Multicultural fair in NHTI gymnasium March 31
Anyone wandering into the NHTI gym between noon and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 31, might be forgiven for thinking they had strayed into the bazaar of some exotic foreign country. Colorful clothing dazzles the eye, the smells of unfamiliar yet alluring foods beguiles the nose and the polyglot sounds of a dozen languages clash in the ear, vying to be heard over the sounds of music from many cultures. Everywhere can be seen the arts and...
Watch for load limit signs on Concord streets
The city of Concord has begun posting “No Trucking – Load Limit 9 Tons” signs to prepare for the spring thaw. The spring thaw refers to when the temperatures fluctuate and the roads begin to melt any ice frozen underneath the asphalt (forming frost heaves in the winter), thus contracting roads back down and causing cracks and breaks in the pavement. This weakens the road structure and eventually potholes can form. The City of Concord...
Spring on the Wing at McLane Center March 28
The New Hampshire Audubon announces “Spring on the Wing,” a jubilant celebration of a long-awaited new season, returning birds and outdoor fun. The family-friendly event, which features a host of hands-on activities for adults and children, will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 at the McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road in Concord. Attendees of all ages will participate in indoor and outdoor activities,...
Community concerts continue Sunday at Audi
Concord Community Concerts tops off its third season of “Merrimack Music” on Sunday, March 22, from 3 to 5 p.m, with a main stage show at the Audi featuring Dusty Gray, Ben Knight Band and Pat & The Hats. The all-ages concert series showcasing young New Hampshire artists is free, thanks to the Walker Lecture Fund and the Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation. For further information, call 344-4747.
Nominations sought for annual Audubon awards
New Hampshire Audubon’s Board of Trustees seeks nominations for the Tudor Richards and Goodhue-Elkins awards to be presented at the annual meeting of the membership. Deadline for nominations is April 1, 2015. The Tudor Richards Award is presented annually to the person who best exemplifies Tudor’s love and knowledge of the outdoors and who has worked tirelessly and effectively on behalf of conservation in New Hampshire. Past...
GLBTQ grief support group Wednesday
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a bereavement program GLBTQ Grief Support Group on Wednesday, March 18 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Concord Regional VNA Hospice House, 240 Pleasant St. in Concord. Support Groups are held the third Wednesday of each month. Within a safe and confidential environment, we support one another as we mourn and heal from our common and unique losses. The group offers grieving members of the...
‘Tracks’ to be shown by NHTI film society
The NHTI Film Society’s Friday night film series continues on Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in the Sweeney Hall Auditorium with Tracks. Tracks, rated PG-13 (112 minutes), is visually stunning and this much celebrated film from director John Curran stars Mia Wasikowska who goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog. Based on the book by Robyn Davidson, Tracks is an odyssey of...
Concord Christian Academy to hold auction
Concord Christian Academy is hosting its annual Benefit Auction on Friday, March 20, at the National Guard Armory in Concord (1 Minuteman Way, off Regional Drive). The event features a silent auction, live auction and dessert extravaganza. Admission, registration and desserts are free. Pizza will be offered for $2 a slice. Over 100 items will be up for bid, all of which have been kindly donated by our local businesses, families and...
Fun Family Friday at YMCA this week
Join us on Friday, March 20, from 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. for Fun Family Friday at the Concord Family YMCA. There will be dinner followed by gym games, pool activities and the climbing wall. Please sign up at the Welcome Center (front desk) of the Y by noon on Thursday so we have enough food for everyone. You do not need to be a Y member to take part in this event. Cost is just $5 per family, dinner included.
Blues musicians to team up at NEC Concord
Two popular New Hampshire blues musicians will join forces to perform at New England College – Concord, 62 N. Main St., for Bluesday Evening with Delanie Pickering and Erik Ray on Tuesday, March 24. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. From different backgrounds and different generations, the pair represent two of the Granite State’s most notable blues artists. Besides sharing a passion for blues music, both...
Vote for Everett arena in Hockeyville contest
Kraft is holding a Hockeyville Contest and asking for people to show their love of hockey by nominating their community rink as the most passionate hockey arena. The winning community rink will win the title of Kraft Hockeyville, receive $150,000 towards arena upgrades, and host a 2015-16 NHL pre-season game with live broadcast from NBCSN. The city of Concord is encouraging the Concord community to nominate the Douglas N. Everett...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net and visit us on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com) and Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary).Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & SorceryKurtis J. WiebeArtist, Roc Upchurch2014, 128 pagesFictionSet in a raucous fantasy world over-filled with adventuring parties, Rat Queens Volume One draws us into the messy lives and...
This week in Concord history
March 10, 2000: A 7-year-old boy crossing Loudon Road on his way to Concord’s Dame School is struck by a pickup truck and seriously injured. The accident inspires residents of the Heights to press city officials for better traffic signals and more clearly marked crosswalks.March 10, 1991: A funeral tribute is held at the Monitor for former editor Tom W. Gerber, who died Feb. 22. Steve Winship, Gerber’s old friend and fellow Dartmouth...
Kids made all this stuff, and it’s awesome
It’s Youth Art Month and like every other year, the Concord School District is celebrating by hosting a student art exhibit at Steeplegate Mall. Through April 15, over 1,100 pieces will be on display in what was a vacant retail space across from Tutti Frutti near the Bon-Ton entrance.
You don’t want to miss the Rotary Club’s annual musical extravaganza
We love variety. For instance, we like pork tacos, chicken tacos, beef tacos . . . you get the idea. Now if only someone would think to make an entire show about variety. Wait, what’s that? That kind of show has been happening for literally thousands of years, dating back to the cavemen? Oh, yeah, we knew that. The Concord Rotary Club apparently knows that, too, because it is back with its annual super fun extravaganza. We’ll let the...
Tim gets hands on (and hands in) with art at No Brushes Allowed
On most days, my artistic ability falls somewhere between one and two on a scale to whatever number you’d like to choose. Maybe it could reach a three if sketching trees happens to be on the activity checklist, although some may say that’s a bit of a stretch. But when I made my way to No Brushes Allowed in the Concord Community Arts Center this weekend, it’s as if I found a place where I belong when it comes to the artistic world....
Buy artwork made by famous Concord peeps at the Intown auction
Remember last year when Intown Concord somehow talked Keith into making a painting for its annual Locally Famous Art Auction? Yeah, we’ve pretty much repressed that memory, too. Well don’t worry, you won’t be distracted by any attempts at Insider-staff created paintings this year. But you can see some pretty great stuff from a bunch of other Concord celebrities! March 19, Intown Concord and its board of directors invites downtown...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 10 Mar 2015
This picture from Instagram user @hayleymccartire is a pretty solid illustration of a simple economics lesson: Supply has clearly surpassed demand for the snow shopping demographic. So much so that entire carts are being abandoned, mid-quest!
We asked for the best icicles in Concord and did you ever deliver
With large chunks of frozen water hanging from just about every building in the city, we asked you to send us some cool pics to share. And now we have proof that at least some people read our stuff because we got quite a selection of Concord’s coolest icicles. As you can see, we kept our word and put some of them on these pages.
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 10 Mar 2015
If you were thinking to yourself, you know, those barrels outside the building look like the kind we had in 1864, you’d be absolutely right! This is the corner of North Main and Pleasant streets, circa ’64, outside of Hardy & Hoit, dealers in “goods and groceries,” according to the caption on this photo from reader Earl Burroughs, which included flour, corn, pork and lard – hot commodities all back in the day. That’s probably how...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell dunks his entire head in a bucket of plaster so he can make a mask of his own face. He gets lost in thought trying to decide if the dress is gold and white or black and blue, though, and by the time he tries to remove his head, the plaster has hardened, forcing him to wear the bucket as a hat. When his staff smashes the plaster to free him, the tiny pieces spell out a city memo!Find a leak and win...
ConcordTV to screen documentary April 8
ConcordTV will present a film entitled Voices of Generations – The Stories of Concord Residents: Sharing Memories, Wisdom, and Wishes on Wednesday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. at Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St. in Concord. Seating is limited, so call Red River Theatres at 224-4600 or go to redrivertheatres.org to reserve your ticket. Tickets are $5. For more information on the film, contact ConcordTV at 226-8872.
CVS to sell Concord pay-as-you-throw bags
CVS Pharmacy locations at 157 Loudon Road and 4 Hall St. in Concord are both now carrying purple pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) trash bags. Concord General Services has now expanded the market for pay-as-you-throw bags to a total of 22 locations. “We are glad to have CVS onboard selling the pay-as-you-throw bags. We’re continuing to try and make the pay-as-you-throw program as easy as possible for residents with curbside collection,” stated...
Wild and Scenic Film Festival at Red River
The New Hampshire Rivers Council will host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour at Red River Theatres on Friday, March 27. This is the fifth year that the Rivers Council has hosted this event. The festival is a unique way for viewers to get energized and empowered to work in the community and to get involved in the Council’s initiatives and other projects. “It is a great opportunity to show your support, become a member and enjoy...
NHTI film society to show ‘Particle Fever’
The NHTI Film Society proudly presents Particle Fever (Not Rated; 2013; 99 minutes), Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the Sweeney Auditorium. Can a documentary film about particle physics and the Hadron collider be dramatic, suspenseful and thrilling? You bet. This award-winning film about the huge super collider located in Switzerland follows the creation of the facility and is about colliding sub-atomic particles at an incredible...
Parenting series stars March 17 at Riverbend
Riverbend Children’s Intervention Program is offering a free 12-week parenting series, The Incredible Years, starting March 17. Parenting children ages 2 to 8 can be a difficult time for both parents and children. During the series, learn new skills to handle problem behaviors, strengthen family relationships and reduce family stressors, increase your knowledge of child development, and gain support and share information and ideas...
Library to host Dungeons and Dragons workshop
The Concord Public Library is hosting a second Dungeons and Dragons workshop Tuesday, March 31, at 5 p.m. Join us for some more tabletop gaming fun at CPL. After our delightfully tricky character-building event, we are ready to put those unique creations to use in an actual game of Dungeons and Dragons! (Pre-generated characters will be available for those who were unable to join us for the character-building event.) The workshop is...
Learn how mindfulness can help treat issues
Research suggests that mindfulness may help to treat a number of health-related problems from general stress to anxiety to addiction. However, little is known about the underlying brain processes. Join nationally acclaimed researcher Judson Brewer, MD, Ph.D. on Tuesday, April 14 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium, as he presents Please Pay Attention Now, It Could Change Your Brain. During his presentation, learn how...
Craft and vendor fair at Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley High School cafeteria will be home to the third annual Winter Blowout Craft and Vendor Fair on March 21. The fair runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be the spot to pick up handmade crafts, baked goods, antiques, jewelry, toys and more. For more information or to become a vendor, email sbouchard@mvsdpride.org.
Check for water leaks and win a new toilet
As a promotional partner for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense Program, Concord General Services is celebrating Fix A Leak Week (March 16-22) with a “Royal Leak Detection” to help encourage Concord water consumers to find and fix leaks. A leaky faucet, showerhead, toilet or irrigation system may not seem that harmful, but an average household can account for 10,000 gallons of water wasted each year through minor...
