Lots of elbow grease goes into building a set for a play
Part of the fun of taking in a stage production is being able to fully immerse yourself in another world for a few hours and forget about the real one outside the auditorium doors. You can’t really get that immersive experience unless the stage is adorned with a nice, well-made set. While the acting, singing and dancing may be the main attractions of any stage show, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the set – after all, the...
We checked out all the hard work that goes on at a rehearsal for ‘Barnum’
Anyone who’s ever been to a play before knows that there are a lot of elements that go into a show – especially if that show is a musical. There’s dialogue, stage directions, choreography, singing, live music, costume changes and all kinds of other things that have to come together for the play to be a success. We wanted to find out just how much work goes on before the curtains open for a live audience, so we dropped by a rehearsal...
One week to pull off a show? Not a problem
We’re by no means theater experts, but from what we understand, it usually take quite a while to get a performance ready for the main stage.We’re talking weeks and months, not hours and days. But the latter is all the crew involved with the RB Productions Summer Youth Theatre program have to prepare for their annual summer shows. Think of it as summer stock for children’s theater, but using a crazy condensed approach.“What we do here...
For the Wilberts, a lot goes into writing a play
When we go to a play, we get to enjoy a couple hours of entertainment filled with character story lines, plot twists and first-rate acting.As you can probably imagine, those kinds of performances don’t just happen. You have to find the right crew, and hold auditions to fill each role with the right actors, followed by months of rehearsals.But before any of that can take place, there actually needs to be a play to perform. That’s where...
New Hampshire Brewers Festival to showcase Granite State brews at Kiwanis Waterfront Park
For a state with a relatively small population, New Hampshire is quickly becoming a real hot spot for craft brews. There are more than 60 companies producing beer in the Granite State right now, with more on the way, too. And now, Concord will be right in the middle of everything when the fourth annual New Hampshire Brewers Festival comes to town for the first time on Saturday. The festival, which had been held in Manchester for the...
Food Snob: Dairy Queen is finally open on Loudon Road
When we first heard the rumblings back in April that a new Dairy Queen might be coming to Loudon Road, you can imagine our excitement.One it meant yet another option for lunch on the Heights, but also would include a trip soon after its opening for a taste test – and a story.So last week, after we got word that Dairy Queen was indeed finally open, we had to take a drive by to see for ourselves, as well as for a late lunch.From the...
Ice Cream Snob: Trying a Butterfinger Blizzard at the new Dairy Queen
As you can see on the adjacent page, we recently took a lunch trip to Dairy Queen for a Bacon Cheese Grillburger, fries, chicken strips and a drink. It was delicious and filling, and while the last thing we wanted to do was over indulge, there’s really no way you can go to Dairy Queen and not get dessert. We have certain standards and expectations to uphold here, people. So after eating every last bite of our lunch, we got back in...
Go Try It: Look for Waldo when you’re out and about
At some point or another, we’ve all picked up a Where’s Waldo book and attempted to locate the red-and-white-striped-sweater-wearing character. He’s always off on a crazy adventure surrounded by lots of people – some who are wearing very similar outfits to his sweater, glasses and winter hat attire. But there is only one Waldo, which is why it can be so hard to find him sometimes. You can spend hours searching through the pages of his...
The new Bow Safety Center is really nice
As the old saying goes, good things come to those who wait.And for members of the Bow police, fire and emergency management departments, the wait is over.After many years of trying to get approval from town residents for a new safety building at Town Meeting, the measure was finally pushed through last year. Work began on the project last August, and the three departments began using the building last month.Last week, the town held an...
From the Crowd: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ a fun, silly time
I’m not a huge comic book/superhero movie kind of guy. I enjoyed the first three X-Men movies, the first Iron Man and the first Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, but other than that I’m not very well-versed in this world. But after seeing about 50 trailers for the latest Spidey installment – Spider-Man: Homecoming – and seeing its great reviews online (8.1 out of 10 on IMDB, 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), I decided I...
Wireless Zone is giving away free backpacks
We understand that the last thing all you kids out there want to do is think about school when summer vacation really just began.But your parents have probably already started thinking about back to school shopping, making sure to budget for new clothes and supplies. And while we want all of you to have the freshest gear for next school year, we can with almost 100 percent certainty that money doesn’t grow on trees – at least we...
On Display: NHTI is home to the artwork of Judy Palfrey
The folks at the NHTI Library are always bringing in new artwork for any and all to enjoy. For the month of July, Judy Palfrey is covering the walls with her watercolor pieces, as well as some prints of her original creations. Palfrey’s work at NHTI consists of flower paintings that make you feel like summer followed you inside and scenic old barns that just scream New England-created art. The work will be on display through the end...
Check out this cool long-exposure shot we found on Instagram
We see a lot of nice landscape shots on Instagram, but sometimes one catches our eye more than the rest. This here is exactly one of those shots. User @tluziphoto – whose IG page is a goldmine of landscape and architectual photography – captured this long-exposure shot of the Merrimack River from the Interstate 93 bridge near NHTI. He was even nice enough to list all the settings he used on his camera (for instance, he used a shutter...
Author Pamela Sakamoto to visit Gibson’s Bookstore
Author Pamela Sakamoto to speak at Gibson’s History buffs, listen up.On Tuesday, July 25, author Pamela Sakamoto will visit Gibson’s Bookstore all the way from Honolulu to present Midnight in Broad Daylight. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this is the true story of a Japanese-American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II. An epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love,...
Try out Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Thirty-eight years ago the development of a program called MBSR, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, arrived on the medical scene primarily created to help folks facing stress, pain and chronic illness. Since that time, mindfulness has been researched and analyzed for its many gifts to our modern society including depression, addiction, weight loss and smoking cessation.Mindfulness has always been rooted in the ethical scaffolding...
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Penacook church to host concert United Church of Penacook is hosting a concert “Songs for Living” featuring piano, guitar, saxophone and vocalist, on Thursday at 7 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. The musicians are in residence at Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen this summer. Avaloch provides a unique opportunity for chamber music and jazz ensembles to have the time and space to work intensively on repertoire,...
Book of the Week: ‘Maxed Out’
Maxed OutKatrina Alcorn2013, 379 pages Nonfiction This is a book for every mom out there striving for perfection at work and at home. It is a book for all of us who have stayed up all night breastfeeding infants, because that’s just what “good moms” do; then worked all day after too-short maternity leaves, because that’s just what “real women” do; and managed the household finances, cooking, laundry, caring for the children, etc. in...
This Week in Concord History
July 18, 1817: To a group of leading citizens on the Concord-Chichester line, a cloud of dust announces the approach of President James Monroe. A cheering crowd on Main Street greets Monroe, a lanky 59-year-old man in a formal long dark coat. He will spend three days in the capital, attending dinners, a concert and Sunday services, taking a ride on a new 75-foot boat on the Merrimack and visiting the State House construction site....
