GSM to showcase country women
If you’re a fan of country music – in particular, classic country music by female artists – you won’t want to miss the next installment of Granite State of Mind at NEC Concord. The monthly music series at the downtown campus has been wildly popular since its inception more than a year ago, and it just keeps gaining steam. This month’s feature is called The Women of Classic Country, and it all goes down Saturday night. Several artists...
Goldsmiths Gallery opens in familiar location
When you walk into Goldsmiths Gallery, you might recognize the woman running the store. That’s because Paula Heath has worked in the downtown jewelry shop since 2005, when it was Mark Knipe Goldsmiths. Mark Knipe, a staple in downtown Concord since opening the shop in 1993, decided to (mostly) call it a career at the end of last year at the age of 73. Heath, a jewelry and fashion buff with decades of experience, decided to keep the...
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NHTI Film Society to host screening The NHTI Film Society will screen Lawrence of Arabia (Rated PG, 1962, 216 mins.), on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sweeney Auditorium. Admission is by donation ($5 suggested); free with an NHTI student ID. For more information, contact Steve Ambra at 271-6484, ext. 4101, or sambra@ccsnh.edu. Doug Schwarz Concert at Hatbox Theatre Saturday Local folk/country singer-songwriter duo Nice & Naughty...
Kimball-Jenkins also has a youth art exhibit
There was so much out there dedicated to Youth Art Month, we had to stretch it out over two issues. This Kimball-Jenkins exhibit, featuring the work of area students, is on display through March 31.
This Week in Concord History
March 21, 1820: An editorial in Concord’s New Hampshire Patriot says the Missouri compromise, while disappointing on the whole, “succeeded in rescuing from slavery a vast tract of country, which would otherwise have been expos’d to this dreadful curse.” March 21, 2003: As the war accelerates in Iraq, residents throughout New Hampshire react. “I have really mixed feelings about it,” says Debbie Heckman, as she gets her hair cut...
Book of the Week: ‘As You Wish’
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess BrideCarey Elwes2014, 259 pagesMemoir In 1987, The Princess Bride was released in theatres. In the years since, it has established itself as an enduring cult classic, featuring a cast of unforgettable characters and effortlessly quotable lines.In this humorous memoir, star Cary Elwes (who played Westley), revisits his improbable casting in what would become his most...
Youth Art Month show is a must-see for all
There are more than 1,000 pieces included in this year’s Concord School District Youth Art Month show, so if you like what you see here, there’s plenty more to pique your interest at Steeplegate Mall through March 29.
Don’t forget to put your best fork forward
Every year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics promotes National Nutrition Month. This March the theme is “Put Your Best Fork Forward” inspiring individuals to make small changes in their eating habits one forkful at a time. Tips to put your best fork forward include adding a variety of your favorite healthful foods in your eating pattern, cooking meals at home more often, being mindful of portion sizes, staying active most days...
There are plenty of places for kids to be artsy
As we all know, kids love arts and crafts. And if there’s one hobby that requires lots of supplies, its art (and crafting, which really is an art form in itself).Since it’s Youth Art Month, we figured we’d better do something to highlight some of the artistic endeavors the youth of our community can get into around here.We checked in with a bunch of places that either have supplies for sale – so you can stock up and turn your home...
From the Crowd: ‘The Learning Man’ an educational experience
When did you learn how to color? Do you remember when you first learned how to walk? What about forming sentences? When did you learn to do that?For most people, the answer to these questions is something like, “I don’t know, when I was a little kid I guess.” But for some people, people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, the answers might be something like, “Just a few months ago,” or, “I’m still working on it,” if that...
Food Snob: Trying the Adopted Luke burger from b.good
Whenever a new restaurant opens up in town, we try to make a point of checking it out as soon as possible. B.good has been open for more than a month now, so it was about time we stopped by to see what they were all about. The fast-casual eatery on Fort Eddy Road occupies the space formerly held by Boloco, and it offers wholesome, natural and tasty meals for people on the go.We checked in with b.good a few weeks ago for the Burgers...
Christy Day to share her travel story at Gibson’s Bookstore
If you have a case of wanderlust, or if you just like to hear about people who have traveled the world, you’ll want to stop by Gibson’s Bookstore next Tuesday (March 21) at 5:30 p.m. to hear about the journey of Christy Day.Day will be on hand to present the travelogue of her 500-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain, making the Pilgrimage of Saint James (el Camino de Santiago). Presented in conjunction with the Harvard Club of New...
Wallners receive Rumford Award from United Way
Granite United Way presented Concord residents Nick and Mary Jane Wallner with the Rumford Leadership Award at their annual Merrimack County Leadership event held at the Red Blazer last week. The award is presented to individuals who have shown tremendous dedication to the Merrimack County community. Mary Jane is serving her 19th term in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and has been the executive director of Merrimack...
Parks and Recreation has moved its offices
To celebrate the start of spring and daylight saving time, the Concord Parks and Recreation Department has decided to roll the clocks back a few years. By that we mean the department has moved its headquarters to the building at White Park it used to be based out of about four years ago. The move was necessary because the building where it most recently operated out of, the Heights Community Center, is about to get a major makeover....
Get in on this writing contest
Students who like to write poetry will have another chance for statewide recognition this year. The Poetry Society of New Hampshire, in partnership with the New Hampshire Council of Teachers of English, is holding its annual poetry contest this spring. The Junior Division is open to all young writers, in grades 1-8, and the Senior Division is for writers in grades 9-12. The winning poems from each division will be published in The...
Intown Concord is hosting a party
Everyone loves a good party. And Intown Concord is throwing a good one. Instead of the annual meeting, which has been the past format to show off what the nonprofit has been up to the last year, the new team at Intown decided instead to host a little celebration at Phenix Hall. “It’s a fun way to highlight the past year of Intown Concord,” said Kate Fleming, events and outreach coordinator for Intown. And all of you are invited. The...
CYPN: Meredith Astles is a fan of Red River Theatres
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network introduces you to another “Young Professional of the Month,” Meredith Astles.How old are you? 29.Where do you live? Hopkinton.Where do you currently work? Owner of KnockKnock Social, a social media marketing, website and graphics firm.Where did you go to school? Saint Michael’s College in Burlington, Vt.What do you like to do for fun? I love all things...
This Week in Concord History
March 14, 1939: The Monitor reports that the task of renaming city streets has been turned over to the city planning board by an aldermanic committee that has had the job for nine months and renamed just one street. March 14, 1947: The Monitor editorializes in favor of the construction of a city swimming pool – and a plan to charge swimmers a fee: “It is no more unreasonable to expect swimmers to pay something for this...
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Dr. Seuss birthday party on Saturday Join Gibson’s Bookstore on Saturday at 11 a.m. for a party in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America! We’ll have storytime, crafts, and we’ll decorate a birthday card to present to our special guest: The Cat in the Hat himself! Parents, don’t forget to bring your cameras to have your child’s photo taken with The Cat in the Hat! For more info, visit...
Book of the Week: ‘The Snow Rabbit’
The Snow Rabbit Camille Garoche 2015, unpaged Children’s The Snow Rabbit is a picture book about a young girl who makes a rabbit out of snow. She brings it inside to show another young girl, a girl who could be her twin? But the snow rabbit begins to melt. She takes the rabbit outside and it magically comes to life! The two girls go on an adventure with the snow rabbit.This book doesn’t have a single word in it – and it doesn’t need...
We checked out the library’s new 3-D printer
It seems like everywhere you look these days, somebody is doing something to promote the STEM or STEAM educational disciplines (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics). Concord Public Library is no different. The library is constantly looking for innovative and creative ways to expand its programming and maximize its value to its patrons, and the latest thing they’ve done to that end is bring in a 3-D printer. They’ve...
Go Try It: Pick up and make a meal from Local Baskit
If you’re into healthy, wholesome, local and delicious home-cooked meals, you really ought to check out the new Local Baskit marketplace on Ferry Street.You may already be familiar with the name Local Baskit – the meal kit company launched as an online-only outlet about eight months ago – but now there’s a physical store that you can stop into any time you’re looking for a nice dinner on your way home. (Monitor reporter Nick Reid...
Youth Art Month exhibit opens this week
Art class was always a nice way to break up the school day. Being free to create whatever was way better than assigned reading, pop quizzes and getting called on when you had no idea what the answer was.And this month, art is going to create some newfound fame for a bunch of students in the Concord School District.That’s because the annual student art exhibition goes up this week at Steeplegate Mall, and odds are that after reading...
Poetry Out Loud finals set
In what has become a sure sign that spring is right around the corner, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts has announced that New Hampshire’s annual Poetry Out Loud finals will take place at the State House in Concord on Friday, starting at 6 p.m. That evening, high school students from across the state will compete for the opportunity to represent New Hampshire at the national Poetry Out Loud championship.Again this year, the...
Thomson brothers, Gene Connolly honored at Celtics game
Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, Jim Connolly, former Concord High School principal Gene Connolly (Jim’s father), Derek Thomson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving and Dylan Thomson attend a ceremony before the start of the Celtics game at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night. The Thomson brothers were the night’s Heroes Among Us honorees, thanks to their 4,500-mile bike ride across the country last summer in which...
Carolyn Sherman’s art is at the NHTI Library
Carolyn Sherman has shown her art work at gallery spaces all over Concord, and through the end of March, a collection of her paintings are hanging in the NHTI Library. With many that show off bright and beautiful flowers, it will only reinforce the point that spring is right around the corner – which we can only hope is actually the case.
City posts new road limits due to spring thaw
The city of Concord began posting “No Trucking – Load Limit 9 Tons” signs on Monday to prepare for the spring thaw.Recent warmer temperatures and fluctuating weather patterns have already started the thawing process of any ice frozen underneath the asphalt (which forms frost heaves in the winter).Roads contract back down when thawing; causing cracks and breaks in the pavement. This weakens the road structure and eventually potholes...
Traveling film festival to stop at Red River
Listen up, film buffs – there’s a whole slew of film festivals coming up soon, the first of which is a road show of sorts.On Saturday, the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will make its first stop on its Best of the Fest New England Tour at Red River Theatres.The festival, which is based in Middlebury, Vt., and held annually in August, is in its third year, and this will be the second time it has gone on tour. How it works is the...
Get your tickets now for these two film fests
If you just read the previous page (which you better have!), you know that there’s a traveling film festival headed to Red River Theatres this weekend. If you’re reading this page, you’re about to find out that there are two more coming, too, and although they’re a little farther down the road, they sell out quick. Bikes of March The first one of these popular festivals is the Bikes of March festival, presented by the Central New...
Around Town: What’s with this decorated tree?
In our travels, we see a lot of interesting stuff. This curiosity has been on our radar for a while – what’s the deal with this? This little tree off the side of the road on Regional Drive right across from the airport has been decked out in tinsel and ornaments since before Christmas, and it’s still going strong out there. There are no houses anywhere near that area, nor is there anywhere you’re allowed to park (don’t ask how we got...
