Bulletin Board: Swim lessons, car buying and author events
Last swim lessons begin July 30 The last session of swim lessons with Concord Parks and Rec is July 30 to Aug. 9. Thanks to Concord Housing + Redevelopment for its sponsorship, all youth in Concord/Penacook are able to take a free session of swim lessons. The registration deadline is July 25. Register in person at the Concord Parks and Rec office (14 Canterbury Road). City memo CPR and First Aid classes offered Concord Hospital...
This Week in Concord History
July 17, 1941: Playing at Cleveland, Yankee third baseman Red Rolfe of Penacook doubles and singles to help the Yanks beat the Indians 4-3. But the big news is that Cleveland and its good-fielding third baseman, Ken Keltner, stop Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak at 56 games. During the streak, Rolfe, hitting second in the Yankee lineup, batted .306 and scored 49 runs. July 17, 1967: A four-member investigating committee of Concord’s...
It’s the middle of summer – and we like beer
Summer is a great time to sit down and enjoy a cold beverage – especially of the adult variety. So we found some great tastings, a pairing event (in September) and new beers for you to try. And make sure you have some for us. Concord Craft Brewing Co. The downtown brewery is hosting a “Find Your SAFE SPACE” summer contest. All you have to do is bring your Safe Space (that’s one of their newest beers in the vibrant cans) with you this...
We tried stuff for kids, seniors and everyone in between at Concord’s new City Wide Community Center
There’s been a lot of excitement around Concord’s new City Wide Community Center, which just opened a few weeks ago on Canterbury Road at the site of the former Dame School. We went and checked the place out right before they opened to the public to see what everything looked like, but it wasn’t completely finished yet.Now that it is finished – and being used by the community, as it was intended – we decided it was time to go down...
Get ready for the World Run-Paddle Biathlon
Runners, paddlers, walkers unite – the World Run-Paddle Biathlon Championship is about to return to the Merrimack River in Concord for a third year next Thursday (July 19). The event combines the disciplines of running and paddling, and is a fun workout for anyone. In total, there’s a 4K run, a 4K paddle and a 40-meter portage (which is you carrying your canoe, kayak or paddleboard) to the finish line. It will all take place at the...
Entertainment: A whole slew of outdoor concerts as summer kicks into high gear in Concord
It’s a busy week, and space is pretty tight, so let’s get right to it! Music Tuesday Mike Walsh at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Nevers’ Second Regiment Band at the State House at 7 p.m. Bedford Big Band at Presidential Oaks at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Paul Donahue at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Richard Gardzina at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. 3-D at Makris Lobster & Steak House at 6 p.m. The Blue Sky Boys and Cookie at Eagle...
Concord City Memo: Big happenings all over
There sure was a lot going on in this week’s City Memo, so we decided to give you a bird’s-eye view of all the important stuff (at least the things that we found to be of the utmost importance). The Concord Police Department is hosting Coffee With a Cop on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at McDonald’s, 117 Loudon Road. Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and a conservation. No agenda or speeches, just an opportunity to ask...
Bulletin Board: Free concert, jazz worship and saving money
Monday Concert at Penacook church On Monday at 7 p.m., the United Church of Penacook is hosting a concert featuring Holly Roadfeldt, pianist, Ann Moss, soprano, and Peter Dutilly, violist. These musicians will be in residence at Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen this July to rehearse music by composer Kirk O’Riorden. The concert is free and open to the public. Directions to United Church and more information about this concert...
On Display: Adam Viens is showing in the NHTI library
For the month of July, the NHTI library is home to the mixed-media work of Adam Viens, a Connecticut-based artist.According to Viens, “These works represent a sensibility known as ‘Depressive Realism,’ a term adopted from the 1970s psychological hypotheses that the depressed individual has a more accurate depiction of reality and themselves than the non-depressed individual. This term also carries a satirical reference to the ‘isms’...
The Arts: Women’s Caucus show at Kimball Jenkins
Mill Brook Gallery Spring and Summer Through: Sept. 2 Outdoor Exhibit Through: Oct. 14 Location: 236 Hopkinton Road Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. League of N.H. Craftsmen Celebrating 85 – The Stevens Collection Through: Sept. 21 Location: 49 S. Main St., Suite 100 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. McGowan Fine Art Streetwise – John Bonner Through: July 27 Location: 2 Phenix Ave. Hours:...
Audubon’s Coffeehouse to host Bill Staines on July 19
Bill Staines is one of the most popular and durable singers on the folk music scene today. He travels throughout the country performing nearly 200 concerts a year and driving more than 65,000 miles annually, so consider yourself lucky that he’s making his way to Concord to play at the N.H. Audubon McLane Center’s Birds and Beans Coffeehouse on July 19 at 7 p.m. Singing mostly his own songs, he weaves a blend of gentle wit and humor...
Concord Young Professionals Network: Madeline Champlin dreams of a big road trip
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to our “Young Professional of the Month,” Madeline Champlin. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks Concord Insider readers would enjoy getting to know better. How old are you? 28. Where do you live? Concord. Where do you currently work? I work for the N.H. Audubon as a...
This Week in Concord History
July 10, 1879: John B. Buzzell is hanged at the state prison. Buzzell broke off his engagement with a young woman. She sued him for breach of promise, and he hired a young man to kill her. The young man fired a pistol through her window, blowing her head off. Buzzell was acquitted of murder. Later, when the hired gun turned state’s evidence to save his own hide, Buzzell was convicted as an accessory to murder and sentenced to die. As...
Check out Frekey’s Dairy Freeze, Concord’s newest ice cream shop
Carol Frekey-Harkness has ice cream in her blood – though hopefully not literally, as that’s probably not good for your health. Her mother, Brenda Frekey, opened an ice cream shop, Frekey’s Dairy Freeze, in Chichester in 1983, and Frekey-Harkness was always around the business, eventually purchasing it in 1995. When she turned 50, she wanted to do something exciting and spontaneous. So what does an ice cream lifer do for excitement?...
Concord has quite the Fourth of July planned
It’s hard to believe that the Fourth of July is nearly here, but that is the case, so it’s time to celebrate America. While we know that a lot of people like to enjoy backyard barbecues with family and friends, maybe light up a couple sparklers (be careful!) or head to the beach for a picnic and day by the water, there are others who prefer to celebrate the holiday by gathering with thousands of others for a host of fun events. And...
Concord Town Pound gets a makeover from local volunteers
The city of Concord has a lot of iconic, historic landmarks. There’s the State House, White Park, the gasholder building, the Pierce Manse, St. Paul’s School and plenty more.But there’s another key marker that doesn’t get the same love as the aforementioned sites – the Concord Town Pound.Established in 1830, the Town Pound on North State Street was a granite-enclosed pen where wayward animals of the 1800s would be rounded up and...
Entertainment: Outdoor concerts highlight a light Independence Day week
With the Fourth of July falling smack dab in the middle of the upcoming week, it’s a relatively light schedule on the entertainment front. That said, Granite State of Mind, the popular live music series put on by NEC Concord, has begun its Concert in the Park Summer Series, with free shows at Memorial Field in Pembroke – not Concord – at 6 p.m. This summer’s lineup is as follows: Saturday: Green Heron July 21: Scalawag Aug. 4: Dean...
On Display: Catch Mixtape in the Robert Larsen Gallery
You may not know this, but tucked away inside the law firm of Sulloway & Hollis is the Robert Larsen Gallery.Once a year, they host an art exhibit and this year’s show is a little different. Mixtape has been guest curated by the folks at Kelley Stelling Contemporary, a new contemporary gallery in downtown Manchester. It includes eight artists that have shown at the gallery through its first nine months.The featured artists include...
Ugandan Kids Choir to perform at Discovery Center on Saturday
The Ugandan Kids Choir has traveled across the country to engage audiences in their high-energy performance of traditional African songs and dances. And their tour now brings them to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center on Saturday afternoon for a free public performance at 3:30 p.m. in the planetarium theater. In the Discovery Center’s planetarium, visitors can see how the night sky appears from any place in the world. The Center...
Want to listen to a podcast? Check out the latest Good Times installment
They say that practice makes perfect. So after a few months of planning and lots practice, we decided that Good Times was finally ready for public consumption. What is Good Times you ask? Well, it’s a new weekly podcast that’s a collaboration between Insider Editor Tim Goodwin and Concord Monitor Features Editor Sarah Pearson that will most definitely be worth your time. Our goal is to bring you a lineup of fun things that you can do...
Missed Connections: Nice server, gym mornings and a volunteer
Even though Craigslist officially removed its entire “Personals” section a few months ago, that hasn’t stopped the legions of die-hard Missed Connections fans from hoping to find Mr. or Mrs. Right through anonymous internet personal ads – now filed under the website’s “Community” section. Once again, we rounded up some of the highlights (if you want to call them that) posted during the month of June and reproduced them here, in all of...
Bulletin Board: Nominations, chic picnic and N.H. storytime
Family storytime begins July 10 Families can learn more about the state we all love at the New Hampshire Historical Society this summer with the return of the popular Tales of New Hampshire Family Storytime series, a free program for kids and their families. Each week, the story time will focus on a different children’s book author or illustrator based in the Granite State. After one of the Society’s storytellers reads aloud a...
On the Road: We took a relaxing trip to the sunny Caribbean
Chris and Jane Pappas took a trip to the Caribbean in February aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and was nice enough to bring along the Insider to the island of St. Kitts, one of their many stops on the cruise. We sure owe them for taking us on their latest adventure. If you’re going on vacation, bring a copy of the paper, snap a picture and email it to news@theconcordinsider.com.Chris and Jane Pappas took a trip to...
Mr. Aaron Band, Jordan TW Trio to release albums at Capitol Center for the Arts
It’s a debate as old as time – is music better live or on a studio recording? This weekend at the Capitol Center for the Arts, you won’t have to decide because The Jordan TW Trio and the Mr. Aaron Band will both be putting on CD release parties, complete with live performances.Jordan TW Trio On Saturday at 8 p.m., local Celtic group The Jordan TW Trio returns to the Cap Center to release their long-awaited new album, Live at...
Lots of new art exhibits for you to see in Concord
Mill Brook Gallery Spring and Summer Through: Sept. 2 Outdoor Exhibit Through: Oct. 14 Location: 236 Hopkinton Road Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. League of N.H. Craftsmen Celebrating 85 – The Stevens Collection Through: Sept. 21 Location: 49 S. Main St., Suite 100 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. McGowan Fine Art Streetwise – John Bonner Through: July 27 Location: 2 Phenix Ave. Hours: Tuesday...
Book of the Week: ‘Death Below Stairs’
Death Below StairsJennifer Ashley2018, 329 pagesFiction/Mystery In this charming historical mystery set in 1881, talented young Kat Holloway takes the position as cook in a wealthy Mayfair household of the Rankins. She soon stumbles upon a murder. She cooks delicious meals for the family and numerous servants, with wonderful descriptions of the recipes and ingredients. But she also tries to uncover the motive for the murder and the...
This Week in Concord History
July 3, 1990: Stalled for four years in his effort to build a huge housing project and luxury golf course on Concord’s Broken Ground, Vermonter Barry Stem announces plans to build a 200-room hotel and conference center and a 300,000-square-foot office park on part of the site. July 4, 1899: Ten thousand people attend the dedication of the Memorial Arch in front of the State House. Cut from Concord granite, it is 33 feet 8 inches high...
Lots of fun was had at Market Days 2018
If you didn’t make your way downtown last week, that means you missed the 44th annual Market Days Festival. But don’t worry, we stopped in for an afternoon and got pictures of all kinds of fun being had.
RB Productions to kick off summer shows
RB Productions, the highly successful Concord-based youth theatre program that began in 2004, will begin its summer production schedule this week at the Capitol Center for the Arts.It’s nothing short of impressive what the young actors who sign up for RB Productions are able to do. While most professional, community or school performances are allotted weeks to rehearse and prepare, participants spend an intensive five days (Monday...
Entertainment: Final chance to catch ‘Richard II’ at Hatbox
Another week, another set of great live music, theater and movies to help celebrate the start of summer. As always, this is what we were able to find using our investigative reporter skills, but there’s likely more out there to enjoy. Music Tuesday Nevers’ Second Regiment Band at Presidential Oaks at 6:30 p.m. Paul Hubert at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Nick’s Other Band at Concord Library, Music on the Lawn Series, at 6 p.m. Paul...
