Book: Braking day
Braking Day By Adam Oyebanji (359 pages, science fiction, 2022) The three-ship fleet of Archimedes, Bohr, and Chandrasekhar has been in space for 132 years, leaving behind an Earth ruled by AIs called LOKIs. The Destination World is approaching fast and engineering trainee Ravi McLeod is part of the team making sure the Archimedes is ready. Ravi is hoping to escape his family’s well-earned reputation as criminals and ne’er-do-wells...
City news: Fix leaks, lifeguard training
Here’s a look at some of the highlight’s from last week’s city newsletter. Meetings City meetings are held in person in Council Chambers at 37 Green St. (unless otherwise specified on the City’s calendar). Upcoming meetings include: City Council: March 13, 7 p.m. Planning Board: March 15, 7 p.m. Visit concordnh. legistar.com/Calendar.aspx for City Council and Planning Board agendas, which are posted prior to the meetings. View the...
Bulletin board for March 9, 2023
Economic impact of climate change A panel discussion at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law hosted by the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service, co-sponsored by The League of Conservation Voters and The Concord Coalition will focus on the economic and budgetary cost of climate inaction, economic opportunity of climate action and the current and future environmental regulatory landscape Moderated by...
One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World By Michael Frank (227 pages, memoir/history, 2022) In Feb. 2015, Michael Frank met nonagenarian Stella Levi at a talk in New York City. Stella was born on the island of Rhodes into a Judeo-Spanish community that had existed since the Jews were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 15th century. That community was erased in 1944 when the Nazis marched the entire...
This week in Concord history
March 9, 1973: Gov. Mel Thomson says the state’s boundary squabble with Maine isn’t just about water – it also concerns land. Thomson contends all of the Isles of Shoals belong to New Hampshire, including Duck Appledore Malaga, Smuttynose and Cedar, considered part of Maine since 1635. March 9, 1964: Dr. Robert O. Blood, former New Hampshire governor and chairman of an uncommitted slate of GOP delegates on the next day’s...
Entertainment listings for March 9 to 19, 2023
Live music March 9 Bach’s Lunch Concert: Celtic Celebration – A Flurry of Folk Tunes from a Living Tradition at the Concord Community Music School from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. March 10 Alex Cohen at Mount Sunapee from 3 to 5 p.m. Mikey G at Twin Barns Brewing Co from 5 to 8 p.m. Rebecca Turmel at Over The Moon Farmstead from 6 to 9 p.m. Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience at the Bank of NH Stage at 7 p.m. Taylor Hughes at Makris...
CYPN: Brittany Johnson loves the NH outdoors
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Brittany Johnson. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Brittany Johnson Where do you live? Concord Where do you currently work? I’m the Regional Marketing Manager of NH at Breezeline. Breezeline’s entry into the city of Concord last...
Summer planning begins
Here’s a look at what was included in last Friday’s city newsletter: Matt Walsh named Deputy City Manager of Development The City of Concord is pleased to announce that Matt Walsh has been named Deputy City Manager of Development, effective on Feb. 5. Walsh began his career with the City in October 2001. Over the past 21 years, he has held a variety of positions within the Community Development Department and City Administration,...
Bulletin board for week of Feb. 16, 2023
Virtual author talk Elissa R. Sloan returns to Gibson’s Bookstore on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. for her second virtual event, with her second novel, Hayley Aldridge is Still Here. Elissa will be in conversation with author Laura Hankin (Happy and You Know It, A Special Place for Women). Jazz life showcase Vaughn A. Booker, Jr., Ph.D. showcases the religious lives of jazz greats such as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mary...
‘39 Steps’ a comic thrill
Editor’s note: After the Insider went to print we were notified that the play was postponed to Feb. 24 to 26 due to cast illness. Get ready for a “comic thrill ride” with The 39 Steps, Patrick Barlow’s hilarious, ridiculous and utterly genius adaption of the 1915 spy novel by John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film of the same name. Barlow’s adaptation not only spoofs old movies and Hitchcock tropes from Psycho, Vertigo...
Book: “Secrets of the Nile”
“Secrets of the Nile” By Tasha Alexander (314 pages, mystery, 2022) Lady Emily and her husband Colin Hargreaves agree to take a trip down the Nile with Colin’s mother-in-law at the invitation of Lord Deeley, an amateur collector of Egyptian artifacts. Colin’s grown daughter Katharina von Lange will be joining them. While this is not the romantic trip that Emily had hoped for, she is still looking forward to the adventure. They meet...
Book: “Pokko and the Drum”
“Pokko and the Drum” By Matthew Forsythe (children’s picture book, 2019) Pokko is a little frog who lives inside a mushroom with her parents. She simply loves adventure and excitement. Pokko’s parents, on the other hand, prefer a more modest existence. “We don’t like drawing attention to ourselves,” says her father. Mama and Papa Frog prefer quiet and predictability. Mama and Papa Frog love to give gifts. Unfortunately, Pokko’s joie...
This week in Concord history
Feb. 16, 1812: Henry Wilson is born in Farmington. He will serve as vice president to Ulysses S. Grant. Feb. 16, 1943: The temperature falls to 37 below zero at 8:30 a.m., the coldest temperature ever measured in Concord. The record had been 35 below, set Jan. 8, 1878. Feb. 16, 1974: Gov. Mel Thomson appeals a U.S. District Court decision which says homosexuals have the same rights as other students at UNH. Judge Hugh Bownes ruled...
Entertainment listings
Live music Feb. 16 Brian Booth at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Soggy Po Boys Concert at Concord Community Music School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Michael McArthur at Twin Barns Brewing from 5 to 9 p.m. Charlie Chronopoulous at Pour Decisions Brewing from 7 to 10 p.m. Fatha Groove at Makris Lobster & Steak House from 8 to 11 p.m. Alex Cohen at Tower Hill Tavern from 9 to 11:59 p.m. Joe Messineo and Taylor Hughes at Area 23 Pub....
City copes with the snow and cold
Here’s a look at what was included in the city newsletter last Friday: Upcoming Meetings City meetings are held in person in Council Chambers at 37 Green Street (unless otherwise specified on the City’s calendar). Upcoming meetings include: City Council: Feb. 13, 7 p.m. Planning Board: Feb.15, 7 p.m. Visit concordnh.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx for City Council and Planning Board agendas, which are posted prior to the meetings. View the...
Bulletin board for Feb. 9, 2023
Beat the librarians The trivia challenge is back! Head to Lithermans Limited in Concord to test your trivia skills on Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. Create a team of four to six players, and compete against a group of librarians made up of staff from the Baker Free Library and Concord Public Library. Bookish trivia will appear alongside questions about science, sports, pop culture, and more. Prizes for winners. Poetry Society presents Join the...
Moriah Billups loves NH’s outdoors
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Moriah Billups. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better.Moriah BillupsHow old are you? 29.Where do you live? Hooksett, NH.Where do you currently work? I am a Philanthropy Officer at Concord Hospital Trust, where I raise funds for...
Entertainment listings for Feb. 9 to 13, 2023
Live music Feb. 9 Bach’s Lunch Cert: Until the End of Time at Concord Community Music School from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Kid Pinky at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Gardner Berry at Area 23 Pub at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 Ariel Strasser at Mount SUnapee from 3 to 5 p.m. Justin Cohn at Pats Peak from 6 to 9 p.m. NH Collective at Area 23 Pub at 8 p.m. Sillan Welch at Pour Decisions Brewing from 8 to 11 p.m. C-4 at Makris Lobster & Steak House from...
Book: “Righteous Prey”
“Righteous Prey” By John Sandford (417 pages, mystery/thriller, 2022) This is volume 32 of The Prey novel series, featuring U.S. Marshall Lucas Davenport and his sidekick, Virgil Flowers. This book starts with a murder of a homeless man in San Francisco. There’s a twist from a “typical” murder though, in that not only does the victim have a clear #1 traced on his forehead, but the murder was followed by a press release purporting to...
This week in Concord history
Feb. 9, 1986: Former U.S. Senate majority leader Howard Baker names Tom Rath of Concord to direct his 1988 presidential campaign. The campaign will founder in March 1987, however, when Baker calls it off upon becoming President Reagan’s chief of staff. Feb. 9, 1988: Fresh from a first-place finish in Iowa, U.S. Sen. Bob Dole takes a hard anti-Communist line in a Concord campaign appearance. He warns against “glasnost fever,” saying:...
City news: Winter is in full swing in the capital city
Here’s a look at last Friday’s city newsletter: Upcoming meetings City meetings are held in person in Council Chambers at 37 Green St (unless otherwise specified on the City’s calendar). Upcoming meetings include: City Council: Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Planning Board: Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings now begin at 6 p.m. Visit concordnh.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx for City Council and Planning Board agendas, which are...
Play tells story of artists past and present
Lend Me A Theater announces their winter production The World Was Yours by William Ivers at the Hatbox Theater in Concord running from Feb. 3 to 19. The World Was Yours tells the story of a competition between three diverse artists vying for the same grant. Adley Schwartz, an aging art professor, hopes the grant funds will enable him to honor a personal promise to a loved one before it is too late while also providing a final chance...
Bulletin board for week of Feb. 2, 2023
Racial struggles in the Northeast From Brooklyn to Boston, from World War II to the present, Jason Sokol traces the modern history of race and politics in the Northeast during All Eyes Are Upon Us: Racial Struggles in the Northeast, from Jackie Robinson to Deval Patrick on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. Why did white fans come out to support Jackie Robinson as he broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947 even as Brooklyn’s Blacks were shunted into...
Entertainment listings
Live music Feb. 2 Breland and Whiskey-6 at Bank of NH Stage at 7 p.m. New Horizons Band Concert at Concord Community Music School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 3 Rebecca Turmel at Mount Sunapee from 3 to 5 p.m. Black History Month Unity Concert with Martin Toe and Destin Boy Official at Bank of NH Stage at 8 p.m. Amanda McCarthy at Twin Barns Brewing from 5 to 8 p.m. April Cushman Duo at Pour Decisions Brewing from 8 to 11 p.m. Andrea...
Book: Pulp
‘Pulp’ By Ed Brubaker Illustrated by Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips (72 pages, Western graphic novel, 2020) Pulp is a lightning-fast read for aficionados of the Western genre. The graphic novel was written by Ed Brubaker (a veteran of the comic book scene) and features art by Sean and Jacob Phillips. The story is essentially split in half, starting with a flashback of Max Winters’ time in the American Wild West before settling into...
Ring in 2023 with New Year’s Eve parties
Noontime affair The Concord Public Library will again host a Noon Year’s Eve Party on Dec. 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the library auditorium. They will celebrate with light refreshments and a special toast! If you want, dress up in fancy clothes! Recommended for kids from birth through elementary. Registration is required online at www.concordpubliclibrary.net/librarycalendar. Dinnertime kids party UNOs is hosting a kids’ New...
City crews were ready for the winter season
The city manager’s office sent out the City Manager’s Newsletter last Friday. The full newsletter can be found by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the “Newsletter” button. Here are some highlights: Bring on the snow! Concord General Services road crews spent last week preparing for snow. Thorough maintenance checks were performed on trucks and equipment vehicles. Crews replaced any parts necessary, such as cutting edges on plows,...
Poem: Winter’s eve
Daylight fades to darkness, another winter eve does call, the warmth of the fire beckons me, as the snow continues to fall. There is peace within my heart, when winter casts another stone, for I embrace this solitude, this cold winter eve alone. Perhaps it is the bittersweet thoughts, of winters past where my thoughts do roam, as a child in the early years, with many friends and family home. In this vast world we live, this winter...
Entertainment for the week of Dec. 22, 2022
Live music Dec. 22 Zeb Cruikshank at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 23 Charlie Chronopolous at Over the Moon Farmstead from 6 to 9 p.m. Blue Light Rain at Area 23 Pub starting at 8 p.m. Dec. 24 Ken Budka at Mount Sunapee from 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 27 Paul Hubert at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 28 Brian Booth at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 29 Brian Booth at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 30 Stoned Wasp at Area 23 Pub...
