Ask the Elders: Animal comparisons
Dear Elders, If you could be an animal, what animal would you be and why? Signed, Suzy Zoo Casper Kranenburg Dear Zoo Suzy, Your question could lead to a long time of self reflecting and pondering and since you gave me the option of choosing to be any animal, I want to be a fly on the wall. It must be the most exciting thing in the world to be able to see and hear everything and everywhere and nobody knows you are there watching and...
A few weeks ago, we printed a guide to area nonprofits and their needs for the holiday season. (If you missed it, find the guide at our website, the concordinsider.com, or pick up a copy at the Concord Monitor, 1 Monitor Drive.) We received two additional giving opportunities since the guide printed: New Hampshire State Prison for Women I would like to ask the people of Concord to remember the women at the New Hampshire State Prison...
Great gifts for animal lovers at the Audubon
Looking for the gift that keeps on giving? Want to give something that is out of the ordinary and might open up new ways of thinking and new experiences? Want a gift that will never be out of style? Give a gift that supports New Hampshire Audubon and the work it does to protect the state's natural environment for wildlife and people. – Sponsor an animal: Pick a bird, turtle, and/or snake that lives at Audubon and sponsor...
Messiah' is the best when it's free!
The Timothy and Abigail B. Walker Lecture Fund will present Concord's 79th annual performance of George Frederick Handel's “Messiah” on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. The performance on Saturday is an open rehearsal (chorus and soloists), while the Sunday performance will be a full production, including orchestra and professional soloists. Both performances are free and will be held at St. Paul's...
Take a free, artsy tour through the city
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce invites you to its next “Art Concord” art tour to get a taste of why the capital area is becoming the cultural arts hub of the state. Local art galleries and other art venues around the city will join forces to offer the free collaborative gallery tour on Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A brochure and map will be available at each gallery, as well as refreshments. Participating venues...
Dancers make your day more spectacular
Concord Dance Academy's “Holiday Spectacular” will be held at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., on Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10. Don't miss this exciting dance performance! The academy's award-winning dancers will perform to your holiday favorites. There will be free photos with Santa in the lobby prior to the show in exchange for a canned good or unwrapped toy...
Register for winter programs at the YMCA
It's time for winter registration at the Concord Family YMCA, 15 N. State St. The winter session runs from Jan. 3 through Feb. 21 (seven weeks). Member registration began on Nov. 30 and program-member registration will begin on Dec. 7. To see the current brochure, visit concordfamilyymca.org. For more information, call 228-9622.
Future TV stars, we're talking to you
Do you have an idea for a TV show? Perhaps you'd like to produce your own cooking or exercise show? Whatever your talents or interests, there's a place for you to share them with the public, and that's at Concord TV. Concord residents and nonprofits can come to Concord TV and discover the world of television production. Find out all about it by attending a free orientation, which is held on the first Thursday of the...
Pick of the week
Concord TV's independent producer Rose Marie Lanier took a 15-month break from taping her show, “Rapping with Rose Marie.” She has returned to the studio and taped a new program with Ed Kirby as her guest. The topic is mental illness and deals with issues of treatment, advocacy and support. Watch it on Channel 22 at the following times: Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 3 p.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and...
Be super-safe during a power outage, thanks to these handy tips
High winds last weekend caused more than 50,000 households in New Hampshire to lose power. Without electricity, families have looked for alternative sources for heating, lighting and cooking. The American Red Cross chapters in New Hampshire urge all residents to follow safety precautions during these power outages. “Alternative or supplemental sources for heating, lighting or cooking need to be used carefully to prevent home fires,”...
Heroes enjoy getting holiday mail, too
In this season of hope and giving, the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes have joined forces to invite Americans to send a touch of home to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad. In its third year, the “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program is an opportunity to share joy and thanks with our service members throughout the holiday season by way of a greeting card. Today more than 1.4 million...
Take the Audi to new heights for a chance to fly
Since 1904, the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., has been the place to go for top-notch entertainment that doesn’t break the bank. If you’re wondering how you can give back to the Audi, consider donating some dough to the Audi’s Flyspace Project. For you non-theater people wondering what a flyspace is – we’ll get to that later. For now, all you need to know is that this project is the Audi’s last major renovation effort and it...
To remember those you have loved
The opening ceremony for the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association's “Hospice Lights of Life” will be held on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Merrimack County Savings Bank, 89 N. Main St. Following the ceremony, hundreds of electric candles will be lit throughout December in the windows of downtown Concord, Contoocook, Henniker, Hillsboro, Penacook and Pittsfield. Each candle represents a loved one of members of our...
The investigations never stop
There's never a dull moment for The Revelator – readers keep us stocked with tough questions and challenging mysteries about the city we all know and love, and in turn, we tap our exclusive list of secret sources (aka: Tom Aspell) for the answers. Here's the latest letter to arrive in the Revelator inbox: This seems like a question only The Insider can answer. I've lived on and travelled through the Centre...
Toiletry drive for refugees a success!
Concord has opened its arms to the Interfaith Refugee Ministry Replacement Program, and the Franklin Pierce Law Center's Black Law Students Association, in collaboration with the law center's library. From Nov. 12 to 21, BLSA held a toiletry drive at the school to collect items ranging from toothbrushes to soap to help stock the living quarters of refugees now living in the Concord area. “I was pleasantly surprised...
Spelling bee champions tell all
OMG! I've Got Spellulitis! (It's a disease of the spelling gene and it makes your head swell.) The honor of holding the first annual community spelling bee championship has its ups and downs. On the one hand, we can wallow in the glory for an entire year. On the other is the pressure of the REVENGE we will surely face in 2010. Shall we gloat or should we hunker down and study the dictionary three hours a night for the next...
We heart cookie walks and craft fairs
The Contoocook United Methodist Church, 26 Maple St., Contoocook, will hold its sixth annual Creative Angels Craft Fair and Cookie Walk on Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be handcrafted gifts and ornaments, assorted holiday greens, a holiday food pantry with a variety of delicious treats and more than 40 varieties of cookies for the cookie walk. Our “little angel” workshop will be open for little ones to be able to...
Over the river and through the woods
So far, the off-beat gift guide has taken you to an antique store and winery. This week, we're going to the Forest Society gift shop at the Conservation Center on Portsmouth Street. It feels a million miles away from the city with its wooded driveway, paths and rustic building, but it's actually just minutes from Loudon Road. Who'd have thought? The Forest Society is a statewide land conservation organization. According...
The humongous fungus
Reta MacGregor of Goffstown was the guide when I went on a foray to hunt wild mushrooms at Livingston Park in Manchester. She has been studying and hunting wild mushrooms for more than 30 years. Her imagination was captured when she was given a book about mushrooms and she started hunting them in the wild. There were about a dozen people on the field trip sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Granite State College....
