We built this city . . .
Concord Public Library hosted a Lego-building day
Faculty art exhibit on display at St. Paul’s School
The exhibit runs through May 11 at the Hargate Art Gallery, 325 Pleasant St. For more info, call 229-4644.
We hunted for space treasure at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center – check out our booty!
The Treasure! exhibit runs through May 5 at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. For more information, visit starhop.com.
Mexican folk art on display at NHTI
Work by faculty member Francisca Acosta-Mathes hangs for the rest of April. Acosta-Mathes’s art can be found in the NHTI Library, 31 College Drive, through the month of April. For more information and library hours, visit nhti.edu or call 230-4028.
The Insider goes to third grade
As readers have surely deduced, we’re pretty much children at heart over here at the Insider. With that in mind, we decided to go back to school – Billy Madison-style – and spend a day as a third-grader at Christa McAuliffe Elementary.
Women artists and New Hampshire
This New Hampshire Historical Society exhibit showcases the state’s female painters throughout history. The New Hampshire Historical Society museum is located at 6 Eagle Square. Admission is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and $3 for children. For more information, visit nhhistory.org or call 228-6688.
Concord's most fascinating individuals
ConcordTV recently took nominations for the ‘Six Most Fascinating Inpiduals’ in Concord. You can tune in to Concord On Air on April 14 to see their video profiles, but we’re introducing them right here! Concord On Air, ConcordTV’s annual live broadcast, airs April 14 from 12-6 p.m. One of the “Six Most Fascinating Inpiduals” will be profiled each hour of the broadcast. For more information, visit yourconcordtv.org.
In good spirits at the Capitol Center for the Arts
Annual YMCA fundraiser featured wine tasting, auctions and a Top Chef cookoff
[PHOTOS]: Cloudy with a 100 percent chance of Meat Balls
We beefed up at the New England Meat Conference at the Grappone Center.
We put all of our eggs in one scavenger hunt
Find them and we’ll give you delicious candy! We’ve placed a half-dozen plastic eggs in strategic places around town. Use these pictures to guide you, locate an egg and then contact us – we’ve got a basketful of candy with your name on it! Good luck, readers – the race is on!
Kings and queens of the CASL
Students from the Capital Area Student Leadership program visited Monitor HQ recently. We took the opportunity to ask them a few questions about leadership and life.
Taking in some visual arts at NHTI
These paintings by Zachary Brackett, Andrew McKim, Suheily Cabassa, Alexandra Smith, Megan Goodnoe, Charlie Steiger, Aristides Manakos, Jacqueline Whalen and Beryl McCormack are hanging in the NHTI Library, 31 College Drive. For more information, visit nhti.edu.
The masters of furniture
Works on display at the SMILE Building, 49 S. Main St. through April 9
What's cooking in Concord?
We sampled the signature sweet treats of all the local bakeries we could find. Come along with us on a culinary journey through the capital city!
Forget the fridge – this student art is hanging at the Steeplegate Mall
The art teachers in the Concord School District collaborated on an art gallery featuring works from students in grades 1 through 12.
Wandering through Walpole
Each spring, we muster up the guts to venture outside our fair city and find another cool New Hampshire town to spend the day in. This year, we headed to Walpole. It was a sweet and cheesy (in a good way) time!
Thomas Driscoll’s “A Sense of Place” on display at McGowan Fine Art
McGowan Fine Art is located at 10 Hills Ave. For more information, visit mcgowanfineart.com or call 225-2515. Thomas Driscoll’s “A Sense of Place” runs through March 15.
Franklin Pierce: America's hottest president?
In honor of President's Day, we're taking an in-depth look at Concord's own POTUS: Franklin Pierce. He wasn't the best president, but he may have been the sexiest! Some folks called him 'Young Hickory of the Granite Hills,' but to us, he'll always be 'Handsome Frank.'
Tracking the Insider’s Valentine’s Day cards
We’re still checking the mailbox every day for the Valentine’s Day cards you sent to us. We do know, however, that at least three of the six cards we bought, put our personal flair on and placed back on store shelves were located by eager readers. Here’s who located our love this year!
You’re looking mighty presidential, Concord!
Our nation’s 14th president Franklin Pierce called Concord home. We took to the streets to ask locals which current Concordian they would like to see become president someday. The answers may or may not surprise you!
Snow?! In February?! We must document this for posterity!
We took to Instagram to find the top pics of Winter Storm Nemo taken by Concordians. Check them out!
How can you eat tacos without expecting a little art?
Works by Peter Hall are on display at Dos Amigos through February
You're looking mighty presidential, Concord!
Our nation’s 14th president Franklin Pierce called Concord home. We took to the streets to ask locals which current Concordian they would like to see become president someday. The answers may or may not surprise you!
We love you, Concord – happy Valentine’s Day!
In honor of one of the Insider’s favorite holidays (and inspired once again by comedian Kurt Braunohler’s ‘Greeting Card Project’), we’ve picked up some greeting cards, changed them to be a little bit more fun and honest and placed them back on the shelves of the Main Street CVS. Prospective last-minute card buyers are in for a fun Valentine’s Day surprise! If you find one of our awesome Valentines on the shelves at the CVS on Main...
The SPCA helps us through the dog days of winter
Puppy love was the theme of the day Saturday, as the Concord-Merrimack County SPCA brought eight little furry critters to Osborne Agway to greet the public.
Ceramics at St. Paul's School
Here's what we found on display at the Hargate Art Gallery.
'A Child at Heart'
Check out the playful new exhibit at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen gallery
Young students sink their teeth into leadership lessons
Northeast Delta Dental hosted its fifth annual Youth Leadership Summit on Friday, with student groups under the guidance of Jay Bonstingl of Bonstingl Leadership Development proposing creative ways to improve their schools. Students learned the values of a good leader, were asked to identify things their schools could do better and had to come up with a plan that could be implemented in six weeks or less.
A fresh dose of art
Check out these paintings by Christopher Cullinan, now hanging at DOs Amigos.
