There is a Sculptural Hand Building Class with local ceramics artist Laura Moon starting Monday, Aug.
31. This class, intended for adults, is appropriate for all levels of experience. The class is six weeks for all levels from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Exeter Center for Creative Arts (ECCA), 30 Linden St., Exeter. For more information or to register call ECCA at 778-8441 or visit www.exeterarts.net. “In my travels across the district talking to voters, it is obvious that they are looking to be heard on the issues that they are looking to have their views represented,” Guinta said. Pierce is a staff writer at the Boston Globe. He is also a contributing writer for Esquire, and a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s “Only a Game and Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.” “Idiot America” is a look at the current culture, in which more people vote for the “American Idol” winner than vote in presidential primaries. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call 778-9731. The Brentwood Police Department has had an informal police association for some time, and one of its primary activities has been to provide a scholarship for an Exeter High School senior from Brentwood who is continuing his/her education in any field. In January of this year, an official Brentwood Police Association was formed. Now its holding a fund-raising raffle with a major prize: two Honda TRX250EX four-wheelers and a new aluminum trailer. The drawing will be on Sept. 1. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the Police Department and the town clerk’s office. Tickets will be sold at major events at New England Dragway until Sept. 1. Zwicker has her own tour company, New England Curiosities, which gives tours in New Hampshire and Maine and has been featured on the History Channel and the Travel Channel (www.newenglandcuriosities.com). This event is free and open to the public. Call 778-9731. On Thursday, Sept. 3, tour the Gilman Garrison in a new light, a distinctly “green” light from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Historian Peter Michaud will lead visitors through the early 18th century building, highlighting deliberate reuse of materials, from the building to the collections. The cost of the tour is $7 for Historic New England members, and $14 for non-members. The Gilman Garrison is located at 12 Water St. in Exeter. Call 436-3205 or visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org to register.
The Friends of the Earth, Sea & Space Center will also have an information table at the restaurant, and will be selling raffle tickets. Call 436-7778, or visit www.earthseaspacemuseum.org.