This week in Concord history
March 10, 1964: Absentee candidate Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam, wins the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary with 36 percent of the vote. Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller, who have campaigned hard in the state, take 22 and 21 percent respectively, and write-in Richard Nixon, the former vice president, wins 17 percent. March 11, 1952: Sen. Estes Kefauver’s grass-roots presidential campaign...
CYPN of the Month: Ellis enjoys volunteering in spare time
Concord Young Professionals Network introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Patrick Ellis. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Patrick Ellis How old are you? 35. Where do you live? I live in Hollis with my wife Morgan and my kids Graham (4) and Avery (18 months). Where do you currently work? For the last 3 years,...
City news: Taking in the trails around 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: City Council: March 14, 7 p.m. Planning Board: March 16, 7 p.m. Trail...
This week in Concord history
March 3, 1972: Four days before the New Hampshire primary, 1,800 people rally for President Nixon at the armory in Manchester. Among them is Gov. Walter Peterson, who beams: “There is no doubt this is Nixon country.” March 3, 1915: The Legislature takes a poll on Prohibition. Of Concord’s 18 state representatives, only one votes in favor. After all, that year there are 33 places in Concord where liquor can be legally sold: 13...
1900: Old Walker School
The Old Walker School is pictured in the year 1900 on the site of the current day Walker School Media Building. The Concord Union School District purchased this empty lot to build the first Walker School that is pictured in in this photograph in the year 1873, after the prior building burned in a terrible fire. The prior building was the Methodist General Biblical Institute, formally known as the Old North Church. The Old North...
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Walker concert The Walker Lecture Series invites you to join us for a concert by Artful Noise. The string quartet will perform “Sounds and Colors” by Gwyneth Walker, “String Quartet” by Florence Beatrice Price, and Opus 96 by Anton Dvorak on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. The show is free. For more information, visit walkerlecture.org. Virtual author visit Gibson’s Bookstore is pleased to...
City new: Meet Concord’s new head of housing
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: Housing and Redevelopment has new director Julie Palmeri is returning to her hometown of Concord as the new Executive Director of Concord Housing and Redevelopment where she is taking over for John Hoyt, who is retiring after more than...
Entertainment for March 3 to 16
Live music March 3 Remembering the Green Martini at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Dan Weiner at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Bach Lunch Lecture: ‘Irish Pub Songs’ at 12:10 p.m. at Concord Community Music School March 4 Justin Cohn at Pats Peak from 6 to 8 p.m. Talisk at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. March 5 Tim Kierstead at the Downtown Concord Winter Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon Kimayo at Concord Craft Brewing from 2 to 5 p.m....
Book: Cloud Cuckoo Land
Cloud Cuckoo Land By Anthony Doerr (626 pages, historical and literary fiction, 2021) Cloud Cuckoo Land is an ambitious matryoshka-doll-of-a-book. This riveting story spans the 1400s to the future, occurs in several places geographically (space, Constantinople, Idaho), and is held together by an invented ancient text, written by Anthony Doerr but inspired by the works of 2nd-century author, Antonius Diogenes. This is a deceptively...
Take a hike to learn about sugaring history
Make maple syrup season even sweeter with a Sugar Camp Guided Hiking Tour at Canterbury Shaker Village. Join local land surveyor Mark Stevens for a two-mile (four-miles total) tour to the Shaker’s remote sugar camp on March 12, 19, or 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. On this exclusive tour, participants will walk back in time through the remnants of a once thriving Shaker Village maple sugar camp, now seemingly lost and forgotten deep in the...
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Walker performances The Walker Lecture Series invites you to join us for “Doo-wop with The Rockin’ Daddios” on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. The show is free. Learn more at walkerlecture.org. Author event Professor of Anthropology Robert G. Goodby visits Gibson’s Bookstore virtually on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. to present A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History, focusing on the...
Speaker to discuss Noyes Academy
NHTI invites the public to the next Wings of Knowledge Speaker Series event, “The Abolitionists of Noyes Academy,” with historian Dan Billin. Join us on campus or online as we shine a light on this dark chapter of New Hampshire history. In 1835, abolitionists opened one of the nation’s first integrated schools in Canaan, NH, attracting eager African-American students from as far away as Boston, Providence, and New York City. Outraged...
Crafts, Drafts & Barrels upcoming
Concord Hospital Trust is pleased to present Crafts, Drafts & Barrels, an evening of spirit, beer and wine tasting, hosted by Martignetti Companies of New Hampshire. The event will be held March 18 at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord and will include admission to take in the universe while you sip, dine and mingle. Guests will sample local restaurants’ delicious food thoughtfully paired with exceptional spirits,...
This week in Concord history
Feb. 24, 1976: President Gerald Ford barely defeats Ronald Reagan in the New Hampshire primary. On the Democratic side, the winner is long-shot Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Feb. 25, 1780: Jonathan Harvey is born in Sutton. He will grow up to be president of the New Hampshire Senate in 1818, the same year his brother Matthew is speaker of the New Hampshire House. Feb. 25, 1978: Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas comes to New Hampshire...
Book: Bewilderment
Bewilderment By Richard Powers (278 pages, science fiction, 2021) Like any good dystopian sci-fi, Bewilderment take place in a plausible — almost TOO plausible —near-future setting. As through looking into a funhouse mirror, we watch the characters move through a society that’s almost recognizable as our own, impacted by technology that feels like it’s just over the horizon of our real-life here-and-now. The science itself isn’t the...
Entertainment for the week of Feb. 24
Live music Feb. 24 Brian Booth at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Connelly, Felix Hold and Mallory Wiess at Penuche’s Feb. 25 The Honeybees at Penuche’s Soggy Po’ Boys at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 26 John Franzosa at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Josh Foster at the Downtown Concord Winter Farmers Market in Eagle Square from 9 a.m. to noon Andrew North at Concord Craft Brewing from 3 to 6 p.m. Ryan Williamson at Chen Yang Li from 7 to 10...
‘Lifespan of a Fact’ will be staged at the Hatbox Theatre for three weekends
Broadway hit, The Lifespan of a Fact, produced by Lend Me a Theater, will be presented at the Hatbox Theatre in Concord for through March 6. The Lifespan of a Fact is a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth. Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact-checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy — an essay that could...
City 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: Zoning Board of Adjustment: March 2, 7 p.m. City Council: March 14, 7 p.m....
Entertainment Feb. 17 to 27
Live music Feb. 17 New Hampshire Music Collective showcase at Area 23 at 7 p.m. Brian Booth at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 Crooked Organ Trio at Penuche’s Feb. 19 Carleton Page at the Downtown Concord Winter Farmers Market in Eagle Square from 9 a.m. to noon Ken Budka at Concord Craft Brewing from 3 to 6 p.m. Alex Cohen at Chen Yang Li from 7 to 10 p.m. Joey Placenti at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. The Tumble Toad at Penuche’s Feb. 22...
Cheryl Miller art on exhibit
New Hampshire Art Association artist Cheryl Miller will have her artwork on display in an exhibit titled, “Stitched Together – Elements of Nature from Textile Fragments,” at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center beginning Feb. 21. Miller is a textile artist who creates fabric collages using hand dyed cottons, batiks, and vintage fabrics that are stitched by machine. Her work incorporates an eclectic mix of old...
This week in Concord history
Feb. 17, 1740: John Sullivan is born in Somersworth. He will grow up to be a vain lawyer with British sympathies and an American Revolutionary War general, but not a good one. Feb. 17, 1900: Deep in debt, the 96-year-old Abbot & Downing coach and wagon company is taken over by creditors. Employment has dropped from 300 to 200. The families of Lewis Downing and J. Stephens Abbot will no longer be involved in running the...
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Jazz sanctuary Sunday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m., Jazz Sanctuary will share “Y’All Come! The Realm of God as Jazz Party!” at The First Congregational Church, 177 N. Main St. (corner of N. Main and Washington St.). This gathering will reflect the belief that the God-with-us of Christmas is in fact with us as much in the pre-Lent celebration of Mardi Gras as in the penitential tenor of Lent that follows. This spirited “jazz party” will feature...
City news: Winter keeps city workers busy
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 Street (unless otherwise specified on the City’s calendar). Upcoming meetings include: Zoning Board of Adjustment: March 2, 7 p.m. LED streetlight conversion...
Book: Devolution
Devolution By Max Brooks (286 pages, science fiction, 2020) In this speculative fiction novel from the author of World War Z, a small isolated community tries to survive after being cut off from the world by a volcanic eruption, only to find that there is something else lurking in the forest. The book takes the form of investigative journalism, as a reporter uncovers and collects articles, interviews, and most importantly, diary...
Book: Chasing Light
Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Eyes of a White House Photographer By Amanda Lucidon (222 pages, nonfiction, 2017) Chasing Light is a beautiful, inspirational photographic retrospective of Michelle Obama’s role as First Lady of the United States. The book is brief on text but contains over 150 gorgeous images captured by White House photographer Amanda Lucidon — many of which had never been publicized before this book. From...
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Vaccine clinic held at school Recognizing the importance of protecting our community during the recent surge in COVID cases, the Capital Area Public Health Network (CAPHN) has partnered with Concord School District to offer a vaccine clinic Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Broken Ground School, 51 S. Curtisville Road, Concord. All three FDA authorized vaccines will be available (Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson) First,...
Entertainment listings Feb. 10 to 19
Live music Feb. 10 Paul Bourgelais at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Andrew North and the Rangers at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 Bill Murry will present “New Worlds” at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 Tim Hazelton at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Dance New England at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Chris Palermo at the Downtown Concord Winter Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon Justin Cohn at Concord Craft Brewing from 3 p.m. to...
This week in Concord history
Feb. 10, 2003: On the eighth day of deliberations in Manchester, jurors acquit John Bardgett, 26, a self-described nursing home “Angel of Death,” of murder by injecting two terminally ill patients with morphine. Feb. 10, 1942: Robert Leon Harris, a 15-year-old student, agrees to leave Rundlett Junior High School “so as not to cause any trouble.” He is the second Jehovah’s Witness in the city to refuse on religious grounds to...
CYPN: Network member talks work, life, inspiration
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Marilia Procopio. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Marilia Procopio Where do you live? Manchester, I am originally from Connecticut. How old are you? 32. Where do you currently work? I am a property manager at Elm Grove...
Exhibit highlights N.H. immigrants
Two art exhibits by a photographer and a fine art painter illustrate and honor the journeys of new Americans. The exhibits, under the title of “Finding Home: Photos, Artwork, Stories & Voices of Immigrant,” can be seen at Kimball Jenkins in Concord throughout February and March. One exhibit, in the Carriage House Gallery, displays photography, journey stories and audio recordings of New Hampshire immigrants. For the past decade,...
