8th Annual Community Photography Show for amateur photographers
sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Rochester. Photo submissions are due Friday April 25th from 6-8pm and Saturday April 26th from 10am – 12 pm at the church, 34 South Main st, Rochester.
Go to https://www.firstumcrochester.org/. For complete information.
The Cat Fancier Federation in conjunction with United Maine Coon Cats Association Cat Show “Cherry Blossoms & Cats” is on Saturday May 17th from 9am to 5pm at the Point Community Center in South Portland Maine.
CFA Cat Show on May 3rd & 4th hosted by the Seacoast Cat Club at the Douglass Everett Arena in Concord. New Hampshire’s biggest cat show runs Saturday 10-5pm and Sunday 9 -3pm.
9th Annual Caregivers Connect, a free event for Family caregivers at the Comfort Inn and Suites in Dover on Thursday, May 8th from 1:30 – 4:30 pm. Learn how to use Validation as an Effective Tool in Mindful Caregiving. To register or to learn more visit www.cornerstonevna.org/caregiver25.
The 2025 Spring Show, Light! Camera! Skate! Is going to be an unforgettable event at the Whittemore Center Arena at UNH on April 13 at 1 pm. No admission. Donations Requested.
We’re super excited to announce that Sophie Joline von Felton, the 2025 US Junior Champion and one of the top junior skaters in the country, will be joining us as a guest skater. Sophie became the first U.S. woman to successfully land a quad Salchow at the 2025 U.S. Championships, and is just the second-ever U.S. woman to land a quad at the U.S. Championships at the junior level. She also became the second U.S. woman to land two triple Axels in one program at the 2025 U.S. Championships! We’re honored to have her as part of our show.
This information can be found on our website www.greatbayfigureskating.org
Willanowit Marker Unveiling
On 04/29/2025
at 1pm
Event Location: Gonic Trails 71 Rochester Neck Road Rochester, NH Event Entrance Fee?: none
Details/Comments: Willanowit Marker unveilingOn March 29th, 2025 at 1:00PM, a historical marker honoring a leader from the Newichawannock tribe will be unveiled at Gonic Trails parking lot, on Rochester Neck Road in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Willanowit was murdered by another party of Newichawannocks that were ordered to do so by Major Richard Waldron. Major Waldron had sent Willanowit (sometimes called “Blind Will”) north from Dover to locate some “strange Indians that were operating in the area.” Blind Will was dragged by his hair until he died of his wounds at the confluence of the Isinglass and Cochecho River which is near by this location. The McDuffee family buried Blind Will in their family cemetery near by the Gonic Trails.
In the summer of 2022, Jenny Tibbits (Newichawannock/Pennacook/Abenaki and Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) started the project to install a historical marker to honor one of their tribal leaders. They secured a grant that helped pay for the plaque. They worked with Waste Management of New Hampshire who donated the stone. Waste Management had one of their contractors move the stone and install the plaque.
Best Buddies Friendship Walk NH Seacoast on Saturday, June 14 beginning at 9am. Starts at Town House Commons, Exeter. Food, Games, DJ & Dancing, Fun Zones and a 1 mile walk. Best Buddies works with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Register to participate at www.BestBuddiesFriendshipWalk.org/Exeter.
30th Annual Peeper 5k Run/Walk is Saturday, May 3rd registration 8am, start 9am at the Barrington Elementary School. For more details and to register, go to https://greaterbcf.org/. Race hosted by the Greater Barrington Community Foundation and provides scholarships for local students.
Vendor Craft Fair on Saturday, April 12th from 9am to 2pm at the First Church Congregational, 63 Main st, Rochester. Foods, Jewelry, handsewn, signs, plants and more. Info call 603-332-1121.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Barrington, Northwood and Strafford on Saturday, May 31st 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. At the Turnkey Landfill, 18 Isinglass Drive, Rochester.
