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The 60th annual Kiwanis Spring Fair was held last week and let’s just say there was loads of cool stuff to do.
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Susan Beere has spent the better part of the last quarter century creating ceramic tile art, ranging from large murals to small paintings. As you can tell from this selection, Beere is obviously a big fan of birds, baby birds and just about anything related to birds. In recent years, Beere has been working with free form tiles (like the giant hummingbird on the other page) that would certainly create quite a buzz among the cats in...
Celebrate the artists of McGowan by checking out this show
McGowan Fine Art is turning 35 this year, so what better way to celebrate than with a show highlighting a bunch of the gallery’s artists. Over 70 artists have graced the walls over the years, but this isn’t a trip down memory lane; all the work is new. The exhibit runs till May 29.
SPS fine arts faculty show off their talents with latest exhibit
Apparently the St. Paul’s School’s fine arts department does more than just teach art – they also create it. Want proof? Stop by the school’s Hargate Gallery before May 30 and see for yourself. Just make sure you do it when the gallery is actually open, ’cause if not, you won’t be able to see very much. Filling the gallery are paintings, ceramics, photography and drawings created by faculty members Colin Callahan, Brian Schroyer,...
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Usually living animals inside a library would be a cause for concern, but not when they’re supposed to be there like last Thursday when Critters ‘N Creatures made a school vacation appearance.
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Scenes from Mapletree Farm, owned by Dean and Meg Wilber.
Arnie’s showed us how to make ice cream
What happens when the ‘Insider’ gets an invite to see how ice cream is made? We learn a lot and leave thankful we’re not lactose intolerant. Tom Arnold gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how Arnie’s Place makes our favorite frozen dessert and now you get to see what we found out
Millbrook Gallery starts season with North Country Studio exhibit
It’s been a long winter, but a true sign of spring is that Millbrook Gallery & Sculpture Garden has a new exhibit to show off. It features new works inspired by advanced level, hands-on North Country Studio Workshops. The exhibit is on display through May 27, with an artists reception May 3.
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The Concord library held a birthday party for itself last week and celebrated by putting up a bunch of old pictures to show just how far it’s come. And as you can see, it’s been quite the journey from when everything was in black and white to now, when we have the ability to see pictures in color.
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The Concord Library held a Take a “Peep” at Your Favorite Book contest, where patrons could recreate a scene from a movie or book – and of course it had to be made with Peeps.
Kari Moe Zwick is pretty crafty – just look at her work for proof
If you’ve ever gone into Dos Amigos for a burrito, a taco or to get the autograph of Will Richmond, who was once dubbed our Amigo of the Week, then you’ve probably seen some funky collections of art hanging on the Main Street restaurant’s walls. Well, this Kari Moe Zwick exhibit definitely falls into that category. Zwick’s mission (found clearly printed on her business card) is to help convert folks to leading a crafty life and help...
The students of St. Paul’s have been busy creating all this art
The annual St. Paul’s School student art exhibition is currently on display at Hargate Gallery through April 17. This page, top left: Josephine Carter.
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Right about now is when you hear people talking about spring fever. But they might not all be referring to the warmer temperatures and longer days ’cause the League of N.H. Craftsmen just happened to open its new exhibit last week, appropriately titled Spring Fever. It’s a multi-media exhibition celebrating the upcoming season, something we all could use a little bit of after that winter we just had. The exhibit will be on display...
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Let us be your tour guide for all the soups you didn’t know existed.
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We checked in with some experts to find out how to make a tasty soup.
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The Kimball-Jenkins estate is currently home to “Lighting Out For Territory,” an exhibit featuring the works of Paul Pollaro, Martin Mugar, Susan Carr, Addison Parks and Jason Travers. The show, which runs through the end of April and is described as a break with the familiarity and security of traditional abstraction, is housed in both the Carolyn Jenkins and Jill C. Wilson galleries. So there’s lots to see and way more than we were...
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The Merrimack River Painters are a group of 12 artists, spanning from New Hampshire to Maine and they also happen to be showing some of their work at the N.H. Audubon’s McLane Center through the end of April. You’ll see colorful landscapes, realistic wildlife and of course, rivers. But don’t take our word for it, head over there and check it out in the PSNH room. Although you should call 224-9909 to check the room’s availability or...
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Lucky’s Barbershop & Shave Parlor has changed a lot over the last year, including an expansion to add four new chairs and a bigger waiting area.
Tim gets hands on (and hands in) with art at No Brushes Allowed
He left with a sweet messy masterpiece
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.
We went to engineer week, so we’re basically engineers now
Christa McAuliffe School held an engineering expo and we were there to soak up all the knowledge
Come fly with us as we look at N.H. aviation – in picture form
If you haven’t seen the exhibit, A Focus on New Hampshire Aviation, at the N.H. State Library, we have some good news. The pictures on these two pages are from it, but the bad news is that it will only be on display through Wednesday, which means you only have mere hours to check it out. Oh, well you might as well enjoy these in the mean time.
We found the best way to spend Valentine’s Day – look at cute cats
The Himalayan Cat Fanciers’ Club held its annual all breed and household pet show over Valentine’s Day weekend at the Grappone Conference Center. As you may have guessed, the place was jam packed with cute and cuddly kitties to look at.
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Tim makes his wheelchair basketball debut.
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To kick off 2015 with a bang, the League of N.H. Craftsmen opened a new exhibit titled Blue: The Sky’s The Limit, which you may have guessed includes lots of cool stuff made with blue as either the star or a nice accent. The show runs through March 20 at the League Headquarters, located at 49 S. Main St.
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Looking for something different to do on date night? Why not check out all the cool art we couldn’t fit in this Love, Lust & Desire photo spread. It will be at McGowan through Feb. 13 and FYI, there’s a lot more to see then what’s just hanging on the walls. Everything is priced at $300 or less and who knows, maybe you’ll find that perfect V-Day present.
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The Concord Garden Club took over McGowan Fine Art for three days last week to hold its 13th annual Art and Bloom show. The exhibit consisted of a hand selected collection of work by none other than Sarah Chaffee. From there, garden club members created floral masterpieces to represent the art. Unfortunately, since cut flowers don’t last that long, the show is over, but please enjoy these photographs.
St. Paul’s Hargate Gallery is home to Tom Devaney’s latest creations
You may know Tom Devaney from that giant eyeball that keeps a close watch over the intersection of Pleasant and Main streets, but what you may not know is that he’s quite the accomplished artist besides his recorded organ of vision. Want proof? A lot of his stuff is on these pages and even more of it is on display under the title, Simultaneous Perspectives, at St. Paul’s School’s Hargate Gallery through Feb. 28. And FYI, that lifelike...
R.P. Hale sure knows how to make wood look like a picture
If you just glance at the photos on this page, you might think these are some pretty great drawings. But if you look real close – and we mean real close – you might be able to notice that these aren’t drawings at all. In fact, these are prints of wood engravings done by non other than Concord’s own R.P. Hale. We know, it’s quite amazing and there are plenty more to see in the Concord City Auditorium reception lobby between the time...
