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Warner News and Events ~ Sept. 25, 2025
from Pillsbury Free Library
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Friday Sept. 26, Concert 6-8 pm at MainStreet Warner Stage: Lucas Gallo and the Guise. mainstreetwarnerinc.org/events/lucas-gallo--the-guise. www.facebook.com/warnerstage
Sat. Sept. 27, 3-8pm Kearsarge Food Hub & Friends 5th Annual Community Fair happening on the lawn at Sweet Beet Market + Cafe. Free, family friendly event with food, art, music, and magic to celebrate the bounty of local lands and changing of the seasons.
Lavender Fields at Pumpkin Blossom Farm: End of season harvest celebration September 27-28: 10 am - 4 pm. Free Music, games, treats, Unicorn rides.
Catered feast Brews & Stews by ticket, Sept 28, 11 am - 4 pm
Sunday Sept 28
10:00 AM -3:00 PM Harvest Moon Festival - Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum. Activities include identifying animal hides and tracks, art for sale, a demonstration on making acorn flour! https://www.indianmuseum.org/buy-tickets
4-6pm Wine Bottle Paint 'N Sip See Reed's North Facebook Page
| | Warner People / in the Media | | Big thanks to our Warner Parks and Recreation crew and Warner Fire Rescue Department for giving the Riverside Park softball fields a fresh new look last week! | | | | |
Articles about Warner in local Newspapers: The library clips and saves all news by and about Warner people? If you see any Warner items in the Union Leader or Boston Globe please save for us to copy or clip!
Concord Monitor Sept 20: Mount Kearsarge's engraving on peak (David Brooks).
InterTown Record, September 16 (two articles - available at Library)
Matt Esenwine's book The Thing to Remember about Stargazing is nominated for the NH Literary Award - along with the People's Choice Award! Consider logging on to the NH Writer's Project's Literary Award page and casting your vote for this (or another favorite)!
| | Warner Parks and Rec. Fall Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup on Monday, September 29 starting at 10am from Bagley Park (223 Route 103 East). The section we maintain is from Bagley Park to the interstate 89 overpass. Many hands make quick work. If you can spare an hour please come and help out. We will have vests, disposable gloves, but you are free to bring your own and "grabbers" if you have them. It usually takes no more than 2 hours. | |
Wed. October 1, 5-8 pm. Banned Books Bingo and Warner Wednesday Fundraiser for the Library at Reed's North: A portion of food sales will be donated to the library by Reed's North. Takeout food also counts! Raffle, and bingo prizes!
Friday Oct. 3
10:00 – 11:00am Prayer Shawl Knitting Ministry United Church of Warner
12:00 – 5:00pm Blood drive United Church of Warner
4 pm: BookEnds book group group will discuss 'The Instrumentalist' by Harriet Constable
Sat. Oct. 4
United Church of Warner clean up day, 9 am until done RSVP 603-456-3447
11 a.m. to 5 p.m Warner Ukulele Festival. at MainStreet Warner Stage & Amphitheater.
7:00 pm Peter Heller best-selling author, will accept his Sarah Josepha Hale award on Saturday, October 4th, at at the Newport Opera House!
Sun. Oct. 5, a brand new Black history tour in the Waterloo section of Warner from Rebecca COurser and Lynn Clark. Learn about residents born in New Hampshire and those coming up from Massachusetts and Washington DC to live and work in Waterloo. Must pre-register https://blackheritagetrainh.wufoo.com/forms/z102fpd0nkv11h/
Tues. Oct. 7 Warner's Writer's Group 6:30-7:45 PM at Pillsbury Free Library
Find MORE local art, music and Library news and events later in this newsletter.
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Meetings (scheduled in the Town Hall lower level unless otherwise indicated).
Check https://warnernh.gov/calendar/
Select Board Meeting
Tuesday, September 30, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Conservation Commission Meeting
Wednesday, October, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Housing Committee (at library)
Thursday, October 2, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Agendas (often with Zoom Link) are at https://warnerNH.gov/agenda/ Updates:
-Please check agenda AND calendar
Indoor Pickleball at Simond's has started: Monday and Friday (unless school events/closings) 6:30-8:30pm.
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Warner Fall Foliage Festival is Coming!
A few spaces opened up for Crafter/Vendors - respond ASAP!
www.facebook.com/WarnerFallFoliageFestival
Volunteer before, during and/or after the Festival: https://signup.com/go/uZQqhmM. Anyone who has signed up for a volunteer position on the link will receive a free t-shirt designed by Allison Dobrowski. MANY more volunteers are needed!
Enter a float in the Warner Fall Foliage Festival parade! The theme this year is "Mythical Creatures Throughout History". All kinds of entries are welcome - truck floats, walking floats, entries w/animals, etc. - all put together by organizations/clubs, businesses/non-profits, families/friends. The parade is Sun, Oct 12 @ 1pm. To enter contact Jenny Courser, courser28@gmail.com.
The kids' parade is on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 1:00 pm! No registration necessary, just line up at the space between the TDS building and the post office at 12:45pm.
Consider the Lumberjack Contest events: www.facebook.com/events/760083369974865
Or register for the 5K walk/run www.facebook.com/events/24840932705512776
Catch the Library's Book and Bake Sale (indoors if wet) 9 am - 4 pm both days. Sign up to help before, during or after the even at https://signup.com/go/FhWPdAO
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Save 10% on your entire purchase at Sweet Beet NH all month long when you buy 3+ items to donate to the Back-to-School Food Drive! 1000 items are needed for the Community FREEdge. If you can't make it in to shop or you want to buy in bulk to support the food drive, you can visit www.bit.ly/SBMFoodDrive
Warner Food Pantry has purchased an enclosed trailer for food donation pickups, and is trying to raise $3595 to cover the cost. If you would like to make a donation please mail to Warner Food Pantry, PO Box 402, Warner, NH 03278. Or donate on the website: https://www.warnerconnectsnh.org/ Thank you for your support.
Since the beginning of 2025 we have seen a steady increase of households. We are averaging 7 new households a month versus our previous 4. In July we assisted 219 households (households can come in once a week), this equates to 419 individuals (170 elderly, 169 adults, and 80 children). The food provided = 2933 meals.The need is constantly increasing, and your support is needed now more than ever.
Warner Fish and Game club is seeking a volunteer to paint the porch ceiling before cold weather sets in. Paint and brushes provided. please contact if willing to help.
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Warner Fish and Game club next meeting is Wed. Oct. 29 at 7 pm; voting in new officers.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in May-Oct, the museum is open daily: Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday noon- 4pm with the last admission at 3:00pm for all days.
Harvest Moon Festival - September 28, 2025.
October Book Club - Colonization and the Wampanoag Story - October 10, 5:50-6:30pm
Warner Historical Society Barn Sale is open on Saturdays 9-12 and Tuesdays 1-4pm.
Upton House Museum, 2025 Exhibit, Ralph Farman Pratt, Landscape Painter and Photographer. Come experience Pratt's exquisite representations of our local landscapes in his oil paintings and photographs, many of which are deftly hand-colored.
NH Telephone Museum May - Oct. hours: Tuesday thru Friday 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. Warner Firefighters Museum is open Saturdays to 3pm.
Fall Scripture Retreat at Magdalen during the Warner Fall Foliage Festival. Overnight lodging is available, with ample time to visit the festival worked into the schedule. For more details or to sign up, https://jeromeinstitute.com/_product/PY85XM6L3HDW64J6
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Every Saturday
Family Closet Thrift Boutique 10am - 4pm (supports the food pantry.)
Warner Historical Soc. Barn Sale 9:00am – 12:00pm, and Ralph Pratt Exhibit open.
NH Telephone Museum and Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum are open. see Museums...
Warner indoor Flea Market 139 Kearsarge Mtn Rd. Sat. (8am to 3pm) Sun. (8am to 2pm).
Warner Area Farmer's Market Every Saturday 9am to 1pm at Warner Town Hall lawn.
SUNDAYs Davisville Flea Market Sundays early, ends at 1 pm, 805 Route 103 E
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Reed's North: Trivia, Thursdays 6-8 pm, Music Bingo once a month.
Tavern Night SUNDAYS 4-7 pm. 9/28 Brian Booth
Warner Wednesday: October 1, 5-8pm Fundraiser for Pillsbury Free Library (with Banned Books Bingo!)
Warner Ukulele Festival. Saturday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the MainStreet Warner Stage & Amphitheater. Family friendly event. Performances by ukulele groups from around the region from noon to 4 p.m. All-day ukulele “petting zoo.” Beginner workshop (ukuleles provided) at 11 a.m. Advanced strumming workshop at 4:30 p.m. (No registration required for workshops). Raffle prizes include ukuleles and a series of beginner lessons in Warner. Free event, but donations welcome. All proceeds benefit MainStreet Warner, Inc.
The NH Book Festival will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 3-4, 2025. Free, but some author talks are ticketed events https://www.nhbookfestival.org/tickets
Warner's Writer's Group First Tuesday of every month 6:30-7:45 PM (Oct 7!) at Pillsbury Free Library (Frank Maria Meeting Room), 18 E Main St. Warner. Bring your laptop or notebook, settle in, and enjoy an hour+ of dedicated writing time with others who get it. Snacks are allowed, and there is a sink, a microwave, mugs, Keurig, and tea kettle.
Coming October 10th from 5:30-6:30 pm, the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum third book club through Zoom about first contact and its aftereffects on Indigenous peoples. "Colonization and the Wampanoag Story” by Linda Coombs. To join the conversation, please email Kristen.oser@outlook.com
Currier Museum of Art: Paintings from Tomie dePaola’s Front Porch Tales and North Country Whoppers are now on view in the Discovery Gallery through October 19.
The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm, Team Trivia Nights: Weds. at 6 pm.
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We have Library passes for free or reduced admission to museums (and NH Parks):
Full list and More details at: https://library.warnernh.gov/services/passes-2/
A few Museum happenings:
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center fall schedule: Wed. through Sun., 10:30 AM – 4 PM. Music Under the Dome: multiple dates: Choose Taylor Swift or Pink Floyd!!
The MFA (Boston): new exhibit “Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer”
Mount Washington: Mt. Washington weather station Tours, family pass (all season - not Weds) $17 per person value, until October 10. (Cog Rail deal ended July 31)
New England Aquarium, passes will resume May 23, 2026.
Museum of Science in Boston, all year, for 1/2 price entry!
Coming in October: Banned Books Week: "Censorship is So 1984" Oct 5-11, 2025
Banned Books Bingo and Warner Wednesday Fundraiser at Reed's North: October 1.
| | Miss Sue's Library News (for Kids) | | |
Preschooler Story times Every Thurs. at 10:30am with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft - in the Children's Room.
Next Thursday, October 2nd, we'll hope for an outside story time in the far side of the NH Telephone Museum Parking Lot.
Pokemon Club and After School Crafts will restart in October. Specific dates will be sent out in the next newsletter and to Simonds. Sign ups required each month.
Planning ahead--October 24th, 5:30-8PM, Halloween party, 4th grade and up. Costumes required,a pot luck meal, games, and announcement of the next play!
New Children's Items in our catalog: July August, September and STEM KITS,
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Family Closet Thrift Store
Open Weds. and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183. Volunteers needed. Fall clothing and Halloween Costumes here!
Warner Area Food Pantry
Wish List for September: Baking Essentials (flour, sugar, baking powder), Boxed mixes for baked goods, Cooking oil, Coffee/Teas, Nuts for snacking, Dried Fruit.
www.warnerconnectsnh.org
Drop off items during office hours only, Tues.-Thurs. 10-1pm. Thank you!
Pantry Client Hours: TUES 4-6 pm & THURS. 11:00am- 1:00 pm. Facebook
Office Hours: Tues - Thurs., 10am - 1pm.
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Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action hours in Warner at 49 W. Main Street. 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
Legal help: https://www.603legalaid.org/
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Silver Lake Park bathrooms were closed as of 9/2/25. Winterizing will be handled within the next month. Gate to close 1st week of October.
Local sports schedules and signup www.warnerparksandrec.com/
(Fall soccer signups at Warnersports.org/) see also YOUTH section of this newsletter.
Pickleball at Riverside tennis courts: Use TeamReach WarnerNHPB, code WPB21
Tennis at Riverside: Tues. and Thurs., and 1st and 3rd Mondays 5:30 pm to dusk.
Indoor Pickleball at Simond's: Started 9/22, Monday and Friday (unless school events/closings) from 6:30-8:30pm. No indoor pickleball Oct 10. 13 or 17.
| | 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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