Heroes Blood Drive, JFK Presentation and More

Heroes Blood Drive. In honor of Veterans Day, Merrimack teen Brandon Snell is holding his fifth annual Heroes Blood Drive, Monday, Nov. 11, from 2-7 p.m. at St. James United Methodist Church. More than 300 pints of blood have been collected in the first four years. Help make this the biggest year yet.

JFK's assassination 50 years later. Join Amherst Town Library for a presentation about the assassination of John F. Kennedy Jr. Today, Nov. 11, from 2-3:30 p.m., Christopher Daley, a lecturer on historical topics throughout New England presents a 90-minute multimedia slide presentation in which the audience will relive that tragic day, Nov. 22, 1963, in vivid detail through the use of witness statements, photographs, diagrams, pictures and videos of the sites in Dallas, and of course the famous Zapruder Film. Since the publication of The Warren Report in 1964, the debate has raged – was Lee Harvey Oswald the lone assassin or were there other gunmen?  The lecture will examine the question of lone gunman vs. conspiracy by scrutinizing the life of Oswald, witness testimony, ballistics, and autopsy evidence. Register for this program online.

Amherst selectmen to meet. The Amherst Selectmen will meet for a regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday this week, due to the town offices being closed Monday in observance of Veterans Day. The board will meet in the Souhegan High School Media Room at 6:30 p.m. Get the agenda on the town website.

Governor to speak at luncheon. On Friday, Nov. 15, Gov. Maggie Hassan is slated to speak at the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Hall of Fame Luncheon. The luncheon will be held at LaBelle Winery, 345, Route 101 in Amherst at 1 p.m.

Les Miserables on stage in Nashua. Do not miss this weekend's final three days of performances of Les Miserables by the Actorsingers in Nashua. Performances will be held at the Keefe Auditorium, 117 Elm St, Nashua, on Nov. 15, and 16 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors. For tickets and information, visit www.actorsingers.org or call (603) 320-1870.