Monday Essentials: Summer Concert Series Wraps Up This Week

1. Last concert of 2013. Manchuka is the latest and last musical talent to highlight the Londonderry Concerts on the Common schedule. They play this Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Londonderry Town Common, with a backup location of the Londonderry High School Cafeteria, in case of rain. This week's show is described as follows:

For our last show of 2013, we welcome back a group that played for us a few years ago. Manchuka is an exciting 10-piece dance band consisting of a full rhythm section, a full horn section and two lead singers.

2. The weatherman says ... Another gorgeous week of weather begins today, with Weather.com calling for abundant sunshine, a high of 75 degrees and a zero percent chance of rain. Tonight's low is 54 degrees. The forecasted high for each day this week is in the high 70s, with little precipitation on the horizon. Click here for a more detailed look at the next forecast for the next five days.

3. All Politics is Local: This week will see several big-name political figures visiting New Hampshire. Today, U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), a possible presidential candidate in 2016, is in the Granite State. And tomorrow, former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will attend an NHGOP fundraiser in Wolfeboro, where he owns a summer home. On Friday, former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) is scheduled to attend an event in Salem. Brown, of course, has been talked about as a possible Senate candidate in New Hampshire, given that he owns a summer home on the Seacoast.

4. Don't forget the Dems. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will also visit the Granite State this week. She's schedule to be in Concord on Thursday.

5. Library lowdown. There are plenty of summer reading programs still going on at Londonderry's Leach Library this week including today with "Animal Friends Book Bingo." For a full calendar, click here.

6. On the agenda. The following is a glance at this week's Londonderry municipal and school district meeting schedule:

Monday, Aug. 5
7 p.m. - Londonderry Housing & Redevelopment Authority Meeting
7:30 p.m. - Conservation Commission Meeting

Tuesday, Aug. 6
7 p.m. - SAU School Board Meeting

Wednesday, Aug. 7
7 p.m. - Trustees of Leach Library Meeting
7 p.m. - Planning Board Meeting

Thursday, Aug. 8
7 p.m. - Solid Waste & Environment Committee Meeting
7 p.m. - Budget Committee Meeting

Friday, Aug. 9
6 p.m. - Scout Troop 521 Meeting