Everything you need to know for the 2019 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk
Concord’s 2019 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk is upon us, and the Insider is here to help you navigate the big day. This guide provides all the information you need to get the most out of the event.11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Registration: Everyone on the field, regardless of whether they are fundraising or not, is required to register, either online or with a paper registration form, available at the registration tent....
Survivor Place a very special part of Making Strides Concord walk
The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides against Breast Cancer event is about awareness and fundraising to both provide support services and to fund important research to find the cure to put an end to all cancers. At the Concord Making Strides event on Sunday at Memorial Field, we have a special place for survivors, their caregivers and family to visit called Survivor Place. Survivor Place is a calming, quiet environment; a place...
Survivor Stories: Candace Schaefer shares details of her journey
Hello, my name is Candace Schaefer. I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and I’m also a breast cancer survivor. I tell you this in that order to show that breast cancer hasn’t defined me and will not define me moving forward. While I love the color pink (and probably have more of it than I’d like to admit in my closet), I’ve chosen to wear yellow today – to show that my future is bright, OUR future as survivors is bright....
Stories of Hope: Survivors explain what Making Strides means to them
Jo Bunten Team Brave Hearts Brave Hearts team will be participating on Oct. 20 to honor and remember those we have lost, support those currently in treatment and those who have survived. This year we walk in honor of Deanne Murphy, Jackie Collier, Danielle Smith, Ruthanne Switzer, Shannon Wheeler, Mrs. Ron Jobel, Kathy Dykeman, Karen Carlson, Michelle Moller, Patty Holler, Fredda Osman, Chrisine Spaulding, Sue Auerbach, Dottie Bozek,...
Garden of Hope an important part of Making Strides in Concord
The Garden of Hope is located in Concord adjacent to the lower athletic fields at Memorial Field on South Fruit Street. It was designed and built in 2003 by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer volunteers with the support of the Greater Concord community and consists of an approximately 20-by-10-foot granite-edged cancer ribbon-shaped garden and accessory plantings dedicated to all who have been touched by breast cancer. The garden...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network looking for volunteers, donations
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is the leading cancer advocacy organization in New Hampshire. That means we work with state and federal lawmakers to make sure all cancer patients have access to treatment, researchers have funding to find cancer cures, kids are protected from Big Tobacco and cancer prevention is a top priority. And we need your help! We’ll be at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Concord...
What’s with all the pink ribbons within the ads?
You might notice some ads in this paper that feature big pink ribbons somewhere within the ad. That’s not a mistake, and it’s not just something cute to throw in to a special Making Strides Against Breast Cancer issue. The ribbons are a way for advertisers to show their support for those battling cancer and those who are working in fields dedicated to finding a cure. Advertisers may request to add a ribbon to any of their ads for $20,...
Entertainment: Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’ one of many highlights in an entertaining week
Music Tuesday Kid Pinky at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Open mic with Mikey G at Tandy’s at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Kid Pinky at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Alex Cohen at Concord Craft Brewing at 5:30 p.m. San Fermin with Lisel at Bank of NH Stage at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19-$29 plus fees at ccanh.com. Open mic at Area 23 at 7 p.m. Thursday Mike Morris at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. April Cushman at Cheers at 5 p.m. Raid the Larder with Will...
Bulletin Board: Free concerts, food drive updates and more
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 Tuesday, Oct. 15 beginning at 1 p.m. 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...
Marianne O’Connor to visit Gibson’s to share ‘Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire’
Marianne O’Connor will visit Gibson’s Bookstore on Thursday at 6 p.m. to share the new edition of Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire, the hiker’s guide to things that go BUMP in the woods and on the trails! Explore the haunts of hikers gone by and see for yourself whether these ghost tales are fact or fiction; this new edition has been updated to include seven new hikes.Take only memories, leave only – screams?The rich history of New...
CYPN: Tina Marchand is the Concord Young Professionals Network’s 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,” Tina Marchand. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better.Where do you live? Goffstown.Where do you currently work? I am the founder of Ellie and Piper Party Boutique, an e-commerce business selling modern...
City Manager’s Newsletter: Election notices, Beaver Meadow winter sign-ups and more
On Friday, Stefanie Breton, the city’s public information officer, sent out the weekly City Manager’s Newsletter. You can read the full newsletter by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the Newsletter button on the home page. Here are some highlights from last week’s letter: Election news, reminders The City Clerk’s Office wants residents to know that Thursday, Oct. 24 is the last day to preregister to vote prior to Municipal Election...
The Yogi: ‘Caddyshack,’ baseball and yoga – what it all means
For the Insider “Be the ball, Danny.” Remember that line? It’s from Caddyshack, the 1980 movie starring Chevy Chase as Ty Webb, the golf pro and yoga master. In the scene, Ty is mentoring his young protege, Danny, on the “force in the universe that makes things happen.” It’s fiction, of course, a movie intended to make us laugh. It’s also a 3,000-year-old yoga lesson: see where you’re going, narrow the focus and take action. Then...
Rock ’N Race has been making a huge difference
Rock ’N Race began all the way back in 2003 – making this the 16th annual event – as a fundraiser for the soon-to-be-opened Payson Center for Cancer Care. If you remember last year, we told you about how Steve Duprey came up with the “hair-brain idea” (his words not ours) after being asked to assist in the creation of an event to raise money for the hospital’s new center to help those battling cancer. After witnessing the Rock ‘n’...
Book of the Week: ‘The Poison Thread’
The Poison ThreadLaura Purcell2019, 368 pagesFiction Dorothea Truelove is a believer in phrenology, the study of human skulls and how they determine personality. She theorizes that the shape of a person’s skull can explain the darkest of crimes. When she gets the chance to examine Ruth Butterham, accused murderess, she is ecstatic. But Ruth’s story proves stranger and darker than Dorothea can comprehend. Ruth is sure she has sewn...
The lowdown on the rockin’ part of the race
While it’s important not to lose sight of the real purpose of Rock ’N Race – to raise important and much-needed money to help the Payson Center – it’s also never a bad idea to point out the fun and novel elements that help make Rock ’N Race what it is, specifically, the music. The capital city plays host to a slew of community events, including many road races, but none involve quite as much live music as this one. While the total...
Flannel up for the 72nd annual Warner Fall Foliage Festival this weekend
Leaves are changing color and falling off the trees. Frost covers your car in the morning. The sun goes down earlier by the day. The air has a crisp bite to it at night. Everywhere you turn, the signs are right in your face – it’s fall in New England. Which, of course, means it’s just about time for the Warner Fall Foliage Festival. The celebration of the most colorful season will once again take over the center of Warner for three...
Plenty of road races to keep you running after Rock ‘N Race
With Rock N Race just a few days away, you might be planning for your next big run with lots of other people. We’ve got you covered. We found a bunch of road races/fun runs coming up in the city over the summer months – and a few in the fall – to keep you pushing through the miles of training each week. May 26 Running for Riley White Park, 1 White St. Schedule: 10 a.m., registration; 10:30 a.m., boys and girls youth division (1 mile);...
Expand your mind at Concord’s first-ever TEDx seminar at Red River Theatres
What do you know about TED? Not Ted Williams, Ted Kennedy, Ted Bundy, Tedy Bruschi or Teddy Roosevelt, but TED, in all caps?If you’re new to this whole TED thing, here’s the basic rundown: TED stands for technology, entertainment, design, and it started as a conference first conceived in 1984 and held annually since 1990. You may have heard of TED Talks – that’s what these are, a series of talks covering a wide range of interests....
Before you hit the races, check those shoes
Maybe it was the mass of runners crossing the finish line during last month’s Boston Marathon. Or maybe it’s the warm weather that has you dusting off those old sneakers, considering a short jog for the first time in months. Whatever your motivation, you may want to give those shoes a quick inspection before lacing them up and heading outdoors for that long-awaited run. Are the soles under your heel crushed? Are the outer soles warn...
Get your tickets for limited screening of ‘El Camino’ at Red River Theatres
The rumors were true, and the wait is over – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, is really happening, and it’s coming to Red River Theatres for three days only this weekend. The smash-hit TV show, regarded by many as the greatest show of all time, has spun off a feature-length film called El Camino. The movie follows Jesse Pinkman right where the story of Breaking Bad left him at the end of that series. After years of speculation, rumors...
Get off the couch and start getting ready for your first 5K
If you’re like Tim and myself, you’ve probably logged more hours on the couch than on the road race circuit in your life.While that is, of course, all fine and good, we understand that a lot of folks have aspirations of running in 5Ks and other big races, but since they’ve been primarily lounging around for the past however many years, they don’t know what to do or where to begin.Luckily, we’re here to help.Runner’s Alley on North...
Making Good Health Simple: Trouble staying in the here and now? You’re not alone
Does your mind wander? Do you find yourself daydreaming? Do you ever lose concentration? According to Dr. Robert Thum, being in the present moment, or the here and now, means that we are aware and mindful of what is happening at this very moment. We are not distracted by ruminations on the past or worries about the future, but centered in the here and now. All of our attention is focused on the present moment. I don’t know about you,...
The Kiwanis Spring Fair is 4 days of pure fun
If you love spinning round and round on amusement rides and eating all kinds of food that you probably shouldn’t, then the Kiwanis Spring Fair is the place for you.While you probably already knew that – since this is the Kiwanis Club of Concord’s 63rd year of putting it on – you may not have been aware that it will be taking over the Everett Arena parking lot for four days beginning this Thursday.Entry to the fair is free, as is...
Entertainment: Indigo Girls come to Concord in a busy fall week
Music Tuesday Eugene Durkee at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Open mic with Mikey G at Tandy’s at 7:30 p.m. Noony Tunes Folk Jam with Liz Faiella and David Surette at Concord Community Music School at noon. Wednesday Tim Gurshin at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Karen Grenier at Courtyard by Marriott at 6 p.m. Dwayne Haggins at Concord Craft Brewing at 5:30 p.m. Open mic at Area 23 at 7 p.m. Thursday Paul Hubert at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m....
N.H. High School Short Film Festival coming to Red River on Saturday
The New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival will take place at Red River Theatres on Saturday beginning at noon. The 27 films selected include animation, comedy, drama, documentary and public service announcements. They were chosen from 56 entries submitted by students from New Hampshire high schools and career and technical centers. Presented by the New Hampshire Film Office, the festival is an opportunity both for students to...
Bulletin Board: Comedy, open sing, award winners and more
Grandparents workshop at BGS Broken Ground School will host a program called Grandparents Raising Grandchildren on Tuesday evenings through the month of October beginning Oct. 8. The group will discuss the joys and challenges of raising grandchildren and explore a variety of topics that help support this important parenting journey. The meetings will take place at Broken Ground School, 51 South Curtisville Road, Concord, from 5:30 to...
The Yogi: Yoga and the Hero’s Journey: From ‘Star Wars’ to the Ramayana
Luke Skywalker never had a choice. His heroic tale was his destiny, his duty and “human, all-too-human.” A farm boy from the backwater planet of Tatooine, Luke is pulled from obscurity into a world of adventure. Two strange droids appear in his life with a hidden message from a mysterious princess. Tutored by a wise old sage, Luke realizes the mystical knowledge of the Force, enlists the help of heroic companions, and crosses the...
Trekkies, unite: KHAN!Cord Day is taking over the city on Friday
We at the Insider have never seen any Star Trek films or shows, so we’ll spare you the obligatory cheesy references in the lead at risk of sounding like fools to the legions of serious Trekkies out there.We’re just here to relay the ever-important fact that Friday is KHAN!Cord Day, and it’s a bigger deal than you think.In case you’ve been out of the loop for the past few months, here’s the lowdown – the world-famous and borderline...
Check out ‘Pillow Talk’ screening with local author and Doris Day friend Paul Brogan
Lady Gaga. Taylor Swift. Beyonce. Kim Kardashian.These women are uber famous these days and, try as you might, you just can’t escape their presence and influence in modern pop culture. While these young ladies are running the show these days, once upon a time the “it girl” all over the country was Doris Day. Day burst onto the entertainment scene as a singer in 1939 before becoming an A-list actress. Sadly, we lost Day in May of this...
