While it’s nice to drive to the beach, get a tan and read “Indulgence
Weekly” or whatever has an obese picture of Kirstie Alley on the cover
this week, there is plenty going on in Nashua right under your
sunburned nose.
Here is a heads-up on some of the summer activities that Nashua has to
offer. Get your friends together and participate in any number of the
activities below. There is something here for everyone.
June 25 Make a big splash this
summer by visiting any of Nashua’s three swimming pools: Centennial
Pool on Sargent Avenue behind Holman Stadium, Rotary Pool on Cleveland
Street next to Fairgrounds Elementary School and the Crown Hill Pool on
Burke Street. The pools are open Monday-Friday 1-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m,
Saturday 1-8 p.m. and Sunday 1-6 p.m. Swim lessons are July 26-August
13, 9a.m.-noon Monday-Friday; registration for the second session
is held July 21 and 22 at 9 a.m.
25 The Peacock Players improv
troupe Organized Chaos 4 will unorganize a series of kooky skits and
games in a new comical format at the Court Street Theater. There will
also be a special showing of On the Verge, the Peacock Players’ recent
entry in the One-Act Festival. 7 p.m., $7 adults, $5 students. Call
889-2330 or log on to www.peacockplayers.org.
28 The Nashua Public
Library will host open summer storytimes and puppet shows every Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Bedtime storytimes are held
Thursday evenings at 7 pm. No registration is required. Call 589-4600
or visit www.nashua.lib.nh.us.
28 Nashua Pride vs.
Somerset Patriots at 6:35 p.m. at historic Holman Stadium. If you miss
this game, don’t worry—there are plenty more throughout the summer. The
Nashua Pride will hold 48 home games at Holman Stadium from June 28
through September 19. Every Monday through Wednesday is Family Night,
when any kid sporting a baseball uniform gets $2 off reserved seats.
July 10-12, the Pride battle the Pennsylvania Road Warriors while World
Famous Monkey Boy entertains the crowd. Not familiar with Monkey Boy?
Monkey Boy is a touring mascot within the minor league who tantalizes
the crowd with his ape-like antics. Monkey Boy promises no horsing
around.
28 boulder morty’s Rock
Climbing offers an Adventure Day Camp June 28-September 6. Ages 8-14
can enjoy indoor and outdoor rock climbing for every skill level along
with daily field trips to exciting outdoor sites. boulder morty’s also
offers safety instruction, daily swimming, challenging games, and
unique and creative art projects. There are weeklong sessions
throughout the summer and tuition includes an unlimited summer
membership at boulder morty’s. Hours are Tuesday 5-10 p.m.,
Wednesday-Friday 4-10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., and Sunday 11
a.m.-7 p.m. Prices vary depending on the program. Call 886-6789 or
visit www.bouldermortys.com.
29 Too much fun in the sun?
Take a day off and go bowling at Leda Lanes at 340 Amherst Street.
Monday-Friday before 5 p.m. each game is only $2.50. Regular hours are
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-midnight, $3.00 per game and $1.50 per shoe
rental. Throw a few strikes while staying out of the sun. Call 889-4884
for more information.
All Month:
The Nashua Parks & Recreation Department will sponsor a Walking
Program this summer for all interested walkers. The Walking Program
will be offered every Tuesday and Friday morning at 9 a.m. from now
until August 27. Three different walking trails will be used, including
Mine Falls, Railroad Trail, & Beaver Brook Association in Hollis.
Walkers of all abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate to
promote good health and physical activity. There is no fee for the
Walking Program. Please call the Parks & Recreation Department at
589-3370 for a complete schedule of walking trails.
July 2 Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
will hold Full Moon Margarita Madness on July 2, with discounted food
and margaritas as well as promotional giveaways and contests. Five
percent of the evenings’ lounge sales will be donated to charity, so
you’ll be drinking for a good cause. There is also a Full Moon July 31.
Call 883-0996 for more information.
4 The Fourth of July
Celebration of SummerFun will be held at Holman Stadium. The day begins
with Field Day for the kids, 11-2 p.m., filled with carnival rides, a
bounce-house, cotton candy, and sno-cones followed by a free picnic
lunch at 1:30. Spartans Drum & Bugle band will perform at 8:30 p.m.
and there will be a special event involving WWII veterans and
Children from Chernobyl followed by a spectacular fireworks display at
9:15 p.m.
6 Nashua Farmers’ Market opens
July 6 at 48 West Hollis St. and will be open every Tuesday,
July-October, 3-6 p.m. The Farmers’ Market offers fruits, herbs,
vegetables, jams, jellies and maple syrup, but not like you’ll find at
the grocery store. Call 672-5309 for more information.
6 Tuesdays are 4 Teens at the
Nashua Public Library will hold events for teens (age 13-17) selected
Tuesdays at 4 p.m. throughout the summer. Here’s the lineup of
activities. July 6, Scary Movie 3. July 27, meet a video game designer
to find out what it’s like to design video games, and bring some CDs or
video games to swap with other kids. August 3, Confessions of a Teenage
Drama Queen, starring Lindsay Lohan. August 31, end-of-the-year pizza
party. Fill out a survey to tell us what you want at your library, and
meet Jenn, the new YA librarian. The library is located at 2 Court
Street. For more information, call 589-4610 or visit
www.nashua.lib.nh.us/calendar.asp.
7 Let’s all go to the movies.
The Milford Drive-In will show Anchorman, starring Will Ferrell, Vince
Vaughn, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd. The Box Office will open at
5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 7:15 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
The movies start at dusk. Other movies to be shown are Princess Diaries
2: The Royal Engagement on August 1, Alien vs. Predator on August 8 and
The Exorcist: The Beginning on August 20. For an updated list, visit www.milforddrivein.com.
8 The New England Academy of
Music and Dance presents Studio 57...A Cabaret, an entertainment
extravaganza unlike anything you’ve ever seen. The show begins July 8
at 9 p.m. at Factory 57 on Factory Street and will run every Thursday
until the end of the summer. Admission is $7. Call 889-6580 for more
information or visit www.neamd.org.
10 The Nashua Theatre Guild
will perform Shakesperience, billed as Shakespeare with shock
value, in Greeley Park July 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 3 p.m. Admission is
free so bring the whole family. For more information, call 320-2530 or
visit http://nashuatheatreguild.org/
12 The Nashua Symphony Choral
Society (NSCS) once again invites all interested individuals to
participate in the popular Monday evening “Summer Sings” in the
air-conditioned comfort of the Nashua Baptist Church, Broad Street.
This varied series, open to all who enjoy vocalizing, features a broad
repertoire, which will be featured on eight dates from now until August
23 and includes the music of Mozart, Brahms, and Handel. All NSCS
Summer Sings begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and a $7.00-per-person fee is
charged per night. Scores will be provided, but singers are encouraged
to bring their own if they have them. For further information, please
contact Kathy Andrle at 889-5744.
17 The Fairy Tale Festival will
take place at Greeley Park Bandshell from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will
be all-day children’s activities and all-day WZID Rolling Radio,
followed by Dragon’s Tale performance at 1 p.m. and the City of Roses
musical at 7 p.m.
19 How’s your backhand? That’s
what I thought. Instructors Scott MacDougald and Dave Osborne offer
tennis lessons at Sargent Ave. Courts behind Holman Stadium. Youth
Tennis Lessons, ages 6-10, are July 19-24, 1-2 p.m. Session One, for
ages 11-16, is July 5-22; Session Two is August 2-19, 9 a.m. for
beginners, 10 a.m. for advanced beginners and 11 a.m. for intermediate
lessons. Adult lessons are July 19-24, 6-7 p.m. for beginners, and 7-8
p.m. for intermediates. Call 589-3370 to sign up today.
22 The Nashua Public Library
will hold a vocal concert July 22 at 7 p.m. There will be a concert
featuring a performance by the Overdrive barbershop quartet and another
by members of New England Voices in Harmony. The concert will be held
outdoors on the library plaza at 2 Court St. In the event of rain, it
will be held indoors in the Music, Art, and Media Department. It is
free and open to the public. For more information, call Carol at
603-589-4610 or visit www.nashua.lib.nh.us/calendar.asp.
23 The Teen Actorsingers will
perform The Wiz July 23-24 at 8 p.m., July 25 at 2 p.m., July 30-31 at
8 p.m. and August 1 at 2 p.m. at the Court Street Theatre. Beware
Evillene and the those weird motorcycle monkeys! Tickets are $12 center
stage and $10 side seats. For tickets please call 320-1870.
24 Yellow Taxi will present the
Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof July 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the
bandshell in Greeley Park. Admission is free. Proof is about family
relationships and responsibilities, about love and guilt, vulnerability
and trust, and death and loss. It deals with the big issues, but it
keeps them on a human scale and maintains a sense of humor. Visit www.yellowtaxiproductions.org
for more information.
29 The Zoo is returning to
Boston Billiards at 55 Northeastern Blvd. July 29, August 19 and
September 9. The Zoo is a five-member high-energy cover band worthy of
the MTV Ultimate Cover Band Award. Music starts around 9 p.m. For
more information, call 595-2121
All Month:
Paddle up and down the Nashua River in a canoe. The Nashua River
provides scenery, wildlife, and a little summer exercise while you soak
up those rays. You will, of course, have to bring your own canoe. Where
to launch? Tilton Street, off Rte. 130 (Broad Street): watch out for
the Mine Falls Dam, you’ll have to take-out at a launch upstream of old
brick powerhouse. Mine Falls Dam launch: you can also launch behind
Nashua Public Works Department (DPW) off Riverside Street and Rte. 111;
follow DPW signs to dirt road around DPW yard, which leads to launch
above dam. Main Street Bridge launch: off Franklin and Main Streets;
there is a small field near a pillared colonial building and you can
only launch between Mine Falls and Jackson Falls Dam, but watch out for
Jackson Falls Dam, you’ll have to take-out on the left of the Main St.
Launch. Mill Pond: at Riverside St. off Rte. 111, there is access to
the canal. For more launch site and safety information, contact the
Nashua River Watershed Association at 978-448-0299 or visit http://www.nashuariverwatershed.org.
August 5 Jazz vocalist Wendee
Glick will give a free performance at the Concert on the Plaza at 7
p.m. at the Nashua Public Library. Glick’s influences include jazz
legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Anita O’Day, and June
Christy.
5 The Second Annual Peacock
Family Show presents The Music Man Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7
p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. August 5-8. Tickets are $15
adults/$12 students/seniors for center stage seats, $12 adults/$10
students/seniors for side seats. Group rates are available. Call
886-7000 or visit http://www.peacockplayers.org.
7 Part of the SummerFun 2004
program, there will be a Festival of the Nations at Greeley Park 11
a.m.-3 p.m. which includes Luau Day from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. For more
information, visit www.gonashua.com
7 The League of New Hampshire
Craftsman will put on their 71st Annual Fair in Mt. Sunapee Resort in
Newbury August 7-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Join artists from all
over New Hampshire as they display their work along with 200 individual
craft booths. There will be a musem- quality Living with Craft exhibit
in addition to a new Sculpture Garden exhibit. With demonstrations,
childrens’ workshops, and performances by area musicians, the League of
New Hampshire Craftsman is sure to put on a good show. Tickets are $8
general admission and $6 seniors and kids. For more information, call
224.3375 or visit http://www.nhcrafts.org/annualfair.htm.
11 A Bach’s Lunch Concert,
complete with spirit fiddle, traditional folk, fiddle and guitar, will
be held at the Nashua Public Library at noon followed by a dance
performance by the Boys & Girls Club at Los Amigos Park at 6 p.m.
The Silver Lining Chours will take place at 7 p.m. at the Greeley Park
Bandshell while Shannachie, a musical, will take place in Deschenes
Oval at Railroad Square also at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.gonashua.com.
14 The Nashua Area Artists’
Association presents the 50th Annual Greeley Park Art Show, August
14-15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come join some 100 local artists while they
exhibit their work. There will be demonstrations by woodturners, live
music by George Parker, and an art competition for all artists, young
and old. Artistic high school seniors should also attend as there are
two $1000 scholarships available for seniors attending art school in
the fall. For more information, call 883-0603 or visit www.gonashua.com
20 Chimera Gallery will hold
Pictures at an Exhibit on August 20. Join noted poet Jonah Winter in a
collabnoration with Manchester-based photographer Kevin Spiro as they
present an evening of poetry-reading and gallery-gazing. Call 943-3248
for more information.
23 The City of Nashua Parks and
Recreation Department will host an Ice Hockey Camp August 23-27 from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Boys and girls ages 8-15 can hit the ice and learn
hockey basics at the Conway Ice Center behind the Nashua Police
Station. The cost is $100 for residents/ $125 for non-residents.
Registration for ice hockey is available now at the recreation office
at Greeley Park. The city also offers baseball, track and field,
volleyball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse, field
hockey, soccer, skateboarding, theater, and football camps throughout
the summer. Flyers can be picked up at the Parks and Recreation
Department, the Public Library, Jeannottes Market, Bright Spot, Nashua
Public Library, and City Hall. For more information visit www.gonashua.com.
All Month
For all you 411 skater kids who like to ollie, grind and fakie, bring
your boards and head over to David W. Deane Skatepark on Bridge Street.
This skatepark is one of the best in the area and has a 6 to 11 foot
traditional bowl, street course, straight banks, ledges, rails, hips,
bowled corners, and extensions. The facility is mainly composed of
concrete. Helmet and pads required.
September 10 The New England Academy of
Music and Dance puts on W;t at the 14 Court Street Theatre. W;t is a
“dazzling and humane play you will remember till your daying day,”
according to John Simon of New York magazine. The production runs Sept.
10 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for
adults and $12 for students and seniors. Call 889-6580 for more
information or visit www.neamd.org
16 The Nashua Theatre Guild
will put on its second performance of the summer with A Midsummer
Night’s Dream Sept. 16-19 at the Main Stage Theater.
25 Bow to your partner, it’s
the Nashua Country Fair featuring The Great American Cow Maneuver. This
year’s fair will include games for kids, entertainment, raffles,
crafts, a farmers’ market, Cow Maneuver, the 4th Annual Nashua Country
Fair Soccer Tournament and other fun- filled activities for the whole
family. The Country Fair begins Sept. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. New activities
include pony and Segway rides, bubble gum blowing contests, and rock
climbing. Proceeds benefit three Nashua Catholic Schools: Infant Jesus,
St. Christopher, and Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High. For more
information, visit www.nashuacountryfair.org.
