Summer planning begins
Here’s a look at what was included in last Friday’s city newsletter: Matt Walsh named Deputy City Manager of Development The City of Concord is pleased to announce that Matt Walsh has been named Deputy City Manager of Development, effective on Feb. 5. Walsh began his career with the City in October 2001. Over the past 21 years, he has held a variety of positions within the Community Development Department and City Administration,...
Bulletin board for week of Feb. 16, 2023
Virtual author talk Elissa R. Sloan returns to Gibson’s Bookstore on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. for her second virtual event, with her second novel, Hayley Aldridge is Still Here. Elissa will be in conversation with author Laura Hankin (Happy and You Know It, A Special Place for Women). Jazz life showcase Vaughn A. Booker, Jr., Ph.D. showcases the religious lives of jazz greats such as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mary...
‘39 Steps’ a comic thrill
Editor’s note: After the Insider went to print we were notified that the play was postponed to Feb. 24 to 26 due to cast illness. Get ready for a “comic thrill ride” with The 39 Steps, Patrick Barlow’s hilarious, ridiculous and utterly genius adaption of the 1915 spy novel by John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film of the same name. Barlow’s adaptation not only spoofs old movies and Hitchcock tropes from Psycho, Vertigo...
Book: “Secrets of the Nile”
“Secrets of the Nile” By Tasha Alexander (314 pages, mystery, 2022) Lady Emily and her husband Colin Hargreaves agree to take a trip down the Nile with Colin’s mother-in-law at the invitation of Lord Deeley, an amateur collector of Egyptian artifacts. Colin’s grown daughter Katharina von Lange will be joining them. While this is not the romantic trip that Emily had hoped for, she is still looking forward to the adventure. They meet...
Book: “Pokko and the Drum”
“Pokko and the Drum” By Matthew Forsythe (children’s picture book, 2019) Pokko is a little frog who lives inside a mushroom with her parents. She simply loves adventure and excitement. Pokko’s parents, on the other hand, prefer a more modest existence. “We don’t like drawing attention to ourselves,” says her father. Mama and Papa Frog prefer quiet and predictability. Mama and Papa Frog love to give gifts. Unfortunately, Pokko’s joie...
This week in Concord history
Feb. 16, 1812: Henry Wilson is born in Farmington. He will serve as vice president to Ulysses S. Grant. Feb. 16, 1943: The temperature falls to 37 below zero at 8:30 a.m., the coldest temperature ever measured in Concord. The record had been 35 below, set Jan. 8, 1878. Feb. 16, 1974: Gov. Mel Thomson appeals a U.S. District Court decision which says homosexuals have the same rights as other students at UNH. Judge Hugh Bownes ruled...
Entertainment listings
Live music Feb. 16 Brian Booth at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Soggy Po Boys Concert at Concord Community Music School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Michael McArthur at Twin Barns Brewing from 5 to 9 p.m. Charlie Chronopoulous at Pour Decisions Brewing from 7 to 10 p.m. Fatha Groove at Makris Lobster & Steak House from 8 to 11 p.m. Alex Cohen at Tower Hill Tavern from 9 to 11:59 p.m. Joe Messineo and Taylor Hughes at Area 23 Pub....
