variety of resources available to find local food near you. Especially helpful for Week 2 of NH Eats Local Month is their Harvest-Your-Own guide. CLICK HERE to access the guide. We’ll let you know what the other weeks’ topics are as we eat our way through August! They’re in the bottom left green box, too. You can also read more on their Facebook page. | | |
| | THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS | | |
| | MANY RESOURCES OFFERED FOR FEEDING YOUR FAMILY | | |
| | Free family meals, reduced-fee senior meals, distributed in August Do you or someone you know need help feeding the family this summer? There are programs offering free breakfasts, lunches and dinners to get struggling families through August. Check out the many locations you or someone you know can obtain these meals, by seeing the above flyers. For our seniors, please see the flyer below for Meals on Wheels info! | | |
| | THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS | | |
| | TWO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE ON THE MOVE | | |
| | WINENOT BOUTIQUE IS MOVING UP THE STREET! | | |
| | WineNot Boutique moves to 25 Main Street WineNot Boutique is moving to a new location! Owner and sommelier Svetlana Yanushkevish and her staff are beyond excited about this next evolution of the popular shop and can’t wait to host you in their new space. The new location at 25 Main Street is freshly renovated, bright, warm, and comfortable, with original brick details, tall ceilings, and huge windows that bathe the shop in natural light. Their weekly complementary tastings, wine classes and special events will continue at the new location, along with new offerings to come! For the month of August, as they transition to the new shop, they will be making a few modifications to the tastings and are pausing wine classes until September. Come in and fill your wine cellar with special Moving Sale prices! Enjoy 20% OFF on all wines, gourmet food, cheese and wine accessories. With each $100 purchase you will be enter to win a VERY SPECIAL, COLLECTIBLE AND RARE bottle of Dow’s 1977 Silver Jubilee Vintage Porto, Portugal ($200 retail value) â “This is really glorious and refined, offering a polished and creamy texture. Complex aromas and flavors with cream, dried fruit and nuts. Medium body. Very beautiful. A refined and glorious 1977 now. Real deal. ~ 97 points James Suckling.” Contact the shop at [email protected] or 603-204-5569, or visit them at their current location at 221 Main Street! | | |
| | NASHUA COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL HAS NEW DIGS! | | |
| | Nashua Community Music School moves to 2 Lock Street NCMS has found a new home! Nashua Community Music School will be moving! Located just off Main Street behind the First Church of Nashua, NCMS will call 2 Lock Street home as of September 2021. Some exciting features of the new space: - Larger lesson rooms
- Each room is at least 17 ft. across!
- Free private parking lot
- Full Stage with capacity for 150 audience members
- Safe and Convenient Location (walking distance to downtown)
- Fully Handicap Accessible
- Same commute, same exit, way easier to find
The owners and teachers can’t wait for you to see everything 2 Lock Street has to offer! Fall lessons will take place in the new space. Make sure to register to save your spot. Open Registration begins this coming Monday, Aug. 16. Call to register at 603-881-7030 or click HERE. See classes and more information on their WEBSITE. | | |
| | THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS | | |
| | FARMERS MARKET FEATURES THIS WEEKEND | | |
| | HELP JACK SAVE THE ORANGUTANS! | | |
| | Come meet The Kid Conservationist! Jack is an 11-year-old Nashua resident who wrote a children’s book, Kawan the Orangutan: Lost in the Rainforest. Jack’s goal is to get orangutans off the endangered species list, and his hopes are that this book will inspire the next generation to help. Each purchase plants a tree in the rainforest critical to orangutan survival. He is known as the Kid Conservationist and was a top 20 finalist for Time’s Kid of the Year 2020, and is the local Reading Radar Celebrity at the Nashua Public Library. Come say hi to Jack and thank him for all his hard work saving orangutans! And if you love orangutans, too, be sure to check out artist Teresa Moler’s booth, where you can also find a great watercolor rendition! | | |
| | TWO INFO BOOTHS SEEK YOUR INTERACTION | | |
| | Creative Union community art project Community Survey/Encuesta Comunitaria The Nashua Public Library is conducting a survey to learn more about your library experience. La Biblioteca Pública de Nashua está llevando a cabo una encuesta para obtener más información sobre su experiencia en la biblioteca. Stop by their booth in City Hall Plaza to give them your input! Also, Beauty Beyond Borders will have a booth in the Elm Street area to share information with you about their upcoming Art Olympics event. It’s a fun community activity for everyone. Stop by and learn more! | | |
| | THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS | | |
| | TANGLED ROOTS CELEBRATES FIVE YEAR IN BUSNESS! | | |
| | Tangled Roots Herbal celebrates five years in Downtown Nashua Five years ago, Tangled Roots Herbal opened its doors at 95 West Pearl Street, and is thriving! To celebrate, owner Karen and her team have many fun things happening this month! - All herbs are “automagically” 5% off all month long, online and in-store.
- Weekly classes will include Starting Your Spiritual Path, Tarot, Horary Astrology and a little Moon Magick class to round out the schedule.
- Lori Haynes has a month-long offer of a Chakra Cleanse and a 15-minute reading for $75 (if you haven’t had one and respond well to sound and energy work, Karen highly recommends them).
- Weekly sales specials.
- They have also curated super special gift boxes worth over $75 (including custom blended teas, custom candles, stones, journals and more) to set their goal of manifesting abundance and joy and creativity for the year ahead. They’re only creating 13 boxes â 12 to be sold and one to raffle off to anyone who joins their newsletter list in August.
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| | LIVE MUSIC IS BACK IN DOWNTOWN NASHUA! | | |
| | SUMMERTIME MEANS outdoor dining and live entertainment in Downtown Nashua! Whether it’s musicians, comedians, trivia night or more, the options for a fun night out are increasing. If you know of a bar or restaurant featuring live music, shoot us an email so we can promote them here every week! Here are some of the artists slated for performing this weekend. Call to confirm times and musicians. Great American Downtown’s Saturday Sidewalk Sessions Live music 2â5 pm around Downtown Nashua This Saturday: Switch House Ramblers at corner of Pearl and Main Street The New Englanders at Bicentennial Park Fridays â Karaoke night, 9 pm Thursdays â Karaoke night Fridays â live music 7â10 pm Saturday â live music 9:30 pmâ1 am (live music Mon.âThurs. 5:30â8:30 pm; Fri.âSat. 5:30â9 pm) Thursday â John Chouinard Friday â Pete Massa Saturday â Tom Rousseau (occasional live music Sat. 9 pm; check their Facebook page) Saturday â Austin Klipp (live music Fri.âSat. 8â10 pm) Friday â Joe McDonald Saturday â Sam Diedrich (live music on the outdoor patio, Sat. and Sun. 4â6 pm) Saturday â Geez Louise Sunday: Nicole Knox Murphy (live music outdoors, weather permitting, Sun. 3â6 pm) (live music outdoors, weather permitting, Fri.âSat. 9:30 pmâmidnight) Friday â The Mockingbirds (live music outdoors, weather permitting, Thurs. 7:30â10:30 pm) This Thursday â Triana Wilson Triana Wilson appearing second Thursday monthly. Blair Leavitt appearing third Thursday monthly. Andrew Marshall appearing fourth Thursday monthly. | | |
| | 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! | | |
| | Thank you for being a subscriber to The Downtowner! | | |
| | 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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