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On the top floor of the Lake Street Mill building in Nashua, tucked among various studios and workshops, is The Knights Hall, “an armored combat training and fitness center,” where students learn to master the ways of war from over half a millennium ago as a means of getting and staying physically and mentally fit.
Bookstores around the country are celebrating Indie Bookstore Day today. The event is put together by Indie Bound, an American Booksellers Association initiative. Goal is to promote local businesses and help contribute to local communities.
This week’s round-up of live entertainment in and around Southern NH.
Every April, the former mill town of Lowell, Mass., becomes transformed into a live music hub. This is all because of The Town and The City Festival, which takes place over a three-day period at numerous venues throughout the city. This year’s edition is happening from April 24 – 26 and it has the likes of Boston soul-pop act Couch, Nashville Americana artist Hannah Connolly, Brunswick, Maine indie rocker Lady Lamb and numerous local acts such as Kingshot, John David, Escape Durgin and Dead Vapor performing among many others.
Each year, sculptors from around the world come to the city for three weeks to create public works of art. To date, over fifty sculptures created by NISS have been permanently installed around the city, forming a significant and beautiful collection to be shared with all.
The sale will begin promptly at 8 a.m. and will run through noon on the grounds of the Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbott Street. The club recommends that shoppers arrive early to score the widest choice of annuals, perennials, houseplants, vegetables, and herbs.
On Monday morning, a parade of yellow school buses formed in front of the Nashua Center of the Arts on Main Street. They were there to deliver hundreds of second-grade students from each of Nashua’s 12 public elementary schools.
The 900 students were guests of Nashua Community Arts. The non-profit, in coordination with Spectacle Live, organized this one-of-a-kind school trip to see the “Pete the Cat” musical. Buses and tickets, and two performances were provided free of charge to the children. The funds were raised at the charity gala held last summer.
MakeIt Labs is holding its signature free outdoor event – its first since 2019 – on May 31 at MakeItLabs, 25 Crown St, from 12-5 p.m. MakeItFest will be a day of discovery, inspiration and hands-on fun. All welcome to join in as an exhibitor, vendor or sponsor.
A COVID-inspired program to bring healthy food to people where they live is still going strong five years later, providing a vital service to city residents who don’t have ready access to fresh produce and fruit.
