OneManchester
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021
MAD SCIENCE. Jazz, Zumba. Super Smash Bros. Those are just some of the topics on the list of programs being offered in the new ‘Leisure Labs’ at the Mahoney Rec, and there’s an open house tonight where you can try demo lessons and sign up at reduced rates. Looking further ahead, registration begins on Wednesday for other town winter/spring rec programming including swim lessons. Manchester is a busy place with lots to do and there’s no better single source of information than this newsletter, so if you want to subscribe just click here.
He loves kids and being outdoors so working as a crossing guard has been an excellent fit in retirement for Dennis. Read abut him and learn about an under-appreciated group of people who serve our students -- the gallery is on Facebook and Instagram (and we also have a version that's translatable here).
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BOE MEETS MONDAY: The agenda includes a fall data update and you can join in at Lincoln Center or participate virtually.
LAST CALL FOR FAMILY SURVEY: We do this four times a year to inform district improvement planning. It's quick and easy and here's where you'll find it. Need help? Translate on a computer / Translate on a mobile device.
- COVID cases are tracked on the district website, which also has the latest on what's being done to keep students and staff safe.
Main Event
The town's Department of Leisure, Family, and Recreation has lots of events and programs planned and registration begins next Wednesday. For more information click here.
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History Mystery
Highlights
LEISURE LABS: Tonight at Mahoney Rec, the town's Department of Leisure, Family, and Recreation has a free open house to show off their recently revamped space and tout upcoming programs. Visitors can chat with instructors and demo the classes they might be interested in taking and there is a discount on class fees for anyone who registers at the open house. Click here for more.
HIP HOP FOR THE HOMELESS: By day he teaches at Manchester High but Joey Batts is also a rapper and promoter whose benefit series will be play in seven venues including the Main Pub next Wednesday.
PERSPECTIVES OF HOME: This exhibit at WORK_SPACE opens tomorrow and explores how where we live impacts who we are, our feelings of belonging and our sense of place.
The Week Ahead
Thursday, Dec. 2
Noon - 1 p.m. -- Brown Bag Business Buzz at WORK_SPACE. 903 Main St.
6- 8 p.m.-- Leisure Labs Open House & Demo Night at Mahoney Center.
Friday, Dec. 3
10 a.m. -- Perspective of Home exhibit opens at WORK_SPACE, 901 Main St. (through Feb. 22.)
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. -- Yoga for Toys at the Community Y Rec Center.
Saturday, Dec. 4
9 a.m. - noon -- Knights of Columbus bottle and can drive at St. James Church.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- St. Bridget School Holiday Craft Fair, 74 Main St.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. -- Old Manchester Museum open house, 126 Cedar St.
10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. -- CAST Holiday Vendor Fair at the Elks
1 - 4 p.m. -- Cheney Homestead open house, 106 Hartford Rd.
2 p.m. -- Survivors Swing Band at Mary Cheney Library.
7 p.m. -- Jazz Festival at Cheney Hall.
Sunday, Dec. 5
1 p.m. -- Historical Society program at 175 Pine St.
Monday, Dec. 6
6 p.m. -- Felted Snowman Ornament craft event at Mary Cheney Library.
6 -8 p.m.-- Manchester Songwriters Group at 153 Spruce St.
7 p.m. -- BoE Meeting at Lincoln Center.
7 - 8 p.m. -- World-Wide Lighthouse Missions bottle and can drive at 723 Main St.
Tuesday, Dec. 7
3 - 4 p.m. -- Pokemon Wood Painting for teens at Mary Cheney Library
7 p.m -- BoD Meeting at Lincoln Center.
Wednesday, Dec. 8
3:30 - 5 p.m. -- Ask a Question, Save a Life at Manchester Community College, 60 Bidwell St.
6 - 8 p.m. -- Middle School Nights at Mary Cheney Library.
6:30 p.m. -- Mechanical Banks of the J. & E. Stevens Co. with historian Richard Franklin at Whiton Library.
7 p.m. -- Hip Hop for the Homeless to benefit MACC Charities at Main Pub.
Plus
The American Legion Auxiliary Winter tag and vendor sale is Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5 from 2 -4 p.m. on American Legion Drive.
The Manchester Land Conservation Trust’s giant two-day tag sale at 330 Bush Hill Rd on Dec. 3 and 4.
Creative Nonfiction: Memoir & Monologue Workshop at WORK_SPACE, Dec 6, 13, 20 and Jan 10 and 17, 2022.
Also Coming Soon
On Friday, Dec. 10 Manchester Public Schools celebrates PJ Day for the kids to help fight cancer. (And folks who don't attend or work in district schools can join and/or donate as well.)
The Youth Services Bureau is hosting a Home Alone Safety for Kids interactive workshop at 63 Linden St. on Monday, Dec. 13.
THIS STORY STARTED WITH A TRAGEDY 46 YEARS AGO and it ended yesterday in a classroom at Manchester High School with students in the Jazz Ensemble scarfing quarter pounders with cheese. Oh, yeah: the story also ends with the perfect quote for the occasion and you can read it all here.
OneManchester is compiled by Jim Farrell of the school district's communications office; he can be reached at b11jfarr@mpspride.org or 860-268-6377. OneManchester has been published since August 2017 and features the photography of Paul Ofria. Want to subscribe? Just click here.