THINGS TO DO TODAY! Thursday November 21, 2013

Reiki Night. Sponsored by Soulful Journeys sponsors a free Reiki night, 5:30 to 7 p.m., on the third Thursday of each month at  Visiting Nurse Home Care and Hospice of Northern Carroll County, located at 1529 White Mountain Highway  (formerly the Lenox building) on Route 16 in North Conway. All are welcome to come learn more and experience how this comforting therapy can help, with benefits including stress and tension reduction, supporting the body’s natural healing, deepening spiritual awareness, helping to clear the mind and bringing feelings of inner peace.  Contact Leah Mason by phone: (207) 935-7210 or by email:balanceleah@yahoo.com for more information.

Affordable Care Act Program. The North Conway Public Library will present a program about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at 5:30 pm at the Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center on Main Street in North Conway. The program will provide a general overview about ACA, defining and explaining key elements of the new law, and providing tips for consumers beginning to navigate the ACA waters. Mary Jane Jarrett, health care navigator for White Mountain Community Health Center, will discuss the changes that have been have made to health insurance for 2014, what the Health Insurance Marketplace is, who needs to apply for health insurance and who does not, who qualifies for lower rates and tax credits, how to enroll, and what are the penalties for not having health insurance next year. The program is free and open to the public. No registration is necessary to attend. For more information, check the North Conway Library's website at www.NorthConwayLibrary.com or call the Library at 356-2961.

North Country Camera Club. The North Country Camera Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from September thru June in the Lecture Hall at the Kennett Middle School in Conway (use back door – plenty of parking – follow the NCCC signs.)  Doors open at 6:30, meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.sharp. This week’s program will be a club competition, subject is “open.” Invited judges will be Rachel Andrews and Dave Gorke and a random chosen club member. For information see our website atwww.northcountrycameraclub.org .

Painting With Wool. Arts Council of Tamworth presents Painting with Wool, a workshop with fiber artist Marcy Schepker 1-2 p.m. at the Community School in South Tamworth. Community members of all ages are invited to participate in the creation of two needle-felted murals, “Our Home Through the Seasons” and “Celebrating Our Town and Its People.” Come with an idea in mind of something or someone you want to honor, remember, or celebrate, and Marcy will give you tools and skills to integrate it into the larger work. Workshop is free; donations in support of community-wide artist residencies are always welcome. The workshop will take place directly after the Community School’s by-donation local-foods Farmers’ Table Luncheon. Please call 323-7000 if you would like to eat lunch before the workshop. For more information visit artstamworth.org or call 323-0104.

Math Artist Hans Schepker Presentation. Math artist Hans Schepker will be speaking on Math Art and Glass Geometry, 1-2 p.m., at The Community School in South Tamworth, directly following their by-donation local foods Farmers' Table lunch (call 323-7000 if you would like to eat before the workshop).

Story Time. Jackson Public Library holds story time, stories, songs and a craft for toddlers and preschoolers at 10:30 a.m.

Support/Social Group for Working Families. There will be a new support/social group for working families hosted by Rustik Baby from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This is currently the only inclusive group in the valley for working families - moms, dads, caregivers, grandparents, etc. Future dates based on interest level. Stay-at-home parents welcome, too. Bring your own dinner. Children of all ages, diverse parenting styles and breastfeeders welcome. Privacy available. Lactation Consultant available as needed. Call Kate at 630-6382 or email info@rustikevents.com for more information and locations. Website: www.rustikevents.com.

Colonial Holiday Fair. There will be a Colonial holiday fair from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Conway Village Congregational Church. Dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m. including corn chowder, authentic colonial shepherd's dinner (with lamb), traditional shepherd's pie (cottage pie), corn bread and salad and assorted home-made cakes with home-made toppings. There will will be special musical entertainment. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12 and free for children under 5. Call 447-3851 or emailinfo@thebrownchurch.org for more information.

Writers' Night. Writers' Night at 7 p.m. at the Effingham Public Library features award winning poet, Patricia Frisella and multi-instrumentalist, poet and singer, Pablo Flores. Features followed by Open Mic (five-minute limit). Light refreshments will be served. Contact: Katie McCarthy at  651-9796. The library is located at 30 Townhouse Road, in Effingham.

The Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition Benefit.There will be a fund-raising event for The Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition at The Shannon Door Pub and Restaurant in Jackson. There will be raffle tickets and a portion of the money from each pizza sold will be donated to the organization. Auction items will include a sport club membership at the Eastern Slope Inn Resort, entrance for four to the Kahuna Laguna Water Park at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort, a $50 gift certificate to the Flatbread Company, and a two-night stay for four at the Eastern Slope Inn or Attitash Mountain Village, a Starbucks gift bag, and a $15 gift card for the Toy Chest. There will also be a 50/50 raffle with half of the money collected from this raffle going to the winner.  The Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition is a local non-profit organization, which believes that affordable housing has a direct impact on the economic strength of the Mount Washington Valley, affecting both those who need it as well as broadly effecting business expansion. For more information of if you are interested in donating an auction item for either of these events contact  Megan Scheid, Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition vice chairman at meganscheid75@gmail.com or (603)-387-7810.

Next Gen Meeting. Next Gen, the Conway Public Library’s after school club for grade six and up, discusses “Time for Andrew,” a ghost story by Mary Downing Hahn at 3:30 p.m. Good food and good conversation. For more information call the library at 447-5552 or visit www.conwaypubliclibrary.org.

‘Plants That Impacted New England History’ Program. The Conway Public Library is hosting a program that lends a different perspective on history. It’s presented by June O’Donal, author of “The Fryeburg Chronicles” and is called “Plants That Impacted New England History” at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and the evening is free and open to the public. For more information call the library at 447-5552 or visit www.conwaypubliclibrary.org.