Help shine up the Audi for the busy season
Join the Friends of the Audi on Jan. 19 for their Dr. Martin. Luther King Service Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome for this mini pitch in event.
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...
Art classes offered by NHTI and GoodLife
This spring, NHTI will offer a series of four-week art classes in partnership with GoodLife Programs and Activities. The cost for each intensive, hands-on class is only $100, plus materials. Topics and schedule are as follows: Introduction to Acrylics and Impressionist Painting with Sara Ellis, Tuesdays, Jan. 27–Feb. 17, 1-3 p.m.; Introduction to Watercolor with Sarah Ellis, Tuesdays, Feb. 24–March 17, 1-3 p.m.; Learn How to Take...
Singers wanted for Chorale’s open sing
Singers are invited to the Concord Chorale open sing on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:15 p.m. Meet the director and membership, preview the semester’s Spring concert repertoire, and then schedule an audition. The Chorale’s weekly rehearsal space is located in the Concord High School band room, 170 Warren St. Enter through the Fruit Street side door near the corner of Pleasant Street, across from the gas station. For more information call...
Working with local dairy farmers to make milk is all good in the Hood
You’ve no doubt seen the giant Hood plant on North State Street (if you haven’t, might we recommend updating the old prescription?) But what you might not know is a lot of what gets processed there comes from local farms. According to Amy Hall at Granite State Dairy Promotion, roughly 50 New Hampshire farms provide milk for the Hood plant at any given time (the list is always changing), and Morrill Farm Dairy in Penacook has milk...
Did someone say mac and cheese bake off?
Unless you have a gluten allergy or lactose intolerance, you’ve probably had a bowl of mac and cheese.The way the macaroni and the cheesy sauce concoction form a delicious unity with the tasty bread crumb topping is just one of those things – you’ll never forget the moment you took that first bite. And we’re not talking about Kraft here, people. We’re talking homemade, from scratch, macaroni and cheese.But odds are you’ve never tried...
February fun vacation camp at N.H. Audubon
Did you know that bears in New Hampshire don’t actually hibernate in the winter? Make the most of your child’s February school vacation – and learn what bears and other wildlife really do when it gets cold in the Granite State – with N.H. Audubon’s February Fun Vacation Camps, Feb. 23-27. Open to children ages 6 to 12, the all-day camps are offered at both the McLane Center at 84 Silk Farm Road. Children may attend all or part of the...
Human Resources Assoc. set for monthly meeting
The members of the Human Resources Association of Greater Concord (HRAGC) will hold their monthly meeting at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Maine Room at Two Delta Drive. The program for this meeting, entitled “Stay Work Play NH: Resources to Access Young Professionals,” will provide participants with information, strategies and tips for encouraging New Hampshire’s young professionals to consider opportunities in the Granite...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell gets a hankering for buttermilk pancakes, but he creates a slippery mess all over his kitchen when he tries to milk the butter. Thankfully his slippery footprints spell out a city memo.Brochure time, broKeep an eye on the mailThe 2015 Solid Waste bro-chure has been mailed and is available at Concord General Services, City Hall, the Concord Public Library, and the Transfer Station, Aspell writes....
VNA to offer ‘Mindful Grieving’ on Tuesdays
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a bereavement program “Mindful Grieving” on Tuesdays, Jan. 13, 20, and 27 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 79 Clinton St. All sessions are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. These sessions teach mindfulness as a path that honors, transforms and helps to heal grief. They are open to anyone who is living with grief following the loss of a loved one. Pre-registration is required. For more...
Stamp collectors will meet Jan. 20 in Bow
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Anyone interested in stamp collecting is invited to attend. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
Concord Chorale to perform this weekend
The Concord Chorale will perform its midwinter concert, Eventide, on Jan. 16, 17 and 18. The songs of Brahms, Haydn, Lauridsen and Barber plus arranger Craig Hella Johnson follow a journey from the long, dark nights of winter to the awakening of lighter days. It is a lush and lively concert that includes solo performances from several Chorale members, and showcases piano accompanist, Molly Lozeau. The concerts on Jan. 16 and 18 will...
Wheelchair basketball game kickoff at NHTI
There will be a kick-off event for NHTI’s annual wheelchair basketball fundraiser on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from noon to 2 p.m. in the NHTI Library. We’ll be serving refreshments and displaying items for the silent auction along with displaying pictures of previous games. We’ll also showcase previous recipients of the awards from the Zech DeVits Memorial Equipment Fund.
Rhythm of the Night at the Audi Jan. 17
So you think you can dance? Concord knows it can dance. New Hampshire’s “Dancing Town” has been on its toes, and its toe-ball-heels, since Baryshnikov wore booties! Just one night a year, the capital area’s best dancers show us why dance has become the country’s new pick-me-up, all-ages sport, and TV ratings topper. On Saturday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m., the capital area’s Prima Dancers step into the spotlights of the Concord City...
Concord Public Library book of the week
Live Free or DieJessie Crockett2010, 272 pagesFictionWinslow Falls is every small town in New Hampshire, filled with all the characters you could meet on the streets, in the shops, and just passing through. As deputy fire chief, the last thing Gwen expects to be put in charge of is a murder investigation. But, dressed in her sushi pajamas, that’s exactly where she finds herself.As the snow piles up and Christmas speeds along like a...
Monthly supper Friday at Grace Episcopal Church
January’s monthly supper at Grace Episcopal Church/Merrill Park, located at 30 Eastman St., will be held Friday Jan. 16, from 5 to 6 p.m. The supper is a New England Saturday night supper, featuring hot dogs and baked beans, coleslaw, brown bread and blueberry crisp. So come, bring your family and friends and take the night off from cooking. There is no charge, but donations are welcomed and support our Take-A-Tote Ministry which...
Check out the flowers that accent these paintings at Art and Bloom
Look at just about any art exhibit and odds are you’ll find a painting with flowers – either as the star or an accent. Roses, lilies, orchids; if it’s a flower, someone has painted it. But how often do you see flowers that represent works of art? We’re not too sure about around the world, but in Concord, at least, it happens every year with the annual Art and Bloom show at McGowan Fine Art. And you have the Concord Garden Club to...
Want to know how Concord’s snow is removed? Well, here you go
It happens to all of us. You awake from a sound sleep one winter morning to find that it’s snowing. How did you miss the weather report or why didn’t anybody say something during the afternoon chat around the old office water cooler? The fluffy white stuff means trudging out in the dark to clean off the car, shovel your way out of the driveway and leave extra time to get to wherever you might be heading. This also coincides with the...
Suncook Valley Chorale on stage Friday, Saturday
The Suncook Valley Chorale presents ‘A Midwinter’s Night Dream,’ a concert of dreamy and dream-themed music from a variety of genres Friday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m., at the Pembroke Congregational Church at 301 Pembroke St. Our program includes classical pieces, Broadway tunes and some rock and pop. It’s a concert all about dreaming, but we’re not going to put you to sleep – there’s a lot of fun and energy...
We kiss 2014 goodbye with these photos
We spent weeks days some amount of time digging through our archives for our best pictures of 2014. Enjoy!
All it took was an autograph request to draw our friendly possum out
Lo and behold, we publish a picture of the possum we found lurking in the Monitor parking lot last spring with mention of his movie deal and sudden shyness around paparazzi, and he appears again, sniffing around some recycling bins and enjoying some discovered french fries.It’s impossible to know if this photo, sent to us from reader Patty Sisk, is of the same possum, but given the tone of the email – which was apparently written by...
Adventure Shopping
Since Ocean State Job Lots’s slogan is ‘Adventure Shopping,’ we headed down to find the most adventurous items in the store. It’s like a safari you take right here in Concord!
This Week In Concord History
Jan. 6, 2003: Several Penacook residents ask the city to save their beloved, but most likely doomed, Rolfe barn: They ask the city to seize it through eminent domain. The request is made in a petition filed just minutes before city hall closes. After months of battles between history buffs and property developers, the Penacook Historical Society will own the barn.Jan. 6, 2001: President Clinton will make one more trip to New Hampshire...
Concord’s turning 250, so we checked out some of it’s cool old stuff
Before officially kicking off Concord’s 250th year, a New Year’s Eve pop up history gallery was like a walk down memory lane with some of the city’s old stuff on display at the Grappone Center. Unfortunately it was just a one-day thing, but luckily we went and took pictures. You’re welcome.
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell salts his steps to make them less slippery in the ice but accidentally uses table salt. So he covers his steps in butter and dough, too, and lets the sun turn them into delicious pretzels that he eats while writing a city memo.Leaf us alonePiles and piles collectedHighway and utility crews are continuing to collect leaves in the rural areas of Concord, Aspell writes. Pretty soon they should have a...
Memory loss discussion at library on Wednesday
Melissa Grenier of the Alzheimer’s Association and Jennifer Brechtel of the Concord Regional VNA will speak, answer your questions, and provide community resources on memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Concord Public Library, as part of CPL’s Health Topics Series. The discussion will be held in the library auditorium at 7 p.m.
Music school piano trio to hold concert Friday
When Felix Mendelssohn wrote his monumental Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Robert Schumann declared it “the most masterly trio of the present era. . . . It is a beautiful composition that years from now will delight our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.” This piano trio, along with works of Johann Sebastian Bach and Jean Baptiste Loeillet, will be featured in a performance by Concord Community Music School faculty members Bozena...
Parenting workshop at Riverbend Jan. 14
Active Parenting Now, a free six-week workshop series for parents of children ages 5-12, will be held Wednesday evenings, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., beginning Jan. 14, at Riverbend Children’s Intervention Program, 105 Loudon Road, Building 3. The series will help with improving communication with your school-age child, exploring active parenting versus reactive parenting and getting support from other parents. For more information or to...
Six-week sustainability series at Vrinda Center
There will be a six-week series of discussions about sustainability facilitated by Peter Flora at the Vrinda Center, beginning Jan. 7 through Feb. 11. Theme-based discussions will focus on the shortcomings of current global, national and local efforts to achieve sustainability and environmental responsibility as well as the need to address issues related to the CO2 tipping point. The first meeting will offer a general overview of the...
