McGowan Fine Art is hosting Art & Bloom
Are you sick of putting on layers upon layers of clothing before leaving the house? Have you been daydreaming about an exotic vacation to escape winter? Is looking at brown snow on a daily basis getting you down? Well, while we can’t make spring come any sooner (sorry), there is something coming up that will help brighten your day – and it’s Art & Bloom.The annual collaboration between the Concord Garden Club and McGowan Fine Art,...
Shakespeare reading at library on Monday
Want to brush up on your Shakespeare? Please join The Stratford Club members as we begin reading Coriolanus on Monday. We will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Shakespeare Room, located on the second floor of the Concord Public Library. Reading of this play will continue Jan. 30, Feb. 13 and 27, and March 13. A Midsummer Night’s Dream will then be read at biweekly meetings beginning March 22 and ending May 8. For more...
Bonner says goodbye in the coolest way ever
In case you missed it, Concord native and NBA player Matt Bonner decided to call it a career after 12 years in the pros that included two championships and one tour of Concord with the Larry O’Brien trophy that the Insider just so happened to tag along for. And Bonner, who is also quite famous for his blog, The Sandwich Hunter: The Quest for the Hoagie Grail, decided to announce his retirement in the coolest way possible – with a 2...
Go learn about river bugs
Bug Nights are back.Since 1995, volunteers including anglers, students, teachers, paddlers and many others interested in the health of the Upper Merrimack River and general river ecology began learning about these fascinating creatures and what they tell us about river conditions.Your work as a citizen scientist helps determine the health of the Upper Merrimack watershed. Training is free, fun and a great way to spend quality time...
Granite State of Mind to shift to another key
NEC Concord has quickly established itself as a legit music venue in the heart of downtown, and it’s looking to build on that in 2017.As part of the Listening Room Series, Granite State of Mind is back for another year starting Saturday, and there will be a different feel to it this year.Last year, the first year of the live, in-person iteration of the show (which also exists on WNHN radio), was all about getting to learn about the...
Check out the high-flying Harlem Wizards
Do you like high-flying dunks, trick passes and feeling like you’re part of the action when you attend a basketball game? Well, the Harlem Wizards are coming to town and you can expect all of that – and then some – when they take over the Bishop Brady gymnasium Jan. 25.The event is a fundraiser for Jeremy Woodward, who will run for Tedy’s Team for a third straight year in April’s Boston Marathon. Tedy’s Team was started by former New...
Got an old bicycle? Donate it to this project
You’ve been meaning to fix that old bike in the shed, but let’s face it, two years have passed and you haven’t even moved it more than a couple feet, let alone to the repair shop.At this point, we both know the days of that bike hitting the open road are long gone, so it’s really become more of a nuisance than anything because it just takes up valuable space. But you don’t want to just throw it away – both for cost and sentimental...
Angie Lane is one of Red River’s biggest fans
There’s a new person in charge of Red River Theatres these days.But don’t worry, it’s a familiar face to those who have been frequenting the local independent movie theater over the years.Earlier this month, Angie Lane took over as the new executive director of Red River, returning to the downtown cinema after a year and a half away.If you don’t remember, Lane was the events and marketing manager for a little more than three years...
Celebrate the best that was in N.H. theater
We understand it’s next to impossible to see every theater production in the state. You’d likely need to have a lot of free time and a teleporter for that, which if we’re not mistaken doesn’t actually exist.But here’s the next best thing: The annual N.H. Theatre Awards. That’s right, the best productions, performances and behind-the-scenes folks will be celebrated under one roof this Saturday at the Capitol Center for the Arts,...
Birds and Bean Coffeehouse presents Peggo and Paul Hodes with Kent Allyn
Birds and Beans Coffeehouse presents Peggo & Paul Hodes with Kent Allyn, performing “Love Songs and Other Trivia” on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Audubon’s McLane Center. Peggo Hodes is a classically trained vocalist who teaches voice and conducts the women’s choral group Songweavers at the Concord Community Music School. Former New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes plays guitar and joins his wife on vocals. The talented...
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Poetry, music event at Gibson’s Join Gibson’s Bookstore on Saturday at 2 p.m. as Rev Mary Francis Drake presents an afternoon of poetry and faith as she shares This Much I Know is True: Gleanings from the Path of Love, accompanied by her sister, singer/songwriter, Audrey Drake. This Much I Know is True: Gleanings from the Path of Love is a compilation of poetry and essays on spiritual topics that culminate three decades of spiritual...
Book of the Week: ‘The Girl From Venice’
The Girl from VeniceMartin Cruz Smith2016, 308 pagesFiction It is 1945, and Cenzo is fishing in the waters off Venice when he comes across the body of a young girl in the sea. He can’t just leave her there. He takes her aboard, and covers her body up under a tarp. Then a gunboat of German soldiers stops him. They are looking for prisoners who have escaped from an institution on a nearby island. But when the boat is searched, the girl...
This Week in Concord History
Jan. 17, 1942: Concord’s zoning board unanimously approves the Brezner Tannery’s takeover of an abandoned mill in Penacook. The tannery will open later in the year, creating 200 jobs. Jan. 17, 1948: Concord’s new mayor, Charles McKee, says he’s not giving up on plans for a new man-made lake on the Turkey River, despite voter opposition. “As I understand it, there was a lake there once, but someone pulled out the...
We sent our intern on a Concord adventure
I have had four adventurous years since leaving the Concord area to attend school in upstate New York. But now that I’m back in New Hampshire interning for the Insider (and Monitor), I set out to rediscover the area where I grew up. So, armed with a camera and list of Concord hot-spots, I met up with my friend and fledgling photographer Tim Berube to see what Concord has to offer. A lot can change in four years.Our day of adventure...
Concord author to sign copies of his new book at Gibson’s
Concord is home to countless artistic and talented people. You’ve probably seen some of these talents on display at an art gallery, performance hall, bar or movie theater, as musicians and painters/sculptors tend to have plenty of outlets to display their work in this city. But what about people whose talents aren’t the kind that are suited to live performances and big shows? That’s where Gibson’s Bookstore comes in. The bookstore is...
‘Manchester by the Sea’ a heavy, real drama at Red River
We haven’t done a movie review in quite some time – in fact, this may be the first one, who knows? – but when we saw that the critically acclaimed Manchester by the Sea was playing at Red River Theatres, we saw it as an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. Now I don’t pretend to be some savvy film critic by any means (though I did take a film class in high school), so don’t consider this the be all, end all account of the production. It’s...
The Audi could use your help at the Pitch-In
The Friends of the Audi could use your help.Every August for the last 26 years, the Friends and lots of volunteers get together for three days to spruce up the city-owned theater before the start of another season.After taking pictures and writing a story two years ago, I decided to trade in my notebook and camera for a ladder and some rags last year.I was in charge of cleaning, dusting and polishing all of the lobby chandeliers and...
Check out the Concord Chorale this weekend
The Concord Chorale is kicking off 2017 with a trio of performances. The chorale will present Handel’s Chandos Anthems, The Lord is My Light and O Come Let Us Sing, and are joined by baroque orchestra with two outstanding soloists, soprano Teresa Wakim and tenor Matthew Anderson. Written by Handel for the Duke of Chandos at Canons, the anthems represent psalms artfully put to music with an effort to match mood, much like the Bach...
Cmar Scholarship Fund hosting Bruins alumni
Everett Arena will be abuzz this Sunday when the Stephen Cmar ROTC Crusaders battle the Boston Bruins Alumni.And you can be there to watch it all unfold – if you buy a ticket that is.The third annual charity game, which is a fundraiser for the Stephen Cmar ROTC Scholarship Fund, will take over Concord’s indoor ice palace for the afternoon and it’s all for a good cause.Stephen Cmar, who grew up in Bow and graduated from Bow High...
Emma York sure knows her Insider trivia
In the final issue of 2016, we challenged your knowledge when it came to the previous year with some Insider trivia. We did the same thing last year, but unfortunately not a single person responded. But we learned our lesson, and this year we offered up a $25 gift card to the person who answered the most questions correctly. While that may not have enticed most of you to put in the effort, it sure worked for Emma York. The first day...
Exhibit opening at League of N.H. Craftsmen on Friday
The League of N.H. Craftsmen is hosting an opening reception for its first exhibit of 2017, Setting the Standard, on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Craft Center, 49 S. Main St., Suite 100.The exhibit is a multi-media, fine craft exhibition that showcases the work of master craftsmen who are jurors for the league.The League of N.H. Craftsmen has 23 media categories of fine craft, and subcategories in several of the media. Master level...
Help Bow Mills United Methodist Church assemble health kits
Do you have Martin Luther King Jr. Day off and need something to do? Well, the folks over at Bow Mills United Methodist Church could use a hand – or many hands for that fact. A group of volunteers are attempting to put together 1,000 health kits for the United Methodist Committee on Relief that will help people all over the world when disaster strikes. These kits will be shipped to what is known as mission control in Mechanicsville,...
Science Cafe to discuss the future of electric cars
Monitor staffScience Cafe Concord has gotten recharged over its holiday break and returns next Tuesday (Jan. 17) to discuss an electrifying topic: Electric cars.The monthly discussion-in-a-bar series will take your questions about the present and future status of cars that use electrons rather than gasoline to propel themselves. Are they a fad or the future of transportation, since Chevrolet has just introduced a long-range electric...
CYPN: Jessica O’Hare is this month’s young professional
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to another Young Professional of the Month, Jessica O’Hare.How old are you? 30.Where do you live? Concord.Where do you currently work? Northern Forest Center.Where did you go to school? Smith College.What do you like to do for fun? I’m a Jill-of-all-trades. I’ll try almost anything that involves the outdoors. Lately, I’ve been exploring...
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Author event at Gibson’s Sunday On Sunday at 2 p.m., Zoie Little visits Gibson’s Bookstore to present Black, White, or Other, her first-hand experience growing up with what it feels like to not fit in and be put down because the color of her skin. Little had to work through the emotional setback of being adopted and knowing her other siblings were not. Black, White, or Other was written to be read by those who have gone through or are...
Check out this photo we found on Instagram
Instagram user @tkc2000 captured this cool shot of a snow-canopied street in Concord. Those sparkly white limbs really make the whole scene pop, don’t you think? Also, disclaimer: The Insider does not condone taking photos while driving – but if you’re riding shotgun or pulled over, have at it. Make sure you include a #concordnh tag so we can find it, and if you’re in a really giving mood, go ahead and throw #concordinsider in there,...
Book of the Week: ‘Hannah and Sugar’
Hannah and Sugar Kate Berube 2016 Genre: Children’s Every day when Hannah comes home from school, her dad is waiting for her at the bus stop. And Violet P.’s mom and her brown dog, Sugar, are waiting for Violet. Every day Violet P.’s mom asks Hannah if she would like to pet Sugar. And every day Violet says, “No, thank you.” But one day Sugar goes missing and is gone for a day and a night. No one can find her. Hannah wonders what it...
This Week in Concord History
Jan. 10, 1942: City aldermen approve a $400,000 expansion of Concord Airport. The city appropriation for the project is $30,000. Jan. 10, 1964: Paul Grindle, David Goldberg, Sally Saltonstall and Caroline Williams arrive in Concord from Boston. The four young people, all political amateurs, pay $400 to rent an empty storefront across from the State House for two months. They order a telephone and borrow furniture and folding...
A look at what’s to come in Concord in 2017
Now that it’s officially January, we can start to really focus on what the year ahead has in store for us. Sure, 2016 was a real doozy of a year, but 2017 looks like it’s going to be as jam-packed as any we’ve seen around here. From a plethora of annual shindigs that seem to get bigger and better every year to new construction projects and city re-engineering, it looks like we’ll (thankfully) have plenty to write about for the next 12...
We got great advice to help you with your resolutions
Right about now, you’re either going full throttle with your new year’s resolution or still trying to figure out the best way to go about it. You could also be dragging your feet at the idea of making a drastic change, but that’s never a good thing this early in the process.It doesn’t have to be an all or nothing, life altering moment. A new year’s resolution is supposed to just represent a new beginning – no matter how big or small...
