Events
May 17 - Final Green Drinks meeting
Two Ceres Street restaurant
Event starts at 6 .m. and speaker at 7 p.m.You are invited to the final Green Drinks event of the year featuring speaker Atlanta McIlwraith, the Senior Manager of Community Engagement at Timberland. McIlwraith will touch upon Timberland’s Corporate Social Responsibility, an area in which she has over 15 years of experience.
Green Drinks is an international program in which people interested in sustainability and conservation can come together to network and talk in a casual environment. With hundreds of locations across the globe, the Seacoast is just one of the areas people can come together. This event will take place at Green Alliance business partner Two Ceres Street in Portsmouth, NH.
For more information, check out the Green Drinks website at http://www.greendrinks.org/ or contact Tim at tim@timgaudreau.com.
May 18 - Bike to Work Day
NH Seacoast
All DayHop on your bike and enjoy a healthy, environmentally-friendly commute to work! The Seacoast’s 10th Annual Bike/Walk to Work Day is Friday May 18th. Stop in at one of ten free Commuter Breakfasts and sign-in to enter a raffle of great prizes donated by local businesses. Breakfast locations include Dover, Durham/UNH, Exeter, Lee, Newmarket, North Hampton, Pease TradePort, Portsmouth Downtown, Rye and Stratham. Participate in the Tour de Breakfast and stop at all of them!
This year have your company register for the Corporate Commuter Challenge! The event challenges Seacoast employers to compete to see who can have the most employees ride or walk to work - the week of May 14th--May 18th. For the FREE registration click here! And for more information on registration or the Corporate Commuter Challenge click here. Happy Riding!
May 18 - Art of Recovery Dinner/Auction
Harbor Events Center at the Portsmouth Residence Inn
TBAThe Art of Recovery is a unique partnership between Seacoast Mental Health Center and the New Hampshire Art Association in which SMHC client artists and NHAA artists are working collaboratively to create original artwork.
In addition to raising money to support services for individuals with severe mental illness and emotional disorders, the Art of Recovery promotes the idea that the four dimensions of Health, Home, Purpose and Community support a life in recovery. For many individuals, creative expression and art play an important role in their recovery process by improving one or more of these life dimensions.
Join Seacoast Mental Health Center and the New Hampshire Art Association on Friday, May 18th at the Portsmouth Harbor Events and Conference Center at the Portsmouth Residence Inn and meet the artists, hear their personal stories, view their artwork, and place your bids!
Tickets are $75 and include hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, and a buffet of entrees featuring Grilled Atlantic Salmon, Herb Crusted Breast of Chicken and Sliced New York Strip.
To purchase tickets, visit the Art of Recovery home page.
May 18 - Commuter breakfast
Various
7-10 a.m.Interested in a free breakfast and helping the environment? The commuter breakfast provided as a conclusion to the Bike/Walk to Work week which will take place throughout the Seacoast is a great way to do both! The Bike/Walk to Work week promotes utilizing cleaner transportation through encouraging local commuters to either, as the name implies, bike or walk to work during the week of May 14-18. COAST and UNH buses are another form of transportation which is significantly cleaner than cars.
At the end of the week on Friday morning, 10 locations will be offering a free breakfast for all those who decided to find a cleaner way to commute to work. To sign up for this event (pre-registration is required) and to see where the closest breakfast is to you visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y9LSRJ5.
May 19 - Wells Reserve EcoDay: A Sustainable Planet Fair
Wells Reserve at Laudholm; 342 Laudholm Farm Rd. Wells, ME 04090
10:00 am – 3:00 pmDiscover eco-friendly ways to connect to a healthy future at EcoDay, a sustainable planet fair being held at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm on May 19 from 10 am to 3 pm. EcoDay offers exhibits, activities, and workshops designed to educate, engage, and entertain people of all ages. Admission is $4, with kids under 12 free, and proceeds benefit Laudholm Trust in support of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. For more information, call 207-646-4521 or visit wellsreserve.org/ecoday.
More than 50 exhibitors will promote water sports, fitness, holistic health, and sustainable practices for homes and businesses. Among the activities planned for EcoDay are paddle surfing, kayaking, fly fishing demos, nordic walking, geocaching, TRX suspension training, yoga, and zumba.
Check out the Green Alliance blog about EcoDay!
May 19 - Fourth Annual Help for Homeless Families 5k Run/Walk-a-thon
Mother's Beach, Kennebunk, ME
9:00 AMJoin the York County Shelter Programs at their Fourth Annual Help for Homeless Families 5k Run/Walk-a-thon. All proceeds will go to funding the York County Shelter Programs and their pledge to fight hunger. The event will start at Mother's Beach in Kennebunk, ME and starts at 8:00 AM. There is a $25 registration fee before the pre-registration time period ends on May 16th. Registration at the event costs $30.
For more information, visit the event's page at York County Shelter Programs Fourth Annual Help for Homeless 5k Run/Walk-a-thon.
May 19 - NOFA-NH Workshops: Holistic Orchard Intensive
Maple Frost Farm 277 Holden Hill Road, Langdon, NH
9am-4pmNOFA-NH is delighted to have Michael Phillips, widely acclaimed author of The Apple Grower and The Holistic Orchard, discuss the key role fungal duff management and optimal nutrition plays for fruit trees and woodsy berries. We will meet in a homestead orchard in southwestern New Hampshire during the spring bloom period.
This is an excellent time to identify the insect and disease dynamics faced by New England growers. The core paradigm for this hands-on, day-long workshop centers on orchard health and the subtleties of a biodiverse ecosystem that make organic fruit-growing doable. Michael will share varietal and rootstock choices across the fruit spectrum – from apples to pears to peaches to cherries to berries – along with mulch and pruning instruction to manage them properly. A holistic spray schedule that supports system health is so very different from toxic thinking.
We’ll find plenty of time to address individual questions and then end with a rambunctious wassail sure to kindle those hopes of offering the “good fruit” to one’s own family and community. This is guaranteed to be an informative day for the diversified CSA grower as well as current and soon-to-be home orchardists.
Presenter: Organic Grower, Michael Phillips
Cost: $65 for NOFA members/$75 for non-members. Beginner Organic Farmer scholarships available. Register now! Limited to 40 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register: Email Jack Mastrianni at jamastrianni@yahoo.com or call 603-835-6488
To learn more about member benefits of the Green Aliance and NOFA-NH partnership, visit the NOFA-NH Partneship Page!
May 19 - Businesses honored at Living Green Fair
Old Town Hall in Salem, MA
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Salem, Massachusetts is making a great effort to encourage businesses to go green through developing sustainable ways. Each of the businesses that participated in the Green Salem Business Challenge was asked to create a baseline of green business practices and find their own ‘shade of green’. In the upcoming Living Green Fair taking place in Salem, these businesses will be honored by Mayor Driscoll and Representative Keenan and receive a certificate for their efforts.
The Living Green Fair will be great opportunity not just to see these businesses gain recognition for their efforts but also to network about different aspects of sustainability. To learn more about the fair visit: http://salem-chamber.org/living-green-fair-34.html.
May 20 - Sixth Annual Kittery Fire Association 5k
Kittery, ME
9:00 a.m.Time again for the Kittery Fire Association's 5k race! This family oriented race takes participants along scenic, coastal Kittery with all proceeds benefitting the Kittery Fire Association. Information about race activities and registration can be found on the event website. The Green Alliance is proud to once more sponsor this green event. The morning is headed off with a pancake breakfast followed by festivities and awards through-out the day.The Kittery Fire Association takes measures to make this charity event green in a varitey of ways. Come out and celebrate the start of summer at this great community event. Detailed registration information will be posted on this website as the event approaches. You can link to registration directly with this link: www.kittery5k.com/packet-pick-up-race-day-info-and-directions.html.
For more information please also contact the Race Director at kittery5k@hotmail.com or Race Director, 8 Cove Landing, Kittery, Maine 03904.Volunteers are appreciated and can contact the Race Director. Fees: $20 before 01 May 2012, $25 after 01 May 2012
NOTE: Past particpants get a $5 discount on registration. If you did not get an email with discount code please email event director at kittery5k@hotmail.com for discount code.
May 21 - "Food for Thought" Dinner Seminar Series concludes with Ben Hewitt
Blue Moon Evolution in Exeter, NH
6:30pmThe Food and Health Forum, with support from Veris Wealth Partners, concludes their “Food for Thought” monthly dinner seminar series with Ben Hewitt, farmer and author of The Town That Food Saved and Making Supper Safe, One Man’s Quest to Learn the Truth About Food Safety. Ben runs a small-scale, diversified hill farm in Vermont. His work has appeared in numerous national periodicals, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Gourmet, Discover, Skiing, Eating Well, Yankee Magazine, Powder, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, and Outside.
The “Food for Thought” series ends in May 2012. The $70 registration fee includes a three-course meal with a glass of wine and the seminar. For information or to register go to www.foodandhealthforum.com, or register at the Blue Moon Evolution located at 8 Clifford Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. For more information call 603-380-1080.
May 22 - Maine Movie Premiere of "Revenge of the Electric Car"
One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland
7pmSierra Club Maine is proud to be co-sponsoring the Maine premiere of the new documentary, "Revenge of the Electric Car" at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 22 at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., in Portland.
Picking up the story from the popular "Who Killed the Electric Car," director Chris Paine takes us behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the U.S. and global resurgence of electric cars. The film is narrated by actor Tim Robbins.
Before the 7 p.m. showing, some of the electric vehicles featured in the film will be on display in front of the theater.
What: Maine premier of "Revenge of the Electric Car."
Who: You, fellow Sierrans, and the interested public.
Where: One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland.
When: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 22.
To purchase tickets for this event, click here!
May 29 - Flatbread Fundraiser for Fresh Start Farms
Flatbread Company, 138 Congress Street, Portsmouth
5:00pm-9:00pmProceeds from the sale of all flatbread (dining in and take out) will benefit Fresh Start Farm’s (a project of the non-profit Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success) efforts to put more healthy, nutritious produce into low-income households, specifically by providing coupons to SNAP/EBT customers to use at farm stands and farmer’s markets.
Also, get the chance to win a CSA sampler pack, a gift certificate from the Black Trumpet, as well as other great raffle prizes throughout the night!
May 30 - Backyard Chicken Workshop
Rye Public Library
6:30pmJoin Joseph Marquette of Yellow House Farm to learn everything you ever wanted to know about raising your own chickens. These exclusive tips are free and open to the public so don't miss out!
For more information, contact tritzo@comcast.net.
May 31 - York Center for Wildlife Annual Showcase and Auction
Spring Hill, South Berwick, ME
6:00pm-9:00pmSoar into summer with the Center for Wildlife's biggest fundraising event of the year! Announcing Center for Wildlife's 1st Annual Call of the Wild Showcase and Silent Auction. The evening will feature keynote speaker Sarah Brown, the Owner and Director of the Green Alliance. With an extensive array of auction items, the event will host a silent and live auction with complimentary wine tasting and hors d' oeuvres. To accompany the evening , local jazz pianist, Dimitri Yiannacopoulos, will offer live music entertainment.
In an effort to reach financial sustainability, there is a requested donation of $40 per entry. Limited space is available for this event so don't wait to register. Registeration can be completed by clicking here. For more details on the event or the York Center for Wildlife visit yorkcenterforwildlife.org.
Jun 01 - Cruise Into Summer With the Green Alliance
Isles of Shoals Steamship Company, 315 Market Street, Portsmouth NH
7pm until 9.30pmWhat could be a better way to kick off the summer than with a Green Alliance party cruise? Join Green Alliance business representatives, Green Card holders and GA staff for live music, dancing and drinks. We'll cruise around Portsmouth Harbor taking in the sites and the wonderful company of our green-minded friends.
The cruise is free to all Green Alliance Green Card holders. Please RSVP to becky@greenalliance.biz to reserve your spot!
This fantastic party cruise is a membership drive! If you're not a member of the Green Alliance, join today at the discounted price of $30 (normally $35) on the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company web site where you'll also reserve your spot for the cruise! Pick up your Green Card as you board the boat on June 1st. See you there!
Jun 02 - Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire presents the Third Annual Spring Herb & Garden Day
McLane Audubon Center, 284 Silk Farm Road Concord, NH
TBAThe Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire is bringing the herb and gardening community together on Saturday, June 2nd, for its third annual Spring Herb & Garden Day.
This year's event includes a wonderful group of workshops on herbal medicine, wilderness survival, gardening, herbal food and wine and plant identification and will be held at McLane Audubon Center, 284 Silk Farm Road, in Concord.
Please join NOFA-NH as an exhibitor, advertiser (in their Newsletter) or sponsor. Exhibit space is reasonably priced at $50 for non-NOFA-NH members. Members may purchase exhibit space for $30. Want to save $20 and become a member of NOFA-NH? You can join when you fill out the vendor form. You might also want to consider sponsoring the event.
Sponsorships can be purchased for as little as $50 and provide a variety of marketing benefits. The Green Alliance will be sponsoring this event and will be present with an exhibit booth.
Please feel free to contact Bob Minnocci should you have any questions. Bob can be reached via email, bminnocci@aol.com and by phone (617) 236-4893 or (857) 222-4149 to reserve your exhibit space as soon as possible. The registration form and more information can be found here. Continue to check back to the GA blog and event calender for updates about this great community centric event!
Jun 03 - Field and Spoon Local Farm Dinner
Lee, NH
4:30 PM to 7:30 PMJoin us for a cocktail hour, farm tour, and gourmet dinner at Tuckaway Farm in Lee, N.H., featuring Mark Segal, executive chef at The One Hundred Club in Portsmouth. Guest chefs include Lydia Shire Boston, M.A. and Alex Pineda, Waterhouse restaurant, Peterborough N.H. Cocktail hour and farm tours begin at 4:30 p.m., dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $110, all inclusive, including tax and gratuity. Event held rain or shine. The farm dinner serves as a fundraiser for ReRootEd, the Seacoast Local program that expands the role of food in building our local economy. Reservations required.
For more information or to purchase tickets to this or other dinners in the series, visit www.seacoastlocal.org.
Jun 11 - Fore Kids Classic
Golf Club of New England
7:30 am breakfast/ 9:00 am shotgun startHave you ever wanted to play a round at one of the most prestigious golf courses in New England? What about also helping a vital non-profit organization, the Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County? On June 11th at the Golf Club of New England you will get the chanceto do just so.
Taking place at one of the most well-designed golf courses in New England with a variety of fairways, greens and waterways, this course is perfect for experienced golfers or those just looking to have some fun! Of course, whatever your reason for participating, you will be helping the children of Rockingham County, NH. The Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County (CACRC) provides children who have been the subject of abuse and exploitation with a safe environment. The CACRC operates almost entirely off private donation with a small percentage of funding coming from federal grants, so these events are very important for them!
The cost is $200 if registered before May 11th and $250 after. There is a variety of other sponsorship opportunities to look into, as well. To sign up visit the FORE KIDS CLASSIC page at cacnh.org, or contact Maureen Sullivan at (603) 422-8420/ msullivan@communitycampus.org. Hope to see you there!
Jun 13 - Rye Farmer's Market
Rye Town Center
2:30-5:30pmThe Rye Farmer's Market will be opening on Wednesday, June 13th in Rye Town Center. Additionally, they are currently taking applications for vendors and for artists and crafts people for the Summer 2012 Farmers' Market.
So mark your calendars and bring your friends to the farmer's market. We hope to see you there! For more information about the market and/or to fill out an application, please visit the Rye Farmers' Market website.
Jun 16 - "Rock the Block" Kittery Block Party
Downtown Kittery, ME
10:00am-4:00pmThe 2nd Annual Kittery Block Party, in beautiful downtown Kittery, Maine, will feature artisans, artists, non-profits, area farmers, and restaurants – with an emphasis on “local” – as well as other community involvement. There will be a children’s area, live entertainment throughout the day, demonstrations and educational exhibits. Entry is FREE to the public.
Proceeds from this years’ block party will benefit Fair Tide, Inc. and the Kittery Recreation Department.
For more information on the event visit kitteryblockparty.org.
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