As a result of the incredibly popular 4:20 celebrations happening daily in Keene’s Central Square, turnout was way down for this past week’s Social Sundays. Plus, prior to the advent of the 4:20 events, the attendance at Social Sundays tended to ramp up and peak at 5pm. It seems that having Social Sundays begin after the 4:20 celebration would be the best approach. People can show up at 5pm and enjoy Social Sundays and the food at Armadillo’s Burritos after enjoying a nice afternoon toke in Central Square!
So, starting this weekend join us for Social Sundays at Armadillo’s at 82 Main St. starting at 5pm and ending whenever! Get more info on this forum thread.
MoCo Arts is a non profit, community-based, family-centered organization sharing the gift of dance primarily with children in the community. Their building was overdue for an exterior remodel, and they settled on this mural:
The City of Keene decided to lend a hand by threatening fines and tax liens initially. Ordinances are the ordinances, and the city acted quickly to ensure compliance. All work was halted until MoCo could hire an attorney and spend weeks working through the government courts.
Why would the city bureaucrats be so generous? The mural, for the dance studio, has dancers on it. While many of you may be underwhelmed by such an egregious violation on MoCo’s behalf, the city council has an ordinance regulating signs, and ordinances are ordinances. They claim the mural became a sign when they decided to paint a dancer. Wouldn’t it be earlier if property owners were free to paint their buildings the way they thought best?
Needless to say, after weeks in court they are doing their best to finish before winter. Can you help out?
Details on volunteering can be found here, and I’m inviting Free Keene readers out tomorrow, Saturday the 26th of Setptember, from 12pm-5pm. This is a total volunteer effort, so wear your panting clothes and bring supplies if you have them. Hope to see you there!
Today as activists attempted to gather at Vendetta for Social Sundays they discovered Vendetta was no longer allowing in people under 21. Vendetta staff apologized and explained it was because their insurance policy only covers people 21 and up. As Social Sundays is an all-ages event, a new location was chosen just down Main St: Armadillo’s Burritos.
Armadillo’s is a liberty activist favorite. They have affordable food, big portions, no table service, adult beverages, and an open, inviting environment. It’s actually appropriate that this change happened at this time. Last week Vendetta had begun to feel a bit cramped as over 40 people were attending Social Sundays! Now at Armadillo’s, we’ll have better deals on food and more floorspace. Sometimes the seating arrangements at Vendetta didn’t really help bring new people into conversations. At Armadillo’s, things are far more spread out – everyone will have easy access to any table’s conversation they’d like to take part in. Plus, people who aren’t alcohol consumers will feel more welcome, with various beverages available.
So, join us for Social Sundays, now starting at 5pm, ending whenever (they close at 7pm), now at Armadillo’s Burritos at 82 Main St. in Keene. Call 603-358-3700 if you are having trouble finding the place, but it’s right next to Railroad Square, the same place we hold Free Keene Fest. Those who have been reading this blog for a while know that one of the coolest things about Armadillo’s is they are always happy to let us use their power for Free Keene Fest. Vendetta is still a great place for adults to consume alcohol, but it’s time for Social Sundays to expand and Armadillo’s is the perfect location.
The Free Keene Forum continues to grow as a resource for activism in Keene as well as for those who are interested in moving to the area. Now with over 500 members, 1200 topics, and 15,000 posts, the Free Keene Forum has become the second most popular NH liberty-oriented forum on the internet, surpassing the NHLA Forum and trailing the NHFree Forum .
To celebrate the continually increasing demand on the Free Keene Forum, new activism subforums have been added! The old “Activism & Events” subforum was the forum’s most popular, so four separate subforums were created to replace it:
Additionally, the “Introduce Yourself” subforum has been made more prominent at the top of the forum. Be sure to stop in there and tell us about yourself before you start posting!
Jump to Forum.FreeKeene.com anytime, or just click the “Forum” link in the list at the top right of the blog here at FreeKeene.com, and join the discussion!
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Today as activists attempted to gather at Vendetta for 
