THINGS TO DO TODAY! Sunday November 10, 2013

Interfaith Hospice Memorial Services. The Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice will hold its annual Interfaith Hospice Memorial Service, at 3 p.m. at the Pinckney Boat House on the Brewster Academy campus in Wolfeboro, to celebrate the memory of loved ones who have died this past year, both those who died in hospice care and those from the wider community. Members of the staff will share in leading the service, which will include music and a time of remembrance. Children are welcome. A reception follows the services to give us an opportunity to visit. To reach the boat house, you need to be on Route 28, just south of downtown Wolfeboro. At the main sign for Brewster Academy, turn toward the lake on Academy Drive. Continue down the drive where you will find the boat house between the drive and the lake. For more information contact John Davies, chaplain at (603) 524-8444 x2321 or (603) 569-2729 x305.

Lovell Veterans Day Event. The Lovell Historical Society will hold a special event in honor of the local veterans from 1 to 4 p.m. at the 1839 Kimball-Stanford House on the corner of Route 5 and Old Stage Road. The museum will be used to show many photos, artifacts and document dealing with the wars of the United States. The society hopes to have veterans honored at this occasion for their service to their country. If anyone would like to add historic documents to the display they can contact Pat Foley at 925-6546 or Lynn Hurd at (207) 925-1101. Refreshments will be served in the Research Center.

Special Guest Speaker At St. Andrews Episcopal Church.Tamara Kittleson-Aldred, a founder and director of Eleanore's Project, which provides disabled children in the developing world with wheelchairs, will be the special guest speaker at St. Andrew's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church's 10 a.m. service. The church is located at 678 Whittier Road in Tamworth. For more information call 323-8515

ESSC Ski Sale. The Eastern Slope Ski Club equipment sale takes 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at North Conway Community Center. Find great deals on used ski equipment. Visit http://www.easternslopeskiclub.org/ for more information.

Mount Washington Valley Arts Association Annual Meeting. Mount Washington Valley Arts Association's annual meeting is at Downstairs Gallery at 16 Norcross Place in North Conway at 1 p.m. It will be an important meeting with information about our Capital Campaign for a new arts center. This will be followed by a program presented by Timm Triplett, associate professor of philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. He will have visual displays of various color phenomena and will discuss his topic, "The Philosopher and the Rainbow: Why Philosophers are fascinated with Colors and Color Perception," which he will gear toward artists and photographers who use color every day. Refreshments will be served. The association requires at least 10 percent of the membership to be present for a quorum so members are encouraged to mark their calendars and to plan to attend.

Mountain Top Music Concert. Mountain Top Music teachers Chris Nourse, violin and viola, and Ellen Schwindt, piano, perform Sonatas by Mozart, Cage, Finzi and Schwindt at the Tamworth Congregational Church at 4 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public; donations to support Mountain Top Music, the local community music school, are always welcomed.

Tamworth Historical Society Annual Meeting. The Tamworth Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at 4 a.m. at the historical society building in Tamworth village. The event includes a business meeting at 4 p.m.; potluck supper at 4:30 p.m. and program by humorist Rebecca Rule, "Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire: The Present, the Past, and the Future," at 5:30 p.m.

'Seussical the Musical.' Fryeburg Academy presents "Seussical the Musical" at 2 p.m. in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg, Maine. "Seussical" is a whimsical play full of tongue-twisting rhymes and songs that will entertain all ages. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $5 for students. Pre-order tickets at www.fryeburgacademy.org/tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information call the box office at (207) 935-9232.

Fee Free Day In National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites over the Veterans Day holiday weekend, Nov. 9. Day use fees will be waived across the White Mountain National Forest, however fees will remain in effect for overnight camping, cabin rentals, permits, reservations, and activities offered by concessionaires. For more information about the White Mountain National Forestwww.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain .

Service To Honor Veterans. St. Margaret of Scotland Church will honor and remember all Veterans at its 10 a.m. Sunday Service in Conway, on Nov. 10. The service will include remembrances for the Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard as well as Merchant Marine Veterans. St. Margaret of Scotland worships on Sundays at 10 a.m. The church is located at 85 Pleasant Street in Conway. The Rev. Chaplain Jeffrey Monroe MM, (Capt-USMM, USNR-Ret) is Rector, and the Rev. Mr. Harry E. Wellsman (USA-Ret.) is Deacon. Visit www.conwayanglicans.org for more information.

Battle of the Bowls Chili Challenge. The Sixth Annual Battle of the Bowls chili challenge will be held on Sunday, Nov. 10,noon-2 p.m. at the Center Lovell Fire House. The Chili Challenge donates all proceeds to the Lovell Friends Helping Friends Emergency Fund. Residents, businesses and organizations throughout western Maine and Mount Washington Valley are invited to participate. There are two distinct categories: people's choice and judges' favorites. Special awards will be given to all winners. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children six and under. peanut Butter and jelly sandwiches, ice cream and a bake sale will also be available. For those unable to attend the chili challenge but would like to support the program, personal donations may be sent to Friends Helping Friends, Town of Lovell, PO Box 236, Center Lovell, ME, 04016. For more information contact Stan Tupaj at 207-925-1500 orstan@fairpoint.net.

EVERY SUNDAY

White Mountain Art Exhibit. The Museum of White Mountain Art at Jackson presents its inaugural exhibition "The Road to Jackson: a Journey through the White Mountains of New Hampshire." The exhibition features 44 nineteenth century paintings of artists of the White Mountain School of Art from private collections. The museum is open Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and other days by chance or appointment. The museum is in Jackson's historic Town Hall, which also houses exhibits illustrating the history of Jackson.

Ladies basketball. The Conway Recreation Department is running drop in pick-up basketball for ladies only. It runs every Sunday through Dec. 8 from 5-7 p.m.  The cost is $2 per person per week. Call 447-5680 for any questions.

Dinner Bell South. The Dinner Bell South offers a free meal and fellowship at 5 p.m. at St. Andrews in the Valley Episcopal Church in Tamworth. All are welcome to this community meal. For more information call 323-8515. 

Dana Cunningham at The Little White Church. The Little White Church in Eaton will be open to the public every third Sunday of the month at 5 p.m. Pianist and composer Dana Cunningham will be leading what she describes as an emergent, present-moment-directed hour of music both sung and instrumental, as well as poetry, silence, and the spoken word. The content of the time together is offered with the intention of creating space for stillness, gratitude, and increased awareness of what needs our attention most. All are welcome, regardless of belief system or lack thereof.

Little Green Closet Thrift Store. The Thrift Store is now open for discounted children/maternity clothes. Located in the Mount Washington Valley Children's Museum on Route 16 North Conway next to Stan and Dan Sports. Hours 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information call 356-2992 or visit www.mwvchildrensmuseum.org.

Zen Meditation. Zen meditation takes place at Creative Sole Studio, 175 Main Street, Conway, with silent sitting and walking meditation from 8 to 9 a.m. and Zen reading and discussion from 9 to 10 a.m. Creative Sole Studio is located above the laundromat across from Kennett Middle School. The entrance is on the end of the building closest to the post office. Open to the public; $5 donation suggested. For information or questions, contact Terry Leavitt, 452-8821.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners. Alcoholics Anonymous beginners meetings are every Sunday at Memorial Hospital in the walk-in clinic from 3 to 4 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting at the Gibson Center in North Conway from 10 to 11:15 a.m. and at the Conway Village Congregational Church on Main Street in Conway Village, from 7 to 8 p.m.