Crimson Care Closet looking to fill a need
The Concord High SOCK (Save Our Cold Kids) Club is always looking for new ways to help out.In March and April, the group of 40 students arranged a new sock drive that netted more than 300 pairs. Earlier in the school year, they got fellow students to create about 1,400 cards to send to military personnel overseas as part of the Holiday Card Challenge and did a collection afterwards for unused blank cards that brought in more than...
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H20 helping heal with others H20 helping heal with others, a bereavement program for children (ages 6 to 18) and their families, is Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Concord, 55 Bradley St., in Concord. H20 is held on the second Saturday of each month at the same time. Grief is difficult. Connecting with others who have had a similar experience, in a safe and caring environment, often...
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Four-day musical experience offered From June 19-23, Concord Community Music School will host the Alan Fraser Institute, a chance for pianists and other musicians to work with an internationally renowned practitioner of the Feldenkrais method. The teachings of the Alan Fraser Institute are described as “improved physical organization for deeper artistic expression,” and can help musicians at any level (and any age) achieve musical...
Unexpected yoga lesson from Disney movie
Over the holidays, my family and I went to see Frozen 2. I was prepared to enjoy it. I was prepared to laugh, to cry and to tap my feet to the music. I was prepared to be immersed in the Disney story machine for a couple of hours. I wasn’t prepared for a yoga lesson that would remind me of my father. It’s not my intention to review the movie here. I wouldn’t be very good at it, since the last movie I saw in the theater was Finding...
‘Richard II’ at Hatbox Theater begins Friday
When Gary Locke decided to create his own original adaptation of a Shakespeare classic, he knew exactly the avenue he wanted to take.“We were looking for a Shakespeare show that was political in nature and Richard II is certainly that,” Locke said.So he put on his writing hat and began a journey of transforming the play that was first scribed in the late 1500s into something that anyone – Shakespeare enthusiast or not – could not only...
Read Local: ‘From The Midway’ by Leaf Seligman
‘From the Midway: Unfolding Stories of Redemption and Belonging is out now and available at Gibson’s Bookstore or through Bauhan Publishing in Peterborough. How do we know ourselves? How can we be seen for who we truly are? How do we find redemption in a world that conspires to separate us? Leaf Seligman explores these and other questions in a collection of linked stories from the midway of a carnival traveling through the Jim Crow...
Clara Brogan sure knows how to tell a good story
When Clara Brogan was 4 years old, she learned to read. Her father had just passed away and since he was the one who had taught her the letters of the alphabet, her mother thought it would be good for her.“She thought if I learned to read, I wouldn’t miss him so much,” Brogan recalled.Fast-forward 90 years, and Brogan’s love of books and reading has never subsided; it’s only seemed to grow.“Reading is very important to me and has been...
Book of the Week: Experimental form explores violence
In the Dream House Carmen Maria Machado 2019/272 pages / memoir In The Dream House is a haunting look at psychological abuse and the ways in which it often goes unrecognized, particularly in queer communities. The book focuses on Machado’s own harrowing experience with intimate partner violence and points out how rarely abuse in same-sex relationships is acknowledged and discussed. In The Dream House represents Machado’s effort to...
This week in Concord History
Jan. 7, 2002: Concord’s new mayor, Mike Donovan, welcomes the new city council and outlines his priorities for the city. It is Donovan’s first city council meeting as the mayor, as well as six new councilors’ first times at the table. Jan. 7, 2001: Two months – and $2.4 million – after losing the governor’s election, Gordon Humphrey says he’ll probably try again in 2002, the Monitor reports. Jan. 7, 2000: A day after pledging “tax...
Look at this movie poster-quality photo we found on Instagram
We were poking around on Instagram last week and were having sort of a hard time finding a photo to use for this feature – until we came upon this shot by user @shelmckin. This was taken at White Farm on Clinton Street, and @shelmckin really knocked one out of the park with this shot. It looks like it should be a movie poster or an album cover or something like that. It also sort of reminds us of The Lion King for some reason. In any...
Holiday hours and schedules
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: Holiday hours All city offices and the Concord Public Library will be closing at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and will be closed all day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day. Trash holiday New Year’s Day is a...
There’s some new public art in Concord
The city recently added some new public art in front of the Capitol Center for the Arts from artist John BonSignore’s Toe Dancer series. There are actually two stainless steel pieces (we could only fit one here) and they’re called Mori Dancer, which translated from Japanese means Forest Dancer. Go check them out – they’ll be there for a long time.
New Year’s Eve bashes
Live music Tuesday New Year’s Eve with Thrown to the Wolves at Area 23 at 9 p.m. No Fuss New Year at True Brew at 4 p.m. DJ Meeks at the Pit Road Lounge from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5 cover. A New Year’s Eve Spectacular will be held at the Bank of N.H. Stage at 8 p.m. Roaring ’20s Costume Party at Tandy’s at 6 p.m. Wednesday Paul Speidel at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Brian Booth at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. April Cushman at Cheers at 5 p.m....
Concord Food Co-op to show movie in parking lot
The Concord Food Co-op is trying something new.No, we’re not talking about the organic cotton candy grapes we saw on Instagram last week, but rather the Co-op is hosting an outdoor movie night – in the store’s parking lot.On Friday, the six-time Oscar nominated film My Man Godfrey (1936) will be shown once the sun goes down on a large screen using a projector. The showing will begin at 8:45 p.m. (just to make sure there’s no lingering...
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Immunization clinic Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association offers a monthly Walk-In Immunization Clinic for children and adults who are uninsured, underserved, and who have no access to these needed services in order to lead a healthy lifestyle. The next will be Jan. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Outreach Center, 21 Centre St. in Concord. A fee of $10 is requested per person. Children must be accompanied by a...
Concord Chorale to put on two concerts this weekend
The Concord Chorale will continue its 50th anniversary season with a pair of performances at South Congregational Church.The upcoming concert, “Be of Good Comfort,” invites all to take a journey through American vocal music, starting with the work of William Billings, plus stirring compositions of New Hampshire’s own Amy Beach, some soul-satisfying spirituals and works by Randall Thompson and Moses Hogan. Interspersed is the stunning...
Poem: December 26th
The guests now gone, the home as quiet as can be, I sit in my living room, just me and my little Christmas tree. I think of the years, Christmas’ from the past, cherish these special moments, want the good memories to last. The winter will progress, the cold sure to give a chill, I will look forward to next year, where I can make fond memories still James W....
CYPN: Connor Spern wants to see an active volcano
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to our “Young Professional of the Month,” Connor Spern. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks Concord Insider readers would enjoy getting to know better.How old are you? 21 Where do you live? I just moved to Manchester. Where do you currently work? I’m the sales and marketing...
Looking back to look ahead
January Dancing With the Concord Stars Ten dancing duos picked from community institutions doo-wop, cha-cha and shimmy to raise money for NHTI scholarships. Looking back: Monitor ad sales rep Jeanne Lester and her husband, Mark, won best costumed with “At the Hop.” The judges top pick was Kristin Clark and Anthony Poore with “Think” and people’s choice was Emily Ricard and Sam Durfee with “Spybeat.” Looking ahead: The 10th year will...
The Arts: Student show at Kimball Jenkins opens Monday; last chance for League
Mill Brook Gallery Spring and Summer Through: Sept. 2 Outdoor Exhibit Through: Oct. 14 Location: 236 Hopkinton Road Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. League of N.H. Craftsmen Fairy Tales and Fantasies Through: Friday Celebrating 85 – The Stevens Collection Opens: June 29 Location: 49 S. Main St., Suite 100 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kimball Jenkins Student Show Opens: Monday Reception: June...
Book of the Week: ‘Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts’
‘Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts’ Kate Racculia 2019 / 368 pages / Fiction Tuesday Mooney is private, hates socializing, and spends most of her time ferreting out potential donors for Boston General Hospital. Her job as a prospective donor researcher lets her puzzle out people and which buttons to push while safely shielding her from human interaction. But when Vincent Pryce, Boston’s most eccentric billionaire, dies – leaving behind...
This Week in Concord History
June 12, 1804: Alarmed by the frequency of escapes from local prisons, Gov. John Gilman makes the first substantive proposal for a state prison in Concord. It will be more than eight years before the prison opens on North State and Tremont streets. June 12, 1886: The Daniel Webster statue is dedicated in front of the State House. June 12, 1977: In Concord, William Loeb tells the Gun Owners of New Hampshire that the only way to combat...
This week in Concord history
Dec. 31, 1999: Despite a bomb threat, First Night celebrations wrap up without incident. Enthusiasm, however, is hard to find. “It doesn’t feel like New Year’s Eve,” one would-be Concord reveler laments. “There’s not a lot going on,” another adds. “And with no snow, it’s even worse.” Dec. 31, 1866: Fire burns the roof and destroys machinery at the Penacook Mill. Though it is so cold that the firemen’s clothing freezes, a...
Book of the Week: ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’
Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward 2017, 285 pages Fiction JoJo is the biracial son of young and irresponsible Leonie and incarcerated Michael. He takes care of his younger sister Kayla, helps maintain the family home with his grandfather Pop, and looks over his dying grandmother Mam. JoJo calls his mother by her first name and seems to carry with him a sadness for the woman that used to be and who seems to no longer care for neither...
A show in a show in another show
The Actorsingers of Nashua will usher in the New Year at Concord’s Hatbox Theater with the award-winning Broadway musical [title of show]. Yes, that is really the name, not a mistake. The show, with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell, hilariously chronicles its own frantic creation for entry in the N.Y. Musical Theater Festival. [title of show] is a comical yet insightful and autobiographical look into the...
Your official Insider Summer Guide, 2018 edition
Well, here we are, folks. Another year, another summer on the horizon, another jam-packed installment of our annual Summer Guide. We’ve already pulled out some highlight events from Concord and the rest of the state for you, and now it’s time to give you the rest. Here’s what’s going on across the state all summer long. June 9 9th Annual Herb & Garden Day Herbal educators and seasoned growers from all walks of life will come...
Art on display at Chamber
The paintings of New Hampshire Art Association artist Debbie Campbell will be on display at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce from Dec. 31 through March 19, in an exhibit titled, “Nature’s Palette.” Campbell of Newbury attended Massachusetts College of Art and continued her education with some notable artists such as the late Frances Weston Hoyt of New London who was a first-generation Frank Vincent DuMond student, Gil Perry who...
Mark your calendars for these key summer events in Concord
Before we get into the full-size Summer Guide in a few pages, we thought we’d provide you with a quick glance at some of Concord’s marquee events coming up this summer. The full guide can be pretty overwhelming, and since many of you reading this do, in fact, live right here in Concord, we thought this piece would be a handy reference for you to use when planning out your summer in the city.Market DaysMarket Days is one of the bigger...
Lights on the shortest days of the year
Jewish community members gathered 0utside the State House on Dec. 22 to celebrate the start of Hanukkah.
