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Comedian David Shikes Entertains at Women’s City Club of Haverhill

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The Women’s City Club of Haverhill will host a meeting that includes a light lunch and a performance by comedian David Shikes of Atkinson, N.H.

It takes place Tuesday, Jan. 21, noon, at the Advent Christian Church, 160 Carleton St., Haverhill. The program includes a brief meeting, followed by lunch and entertainment. Those planning to attend are asked to contact Judy Dionne at 978-372-8837 to assist with refreshment planning. For more information, contact Teresa Gagnon, club president, at 978-457-6928.

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Watercolors by Methuen Artist Bragg on Display Through February at Haverhill Public Library

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Original watercolor paintings by Steve Bragg of Methuen are on display at the Haverhill Public Library. The art exhibit, on display through February, may be viewed free Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m.; at the library’s second floor gallery, 99 Main St., Haverhill. “Watercolor painting was something I always enjoyed,” says Bragg. “Fifty years ago, I took a certificate art program in Boston, but never found the time to pursue my interest in watercolors painting until the pandemic. I wanted to use what talents God had given me, so I went out and bought paper, paints and brushes, and started to paint.

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Free Online Lecture Series Provides Insights into Haverhill’s John Greenleaf Whittier

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Haverhill’s Whittier Birthplace is rolling out its free online lecture series for the first quarter, featuring the Haverhill poet’s connections to the Isles of Shoals, the man who portrayed John Greenleaf Whittier on canvas and his Amesbury home. The lecture series, available via Zoom, begins Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. with Amy Richards of the Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association. She’ll discuss one of Whittier’s vacation spots. Art historian Emily Esser is next up Thursday, Feb.

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Haverhill’s HOPE Task Force Reviews February School Vacation Resources, Other Events Jan. 15

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February school vacation resources are among the topics to be discussed when the Haverhill Overdose Prevention and Education—or HOPE—Task Force meets Wednesday afternoon. Haverhill Public Schools’ Robert Diffin and YMCA Regional Executive Director Tracy Fuller will discuss resources available, while committee members will also review plans for the next Resource Fair and learn of other local events. The HOPE Task Force meets Wednesday, Jan. 15, beginning at 4 p.m., at the Citizen Center, 10 Welcome St., second floor, Haverhill. The meeting is optionally available online.

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Haverhill Hound, Rod & Gun Club Ice Fishing Derby Takes Place Feb. 8

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Haverhill Hound, Rod & Gun Club’s annual Ice Fishing Derby is set for the first Saturday in February with cash prizes for the three heaviest fish, with other prizes for the three heaviest kid’s fish entries. The club invites the public to join in the fun of walking on hard water, drilling an ice hole and setting a fishing line in Chadwick Pond. “Our main priority is to make sure there is safe thickness of ice to walk out on for this event. We will continue to monitor the ice conditions and either cancel or postpone the ice fishing derby based on our known ice conditions,” says club president Jeff Richards. “There are restrictions to gas engines being allowed on the pond, so we ask all to go old school and use either hand augers or battery-operated augers only.”

The Ice Fishing Derby Saturday takes place Saturday, Feb.

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Pentucket Kiwanis Club Plans Eighth Annual Trivia Night Jan. 25

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The Pentucket Kiwanis Club is planning its eighth annual Trivia Night while at the same time celebrating the service club’s honor the 50th anniversary. Besides the trivia competition, there will be raffles and prizes, a look back at the club’s golden anniversary and sandwiches and snacks included in the ticket price. A cash bar will be available. Pentucket Kiwanis’ Trivia Night takes place Saturday, Jan. 25, at American Legion Wilbur M. Comeau Post 4, 1314 N. Main St., Haverhill.

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Essex County Greenbelt Offers ‘Nature at Night,’ Free, Five-Part Winter Series

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Essex County Greenbelt next week launches its eighth annual winter Film and Lecture Series, “Nature at Night.”

The free, five-part series, running from January to March, includes storytelling, lectures, a film screening and hands-on activities. First up is “Abenaki Stories of the Night,” Wednesday, Jan. 15, online, followed by the film, “In Echo All About,” Thursday, Jan. 30, in Haverhill; “The Dark Side of Light Pollution,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Lynn; “Nocturnal Animals of New England,” Tuesday, Feb.

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Team Haverhill Sets March 10 as ‘Possible Dreams’ Idea Forum

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Team Haverhill is getting ready for its annual “Possible Dreams” forum which historically has heard ideas leading to community improvement. Past ideas have included Haverhill’s Woofstock, Clement Farm Disc Golf Course, revitalizing the Haverhill Farmers Market, Haverhill Restaurant Week, River Ruckus, Beyond Walls Mural Project and Cleaner and Greener Downtown Haverhill. Organizers say “This community conversation provides an opportunity to meet new people, discover more that Haverhill has to offer and shape the future of our community by sharing and incubating new ideas.”

The community visioning session takes place Monday, March 10, beginning at 6:45 p.m., at Northern Essex Community College’s Hartleb Technology Center, 100 Elliott St., Haverhill. Those interested may respond via Team Haverhill’s Possible Dreams event page on Facebook.