City still needs summer lifeguards
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: Lifeguards The Parks and Recreation Department is actively looking to hire more certified lifeguards to work this summer. Full-time and part-time positions are open. Please apply online as soon as possible. City meetings City meetings...
Live entertainment the week of June 16, 2022
Live music June 16 Chris Fahey at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. NHMC Artist Showcase at Area 23 from 7 to 10 p.m. June 17 Charlies Chronopoulos at Shara Vineyards from 6 to 8 p.m. Eric Lindberg at Over the Moon Farmstead from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tumble Toads at Penuche’s Dean Harlem and Rev. Todd Seely at Area 23 at 8 p.m. June 18 Tim Hazelton at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. The Brooks Young Band at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. The Guess Who at...
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Jazz sanctuary On Sunday, June 19, at 1 p.m., Jazz Sanctuary will explore the theme “Journey” in the First Congregational Church sanctuary at 177 N. Main St. This will be the last Jazz Sanctuary in the N. Main St. building which has been the church’s home since 1937, since First Church and Jazz Sanctuary will be moving to lease shared space with Wesley United Methodist Church on Clinton St. at the end of June. The theme of this Jazz...
Art exhibit features New Hampshire scenes
New Hampshire Art Association artist Lesley Morgan will have her latest artwork on display in an exhibit titled, “Live Free and Re-Create,” at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center beginning June 22. A digital artist, Morgan uses several techniques to recreate experiences that are richer than memories evoked by conventional photographs alone. Her subjects are iconic New Hampshire attractions reimagined and enhanced...
Book: Rogue’s Company
Rogue’s Company By Allison Montclair (337 pages, mystery, 2021) Two women friends living in London in 1946 have become business partners. Iris Sparks (called Sparks) and Gwendolyn Bainbridge started “The Right Sort Marriage Bureau,” and it is expanding. The book begins with Sparks taking Gwen to get some self-defense training. Gwen isn’t sure about this, but is willing to try. Then Gwen’s overbearing father-in-law returns from Africa...
This week in Concord history
June 9, 1846: The cannon on Sand Hill in Concord booms the news that John Parker Hale of Dover, an anti-slavery leader, has been elected to the U.S. Senate. June 10, 2003: In their season opener, Concord’s Quarry Dogs eke out a 3-2 win over the Sanford Mainers at Doane Diamond. June 10, 2001: Merrimack Valley wins the Class I softball championship with a 4-1 victory over Monadnock. It’s the school’s first softball title...
CYPN: Soldati is the new kid on the block
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Emmett Soldati. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Emmett Soldati How old are you? I’m turning 34 this month! Where do you live? Somersworth, NH. I am the owner of Teatotaller in Somersworth and now Concord. Tell us a bit about...
Book: Big Lies in a Small Town
Big Lies in a Small Town By Diane Chamberlin (391 pages, fiction, 2019) This novel is told by two women from two different time periods. In 1940, Anna Dale, a fledgling artist from New Jersey, wins the commission to paint a mural in the Post Office of Edenton, North Carolina. Her mother has recently passed away, and Anna is alone in the world. Anna bravely sets out to paint the mural, even though there are people in the small town...
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Stamp collectors The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 14, at 1 p.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. We invite all who are interested in stamp collecting to attend, share their interest, buy, sell and trade. Meet other collectors and learn more about their hobby and enjoy the fellowship of others with varied interests in Philatelic resources and issues. Gain...
Entertainment listings for June 9 to 18
Live music June 9 Scott Solsky at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Gardner Berry at Area 23 at 7 p.m. Bach’s Lunch Concert: Imagery Through Music at Concord Community Music School at 12:10 p.m. June 10 Groove Cats at Area 23 at 8 p.m. Dueling Pianos at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Tim Kierstead at Over the Moon Farmstead at 7:30 p.m. ODB Project at Penuche’s June 11 Crazy Steve Jam at 1 p.m. and Downtown Dave and the Deep Pockets at 8 p.m....
City Council meets on June 13
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: City 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: Finance Committee (FY 2023 Budget Review: Committee Work Session,...
19th-century vehicles in an 18th-century setting
Join the Penacook and Abbot-Downing historical societies for a fun afternoon of history at the Penacook Historical Society in Penacook on June 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. The societies have partnered to bring a wide array of 19th-century Concord coaches, wagons, sleighs, and other unique vehicles from the Abbot-Downing collection at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds for public display at the 1790 Rolfe Barn. Last year, the arrival in Penacook of the...
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Help shape state policies at BIA roundtable The Business & Industry Association is holding roundtable talks throughout June that will help shape its 2023 public policy priorities. The Concord area roundtable is June 7 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Orr & Reno, 45 South Main St., in Concord. This roundtable is co-hosted by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce. These important roundtable discussions are held throughout the state,...
This week in Concord history
June 2, 1784: New Hampshire adopts a new constitution. The title “governor,” too reminiscent of British colonial rule, is changed to “president.” To celebrate the event, a parade marches up Main Street in Concord to the Old North Church. June 2, 1819: The State House opens in Concord. The legislative session will be notable for halting the practice of state subsidy for the Congregationalist Church. June 3, 1775: A month and a half...
Entertainment for the week of June 2, 2022
Live music June 2 Bosey Joe and Trunk of Funk at Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Joey Placenti at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Bach’s Lunch Lecture: Takemitsu and Piazzolla: Twentieth-Century Master Composers and Innovators at the Concord Community Music School at 12:10 p.m. June 3 Paul Driscoll at Over the Moon Farmstand from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Beechwood and Boomsoss at Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Ben Harris, Garret Smith and Steven Fry...
City news: Discuss plans for riverfront park in Penacook
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: Canal Street Riverfront Park meeting A meeting to discuss plans for a new park in Penacook will be held Monday, June 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 60 Village St. Visit with City officials and the design team, along with members of the...
Poem: Memorial Day
There are times that we gather, moments when silence is our only friend, we contemplate what once was, until those days did end. We place a small flag on a grave, on a sunny day feeling quite alone, this person that served, their heroism not known. There are times we hold sacred, we do something just because, we plant flowers and pray, for those thoughts once was. People make their pilgrimage,...
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Manse to open The Pierce Manse, the historic Concord home of New Hampshire’s only U.S. President, Franklin Pierce, will open for guided tours on May 26. The Manse will be open Thursday through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through October. Reservations are not required. Franklin Pierce was President of the United States from 1853 to 1857 and is the only New Hampshire resident to be elected to the country’s highest office. Visitors to...
Book: Never, Not Ever!
Never, Not Ever! By Beatrice Alemagna (48 pages, children’s picture book, 2021) Beatrice Alemagna’s new children’s book Never, Not Ever! tells the story of an adorable, plucky little bat named Pascaline who might just be a little nervous about starting school. Pascaline is five and lives in a treehouse with her parents. She knows exactly what she likes, and more importantly, what she doesn’t like — namely, the idea of starting...
City Manager’s Newsletter
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: City 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: Finance Committee (FY 2023 Budget Review: General Government...
Entertainment for the week of May 26, 2022
Live music May 26 Brian Booth at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Ali McGuirk at Bank of N.H. Stage at 7:30 p.m. May 27 Kilroy at Penuche’s Ale House The Senie Hunt Project at Area 23 at 8 p.m. Brian Walker at Over the Moon Farmstand May 28 John Franzosa at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Senie Hunt at Two Villages Art Society from noon to 2 p.m. Alex Cohen at Contoocook Cider Company from 5 to 8 p.m. The Senie Hunt Project at Penuche’s Ale House Ryan...
This week in Concord history
May 26, 1857: U.S. Sen. James Bell of New Hampshire, elected the previous year, dies in office. May 26, 1944: After several destructive incidents, the police join school officials in urging young people not to play with handmade grenades. The grenades are filled with carriage bolts and use match-heads for the explosive charge. Children have been reported making and throwing them throughout the city. May 27, 1727: A...
‘Gutenberg!’ returns to actors’ great joy
Update from May 19 at 2:30 p.m.: “The Community Players of Concord regret to announce that this weekend’s performance of Gutenberg! The Musical! at the Hatbox Theatre has been postponed due to a cast member’s illness. (No, it’s not COVID!) We hope to reschedule this production at a later date. If you already have tickets you can hang on to them for the rescheduled performance, or you can return them for a...
A sample of more camp options for kids
Audubon Nature Camp Hundreds of children explore the wonders of the natural world at NH Audubon’s vacation camps. Participants will enhance ecological awareness; cultivate appreciation for, and stewardship of, our natural environment; provide fun, safe, hands-on learning opportunities; advocate inclusive learning environments; build a sense of community and foster a collaborative, non-competitive atmosphere. For more information,...
Kindness column: If you have more than others do, give back
The people of the nation of Ukraine have been facing brutal attacks by Russia’s leader since late February and as a result over 11 million Ukrainians are now refugees who have had to flee their homes to find safety elsewhere. Many neighboring countries of Ukraine, at great risk themselves, have nonetheless offered the desperate and fleeing citizens of Ukraine both safety and comfort. Poland for example has taken in more than 2.6...
Two authors in conversation
As propulsive as Brain on Fire and as poetically candid as The Collected Schizophrenias, one woman’s quest for the truth of her neurodivergent mind. Rebecca Schiller joins Gibson’s Bookstore virtually to present her memoir, A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention: A Memoir of Coming Home to My Neurodivergent Mind, about discovering her Adult ADHD diagnosis, and how it explained her mind, her struggles, and how it affects her life. Schiller...
Book: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
The Ten Thousand Doors of January By Alix Harrow (374 pages, fantasy, 2019) The first thing I noticed about this book (besides the gorgeous cover) was the incredibly beautiful prose. Alix Harrow’s lyrical, enchanting writing draws the reader in by painting a world that appears relatively ordinary on the outside, but faintly shimmers with the possibility of a universe beyond our own. In the early 1900s, seven-year old January Scaller...
This week in Concord history
May 19, 1944: Mrs. Charles A. Morin of Monroe Street in Concord hopes a new postal policy aimed at improving communication with prisoners-of-war in Germany will bring word from her son. Lt. Antoine Robert Morin, a pilot, was shot down in February, and his mother received this note, dated Feb. 28: “Dear Folks: Am prisoner of war in Germany. Well and safe. No need for worry. Will write as often as possible. We’ll be together after...
Rock ‘N Race runs through Concord
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: City 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: Finance Committee (City Manager’s Budget Presentation): May...
Maintaining a purpose
Bonnie Beyer of Concord does not like referring to her 11-year relationship with cancer as a journey. It’s been more of an ordeal, with multiple surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. But the ordeal has included an important journey in which Bonnie and her best friend, Christa Chapman, have walked countless miles through thunderstorms, blizzards, cold winter nights and hot summer days. The walks raised Bonnie’s spirits and raised...
