Fat caps in the capital city
We pounded the pavement of Concord’s back streets, alleys and underpasses to find the freshest tags, burners and bombers in town. Step into the arena and check the technique!</p><p>Graffiti Glossary:<br /><br /><strong>Bomber</strong>: A piece that incorporates two-dimensional writing. More sophisticated than a simple tag.<br /><br /><strong>Burner</strong>: A more...
Let's get this party started
Second Start held its third annual Celebration Of Learning last week, and the Insider was there.
Ball & Chain
Dear Ball & Chain,I recently moved into a retirement community. My next-door neighbor is my sponsor, a lovely woman who asks me in for drinks and meals and we walk the paths together. The problem is that she's an incessant talker, constant stories about her past, her family, the jobs she did, her aches and pains, and the songs she knows by memory, etc.I can't go on like this. I can hardly get a word in myself, not even...
It's yard sale season
The Child and Family Development Center, a nonprofit child care center located at NHTI, will hold its fourth annual yard sale May 19 from 8 a.m. to noon in its parking lot, 21 College Drive. Tables cost $20, $10 each additional. Proceeds will benefit classroom materials. For more information, including table rentals, contact Cameron at 271-8910 or cahamel@ccsnh.edu.
Concord On Air
ConcordTV built its annual Arts Telefest into something of a signature event during a five-year run that ended in 2009. But when Doris Ballard, ConcordTV's executive director, decided the station needed to revive the yearly celebration, she wanted to broaden the scope.And the city will be able to see that vision come to fruition – live.ConcordTV will unveil “Concord On Air” on April 15, a six-hour program...
Art Walk approaches
This year's Art Walk takes place on April 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. Preview the art that is up for auction as part of the Friends' 13th annual charity auction. Art pieces will be on display at a number of downtown businesses. Contact Angela Sepela at 228-1193, ext. 223, for more information.
Spring is in the air – or is that skunk cabbage?
“Skunk cabbage is the first wildflower to bloom in New Hampshire's spring,” declared Mary Holland as she began a presentation entitled, “Watch Spring Emerge Through the Eyes of a Naturalist” at the New Hampshire Audubon McLane Center on March 7. She went on to explain the remarkable features of this unusual plant.While projecting a picture of skunk cabbage on a large screen, she said this plant has an...
“Always” on sale
Tickets are now on sale for “Always, Patsy Cline” presented by the Interlakes Theatre at the Concord Audi (3 Prince St.) on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 2 p.m. The production features Brittany Bara as Patsy Cline and Nancy Barry as Louise Seeger, her real-life wacky fan. Tickets are on sale now for $18 if purchased in advance or $20 at the door. For tickets call 1-888-245-6374 or email interlakestheatre@gmail.com....
The chief's take on street art and graffiti
We asked Concord Police Chief John Duval to weigh in on graffiti from the city's perspective. Our questions are in bold.If someone is caught doing graffiti, what kind of penalties can they face? Does it depend on where and how they do it?Damage to property is called criminal mischief (New Hampshire RSA 634:2). Penalties include fines and/or jail, depending on the circumstances. Also, depending on the pecuniary loss, it could be a...
Spring into health
The annual Spring into Healthy Living fair takes place on May 12 from 10 a.m. t0 2 p.m. at the Concord Food Co-op, 24 S. Main St. Celebrate spring with samples of local, natural foods and products, wine and other great treats. Listen to live music, pet barnyard animals, and bring the kids for fun activities. Numerous giveaways will be available throughout the day. This year, it's so big, we're shutting down South Main Street!...
Monthly meeting
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors' regular monthly meeting will be held April 17 at 1:30 pm 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.
Upcoming events
Here's what's happening this week at Spoon Revolution Vegan Bistro, 55 S. Main St.April 13, 6 p.m.: Environmental Drama and Dinner. A dramatic reading of two one-act plays by Brenda Wilbert, “A Canary's Life” and “It's Not In My Head,” two comedies dealing with the social and environmental challenges of someone suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. A four-course vegan dinner will be...
This Week in Concord History
April 10, 1829: While addressing a Merrimack County jury in Concord, the spellbinding lawyer Ezekiel Webster, brother of Daniel, drops dead. “He had spoken nearly a half hour, in full and unaltering voice, when the hand of death arrested his earthly course,” writes Judge Charles Corning.April 11, 1974: Gov. Mel Thomson warns state college students not to streak. “Running naked through public buildings and on the...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell throws a couple of spray cans and some markers in a backpack, heads down to an underpass and spraypaints a colorful city memo on the bare concrete. Then he challenges us to a breakdance fight! You win, Tom, we can't pop and lock like you! Here's that bomber of a city memo.The beav is backTee off on the cheapIn celebration of its earliest opening on record, the Beaver Meadow Golf Course is...
We went underground to explore Concord’s living graffiti ecosystem
Cruise around Concord in a vehicle and you won't see a lot of graffiti. Most visible spots either remain untouched or show the tell-tale gray or white swatches of covered-over spraypaint. But if you hit the streets on foot, roaming the narrow alleys or rusted-out trainyards, the walls are alive with an ever-changing landscape of painted pictures, messages and in the eyes of some artists, revolution.”My aim is to be...
Fat caps in the capital city
We pounded the pavement of Concord’s back streets, alleys and underpasses to find the freshest tags, burners and bombers in town. Step into the arena and check the technique!Graffiti GlossaryBomber: A piece that incorporates two-dimensional writing. More sophisticated than a simple tag.Burner: A more elaborate piece or mural, large and colorful.Cap: The nozzle to a spraypaint can. Different sizes are used for different styles (i.e....
Let’s get this party started
Second Start held its third annual Celebration Of Learning last week, and the Insider was there.
