Halloween Howl is its usual downtown trick-or-treating extravaganza
Intown Concord’s annual Halloween Howl turned Main Street into a trick-or-treaters paradise on Friday evening.
We successfully trick-or-treated for your best Halloween decorations
We sent out the call for the coolest Halloween decorations in Concord, and boy did you guys answer it. Here’s a sampling of the best that we got – with the caveat that some are not from this year (in your defense, we never specified in our request).
Quench your thirst with this Christine Destrempes exhibit
In “Transparency & Substance,” the current exhibit at St. Paul’s Hargate Gallery, Christine Destrempes explores the personality of water. Destrempes is “drawn to water’s reflective stillness as well as its capacity for transformation, seamless adaptability and proclivity to follow the path of least resistance.” The exhibit is on display through Nov. 1 and you can even meet Destrempes during family weekend at St. Paul’s, Friday,...
Here’s your Halloween shopping list, non-candy division
We made our annual trek to Spirit Halloween in the Steeplegate Mall to find the coolest costumes and decorations
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Evolution Rock + Fitness is holding themed costume nights on Wednesdays throughout October to help you get into the Halloween spirit from a couple hundred feet off the ground. Last week was retro night, but you can still catch spandex night Oct. 22 and a Halloween party Oct. 29.
Why we’re Making Strides
Let these team leaders explain why they got involved in the annual walk
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The ninth annual Taste of Concord was held last week and you might be able to guess it was filled with delicious food from all your favorite joints around town.
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The NHTI library is home to some fun stuff this month – and we’re not talking about the book collection. There’s painted pottery by Amanda Tempesta, Sandra White’s quilling (which is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped and glued together to create decorative designs) and Fred Harrington Reverse Polish Notation HP Calculators.
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The first annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event to raise money and awareness for domestic and sexual violence drew a hearty crowd despite steady drizzle Wednesday afternoon.
Kimball-Jenkins brings in small art for a rather large exhibit
Kimball-Jenkins is well known for bringing some pretty unique shows to its galleries. And this month is no different as members of the North Country Studio took over the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery. But with well over 50 pieces on display, it might not take up as much wall space as you might expect. You see, each piece in the exhibit is only 6 by 6, and we’re talking in inches here people. And you might be surprised to see exactly what...
Sometimes our job is to eat all the awesome pumpkin stuff in Concord
This is merely a sampling of the pumpkin-flavored delights that await you in our great city. For instance, we didn’t hit any of the local restaurants that usually offer pumpkin desserts this time of year, simply because we wanted our pants to fit in the morning. But we still found these delightful treats. Go try ‘em!
Everything you need to find the perfect pumpkin
There are plenty of pumpkins, big and small, grown right here in Concord. But choosing the right one can be a difficult task. Have no fear. That’s why the Insider’s here! Tim stopped by a couple of local farms to get the skinny, and he also got some great pumpkin shots.
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There’s a fall celebration going on right now and no, it’s not in your backyard as the trees begin to shed their summer coat in anticipation of winter. Not sure if that’s actually why the leaves fall each autumn, but we’ll try to find out and report back. Rather the celebration we’re talking about is the Dancing Leaves exhibit at Mill Brook Gallery, on display through Oct. 12, where each piece of fine art is dedicated to those...
Concord High School had a white T-shirt contest, and everyone went
Concord High School’s annual homecoming parade turned into a walk to defeat ALS this year following principal Gene Connolly’s recent diagnosis, and hundreds turned out in their Connolly Tough T-shirts to kick it in the ALS.
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AVC Emergency & Referral Veterinary Center opened its Concord location in June.
Abraham Lincoln stops off at the annual City Auditorium kickoff gala
The Friends of the Concord City Auditorium presented the 24th Season Opening Gala on Sept. 14 with a theme of “The Magic of Theatre.”
WOW gives locals a chance to test the waters
The second annual Weekend on the Water festival was held Sept. 6 and 7 at Riverfront Park and featured all sorts of different aqua-themed activities. And there was a giant inflatable rubber duck!
Everyone walks for the animals with the SPCA – including the animals
The Pope Memorial SPCA held its annual Walk for the Animals on Sunday at Northeast Delta Dental, with two different walking courses and a host of vendors and other entertainment. We’d make a dog pun here, but we’d rather just tell you how much of a treat it was to be there.
The Insider shares in the Day of Caring
Granite United Way held its annual day of activism and drew a record number of volunteers from businesses in and around Concord – more than 450 on 64 projects in the county – and we were there to chase them around the city
Making the most out of what the Granite State has to offer
In New Hampshire, we sure do appreciate our granite. We are the Granite State after all. And from what we can tell, Gary Haven Smith must feel the same, especially since he uses our state’s nicknamesake to create some impressive works of art – and ones that happen to weigh quite a bit. They are made out of granite (and other materials) after all. Smith’s sculptures and paintings are currently on display at McGowan Fine Art through...
Looking at the Granite State from really old (and newer) lenses
A photograph exhibit, entitled “New Hampshire Then & Now,” is currently on display at the N.H. Historical Society’s Park Street location. Using old prints by a variety of photographers and more recent snapshots by Peter Randall, the collection shows just how much the Granite State has changed over the years.
Concord’s hottest hunks
You nominated them, and they’re pleased to meet you.
Turns out toe jam isn’t all that bad for you, especially in band form
The Toe Jam Puppet Band brought their grooving tunes to the Concord Library last week, complete with a bubble machine, dirty laundry and hula hoops for all.
We like to think of Johann Busch as the local master of reflections
Johann (Hanz) Busch is the latest artist to fill the walls of the NHTI library, displaying a mixture of his digital art and photography. Busch’s work is something that needs to be seen firsthand to truly appreciate, and you’re in luck because the exhibit will be up through Aug. 29.
We did your back to school shopping for you
Well, we didn’t actually buy you anything. But we did spend the afternoon downtown to prove that you can get just about anything you need from local merchants on Main Street so you can avoid rabid seas of big box shoppers
Celebrate construction by stopping in at McGowan Fine Art
Be Prepared To Stop: A Celebration of Construction with artists Melissa Anne Miller, Barbara Carr, Thomas Glover and John Bonner is currently on display at McGowan Fine Art through August
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Disc golf is a good walk through the woods that is anything but spoiled.
