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Atkinson Civic Club Craft Fair Saturday

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More than 70 craft vendors and food dealers will show off their wares at the Atkinson Women’s Civic Club’s 2026 Spring Indoor/Outdoor Artisan Market. The free event is Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine, at Atkinson Community Center, 4 Main St., Atkinson, N.H. Providing live music will be the Uncharted Watahs band with members Mark Jordan, Mike Jordan, Mike Marino Paul Palumbo and Kenny Walsh. In addition to crafters, the club holds a 50/50 raffle with several baskets of goodies as prizes. Proceeds help pay for the mission of the service club.

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Haverhill Multicultural Festival Saturday Brings World Music, Acts, Food and Wares

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A Bachata routine, dance and music performances, cultural exhibitors, food from different countries and an array of handmade goods for sale highlight Saturday’s Haverhill Multicultural Festival. A team from Cambridge-based Moves & Vibes, performing bachata routines, is among the acts that also include samba, mariachi, steelpan music, salsa and reggae performances. Dance, a violin performance and other exhibitions round out the entertainment. Activities for kids include making maracas out of paper plates, decorating personal flags, face painting and games made by Multicultural Festival Vice Chair Maria Elena Arata. Wares for sale have origins in various countries, including Zimbabwe, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, India and Ghana.

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Haverhill Service Clubs Spruce Up Welcome Signs

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Armed with paintbrushes and gardening tools members of the Breakfast Exchange Club of Greater Haverhill Tuesday morning spruced up the Welcome to Haverhill sign at the intersection of Boston Road and Route 125. The sign, now refreshed with a new coat of paint and enhanced with flowering plants, is the second of six signs getting some overdue TLC. The welcome sign at Kenoza Lake near the Haverhill water treatment plant, which blew over in a storm this winter, was removed and is being refurbished with the support of the Pentucket Kiwanis Club. The Rotary Club of Haverhill will be working on the sign at River Street near the Ninety Nine Restaurant sometime this summer. The Paint and Plant Project was inspired by longtime Haverhill Kiwanis member Peter Carbone, who mentioned at a recent joint meeting of Haverhill service clubs the signs were beginning to look shabby.

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Appraiser to Evaluate Local Treasures at Antique Appraisal Roadshow

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Those looking to find out whether they have a rare or valuable treasure have a chance to find out when the Groveland Historical Society Presents Antique Appraisal Roadshow. Dan Meader, antique appraiser and director of John McInnis Auctioneers, will be on hand to evaluate treasures and give an approximate valuation. Those attending may bring in a maximum of three items and will be charged $5 per item for the appraisal

Antique Appraisal Roadshow takes place Thursday, June 18, 6-9 p.m., at Washington Hall, 101 Washington St., Groveland.

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Juneteenth brings Gospel and Jazz to Haverhill’s GAR Park June 21

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Haverhill’s 250th Committee, working with Calvary Baptist Church, plans a Juneteenth celebration with gospel and jazz music. The Calvary Baptist Church Choir, Dennis Everett Jr. and Berklee Assistant Professor of Harmony & Jazz Composition Joseph Borsellino will perform. Pastor Kenneth Young of Calvary Baptist Church explains the significance. “Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, resilience and the enduring spirit of the African-American experience. It is also a time to recognize the profound cultural contributions that have shaped the soul of our nation.

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Barker to Lead Thank You Note Workshop

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Elaine Barker of Haverhill lead a workshop on The Art of the Handwritten Thank You Note. The free event, sponsored by the Friends of the Haverhill Public Library, takes place Tuesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m., in Haverhill City Hall, in room 301, 4 Summer St., Haverhill. Barker offers a basic recipe on how to start thank you notes, sympathy cards and letters of congratulation and to write them from the heart. She will explain why she believes a handwritten card is more cherished than one sent via email.

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Arts Group Puts Out Call for Más Fuertes Unidos Works

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Creative Haverhill is inviting Latinx artists to submit their works to this year’s Unidos exhibit. This year’s theme is a celebration of the diversity of creative voices by Latinx artists in the region. Más Fuertes Unidos was created by Melanie Palacios when she was a student at Haverhill High School as a capstone art project. Inspired by her own Guatemalan roots, Palacios invited other artists with Central and South American roots to contribute to her show Palacios is now a junior attending University of Miami. The exhibit goes on display Wednesday, Aug.

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Haverhill Garden Club Seeks Premier Nominations

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The Haverhill Garden Club is putting out the call for nominations for its seasonal, monthly Garden of the Month. The program spotlights homeowners and gardeners whose landscapes enhance the beauty of Haverhill and who are not members of the Haverhill Garden Club. Gardens of any size are eligible. Owners of the selected gardens will receive signs to display in their gardens, reflecting the prize, recognition and their landscapes highlighted by the garden club during the summer growing season. Those interested in submitting a Garden of the Month nomination are asked to provide the homeowner’s name and address along with the nominee’s contact information by emailing [email protected].