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Warner News and Events ~ April 23, 2026
from Pillsbury Free Library
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Sat. April 25: 9 - Noon, Seed swap/ gardeners social at the library with Candace Hanson. Cookies will be provided! Drop in for a short swap or stay and chat.
Ending April 25, Sandy Steen Bartholomew is one of the artists in an exhibit in Contoocook at Two Villages Art Society, "Mixing it up".
Discerning Eye will open the season with a "Garden & She Shed" sale Friday, April 24 - Sunday, April 26, from 10-4 - their shop is at 56 Kearsarge Mtn. Rd. in Warner.
Saturday April 25 Karaoke at The Depot 7-10pm
Reed's North: Music SUNDAYS 4-7 pm, April 26: Wedgwood
NH Telephone Museum Fridays 10-4 and Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm
Warner Firefighters' Museum ((under telephone museum) most Saturdays, 10am- 3pm
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Fri. and Sat. 10am-4pm, tours 10:30am and 1:30pm
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Wed. April 29: 7 pm Gardens and Pollinators and why planting native species matters: by Denise Dalaker of Bagley Pond Perennials. Pillsbury Free Library Meeting Room. Free. Sponsored by Warner Beautification Group and Circle of Friends of Pillsbury Free Library.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2186196352129399
Wed. April 29: 7 pm Warner Fish and Game Club April meeting, Bartlett Loop.
Friday May 1: May Day, International Workers Day, and May Day Strong 2026
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 1-4 pm (thru 5/14) Used book donations (no textbooks) can be dropped off at the Kearsarge Mt. Rd. side entrance of The Lodge
Sat., May 2, 9 am to 12. Warner Historical Society Barn Sale: pre-season clean-out sale Outdoors-only. Preview Party, Wed., May 13, 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Light refreshments. Spring into Warner on Sat. May 16 is when The Barn officially opens for the season.
Sat. May 2: Poetry reading group: at MainStreet BookEnds 10:30-11:30am. Details
May 3 and May 24: 2 PM - "Spiritual Plot Twists" Book Study Group: Mariann Edgar Budde's "How We Learn To Be Brave: Decisive Moments In Life and Faith"
Sat. May 9:
8-12, community yard sale at Cafe 1 East, $10 per 8/ space, $20 for tent space (10x10 ): fees raised go to the food pantry! Reserve your space: paige@cafeoneeast.com
9 am Church CleanUp Day, 9 AM until done. United Church of Warner. Bring a rag and a bucket. Coffee and doughnuts provided.
1 - 4 PM Funder’s Day at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
Sat. May 9: (continued)
4 pm "Dickens' Christmas Carol" adapted for youth, Warner Town Hall. Library Theater group. Entry is an item or donation to the Warner Food Pantry. Bake sale at intermission.
6-9pm “Messages from Heaven” with Colleen Costello, The Celtic Medium at Reeds North Depot; 6-7pm Cash Bar & Appetizer Menu, show starts at 7pm. Tickets.
Thurs. May 14: 7pm Stone Walls program by Kevin Gardner (at Warner Town Hall)
Sat. May 16: Annual Spring Into Warner Arts celebration and 1st Farmer's Market of year.
And more! See list of May 16 events later in this newsletter.
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This week was National Volunteer Week! Take a moment to thank your local volunteers, including elected officials and board members, caregivers, youth team leaders, etc.
InterTown Record tribute for Peter St. James: If you wish to share comments, condolences, memories or tributes, please send by Friday, April 24 at 5 p.m. to info@InterTownRecord.com. The Publisher "will do our best to get all into a beautiful section honoring our friend [Peter]."
A photo by Karinne Heise of two Tom Turkeys in March is in the current Northern Woodlands https://northernwoodlands.org/photo-gallery/march-2026
Concord Monitor: April 11 "Insider": Ross Mingarelli's CandleTree collaboration with Wine-on-Main for scented candles; April 1: www.concordmonitor.com/2026/04/18/my-turn-unfounded-claims-political-attacks/ opinion by Ian Rogers;
April 18: Faith Dudley www.concordmonitor.com/2026/04/18/high-school-ai-use-crisis/;
April 23: www.concordmonitor.com/2026/04/23/psychiatric-abuse-lawsuit-warner-concord-hospital-elliot/
InterTown Record 4/21 Online or at the library: p.1-2, Warner Town Administrator; p1-3, Kawajiwaso Land Trust / Foster Farm; p.10-11, Warner Neighbors by Kathy Carson with Town Hall lampposts installation photo.
News items/ events for the Town columns of the InterTown or Concord Monitor can be sent to Kathy Carson at Townnews.Warner@gmail.com as well as to this newsletter.
Articles about Warner: The library clips and saves news by and about Warner people. Please clip Warner items in the Union Leader, Boston Globe or other sources for us!
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LED lampposts planned by the Warner Beautification group were installed along the walkways at Town Hall last week by Irish Electric. A light fixture will also be added to the entry ceiling on the side that previously had no lighting. These additions will help with visibility and safety for evening events at Town Hall.
| | Warner Town & School Meetings | | Boys & Girls Club will be open at Simonds School during April vacation. Reminder - spots still open in the before and after school program for the remainder of this school year. Apply for summer camp now: Price increase May 1st. Contact jporter@nhyouth.org. | |
Town of Warner is seeking
To apply please send a completed application - with letter of interest and resume via mail or email to: SelectBoard@WarnerNH.gov.
Warner Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking board members and a 2026-27 Ice Rink attendant. If you are interested, contact via email at: parks@warnernh.gov.
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TEENS: April 30 is the deadline to VOTE for Great READING!
Grades 7 & 8 can vote for their favorite books from the Isinglass Award nominees.
Bit.ly/Isinglass2026
Grades 9-12 can vote for their favorite books from the Flume Award nominees.
Bit.ly/Flume2026
Paper Voting ballots and QR code links are also available at the library!
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$$ Saving Library Fact: Need some sewing thread but don't have time to drive somewhere to buy the matching color? Come help yourself from our supply of donated Threads. Want to sew something - use our sewing machine and fabrics! Help available.
Get ready for our 2nd annual art and craft supply swap, held during Spring into Warner on Sat., May 16! Clean out your unused craft or sewing supplies and tools, drop off at the library May 9 to 14, and come May 16 to find your new hobby or supplies to use! Free.
| | The Library's Circle of Friends meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 2 pm to discuss ways to promote library services, and reading. Programs are being organized for, April 29 (Gardening for Pollinators) and May 14 (Stone walls of New England with Kevin Gardner). Assistance with other events and bake sales is also provided Next meeting is May 5 at 2 | | |
Find and reserve new adult items on our catalog lists: Jan. 2026, Feb. 2026, Mar. 2026 , April 2026 (and see images in Instagram and Facebook!)
What suggestions do you have for additions to our "Library of Things" collection? Knife sharpener? Metal detector? Laser level, distance meter, heat imager? Let us know!
So far we have Kill-o-Watt energy meters, telescope, DVD players, CD and VHS players, a code reader, a Radon monitor and puzzles, sewing machine.
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Museum and Parks passes for free or reduced admission are available:
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New England Aquarium 1/2 price, coupons now available daily to May 22 and weekdays 5/26-Sept. Expanded hours during Mass. school vacation week from April 20 to April 24, the Aquarium will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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NEW: Children's Museum of NH in Dover, 1/2 price (4 people once per day)
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Museum of Science in Boston, all year, for 1/2 price entry!
Museum of Science was closed March 30th – April 1st due to Museum maintenance - so we can issue 2 passes / day on two days in April! Plan to go with friends!
For show schedules, check starhop.com/planetarium. Borrow our pass! includes Special First Friday events and Sky watches.
SEE the FULL LIST and more details at: https://library.warnernh.gov/services/passes-2/
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Come see the performance of "A Christmas Carol" adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller for ArtReach Children's Theatre, from the book written by Charles Dickens. Saturday, May 9th at 4pm at the Warner Town Hall. "Entrance Fee" is a donation for the food pantry. At intermission there will be a bake sale by donation for the library. Hope to see you there!
Preschooler Story times every Thurs. at 10:30 am with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft - in the Children's Room. Saturday Story times are monthly at 10:30am: the next one is May 16 during "Spring into Warner".
New Children's Items in our catalog: February March, April and STEM KITS.
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center's Science Playground is now open, 10:30-4pm. Admission is free with entrance to the museum. Borrow a pass from the library!
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Circle of Friends Library Book Group meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday at 1:30 pm in the library. The May 13, 2026 book is 'Junie' by Erin Crosby Eckstine. Copies are now available at the library. All are welcome.
The June 10 book is 'Between Earth and Sky' by Amanda Skenandore
May 3 and May 24: new "Spiritual Plot Twists" Book Study Group, a group for people of all faiths (or none) who enjoy engaging on relevant spiritual topics. We will be reading and discussing Mariann Edgar Budde's "How We Learn To Be Brave: Decisive Moments In Life and Faith" on at 2 PM in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. The first meeting will focus on the Introduction and the first two chapters
BookEnds BookGroup meets at 4pm on the first Friday every other month at MainStreet BookEnds. Next meeting: Friday June 5 at 4 pm at the bookstore. The book is 'News of the World' by Paulette Jiles
| | Warner and NH Legislators | | The deadline to change your party affiliation before the state primary in September is June 2. You can still change from undeclared to declared on voting day, and then change back. You cannot change from a declared party registration to undeclared or another party’s registration between the June 2 deadline and the primary. https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/654/654-34.htm | | |
Lavender Garden Party: Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:30 - 8:30pm Pumpkin Blossom Farm. Tickets: https://www.pumpkinblossomfarm.com/gardenparty2026
Reed's North: Trivia every Thursday. Hosted by Competitive Edge Trivia. Teams of 2 to 6. Play for fun and prizes. Come early to get your seat -- usually a full house.
Children's Fishing Derby - Sunday 5/17/26 Business sponsorships for donations of $250 or more get a sponsor sign on the business wall at the clubhouse, and a mention on the Warner Fish and Game Club website https://wfgnh.org/ and Facebook account. Also looking for prize donations of fishing poles, tackle boxes, and toys for the children's bucket raffles, and maple syrup, gift baskets, gift cards etc. for the adult bucket raffles.
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The next Warner Fall Foliage Festival meeting will be Wed. May 6 at Sugar River Bank, 6pm. This year's theme will reflect the country's 250th focusing on Warner's role in history. Crafter and vendor applications for 2026 are open! wfff.org/craftersvendors
MainStreet Warner is once again accepting applications for the Jim Mitchell Scholarship, awarded annually to graduating high school seniors who have had a beneficial impact on the community. Students must be residents of Warner pursuing higher education upon graduation. The application deadline is May 1. Further details at https://mainstreetwarnerinc.org/services/scholarships
NH Telephone Museum Jan.- April Hours: Fridays 10-4 and Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm
Warner Firefighters Museum is OPEN most Saturdays, 10 am - 3 pm.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum HOURS: through April, the Museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm, with tours at 10:30am and 1:30pm. The library has passes!
NH Heritage Museum Trail Passports are back at MKIM! These passports provide buyers with one free admission ticket to 21 of the museums that are part of the museum trail. Good for one person for one year from the date of purchase, and is non-transferable. Available in the museum store and on our website.
Volunteer needed: to help with filing, stuffing mailings, and other tasks for a few hours a week. Contact Andy Bullock at director@indianmuseum.org or 603/456-2600
Warner Historical Society The 15 W. Main Street Office is open 1 to 4pm Tuesdays and by appointment. info@warnerhistorical.org or leave a message at 603-456-2437. Barn Sale days coming up in May! Volunteers needed: Shifts available throughout the summer are Tuesdays, 12:30 - 4:15 pm and Saturdays from 8:30 - 12:15 pm.
United Church of Warner: Saturday Night Communion In The Chapel at the back entrance of the Parish House, the first Sat. every month, at 4:30 PM.
Sunday Worship at 10 AM: Vocalist/ guitarist Ali “Grace” Rapetti- April 19.
Kearsarge Trail Snails Meeting: 2nd Friday of every month @ 6:30pm (590 Schoodac Rd)
| | More Arts, Music, Games, etc | | Spring into Warner is Coming! | | |
Annual Celebration of the Arts: Saturday May 16, 2026
Art and Craft supply swap at the Library (free), 9:30am--1:30 pm
Warner Farmer's Market 9 am-1 pm Warner Town Hall Lawn. Music, food and art.
Craft fair fundraiser for Simonds Elementary PTO behind Kearsarge Insurance.
Author talks and Art at MainStreet BookEnds
Used Book sale at the Lodge on Church St. to benefit Jim Mitchell Scholarship Fund. 9am-2pm
Special exhibits Open at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum and NH Telephone Museum.
Barn Sale at Warner Historical Society
Pony Rides (near Telephone Museum) -time depends on weather.
Music at Cafe One East, 1-3pm
Gardening Sale 9-2 fundraiser by Warner Democrats - on the Cafe One East Lawn
-and more activities/ details coming soon.
Spring Wreath Workshop 3 pm Reeds North Depot: . Making a beautiful 14" spring wreath. Prior registration required. $55.00 includes all supplies/materials. *LIMIT 10*'
The Warner Area Farmers Market is looking for new crafters and vendors, small events/activities such as plays/performances, music groups, dance lessons or anything that can engage the community! Contact Lauren at hornerhollows@gmail.com for more information. First market day of the season is May 16 which is also Spring Into Warner.
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Energy assistance is available for applications by April 30. Ask at Community Action.
The Tray it Forward project offers free vegetable seedlings for folks in the Kearsarge region with financial or time barriers to starting a garden at home, or for folks running community garden sites. FEED Kearsarge Tray-It-Forward. Donate $20 to support a tray!
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Family Closet Thrift Store
Wed. and Sat. 10am-1 pm 603-456-2183 familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com
SPRING clothing now on racks!
Warner Area Food Pantry
www.warnerconnectsnh.org
April Wish List: Boost/protein drinks,
XL Ladies Depends, Jam/Jelly, Veg. Oil/Cooking oils, Honeynut Cheerios, Tea - Varieties, Facial Tissues.
Drop off items during office hours or leave items in the outside cupboard. Thank you! Office: Tues.& Wed. 10-1pm.
Pantry Client Hours: Facebook
TUES. 4-6 pm & THURS. 11:00am- 1:00 pm.
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Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action hours in Warner at 49 W. Main St.
Tues. and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm or call 603-456-2207
Welfare Office - hours by appointment: Contact Warner Welfare office at 603-456-3004 or 456-2298 x1229, or email help@WarnerNH.gov. Urgent? Dial 211
AA Meetings: Weekly Sat. 7:00 – 8:00pm, Mon. 6:30-7:30pm, and Wed. 7:30-8:30 pm at the United Church of Warner. nhaa.net/meetings/warner-group
Free legal help: www.603legalaid.org/
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Get ready for Spring! (but not too early - watch for amphibians)
Beware of Ticks when doing yard cleanup, especially leaf piles and thick vegetation Take protection precautions, and do frequent tick checks. www.facebook.com/GetTickedOffinNH
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Help the birds and the fish! Please remember that Biting insects have a place in the food chain other than to bite you! Try repellents and landscape choices, bug nets and screened areas instead of all-out destruction of this natural food for birds, bats, frogs, turtles, salamanders and fish, also sometimes acting as pollinators or pest controllers! Encourage wildlife! https://peskylittlecritters.com/natural-predators-that-help-control-black-flies/
April 25 Vernal Pool Family Walk Co-sponsored by the Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA) 1–2 PM John Hay Estate at The Fells, 456 Rt 103A, Newbury. Free with admission: borrow a library pass!
Why did the frog cross the road? Read about it in Northern Woodlands: https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/amphibians-big-night
Parks and Recreation Adopt-a-Highway cleanup Friday May 8, 10-12pm starting at Bagley Park in Warner. More hands make quick work. Rain or shine.
WYSA NEWS: Registration for WYSA spring soccer clinic is still open and clinics will happen on Wednesday afternoons from May 6 to June 3 right after school on the Simonds field. See www.warnersports.org. A WYSA chaperone will take attendance at school release at 3:05 pm and check off during pickup. WYSA still needs volunteers.
Flexible schedule Ultra 1K fundraiser runs from May 1 through May 31 and you can complete your 1 kilometer anytime during that window. This event directly supports Warner Connects NH Food Pantry. Register at https://www.ultra1k.com
OUTDOOR courts are open at Riverside! Schedule announcements for pickleball/tennis on postings and TeamReach. P-Ball Wed and Fri, 2nd & 4th Mondays 5:30 pm, Sun. 8-1.
Indoor Pickleball at Simond's: Mondays and Fridays 6:30-8:30pm. NOT Apr. 20, 27 or May 1. Use TeamReach WarnerNHPB, code WPB21 for attendance. If fewer than 4 sign up in the app by 2pm, Indoor play may be cancelled for that date.
Local sports news and signup www.warnerparksandrec.com/ or Warnersports.org/
| | Your Donations Keep Library Services Strong! | | Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month (at 6:30 pm, in person). Trustee meetings are posted 24-48 hours in advance online and at the USPO and Library, and on the Warner Events Calendar. Approved minutes are published on the Trustee Minutes page. | | | | |
Contributions to the library may be donated online, mailed to P. O. Box 299, Warner NH 03278 or put in the book drop!
Stained glass theme "Thank You" cards (3 for $5), or other non-specific library stained glass cards (5 for $10), pictured here. Buy online and/or Call 603-456-2289 to arrange for pickup.
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