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At Kimball-Jenkins, the month of June, at least for the last 12 years, has meant one thing – the spring student art show. Over 100 pieces grace the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery walls and will until July 3. So if you like art and lots of it, you should go check it out. Just make sure you’ve got some time ’cause there’s lots to look at.
Instagram photo of the Week – Tue, 16 Jun 2015
Look at good ol’ Danny Webster, still getting the ladies excited at the ripe old age of 235. We guess that’s what happens when you’re tall, dark and literally sculpted. Word has it he’s also a tremendous listener and he never talks back. This photo is from Instagram user @cherryblueskies89 and was snapped during her second day in New Hampshire – we can only assume she was hangin’ with Franky Pierce the first day. Keep ‘em coming,...
Hurling happened this weekend – on a field with referees and stuff
The Barley House Wolves had their hurling home opener at Amoskeag Beverages in Bow on Saturday afternoon, and hurl they did! They defeated a visiting team from Hartford, and if we understood how the scoring went in hurling, we’d totally put the final score here. It was a perfect day for some good action, though, and there was plenty of opening-day pageantry – the teams walked onto the field to the sound of bagpipes and the first ball...
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The Barley House Wolves had their hurling home opener at Amoskeag Beverages in Bow on Saturday afternoon, and hurl they did! They defeated a visiting team from Hartford, and if we understood how the scoring went in hurling, we’d totally put the final score here. It was a perfect day for some good action, though, and there was plenty of opening-day pageantry – the teams walked onto the field to the sound of bagpipes and the first ball...
This Week In Concord History
June 16, 1842: The Democratic platform, as reported in Concord’s New Hampshire Patriot, rails against Whig support for broadening the rights granted to corporations. Only “an unwarranted construction of the Constitution” sanctions corporate privileges, the platform says. “If the policy of creating corporations be continued much longer, our country will (have) all the outward forms of a free Government, but . . . will in fact be...
The Green Street Community Center basketball floor is so perty now
The Green Street Community Center underwent a significant facelift this spring. Or maybe it was more a face replacement – the old gym floor was ripped up and a brand new one was put down. Dare we say, it looks tremendous!
The East Concord Garden Club ladies sure know how to plant
Every spring the ladies of the East Concord Garden Club break out their gardening gloves and tools and take to Pecker Memorial Park on Mountain Road as part of their community service projects. Here’s what we saw when we stopped by.
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Every spring the ladies of the East Concord Garden Club break out their gardening gloves and tools and take to Pecker Memorial Park on Mountain Road as part of their community service projects. Here’s what we saw when we stopped by.
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 16 Jun 2015
We thought this might have been a prototype for the original game of Clue (“Rev. J.E. Barry did it, in the gymnasium, with the Samurai sword. That was a Clue weapon, right?) But it turns out it’s something even weirder than that, a postcard of St. Paul’s School buildings! That way you could send your classmate in the lower school a special note from the upper school so you wouldn’t have to miss each other between breakfast and dinner....
There’s a celebration next Sunday and all of you are invited
When you drive by Pecker Memorial Park on Mountain Road, doesn’t it just look beautiful? There are garden beds filled with lilacs, daffodils and tulips, along with luscious bushes and a couple trees; it’s a nice scenic area to drive by on your way to work. Well, you can thank the East Concord Garden Club for the visual pleasure. Every spring for quite a while, and we mean quite a while, the ladies of the club have been weeding and...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell eats a snack and takes a nap. Sounds great to us! Read this city memo while we snooze.Going swimminglyYou can take a dip soonThe city’s seven neighborhood swimming pools will open for the season June 20 at 12:30 p.m., Aspell writes. Note for new residents: the pools are not the size of actual neighborhoods.The pools are free to use for Concord and Penacook residents with a valid form of ID....
The Capital Area Wellness Coalition wants you to get the heck outside
It’s New Hampshire, so by the time you read this article, spring is over and the leaves are just about ready to turn color again! While that might be a bit of an exaggeration, there is no doubt that the summers fly by, so we need to get off the couch and take advantage of every beautiful day. I am not much of a “winter sports” guy, although my friends Frank and Kate are always trying to get me out on my cross country skis a little...
Chamber announce golf tourney sponsorship
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Corporate Sponsor of the 2015 Funds for Education Golf Tournament is Merrimack County Savings Bank, with the tournament luncheon generously provided by the Concord Food Co-op. The tournament will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Beaver Meadow Golf Course. Other major sponsors include NHHEAF Network Organizations, Luncheon Sponsor; Nathan Wechsler & Co., PA, Golf...
Annual strawberry festival in Bow June 27
Bow Mills United Methodist Church will hold its 7th annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be delicious food, animals, great vendors with activities, demos, a balloon artist, kids craft castle for fun creation of tiaras and crowns, Angry Birds game, an agility course for dogs, therapy dogs, Tucker the Therapy Rabbit, puppy kissing booth, massage therapy, musical entertainment by Cat Tierney...
Rock your face off at the Granite State Music Festival this weekend
Summer is time for music festivals, and the Granite State Music Festival is a time to carry a lawn chair to Kiwanis Riverfront Park, plunk your butt in it and listen to two days of tremendous funky tunes. It’s also this weekend, FYI. The fourth annual festival is set for June 20 and 21, and the lineup is tremendous as always, including some national headliners – like Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers, and New Hampshire’s own Alex...
Become a river runner with N.H. Rivers Council
Since 2009, the New Hampshire Rivers Council river runners have been the early detection network for Didymo, Eurasian Milfoil and other invasive species in our rivers and streams. Training is fun and free and monitoring is easy – just be observant when paddling, swimming and fishing in your favorite rivers and then report what you find. You’ll meet new friends and learn valuable identification skills. There will be a training session...
Merrimack Valley b-ball is about to look real good on the court
As you all can appreciate, it’s important to look good. Fashion is a big thing nowadays, but it can be downright exhausting trying to pick out the perfect outfit. And we’re just talking about for ourselves when we hit the town, which is nowhere close to the kind of pressure members of the Merrimack Valley basketball teams recently had to deal with. How do you decide not only what you’re going to wear on the court next season, but what...
Piccola Opera to perform at Market Days
Piccola Opera recently located its office and studios on North Main Street in downtown Concord. As they prepare for their summer festival production of The Magic Flute, things are getting very busy at their new studio.“We are amazed at how well we have been received here in Concord. We are booked three out of five afternoons with voice lessons and are accepting more students as we speak,” says Carlos Martinez, musical director of...
Lucas Gallo pretty much wrote the book on booking live musicians
Lucas Gallo won’t take the bait. Feed him a couple loaded questions about ego and taste and precedence within the Concord music community and he won’t simply deflect his answers, he’ll defend his fellow musicians and the club owners for their earnestness and ego-free sensibilities. No wonder Lucas Gallo is one of the most sought after booking/promotion guys in the area. He isn’t just good at what he does. He’s also got your...
Allant Trio concert at United Chirch of Penacook
The United Church of Penacook is hosting the highly acclaimed Allant Trio for a concert on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Allant is a classical music trio, comprised of a pianist, violinist and cellist, who have won numerous awards both inpidually and as a group. You can learn more about them and sample their music on their website, allanttrio.com. Directions to United Church and additional information...
Ulbrich family thankful for kind messages about their beloved Lily
I write this with a heavy heart yet a glad heart. We lost our beloved chocolate Labrador, Lily, on May 23. Lil touched the lives of so many people – young and old. When we acquired Lily back in 2007 from our son, I knew I wanted to do something special with her. Along with my then 10-year-old grand daughter, Amelia, we took Lily to therapy dog training classes with Mary Finlayson. Lily passed with flying colors! We joined a therapy...
Merrimack County stamp club to meet June 16
The Merrimack County Stamp Club will hold its monthly meeting at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on June 16, at 1 p.m. All who are interested in stamp collecting are welcome to attend. Meet other collectors and learn more about their hobby and varied interests in philatelic resources and issues. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
The Kimby-Jenks student show is impressive to say the least
At Kimball-Jenkins, the month of June, at least for the last 12 years, has meant one thing – the spring student art show. Over 100 pieces grace the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery walls and will until July 3. So if you like art and lots of it, you should go check it out. Just make sure you’ve got some time ’cause there’s lots to look at.
Memory cafe Wednesday at Granite Ledges
The Capital Area Memory Cafe for memory-impaired inpiduals and their family members is Wednesday, June 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Granite Ledges of Concord, 151 Langley Parkway in Concord. The Memory Cafe is held on the third Wednesday of every month at the same time. The Capital Area Memory Cafe is a collaboration of Concord Hospital, Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord and Granite Ledges of Concord....
Learn how to use the arts to cope with cancer
Concord Hospital Therapeutic Arts and Activity Services is pleased to present Creatively Coping With Cancer: Using the Arts to Support Families in the Healing Journey on Wednesday, June 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Practitioners of varied therapeutic arts disciplines will describe and demonstrate how music and art may help patients and their families during cancer treatment. In addition, learn about the role of creativity in coping,...
Friday night supper at Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church/Merrill Park, located at 30 Eastman St. in East Concord, will hold its monthly supper on Friday, June 19, from 5 to 6 p.m. The June Friday supper features pot roast with mashed potatoes, carrots, rolls and blueberry sundaes for dessert. So come, bring your family and friends and take the night off from cooking. There is no charge, but donations are welcomed and support our Take-A-Tote Ministry, which helps to...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. We’re also on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com) and Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary).The MartianAndy Weir2014, 387 pages(or 9 audio CDs)FictionListening to an audiobook versus reading the book (whether in e- or paper format) can be hard. The reader’s accent, intonations, pacing and expression have to be just...
