Live entertainment the week of Aug. 18, 2022
Live music Aug. 18 Josh Foster at Uno Pizzeria from 6 to 9 p.m. Bryan Killough at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19 Chris Powers at Makris Lobster and Steak House from 6 to 10 p.m. Alex Cohen at Contoocook Cider Company from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Andrew North and the Rangers at Shara Vineyards from 6 to 8 p.m. Paul Driscoll at Over the Moon Farmstead from 7 to 10 p.m. Red Road House Band from 8 to 11 p.m. at Area 23 Aug. 20 4 R Souls at...
Entertainment for the week of Aug. 11, 2022
Live music Aug. 11 Josh Foster at Uno Pizzeria from 6 to 9 p.m. Senie Hunt Project at the Contoocook Chamber of Commerce from 6 to 8 p.m. Kid Pinky at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Club Soda at Eagle Square from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Gardner Berry at Area 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12 Just Sayin Band at Makris Lobster and Steak House from 7 to 10 p.m. Josh Foster at the Contoocook Cider Company from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ariel Strasser and Ken Budka at...
‘The Color Red’ at Concord Chamber
New Hampshire Art Association artist Barbara Mata will have her work displayed in an exhibit titled, “The Color Red,” at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center beginning Aug. 24. “Red is the color of emotion, power and strength,” Mata said. “Red inherently represents the dualities of passionate love and bitter hate, confidence and aggression, vibrant beauty and terrifying destruction. When red is applied to a work of...
CYPN: Moore happy to make more connections
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Diana Moore. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Diana Moore Where do you live? Concord. Where do you currently work? I’m the Director of Healthy Living at the Granite YMCA Concord Branch. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I...
The ripe time: Pick-your-own fruit near Concord
If you can stand being out in the heat for more than a few minutes, it’s time to make plans to visit one of the Concord area’s many pick-your-own farms. (And if you can’t stand the heat, most will have some pre-picked options for you to make a quick getaway.) Here’s a sample of a few of the places where you can find fruit to harvest yourself. Apple Hill Farm Pick-your-own strawberry season has ended at Apply Hill Farm, but now they...
‘Bubble Boy’ staged at Hatbox Theatre
Dive In Productions is proud to present Bubble Boy the Musical at the Hatbox Theatre from Aug. 5 to 14. From the creative team behind the cult classic movie Bubble Boy, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio take audiences back to early 2000s Palmdale, Florida, and the home of our Bubble Boy, Jimmy Livingston. Born with no immune system, Jimmy’s entire life has been spent behind the plastic walls of his bubble room with no one for company besides...
Art on Main installations updated
The City of Concord and Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce created “Art on Main” in 2018. This program enlivens and enhances Main Street with a year-round sculpture exhibit. Mixed with Concord’s classical art, it creates an open-air gallery that is free to enjoy, and on view every day. Installations may last from one to two years, typically remaining on view from 12 to 24 months. In 2022, the exhibit expanded beyond Main Street and...
Entertainment for the week of July 28, 2022
Live music July 28 Brian Booth at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Paul Hubert at Area 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. Josh Foster at Uno Pizzeria & Grill in Concord from 6 to 9 p.m. Eric Lindberg Band at Butler Park in Hillsborough from 7 to 8 p.m. The Shanna Stack Band at Eagle Square from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 29 Fern Family Bank from 7 to 9 p.m. and the Quint-E-Sential Band from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Area 23 Joey Clark & the Big Hearts at...
Live entertainment for the week of July 14, 2022
Live Music July 14 Ariel Strasser at the Contoocook Chamber of Commerce from 6 to 8 p.m. Craig Jaster at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Marc Berger and Ride at Eagle Square at 7 p.m. July 15 Dwayne Haggins at Contoocook Cider Company from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ryan Williamson at Shara Vineyards from 6 to 8 p.m. April Cushman at Over the Moon Farmstead from 7 to 10 p.m. July 16 Paul Gormley at the Contoocook Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon Ali T...
CYPN: Professional comes home
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Julia Mehrmann. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Julia Mehrmann How old are you? 39. Where do you live? Concord. Where do you currently work? I own Glow Nails & Beauty in downtown Concord. What’s your favorite part of your...
Don’t miss a chance to watch Sunset League
The sun has set on the first half of the Sunset League’s season, but there is still a month of games left. The Concord Sunset League is the oldest after-supper amateur baseball association in the country. Started in 1909, its also the last of its kind in the state, and, as a result, attracts many Division II and III college players from cities such as Dover, Nashua and Keene who want to keep their arms warm for fall ball. Teams play...
City news: New art display installed downtown
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: New Downtown Concord art Concord General Services’ Downtown Services Team helped install another new art piece last week in downtown Concord! “Earth Arch,” by artist Joe Chirchirillo Sculpture, was installed at the...
Market Days schedule
THURSDAY 10 – 8 KidZone sponsored by Vertical Entertainment (State House Lawn) 10 – 6 Doggy Splashpad (State House) 10 – 10:45 Music and Movement with Miss Heather (City Plaza) 11 – 1 Story time with Concord Public Library (State House Lawn) 12 – 12:50 Northeastern Ballet Theatre (Eagle Square) 1 – 1:45 Becca Myari (Main Street Stage) 1 – 3 TBD (Eagle Square) 2 – 2:45 Tyler Allgood (Main Street Stage) 2...
Market Days returns to usual place on the calendar
As Market Days returns to its regular June timing for the first time since the pandemic began, the annual downtown festival will focus on bringing music to all Concord residents – and appreciating the performers that make that art accessible. This June, Intown Concord is partnering with the Capital Center for the Arts to bring a big act to the three-day free festival. The alternative rock band Vertical Horizon, best known for their...
Four years of fun
Concord rockers Andrew North & The Rangers will be celebrating their fourth anniversary at the Homegrown Stage (Bicentennial Square) during Market Days this year with a headlining set from 8 to 10 p.m. on Saturday. “We’re so excited about this,” Andrew said, “we are having so much fun making music right now and we are really happy to be able to invite our hometown community to celebrate with us!” The band started in 2018 when...
Concord Arts Market returns to Market Days
The award-winning Concord Arts Market was founded in the fall of 2008 in downtown Concord by Katy Brown. Kitty Stoykovich, jewelry artisan and owner of Kitty Stoykovich Designs, ran the market between 2016-18. In 2019, Christa Zuber became the new producer of the Concord Arts Market. The Arts Market holds monthly vendor events including a stint at Market Days. Visit, shop, and show your support for these local artists during the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bulletin board for May 26, 2022
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...
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...
‘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,...
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...
Lace up, rock on: Rock N Race returns
The 20th Annual Rock ‘N Race returns to the State House in downtown Concord with Merrimack County Savings Bank as the presenting sponsor for the 14th year in a row. The iconic road race is a main fundraising event for Concord Hospital’s Payson Center for Cancer Care, a cause to which the Merrimack has contributed nearly $400,000 over the years. The 20th Annual Rock ‘N Race kicks off May 19 and features live music, food, and fun...
Rockin around the race course
Enjoy music from local bands playing at the 20th annual Rock ‘N Race! On the main stage The Dalton Gang Along the course Occasional Piracy Derek Strand Holy Fool Granite State Entertainment (Brad Morrison) Don Bartenstein Six String Eddy and Blue Eyed Blonde Ryan Williamson Bosey Joe Bow Junction Matt Poirier Crawl Space...
CYPN: Bow native discusses benefits of networking
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Shannon Ketcham. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Shannon Ketcham How old are you? 36 years young. Where do you live? Bow. Where do you currently work? I am a Mortgage Loan Officer at Merrimack County Savings Bank. How did you...
