Youth theater company celebrates 20 years
The Concord based premiere youth theater company, RB Productions, celebrates its 20th birthday this summer. RB Productions started in the spring of 2003 by Bow High School student Ryan Brown with the help of music teacher Clint Klose. Their first production, Godspell, was performed at the Concord City Auditorium in the summer of 2003. The goal was to break even so there could be a season two. At first, RB focused on mainstage...
White Park splash pad completed
White Park in Concord will have an exciting new attraction this summer. The original kiddie pool at the park has been replaced with a brand-new splash pad that features several splash and spray elements, including aquatic and floral ornaments, tumble buckets, surface sprays, and a mushroom raindrop refurbished from the previous pool. The upgrade will provide family-friendly fun for all ages for many years to come. This is the fifth...
Sharing off-beat talents at Kimball Jenkins
Kimball Jenkins is thrilled to announce an upcoming open mic night titled “Mic at the Manor.” This exciting event will take place on June 21 in the Kimball Jenkins Carriage House, located at 266 N. Main St, Concord, at 5:30pm. “Mic at the Manor” aims to provide a platform for local talent to shine and share their creativity in an intimate, off-beat, and welcoming setting. Musicians, poets, comedians, and performers of all genres are...
Summertime serenading in the area
Music on the Patio Calling all music lovers back to the highly anticipated Summer Concert Series, Music on the Patios, for 2023. The Courtyard Marriott, at 70 Constitution Ave., in Concord, has a beautiful outdoor patio and wants to show it off. The hotel will be hosting Music on The Patio, a music series that will run every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. The series will be free and open to the public. Thanks to the incredible efforts of...
This week in Concord history
June 15, 2002: Concord High School junior Rachel Umberger wins the national title for the 800 meters. She runs it in 2 minutes, 9.67 seconds, a personal best. June 15, 1983: The Legislature fails to override Gov. John Sununu’s veto of a bill establishing Earth Care Week in honor of the late governor Hugh Gallen. Sununu objects to the section of the bill stating concern for protecting New Hampshire and the planet from the...
Book: “Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life”
“Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life” By Jerry Pinkney (146 pages, Memoir – Juvenile Nonfiction 2023) When Caldecott-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney died in 2021 he left behind the mostly completed manuscript for this memoir, but only the sketches for his planned illustrations. Pinkney spent years writing his story, recalling his childhood in Philadelphia in the 1940’s and 50’s and the many people in his family and community who...
Bulletin board for the week of June 15, 2023
Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music On Friday, June 16 at 2 p.m. at the Richard Brown House on 142 South Village Road in Loudon, through traditional music Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki relays some of the adventures, misadventures, and emotions experienced by Irish emigrants. The focus is on songs about leaving Ireland, sometimes focusing on the reasons for leaving (a man who is driven from his land by English persecution), sometimes...
CYPN: Molly Lunn Owen amplifies young voices in NH
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Molly Lunn Owen. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. Molly Lunn Owen How old are you? 33. Where do you live? Manchester—but the Concord side! Where do you currently work? I serve as Executive Director of 603 Forward and The...
