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Last week, we gave you a sneak peek into the first day of the Capital Region Food Program’s 41st annual Holiday Basket Project, when all the donated food was sorted. Here’s what happened when those stacks of boxes (5,000 total) started to get filled.
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The New Hampshire Furniture Masters gallery is currently home to the third exhibition in its ‘Schools of Thought’ series: North Bennet Street School. The exhibit is “an examination of works by makers from this esteemed Boston program” and will be on display through March 10.
In need of last minute gift ideas? We’ve got ’em
We scoured downtown Concord for all the hottest presents (and baked goods!) you can snag as the Christmas clock officially winds down. Read them quick, though, time’s running out!
We checked out the happenings at the holiday food basket project
The Capital Region Food Program kicked off its holiday food basket project last week.
This is what NHTI’s visual arts students have been up to
It’s not everyday that we get to be part of a celebration, which is why we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see what the students in NHTI’s visual arts program had decided to display for their capstone exhibits. And what we found hanging on the walls of the school library was a wide range of stuff from three NHTI artists. Bonnie Farren used ceramics to express her artistic side. Jessica Roberts is a photographer and shared her...
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For the last 15 years, every December, the fine people at Kimball-Jenkins put together an exhibit that showcases the fine work of their students for all to see. So consider this your official invitation to the annual Kimby Jenks Student Art Exhibit, which will be on display through Jan. 2 in the Carolyn Jenkins gallery.
See Melissa Miller’s view of the world, through her paint brush
Melissa Anne Miller is pretty famous around these parts for her art. And now, marking a 20-year collaboration, Miller’s stuff is once again hanging on the walls of McGowan Fine Art. The show will run till Dec. 19, but before it ends, Miller will be hosting a studio tour at 45 S. Main St. in the loft at Orr & Reno, on Wednesday, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
This lucky elf’s shelf is all of Concord
The Elf on the Shelf is a phenomenon the world hasn’t seen the likes of since the Concord Insider (wait, that’s us!). And the craze has officially come to Concord. We took our little buddy out on the town, but we want to see what you can do with one. Send us photos of the coolest places your elf winds up – in your house or anywhere in Concord – by emailing us at <a...
Sue Chandler turns Tim into an official gingerbread house expert
Or at least a guy who can make one house
We've got just the thing to make your door pop this holiday season
And it happens to rhyme with smeath!
Head to Cobblestone to gobble up the best Christmas baubles this year
If you haven’t been to Cobblestone Design Company recently, you sure are missing out on one serious winter wonderland. Beginning in October, the store on Fort Eddy Road is transformed into all things Christmas. We’re talking snowmen (fake of course), trees (also fake) and wreaths (some of which are actually real). So if you’re in need of some new Christmassy stuff, Cobblestone will probably have something to fill your holiday...
Celebrate some local artists by checking out this Mill Brook show
To end yet another year, Mill Brook Gallery is paying homage to the capital region’s thriving arts scene with an exhibit featuring nine local artists who dabble in mediums from acrylic to oils, and bronze to photography. And as an early Christmas present to yourself, you should go check it out before Dec. 24, the last day of the show.
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The 14th annual Fez-tival of Trees once again brought out the best and brightest fake Christmas tree designers known to man – or at least from the capital region. While there were many great ones to choose from, we can only print so many so feast you eyes on this outstanding collection.
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Rundlett Middle School held a craft fair and cookie walk Nov. 23 to kick off the holiday season, and the Insider – and Santa! – was invited.
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Help longtime Concord resident Conky O'Connell identify these photos. It's the neighborly thing to do.
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Cole Gardens held a poinsettia open house that drew more than 80 people to their greenhouse in Loudon last weekend.
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The art work you see here represents a piece of history when it comes to the League of N.H. Craftsmen, so put on your walking shoes cause we’re taking a trip down memory lane.
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Bob Dorr is quite the embroiderer and he's also a member of the League of N.H. Craftsmen.
We give you the most obscure movies ever
We love spending our days off (and down time in the office)catching up on movies we’ve never seen before. And after a trip to NHTI recently, we better fire up the popcorn maker, because we have a lot of new material for the old DVD player. That is if any of it actually comes in DVD form. It’s probably more likely to be found on Betamax. The collection of old movie posters on the walls of the library is courtesy of Red River’s Barry...
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Concord’s cup stackers have gone international! Thursday was the worldwide Stack Up event, where students in 35 countries tried to break the world record for most people cup stacking in a given day. The goal was 600,000, and as of this writing, the predicted count was 599,677 – plenty good to beat the previous record of about 555,000 (though the official count is still pending). Beaver Meadow and Rundlett were two of 14 New Hampshire...
This N.H. Institute of Art exhibit has taken over the Kimby-Jenks
Typically, one gallery is enough for exhibits at the Kimby-Jenks. But this isn’t your average show. That’s why the New Hampshire Institute of Art Alumni work has taken over both the Jill C. Wilson and the Carolyn Jenkins galleries. The exhibit runs through the end of November, but you might want to go soon because there’s a lot to look at.
More like the Concord InCider, amirite!!??
We checked in with a couple of local experts to get the lowdown on different ways to make sweet, sweet, cider
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Concord's Jana Brown wrote a screenplay called The Divide, which is set to begin filming next summer.
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Eastern Bank purchased Centrix Bank last week, crossing the border from Massachusetts to New Hampshire, and welcomed itself by surprising customers and buying everyone breakfast for a few hours at Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout the state Tuesday, including two in Concord.
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The League of N.H. Craftsmen’s exhibit, “Gifts From Our Hands: What We Do Best,” is on display between now and Dec. 19. So you should probably go check it out.
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We figured there was no better way to get a glimpse of life at NHTI than through the students’ eyes, and since it’s not yet scientifically feasible to look directly through them, we hit up Instagram to find the best shots of campus happenings.
Technically speaking, NHTI is a pretty sweet school
We found out everything there is to know about the only residential community college in New Hampshire
‘Back roads and By Ways’ will lead you to this McGowan exhibit
McGowan Fine Art is currently home to Susan Abbott’s “Back Roads and By Ways: New Landscapes.” The exhibit runs through Nov. 14 and shows Abbott’s attraction to small towns, dirt roads, village greens, barn yards and back fields. Both mood and meaning in Abbott’s oil work – images of old houses, old farms, old towns and old trucks – have to do with age and time. And if you like what you see here, there’s plenty more on...
