On Display: Watercolor paintings by Judy King at NHTI
The art gallery inside the library at NHTI is currently exhibiting watercolor paintings by Judy King, a recently retired NHTI math professor. The collection features about three dozen original works by King, and many of the paintings depict places King has traveled to. The exhibit will be on display through the end of November.
On the Road: The ‘Insider’ goes to a garden in Eden
We brought the Insider to Eden! Well, not “THE Garden of,” but a nice little garden just the same! This was taken just outside the Eden Historical Museum, which tells the history of the area from prehistoric times to the consolidation of the towns of Leaksville, Spray and Draper in 1967 to form the city of Eden, N.C., where we were visiting friends before Memorial Day.Stephanie Parkinson
CYPN: Julianne Rosset is the Young Professional of the Month
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network introduces you to our “Young Professional of the Month,” Julianne Rosset. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better.How old are you? 30.Where do you live? Concord.Where do you currently work? I work for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a fish and...
Book of the Week: ‘Severance’
Severance Ling Ma 2018, 304 pages Adult fiction Severance, the debut novel of Chinese-born American Ling Ma, is hard to classify. Its premise is pretty straightforward. Shen Fever rapidly takes over the world, turning almost everyone in its path into what can best be described as a zombie. The infected mindlessly participate in the same action over and over again until death takes them. Millennial workaholic Candace Chen seems to...
This Week in Concord History
Nov. 13, 2001: Concord City Manager Duncan Ballantyne outlines two options for dealing with the Sears Block project, the city’s biggest and most important project in limbo. The city can meet with Hodges Development Corp. or they can proceed with demolition. Nov. 14, 1861: A fire at Main and School streets, the fourth major fire of the year in downtown Concord, destroys a harness factory, a shoe store, the gas-light company offices and...
Get your popcorn ready for the 2018 SNOB Film Festival
It’s that time of year again. Halloween has come and gone, Thanksgiving is still on the horizon, and there’s one thing everybody likes to do around now – watch movies. That’s why it’s the perfect time for the 2018 SNOB Film Festival, back for a 17th year and loaded with high-quality movies and associated events.This year’s festival will take place Nov. 8 through 11, and all films, as usual, will be screened at Red River Theatres....
N.H. Historical Society to honor 100th anniversary of Veterans Day
Spend Veterans Day at the New Hampshire Historical Society honoring the 100th anniversary of the War to End All Wars. On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Society will offer two opportunities to commemorate the anniversary of World War I with a lecture about George Dilboy, the state’s only Medal of Honor winner from the war, and a final opportunity to view the Society’s exhibition of World War I posters. The exhibition, “Making the World Safe...
Run the fitness gauntlet with Boot Camp classes at City Wide Community Center
In today’s world, fitness and personal health are all the rage. It seems like you can’t watch TV or listen to the radio for even a few minutes without encountering at least a couple ads for a new gym, diet, fitness product or workout video.Concord has never been short on options for breaking a sweat, between all the gyms, yoga centers and personal trainers around. But another option couldn’t hurt, right?For those of you out there who...
Holiday Cards 4 Our Military drive nets nearly 40,000 cards for troops
You might remember a story we ran in August about the Holiday Cards 4 Our Military campaign, in which people from all over the Granite State – mostly students – filled out and sent well wishes to members of the U.S. armed forces. Last year the program led to some 17,000 cards (about 500 pounds worth) being shipped to the Navy’s USS Theodore Roosevelt in time for the holidays.This year, the effort has expanded dramatically.Laura...
Entertainment: More live music than you could possibly listen to this week
That headline is not a joke – there’s really too much live music this week to catch all of it. This means tough decisions will have to be made – Do you see the big-time Charlie Daniels Band at the Cap Center, or opt for a local band at bar? Whatever you do, just don’t sit around all week and miss all of these shows. Music/Comedy Tuesday Craig Fahey at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Comedy open mic at Area 23 at 9 p.m., sign-ups...
Bulletin Board: Veterans fair at NHTI, Bach’s Lunch concert at CCMS and more
NHTI to host veterans fair NHTI, Concord’s Community College, will host a Veterans Information Resource Fair for veterans, service members and their families on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center Rotunda, and is free and open to the public. Student veterans, veterans, service members or family members who have questions regarding VA and community benefits/resources can receive assistance. Participants...
Tasty Brews: Out.Haus Ales Scottish 80/- Ale on tap at Area 23
I saw on Facebook last week that Area 23 is celebrating Drink NH November, in which all taps at the bar will be Granite State brews all month long. Being a big fan of pretty much every New Hampshire beer I’ve ever tried, I moseyed on over there last week to see what they had.One tap handle grabbed my attention immediately – it was an outhouse, the logo of Out.Haus Ales in Northwood. This particular Out.Haus beer was called Scottish...
Poet Kevin Goodan to present his book ‘Anaphora’ at Gibson’s Bookstore
Award-winning poet Kevin Goodan will return to New Hampshire to present Anaphora, a gut-wrenching elegy with psychological intensity, at Gibson’s Bookstore next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.Goodan creates a heightened, frantic and piercing dialogue that grapples with mental illness, stigmas, relationships and morality in the landscape of rural America.Goodan earned his BA from the University of Montana and worked as a firefighter for 10 years...
City Manager’s Newsletter: Penacook Landing project gets a boost, leaf collection and more
The city of Concord’s public information officer, Stefanie Breton, sent out the City Manager’s Newsletter last Friday. The newsletter contained too much information for us to fit into this spot, so we’re just printing some highlights here. For the full newsletter, go to concordnh.gov and click the “Newsletter” button on the home page. Penacook Landing project gets boost The City of Concord and The Caleb Group are pleased to announce...
Hundreds brave the weather, raise more than $30,000 in Wicked FIT Run
Families in Transition-New Horizons’ Wicked FIT Run returned to Concord on Oct. 27 for its seventh annual costume-themed 5K run/walk dedicated to “chasing away homelessness” in New Hampshire. The race in Concord had 500 registered participants, half of whom attended and braved the cold and rain, who raised more than $30,000 to support FIT-NH’s mission of providing safe and affordable housing and social services to homeless families...
On the Road: The ‘Insider’ goes to Myrtle Beach
In 1981, three friends – Debbie LeBrun, Kendra West-Senor and Joyce McDonough (pictured left to right) – met while working at the Concord Monitor in the circulation department. They have helped each other through marriages, kids, divorce, jobs, moves, health issues and more. While West-Senor and LeBrun still live in the area, McDonough moved to the Southwest and currently lives near Phoenix. For many years they took an annual getaway...
Red River to show silent film ‘Wings’, with live music accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis
It won Best Picture at the very first Academy Awards, with spectacular airborne sequences and a dramatic story that still mesmerizes audiences today.Wings (1927), a drama about U.S. aviators in the skies over Europe during World War I, will be shown Wednesday at Red River Theatres. The screening is in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, which ended the “Great War” and which led to our modern observance of...
Book of the Week: ‘The Glass Room’
The Glass RoomAnn Cleeves2012, 374 pagesFiction/mystery Irascible Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope rather likes her “hippie” neighbors, especially Joanna. And that’s saying something, as Vera doesn’t often get along with people. Joanna disappears, and her partner asks for Vera’s help in finding her. When Vera does find her, there’s been a murder. A famous book reviewer was knifed in the glass room, or conservatory, at a writer’s...
This Week in Concord History
Nov. 6, 1900: Concord Mayor Nat Martin, a local lawyer who made his name closing saloons, is defeated for re-election. He angered voters by trying to have it both ways – busting some backroom bars under the state’s 45-year-old prohibition statute while permitting other “clubs” to serve liquor. Nov. 6, 1907: By a count of 2,281 to 2,034, Concord voters decide to stop licensing saloons and ban them. Manchester, Nashua and Portsmouth...
Welcome to N.H. Open Doors, a celebration of arts and culture in the Granite State
New Hampshire Open Doors, a free, statewide touring and shopping event on Nov. 3 and 4 (Saturday and Sunday), is an unparalleled opportunity to visit and connect with artists, craftsmen and business owners around the state. Now in its 13th year, N.H. Open Doors is presented by the League of N.H. Craftsmen, a statewide organization dedicated to growing the state’s creative economy.Several new artisans and craftsmen and many favorites...
New Hampshire Open Doors events in the ‘Monitor’ coverage area – and some beyond
With dozens upon dozens of Granite State businesses taking part in New Hampshire Open Doors, we couldn’t possibly mention everything that’s going on in these pages. Instead, we’ve pulled together a big package of various businesses from across the state – mostly ones in the Monitor’s coverage area – that have something noteworthy or out-of-the-ordinary going on. While there are many businesses getting in on the N.H. Open Doors action,...
Listing of 2018 N.H. Open Doors participants by region
Merrimack Valley Ann Trainor Domingue Studio 39 High St., Goffstown 660-2821, domingue@comcast.net anntrainordomingue.com Art 3 Gallery 44 West Brook St., Manchester 668-6650, info@art3gallery.com art3gallery.com Birds on the Wing Design Studio 51 Lovejoy Road, Loudon 856-1603, birdsonthewing@comcast.net birdsonthewingjewelry.com Brookford Farm 250 West Road, Canterbury 742-4084, brookfordfarm.sales@gmail.com brookfordfarm.com Casual...
City Manager’s Newsletter: More road and utility work, leaf collection begins and more
The city of Concord’s public information officer, Stefanie Breton, sent out the City Manager’s Newsletter last Friday. The newsletter contained too much information for us to fit into this spot, so we’re just printing some highlights here. For the full newsletter, go to concordnh.gov and click the “Newsletter” button on the home page. Utility work updates Liberty Utilities will be working at the following locations this week: Borough...
Local filmmaker Dan Habib’s ‘Intelligent Lives’ to have theatrical premiere at Red River Theatres
This past May, we previewed a film screening of the documentary Intelligent Lives, the work of local filmmaker Dan Habib. That story told you about the one-night-only New Hampshire premiere of the film, which was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts.If you missed that one-off showing, there will be plenty of chances for you to see the film very soon.Thursday at 7 p.m. at Red River Theatres will be the New Hampshire theatrical...
Entertainment: Blue Oyster Cult to bring more cowbell to the Capitol Center for the Arts
We’re right up at the end of the month, and therefore many entertainment venues do not have their November schedules posted yet – in some cases the venues may not even have their bookings for the month finalized. Nevertheless, one huge act, known for its abundance of cowbell, will be coming to the Capitol Center for the Arts this week. Care to venture a guess as to who that might be? Have a look: Music Tuesday Paul Lovely at Hermanos...
Archer Mayor to present, sign ‘Bury the Lead’ at Gibson’s Bookstore
Archer Mayor, author of the New York Times bestselling Vermont-based mystery series featuring detective Joe Gunther, is coming to Gibson’s Bookstore on Saturday to read from and autograph his new novel, Bury the Lead. It never ends there, though, does it? We also expect a rollicking good time with Archer’s famously hilarious stories and Q&A.In Bury the Lead, a woman is found dead at the top of a Vermont ski area in the summer. The...
Book of the Week: ‘The Music Shop’
The Music ShopRachel Joyce2018, 303 pagesAdult fiction The Music Shop is located on a crumbling dead-end street, somewhere in England, in the 1980s. The owner is a large and lonely man named Frank, who will not carry CDs or cassette tapes in his shop – just vinyl. But he is open and caring and knowledgeable about every kind of music that was ever pressed onto vinyl. His gift is the ability to find the exact artist, album and track...
This Week in Concord History
Oct. 30, 1865: The day after President Andrew Johnson proclaimed Dec. 7 as Thanksgiving Day, New Hampshire Gov. Frederick Smyth announces that this state will celebrate the holiday on Nov. 30. Smyth will hold out for 10 days before switching the date to conform with Johnson’s proclamation. Oct. 31, 1944: Elizabeth Hager is born. In the 1980s, Hager will become Concord’s first female mayor. She will serve many years as a city councilor...
We found all kinds of zany and spooky costumes at Spirit Halloween
In keeping with our annual Halloween tradition, we took a ride over to Spirit Halloween – now in the former Toys R Us building on Loudon Road – to see what kinds of spooky, zany and adorable costumes and decorations they had for this Halloween season. As you might imagine, we found more than we could handle.
Mr. Arron Band show, Halloween Howl the holiday highlights of the week
While Halloween isn’t until next week, there are still some holiday highlights to check out downtown this week. With Halloween Howl and a Halloween Bash with the Mr. Aaron Band at the Capitol Center for the Arts, this will be a good week for anyone looking for some good family fun.Halloween HowlOn Friday, Main Street shuts down to traffic while businesses open their doors for trick-or-treaters. Virtually all downtown businesses...
