Dancing with the Concord Stars
This annual dance competition is the centerpiece of NHTI’s Winter Fling fundraiser, which takes place Jan. 26. We caught up with the Concord celebs who will be teaming up to cut the rug – for a good cause! For more information about Dancing With the Concord Stars, visit nhti.edu.
New Year's resolution scavenger hunt
We found the best places in Concord to help you with your New Year’s resolutions. Think you can locate them all? Send your answers to <a href="mailto:news@theconcordinsider.com">news@theconcordinsider.com</a>. Whoever guesses the most correct places will win a $20 gift certificate to the Concord business of their choice. Good luck and happy hunting!
Here's what's hanging at Kimball Jenkins
The latest gallery at Kimball Jenkins
Classic Concord photos
Roger Seymour sent us these awesome classic Concord photos. According to the captions, these shots were taken in 1918 at Sandy Point, just across the Merrimack River from Terrill Park. Looks like there were ladders, rope swings and even a rudimentary water slide. Pretty cool stuff! If you have a classic Concord photo to share with the Insider, send it to <a...
Handmade for the holidays
Last year, we brought you the story of Alison Murphy's holiday pop-up shop, Concord Handmade. Well, it's back again this year. We stopped by its new 67 S. Main St. location to see what locally-created items were in stock.
Co-op please palates with '12 Bites of Christmas'
The Co-op held its annual 12 Bites of Christmas event Thursday, featuring a unique dish for each day in the classic tune.
Concord Doomsday must-haves
The Mayan calendar is set to expire on Dec. 21. Many believe that spells the end of the world as we know it. Some hardy souls, though, should survive whatever we've got coming – so we put together this handy guide.
Visual arts on display at the NHTI library
The art is on display at the NHTI library, 31 College Drive. For more information, visit nhti.edu.
Midnight Merriment
On the scene at the happening holiday shop hop
Crafts at the Unitarian church
The Unitarian Universalist Church held a Greens Fair for the holidays Saturday morning.
Assessing the situation
McGowan Fine Art held a free Appraisal and Assessment Day on Friday, with Martha Richardson venturing up from Boston to offer free appraisals of art pieces. Dozens of people came from near and far to have items assessed.
The latest offerings at the Mill Brook Gallery
The Mill Brook Gallery is located at 236 Hopkinton Road. For more information, visit themillbrookgallery.com or call 226-2046.
Stopping by the Shriners Feztival of Trees
The Insider found the Christmas spirit at the Bektash Shriners Feztival of Trees.
The latest exhibit at McGowan Fine Art
McGowan Fine Art is located at 10 Hills Ave. For more information, visit mcgowanfineart.com or call 225-2515.
[PHOTOS]: Concord memes
If you have a computer, you’ve seen them – memes are everywhere. In fact, the word even made it into the Oxford English Dictionary!</p><p><em>meme (noun): an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations. </em></p><p>And it’s not just crazy cats and e-cards anymore; the newest,...
Holidays around the world
The latest League of New Hampshire Craftsmen exhibit runs through Dec. 12.
These bowls are full of hope
Parker Academy students raised $1,500 for the Friendly Kitchen at last week's Empty Bowls fundraiser.
‘Tis (close enough to) the season
Granite Ledges held its annual holiday craft fair Saturday featuring more than 20 vendors
Instagram pictures of the week
We gathered the best fall photos we could find from Concord – check them out!
The art of classic movies
Check out these vintage posters on display in the NHTI Library.
Happy Howl-O-Ween
Downtown Concord got super spooky last week during the Halloween Howl.
What are you going to be for Halloween?
We hit the streets of Concord to find out what citizens will be dressed as for their trick-or-treating escapades. If you see one of these friendly faces, give them some candy already! Jeepers creepers~!
The Insider turns into a ZOMBIE!
Red River Theatres hosted F/X artist Robert Fitz for a night of makeup and fun. He turned intrepid reporter Keith Testa into a bloodthirsty brainmonger of a zombie! Watch out, Concord – he bites!
Pastels on display at UNH School of Law
We stopped by the gallery at the UNH School of Law.
Who will be the Young Professional of the Year?
Meet the top six vote-getters – winner to be announced Nov. 2
Clay on display at the Mill Brook Gallery
The Mill Brook Gallery is located at 236 Hopkinton Road. For more information, visit themillbrookgallery.com.
The Insider gets schooled
We stopped by brand-spankin‘ new Christa McAuliffe Elementary to see what students like most about their new digs
