Concord - Home Buyer Seminar
2019-03-02 03:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | CATCH Neighborhood Housing/HOMEteam, 105 Loudon Rd. Unit 1, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
If you want to learn more about buying your home or are not sure where to start, join us for the next Home Buyer Seminar. This program reviews the Nine Steps to Home Ownership and gives you the tools and resources needed to make good financial decisions at every stage of the home buying process.
The 9 Steps to Home Ownership:

Pros and Cons of purchasing a home
How much can you afford? – 4 C’s, Capital, Credit, Capacity, Collateral
Get pre-approved for a loan by a lender
What kind of home do you need and want
Begin looking for a house
Sign an offer to purchase
Get a professional inspection
Apply for a mortgage
Close your loan

Home Buyer Seminars are offered on Saturdays. $69.00 fee per household includes:

“Realizing the American Dream”: A complete manual detailing how to buy your home.
One-on-One Counseling: A certified counselor will assess your situation and help develop a road map to purchase your home. (Available following successful completion of the course.)
Credit Report: Included at your one-on-one counseling appointment.
Pizza Lunch: Included at this class.

Portsmouth - Tell Me the Truth: Exploring the Heart of Cross-Racial Conversations
2019-03-03 09:00 - 11:00 | Temple Israel, 200 State St, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Free

Presenters: Shay Stewart-Bouley & Debby Irving
How can we speak openly and honestly in cross-racial conversations? What would such a conversation even sound like? Join Shay Stewart-Bouley (Black Girl in Maine) and author Debby Irving as they talk about racism’s impact on their lives and how conversation has been instrumental in their own understanding of 21st century racial dynamics.
Shay and Debby will explore the common fears and pitfalls of cross-racial conversation that keep people isolated in their own racial groups, at the expense of personal, professional, and societal growth. They’ll also help audience members understand how interpersonal social patterns hinder organizations from living up to their own ideals for diversity and how good intentions can actually undermine collective progress.

Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
2019-03-03 - 2019-03-04 | NH, United States
Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honor of the god Shiva.

Manchester - Global Tipping Points with Melinda Negrón-Gonzales
2019-03-04 13:00 - 14:15 | UNH – Manchester, 88 Commercial St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
Global Tipping Points
A three-part series on today’s global challenges
Monday, March 4th, 6 PM-7:15 PM
Location: Multi-purpose Room, UNH Manchester, 88 Commercial Street (Pandora Mill), Manchester. Directions & Parking Info Here. (For safety and storm closure information, check here)
Tickets:
WACNH Members, Fulbright Members, UNH Students and Staff- Free
General Public- $10
Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights in Turkey
Negron-Gonzales will discuss how activists have attempted to hold the state accountable for human rights violations associated with counter-terrorism, such as torture, curfews and disappearances. What legal instruments and political mechanisms have been available to them, and when have they been successful in pressuring the government to enact reform? ​

About Melinda Negrón-Gonzales

Melinda Negrón-Gonzales is Program Coordinator of the Politics and Society Program. She has taught at UNH since fall 2008 and teaches courses on international relations and comparative politics.
Negrón-Gonzales’s research interests span the following areas: international politics, Turkish Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, humanitarian intervention/responsibility to protect/human security, social movements, and democratization. She seeks to understand political and social change.
One strand of her research looks at changing ideas about humanitarian intervention – when the international community (working through the United Nations) attempts to prevent and respond to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Recently, she’s written about the international community’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, and also the Organization for Islamic Cooperation’s response to ISIS terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa.
Negrón-Gonzales also conducts research on social and political change in Turkey, specifically exploring how social movements work to push democratization in Turkey. For example, one of her recent publications examines how feminist activists in Turkey have attempted to shape legislative reform and advance women’s rights under an Islamic conservative government.
Presented in partnership with UNH Manchester’s homeland security, history, humanities and politics and society programs, the Fulbright Association, and the Turkish Cultural Center of New Hampshire

Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday
2019-03-04 - 2019-03-05 | NH, United States
Mardi Gras is a holiday in some parts of the United States and often serves as a festive occasion featuring large celebrations. It is also known as Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday, as it is the last day before the long fast for Lent in many Christian churches.

Ash Wednesday (Christian)
2019-03-05 - 2019-03-06 | NH, United States
Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.

Dover - U.S. Citizenship Classes
2019-03-06 07:30 - 09:30, 2019-03-06 13:00 - 15:00 | McConnell Center, 61 Locust St, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
U. S. Citizenship Class 2019

Learn about US government, history, and geography and the steps required to become a US citizen. Get help filling out the US Citizenship Application.
The curriculum for this class is based on the US Citizenship application and test questions, but the course is appropriate for any intermediate or advanced ESL student regardless of citizenship status or plans. This is a chance to work on your English skills and vocabulary through focused readings, class discussions, and small group activities. Final two classes include a video on what makes for a successful citizenship interview and a chance to do a live, simulated interview.
Who: Intermediate or advanced ESL students
When: Wednesdays, March 6 – May 15, 2019. Afternoon classes 12:30-2:30 PM or Evening classes 6:00-8:00 PM
Cost: Free, thanks to a grant from the NH Bureau of Adult Education!
Citizenship-Flyer

Manchester - Conversation Cafe at Currier Museum of Art
2019-03-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
New immigrants and “receiving” community members tour the museum and share their thoughts and reactions in small groups. Light refreshments served. Museum open until 9:00 PM.

International Women's Day
2019-03-08 | NH, United States
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.
Learn more at www.internationalwomensday.com

Manchester - Intl. Women's Day Celebration
2019-03-09 07:00 - 10:00 | YWCA NH, 72 Concord St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Celebrate International Women’s Day! How does the media effect the way women think about themselves? We will think about this together. We’ll eat together. We’ll dance together. Celebrate International Women’s Day with Welcoming Manchester and Victory Women of Vision!

Daylight Saving Time Starts
2019-03-09 21:00 - 22:00 | NH, United States
Mar 10, 2019 – Daylight Saving Time Starts
When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, March 10, 2019, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 10, 2019, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 10, 2019 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Manchester - A Seder Experience
2019-03-10 09:30 - 11:30 | Temple Adath Yeshurun, 152 Prospect St, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
TAY Sisterhood and Brotherhood, in association with Interfaith Women of NH,
invites all Women and Men to:
A Seder Experience
Sunday, March 10, 2019
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Check in begins at 1:00 pm
Led by Rabbi Beth Davidson
Temple Adath Yeshurun
152 Prospect St, Manchester, NH
Traditional Seder foods will be served.
Space is limited and Reservation is required by Thursday, February 28
Please register by email to office@taynh.org or by regular mail
$5 donation is requested at time of reservation (send to Temple address)
For more information and details about how to register for A Seder Experience, please click here to view the flyer.

Portsmouth - EWH Tea Talks: And Still We Rise
2019-03-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave, Portsmouth, 03801, United States
Presenters: Wildolfo Arvelo, Judy Dow & Brenda Lett
Moderator: Cait Vaughan
Can you really improve race relations in a country that is so divided? Through dialogue and story sharing this panel will present three innovative ways to build bridges.
We will hear from one organization that is working to strengthen the cultural knowledge and identity of New England Native American youth and families; discover new state initiatives for economic growth through diversity and inclusion; and begin the dialogue around reparation for the injuries of enslavement and its aftermath.
More Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks and info

Lebanon - Immigration Stories
2019-03-10 11:00 - 13:00 | NH, United States
A Storytelling Event
Hosted by Long Story Short
&
United Valley Interfaith Project
IMMIGRATION STORIES
Sunday, March 10TH, 2019
3pm – 5pm
The Lebanon Senior Center, Lebanon, NH
10 Campbell St, Lebanon, NH 03766
Join us for an afternoon of storytelling. Immigrant storytellers will share their experiences coming to and living in the US. The event is by donation. All proceeds will go to support the immigrant support fund of the Upper Valley Refugee Working Group.
United Valley Interfaith Project is committed to working for justice by building relationships and grassroots power in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Long Story Short is a small Upper Valley group of storytellers and story lovers. We believe everyone has a story to tell and deserves an audience.
Any questions: uvlongstoryshort@gmail.com

Portsmouth - My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food
2019-03-12 15:00 | NH, United States
My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food

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7pm — Writers on a New England Stage event
8pm — Post-show Reception for Director’s Club begins. This reception is open to Patron-level members and up. Kindly RSVP here.
The bestselling cookbook author, beloved and award-winning television personality, and hugely successful restaurateur, Lidia Bastianich comes to town to share her heartwarming, emotional, revelatory memoir—told with all her hallmark warmth and gusto. Leave with her favorite recipes in hand!
Lidia’s story begins with her upbringing in Pula, a formerly Italian city turned Yugoslavian under Tito’s communist regime. She enjoys a childhood surrounded by love and security—despite the family’s poverty—learning everything about Italian cooking from her beloved grandmother, Nonna Rosa. When the communist regime begins investigating the family, they flee to Trieste, Italy, where they spend two years in a refugee camp waiting for visas to enter the United States–an experience that will shape Lidia for the rest of her life. At age 12, Lidia starts a new life in New York. She soon begins working in restaurants as a young teenager, the first step toward the creation of her own American dream. And she tells in great, vivid detail the fulfillment of that dream: her close-knit family, her dedication and endless passion for food that ultimately leads to multiple restaurants, many cookbooks, and twenty years on public television as the host of her own cooking show. An absolute must-have/must-see for the millions of Lidia fans!

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St. Patrick's Day (Christian)
2019-03-16 - 2019-03-17 | NH, United States
St Patrick’s Day, on March 17, remembers one of Ireland’s patron saints, St Patrick. It largely celebrates Irish-American culture in the United States.

Concord - Finding Refuge: Crossroads Film Series - Anote's Ark
2019-03-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Red River Theatres, 11 S Main Street, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Finding Refuge: Crossroads Film and Discussion Series
Anote’s Ark
Wednesday, March 20th, 7 PM
Red River Theatres
11 S Main St #L1
Concord, NH 03301
Tickets are free for the public, but space is limited. Reserve your tickets today!
About Anote’s Ark
What happens when your nation is swallowed by the sea? With the harsh realities of climate change looming, the low-lying Pacific nation Kiribati must find a new solution for the survival of its people. With sweeping cinematography, Anote’s Ark interweaves two poignant stories. Anote Tong, endearing president of the island, races to find options-advocating in international climate negotiations and even investigating building underwater cities. At the same time, warm and sharp-witted Sermery, a young mother of six, tackles every struggle with humour. She must decide whether to leave the only culture she knows on the island and migrate to a new life in New Zealand. Anote’s Ark captures the next evolution in the shifting dynamics of climate change-one where borders, technology, and global treaties are urgent and can change daily life as we know it. This portrait of the Kiribati people exudes strength of character and grace as they confront the inevitable change they are facing head-on.
Watch the Trailer:

Holi (Hindu)
2019-03-20 - 2019-03-21 | NH, United States
Holi is a traditional Hindu festival which celebrates the beginning of spring as well as the triumph of good over evil. Holi is celebrated in India, Nepal and many places around the world. It is also known as the “Festival of Colors” or the “Festival of Love.”

Purim (Jewish)
2019-03-20 - 2019-03-21 | NH, United States
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a royal death decree around the fourth century BCE, as told in the Book of Esther. Many Jewish Americans celebrate Purim on the 14th day of the month of Adar in the Jewish calendar, which is in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. Purim begins at sundown on Wed, 20 March 2019.

Manchester - Book Discussion of “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran
2019-03-28 14:30 | First Congregational Church, 508 Union St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
Book Discussion of “The Prophet”
by Kahlil Gibran
Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6:45 p.m.
Check-In begins at 6:15
Program begins at 6:45
First Congregational Church
508 Union St. in Manchester
Click here for directions.
Book Discussion Led By Selma Naccach-Hoff

Join us for refreshments and conversation after the program!

Please register via email to interfaithwomennh@gmail.com or
via our Join/Contact Us page.

César Chávez Day
2019-03-31 | NH, United States
César Chávez Day is observed in the United States on March 31 each year. It celebrates the birthday of César Estrada Chávez and it serves as a tribute to his commitment to social justice and respect for human dignity.
Learn more about César Chávez at https://chavezfoundation.org

Isra and Mi'raj / Lailat al Miraj (Muslim)
2019-04-02 - 2019-04-03 | NH, United States
Lailat al Miraj (Isra and Mi’raj, Al Isra’wal Miraj, Laylat al Miraj) is when Muslims commemorate the Prophet Muhammad’s nighttime journey from Mecca to the ‘Farthest Mosque’ in Jerusalem where he ascended to heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to pray five times daily. It is observed on the 27th day of Rajab, the seventh month in the Islamic calendar.

Concord - Sign With Me: Free Toddler Sign Language Class for Parents
2019-04-03 13:30 - 15:00 | Community Bridges, 70 Pembroke Road, Concord, NH, United States
Learn 20+ toddler-friendly signs
Learn how to support your child’s language development by pairing spoken words with signs
Learn the communicative power of natural gestures

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Community Bridges, 70 Pembroke Road, Concord
To reserve a spot, call Sarah at (603) 226-3212 ext. 276
*Adults only please, so everyone can focus on learning

Palm Sunday (Christian)
2019-04-13 - 2019-04-14 | NH, United States
Many Christians remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week. This day is also on the Sunday before Easter Sunday.

Tax Day
2019-04-15 | NH, United States
Many United States residents mark Tax Day as the deadline to file their income tax details to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The date is usually on or around April 15. However, this deadline may be extended to accommodate holidays or extreme weather conditions.

Concord - Finding Refuge: Crossroads Film Series - Fire at Sea
2019-04-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Red River Theatres, 11 S Main Street, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Finding Refuge: Crossroads Film and Discussion Series
Fire at Sea
Wednesday, April 17th, 7 PM
Red River Theatres
11 S Main St #L1
Concord, NH 03301
Tickets are free for the public, but space is limited. Reserve your tickets today!

About Fire at Sea:
Situated some 200km off Italy’s southern coast, Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern migrants hoping to make a new life in Europe. Rosi spent months living on the Mediterranean island, capturing its history, culture and the current everyday reality of its 6,000-strong local population as hundreds of migrants land on its shores on a weekly basis. The resulting documentary focuses on 12-year-old Samuele, a local boy who loves to hunt with his slingshot and spend time on land even though he hails from a culture steeped in the sea.
Watch the Trailer:

Passover (Jewish)
2019-04-19 - 2019-04-27 | NH, United States
Passover (Pesach) is a major Jewish spring festival that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. Passover lasts 7 to 8 days, from the 15th to the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nisan.

Easter Sunday (Christian)
2019-04-20 - 2019-04-21 | NH, United States
Easter Sunday is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Manchester - Neighborhood Mediterranean Breakfast
2019-04-27 06:00 | Turkish Cultural Center of NH, 540 Chestnut St., Manchester, NH, United States
