5 Things: Meet Bruce Heald, Free Newsletters

"Five Things” is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance about Concord, N.H.

1. A standard winter day. Forecasters are calling for partly sunny skies with temperatures in the low 30s. Expect overnight lows to drop down into the teens, with clear skies.
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3. Preview spring classes. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Granite State College holds a preview for spring classes for seniors at 1 p.m. at the school on Hall Street.
4. Meet the author. Bruce Heald, author of “Gypsies of the White Mountain,” will be at Gibson’s Bookstore at 7 p.m. signing and talking about his new book.
5. Other stuff. The Children’s Place and Parents’ Education Center hosts a babies and parents caregivers group at 9:30 a.m. Butter’s Fine Food and Wine hosts a wine tasting at 4:30 p.m. Lex and Joe play Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. The voice department at the Concord Community Music School has a recital at 7 p.m. The McLane Center holds a lecture on exotic plants and wildlife at 7 p.m. The IBEW Building hosts international folk dancing at 7:30 p.m.

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