LACONIA — On Wednesday, March 20, Irwin Automotive Group will be hosting a Technology Clinic from 5-7 p.m.
This clinic will be held for customers, and potential new customers who have questions about the highly intriguing but complex new technologies sold and available in vehicles at Irwin Automotive.
Irwin's highly trained team will be available to answer any questions people may have with items like Entune, Sync, MyFord/Lincoln Touch, navigation systems etc.
There will be food and prizes for the event as well.
RSVP to Al Faro by calling 603-581-2935 or e-mailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

LACONIA — The Laconia Area Community Land Trust (LACLT) offers a free post-purchase workshop for homeowners. Sponsored by the Bank of New Hampshire, the workshop will be held on Saturday, March 23 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Laconia Police Department, Community Room.
Topics include:
— New home/new budget: the importance of good credit, tax deductions, Schedule A, emergency savings, unforeseen events, reducing expense.
— Energy savings – behavioral economics (looking at habits and where we can save money): Healthy Homes (radon, lead paint, molds, pests, asbestos), phantom energy use, going green (homemade all-natural recipes), recycling, weatherization
— Maintenance and preventive scheduling (a look at all seasons): the cost of lack of maintenance
— Homeowners insurance (understanding actual vs. replacement insurance): please bring the declaration page of your own policy as we explore applicable discounts
— Safety: radon, fire extinguishers, child safety, carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, furnace exhausts, emergency preparedness, evacuation plan, hazardous waste
— Lenders: equity lending, refinancing, scams
— Home maintenance: innovative products, presentations on do-it-yourself home repairs, renovations and maintenance, basic tools, improvements, when to hire professionals
— Record-keeping – home inventory, shredding, storage
— Community engagement and involvement: curb appeal, pride of ownership, conflict resolution, feeling safe and welcome in your neighborhood, meeting your neighbors
There will be prizes and lunch and snacks are also provided, in addition to a free book, "Keeping the American Dream."
Space is limited. Call to pre-register by calling Debra Drake, Homeownership Director of LACLT at 524-0747 or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Advance registration is required.
Laconia Area Community Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a member of NeighborWorks America, and is supported in part by membership donations and the Lakes Region United Way. Its mission is to assist low and moderate income families achieve economic self-sufficiency through the development of permanently affordable housing opportunities and associated support programs. For more information about LACLT and its programs, call 524-0747, or visit www.laclt.org

PLYMOUTH — Pairing humorous storytelling with political commentary and bluesy rock style, Todd Snider's songs find rays of hope in a time of struggle. The acerbic singer/songwriter/humorist will cast his critical eye on the state of the world with his trademark blend of wry wit and compassion for the 99 percent at 8 p.m. Friday, March 29, at the Plymouth State University Silver Center.
Sharp-tongued though he can be, more than anything Snider is "uproariously funny," according to Silver Center Director Diane Jeffrey. "He's angry without being sanctimonious and whimsical without being lightweight," Jeffrey says.
St. Augustine writer Nick McGregor says, "Snider has built a fruitful career out of giving voice to America's down-and-outers... " Asked by another writer if he was concerned about alienating a potential audience Snider replied, "I would almost like to alienate that audience that would disagree. If somebody takes offense to something that I'm saying, that would probably make me happy that I needled them a bit."
Snider released two highly acclaimed albums in 2012: Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables, debuted in the Top 20 of four separate Billboard charts, including the Indie Label Chart, the Folk Chart, the Internet Chart, and the Independent Core Store Report. The New York Times hailed it as "among his best" and Rolling Stone called it "the sharpest musical response yet to the excesses of the one percent."
Time As We Know It: The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker, is a tribute album to the man Snider credits with turning his life around. "I've always hoped I'd stay around long enough to get to make a record of Jerry Jeff Walker songs," Snider says. "He's the guy I saw at 19 and decided to try to be like. His are the first songs I learned."
Tickets for the program are $30 for adults, $28 for seniors and $15 for youth at the Silver Center Box Office, (603) 535-2787 or (800) 779-3869. Tickets are also available online at Silver.plymouth.edu.