Emma Sings Ella | Card Show | Celebrating MLK | Java & Jazz | Trash Talk | More: NH Patch Weekender

CONCORD, NH — There is a lot to do in New Hampshire this weekend so get out.

Plus: Event listings are free on one Patch site. You can share your calendar listing on other community sites for a modest fee, starting at 25 cents per day. To get started, visit the Events link on the front page of all Patch sites. Statewide calendar roundups are published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Saturday

Rotary Club of Bedford's Regional Idol Scholarship Competition is January 17 (Dana Center-Koonz Theatre, Manchester)

A Charity Raffle for Bourbon Lovers (Hilltop Consignment Gallery, Concord)

Everyone's Trash: One man versus 1.6 billion pounds (Wilmot Public Library)

Saturday Morning Java & Jazz (William & Sons Coffee Co., Concord)

Storytime Stations at the Heights (Heights Branch Library, Concord)

Cast Iron Cooking — a hands-on cooking class (Gilmanton Community Church)

Winter Folk Student Recitals & Jam Sat, Jan 17 (Concord Community Music School)

Suncook Valley Chorale Concert (Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord)

Rally to Stop the War On Venezuela! (City Plaza, Concord)

Openings for free consultations with one of our 8 tattoo artists. Walk in tattoos available. (Mayhem Ink Tattoo, Nashua)

Interfaith MLK Event in Nashua: Out of Darkness, Into the Marvelous Light! (First Baptist Church of Nashua)

Sunday

• Pay It Forward Card Shows (Leominster-Fitchburg Lodge Of Elks, Mass.)
• Ocean Wave Resin Art - Trays & Shapes (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)
• Emmy Sings Ella (First Congregational Church, Concord)
• Home energy workshop — save money on heating and more! (St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Merrimack)
• GSCS Spring 2026 Registration Now Open! (First Church Congregational, Rochester)

No events have been posted for Monday. Enjoy Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Day.

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