Category: Dover

Peeps Contest at Dover Public Library

The Peeps Show contest starts in April. Dover residents, Dover students, or Dover Public Library cardholders may enter. All Peeps displays may be dropped off at the Dover Public Library beginning Monday, March 30 through Saturday, April 11. The first 10 entries can pick out a free plush Peep chick. Select one of our age divisions for your entry.  See more details online or ask at the desk. What will be this year’s popular theme? Little Women?

18th Annual Dover Public Library Poetry contest for grades K-12.  Contest entry forms will be available in mid-March but it is not too early to start working on those poems!  Prizes will be awarded in six different categories:  Grades K-2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, and 11 &12.  Poems will be judged on originality, style and creativity.  Deadline for entry is April 15th. Students may pick up information about the contest at the Dover Public Library, any Dover school library, or at our website at library.dover.nh.gov.  All participants are invited to attend an “Evening of Poetry” on Monday, May 18th at 6:30pm; refreshments will be served.  Students are invited to read their poetry at this event, but this will be purely voluntary.  For more information about the contest please contact Denise LaFrance at 516-6050.

Broadway Intensive training at teen Summer camp with Melissa Manseau. For ages 12-17. Audition coaching, resumes writing, scene study, vocal and dance training. Camp runs June 29^th-July 3^rd. Tuition $250, space is limited. Sign up at www.garrisonplayers.org.

Willy Wonka Jr theater Summer camp For ages 8-14 from July 20^th thru August 8^th with Garrison Players. Campers will experience all aspects of the production. Sign up at www.garrisonplayers.org.

Dover Kiwanis Keeps Little Feet Warm This Winter

Community Group Provides Winter Boots to more than 100 Local Kids

 

For the last 30 years, Dover Kiwanis has provided new winter boots to children in the community. The signature program has kept thousands of little feet warm and dry in the cold New England winters.   This year, the organization provided more than 100 new pairs of boots to kids in the area.

 

“Donating boots is tougher than collecting coats, mittens or gloves,” said Dover Kiwanis President William Burr.  “We can’t ask people to donate the boots on their own, as the boots need to fit the kids.  We never know in advance each year what the need will be.”

 

Dover Kiwanis works closely with elementary school officials in Dover, Somersworth and Rollinsford, who alert the club to families in their districts who need assistance.

 

“We are committed to meeting all requests and find that every year more and more children are in need.  It’s thanks to the dedicated members of Dover Kiwanis and the generosity of the Seacoast community that we can assist local families and for more than three decades they have come through,” added Burr.

 

Dover Kiwanis purchases the boots through donations made by local businesses and individuals.  This year’s donors included AE Alie & Sons; Alexander’s Restaurant; American Legion Auxiliary Unit 8; Burns Security; DF Richard; F.W. Webb; Garrison City Equipment Management; James F Flynn Insurance Agency; Jewelry Creations; Lynch Insurance; McIntyre-McCooey Funeral Home; Profile Bank; Reddy Family Chiropractic; Relyco; Somersworth Storage; Sons of the American Legion Squadron 8; Strafford Appliance; Tasker Funeral Home; Tri City Subaru; and Wyskiel, Boc, Tillingham & Bolduc PA.

 

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Dover Kiwanis focuses on supporting the children of Dover, Rollinsford and Somersworth,and strengthening the Seacoast community. Other programs include volunteering with the Dover Children’s Home and End 68 Hours of Hunger, and awarding an annual scholarship to a deserving local high school student. 

 

If you are interested in becoming a member of Dover Kiwanis, please contact doverkiwanis@gmail.com or stop by Strafford Farms at 6:00 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month and attend a meeting.

The Garrison Players present Little Women, performed by their talented Youth Education actors.

 

Little Women is Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their places in the world.

 

Directed by Autumn Allen, the cast features Genevieve Allen, Sarah Carlson, Sydney Coppola, Lila Field, Anelia Holden, Haley Newick, Ella Orchard-Blowen, Eowyn Ouellette, Matthew Polychronis, Maddie Roy, and Ashley Willett.

 

The performances are March 13-22, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door, by calling 603-750-4ART or at www.garrisonplayers.org. All performances are held at the Garrison Players Arts Center, located on Route 4, at the corner of Roberts Road in Rollinsford.  

 

Garrison Players Arts Center (GPAC) is a nonprofit, volunteer-based community theatre group dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the area by presenting high-quality theatrical performances geared for family audiences. Established in 1953, the players encourage people of all ages to enjoy and participate in the many facets of the performing arts, and to help maintain the Garrison Players Arts Center. For more information about auditions, shows or GPAC, visit the website at www.garrisonplayers.org. 

Monthly Dinner at St George’s Church on March 7th from 4 to 6pm. St George’s Church is on Mechanic St and the menu this month has a St Patricks Day flavor. Cost $10 for adults- $5 children. Come One Come All and have a ball.

Monthly Dinner at St George’s Church on April 4th from 4 to 6pm. St George’s Church is on Mechanic St and the menu this month has a Greek flavor. Cost $10 for adults- $5 children. Come One Come All and have a ball.