CONFERENCE
2024 NH HOUSING HOMEOWNERSHIP CONFERENCE
WHEN: March 26, 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
WHERE: Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord
WHAT: Learn about the current housing landscape, solutions for increasing inventory, as well as ideas on affordability, availability and access. Explore with speakers and fellow attendees the opportunities that shape homeownership in New Hampshire. From 12:45 – 2:15 p.m., enjoy a meal and delve deeper into the session topics at this post-conference luncheon and networking session with conference panelists. Discuss New Hampshire’s housing challenges, share insights and talk about solutions.
COST: $50 for conference with breakfast; $65 for conference, breakfast and lunch
CONTACT: nhhfa.org/event/2024-homeownership-conference
SUMMIT
2024 SMALL BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT IN BRETTON WOODS
WHEN: Wednesday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: AMC Highland Center, U.S. Route 302, Bretton Woods
WHAT: The Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN) and the U.S. Small Business Administration New Hampshire District Office present the 2024 Small Business Empowerment Summit in Bretton Woods. Attendees will learn about the tools and strategies that can help create a strong foundation for creating or growing a business for the long haul. This interactive program provides emerging entrepreneurs and small business owners an opportunity to identify, examine and discuss the factors that influence the long-term sustainability of their businesses. Sessions and schedule may be found online on the U.S. SBA’s website.
COST: $20 per ticket; $10 for WREN members
CONTACT: www.sba.gov/event/43540
SEMINAR
NEIGHBORWORKS ANNUAL BREAKFAST 2024
WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 7:30 – 9 a.m.
WHERE: Manchester Country Club, 180 South River Road, Bedford
WHAT: In “A Balancing Act: Housing, Local Control and Private Property Rights in New Hampshire,” guest speaker Bob Quinn, CEO of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, will explore whether private property rights and local control are becoming incompatible in New Hampshire. He will discuss why policymakers at the state and local levels need to realize that simply saying “it is a local matter” is no longer an option as we deal with the state’s housing shortage.
COST: $35 per person, or $175 for a table of 6 (plus 1 free ticket)
CONTACT: www.nwsnh.org/events
FUNDRAISER
10TH ANNUAL SLEEPOUT 2024
WHEN: Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.
WHERE: DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St., Manchester; Waypoint Concord, 103 N. State St., Concord; Waypoint Tri-City Region, 3 Wallace St., Rochester
WHAT: SleepOut is a night spent outside each March to expand our collective consciousness about youth homelessness in New Hampshire and raise funds to address critical needs that will help transform lives. SleepOut is Waypoint’s premier event that directly supports the state’s only overnight youth shelter in Manchester and youth drop-in centers in Concord and Rochester. The 2024 SleepOut is the organization’s 10th anniversary event, and they’re hoping for a record turnout to help end youth homelessness in New Hampshire. In-person SleepOuts will take place in Manchester, Concord and Rochester, where sleepers will sleep under a large event tent. Individuals can virtually sleep out at other locations of their choice. The opening program begins at 8 p.m. on March 29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, in the Pensock Room.
COST: Free, but each participant is encouraged to meet a minimal $100 fundraising goal
CONTACT: waypointnh.org/happenings/sleepout
FUNDRAISER
CONCORD HOSPITAL TRUST’S BEE’S KNEES SOCIAL CLUB
WHEN: Thursday, April 4, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Church Landing, 218 Daniel Webster Hwy., Meredith
WHAT: Get ready to don your 1920s attire and be transformed back to the Jazz Age. Attending the Bee’s Knee Social Club allows you to travel back in time to a 1920s-themed evening filled with music from a big band, cutting a rug in the main ballroom, enjoying tasty treats and creative mocktails with the copper nearby. Become a Bee’s Knees VIP and make a clean sneak to the private rooms where a password gets you in to taste the moonshine and leave you feeling hotsy-totsy for 1920s beverages. Proceeds raised will support Concord Hospital health system with maternity, prenatal and postnatal OB/GYN patient care.
COST: $60 employee discount; $75 general admission; $125 VIP admission; $400 mini-mob group of six; $650 premium bundle group of two; reduced lodging rates at nearby Mill Falls, Chase House and Bay Point
CONTACT: giveto.concordhospital.org/events/bees-knees-social-club
COMMUNITY
MACFARLANE RESEARCH GREENHOUSES OPEN HOUSE
WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Mcfarlane Research Greenhouses, 13 Botanical Lane, Durham
WHAT: The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station is excited to welcome its supporters to the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses at the University of New Hampshire for its 2024 Open House. There will be a full day of talks and presentations by NHAES researchers and Extension specialists. Learn about active research projects at the greenhouses and how the science benefits New Hampshire. The 25,000-square-foot Macfarlane Research Greenhouses are dedicated to research and teaching associated with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station and College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. The greenhouse environments are monitored and precisely regulated through a computer-based control system that creates a sustainable growing environment through the conservation of heat, electricity, water and fertilizer, and increased plant resistance to insect pests and diseases.
COST: Free
CONTACT: colsa.unh.edu
WORKSHOP
CLEAN ENERGY NH (CENH) WEBINAR
WHEN: Tuesday, April 9, 9 – 10 a.m.
WHERE: Virtual
WHAT: Small businesses and farmers are the backbone of New Hampshire communities. Rising energy costs are a significant burden for many business owners. The USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is providing unprecedented grant funding for farmers and small business owners to invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Clean Energy NH is available to help you access these funds to provide resiliency, stability, and energy savings for your business.
COST: Free; registration required
CONTACT: business.manchesterchamber.org/events
COMMUNITY
NH BUSINESS REVIEW’S 2024 NH 200 RECEPTION
WHEN: Thursday, April 11, 5:30 – 8 p.m.
WHERE: Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord
WHAT: Please join us at the NH 200 Reception as we toast to the 200 most influential people in the Granite State. This networking event is open to everyone, and past New Hampshire 200 recipients are highly encouraged to attend. Unprecedented in scope, the New Hampshire 200 is the product of a year-long research initiative by the editors of NH Business Review resulting in a personal, engaging look at the state’s most influential business leaders across major industries. New Hampshire 200 is a printed magazine available for purchase online and sent to all print edition subscribers.
COST: $85 for groups of 10; $95 for individuals
CONTACT: www.nhbr.com/events-awards/nh200
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