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| | Our photo of the week was taken by Linda from the office | | |
| | 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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| | HALLOWEEN IS FULL OF TREATS, NOT TRICKS! | | |
| | Nashua trick-or-treating is happening! 6â8 pm Saturday, Oct. 31 Some good news: the City of Nashua has decided to hold normal trick-or-treat hours this year! Let’s all keep the fun safe with social distancing, careful treat gathering and awareness of traffic. And remember, you can always send your Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to Great American Downtown, care of newsletter gal Kathleen Palmer! Read our blog, below, for all the details! | | |
| | BE A VOLUNTEER TUTOR FOR NASHUA’S KIDS! | | |
| | Help kids not fall behind in these difficult times United Way of Greater Nashua is looking for volunteer tutors to work with Nashua school children in grades 1 to 11 in Math or Literacy for all grades, or Science for grades 9 to 11. This program has been created to help Nashua students who are experiencing an increased lack of success due to our current Covid-19 remote education model. Volunteers should have some experience with teaching, tutoring, or helping educate others in another way. Tutoring will take place primarily during after school hours and may be virtual or in person depending on the needs of the student. Volunteers are expected to be available for two to three hours per week, for the duration of the 2020-21 academic year; tutors will be expected to pass a background check. Volunteers will usually be working with one student at a time, but may be assigned to small groups if there is a group of students who needs help in the same subject. Interested volunteers should register below: | | |
| | VETERANS DAY PARADE POSTPONED FOR 2020 | | |
| | City of Nashua’s Veterans Day parade will return next year With continuing concerns about large gatherings, along with the unavailability of our wonderful school bands, November’s parade will be cancelled this year. That would never cancel our respect and appreciation for our veterans, however. Several organizations will be laying wreaths and setting flags at sites around Nashua, in honor of those who serve and the fallen we remember always. Read more about planned activities in our blog, here: | | |
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| | FINAL WEEKS OF THE FARMERS MARKET! | | |
| | ONLY TWO SUNDAYS LEFT IN THE SEASON! 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! | | |
| | | MEET YOUR LOCAL VENDORS! From architects to goat farmers! With more than a dozen products created from their well cared for goat âladiesâ (that’s owner Donna Lee feeding the kids in the photo), Hickory Nut Farm in Lee offers several types of goatâs milk cheese â from hard cheese and âblueâ varieties, to soft spreadables and a ricotta âri-goat-aâ version, as well as cranberry-nut, pesto with parsley and walnuts, pickled or marinated cheese cubes, and more â to handmade soaps, goatâs milk fudge, caramel, yogurt and candy. You can contact them for delivery at 603-659-6885 or [email protected]. They’re on Facebook and of course, at the market this weekend! | | |
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| | HAVE A GLASS (or two!) AT WINE CLASS | | |
| | WineNot hosts taste-and-learn event: ‘Wines of the Loire Valley and Bordeaux Regions’ 6â8 pm Wednesday, Oct. 21 You’ll never go wrong when you decide to join Svetlana Yanushkevich at her WineNot Boutique, 221 Main Street. Her tasting events are not only educational for wine lovers â experienced or novices â but they’re buoyant and fun, too! And who can’t use a little more of those “spirits” these days? Svetlana welcomes guest Chris Ferraro from Barton & Guestier Wine Co., to explore the world of wines from Loire Valley and Bordeaux wine regions of France. In this tasting class you will enjoy tasting 6 wines, plus artisan cheeses, dried fruit, and chocolate. The event will be carefully moderated for social distancing and safety protocols. Save your seat today! These events always fill up, and more so now with social distancing in the shop. | | |
| | SAVE THE DATES! TWO GREAT EVENTS NEXT WEEKEND | | |
| | Marguerite’s Place annual fundraiser and City Arts Nashua’s virtual ArtWalk/ArtWeek We’ll tell you more about these exciting events in next week’s Downtowner! In the meantime, click on either image for more info. | | |
| | THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS | | |
| | YOUR INPUT REQUESTED ON PUBLIC TRANSIT | | |
| | Nashua Transit wants to hear from you! Nashua Transit is in the midst of changing bus service around to better serve the community, and are trying to get as much input as possible. Nashua Transit System wants to know what you think about the current bus service in Nashua. Comment on what you like, and where there is room for improvement, by taking a quick survey! Click on the button below, or text: SURVEY to 73224 Para español, texto: ENCUESTA al 73224 | | |
| | DRESS LIKE A CHAMP WITH SILVER KNIGHTS MERCH! | | |
| | Celebrate with Nashua’s hometown heroes by grabbing some signature championship merchandise! The Nashua Silver Knights are excited to unveil championship merchandise to commemorate their 2020 FCBL Championship win â their fifth time in the league’s ten-year history! Questions? Contact the Silver Knights office at 603-718-8883. | | |
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| | LIVE MUSIC IS BACK DOWNTOWN! | | |
| | Above: Matt “the Sax” Beaudin | | |
| | Have you been craving live music and crisp autumnal 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! Martha’s Exchange Restaurant at 185 Main Street has entertainment 9â11 pm Fridays and Saturdays. Weather permitting, this weekend’s musicians are: Friday â Matt the Sax Saturday â Connor Coburn Fratello’s at 194 Main Street has music 6â9 pm MondaysâThursdays and 6â9:30 pm Friday and Saturday. This weekend: Friday â Tom Rousseau
Saturday â Max Sullivan Peddler’s Daughter at 48 Main Street generally has musicians Fridays and Saturdays, 8â11 pm. Call to confirm. Stella Blu at 70 E. Pearl Street has musicians Sundays outdoors from 3â6 pm. Tostaos at 170 Main Street has live music 7â10 pm Thursdays. | | |
| | 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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