The Audi’s season-opening gala is Sunday
Over the next few months, the Concord City Auditorium, more famously known as The Audi, will be home to theater, dance, music and talks. Take a look down the schedule, and there’s so much to choose from. If only there was a way to preview some of the shows? Well, actually there is. It’s called the Season Opening Gala and it just so happens to be on Sunday. This will be the 26th year the Friends of the Audi have thrown a little get...
Red River to give Simchik Cinema a face-lift
Red River Theatres is making moves – big moves – and they could use some help, too.The nonprofit cinema is undergoing its first big capital campaign since opening, and its goals are lofty: transform the modest Jaclyn Simchick Screening Room into a modern, state-of-the-art movie space.Red River has two larger theaters that show first-run films, and a smaller one that shows some first-run films but is also frequently rented out for...
There’s a home for vanity plates on Facebook
If you happened to catch our Hidden Gems issue – which we know you did – you probably saw the spread we did on vanity license plates. We had a blast – and a very easy time – finding all kinds of funny and clever plates around Concord.Pete Duval, a Concord real estate agent and vanity plate fan, got a kick out of the spread and tipped us off to a Facebook page he’s been running for the past few years. It’s called VANITY PL8 (get it?),...
CYPN: Matt Dodge is excited about living in Concord
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to another “Young Professional of the Month,” Matt Dodge. How old are you? 27 Where do you live? I moved to Concord from Meredith in April, and have an apartment by Bicentennial Square. While the Lakes Region is a great place, I’m excited to learn more about Concord. Where do you currently work? Since 2014, I’ve worked at UBS Financial...
Try going to Back to Church Sunday at St. Paul’s
On Sunday, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Concord will join an estimated 30,000 churches nationwide in inviting community members to give church another try at National Back to Church Sunday.The 10 a.m. service at St. Paul’s Church is specially designed for both regular attendees who have been away for the summer and also, especially, for people who stopped going to church, for whatever reason, some time ago – or perhaps have never...
See a different side of downtown with tour
The 8th Annual Upstairs, Downtown Walking Tour, presented by Intown Concord, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. The Upstairs, Downtown Walking Tour offers ticketholders a glimpse into unique, notable and rarely seen downtown Concord locations and buildings. The selected locations characterize architectural qualities that allow us to step back in time to embrace long-gone craftsmanship or locations that are undergoing...
Go celebrate National Drive Electric Week
Have you ever wondered how an electric car works? What it would be like to eliminate some of your gasoline bill? Well, head down to City Plaza in front of the State House on Saturday for one of three Granite State National Drive Electric Week celebrations.The event, will take place during the Concord Farmers’ Market, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Electric cars such as the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, BMW i3, Tesla S and others will be on...
Science Cafe returns to Concord with global warming on the docket
Science Cafe Concord gets under way again this month after a summertime hiatus, taking up a topic that is important and, unfortunately, likely to become more important: How should New Hampshire cope with climate change? The ocean level is rising and our weather is becoming more erratic, producing extremes like our current drought and the dangerous flash flooding that has become almost routine around the country. Growing seasons are...
On Display: Shapes and colors highlight Simonds’s work
If you haven’t caught a glimpse of Nancy Simonds’s work (before looking at this page, of course), you’ll notice she uses shapes and colors to create some thought provoking pieces. And there’s lots more to see. Lucky for all of you, Simonds’s art is the latest exhibit hanging at McGowan Fine Art. The exhibit, Shape Shifting & Radiant Chroma, will be on display through Oct. 7.
Know someone who’s fascinating?
ConcordTV is still seeking nominations for the most fascinating individuals from the Concord area. The deadline is fast approaching, and if you missed the first time we put a call out, here’s all the info you need to know. You must fill out the nomination form – which includes all your info, the name of the person you’re nominating, a way to contact them and a reason for their nomination – and return it by Sept. 23. And here’s...
Book of the Week: ‘How to be a Tudor’
How to be a Tudor: A dawn-to-dusk guide to Tudor life Ruth Goodman 2016, 336 pages Setting: Tudor England Ruth Goodman is back, and living life as a Tudor. After a previous stint living like a Victorian (How to be a Victorian), she goes back further in time to explore how the English people of the 1500s lived. Recreating the conditions of the period (from how beds were constructed to the different type of wheat that they ate), she...
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Free military family expo Saturday On Saturday, all service members, veterans and military families are invited to attend a free military family expo at Grappone Conference Center. New York Times bestselling author Retired Capt. Luis Carlos Montalván, a wounded warrior, and Tuesday, the golden retriever who saved him, will present the keynote and a children’s story time message. In addition to a health and wellness fair and education...
This Week in Concord History
Sept. 13, 1913: Harry K. Thaw, a wealthy, prominent New Yorker who murdered one of the country’s foremost architects, Stanford White, arrives in Concord. Thaw was convicted, escaped from prison and was recaptured in Canada. He was brought back across the border and is being held under house arrest at the Eagle Hotel on Main Street. His case will be tangled up in court until December 1914. In the meantime, he will pass the summer of...
It’s time to bid a fond farewell to summer
Every year around this time, we have to say goodbye to summer, but it never gets any easier. With the passing of the unofficial end of summer, we decided to find the last signs of the warmest season before it all goes away.
End of summer means beginning of school
The end of the summer always means one thing: the beginning of the school year. While most of you students probably just groaned, deep down inside you know that the first day of school is one of the most exciting days of the year. Who’s in your class? How’s your teacher? Did you see what little Suzy was wearing? Have you seen little Johnny’s new braces? Everything is exciting and new, and that’s why we wanted to be a part of it this...
Shattered Comics offers throwback scores
Radiologist by day, artist and rare comic book dealer by night. No, it’s not a superhero, just Matthew DiMasi, owner of Shattered Comics, Concord’s newest comic shop – though if you’re into comics, you might consider this guy your own personal hero. DiMasi opened up his shop on South Street (though some maps say it’s actually on Broadway) across the street from Tuckers about two weeks ago. The shop is different from most comic shops...
Food Snob: Trying some fresh veggies from Lewis Farm
Usually when we do a Food Snob, we go to some restaurant and have the staff prepare something for us. It’s a tried and true formula that’s been working out for years, and it’s nice and easy for us. But we’re constantly looking for new and innovative ways to spice things up, so we decided to try something a little different this time. Instead of having someone make us a meal, we decided to make one for ourselves. We also didn’t want to...
Tasty Brews: Ridin’ the Steel Rail at Red Blazer
For this week’s Tasty Brews, we went back to the Red Blazer, home of about 190 beers on tap (or 35, but who’s counting?).It can be pretty overwhelming when you have that many choices, so we went with a tried and true technique: order the beer whose tap handle you’re sitting right in front of. In this case, that meant Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale from Berkshire Brewing Co. out of South Deerfield, Mass.We hadn’t heard of Berskhire Brewing...
Go Try It: NHTI is hosting a charity Wiffle Ball tourney
If there’s one thing we love here at the Insider, it’s backyard sports. And everyone knows that when it comes to backyard sports, Wiffle Ball is king. Therefore, we really love the annual NHTI Wiffle Ball Tournament, and the next one is coming right up – Sept. 17, to be exact. Now this is a Go Try It, so what are we doing writing about something that hasn’t happened yet? Well, think of this as sort of a retroactive Go Try It, as I...
Suncook Valley Chorale to host a pair of open sings
The Suncook Valley Chorale will host its annual fall open sing nights in the Concord High School music room on the next two Mondays (Sept. 12 and 19) at 6:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to join the chorale – or just considering it – is invited to join as the chorale explores its next season’s program, which is monster themed.You can attend either or both, and bring a friend. The Suncook Valley Chorale is a non-auditioned community chorus...
Hoorah Concord, you’re a top-4 capital city
We all know that Concord is a pretty awesome place.The people who come here for Market Days, the Black Ice Tournament and Rock On Fest do, too.The passers-by who stop in for a bite to eat or stroll down the new and improved Main Street may catch a glimpse of it.But who knew Concord was so well thought of on the national stage? According to the third annual study conducted by SmartAsset, Concord ranks as the fourth-best U.S. capital...
We want to go on more vacations, so bring us with
It might not be the most luxurious vacation destination, but construction on the Sewalls Falls Bridge has garnered a lot of attention this summer, so we decided to bring the Insider with us for a little field trip. And now we need all of you to bring an Insider on your next trip and email us a picture at news@theconcordinsider.com with a little info and we’ll get it in an upcoming...
Look who’s trying to find love on Craigslist
We took to Craigslist last week to see who had been posting on the missed connections pages in our neck of the woods during August. And lo and behold, we found all these great entries to share. So here’s a sampling of what we found and could print, unedited, of course. Looking for you? – m4w (Concord) – Aug. 29 Looking to text someone nice, normal and sane:) are you her? 🙂 I am board at home !! Riley/Kristen...
A slew of events at Gibson’s
Gibson’s Bookstore has a lot on its plate over the next week or so. Don’t worry though, because this bookseller is no stranger to event-packed schedules, as there seems to be something going on there just about every day. Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s going on at Gibson’s in the near future. Nathan Hill author event Thursday Author Nathan Hill will be at Gibson’s on Thursday night at 7 to talk about his new book, The Nix.A Nix...
Book of the Week: ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’
A Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J Maas2015, 419 pagesFantasyThe youngest daughter of a very poor family, Feyre is solely responsible for keeping her sisters and her father fed. She will do anything to keep them alive, including kill a wolf who may not be just a wolf.When she is stolen from her family by the wolf’s friend, by a monster, they don’t fight to keep her. Trapped in luxury, Feyre is plunged into a new world she doesn’t...
This Week in Concord History
Sept. 6, 1842: The locomotive Amoskeag with a train of three passenger cars arrives in Concord at 6:45 p.m. The train, from Boston, is the first to come to the city’s new depot. “As the cars came in, the multitude raised cheering shout, and the cannon pealed forth its thunder to celebrate,” Bouton’s history will report. Many of the onlookers were taken for a joy ride to Bow. Sept. 6, 2000: Concord civic and business leaders...
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NHTI to host 5K for Friendly Kitchen For the 10th year, NHTI will host a 5K road race/fitness walk to help support the Friendly Kitchen. The race is Friday at 5:30 p.m. on NHTI’s Seekamp Trail. There will also be a fun run for children at 6:15. New this year is the Runner’s Alley Friendly Kitchen Bowl for the fastest corporate team. All fun run participants will receive a prize. There will be refreshments, a raffle and more....
