Petar Leonard is young professional of month
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network introduces you to our “Young Professional of the Month,” Petar Leonard. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. How old are you? 34 years old. Where do you live? Concord, NH Where do you currently work? Orr & Reno, P.A. What’s your favorite part of your...
Get jazzed up for all the summer concerts in Concord
Now that it’s practically summer, you’re probably going to be spending a lot more time outdoors. It’s just the natural thing to do.So why not get your outdoors time in while enjoying some live music – and for free?It’s summer concert season, and it all gets going the day this paper comes out (Tuesday) with the Nevers’ Band at Eagle Square to kick off Concord’s Music Series Summer in the City.The Nevers’ Band will play on Tuesdays at...
Moment in Time
The sepia toned photograph, snow with an open sleigh, the people from the past, ready and on their way. Over the ancient roads, across each field of snow, the past simply presented, with a box camera years ago. A moment in time, just a small look, a sleigh ride, over the bridge near the brook. The sepia toned photograph, snow with an open sleigh, a cherished photograph, from yesterday. James W....
Food Snob: We tried some ice cream from the new Frekey’s Dairy Freeze in Penacook
Ice cream lovers who live in the Penacook area were no doubt bummed out last year when Summer Freeze, a classic old-school ice cream stand, never opened. The ownership group fell on hard financial times and they weren’t able to open the shop at all last summer, leaving the residents of the area with no choice but to drive into Concord proper to grab a cone or a sundae.But at long last, the drought is over and ice cream flows in the...
Read Local: ‘Celibacy – A Love Story’
‘Celibacy – A Love Story: Memoir of a Catholic Priest’s Daughter,” by Peterborough author Mimi Bull, is out now via Bauhan Publishing and is available at Gibson’s Bookstore. Born in the 1930s, a time when unmarried pregnant women were whisked off in secrecy and their babies given away, Mimi Bull grew up believing she’d been adopted by two women, a mother and daughter. Not until she was a mother herself did she learn that those...
Sofia Payne wants to sell you a travel cup
Sofia Payne wanted to do something different for Lent this year.Sure, she could have given up watching TV or eating chocolate, but the 6th grader at St. John Regional School felt it was important to use it as a way to help others.“We’re always talking about the ways we can make a difference in our communities,” Payne said of her school.And what better way then to help the Friendly Kitchen. Payne first thought of a food drive, but...
Victorian mystery has great plot
The Vanishing Man By Charles Finch 2019/ 288 pages / historical mystery Charles Lenox is a young nobleman living in London in 1853 who investigates mysteries as “a private sort of police officer.” He is asked by the illustrious Duke of Dorset to look into a theft of a painting of his great-grandfather. Charles accepts the case. But Charles is more interested in another painting that the thief has left behind. It is a smaller,...
Entertainment: It’s concerts galore – both in and outdoors
The weather has been virtually perfect lately (knock on wood!), and there couldn’t be a better time for the concert scene to really start picking up. There’s plenty of music to be heard around here this week, both indoors and under the open sky, so get out there and enjoy it. Music Tuesday Scott Solsky at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. The Nevers’ Band at Eagle Square at 7 p.m. Wednesday Paul Heckel at Hermanos at 6:30...
This week in Concord History: Jan. 15-22
Jan. 15, 1932: It’s a January thaw to remember: For the third day in a row, the temperature in Concord tops 60 degrees. Jan. 15, 1992: In a front page editorial, Union Leader publisher Nackey Loeb offers some advice to President George Bush, who is paying the state a visit: “When you are up here, please do not give us any more of this ‘not to worry’ line. It’s not much comfort to people who have lost their jobs or are scared to...
City to cut the ribbon on new pool at Keach Park
The city of Concord invites the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Jim Bouley and Councilors Gail Matson and Candace Bouchard for a grand unveiling of the newly-renovated pool at Keach Park on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. A grand pool reopening will follow the ceremony until 7:30 p.m., hosted by Concord Parks and Recreation. Concord and Penacook residents must bring their ID for free entry. Non-residents must purchase a...
‘Art and Bloom’ returns to League gallery
The Concord Garden Club will be hosting its 18th annual Art & Bloom exhibit from Jan. 16 to 18 in conjunction with the League of N.H Craftsmen. Art & Bloom will feature floral arrangements inspired by works by League craftsmen, which are on display during the League’s winter exhibit, “Hidden Treasure.” Taking their cue from pieces in the exhibit, garden club members and local floral professionals will create floral...
Take home a piece of the Concord Theatre
Have you always wanted to own a piece of Concord history? Well grab a truck and some friends who don’t mind lifting heavy things and head on down to the old Concord Theatre at 16-18 S. Main St. on Saturday to nab some free chairs.As you’ve probably heard, the Capitol Center for the Arts is renovating the old Concord movie house and they need to make room for all the new stuff. So on Saturday, the folks at the Capitol Center are...
So much Saturday sound
Live music Wednesday Scott Solsky at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Justin Cohn at Concord Craft Brewing from 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. Thursday Ryan Williamson at Cheers from 5 to 8 p.m. Bach Lunch Lecture with Peggy Senter on “Music of Mozart, Beethoven and Bridge” at 12:10 p.m. at the Concord Community Music School. Zoo Crew at Penuche’s at 9 p.m. Friday Mark Bartram at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Mikey G. at Chen Yang Li in Bow from 8 to 11 p.m. Alan...
Taste six beers and cannolis at Local Baskit
Did you know that National Cannoli Day is this Saturday? Well it is, and to celebrate, Local Baskit is hosting a cannoli and beer pairing event on Wednesday. From 5 to 7 p.m., stop by Local Baskit and try a selection of six beers to help crown the best pairing with freshly-filled cannolis. There will be beers from: Litherman’s Limited, Concord Craft Brewing, Henniker Brewing Co., Hobbs Tavern and Brewing, New Belgium Brewing and...
Some wintery announcements in 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: Tree collection Christmas tree collection began Monday and will continue for two weeks in coordination with residential curbside trash and recycling collection. Residents can place Christmas trees curbside for disposal on their regular...
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...
Bulletin board
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...
Bulletin Board: Yoga hikes, Chamber events and ice cream
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...
