Posts by Dan Splaine
The piles of white marble chips, clouds of stone dust, and the whirring of grinders are all signs that the 2024 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium (NISS) is moving fast out of the gate. Monday was the first full day of carving and the guest artists are making initial progress on the pieces.
Imagining code that serves the city 50 years in the future, connects the community to the space they live in, and guides investment is a complex project. Anticipating changes like rail or other future transportation modes, keeping quality of life a priority, and enhancing Nashua’s existing features are all factors under consideration.
The sculptors begin carving on Monday the 13th through Thursday, May 30th. The public is invited to watch them at work in front of the Picker Artists Building at 3 Pine Street in the Millyard District of downtown, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The origins of Nashua’s prosperity were built on the namesake river that flows through it. In the 1820s the Nashua Manufacturing Company and Jackson Mills began to harness the power it provided in their cotton mills. Today with those mills a distant memory the river still provides power to the city.
There is an old saying that “April showers bring May flowers.” They sure do. They also brought surging rivers and streams, soggy gardens, flooded basements, overflowing ponds, and puddles forming in unusual places. Such is life in New England.
If you are in the market for a bicycle for yourself or someone in your life you’re in luck. On Saturday morning the good folks at the Gate City Bike Co-op will be holding their annual bike sale. The event is the largest fundraising activity for the not-for-profit group that takes in donated bikes, repairs them, and then provides them at no cost to local worthy residents.
Can-One USA hosted an opening event at the recently revitalized factory facility on Burke Street in Nashua. Executives from the company, The Kane Company, PROCON with city and state officials gave remarks. About 70 guests were given guided tours through the 180,000-square-foot manufacturing plant.
On Saturday, April 27th over 1,000 bookstores in all 50 states are celebrating the 11th annual Independent Bookstore Day. Local indie bookstores are participating and are offering a slate of activities and offers to commemorate the day and to show their appreciation for New Hampshire readers.
On Saturday many Democratic Party politicians, activists, and supporters gathered for the opening of a Biden-Harris campaign office in downtown Nashua. In addition to state legislators, alderman, and candidates in attendance, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar ( D-MN ) came to Nashua for the event.