Two more weekends of ‘Educating Rita’
Creative Ambitions Performance Studio of NH , a new professional theatre company in the Granite State, will premiere its second production at Hatbox Theatre in Concord, “Educating Rita,” by Willy Russell. The show opened on Aug. 4 and runs through Aug. 20. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. “Educating Rita,” directed by Tracy Mullen Cosker, is a comedy-drama set in Liverpool, England, in the early...
Sunflower farm hosting festival in Concord blends rural and urban living
The 20-acre sunflower field, framed on one side by the curving banks of Merrimack River, resembles the idyllic charm of New Hampshire’s rural countryside. But Greg Pollock’s sunflowers, which stand three feet tall and have yet to mature into their vivid yellow blossoms, are growing right off busy Exit 14 of Interstate 93 in the middle of Concord. Sunfox Farm is located on Loudon Road, directly behind the massive parking lot serving...
CYPN: Greg and Amber invite Concord to a sunflower festival
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Greg Pollock and Amber Brouillette. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Greg Pollock and Amber Brouillette How old are you? 32 and 30. Where do you live? Deerfield, NH. Tell us a little bit about yourself. We are two young...
This week in Concord history
Aug. 10, 2000: A Superior Court judge rules the state must return about $1 million in taxes paid on interest and dividends earned from out-of-state banks between 1991 and 1994. Aug. 11, 1766: John Wentworth is appointed governor of new Hampshire by King George II and also “surveyor of the king’s woods in North America.” He will take charge the following summer. Aug. 12, 2002: In Meredith, Marine Patrol is still...
Bulletin board for week of Aug. 10, 2023
A Visit with Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Steve Wood, begins this program by recounting his early life and ends with a reading of the ‘Gettysburg Address.’ Along the way he comments on the debates with Stephen Douglas, his run for the presidency, and the Civil War. Steve Wood presents the program on Thursday, August 10, at 2:30 p.m. at Tad’s Place at Heritage Heights, at 149 East Side Drive in Concord. For more...
