Get ready to groove at the 2016 Rock On Fest
Lovers of cool music and a cool environment take note: The 2016 Rock On Fest is right around the corner, and it’s bound to be a truly rockin’ time.The format and structure of the Rock On Fest is pretty simple: a bunch of people hang out at White Park and listen to a bunch of cool music all day, with some fun activities sprinkled in throughout.“It’s a free-flowing festival,” said Concord native Luke Bonner, executive director of the...
Here’s a rundown of all the live music acts at Rock On Fest
The first two words in Rock On Fest are “rock” and “on,” which would imply a festival of either something geological or something musical. Thankfully – for most of us, anyway – this fest falls into the latter category. To all of the geology fans out there, sorry, this isn’t the moment you’ve been waiting your whole lives for.Either way, the musical acts at Rock On Fest will be good enough for everyone to enjoy – even geologists! One...
Catch some quality hoops at Rock On Fest
By now, you’ve learned all about the happenings at this weekend’s Rock On Fest – the music, the fun, the fireworks.But there’s also some high quality basketball taking over the White Park court. No, sadly Luke and Matt Bonner won’t be putting on a sweet dunk show. If only. Instead, the Rock On Foundation is teaming up with the Frank Monahan Foundation for a second straight year to host the Midsummer Classic.It features the boys and...
Go Try It: The Pierce Manse is a cool place for a tour
We can only assume that all of you can name the only president to come from New Hampshire? Yes, that’s right, it was Franklin Pierce, who served as the country’s 14th president from 1853-57.He was born in Hillsboro and later settled in Concord, but if you’re a history buff, presidential connoisseur or merely paid attention in school, then you probably knew that already.But there’s probably a lot you don’t know about the man who not...
Celebrate the Heights at Old Home Day
The Heights Community Old Home Day is slated for Saturday at Keach Park, and there’s going to be lots of fun for the whole family.The fourth annual festivities kick off at noon and go all the way to 6 p.m.“Last year wasn’t as good as we wanted and that was because of the weather,” said organizer Donna Robie. “So we just hope it’s sunny this year.” Throughout the afternoon, there will be musical performances, contests, games and food –...
Red River to show ‘Yankee Clipper’ with live music
The era when wind-powered ships ruled the seas comes to life on the silver screen in The Yankee Clipper (1927), a nautical adventure film to be shown on Friday at Red River Theatres.The silent drama, starring a young William Boyd and filmed at sea aboard authentic 19th century vessels, will be screened with live music performed by Jeff Rapsis at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. Produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Rupert...
You’ve got five chances to catch ‘Pippin’
For high school students around the state the months of June, July and August mean summer vacation, but members of Bow Performing Arts haven’t taken any time off.And with only a few days left before the opening night of Pippin, the cast made up of former, present and upcoming students of Bow High School are putting the final touches on the summer performance.Last week, we got a sneak peek at act one and if that’s any indication of...
Sewalls Falls Bridge work going swimmingly
If you happen to be one of the dozen or so people on Earth who has not yet parked at the Monitor to gawk at the Sewalls Falls Bridge project, you’re in luck, because we checked in on everything for you. We figured it’d be easier for us to write about it than it would be for you to come down here and see for yourselves. Plus, we’re running out of parking spaces.If you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, we feel sorry...
Time to put your money where your butt sits
A while back, we told you about how the Friends of the Audi wanted to do another big project. This time around, the group of volunteers want to give the 850 seats in the Concord City Auditorium a face-lift.And after officially announcing the project and fundraising campaign at Monday’s city council meeting, it’s time to put your money where, well, your behind sits.If you’ve seen a show at the Audi, you know the seats need a freshening...
Familiar location, but new libation
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is preparing for a launch.No, the space and aeronautics museum isn’t firing up that huge rocket out front – although wouldn’t that be something? The launch we’re talking about is that of Miles & Miles, a new beer from Henniker Brewing Co.On Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., the Discovery Center will play host to an evening of music, food and, of course, beer. Miles & Miles is already on store...
CYPN: Erin Schaick wants to cage dive with sharks
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to another “Young Professional of the Month,” Erin Schaick.How old are you? 26 Where do you live? Manchester Where do you currently work? I’m the development and marketing assistant for CATCH Neighborhood Housing in Concord. Where did you go to school? I studied communication and minored in religion and nonprofit management at Ripon...
Open auditions at Hatbox
Are you an actor or actress looking for your next role? Well, then you better make your way over to Hatbox Theatre on Saturday for open auditions.After Hatbox recently announced its upcoming season (look to your right), production companies involved with season one are looking to fill some roles.“All of the shows with potential roles to cast will be here,” said Hatbox founder Andrew Pinard. “This is their opportunity to see people.”...
Hatbox Theatre 2016-17 Season
Hatbox Theatre recently released its season one lineup, so we figured why not share it.The season begins the second week of September and runs through mid-June. There’s lots of great shows on the docket and now you’ve got plenty of time to make sure you get tickets.For up to date info, visit hatboxnh.com.Absinthe & Opium Burlesque: Sept. 9-10Dancing among the Wild Flowers (Community Players of Concord): Sept. 16-17Granite State...
Bulletin Board
City pools to extend season The Parks & Recreation Department will keep the Rollins, Keach, White and Rolfe park pools open an extra week, moving the closing dates back to through Friday, Aug. 19, at 4:30 p.m. All other pools will close for the season this Friday. Visit concordparksandrec.com for pool locations and hours of operation. City memo Join South Church for discussion South Church will be joining the newly formed...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 9, 1746: A band of 50 to 100 Indians invades Rumford (Concord), but the Indians will be scared off the next morning by 30 armed guards who escort church-goers back to their garrisons. Aug. 9, 1887: A warehouse is damaged by fire in downtown Concord. “The losses were not heavy, but the fire was a memorable one from the fact that so many boys were injured in jumping from the windows,” the New Hampshire Patriot reports....
Book of the Week: The Monkey and the Bee
The Monkey and the BeeC.P. Bloom 2015Children’s The Monkey and the Bee is a picture book that shows, in very few words, a struggle between a monkey and a bee who both want to eat a banana. At one point the monkey takes a bite of the banana and discovers that the bee was there first. The bee is now buzzing around in the monkey’s mouth! The monkey starts chasing the bee with a branch. But then a fierce lion appears on the scene. What...
Go Try It: Mix a cool six pack at Barb’s Beer Emporium
Concord definitely isn’t short on places to buy beer. Whether you’re looking to sit down and enjoy one at an establishment or pick something up to take home, you’re bound to find what you’re looking for somewhere in the city.But for the real brew afficionados out there, maybe the selection at 7-Eleven or Market Basket just isn’t sufficient. Maybe you’re looking for more variety than traditional stores like that have to offer.If that’s...
Tasty Brews: Lithermans Simply Red Ale
The last time we checked out a Lithermans Limited brew, the Concord brewery was just opening its tap room and beers for public consumption and of course we went.But things have changed over the last few months and now Lithermans is not only still serving up tasters at its 126 Hall St. location, but it has branched out to sell in a few select Concord locations, like Cimo’s South End Deli, the Concord Food Co-op and Barb’s Beer...
Scholarships handed out
Sixteen deserving students seeking a career in health care received scholarships through the Concord Hospital Trust Scholarship Fund at an awards luncheon at Concord Hospital on June 29.Sara Akramy, Nicholas Angelone, Amber Caplette, Shania Clark, Rachel Demers, Jaret Foote, Kyle Haas, Jillian Kilar, Sandrine Ndetah, Emily Stevens, Madisyn Winters and Kiersten Wulff received nursing scholarships. In addition, four allied health awards...
Butterfly update: Eggs have arrived
The circle of life is in full swing over at Cole Gardens.A few weeks ago, we went over there to check out the little butterfly sanctuary they had just installed – there’s a tent out in front of the building with 12 monarch butterflies inside.The goal was to have these bugs mate and produce hundreds more of the important pollinators.After a little mishap with the first batch of butterflies, things are finally going according to...
Plenty of live music to be heard this week
Another week, another full slate of good, live music in Concord. As usual, we’re here to give you the rundown so you don’t have to get your hands dirty digging up this info yourselves. You can thank us later. Tuesday For those of you lucky enough to secure this fine publication on Tuesday (sorry to everyone who has to wait an extra day), you’ll also be lucky enough to attend the Nevers Band’s performance at Presidential Oaks at...
Get ready to laugh at this new class and show
Knock knock. (Now you say, “Who’s there?”) A new stand-up comedy class, that’s who. See how we skipped the setup to the punchline there? If you take this class, you’ll never find yourself in the same terrible, tomato-throwing-inducing predicament. That’s because New Hampshire comedian Greg Boggis and ConcordTV Executive Director Doris Ballard have teamed up to bring laughter to the masses at a fairly tense point in time in America....
Lace up for the first Discover Downtown Art Walk
Intown Concord invites artists and performers to participate in the first Discover Downtown Art Walk on Aug. 19-20 along North and South Main Street. The art walk is in conjunction with Intown Concord’s 2nd annual Discover Downtown Summer Sidewalk Sale promotion. The invitation to apply is open to visual and performing artists who would like to share, show, demonstrate or promote their art on Main Street. Participation is by...
Bulletin Board
VNA hosting sleep presentation Concord Regional VNA is offering a free presentation “Good Night, Sleep Tight” on Aug. 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Pleasant View Retirement, 227 Pleasant St. Sleep is essential to your physical and emotional well-being. The way you feel during the day is dependent on how well you sleep at night. Discover how much sleep we really need, suggestions for a quality night’s sleep and strategies on speaking with your...
Look who’s trying to find love on craigslist
We took to craigslist last week to see who had been posting on the missed connections pages in our neck of the woods during the month of July. And lo and behold, we found all these great entries to share. So here’s a sampling of what we found and could print, unedited, of course. Concord fed ex – m4w (ft. eddy rd) – July 29 I came in twice today. You were funny and so very helpful. But you have the most amazing eyes and...
