The Week Ahead: Book Signings, Family Fun, Live Music, and the Return of Scarecrows

Here’s a look at the week ahead. Click on the links for more information:

Weather

On Monday, while the morning starts with frost and chilly temps, it will warm up to the mid-60s with sunny skies. Overnight lows drop down to the high 40s (low 50s on the Seacoast). On Tuesday, expect some drizzle in the morning, with temps in the mid-60s. Overnight lows will be in the 50s. Showers and thunderstorms are possible on Wednesday, with highs in the high 60s and the mid-40s at night (it will be slightly warmer on the coast). The sun is expected to return on Thursday with a high near 60 (overnight, it will drop down to the low 40s; mid-40s on the coast). Friday will be sunny, too.

Monday

• The Families First Health & Support Center, 100 Campus Drive in Portsmouth, hosts a family fun night at 5:30 p.m. The event is free but registration is required.
• The Capital Toastmasters host a meeting where you can learn to improve your public speaking at 6:30 p.m. at Granite Ledges, 151 Langley Parkway in Concord.
• A Drinkable Arts Glass Paint Party will be held at Pizzeria Uno, 593 Amherst St. in Nashua at 6:30 p.m.
• The Gibson’s Bookstore Book Club in Concord reads “The Last Policeman,” this year’s Concord Reads project. The event starts at 7 p.m. at the store on South Main Street.
• Learn about Buddhism at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue at 7 p.m.
• Lisa Guyer hosts an open mic night at Whippersnappers Restaurant on 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry at 8 p.m.

Tuesday

• The Rudman Center Conversations with the Candidates continues at the UNH School of Law in Concord with former U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta at 9 a.m. The event will also be broadcast on NHPR.
• The Bedford Farmers’ Market will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Seton Parking Lot, 190 Meetinghouse Road in Bedford.
• The Wings of Knowledge continues at NHTI in Concord with the presentation, Gary Samson, A Life in Photography, at 6 p.m.
• A jazz jam will be held at 6 p.m. at the Press Room, 77 Daniel St. in Portsmouth.
• Just Naturals & Company, 176 South River Road in Bedford hosts a healthy eating on the go presentation at 6:45 p.m. Registration is required; tickets are $10.
• The River Card Room, 185 Elm St. in Milford hosts bingo night at 6:45 p.m.

Wednesday

• Al’s Automotive & Truck Center, 156 Epping Road in Exeter offers its women’s auto care seminar at 5 p.m. The event is free but registration is required.
• A wine and cheese tasting social will be held at 5 p.m. at the WineNot Boutique, 170 Main St. in Nashua.
• The Portsmouth Brewery, 56 Market St. in Portsmouth, hosts a discussion about space weather at 5 p.m.
• The Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St. in Milford continues its series of discussions about the Civil War at 6:30 p.m.
• WHDH-TV investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan will be at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord talking about and signing copies of her new mystery, “Truth Be Told,” at 7 p.m.
• Mike hosts an open mic at The Draft on South Main Street in Concord.
• The Blue Mermaid Island Grill, 409 The Hill in Portsmouth also hosts an open mic at 8:30 p.m.
• Ian McFeron plays The Press Room, 77 Daniel St. in Portsmouth at 9 p.m.

Thursday

• Scarecrows of the Port, the annual display of scarecrows throughout downtown Portsmouth and the Pease Tradeport, begins today and runs through the end of the month.
• Toastmasters in Merrimack hosts a speaking event at 7 a.m. at the town hall, 6 Baboosic Lake Road in Merrimack. The event is free.
• The Financial Planning Adult Education Conference Center, 77 Gilcreast Road in Londonderry will host a wills, trusts, and estate planning workshop at 6:15 p.m. Registration is required. The fee is $5 to $20.
• The Canvas Roadshow, 176 South River Road in Bedford hosts a painting on pumpkins demonstration at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required.
• A How To Talk So Kids Will Listen Workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Bedford Village Morning School, 19 Ministerial Road in Bedford.
• Authors Eric Shonkwiler, Tim Horvath, and Nathan Graziano will all be appearing at Gibson’s at 7 p.m. to talk about their new books.
• “Postmortem,” a murder mystery, will be presented at 8 p.m. at the Court Street Theatre, 14 Court St. in Nashua. Tickets are $12-$15. The play continues during the weekend, too.
• Hot Tamales plays at the Whippersnappers Restaurant, 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry at 8:30 p.m.

What are you doing this weekend? Anything exciting? Care to share? Did we miss anything? Leave a note in the comment section and tell us!