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| | Our photo of the week shows an encouraging billboard from the state’s Travel and Tourism agency. Thanks for the reminder of all we have to enjoy locally! If you need ideas, we’re always creating new blogs of where to eat and shop in Downtown Nashua, at the bottom of our website landing page! | | |
| | 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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| | FRIDAY: AURA PHOTOGRAPHY AT TANGLED ROOTS! | | |
| | Aura Photography at Tangled Roots Herbal Friday, Jan. 22 Looking for something a little different this weekend? Why not consider seeing yourself in a whole new way? Tangled Roots Herbal at 95 W. Pearl St. will host sessions of aura photography on Friday, Jan. 22. Learn what the colors of your aura mean, and how to manage them with a in-depth, 11+ page report. Appointments every 20 minutes. | | |
| | SENIOR CENTER NEWS FOR JANUARY | | |
| | Nashua Senior Activity Center offers winter workshops - 11 amânoon Thursday, Jan. 28: Heather Stickney from the Arbors of Bedford will provide a virtual Zoom seminar called “Restart and Recharge for the New Year.” Do you want more energy? This one-hour class will explore small ways to jumpstart your routine and start the year in a positive way, with self-care.
To register, please call the Center’s Front Desk at 889-6155. You will be given the Zoom link and password. - The center also reminds you that the Assessor’s Department has provided packets of information re: all available property tax exemptions/credits available to Nashuans. Packets are now available at the center; call them at 889-6155 to reserve yours.
- And finally, the United Way of Greater Nashua is spearheading a “Pen Pals and Phone Friends for Seniors” program, to chase away the winter blues and loneliness. Volunteers will call isolated seniors weekly for check-in conversations and camaraderie.
To participate as a volunteer, or to receive calls, contact Margo Bell at [email protected] or call 816-2643. | | |
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| | KUDOS TO THE NASHUA GARDEN CLUB! | | |
| | ABOVE, LEFT: Nashua Garden Club members Garnette Westbrook and Mary Theresa Freund present contributions to staff at the Corpus Christi Food Pantry in 2018. ABOVE, RIGHT: Nashua Garden Club member Chris Washco (right) presented the donation to Nashua Children’s Home’s Carol Bell and David Villiotti, in 2019. Nashua Garden Club supports local charities among COVID restrictions Itâs agreed: 2020 was a year like no other! Even local garden clubs have been impacted, including the Nashua Garden Club, which made changes to assist with the control of COVID-19. Meetings moved to a virtual format and the annual Plant Sale held each May on the grounds of the beautiful Nashua Historical Society had to be canceled. In spite of lack of fundraising activities, club members knew that local charities were hard-pressed to meet the needs of the Nashua community. Membership voted overwhelmingly to maintain the spirit of the clubâs mission and press forth with its annual tradition of supporting local, charitable work. Each year, the club identifies four benevolent organizations and another that focuses on education related to gardening or landscaping, to receive a donation. This yearâs holiday contribution was $125 for each recipient. After considering many worthy concerns, the club selected the following as this yearâs recipients: âWhile itâs distressing to hear about the extraordinary needs of the Nashua community this year, it is heartwarming to learn of the work done by these organizations to meet these challenges. The Garden Club is grateful to be able to contribute,â said Lois Scotto, President of the Nashua Garden Club. As an example, the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter received a record number of requests for Christmas gifts for children this year. Volunteers and staff prepared packages for more than 415 children while also feeding a record number of people. Margueriteâs Place told about their staff going above and beyond to ensure the safety and comfort of families in their program, and of each other. They quickly adjusted to virtually manage cases and strengthened practices to continually provide quality childcare while ensuring health and safety. Corpus Christi Food Pantry will be using the donation to strengthen their mission of providing nourishment and financial assistance to the many who are overwhelmed with adversity, compounded by the pandemic and this winterâs approaching cold weather. Though the battle to contain COVID has forced the Garden Club to modify its activities, the club continues to virtually conduct informative and educational programs and is open to new members. Smaller, socially distanced teams can also be seen throughout the greater Nashua area, nurturing a variety of gardens such as the Sensory Garden in Greeley Park and the grounds of the Nashua Humane Society. Further information about the club and membership can be found by clicking below. | | |
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| | TRY YOGA WITH A DIFFERENT ‘VIBE’ | | |
| | Vibe Yoga has Disco Funk event 6:30â8 pm Friday, Jan. 29 Join DJ Funky Foley-B for a Disco Funk Yoga and Dance Party at Vibe Yoga, 182 Main St., in Downtown Nashua! DJ Funky Foley-B will be spinning your favorite Funk songs as you flow through a 90-minute high energy Vinyasa Yoga Flow. This event will transport you to the disco as they turn down the lights and turn on the laser show, leaving time for a few dance breaks throughout the practice. Try something new and fun! $30/$25 members. Info and register by clicking below! | | |
| | A VIRTUAL RUN WITH REAL-WORLD IMPACT! | | |
| | United Way presents virtual running event Begins Saturday, Jan. 30 The United Way of Greater Nashua will hold a virtual Blizzard Blast this year. Starting January 30 and running for a full week, you can complete a 5k, 10k, or half-marathon course with challenges along the way. Runners will check-in and start at the United Way of Greater Nashua and will run a course that stops at various locations in the city for the challenges. The challenges will range from burpees, pushups, army crawls, and much more! All money raised will go to the United Way COVID Response Fund, so donât miss out on running, sponsoring, or donating to Blizzard Blast 2021. Click below to find lots of interesting details about this unique event! | | |
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| | Currently, we are not finding many places for live music Downtown. If you know of an establishment offering live entertainment, so we can promote it. Thank you! Fratello’s at 194 Main Street has live entertainment MondaysâThursdays 5:30â8:30 pm and Fridays and Saturdays 5:30â9 pm. This week’s entertainment will be: Thurs., Jan. 21 â Josh Foster
Fri. 22 â Jae Mannion
Sat. 23 â Malcolm Salls
Mon. 25 â Max Sullivan
Tue. 26 â Amanda Cote
Wed. 27 â Andrew Geano
Thurs. 28 â Chris Gardner | | |
| | 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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