We sent our intern on a Concord adventure
I have had four adventurous years since leaving the Concord area to attend school in upstate New York. But now that I’m back in New Hampshire interning for the Insider (and Monitor), I set out to rediscover the area where I grew up. So, armed with a camera and list of Concord hot-spots, I met up with my friend and fledgling photographer Tim Berube to see what Concord has to offer. A lot can change in four years.Our day of adventure...
Concord author to sign copies of his new book at Gibson’s
Concord is home to countless artistic and talented people. You’ve probably seen some of these talents on display at an art gallery, performance hall, bar or movie theater, as musicians and painters/sculptors tend to have plenty of outlets to display their work in this city. But what about people whose talents aren’t the kind that are suited to live performances and big shows? That’s where Gibson’s Bookstore comes in. The bookstore is...
‘Manchester by the Sea’ a heavy, real drama at Red River
We haven’t done a movie review in quite some time – in fact, this may be the first one, who knows? – but when we saw that the critically acclaimed Manchester by the Sea was playing at Red River Theatres, we saw it as an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. Now I don’t pretend to be some savvy film critic by any means (though I did take a film class in high school), so don’t consider this the be all, end all account of the production. It’s...
The Audi could use your help at the Pitch-In
The Friends of the Audi could use your help.Every August for the last 26 years, the Friends and lots of volunteers get together for three days to spruce up the city-owned theater before the start of another season.After taking pictures and writing a story two years ago, I decided to trade in my notebook and camera for a ladder and some rags last year.I was in charge of cleaning, dusting and polishing all of the lobby chandeliers and...
Check out the Concord Chorale this weekend
The Concord Chorale is kicking off 2017 with a trio of performances. The chorale will present Handel’s Chandos Anthems, The Lord is My Light and O Come Let Us Sing, and are joined by baroque orchestra with two outstanding soloists, soprano Teresa Wakim and tenor Matthew Anderson. Written by Handel for the Duke of Chandos at Canons, the anthems represent psalms artfully put to music with an effort to match mood, much like the Bach...
Cmar Scholarship Fund hosting Bruins alumni
Everett Arena will be abuzz this Sunday when the Stephen Cmar ROTC Crusaders battle the Boston Bruins Alumni.And you can be there to watch it all unfold – if you buy a ticket that is.The third annual charity game, which is a fundraiser for the Stephen Cmar ROTC Scholarship Fund, will take over Concord’s indoor ice palace for the afternoon and it’s all for a good cause.Stephen Cmar, who grew up in Bow and graduated from Bow High...
Emma York sure knows her Insider trivia
In the final issue of 2016, we challenged your knowledge when it came to the previous year with some Insider trivia. We did the same thing last year, but unfortunately not a single person responded. But we learned our lesson, and this year we offered up a $25 gift card to the person who answered the most questions correctly. While that may not have enticed most of you to put in the effort, it sure worked for Emma York. The first day...
Exhibit opening at League of N.H. Craftsmen on Friday
The League of N.H. Craftsmen is hosting an opening reception for its first exhibit of 2017, Setting the Standard, on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Craft Center, 49 S. Main St., Suite 100.The exhibit is a multi-media, fine craft exhibition that showcases the work of master craftsmen who are jurors for the league.The League of N.H. Craftsmen has 23 media categories of fine craft, and subcategories in several of the media. Master level...
Help Bow Mills United Methodist Church assemble health kits
Do you have Martin Luther King Jr. Day off and need something to do? Well, the folks over at Bow Mills United Methodist Church could use a hand – or many hands for that fact. A group of volunteers are attempting to put together 1,000 health kits for the United Methodist Committee on Relief that will help people all over the world when disaster strikes. These kits will be shipped to what is known as mission control in Mechanicsville,...
Science Cafe to discuss the future of electric cars
Monitor staffScience Cafe Concord has gotten recharged over its holiday break and returns next Tuesday (Jan. 17) to discuss an electrifying topic: Electric cars.The monthly discussion-in-a-bar series will take your questions about the present and future status of cars that use electrons rather than gasoline to propel themselves. Are they a fad or the future of transportation, since Chevrolet has just introduced a long-range electric...
CYPN: Jessica O’Hare is this month’s young professional
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to another Young Professional of the Month, Jessica O’Hare.How old are you? 30.Where do you live? Concord.Where do you currently work? Northern Forest Center.Where did you go to school? Smith College.What do you like to do for fun? I’m a Jill-of-all-trades. I’ll try almost anything that involves the outdoors. Lately, I’ve been exploring...
Bulletin Board
Author event at Gibson’s Sunday On Sunday at 2 p.m., Zoie Little visits Gibson’s Bookstore to present Black, White, or Other, her first-hand experience growing up with what it feels like to not fit in and be put down because the color of her skin. Little had to work through the emotional setback of being adopted and knowing her other siblings were not. Black, White, or Other was written to be read by those who have gone through or are...
Check out this photo we found on Instagram
Instagram user @tkc2000 captured this cool shot of a snow-canopied street in Concord. Those sparkly white limbs really make the whole scene pop, don’t you think? Also, disclaimer: The Insider does not condone taking photos while driving – but if you’re riding shotgun or pulled over, have at it. Make sure you include a #concordnh tag so we can find it, and if you’re in a really giving mood, go ahead and throw #concordinsider in there,...
Book of the Week: ‘Hannah and Sugar’
Hannah and Sugar Kate Berube 2016 Genre: Children’s Every day when Hannah comes home from school, her dad is waiting for her at the bus stop. And Violet P.’s mom and her brown dog, Sugar, are waiting for Violet. Every day Violet P.’s mom asks Hannah if she would like to pet Sugar. And every day Violet says, “No, thank you.” But one day Sugar goes missing and is gone for a day and a night. No one can find her. Hannah wonders what it...
This Week in Concord History
Jan. 10, 1942: City aldermen approve a $400,000 expansion of Concord Airport. The city appropriation for the project is $30,000. Jan. 10, 1964: Paul Grindle, David Goldberg, Sally Saltonstall and Caroline Williams arrive in Concord from Boston. The four young people, all political amateurs, pay $400 to rent an empty storefront across from the State House for two months. They order a telephone and borrow furniture and folding...
