Choose Community means taking an active interest in city, town or neighborhood activities and events, or simply volunteering a couple of hours on a project of personal interest. It also means choosing to purchase goods and services from area businesses that provide jobs to friends and neighbors, thereby improving the quality of life for everyone.
On the pages of this blog, you will find listings and descriptions of various community events throughout the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire. You will also find expert financial wisdom and advice in articles written by guest bloggers and people who work for Enterprise Bank.
We hope you will visit often, and don’t forget to share what you find here with family, friends and colleagues.
The 2nd Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser will take place on January 22 at the Living Waters Center of Hope in Lowell from 12 to 4 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit Living Waters Center of Hope, as well as the Merrimack Valley Food Bank. For a small donation and a non-perishable food item, guests [...]
The Third Annual First Run is set to take place at 11 a.m. on New Year’s Day in Lowell for up to 2,000 entrants featuring both a 5k and a 10k race. The event is sure to be an exciting kick off for the new year, featuring food, drinks, a live band and heat sheets [...]
This Thursday, December 15, the Brew’d Awakening Coffeehaus in Lowell will host an open-mic poetry slam from 7 through 9 p.m. Guests will have the opportunity to share poetry they have created, listen to others share their works and listen to featured poets. The event is a great time to unwind or get together with [...]
Enterprise Bank’s 2011 Celebration of Excellence took place on November 9, 2011 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA. The event, which was designed to honor and recognize the dreamers and the doers, attracted over 1,500 people to an evening of excitement and inspiration, including a performance by Enterprise Bank’s own Alison Burns and [...]
The 4th Annual Holiday Cookie Competition will take place on December 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The competition will take place at The Brush Art Gallery featuring cookies from local artists and board members. People can vote on their favorite cookies and even take recipes home with them to use for [...]
A fundraising comedy event will be held at Fody’s Tavern in Nashua, N.H. on February 23 at 9 p.m. for the Zachary M. Tompkins Memorial Fund. The event will feature one of New Hampshire’s best comics, Nick Lavallee, and the bar will open promptly at 8 p.m. The Zachary M. Tompkins Fund aims to raise [...]
Snowshoeing events will take place on February 11 as part of the Frost Festival in Derry, N.H. to raise money for the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation. These events include a series of races including a 5K race, a 2.5K race and several shorter races for beginners. The snowshoeing events are weather permitting, and [...]
The 7th Annual Potter’s Bowl will take place at Promises to Keep at 199 Rockingham Road in Derry, N.H. on February 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. This event is hosted by Community Caregivers of Greater Derry, a non-profit volunteer network for the Southern New Hampshire region. Guests are able to sample a variety of [...]
The Salem Boys and Girls Club hosts grade specific “Fun Nights” every month where children are able to meet with other kids to participate in events such as swimming and open gym. During this event, kids will also have access to the game room. The next “Fun Night” is for fourth and fifth graders on [...]
The “Cold Nose, Warm House” Home Heating Raffle will be held the entire month of January through February 3. People can enter for a chance to win $500 towards their home heating bill for $10 per entry. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Salem Animal Rescue League (SARL), a non-profit organization in Salem N.H. committed [...]
The Breathe Easy for Ashley fundraising event will take place on February 11 for Andover resident, Ashley Dias, who needs her second double-lung transplant. Ashley was born with cystic fibrosis and had her first double-lung transplant in 2001 followed by a kidney transplant in 2005. This medical procedure costs an estimated $650,000, excluding costs for [...]
The “Mentor for a Day” event will be held at the Lawrence YMCA on January 29 from 12 to 3 p.m. and is sponsored by Family Service, Inc., a private non-profit social service agency in Lawrence. Family Service, Inc. is actively seeking volunteers for the mentor program where volunteers will be assigned a child with [...]
The 19th Annual YWCA Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast will take place at the Newburyport City Hall on January 16 beginning at 7:30 a.m. This year’s guest speaker, Aimée Sands, is an awarding winning independent documentary filmmaker and poet who has creates works exposing both racism and sexism. At this year’s event, Sands’ film “What [...]
Thayer Memorial Public Library in Lancaster will host its 150th Anniversary Celebration on January 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. The event will feature a public exhibit of over 80 rare books from the library’s collection and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served during the [...]
Join the Lawrence History Center on January 12 for the ribbon cutting and commemoration event for the “Short Pay! All Out!” exhibit highlighting the Bread and Roses strike of 1912. This event marks the centennial celebration of the strike and is free and open to the public. The celebration begins at 10 a.m., however just [...]
Halloween is here again, and this year’s snowcapped evening will make for the most unique trick-or-treating in years. For many towns in the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire, trick-or-treating events held over the weekend have been postponed until this evening, Monday, October 31, and throughout the upcoming week.
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It’s close to that time of the year, filled with rosy cheeks, piping-hot beverages and lots of warm blankets. Winter? Close, it’s nearly flu season! No one likes the flu and for local residents, several cities will be holding flu shot clinics to help keep you healthy this winter.
Community Health Connections of Fitchburg, Leominster and [...]
On Saturday, October 1, the 8th Annual Fitchburg Forge-In will showcase blacksmiths of all skills competing against one-another to determine the region’s best blacksmith. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Riverfront Park, located off Boulder Drive in Fitchburg. Come out for this exciting event and experience the old world thrill [...]
Summertime isn’t complete without one last barbecue! Join Leominster residents on Saturday, September 17 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. to enjoy delicious grilled food and help support one of the city’s oldest buildings, the No. 6 School House, which sits at the corner of Pleasant and Wachusett Streets.
The meal will include a half chicken, salad, [...]
The Lowell Summer Music Series has already brought some huge headliners to Boarding House Park, including the season’s debut performance by the iconic Chris Isaak, back-to-back nights by the Indigo Girls, and last weekend’s pairing of jam band moe. and blues rocker Jonny Lang. Well hold on to your hats folks, because it’s about to [...]
On Tuesday, November 8, Enterprise Bank will partner with Hudkins Law PLLC to offer a complimentary seminar for Massachusetts realtors. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon at the Northeast Association of Realtors (NEAR) office, located at 6 Lyberty Way, Suite 204, in Westford.
This free session will provide Massachusetts realtors with information and [...]
On Sunday, October 9, Grotonfest is taking over! Sprawled across Legion Common, located along School Street in Groton, the daylong event will feature dance and martial arts performances, animal demonstrations, live music, plenty of food, fun and more! Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Grotonfest is sure to be an exciting day of family [...]
On Saturday, August 20, grab the family and head down to Cherry Hill Ice Cream Too, located at 53 Main Street in Townsend, for an afternoon of classic cars, delicious barbecue and rich ice cream. All proceeds from the event will benefit the American Cancer Society through its Relay for Life program.
The second [...]
YP Connect, a young professionals group sponsored by the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting the Summer Kick-Off Networking event on Wednesday, June 15. The event will be held at the Sunset Tiki Bar and Grill at the Nashoba Valley Ski area, located at 79 Powers Road in Westford, MA. The Summer Kick-Off [...]
On Sunday, June 12, the Westford Museum will feature a Laotian culture celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. The “Worship Spaces of Westford: Dok Bouathong and Dok Champa” exhibit is a collection of photographs and keepsakes from Laotian history.
Artists will bring traditional Laotian music and dances to the celebration. Performers from the Wat Buddhabhavana [...]
