Tuesday

History in the flesh

Learning about a historical figure through books can be interesting, but it’s more fun to hear about their life directly from them. Meet our 16th president in person at “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln” at 7 p.m. at the Merrimack Public Library, 470 Daniel Webster Highway.

Living history presenter Steve Woods will portray Abraham Lincoln, sharing anecdotes from Lincoln’s visit to New Hampshire and stories of his early life, campaign debates and the Civil War that followed his election to the presidency.

This presentation is free and open to the public and will be preceded by a meeting of the Merrimack Historical Society at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to register, call the library at 424-5021.

Thursday

Faith as art

Bible illustrations aren’t just for the kids. Delve into the exhibit “Marc Chagall and the Bible” at a gallery talk at 4 p.m. at the Rivier College Art Gallery, on the second floor of Memorial Hall on Clement Street in Nashua.

On loan from a private collection, this exhibit includes some of the Modernist pioneer’s early Biblical etchings as well as lithographs from a series of Biblical images produced in the 1960s, artwork he began in the 1930s when he was commissioned to illustrate the Old Testament of the Bible.

The exhibit will be on display through March 2. Gallery hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, visit www.rivier.edu/artgallery or call 897-8275.

Saturday

Uncork and enjoy

Whether it’s rack upon rack of fine vintages or a couple of bottles on a shelf in the pantry, all wine collections have one wine in common: the one that’s being saved for a special occasion. That special occasion has finally arrived – it’s tonight, on Open That Bottle Night.

Everyone has different reasons for holding on to a bottle of wine. For some, it’s a rare vintage that should be appropriately savored; for others, it’s a bottle that was given to them to commemorate an important milestone, like a wedding or an anniversary.

Whatever the reason may be, that wonderful wine is destined to remain unopened and unenjoyed until some special day yet to be determined – providing, that is, it isn’t forgotten or misplaced in the meantime.

Open That Bottle Night, the brainchild of former Wall Street Journal wine critics Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, was created to provide that special day. Celebrated annually on the last Saturday in February since 2000, Open That Bottle Night is the perfect time to open that bottle you’ve been saving and enjoy its flavor, its memories or whatever else may make it special.

Good times, gratis

Spending a day out with the family doesn’t have to be expensive. Enjoy a variety of free family-friendly activities at Lil’ Iguana’s Family Funday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Nashua High School South at 36 Riverside St.

Kids can participate in a scavenger hunt, learn about healthy eating, play arcade video games or tackle the inflatable obstacle course. There will be plenty of live entertainment, including storytime with Mayor Donna Lozeau and a performance by children’s musician Steve Blunt, as well as face painting, crafts and activities, a baseball pitching station and a photo booth.

Although this is a free event, donations are welcome. For more information, call 881-9805 or visit www.liliguanausa.org.

Teresa Santoski (who writes The Week in Preview) might just open that Vidal dessert wine from Nashoba Valley Winery that she’s been saving. Know of an event worthy of filling this space? Call 594-6466 or email tsantoski@nashuatelegraph.com. Information should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event. Follow TWiP, Tete-a-tete and Teresa’s articles at twitter.com/Telegraph_TS.