Club meetings in southern NH

Club meeting · Exeter

Cribbage with the Friends of Exeter Public Library

10am to noon · Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St

Drop-in Saturday morning cribbage hosted by the library's Friends group.

Club meeting · Nashua

Fiber Friends

1pm to 3pm · Nashua Public Library, Large Meeting Room, 2 Court Street

Drop-in craft afternoon for adults: bring any project; the library supplies basic craft and hand-sewing materials.

Usually 2nd and 4th Sundays; next listed dates are Nov 8 and Nov 22

Club meeting · Amherst

ATL Reads Book Discussion: The Music of Bees

Tue 1pm; Wed 6:30pm · Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street

Library book group discusses The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin, with an afternoon and an evening session.

Club meeting · Hollis

Evening Book Group

6:15pm to 7:15pm · Hollis Social Library, Adult Reading Area, 2 Monument Square

Evening book group in the library's adult reading area; new readers are welcome. Ask at the library desk to join.

Club meeting · Exeter

Exeter Public Library Evening Book Group

6:30pm to 7:30pm · Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St

Monthly discussion group; October's pick is Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller.

Second Wednesday of the month

Club meeting · Rye

NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter: Migratory Raptors Talk

7pm refreshments, 7:30pm program · Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Blvd

Phil Brown of the Harris Center talks hawk migration at Pack Monadnock; chapter programs are open to the public.

Monthly chapter program

Club meeting · Hooksett

Amoskeag Quilters Guild Monthly Meeting

7pm (doors open 6:30pm) · Emmanuel Baptist Church, 14 Mammoth Rd

Monthly meeting of the Amoskeag Quilters Guild; email the guild ahead of time to ask about visiting as a guest.

Monthly; the next meeting after this is Nov 19

Club meeting · Wilton

Chess Club at Wilton Library

1pm to 2pm · Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library, 7 Forest Road

Weekly chess meetup at the Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library.

Every Thursday in October

Club meeting · Greenfield

Easygoing Hike at Crotched Mountain

10am to noon · Crotched Mountain Accessible Trails, 1 Verney Drive

Slow-paced two-mile Harris Center loop on the Dutton Brook Trail with natural history stops; registration required.

Club meeting · Manchester

Manchester Garden Club Meeting

12:30pm · St. Hedwig Church Hall, 17 Walnut St.

Club meeting with a guest speaker from Pleasant View Gardens talking about Proven Winners plants.

Club meeting · Atkinson

The Writers Group at Kimball Library

1:30pm to 3:30pm · Kimball Library, 5 Academy Ave

Two-hour supportive writing session with prompts from instructor Christine Dsouza; beginners and experienced writers welcome.

Club meeting · Concord

Concord Contra Dance$10Kid-friendly

7pm to 10pm · City-Wide Community Center, 14 Canterbury Rd

New England contra dancing to live music; beginners, singles and families welcome. $5 ages 15-25, under 15 free.

Club meeting · Hillsborough

Learn How to Play Mahjong

11am to noon · Fuller Public Library

Beginner-friendly session on how to play mahjong. Register with the library before you come.

Club meeting · Peterborough

Monadnock Writers' Group Speaker SeriesFree

9:45am · Mariposa Museum, 26 Main Street

Free monthly speaker series for writers and readers; October's guest speaker is Emerson Sistare.

Monthly, third Saturday

Club meeting · Rindge

Rindge Conservation Commission Hike

1:30pm · Converse Meadow, Converseville Road

Sunday afternoon group walk at Converse Meadow led by the Rindge Conservation Commission.

Club meeting · Salem

Salem Friendship & Garden Club Monthly Meeting

Noon to 1:30pm · Derry-Salem Elks Lodge, 39 Shadow Lake Rd

Monthly meeting of a social and service club that works on town beautification; anyone interested in joining is welcome.

Third Monday of each month, September through June

Club meeting · Londonderry

Londonderry Historical Society Business Meeting

6pm to 7:30pm · Leach Library, 276 Mammoth Rd

The Londonderry Historical Society holds its business meeting at Leach Library, and all are welcome to attend.

Club meeting · Contoocook

Hopkinton Town Library Book Group

1pm · Hopkinton Town Library, 61 Houston Dr

The library's monthly book group discusses Kindred by Octavia Butler; a 5pm session can be requested.

Third Wednesday of each month

Club meeting · Concord

Poetry Society of New Hampshire Reading and Open Mic

4:30pm to 6pm · Gibson's Bookstore, 45 S Main St

Poetry Society of New Hampshire hosts poet Jessica Purdy, followed by an open mic.

Club meeting · Manchester

Brown Bag Book ClubFree

12:15pm to 1:30pm · Manchester City Library, Winchell Room

The library's lunchtime book club discusses How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin; meets the last Tuesday monthly.

Last Tuesday of the month