Monitor staffer Noelle Kjellman took the Insider with her on a Carnival cruise. – Tue, 03 May 2011
Monitor staffer Noelle Kjellman took the Insider with her on a Carnival cruise. Here she is at Port Lucaya Marketplace in Freeport, Bahamas, one of the cruise’s ports of call. The Insider has always preferred Tom Cruise to actual cruises; we get a bit seasick and Tom has all the right moves to make us feel better! Send your travel pics to news@theconcordinsider.com.
This Week in Concord History
May 3, 1967: Concord High School bars the press from covering Alabama Gov. George Wallace's appearance at the school. Referring to a recent incident in which he was prohibited from speaking at Yale University, Wallace says: “I am glad they are barred – and not me – this time.” After the CHS speech, Wallace heads for Dartmouth, where screaming, jeering students force him from the speaker's platform and...
Don't be scared to put spinach on the table
Are you afraid of spinach? Does it conjure up images of green, flavorless mush? Popeye, perhaps, downing can after can of the stuff?Well, it turns out that Popeye knew what he was doing, eating all that spinach. Spinach is one of the most nutritious of the leafy greens, rich in iron, calcium, cancer-fighting antioxidants, vitamin K and vitamin C. It contains the nutrient lutein, for strong vision and prevention of cataracts and...
eBook seminar
Interested in eBooks? Come learn about eBooks at the Concord Public Library on May 4 at 12:10 p.m. or on May 10 at 7 p.m. in the Concord Public Library Auditorium. These workshops will cover the Nook and Kindle eBook devices, and are free and open to the public.
Pick of the week
It's that season again! The pick of the week to watch from ConcordTV is the newest Concord High School baseball game.Watch your favorite high school stars against Alvirne from the April 24 game. We'll also be adding in more baseball and softball games as they come in!Watch the game every day at 4 p.m. on Channel 6.
Old bag auction
Don't miss the “Old Bag Auction” to benefit Womenade of Concord on May 5 at the Capital Club at O Steaks and Seafood in Concord. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction followed by a live auction of gently used purses at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for light appetizers and a cash bar and enjoy the company of friends while you shop a bounty of bags (all for only a suggested donation of $10 at the door)....
A volunteer opportunity
Operation Lifesaver is looking for a volunteer state coordinator to assume this post when the current state coordinator, Lyman Cousens, steps aside. Cousens, a Boscawen resident, has been in this position for the past 20 years.The mission of Operation Lifesaver is to end collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail crossings through a network of certified volunteers who provide free presentations on rail safety to school children,...
Homebrew day
A celebration of National Homebrew Day, known as AHA Big Brew, is now in its 14th year. Concord Area Homebrewers will host a local site on May 7.Organized by the American Homebrewers Association, AHA Big Brew celebrates National Homebrew Day, honored on the first Saturday of May. AHA Big Brew brings together thousands of homebrewers from around the world, all brewing the same beers simultaneously. More than 5,000 homebrewers from...
Spring fashion show
The Concord Spring Fashion show will take place at Concord High School on May 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The event, organized by Concord High students, is a benefit for Special Olympics New Hampshire. Their goal is to raise $15,000 to send two Special Olympics athletes to Athens, Greece for the World Summer Games. There will be a raffle, with prizes like a trip to the Bahamas or a $500 shopping spree. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for...
White Park clean-up
May 7 is the annual White Park spring clean-up day. We will plant, weed, and help make the park look better than ever! Everyone is welcome, no special skills required. Meet near the skate house to help between 9 a.m. and noon.
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Attenbury EmeraldsJill Paton Walsh2010, 338 pages FictionThis is a Dorothy Sayers-inspired mystery, involving her characters Lord Peter Wimsey, his wife Harriet, and his invaluable manservant, Bunter. Harriet asks Peter to recount his very first case about the Attenbury Emeralds. Peter and Bunter tell her how they solved this very intriguing...
Yard and bake sale
A yard and bake sale to benefit the Loudon Center Freewill Baptist Church will be held on May 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will take place at the church at 433 Clough Hill Rd. in Loudon.For more information, please call Pastor Frost at 783-4540.
Sit back and relax
The Friends Program has been matching volunteers with community members in need since 1975. Over the past decade, its fundraising auction has been an annual tradition for the Who's Who of Concord. This year will be no different. Fresh off a move to a new downtown location and the launch of its new logo/slogan, the Friends Program is poised for a big year of fundraising.This year's auction theme is “Sit Back and...
See yourself in bronze
Perhaps you've seen Tom Devaney in the window of his Pleasant and Main studio, carefully crafting away on a wire sculpture or a shiny metallic Peanuts character. But have you ever considered that he could be up there working on a sculpture – of you? This year's Friends Program Auction gives you a chance for just that.For the showcase item in this year's auction, Devaney will create a one-of-a-kind figurative...
Radiologist-turned-artist donates unique painting
James Wolcott was your friendly neighborhood radiologist, working those gamma rays and CT scans at Concord Hospital for years. Since his recent retirement, he's traded in the X-rays for a new kind of visual art. He creates abstract paintings on unique media.”I really just like the process of finding materials to use,” Wolcott said, “and using them in a way, with color, that creates something of...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts on his gi, takes off his shoes, and roundhouse kicks a city memo right in our face! The Insider never got past first-degree white belt, so we never stood a chance.Hiiii-yah!Sign 'em upno dogs allowedThe City Clerk's Office would like to remind dog owners that it is time to renew dog licenses, Aspell writes. State law requires that every owner or keeper of a dog, 4 months of age or older,...
Concord's vegan-friendly downtown eats and shops
I am not a vegetarian. I am not a vegan. But today, for lunch, I bought a cup of beef chili and a completely luscious-looking vegan peach muffin, and it felt so right.This got me thinking about the mainstreaming of vegan products in America. Vegan lifestyles are not just for dietary radicals, paint-slinging PETA activists or people who live in California anymore. I may have bought my chili-muffin duo at the Concord Co-op, a business...
Lawyer looks lovely in legal briefs
Dear Casper and Bill, I have a huge crush on a handsome lawyer who’s representing my soon-to-be ex-husband. He’s smooth, intelligent and his butt looks great in legal briefs. We’ve talked a few times, and he seems into me, but I’ve heard from women around the water cooler that he’s “tried a lot of cases,” if you know what I mean. Any objections to me getting with him? Dear Courtesan, Can we meet him? Please. Who wouldn’t like a smooth...
World of Make Believe
Red River Theatres hosted the release party for Jamantics’ latest album, World of Make Believe. The theater was packed as the band played two back-to-back all-ages shows for its loyal fans. Wanna catch Jamantics in concert? Check out jamantics.com or facebook.com/jamantics for a full concert schedule. Related content:
Burger time
The Concord Family YMCA’s 7th annual spring social was held last week at the Grappone Conference Center. The event included a silent auction, beer and wine tasting and the Concord’s Top Chef Cookoff to determine Concord’s best burger. All told, the social raised $22,000 for the Y’s Kid’s Campaign scholarship program. Have a look at the night in pictures. Try not to drool! Related content:
