Piccolo Opera hosts opera competition Oct. 3
Piccola Opera is holding its Second Annual Opera Competition Oct. 3 at the Concord City Auditorium. This competition is open to all opera performers over the age of 18. There will be two rounds to the competition, with the preliminary round held during the day on Oct 3. The evening event will feature emerging singers in the live final round, which is open to the public. Forty singers will participate in the competition. Of the 40...
N.H. Association for the Blind offers low vision evals
The New Hampshire Association for the Blind, in partnership with Dr. Kristen Bryant from Concord Eye Center, will begin holding monthly low vision evaluations. This functional eye exam focuses directly on how a particular person’s vision impairment affects day-to-day living. Ultimately, the evaluation serves to assist people who are partially sighted to use their remaining vision more effectively through the prescribing and training...
Stop by Grace Episcopal Church for Game Day
PEO Chapter B will host an afternoon of card playing and board games during a Game Day, Aug. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church at 30 Eastman St. Bring a deck of cards and friends for a card game foursome or meet new people interested in playing a variety of games. There will be refreshments provided. Advance tickets are $4, or $5 at the door. Call Gert at 724-6304 or Marion at 428-7108 for tickets and information. Proceeds...
Sign up to help with the annual Audi ‘Pitch In’
“We Do Windows,” say The Friends of the Concord City Auditorium. “Windows and orchestra seats and dressing rooms and stage floors. We sew curtains, polish chandeliers and send event calendars to thousands of area households. And all in three days!” The 25th annual “Pitch In” on Aug. 24-26, will get the historic municipal theatre ready for its 111th year as the home of Concord’s community-based arts and entertainment. The new season...
Concord Regional VNA to host book discussion
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering “Beyond the Book: A Series on Age Related Topics,” on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Pembroke Town Library at 313 Pembroke Street in Pembroke. This program will be based on the book, Second Wind by Dr. Bill Thomas and the facilitator is Sherri Harden, Champion for Aging Well. The first 25 registered participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book, Second Wind....
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. We’re also on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com), Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary), and Instagram.Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, Vol. 1Araki Hirohiko2015, 245 pagesFictionRunning since the late 80s, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure has given its readers martial arts, inexplicable rivalries, vampires,...
Sculptor Andy Moerlein embraces the daredevil spirit in his pieces
If you’ve driven along Hopkinton Road, heading away from Concord, you may have caught a glimpse of Andy Moerlein’s work. You’d have to be paying close attention – though hopefully not when you’re behind the wheel – but trust us, it’s there. It’s tucked on the left side just as you start to head down the driveway for Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, and it seems to defy logic. It looks like a bunch of really heavy boulders...
These SPS Cyclists rode 3,835 miles in 47 days for Ride 2 Recovery
It’s probably safe to say we’ve all ridden a bike. Whether it be as a kid to the local park, in college to get around campus or merely as a form of exercise. Although most of us probably can’t and never will be able to raise our hands when the question of ‘have you ever ridden your bike across the United States?’ comes up. We find it hard to believe that group is very large. But after last Tuesday, you can add seven students from St....
Rock On Fest is coming to White Park
White Park is a great place to hang out. With a basketball court, athletic fields and a pool, it’s been a popular summer destination for years. And you can’t forget about the skating pond and sledding hill in the winter. But this is about the warm months, and if you add in music, food and a high school basketball tournament, there won’t be a better place in the city to bring yourself on Aug. 15. Did we also mention there will be...
The Concord 250 party doesn’t end with next week’s celebration
As you will soon see, assuming that you keep reading this edition of the Insider (which we highly recommend), Concord 250 is stepping up it’s game starting Monday with a week-long celebration. While the group dedicated to keeping the birthday party going for New Hampshire’s state capital has been doing quite a job so far, this is by far the most work that will be put in. When you hit 250, it’s really got to be “go big or go home.” It...
Rosemary Conroy sure does have a way of painting animals
The Jill C. Wilson Gallery at Kimball-Jenkins is home to an acrylic exhibit by Rosemary Conroy. You’ll find various species of wildlife captured by Conroy’s brush strokes that will surely appeal to the animal lover in you. The exhibit will run through Aug. 28, with gallery hours taking place Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
These pictures from the St. Paul’s bikers are worth a thousand pedals
The St. Paul’s students who biked across the country to raise money for Ride 2 Recovery clearly didn’t enjoy themselves at all (**sarcasm**). Thankfully they blogged about the whole trip. Here are some photo highlights.
You might notice some familiar places in Peter Coe’s work
If you walk around the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery (also known as the Carriage House) at Kimball-Jenkins you’ll see that Peter Coe likes to paint things that you’ll see just about any day you take a drive around Concord. The exhibit is on display through Aug. 28.
This Week In Concord History
Aug. 4, 2002: In their first-ever playoff appearance, the Concord Quarry Dogs’ eke out s 2-1 win in the bottom of the ninth over Mill City, the Monitor reports.Aug. 4, 1862: Gen. Oliver O. Howard of Maine and Col. Edward E. Cross of Lancaster, both wounded at the recent Battle of Fair Oaks, are among the speakers at a war recruiting meeting in Concord. The Patriot will report that the speeches were “able and eloquent” with the...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell celebrates the birthday of the city memo by jamming 250 candles into it and lighting them all. He’s so winded from blowing them out that he passes out, but thankfully he mumbles the new memo in his stupor. Here it is!Are you ready for some . . . Bleachers? We hope soThe Doane Diamond press box at Memorial Field was completely renovated last spring, and now Concord General Services’ Public Properties...
You’re invited to Concord’s 250th birthday party
In case you missed the memo, along with all the cool events happening since the start of 2015, we’re here to let you in on a little secret.Concord is in the midst of celebrating its 250th year, and while that may be pretty old in human years, it’s just what happens to a city. The people come and go, but the buildings, roads and history just keep plugging along.And even though it’s customary to give gifts when celebrating a birthday,...
Fundraising sought for John Winant statue
Fundraising has begun for a statue and plaza to memorialize John Gilbert Winant, whose many roles included governor of New Hampshire and ambassador to England during World War II. The memorial, a bronze statue of Winant with his coat over his arm and hat in hand, inviting passersby to sit on a park bench and spend some time with him, will be located in front of the New Hampshire State Library at 20 Park St. Prior to serving as N.H....
O’Neil named director of resource development
Granite United Way is pleased to announce that Rachel O’Neil has joined the organization as Director of Resource Development. She will focus her efforts on strengthening the Merrimack County region of Granite United Way. She will lead Granite United Way’s fundraising efforts in Merrimack County. Last year the Merrimack County campaign raised a record breaking $2.2 million. O’Neil will also play a key role in the administering the New...
Express Admissions Day at NHTI Aug. 12
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Sweeney Hall, NHTI will offer its annual midsummer Express Admissions Day. On this day, prospective students will have the opportunity to complete their entire admissions process in a single day. The college’s normal $20 application fee will also be waived. Students will start by filling out an application, and then meet with an admissions counselor and/or academic advisor to develop a...
Building Wells in Africa presentation in Bow
On Saturday, Aug. 8, there will be a presentation entitled, Building Wells in Africa, with Paul Adams at Bow Mills UMC, 505 South St., Bow. Adams resigned as a Department Director at the University of Illinois in order to do social work, primarily in Africa. He is sponsored by the Marian Medical Mission, a mission project of the Marian (Illinois) United Methodist Church. This mission has built over 10,000 pure water wells, each for a...
Discover Downtown sidewalk sale Aug. 8
Summer vacation may be coming to a close, but not summer fun! On Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., join family, friends and fellow shoppers in downtown Concord, and enjoy more than a mile of savings with the Discover Downtown Happy Birthday Sidewalk Sale. The downtown-wide sidewalk sale will help kick off Concord’s 250th birthday celebration week. Shoppers will find a fun and festive shopping day throughout downtown Concord,...
Whit Symmes Trio to play music on the lawn
Live Music on the Lawn series at the Concord Public Library closes out it’s season Aug. 11 with a lively evening of jazz with the Whit Symmes Trio. This year we’re closing Prince Street and bringing local food vendors for a festive block party atmosphere! Bring the whole family for free entertainment, affordable and tasty treats and all the library has to offer, too. Bring your own chair or blanket!
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. We’re also on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com), Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary) and Instagram.Still Life: A Three Pines MysteryDirector, Peter Moss2014, 88-minute DVDFictionAre you a fan of Canadian author Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Armand Gamache? Did you know that the first Three Pines mystery, Still...
There’s a Janet Ulbrich original bib chilling over in Cambridge now
There’s a little piece of Concord that could be collecting royal drool at this very moment, thanks to Janet Ulbrich. The resourceful Ulbrich crafted a bib for Princesse Charlotte and mailed it all the way to the Royal Family in England this spring, and she recently received an official response – a delightful thank you. This isn’t Ulbrich’s first royal bib rodeo, though. And she’s learned from past missteps. She sent a similar bib...
Watch people throw dodgeballs at each other at National Night Out
We’ve been trying to think of something better than watching members of the Concord police and fire departments chuck dodgeballs at each other. So far the only thing we’ve come up with is when you add members of local businesses and organizations to the mix, all while enjoying some affordable eats. And thousands of others doing the exact same thing. But the annual Badge Ball Tournament is just one of the great things you can expect to...
Some summery homemade jam can help make winter more bearable
A few members of the local Philanthropic Educational Organization had themselves a great morning at Carter Hill Orchard’s blueberry field last week. As part of a PEO fundraiser, all the berries will be used for delicious jams the ladies will make to help raise money for their organization. We may or may not have sampled said jam, and it may or may not be ridiculously delicious (hint: we did, it is). The PEO is a philanthropic...
Instagram photo of the Week – Tue, 28 Jul 2015
It looks to us as if Instagram user @starryeyedandrestless has captured the first ever cloud ultrasound. Hope that mama cloud is ready to be sleep deprived for the next 18 years or so! It might be time for a second job, too – cloud college ain’t cheap (or even a thing that exists!).
If you think we take good pics, you should check out Liz Frantz’s
Take a look at just about any photo in the Insider and it usually looks pretty good. And more often than not the photos we previously mentioned have our names underneath them identifying that we, in fact, can take a photo.But we aren’t exactly ready to classify ourselves as photographers. We consider ourselves more as people who take pictures that appear in a newspaper. Although, we have to say, we do a pretty good job at it.But...
This Week In Concord History
July 28, 2003: A group of residents who have spent the last decade fighting a planned connector road between Concord’s Pleasant and Clinton streets file a lawsuit in Merrimack County Superior Court in an effort to stop the project for good. The lawsuit asks the court to revoke a wetlands permit that gives the city permission to build the Langley Parkway through about 3.5 acres of wetlands near White Farm.July 28, 2002: John Frisbee,...
Heidi Pauer is ready to turn up the volume on creative learning
We have to imagine that once summer vacation hits, most teachers are ready for a break. Let’s just say, for example, like for the next two and a half months. The students sure are ready to get away from tests and essays, books and homework. But even after almost two decades of teaching at Bow High School (she’s been there since it opened in 1997) and likely with the ability to prepare for the following school year with her eyes...
