Run for a cause at NHTI’s 12th annual Friendly Kitchen 5K and Fitness Walk
There are plenty of road races in and around Concord every year, most of which are tied to some kind of good cause. The Friendly Kitchen 5K and Fitness Walk at NHTI should be right at the top of that list – and it’s coming up Friday.For the 12th consecutive year, Concord’s Community College will host a 5K road race/2.5K fitness walk to help support the Friendly Kitchen. The race will start at 5:30 p.m. Friday on the NHTI campus. There...
It was a Wild first season in Concord for the N.H. Wild baseball team
You can put it on the board – the inaugural season for Concord’s pro baseball team, the New Hampshire Wild of the Empire Professional Baseball League, has come to an end. Quite fittingly, the team called Wild had a pretty wild season for themselves. They started out strong, going 12-5 over their first 17 games. Then they hit a rough patch, losing eight in a row to put them at 12-13 heading into the all-star break. Wild manager Scott...
Food Snob: Deep-fried Fish Sub from Donatello’s
Donatello’s Pizza is probably best known for its Super Dominator – a 28-inch behemoth of a pizza that requires a vehicle and a doorway large enough for it to fit through. But, like most self-respecting pizza shops in the Northeast, there are a couple of seafood options, too.Being a huge lover of seafood, this Food Snob decided to head over to Donatello’s last week and try something from the ocean. It was basically between fish and...
Entertainment: A trio of Pauls at Hermanos this week
In one of those fun, weird coincidences, the first three performers on the schedule at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana this week are all named Paul. In other news, there will be a rare hip-hop show at True Brew Barista on Friday night, featuring several artists you’ve probably never heard before. All of the above (and below) should be worth checking out. Have a look: Music Tuesday Paul Hubert at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m....
Buy, sell, trade or just browse at Everett Arena’s big two-day gun show
One of Everett Arena’s biggest events of the year is coming this weekend – the New England Events Gun Show.While we don’t typically spend much time writing about guns in this publication, we couldn’t ignore this two-day event that will likely bring thousands of people to the arena this weekend. The show, which will take over Everett arena Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., is “a celebration of our Second...
Bulletin Board: Send in nominations for Citizen of the Year
Meet candidates at the Woman’s Club Concord voters, come and meet the House of Representatives candidates running in the Concord primary election. They will be present at our informal social event at the Woman’s Club of Concord, 44 Pleasant St., on Sept. 7 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The setting for this free, informal networking evening will include light refreshments and 10-minute sittings with the primary candidates of your choice. Brenda...
Catch the future of Hollywood at ConcordTV’s Youth Video Film Festival at Red River Theatres
ConcordTV’s second annual Youth Video Camp Film Festival compiles the creative works from more than 40 campers from the Concord area, ages 9-14, who attended our Youth Video Camps run over April vacation and this summer. The camps are taught by our Station Manager Josh Hardy, as well as myself and our staff producer Melissa Sweatt. In the video camps, campers learn shot composition, film editing, green screen effects, writing original...
Concord Monitor: Cap Center begins work on old Concord Theatre
The Capitol Center for the Arts has cemented its commitment to reviving the Concord Theatre. The performance center recently bought the old theater from developer Steve Duprey for $571,800 and started demolition on the adjacent building that recently housed a tailoring shop. Nikki Clarke, executive director of the Cap Center, said the project still has about $2 million to go in fundraising, money that had to be financed through bank...
On the Road: Concord Chorale and friends brought us to Eastern Europe
While we wouldn’t normally post On the Road features in back-to-back weeks, this photo here was sent in more than a month ago and we felt it might get stale if we didn’t run it now. Plus, we were working on a short week due to the Monday holiday and this helped fill a page.A group of 22 singers from the Concord Chorale, along with nine friends and family members, recently went on a choral tour to St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn,...
Gibson’s Bookstore to host events with authors Keith O’Brien, R.A. Salvatore this week
If you’re a fan of author events, you’re really in luck this week, as Gibson’s Bookstore has three separate events on the agenda spanning just four days. First, on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., author Keith O’Brien will present Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History, the true story of women willing to risk everything, even their lives, to do the thing they loved. It’s the hidden history of women striving...
If you’re heading out to the water, beware of cyanobacteria
These warm, final days of August are a great time to visit one of the thousands of lakes and ponds in New Hampshire. The water quality in our lakes is generally excellent. However, you should look before you leap in the water. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is cautioning those who swim in and recreate around the state’s lakes and ponds to be aware of cyanobacteria blooms. In particular, people and their pets...
Book of the Week: ‘The Immortalists’
The ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin2018, 346 pagesFiction When siblings Varya, Daniel, Klara and Simon Gold are bored during their 1969 summer vacation, they visit New York City’s Lower East Side to meet with a traveling psychic who tells each of them the date they will die. The siblings leave the psychic in a daze of confusion, sadness, and anger but do not share with one another the dates they’ve been given nor discuss the experience for...
This Week in Concord History
Sept. 4, 1929: Two men are arrested on slot machine charges at the Bradford Fair a day after a visit from Willoughby Slattery, the county solicitor. The fair is in danger of being closed because of excessive gambling on the midway, a move the Monitor would not oppose. “The Bradford fair this year really isn’t a fair in any way, certainly not an agricultural fair,” the paper says. “There are no exhibits with the exception of a single...
Take a tour of the arts in Concord with us
It’s no secret that Concord is a pretty good city when it comes to the arts. Whether you’re looking for music, film, paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs or theatrical performances, there are almost endless options for all of them.The Insider is also a pretty big fan of the arts, if you haven’t noticed. That’s why we decided to dedicate this whole issue to taking a tour of Concord’s arts. Specifically, we wanted to focus on...
Learn about food waste at the ‘Wasted!’ film event at Red River Theatres
In today’s hyper-politicized world with 24-hour news feeds, it seems like there’s always some huge issue for everyone to be concerned about. Whether that’s guns, drugs, immigration or assault or abuse of any kind, it’s safe to say there are plenty of important issues in the country and the world right now.But there’s a big one that goes on in virtually every household that gets very little press – food waste.Every year, 1.3 billion...
Everett Arena to host massive end-of-summer yard sale Saturday
If there’s one thing virtually every human on earth loves, it’s a great deal. In that case, there’s a pretty good chance all of those people will be at Everett Arena this Saturday for the massive End-of-Summer Yard Sale.One of the more heavily attended events at the arena, the yard sale is always popular because of the vast array of random stuff for sale, and the often incredible prices to go with them. While it may seem odd to hold a...
Tasty Brews: 603 Brewery Scenic New England Session IPA at Cheers
We so enjoyed last week’s mild weather that we had to splurge for a brew on the clock – it’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it.We hadn’t been to Cheers in quite a while, so we decided to stop over around lunchtime early last week to see what was on tap. There were several familiar beers that we’ve either reviewed before or are too common to be worth writing about, but one beer, whose tap handle was kind of hidden by the angles...
Show your paddling skills at the Canoe and Kayak Pro Pursuit Race at NHTI
Tom Walton – Concord’s local paddling enthusiast and expert – is at it again. That’s right, there’s another paddling race coming up, and this one’s a little different from some of the other one’s he’s put on. This one is called the Canoe & Kayak Pro Pursuit Race, and it will take place at the NHTI boat ramp Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be a Handicap Pursuit Race, meaning handicaps will be placed to ensure an even...
Bulletin Board: Library card month, stamp collectors and Toastmasters moving
Stamp collectors to hold meeting The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors will hold its monthly meeting at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Sept. 18, beginning at 1 pm. We invite all who are interested in stamp collecting to attend, share their interest, buy, sell and trade. Meet other collectors and learn more about their hobby and enjoy the fellowship of others with varied interests in Philatelic resources...
Entertainment: A light week as the calendar flips to September
This is somewhat of a sad time of the year for a lot of people, as many consider the end of August the unofficial end of summer. The weather cooling down lately only seems to add to that feeling. That doesn’t mean there won’t be any live entertainment to catch, though. In fact, there’s even a summer concert – the Club Soda show at Eagle Square, which is a make-up show because of a rainout some time in the middle of the summer. Here’s...
On the Road: The ‘Insider’ takes a riverboat cruise along the Mississippi
Recently, Gloria Faretra, Jean Chase, Beverly MacInnis and Rita Faretra went on a riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River starting in New Orleans and ending in Memphis, Tenn. Various stops included Oak Alley; Baton Rouge, La.; Natchez, Miss.; and Vicksburg, Miss.“Of course, we brought the Insider with us,” Chase said. “It was a fun trip for all of us.”Are you going somewhere cool? Take us along with you and take a picture of you...
Drop in to the City Wide Community Center for some volleyball on Thursday nights
When we told you a few months ago about the new City Wide Community Center on the Heights, we told you it was going to be a multipurpose, multigenerational facility, and we weren’t making stuff up. The latest evidence? Drop-in volleyball. The sprawling, brand-new, rubber-floor gymnasium will be open for adult volleyball on Thursday nights from 6 to 8 through Sept. 27. Volleyball will be open to anyone 18 or older, whether you’re a...
Instagram: What a pleasant shot of the docks at St. Paul’s around sunset
We love a good outdoorsy shot, and luckily for us, Instagram has no shortage of them. One particular photo really caught our eye last week – this one here by user @sheldonmckinley_, who has quite an eye for nice outdoor shots in Concord. This one was taken at the docks at St. Paul’s School at seemingly the most perfect time of day imaginable. This shot gives us a cozy, safe feeling for some reason, and makes us want to go camping....
Book of the Week: ‘Fire and Hemlock’
Fire and HemlockDiana Wynne Jones2012, 415 pagesJuvenile Fantasy While packing her books for her second year of college, Polly, a young woman from 1980s England, discovers that she has two sets of memories of growing up, and that these memories diverge at the moment when she gate-crashed a funeral on Halloween when she was 10 years old. There she met a young man, Tom Lynn, who helped her escape outdoors for some air, and joined her in...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 28, 2000: The board of directors of First Night New Hampshire announces it won’t hold its annual New Year’s Eve celebration this year. The organization has accumulated debts over the past three years, in part due to cold weather and a 1999 bomb scare. Aug. 29, 1862: While ministering to soldiers of the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry at Second Bull Run, Harriet P. Dame of Concord is captured. She is taken to Stonewall Jackson’s...
Important dates on the school calendar
With the start of school just a mere week or so away (depending on when you read this), we figured it would be a good idea to find some of the important dates coming up on the calendar to help you prepare for the beginning of the year. So here you go. As always, things are subject to change, so best to check with the individual schools for the most up to date info. Concord School District Thursday: Concord High School Meet the...
Q & A: Stephanie Alicea talks about charter school opening inside Steeplegate Mall
In case you haven’t heard yet, there’s going to be a charter school in the Steeplegate Mall starting this September. Monitor reporter Leah Willingham covered this story in greater detail in July, and when we saw the story we thought it was definitely interesting – and a little bizarre – that the mall was going to be home to a school this year. That’s why we tracked down Stephanie Alicea, the woman launching and running Capital City...
Food Snob: Turkey BLT from In A Pinch Cafe
Since this is the Back to School Issue, we thought we would try something for this Food Snob that would resonate with some students. We had long heard that Pizza Fina – the little pizza shop directly across the street from Concord High School – was a popular destination for Concord High kids, but for one reason or another that business shut down.Luckily, that wasn’t the only place around the high school to grab a quick bite. In A...
Ocean State Job Lot Adventure Shopping – Back-to-school edition
Welcome to another thrilling installment of Adventure Shopping, in which we head to Ocean State Job Lot in search of the weirdest stuff we can find. This time the theme is back-to-school shopping, and you better believe we found plenty of oddities.
Capital Mineral Club’s 55th annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil and Jewelry Festival sure to be a rockin’ good time
Everett Arena has been a hobbyist’s dreamland of late. First it was the Concord Model Railroad Club’s annual show on Sunday, and now the Capital Mineral Club is ready to set up shop for its 55th annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Festival this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the arena will be full of all kinds of literal gems and rare and ornate minerals. There will be jewelry, too, but folks usually come to this two-day show...
