Rhythm is a dancer, but so are these familiar Concord personalities
NHTI hosted Dancing with the Concord Stars, the best reality dancing show the networks haven’t caught onto yet, as part of its annual Winter Fling last weekend. Thirteen dance teachers from four local dance academies – Concord Dance Academy, Let’s Dance Studio, Miss Gen’s Dance Studio, and Creative Dance Workshop of Bow – coached up the squads. The event, which was presented by Lincoln Financial Group, helped NHTI raise more than...
Rhythm is a dancer, but so are these familiar Concord personalities
NHTI hosted Dancing with the Concord Stars, the best reality dancing show the networks haven’t caught onto yet, as part of its annual Winter Fling last weekend. Thirteen dance teachers from four local dance academies – Concord Dance Academy, Let’s Dance Studio, Miss Gen’s Dance Studio, and Creative Dance Workshop of Bow – coached up the squads. The event, which was presented by Lincoln Financial Group, helped NHTI raise more than...
Where the Insider Goes – Tue, 04 Feb 2014
In memory of their mother, six of eight siblings – including Margaret Dyer, who sent in the photo – and their families spent Thanksgiving where the pilgrims and Native Americans had their first all-inclusive tropical getaway: Cancun, Mexico, According to Dyer, their mother “made it all possible.”
Photographer captured some of ‘Life’s’ most important moments
John Shearer spent years photographing some of the most famous moments in United States history. He covered the funerals of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Attica Prison riots and the “Fight of the Century” between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Shearer’s work is on display in the Hargate Gallery at the Hargate Art Center at St. Paul’s School through Feb. 15.
Photographer captured some of ‘Life’s’ most important moments
John Shearer spent years photographing some of the most famous moments in United States history. He covered the funerals of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Attica Prison riots and the “Fight of the Century” between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Shearer’s work is on display in the Hargate Gallery at the Hargate Art Center at St. Paul’s School through Feb. 15.
Concord High School student Pedro Pimentel is making movie magic
Pedro Pimentel is a simple film maker. Give the Concord High School senior and president of the school’s film society a camera and some actors and he will spend the day creating something new for the world to see. It’s the way things have been since Pimentel began making independent films six years ago. And next week, you can see some of his latest creations. Two of Pimentel’s movies, Daniel and The Beauty of the World, will be shown...
A job well done – Tue, 04 Feb 2014
Here’s a little dose of summer camp to help you get through the winter, readers. Ryan Donnelly of Concord was honored at the end of last year in a special ceremony at Camp Spaulding to commemorate his achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. The community service project Ryan chose took place at Camp Spaulding, where he saw a need for a recycling system and set out to make it happen. After planning and creating a miniature scale version to...
Aliza Cilley uses her voice to make nice music sounds
Aliza Cilley, a senior at Merrimack Valley High School, had the opportunity to participate in the New Hampshire Band Directors Association Chamber Music Festival on Jan. 4. This is an invitation-only festival, with students invited following an audition. To be invited, students needed to be one of the top 10 scores in the state in their respective instrument or voice. Aliza was selected for alto voice. Students from around the state...
Megan Doyle may or may not be writing an elaborate murder mystery
Monitor reporter Laura McCrystal is off to the city of brotherly love for a sweet (and given the prevelance of cheesesteaks, salty) new gig, which means she is no longer on the City Hall beat. But she’s left the assignment in good hands, those being the hands of Megan Doyle, who like McCrystal is a Notre Dame alum. Take a minute and meet your new source for all the downtown happenings.What’s your favorite news story you’ve ever...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 04 Feb 2014
Given the recent turn of events with the Complete Streets project, we figured what better time to highlight our downtown in nostalgic sepia tones. In other news, the snowfall depicted above would have gridlocked Atlanta for at least two days. Thanks to Instagram user @scandinavianbrother for the shot.
Missed Connections: Sexy, rustic scruff and roasting chickens
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord finds crossed out text sexy is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best recent entries.Concord Market Basket, Friday about 6:40pm – w4m (Fish department)You flirtatiously initiated contact, adding that we would meet again, that it was fate. We chatted briefly about how you had roasted a chicken...
This Week In Concord History
Feb. 4, 2000: Thousands of students got into the act of voting through the Kids Voting New Hampshire program, the Monitor reports. In Concord, 1,589 kids voted alongside their parents and, like their elders, chose John McCain and Al Gore as their favorite candidates.Feb. 4, 1908: In Concord, the St. Paul’s School ice hockey team defeats the Harvard freshmen 9-1. Captain Hobey Baker “played a wonderful game,” scoring three goals, the...
Everything you need to know about the Concord High School Film Festival
When: February 12 at 5 p.m. Ticket sales begin at 4 p.m.Where: Concord High School. Duh. If you want to be more specific, it’s in the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium.How much: $5. That’s 3.7 Euros (note: Euros not accepted).What else should I know? Tickets are only available at the door, beginning an hour before show time. The festival will feature five films, which run for a total of about 40 minutes, but the evening will also feature...
Not just your typical high school drama
Are you sick of all those Hollywood produced movies that seem to have the same old plot? Do you want to be wowed the next time you watch a film by actors you’ve never heard of? Well, you’re in luck. Because the Concord High School Film Society is about to knock your socks off. (Not literally, but the plan is to do so figuratively.) The second annual Concord High School Film Festival is set for Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. in the Christa...
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The second annual Concord High School Film Festival will be held Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. in the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium.
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 04 Feb 2014
That dude who is just straight chillin’ is William J. Campbell, who settled in Concord with his bride, Edythe Devereaux Campbell, in the early 1900s. Thanks to his grandson, Richard Campbell Jr., for sending us this photo and some knowledge: This horse and cart could be spotted throughout the streets of Concord as William “peddled baked goods” to the citizens of Concord in the 1920s. Which begs the question – how did this stop being...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell spends hours penning the script to his movie, Danger is How You Aspell My Middle Name, only to find out it was never greenlighted, or any color lighted. Furious, he shreds it into tiny pieces, which spell out a city memo!Bummer, dudeHope you bet the overThe city has had an unexpected setback in selecting a contractor for the Main Street Project, Aspell writes. Based on the number of contractors in...
Learning the tricks of the cake decorating world one talk at a time
Ask Sue Chandler a question about cake decorating and you might want to grab a chair.With 25 years of experience spreading delicious frostings and making melt-in-your-mouth candies, the owner of Chandler’s Cake and Candy Supplies on Perley Street has a lot of tricks up her sleeves. Chandler loves to share her knowledge about the ins and outs of gum paste, fondant and sugar. And by the time the conversation is over, there’s a strong...
Statewide meeting of business leaders Feb. 11
N.H. Jump$tart Coalition is organizing a statewide meeting of business leaders on Feb. 11 at the Grappone Conference Center. The Forum on the Financial Literacy of N.H. Families and Workers will review creative ideas and proven strategies for sharing existing financial literacy and consumer information to residents of the Granite State. Marc Hebert, president of the Harbor Group, Inc. and host of “Marc Hebert’s Money $ense” on WGIR-AM...
Potluck event at Kimball Jenkins School of Art
Wednesday’s Wisdom potluck will be held Feb. 12 in the Kimball Jenkins School of Art carriage house. The event begins at 6 p.m. and will feature a slide show and discussion by Chris Pothier, a fine art painter. The topic for the evening will be Delft after Rome: The rise of humanism in 17th century Northern Europe, which helped transform and challenge the traditions of the Renaissance in western painting. The event, presented by the...
Capital Area Memory Cafe slated for Feb. 19
The Capital Area Memory Café for memory-impaired inpiduals and their family members will be held Feb. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Granite Ledges of Concord, 151 Langley Parkway. The Memory Café is held on the third Wednesday of every month at the same time. The Capital Area Memory Café is a collaboration of Concord Hospital, Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord, and Granite Ledges of Concord. Enjoy an...
Legislative luncheon set for Feb. 21 at Grappone
Join your fellow businesses and community leaders for the 2014 Legislative Outlook Luncheon, presented by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, on Feb. 21 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center. The cost of the event is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members, and includes lunch. The event is generously sponsored by Hinckley Allen. From Medicaid expansion to minimum wage, get two informed...
Stamp collectors to hold meeting on Feb. 18
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Anyone interested in stamp collecting is invited to attend. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
Seven-week parenting class at Riverbend
Parenting the Second Time Around, a free seven-week workshop series for grandparents, relatives and others who are parenting again, will begin Feb. 12. The workshop will be held at Riverbend Children’s Intervention Program, 105 Loudon Rd., Bldg. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information or to register, call Judy Stowell at 228-0547 ext. 4110.
‘Casablanca’ to be shown at the Discover Center
One of the greatest and most romantic films of all time will be shown on the big screen again at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord this Valentine’s Day.Called “Celebrate Valentine’s Day Under the Stars,” the Discovery Center will screen the classic film Casablanca in the planetarium theater.This stellar evening includes hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, live music, science demonstrations, a scavenger hunt, night sky...
Concord Chorale wants to sing to your valentine
Say “I Love You” with a song. The Concord Chorale is pleased to offer Singing Valentines to surprise one’s valentine with a serenading ensemble, at the location of one’s choice, on Feb. 13, from 5 to 9 p.m., or Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Choose from eight songs to find the perfect sentiment. For only $75, one’s valentine will receive one love song, a long stemmed red rose and two tickets to the next Concord Chorale concert. Add a...
Get a good philanthropical sweat going
Local business owner Jeremy Woodward of Jeremy’s Bootcamp and Ironheart Jeremy Events knows what it’s like to endure a congenital heart defect, so when he was approached by a client to host a fundraiser for the family of Sophia Dean, a local 2-year-old who is in need of a heart transplant, Woodward didn’t hesitate. According to the GoFundMe campaign, Sophia was born with dilated cardiomyopathy. The left ventricle is enlarged, and...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
Critical MassSara Paretsky2013, 465Fiction V.I. Warshawski (Victoria Iphigenia, a.k.a. Vic) is a Chicago private eye of Polish/Italian descent. In Paretsky’s seventeenth book, Vic’s best friend, Lotty, an elderly Austrian-born doctor whose family died in the Holocaust, asks her to look into what has happened to Judy, the drug-addicted daughter of her childhood playmate, Kitty. After tracking Judy to a rural meth house where she’s...
