Take a world tour of cuisine without leaving Concord
Concord might not exactly be a world destination just yet. We’re not the biggest city in the Northeast – or even our own state – but when it comes to food options, we can’t be beat. Sure, everybody knows about all the pizza and burger joints here, which we all love, but we’re talking about the wealth of authentic international options the city has to offer. In virtually every part of the city, food from all over the world can be...
Go Try It: Make your own international dish at home
During this weeklong world tour of food, we tasted a lot of things we had never had or even heard of before. We got to sample some of the flavors from the other side of the world from the people who brought them here, and it was an overall enlightening and fulfilling experience.But by the end of the week, we were left yearning for something a little bit more involved. Since we spent the week eating things other people made and...
The Harlem Wizards are coming to Concord
Any time the Harlem Wizards come to town, they always put on a good show.So that’s reason No. 1 why you should buy a ticket to Wednesday’s game at Bishop Brady High School. The other? It’s a fundraiser for Jeremy Woodward and his effort to bring in lots of money for Tedy’s Team, which he will be running with for a fourth straight Boston Marathon in April.This will be the third year that Woodward and a group of locals will take the...
Check out the Winter Carnival on Saturday
One good thing about winter coming a lot earlier this year is that the annual Concord Parks and Rec winter carnival this Saturday at White Park will feature some of the most important aspects of the celebration – snow and ice. Since sledding down the park’s big hill and skating on the pond are two of the biggest draws of the winter carnival, it’s kind of important to have those options available. So even though we’re all about done...
Live music, theater and movie listings for Concord
It’s a pretty big week around here on the entertainment front. The Concord City Auditorium kicks off its 2018 season with its Rhythm of the Night showcase, the theater community gets recognition with an awards ceremony, and a few collaborative concerts will take place at various venues across the city. Enjoy! Music Tuesday Dan Weiner will play at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Joel Cage will be the night’s...
Big night for the N.H. theater community
For the last 15 years, the New Hampshire theater community has come together to recognize its own. This Saturday night will make it an even 16. The Capitol Center for the Arts is once again home to the N.H. Theatre Awards – where they honor the best production, best director, best actor – and actress – among others, for youth, community and professional productions that wowed audiences during the last year. Not only is it a night...
If you love the arts, Concord is the place to be
Concord is home to lots of great locations to see some incredible art. That means at any given time, there will be a wide range of work on display all over the city. It’s hard keeping track of all the shows, hours you can view them and how long they’ll be around, so we’ve compiled this trusty list for you, so you can concentrate on checking out the art. McGowan Intermission Show: New and Old Work Through: Jan. 27 Location: 2...
Art & Bloom will help brighten up your week
Right about now, we could all use a splash of spring. And do we have just the thing: The Concord Garden Club’s 16th annual Art & Bloom.It’s an art show like no other, as members of the garden club and local designers use a piece of creative work as inspiration for a floral arrangement. The interpretation can be literal or completely abstract. That’s the beauty of the show – you never really know what the designer is going to come...
Bulletin Board
First Church jazz sanctuary Sunday “The Thing with Feathers – The Jazz of Hope” will be the theme this Sunday for Jazz Sanctuary – First Church/Third Sunday at 1 p.m. at First Congregational Church (177 N. Main St. at the corner of North Main and Washington streets). Vocalist and Pastor Emilia Halstead, Tim Wildman, and the WildVine Jazz Sanctuary House Band will explore what hope really looks and sounds like in these...
Missed Connections: Look who’s searching for love on Craigslist
We took to Craigslist last week to close the books on 2017 by seeing who had been posting on the Missed Connections pages in our neck of the woods during the month of December. And we found a ton of great entries to share, but unfortunately none of the New Year’s Eve variety. If you happened to turn one of these Missed Connections into a made connection, we definitely want to know about it. Email us at news@theconcordinsider.com with...
Book of the Week: ‘Ghosts of a Tsunami’
Ghosts of the TsunamiRichard Lloyd Parry2017, 295 pagesSetting: Northeast Coast of Japan A huge earthquake hit just off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. It was “the fourth most powerful earthquake known in the history of seismology. It knocked the Earth 10 inches off its axis.” The 120-foot-high tsunami it created slammed into northern Japan obliterating everything in its path. There were at least “18,500 people (who) died in the...
This Week in Concord History
Jan. 16, 1942: Five soldiers from Manchester crash the car they are driving in West Concord, where one of them has just picked up a date. None of the 1941 coupe’s six occupants are injured, but the soldiers worry about getting back to their base in Gainesville, Fla. They also wonder what they’re going to tell the people at U-Drive-It in Gainesville, where they paid $125 to rent the car to drive home on leave. Jan. 16, 1944: All flying...
