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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.
There’s plenty to do all over the Granite State this summer
With summer fast approaching, everybody wants to have some things to look forward to during our short-lived season of fun. While there’s plenty to do right here in Concord, we recognize staying in the same place for too long can get boring and that many of you might like to cruise around the state and find something to do.That’s why we pulled together this little roundup of some fun that can be had all over the Granite State this...
Bulletin Board
Extra skating hours Ice skating at the Douglas N. Everett Arena has added new public skating hours during this week. Public skating hours currently are Sundays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Starting on Dec. 23, ice skating will also be offered from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays (with the exception of Dec. 25) through Jan. 1. These additional skating hours have been added in coordination...
We added a new member to the Insider team
After months of guessing when it would actually happen and a couple extra weeks of waiting, there’s finally a new addition to the Insider team! On May 22 at 4:07 p.m., editor Tim Goodwin and his wife, Mary, welcomed their second daughter, Penelope Joan Goodwin, to the family – joining big sister Sophie.It was a day the Goodwins had been looking forward to for 15 days past the nine-month mark, as their little Sweet P decided to wait...
Start the New Year outdoors
If you’re more a morning person than a night owl, perhaps you’d rather celebrate New Year’s Day than New Year’s Eve. In that case, we’ve got a couple of events that might be your style. First Day Hikes Join the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation and its partners on a rejuvenating family-friendly hike this New Year’s Day. New Hampshire State Parks invites the public to kick off the New Year and New Year’s Day with a hike....
Concord’s new community center ready to open to the public
The last time we saw the building that has since become the new community center – formerly Dame School on Canterbury Road – there was a gigantic pile of classroom chairs in the parking lot, and the whole place was surrounded by construction fencing.Now it has a whole new entryway, landscaping and a fresh, modern look inside and out. After about a year of hard work, the new space is finally set to open to the public on Monday, with...
Christmas music we love to hate
For many of us, this is that wonderful time of year when we gather together with family and friends around a warm fire, and gripe about that awful, omnipresent Christmas music. The problem is, we’ve got it wrong. According to musicians and scholars, the classic songs of the season represent some of the finest Western music that’s ever been written. Handel’s “Messiah,” “Go, Tell It on the Mountain,” “Ave Maria,” “The Holly and...
Entertainment: As weather heats up, so does the music scene
As we enter June, the live entertainment – particularly the outdoor variety – tends to pick up, and it’s no different right now as the Nevers’ Second Regiment Band is set to play its first outdoor show of the year next Tuesday at Eagle Square. There’s plenty more on the entertainment front this week, too, such as: Music Tuesday Poor Howard at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Rob Wolfe at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m....
Parties, events to celebrate the new year
Bank of N.H. Stage The Bank of N.H. Stage will celebrate its first New Year’s Eve with a party based on the famous nightclub, Studio 54. There will be lights, dancing, intrigue and spectacle. The Stage will be transformed into a discotheque by promoter Beth McGurr. The festivities will include DJs, dancers, aerialists, belly dancers, burlesque performers and more. There will be a photo booth, a midnight confetti blast, champagne toast...
See lots of Abbot-Downing vehicles Saturday
Are you a fan of the Abbot-Downing coaches? It’s kind of a silly question, because of course you are – they were made right here in Concord, after all.So head down to Johnny Prescott Heating Oil Propane on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., because in addition to helping the area with its heating needs since 1940, it also doubles as a homage to the Abbot-Downing Co. and the vehicles it built.It’s the largest collection of the...
Celebrating Christmas in Concord in 1917
Christmas means many things to many people. It is a wonderful period where a fleeting touch of nostalgia brings us joy, sometimes deep sadness, and we rejoice. We celebrate in our churches and with like-minded people, for it is together we wish to be on this holiest day. Each person has their own perception of the perfect Christmas that keeps it alive within each of our hearts. We think back to the early years and we cherish our most...
Join Concord Food Co-op for Tai Chi & Dinner Picnic at Canterbury Shaker Village
Join the Concord Food Co-op at Canterbury Shaker Village on Wednesday for Tai Chi & Dinner Picnic.Instructor Marcia Wyman will lead a Tai Chi class for adults 18 and older. No prior experience is required. This will be a great opportunity for newcomers.The event is free and open to the public. Bring a friend or significant other. This is an adult class, so any children would be required to sit quietly and be supervised by an...
Novel dazzles, audiobook adds new dimension
The Dutch House Ann Patchett 2019, 352 pages Fiction Starting from humble beginnings, Cyril Conroy makes money in real estate and decides to buy the Dutch House, a mansion in Elkins Park, outside of Philadelphia in 1946. He surprises his wife Elna and their children with it. But Elna is unprepared for this, and she hates the Dutch House. She soon leaves for India, leaving Cyril, their daughter Maeve, age 10, and son Danny, age 3....
Bulletin Board: Strawberry jam, dance show and live auction
Pedaling for Payson fundraiser Join the Concord Hospital Trust team as they host a Pedaling for Payson fundraiser with a “Bike Night on the Big Screen” on Thursday at Red River Theaters at 6:30 p.m. Reveal the Path is a genre-defying adventure film that contemplates what it means to live an inspired life using the bicycle as a mechanism to explore, dream and discover. Regions explored include Scotland’s lush valleys, Europe’s snow...
City newsletter: Holiday schedules, Christmas tree collection
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 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and will be closed all day on Dec. 25 for Christmas. Offices will also be closing at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, and will be closed...
Search for next N.H. poet laureate is on – get nominations in by July 20
Nominations are now being accepted for the next New Hampshire poet laureate. Current Poet Laureate Alice Fogel will complete her term in March 2019, after five years serving as an ambassador for New Hampshire’s poets and raising the visibility and value of poetry in the state.Former New Hampshire poets laureate include Walter Butts, Patricia Fargnoli, Donald Hall, Marie Harris, Cynthia Huntington, Jane Kenyon and Maxine Kumin.New...
