2023 NH Meetings & Convention Planner

2023 MEETINGS & CONVENTION PLANNER

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Business meetings, conferences and events are shaped by the look and feel of where the event is held. New Hampshire, known for its natural beauty, will provide attendees with an unforgettable experience.

Whether the event is held on New Hampshire’s scenic shoreline, alongside a peaceful lake, at a wooded wilderness retreat or in the heart of a bustling city, New Hampshire’s incomparable hospitality will ensure a successful function.

From top-tier hotels and conference centers to historic mansions, state parks and even scenic trains that offer full-service dining and unique meeting spaces, New Hampshire is an ideal location for events of all sizes.

For more information, please visit www.visitnh.gov/meetings.

By Liz Curcio

5 event fundamentals choosing a venue P

lanning an event should be exciting and fun, whether it’s to celebrate a loved one’s retirement, a meeting for your company or a wedding. However, the process can certainly present some challenges if you haven’t had much experience in planning an event outside of your home.

It is essential to have transparent conversations from the very beginning, so that the venue understands your vision, ideas and expectations. It is equally important for the venue to explain their standards, planning process and all possible costs involved.

During your search for an event venue, ask the following questions to ensure it’s the right space for your event and to understand what they’re bringing to the table.

n Is the venue insured and carry liquor liability insurance? Do vendors need insurance?

Be sure that the venue is a reputable business and that they are insured and carry a liquor liability policy. While a venue will likely take all necessary precautions to remain a safe space to celebrate, there are many moving parts to an event with many people in the same space and sometimes accidents happen.

You should also ask if the venue requires proof of insurance from your vendors (i.e., the band or DJ, the florist, hair stylist, etc.). Since accidents do happen with different vendors moving in and out of a room, a wall or the floor can get damaged, a curling iron may burn a piece of furniture, or a DJ

Transparent conversations will help the venue understand your vision, ideas and expectations.

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to know before

may leave an extension cord out and cause someone to take a spill.

The venue would want to make sure that these vendors are covered for any issues that can potentially arise, and you would want to make sure your hiring a legitimate vendor.

n What services does the venue offer?

While some venues may be turnkey where everything is included, others may only include certain services, or may only offer the raw space where you would have to bring in a separate caterer, or rented tables and chairs.

Equally as important, ask what is included with your venue fee. Costs can add up quickly if you are required to bring everything in. The sooner you know, the sooner you can get your quotes from other vendors and create your budget.

You will also want to know who the contact person is for the venue throughout the planning process as well as the day of your event.

n What does the venue include/exclude?

The venue should clearly explain how they operate and describe the process of securing your date while offering a step-by-step plan on what’s to follow. You want to know what is included with the venue, food and beverage package, and any fees listed on your contract.

Common questions include: Are tables and chairs included? Are plates, glassware and silverware included? Are there options to upgrade to a specific pattern or color of linens? Do I have access to all areas on the property, or is there multiple events occurring at the same time?

Be sure to also ask what is not included or what is available at additional cost. You may find that there are additional fees for valet parking and transportation or any audio-visual equipment.

n Can the menu be customized, or do I have to pick from a package?

When asking about the menu, it’s important to account for those guests that require accommodations based on a dietary need or allergy. Other related questions include how many staff will be on-site for your guest count, as well as what the bartender-to-guest ratio is, as you want

to avoid long lines. Additional questions can be: how will the food service flow, and how can that fit in the timeline with speeches or a presentation?

n Is it mandatory to use a planner? Who are your preferred vendors?

A venue may require you to work with their preferred vendors for your wedding or event, so ask ahead of time if you can bring in your own.

On one hand you may have a trusted florist or know a band that played at a family event that you must have at your wedding. You would want to know if you can use them and what the venue requires of them.

On the other hand, you may encounter a venue that requires you to use a vendor from their list. This is more common, as a reputable venue will only want to recommend a vendor that they know will respect the event space as their own and will offer the same caliber of service to the customer as they do.

This can often be a dealbreaker if the vendor of your choice is not on their list, so it would be best to ask this question before signing a contract.

Ultimately, you want to have a good relationship with the venue contact and feel comfortable with a space that will create wonderful memories. Having an honest conversation with your contact and asking all your questions upfront will avoid any surprises. And, if it fits within your budget, it is highly recommended to work with an event planner who can do all the legwork and present all your venue options.

Liz Curcio is owner of MILA by The White Apron in Exeter. Visit milaexeter.com to book your next event.

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Tough lessons in opening a wedding venue during Covid

BY ERIC STEPHENS

Opening our business in the midst of a global pandemic wasn’t part of the plan when we started dreaming about operating a wedding venue back in 2018, but it taught us some lessons and even provided unexpected opportunities for growth.

This dream was proposed to me shortly after my brother Justin married his wife, Jenn. The two of them loved the process of planning their wedding, and afterwards Justin felt there was an opportunity to improve upon the process and perhaps carve out a niche in the industry.

At the start of our journey, we built a robust business plan that served as our road map for financing, construction and the first five years of operation. We considered possible risks and challenges, as well as contin-

gency plans for handling them. These exercises proved to be helpful as we adjusted our business in response to the constant, and often contradictory, guidance being delivered to us, as Covid went from being a short-term issue to rapidly becoming our “new normal.”

One of the first issues we had to address was trying to secure financing for a construction project whose budget nearly tripled from the initial proposal we had sent to our bank. Then, our bank was acquired by a larger one, and we were told they’d no longer be financing us. We were able to find another bank that would work with us — none of us had industry experience at this point, but we’d be required to contribute more cash in order to get there.

By the time we had procured the additional funds it was February of 2020, and we were nervous that if we didn’t get the bank to complete underwriting quickly

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that they’d pull out of our project due to the uncertainty surrounding Covid. We pushed back hard, and finally signed the paperwork in a drive-thru window with one of the bank’s representatives, just before things completely shut down. We learned then the importance of taking initiative and not waiting on someone else when we are capable of doing it ourselves.

We had been booking weddings before we even started construction, so when Covid started, we fielded an enormous number of questions from nervous couples. We decided from the start that honest and open communication was going to be very important. We reassured them as much as we could but were mindful not to promise anything that we couldn’t control.

This is something that we and our staff are very mindful of even today when addressing any questions or concerns from our couples. We don’t hide from problems and hope they’ll go away — we also try not to bring up an issue without a possible resolution as well.

As we got closer to hosting our first weddings in October of 2020, we were forced to accept that Covid, and its restrictions, were going to be another hurdle for us. Once again, we were proactive in reaching out to our booked couples, letting them know what the policies were, and assuring them that we’d do as much as we could to make their weddings feel special without breaking mandated rules. Our couples appreciated the open and honest dialogue, and we prevented any unexpected surprises on their wedding day.

However, Covid restrictions forced us into opening at

50% capacity, which proved to be fruitful, as we were able to grow into our space with smaller-scale weddings, which minimized the possibility of major mistakes but gave us the ability to correct minor ones quickly.

We also saw an opportunity to fill in some of our open dates by advertising to couples in Massachusetts, whose rules were much more restrictive than those in New Hampshire during the pandemic. We “inherited” quite a few of these weddings and were able to salvage a disappointing situation for a lot of these couples.

Many couples mentioned how much happier they were getting married at our venue as opposed to the one they had initially booked, which greatly increased our confidence in the decision to open our venue in the first place. By advertising to these couples, we made a good situation out of bad circumstances, which is something we strive to do even today. There’s opportunity everywhere — you just need to be willing to pursue it.

There were so many other challenges we encountered in that first year of operation, but thanks to the lessons we learned throughout the pandemic, we truly feel that we matured as a business and as business owners much faster than we otherwise would have. We are still learning, even after almost 300 weddings, but the hard lessons we learned early on are still serving us well today.

Eric Stephens is the co-owner of The Barn at Bull Meadow in Concord.

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6 pre-event trade show tasks to help you stay on track

By Lisa M. Masiello

Three years ago, professional services firm PwC predicted the global trade show market would increase from $34.4 billion to $40.1 billion by 2023. It’s no wonder that trade show exhibitors list conference participation as a top marketing strategy. At least that was the case before Covid-19’s complete shutdown of face-to-face events.

The last two years have required businesses to innovate on the fly, transforming their marketing tactics seemingly overnight to accommodate virtual programs.

While in-person trade shows are back, some show managers are taking a hybrid approach. Others are still in a holding pattern — taking a wait-and-see attitude and informing exhibitors of their final decision on how the event will proceed as close to the show date as possible.

This uncertainty is causing exhibitors to shrink 12 months’ worth of pre-show preparation into 90 or 120 days. The compressed time frame to develop your

marketing strategy, build a booth, print collateral and design a lead generation campaign requires more staff resources. It also requires a larger budget to pay for the rush charges incurred by creating and purchasing materials last minute.

While there may still be uncertainty as to what direction your trade show will take, six marketing tasks remain constant. Whether your show is in-person, virtual, or both, you can complete them today, long before you plan to exhibit.

• Integrate business goals. The primary reason for exhibiting at any trade show is to achieve your company’s business goals. You may want to launch a new product, increase sales, expand into a new market or achieve another goal. Evaluate your marketing messages across your booth graphics, collateral and email communication now to ensure they align with your business goals.

• Establish quantifiable objectives. Establish specific, quantifiable objectives to help achieve your business goals. If your goal is to generate more leads and close more sales, qualifying at least 20 booth visitors per day may be your objective. Since virtual events also enable your staff to have one-on-one conversations with attendees, you can achieve this objective no matter the trade show type.

• Align sales and marketing. Ensure your sales and marketing teams agree on how to qualify each attendee as a potential lead. What criteria will determine if an attendee is a marketing-qualified lead, a sales-qualified lead or simply a contact that requires additional nurturing? Sales and marketing alignment is critical to event success.

• Write and design company collateral

Every exhibitor produces a product flier, corporate brochure or another piece of collateral. Whether you ultimately print copies to distribute in person or make electronic files available online, it is an essential part of your sales strategy. Write and design the brochure now. Then put it aside until show management makes a final decision as to what type of event it will be. That eliminates the need to create the brochure from scratch close to the show’s start date.

• Write and design pre-show marketing materials. Pre-show marketing campaigns that invite pre-registered attendees and your business contacts to visit you at the show are a must.

Write and design pre-show email and direct mail campaigns with a special offer, a discount registration code and a meeting invitation. Just hold off on including an actual booth number or a link to a virtual exhibit hall.

• Write and prepare post-show attendee communication A post-show email campaign helps remind attendees of their interaction with you and enables you to close more sales. Write and prepare your post-show emails today. As the start date gets closer, you can change the wording to say, “we enjoyed meeting with you in X city,” or “we enjoyed chatting with you online.”

Remember why you chose to exhibit in the first place. While the show management’s delivery strategy may be uncertain right now, your reasons for choosing to exhibit in the first place were based on a solid business strategy. They were the right goals aligned to the right show when you made the original decision, and they are the right ones now.

Although we can’t eliminate the stress and anxiety over this still-evolving trade show landscape, completing these six tasks now will help pave the way for a much more efficient, effective and successful event.

Lisa M. Masiello, owner and chief marketing officer of Nashua-based TECHmarc Labs Inc., is author of the book, “Trade Show 411: The Essential Guide to Exhibiting Like a Pro.” She can be reached at lisa. masiello@techmarclabs.com or LisaMasiello.com.

Whether the show is in-person, virtual or hybrid, you can complete these tasks long before you plan to exhibit.

Why should you attend a business event?

8 key reasons to take advantage of face-to-face networking

While the virtual business events that firmly took root during the pandemic remains with us to a certain extent, it remains true that they still can’t take the place of an in-person event.

In fact, in this digital-dominated world, there’s nothing more valuable than face-to-face interaction. Networking events allow for these valuable interactions and to create contacts. The good thing about networking events is that they often allow for speed networking, allowing for multiple interactions in a set period of time. By partaking, you can massively extend your network base.

Here are some of the many reasons to attend an event or conference in the flesh.

Discover new opportunities and ideas

While you can connect with almost anyone through social media, there’s no substitute for meeting someone in person. Good business events provide opportunities to mingle with people, develop new relationships and deep-

en existing ones. Make sure you have a plan for how to manage all the valuable leads you come across at these type of events and how to effectively close the acquired leads at the conclusion of the conference.

Make new connections

When you attend events, set goals for the kinds of contacts you want to make. You can make a list of people you want to meet if they’re particularly important to your goals. Initiate new connections with qualified prospects, marketing partners, vendors to outsource to and job candidates. And you can also reinforce existing connections with contacts in your social networking pipeline.

Grow personally and professionally

Leaving your office to attend an event helps you step away from work for a few hours and make an investment in your personal growth. Remember: No one, no matter how talented they are, can possibly know everything

about everything. Attending networking and conference events is a chance to learn from others who have been in similar positions and learn from their gains and their losses.

Meet influencers

One of the most important benefits of networking is meeting influencers in your industry. These individuals in similar positions as you — or a job you’re striving to attain — have valuable insights. They can help inspire and motivate you and can help put you in contact with other useful people who may be able to share their knowledge or provide you with a unique opportunity. Also, when attending an event, you can interact with a variety of individuals with different backgrounds in various fields. Meeting people in varying industry backgrounds can provide a different insight and help educate you on areas outside of yours that may still be relevant to you.

Stay updated on trends

While business events and conferences have time allotted to discussion and mingling, there are also informative presentations, which tend to outline new tools, resources and trends in your industry. The key benefit by attending those presentations is it allows you to not only stay on top of trends but allows you time to discuss them and what they mean for your business with others in similar situations.

Bring awareness to your business

When attending events, you increase the chances of networking with prospects who should know your business and brand, and you can let them know who you are, what you do, how you work and where you are going.

Through networking, you can educate other professionals on your business and your interests, because you never know who may be interested. Word of mouth is a great way to grow and expand, which is why you want to be talking about what you are doing. Others also often want to educate you on what they are doing — you never know how you can benefit or collaborate.

By going to events regularly and representing your company, you are keeping it top of mind for important people. This can lead to referrals and other opportunities.

Build strong working relationships

When you interact with people at an event or after an event, you form a relationship that can often lead to being invited to other prominent industry events, or can result in a new introduction to another person who has the potential to be a valuable contact.

Inspiration

There’s something about an event where everyone is there and focused on what they love to do that can be pretty inspiring.

Talking to people in situations similar to yours and talking about topics that can help you to grow and expand your business can be motivating, and this kind of conversation can result in making goals that others will hold you accountable to. Events, conferences and trade shows can open up new possibilities and help you see things in a new light.

How innovative events help brands and businesses stand out

By Tim Messina

If you want to produce an impactful event to stand out in your field, you can no longer rely on high production quality alone. Creators and attendees expect more from event production than clear audio and good lighting. For your event to resonate with attendees, stakeholders and partners, your event should deliver an immersive experience to connect and inspire in a special way.

Audio, lighting, video, staging, scenery and other elements are all invaluable tools for bringing an event to life, and the technology keeps getting better at lightning speed. But an event experience is far greater than the sum of its parts, and it takes a lot more than just high-tech gear to pull off a great event.

When you harmoniously integrate these tools together in creative ways, the result is an amazing experience for everyone involved. That’s the difference between an event that is not just seen and heard but felt and remembered. With a team of engineers and artists who understand how to bring your vision to life in a creative way, your event can be a fun and memorable experience.

Strategic solutions

Combining the logical, technical thinking of an engineer with the creative, emotionally intelligent thinking of an artist creates a powerful event that makes waves. This balance and synergy were critical at one of our most ambitious projects this year: CNXN Live, a realtime, in-person and livestreamed corporate event for a Fortune 1000 IT Solutions provider that took place simultaneously at two sites — one in Florida and the other in New Hampshire.

Our objective was to make attendees in both locations feel like they were in the same room using similar sets, scenic elements, color palettes and a strategic combination of technologies. Achieving this ambitious goal required significant research, design, logistical

planning, testing and hard work by the whole Events United team and our partners to seamlessly link these two locations together into one fluid simulcast event.

A key to the event’s success included the aesthetic looking the same, despite utilizing two very different venues on separate ends of the East Coast. Both events also needed to sound and feel the same, with no delays when switching from one location to the next. While Events United provided high-quality audio, video, lighting, staging and scenic gear, we were also tasked with providing extensive broadcast and communications technology to send audio, video and com signals between both sites in real time.

Our team utilized solutions from Bitfire Technologies to coordinate multiple audio and video streams in real time to ensure all presenters and attendees heard, saw and experienced the same things no matter where they were located. This instantaneous, multi-channel communication up and down the East Coast also allowed our team to coordinate the many production details, such as which camera shot to use at any given moment and respond to our client’s presenting needs in the immediate moment.

Events United’s Key Client Manager Garrett McConchie said, “Not that long ago, this kind of project would have been impossible to imagine, but despite all the challenges, we did it.”

Of course, turning a project of this scope into reality requires much more than just the right equipment. It requires talented people who don’t shy away from a challenge or an opportunity to reinvent — people who

Audio, lighting, video, staging, scenery and other elements are invaluable tools for bringing an event to life.

know how to create a customized environment, set a mood and direct the energy at an event while remaining committed to excellence and innovation.

Stand out in a crowd

Despite shorter attention spans, constant distractions and higher expectations plaguing us in today’s world, developing a great event that helps you stand out in a crowded field is achievable when you are committed to excellence and innovation, and surround yourself with partners and vendors who share the same values.

There are always going to be subpar, mediocre events that are quickly forgotten. The events that make an impact, that inspire action, creativity and incite positive change, the events that attendees cannot stop talking about need to be presented in a professional, compelling and emotionally connected way.

The difference between an event that is remembered and one that is easily forgotten comes down to exceptional production quality that uses technology to create an immersive experience that amplifies your passion and message in a unique, powerful way.

The extra time, effort, energy and hustle will be worth taking your event to the next level.

Tim Messina is the owner of Events United, a live and virtual event production services provider, and Studio Lab, a collaborative, shared space for event and creative media professionals.

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The seven regions of NH

New Hampshire is made up of seven very different regions, each as exciting as the next. The Seacoast, Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee, Lakes Region, Merrimack Valley, Monadnock Region, White Mountains and Great North Woods are filled with natural beauty, cultural events and classic New England living.

It’s one family vacation idea after another, and the only way to truly appreciate it all is to see it for yourself. Use the list below to learn more about each of New Hampshire’s distinct, yet equally unforgettable, regions.

 GREAT NORTH WOODS

Halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, the Great North Woods is at once rugged and inviting. This is where travelers over the centuries have come in search of beauty, adventure and inspiration, while enjoying legendary North Woods hospitality.

Here is where you can go take a hike to watch the sunrise before breakfast, go fly fishing after lunch and get dressed up for an elegant dinner at a grand hotel.

Whatever your passion, from fine dining to snowmobiling to camping under the stars, the Great North Woods is a destination in which to indulge it.

 WHITE MOUNTAINS

If one New Hampshire region is synonymous with recreation, it’s the White Mountains. Forty-eight 4,000-foot peaks are found here, along with the highest mountain in the Northeast, 6,288-foot Mt. Washington, but it is the 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest that truly shapes the region.

 LAKES REGION

The Lakes Region: The name alone stirs memories of blissful, sunny days spent on the water, the joy of vacations, boat rides and camp, when everything moved at a slow summer simmer, and you connected with people and places that still resonate with you today.

Summer may be the Lakes Region’s best-known season, but wrap the hillsides in spring green, the blazing colors of fall or a thick blanket of snow, and it is every bit as magical. While there are 273 lakes and ponds in the Lakes Region, one lake dominates them all: Lake Winnipesaukee.

 DARTMOUTH-LAKE SUNAPEE

If only one region of New Hampshire could be known as a study in contrasts, it would be the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. Named for Dartmouth — Hanover’s Ivy League college — and Sunapee — the crystal clear lake, State Park and mountain, all of the same name — the region includes quiet country roads and rolling farmland, pristine lakes, a bustling hub of higher education and medicine, and some of today’s favorite family activities and recreation.

 MONADNOCK REGION

For the New England of picture books, you need go no further than the Monadnock Region. Here you’ll find small villages where white clapboard churches and town halls edge manicured town greens.

Rolling fields with neatly planted rows quilt the hillsides, and country roads lined by rock walls invite exploration at a leisurely pace.

 MERRIMACK VALLEY

In New Hampshire, where the capital’s name, Concord, is a synonym for harmony, it’s not surprising to find music and the performing visual arts central to life in the city and the entire Merrimack Valley Region. The state’s three largest cities — Concord, Manchester and Nashua — have an especially rich cultural life, with a variety of offerings year-round.

 SEACOAST

New Hampshire’s seacoast captures the essence of New England’s oceanfront. In just 18 miles of coastline, there are long, sandy beaches, working ports, offshore islands, surfstung rocks, and popular resort towns and villages that date back nearly 400 years.

Many visitors begin their tours of New Hampshire along the coast, drawn by the sound and scent of the sea, and intrigued by all the region offers.

Meetings & Conference Facilities

*Contact to confirm seating capacity in light of potential government restrictions due to Covid-19.

DARTMOUTH-LAKE SUNAPEE REGION

NH 03755, 603-643-4300, 603-643-4433

603-643-4111, 603-643-3340

03255, 603-763-4789

The New London Inn, thenewlondoninn.com

353 Main Street, PO Box 8, New London, NH 03257, 603-526-2791

Rosewood Country Inn, rosewoodcountryinn.com

67 Pleasant View Road, Bradford, NH 03221 800-938-5273, 603-938-5253

LAKES REGION

The Barn at Pickering House, pickeringhousewolfeboro.com

116 South Main Street, PO Box 175, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-6948

Belknap Mill, belknapmill.org

25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, NH 03246, 603-524-8813

Brewster Academy, brewsteracademy.org

80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603-569-7400

Castle in the Clouds, castleintheclouds.org

455 Old Mountain Road, Route 171, Moultonborough, NH 03254, 603-476-5900, 603-476-2512

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MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION

Alpine Grove Banquet Facility, alpinegrove.com 19 South Depot Road, Route 111A, Hollis, NH 03049, 603-882-9051

118 Ash Street, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-668-9908

Atkinson Resort & Country Club, atkinsonresort.com

85 Country Club Drive, Atkinson, NH 03811, 603-362-8700, 603-362-5727

Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, aviationmuseumofnh.org

27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, NH 03053, 603-669-4820

The Barley House, thebarleyhouse.com 132 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-6363

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The Barn at Bull Meadow, bullmeadow.com

63 Bog Road, Concord, NH 03303, 603-301-5121

Bedford Village Inn, bedfordvillageinn.com

2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-472-2001, 603-472-2379

Bektash Shriners Function Center, bektashshriners.org

189 Pembroke Road, PO Box 4086, Concord, NH 03302, 603-225-5372, 603-225-9430

Best Western Concord Inn & Suites, concordbestwestern.com

97 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-228-4300, 603-228-4301

Birch Wood Vineyards, birchwoodvineyards.com

199 Rockingham Road, Derry, NH 03038, 603-965-4359, 603-965-4349

Candia Woods Golf Links, candiawoods.com

313 South Road, Candia, NH 03034, 603-483-2307, 603-483-0590

Canterbury Shaker Village, shakers.org

288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH 03224, 603-783-9511

Canterbury Woods Country Club, canterburywoodscc.com

15 West Road, Canterbury, NH 03224, 603-783-9400

Capitol Center for the Arts, ccanh.com

44 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-225-1111 ext. 124, 603-224-3408

Castleton Banquet and Conference Center, castletonbcc.com

58 Enterprise Drive, PO Box 957, Windham, NH 03087, 603-898-6300

The Centennial Hotel, thecentennialhotel.com

96 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-227-9000, 603-225-5031

Chen Yang Li Restaurant, chenyangli.com

124 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-641-6922

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, thederryfield.com

Mammoth Road, Manchester, NH 03104, 603-623-2880, 603-623-6850

DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, hilton.com/en/hotels/mhtmndt

Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-625-1000, 603-206-4000

DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, hilton.com/en/hotels/ashssdt

Somerset Parkway, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-886-1200, 603-595-4199

Airport, ihg.com 55 John E. Devine Drive, Manchester, NH 03103, 603-782-7911

The Event Center at Courtyard by Marriott Nashua, eventcenternashua.com

2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua, NH 03063, 603-579-6040

The Event Center at Hampshire Hills/The Hampshire Dome, hampshirehills.com 50 Emerson Road, PO Box 404, Milford,

603-641-6466, 603-641-5655

Salem,

1 Keewaydin Drive, Salem, NH 03079, 603-893-5511, 603-894-6728

Homewood Suites by Hilton Gateway Hills Nashua, hilton.com/en/hotels/ashnahw 15 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062, 603-546-7470, 603-897-0080

603-504-3500

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Kimball-Jenkins Estate, kimballjenkins.com

266 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 603-225-3932, 603-225-9288

LaBelle Winery, labellewinerynh.com

345 Route 101, Amherst, NH 03031, 603-672-9898, 603-554-1853

LaBelle Winery, labellewinery.com

14 Route 111, Derry, NH 03038, 603-672-9898, 603-554-1853

League of NH Craftsmen Headquarters, nhcrafts.org

49 South Main Street, Suite 100, Concord, NH 03301, 603-224-3375

Londonderry Country Club, londonderrycountryclub.com

56 Kimball Road, Londonderry, NH 03053, 603-432-9789

Lui Lui of Nashua, luilui.com

259 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH 03060, 603-888-2588, 603-888-7297

Manchester Community College, mccnh.edu/wdc/renting-our-facilities

1066 Front Street, Manchester, NH 03102, 603-206-8163, 603-668-5354

Manchester Country Club, manchestercountryclub.com

180 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, 603-624-4096

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, starhop.com

2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH 03301, 603-271-7827 x104

200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101, 603-622-7531

New England College, nec.edu

98 Bridge Street, Henniker, NH 03242, 603-428-2489

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NH 03077, 603-321-2290

MONADNOCK REGION

Best Western Plus Keene Hotel, bestwestern.com

401 Winchester Street, Keene, NH 03431, 603-357-3038, 603-357-4776

Chesterfield Inn, chesterfieldinn.com

20 Cross Road, West Chesterfield, NH 03466, 603-256-3211, 603-256-6131

Crotched Mountain Resort, crotchedmtn.com

740 2nd NH Turnpike N, Francestown, NH 03043, 603-588-3668

Fairfield Inn & Suites Keene Downtown, marriott.com/en-us/hotels/mhtkn

30 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431, 603-357-7070, 603-357-7075

Franklin Pierce University, franklinpierce.edu/about/conferences-events/index.html

40 University Drive, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-899-4195

Hidden Hills/Four Star Catering, weddingsathiddenhills.com

18 Lisa Drive, PO Box 369, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-899-5001, 603-899-2037

Inn at East Hill Farm, east-hill-farm.com

460 Monadnock Street, Troy, NH 03465, 800-242-6495, 603-242-7709

Keene Country Club, keenecountryclub.com

755 West HIll Road, Keene, NH 03431, 603-352-0135, 603-355-6681

Papagallos Restaurant, papagallos.com

9 Monadnock Highway, Keene, NH 03431, 603-352-9400, 603-352-1447

Woodbound Inn, woodbound.com

247 Woodbound Road, Rindge, NH 03461, 603-532-8341, 603-532-4029

SEACOAST REGION

3S Artspace, 3sarts.org 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-766-3300

Inn & Suites, anchorageinns.com 417 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-8111, 603-431-4443

Ashworth by the Sea Hotel, ashworthhotel.com

295 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach,

03842, 603-926-6762, 603-926-2002

03870, 603-433-3000, 603-373-6051

03874, 603-474-5700, 603-474-2886

03842, 603-926-6771, 603-929-2160

A modern yet rustic post & beam barn on a secluded 34-acre estate, less than 10 minutes from downtown Concord with space for up to 180 guests.

See ad, pg. 19

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03801, 603-431-5202, 603-431-4678

03869, 603-781-2497

03833, 603-617-3555

Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-436-2400

431 Dover Point Road, Dover, NH 03820, 603-742-3205

oHive, ohive.com

155 Fleet Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-766-1900, 603-766-1901

Pease Golf Course, peasegolf.com

200 Grafton Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-433-1331, 603-427-0433

Portsmouth Country Club, portsmouthcc.net

80 Country Club Lane, Greenland, NH 03840, 603-436-9791, 603-433-3236

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Wentworth by the Sea Country Club, wentworthbytheseacc.com

60 Wentworth Road, Rye, NH 03870, 603-433-3050, 603-431-4788

Wentworth by the Sea, opalcollection.com/wentworth

588 Wentworth Road, New Castle, NH 03854, 603-422-7322, 603-422-7329

Whittemore Center Arena, campusrec.unh.edu/whittemore-center-arena

128 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824, 603-862-1829, 603-862-4801

WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION

Best Western Plymouth Inn White Mountains, bestwestern.com

1513 US Route 3, Campton, NH 03223, 603-536-3520, 603-536-8114

The Buttonwood Inn, buttonwoodinn.com

64 Mt. Surprise Road, PO Box 1817, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-810-0642

Cabot Inn & Suites, cabotinnandsuites.com

603-466-2727

603-823-5501

Head Resort, indianheadresort.com 664 US Route 3, Lincoln, NH 03251, 800-343-8000

The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, innatthornhill.com

Thorn Hill Road, Jackson, NH 03846, 603-383-4242, 603-383-8062

InnSeason Resorts Pollard Brook, innseason.com/pollard-brook-resort

33 Brookline Road, Lincoln, NH 03251, 603-745-9900, 603-745-8233

Jack O’Lantern Resort, jolresort.com

1668 Daniel Webster Highway, PO Box A, Woodstock, NH 03293, 603-745-8121

Joe Dodge Lodge at Pinkham Notch, outdoors.org/lodging

361 Route 16, PO Box 298, Gorham, NH 03581, 603-466-2727

855-837-2100

Mountain View Road, Whitefield, NH 03598, 603-837-0035, 603-837-8884

North Conway Grand Hotel, northconwaygrand.com 72 Common Court, PO Box 3189, North Conway, NH 03860, 603-356-9300, 603-356-6028

603-278-1000, 603-278-8828

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Your Occasion, Our Venue

Manchester

At Manchester Country Club, we value relationships. That’s why we have a team of event professionals ready to work with you, dedicated to making your event an unforgettable occasion. Whether it’s a group of 2 or 300, we have multiple event spaces to accommodate a range of setups. Each space has audio visual capabilities, making sharing knowledge simple; and includes outdoor amenities, perfect for refreshing breaks.

Leave your stress behind; we have all the details covered.

UNFORGETTABLE EVENTS ARE FOR EVERYONE; MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED TO HOST YOUR EVENT

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