Bill Somerset -ABR®, E-PRO®, Realtor®, Dover NH Real estate agent

Be the first to register for the inaugural running of the Apple Harvest Day 5k. Loop through downtown Dover, with a finish in the heart of the 25th Annual Apple Harvest Day Festival. Walkers welcome, cash prizes. Contact the chamber at 742-2218 for sponsorship and group runner information.

When: Saturday, October 03, 2009 @ 8:30 AM local time

How much: Pre-Reg, $17 Adult, $12 (15 and Under)

Registration closing date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 12:00 PM

Where: Downtown Dover, First Street

September 18th through the 27th, 2009

One of the oldest NH fairs, the Rochester Fair is filled with live music and entertainment, monster car shows and races, amusement park and carnival rides, and plenty of delicious fair food. Since 1874, features fun for the entire family including children's activities, entertainment, music, rides, horse show, harness horse racing, livestock competition, and exhibits, commercial vendors, a wide variety of food and attractions.

20th Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival happening Friday, September 11 - Sunday, September 13

*50+ 0f the Seacoast's top restaurants serving the seacoast's world famous New England seafood. Lobsters, fried clams, shrimp, BBQ ribs, steak tips, "blooming onions", scrumptious deserts and so much more
*80 Arts & Craft vendors and end of the season sidewalk sales
*Continuous entertainment on two stages featuring jazz, oldies, and rock & roll
*Pat Whitley Culinary Chef Demonstrations
*Kiddie Land with the best in children's entertainment; face painting, games, and even a train ride
*Spectacular fireworks displays on Friday & Saturday with a performance by the United States Air Force Band of Liberty AFTERBURNER
*Thrilling skydiving demonstration on Sunday
*Sand Sculpturing Demonstration by Master Sculptor: Greg Grady.
The most spectacular seaside festival with fun, food, and events for the entire family!

The event will kick off with a bang - literally - at 6:30 tonight at the High School football field. The Festival Pavilion will feature food, games, concerts by children's entertainer T-bone and local cover band Gazpacho, and of course, a fireworks show.

The festival's big day is Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., a continuous program of music, crafts, food, and games, among other types of entertainment, will fill a closed-off Main Street and Noble Pines Park.

A free bus located at the intersection of Washington and Elm streets will shuttle visitors to and from the park, which will feature pony rides, a free petting zoo, llamas, food vendors and an entertainment stage for various acts.

Main Street, closed off to traffic, will have continuous acts for children and adults. The World Culturals area will feature representatives from about 18 countries, including Brazil, Poland, China, Rwanda and Indonesia.

A variety of American and ethnic foods will be offered, and more than 80 crafters will showcase their wares for purchase. The Plaza Stage will feature musical for children and adults alike. The Expo Tent will have free hands-on demonstrations of crown-making and exotic animals from Wildlife Encounters. Visitors can even hold a snake. And the Early Childhood Play Area will have bubbles, finger painting, and a sandbox for the little ones.

The Dover Public Library is sponsoring a series of free seminars for those considering the purchase of a condominium, as well as owners and board members in condominiums. The seminars are free and will be given on three successive Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Lecture Hall at the Library.

Attorney Sanford Roberts, with more than 20 years experience creating homeowner's associations, condominium documents, advising owners and associations, and litigating condominium and homeowner association cases in N.H. and Maine, will present the seminars. Questions will be answered during the presentations. The seminars are designed to be of value to prospective purchasers, owners, board members, realtors and property managers.

- Tuesday, June 2: Operation of an Association: Do's, don'ts, and strategies for successful operation

- Tuesday, June 9: Collections, Solving Problems, and Dealing with Disputes in an Association.

Roberts is a panel member for the Community Association Institute's almost free legal advice seminars, and for the National Business Institute's condominium law/continuing legal education seminars for lawyers. His office is located at 117 Bow St. in Portsmouth.