Furniture masters at historical society
Extraordinary artisans dedicated to producing handmade furniture of unsurpassed quality, the New Hampshire Furniture Masters will once again present an annual exhibition at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St.
Come see furniture designed in a wide variety of styles. Admission to this exhibition is free for members of the society and included in the price of paid admission ($7 per person) for nonmembers. A reception and silent auction for New Hampshire Furniture Masters will be held on July 21 at 5 p.m. This event is open to the public and free. The exhibit is on display through July 23.
For more information, visit furnituremasters.org.
Elizabeth Dubrulle
Poetry society to meet at Gibson’s
The Poetry Society of New Hampshire will host its monthly meeting at Gibson’s Bookstore on July 20 at 7 p.m. The society meets on the third Wednesday of the month.
This month’s headliners are J Kates and Ken Craft. An open mic follows their readings. All are welcome, and newcomers are encouraged!
Gibson’s Bookstore
Meditation event at The River Guild
There will be a Didgeridoo Journey Meditation event held at The River Guild (254 N. State St. Unit E) on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
The didgeridoo keys selected for this meditation are played for longer durations and chosen for their ability to support journeying, meditation, visioning and intention manifestation.
This workshop offers an introduction to the therapeutic principles of journeying/meditation. A 50-minute group journey/meditation follows the brief overview.
Registration is required by visiting theriverguild.com or calling 856-8103.
Kate Hartwell
Disney’s ‘Mulan, Jr.’ at Capitol Center
RB Productions will present Disney’s Mulan, Jr. this weekend at the Capitol Center for the Arts.
Show times will be Friday at 7 p.m., and Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at the CCA box office or online at ccanh.com.
Clint Klose
NHTI holding open house July 20
Explore NHTI at our summer open house on July 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Wellness Center gym. Learn about our 90 academic programs, tour our 240-acre campus and find out about campus life at NHTI. Meet current and former students, academic department heads and representatives from admissions and financial aid.
Contact the admissions office at 230-4011 or nhtiadm@ccsnh.edu for further information – or just come and join us! Open to all prospective students and their families.
Can’t make the open house? We have “Drop-in Tuesdays” weekly from 4:30 to 6 p.m. where you can get a 15-minute overview of the college and bring your questions for admissions and financial aid representatives. Campus tours available for those who arrive by 5:15 pm. No reservations required.
Or schedule a tour at your convenience at nhti.edu/sign-campus-tour.
Doug Schwarz
Elephants to take over Hatbox
Vermont-based band Elephants of Scotland will be playing Hatbox Theatre in Concord on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16.50, $13.50 for members, seniors and students (includes $1.50 processing fee).
Tickets are available at the door and at hatboxnh.com.
Elephants of Scotland are a four-piece band who bring the traditions of classic progressive rock into a modern context. Using innovative song structures, catchy melodies, varied styles and time signatures, and virtuosic instrumentation Elephants of Scotland will present an entertaining 90-minute set of original music.
Kevin Barrett
Grace Episcopal to host supper
Grace Episcopal Church (30 Eastman St.) will host its free monthly community supper on Friday, from 5 to 6 p.m.
Our July Friday supper features oven fried chicken, pasta salad, cole slaw, corn bread and ice cream. So come, bring your family and friends and take the night off from cooking. There is no charge, but donations are welcomed and support our Take-A- Tote Ministry, which helps to feed Concord’s hungry school children.
Contact Grace Episcopal Church for more information at 224-2252 or visit graceeastconcord.org.
Tina Preston
Opening reception for photo exhibit
Learn more about artist Kevin Talbot’s loon photos on display at the New Hampshire Audubon’s McLane Center during his artist’s reception on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Talbot will give a short presentation in which he shows 20 slides and talks about each slide for 20 seconds. This is known as Pecha-Kucha style, a Japanese word for “Chit-Chat.” This style was invented to keep presentations short and to the point and has become quite popular around the world.
We hope you can join us for this reception, but if that is not possible the photos will be hanging in the McLane Center through August.
Visit nhaudubon.org/calendar for more.
Nancy Boisvert
Free swim lessons still available
Concord Housing + Redevelopment has once again partnered with the Concord Parks and Recreation Department and sponsored free swim lessons to all Concord and Penacook children.
Our goal for this summer is to have more than 900 children in our summer swim lesson program. During the first two sessions, more than 400 children have taken part in lessons with two more session to go. The registration deadline for session three is Wednesday with lessons beginning on Monday, July 18. Our last session begins Aug. 1 with a registration deadline of July 27. Nonresident children can also register for swim lessons at a cost of $40 per swimmer for eight classes.
Visit concordnh.gov/ Index.aspx?NID=1285 for more.
David Gill
First Church to host jazz sanctuary
“Make a Joyful Noise – The Spirituality of Song” will be the theme of this Sunday’s jazz sanctuary at First Congregational Church of Concord. The jazz sanctuary begins with coffee and goodies at 4 p.m., followed by a jazz set at 4:30 p.m., and then a jazz worship at 5 p.m. The universal experience of being touched and moved by music will be at the heart of Jazz Sanctuary’s exploration with worship leader, The Rev. Ron Dieter, and jazz vocalist, Eli Goodwin. Pianist Ed Cheynoweth will be the musical guest along with house band musicians, BJ Steinberg and Ed Raczka. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Tim Wildman
Important news about Main Street
On Tuesday (the day the Insider comes out), a paving crew will put a finish coat of asphalt on the new South Main Street east side work zone (Pleasant St. to Concord St.), Pleasant Street Ext. and pave both sides of South Main from Concord Street south to the Storrs Street intersection. The paving will begin at 7 a.m. and may not be finished until 7 p.m.
After the fresh pavement is down and until it is rolled and cools, motorists and delivery vehicles will not be allowed to drive on it. This means that access to driveways and parking lots on South Main in the paving areas and on Pleasant Street Extension will be affected after the fresh pavement is laid down. Motorists on South Main are encouraged to seek alternate routes.
The freshly paved areas will be striped on Friday. On-street parking will be coned off before the striping is done and until it dries. The paving and striping schedule is weather dependent.
On Monday, the Main Street Project work zone will flip to the west side of South Main from Pleasant Street south to Concord Street. As a result, the traffic pattern will change with traffic moving through the work area in one lane northbound, and southbound traffic detoured at the Pleasant Street / South Main intersection to Storrs Street or State Street.
Insider staff
