It’s cold out there, but there’s plenty to do indoors in Concord
You’ve probably figured out by now that the cold has arrived, and likely isn’t going anywhere for at least five months or so. While this puts an end to dining on the sidewalks downtown, fishing at the White Park pond and swimming at the city pools, it shouldn’t force you into full-on hibernation mode, either.It’s true that there just isn’t as much to do outside when temperatures drop below freezing and the sun sets before 5 p.m., but...
Adventure Shopping: Preparing for the cold edition
With the first snowfall of the cold season officially under our collective belts, it’s time to start thinking about getting ready for about a half a year of this. Even though it’s not winter yet, tell that to your toes when it’s 12 degrees and windy out, as it was last Wednesday.We’re in New Hampshire, which means we should all be used to this by now, but there’s still an inevitable complaining period – it’s too cold, it’s too dark,...
Feztival of Trees to return to Bektash Shrine Center for 19th year
The week of Thanksgiving is upon us, and that can mean only one thing – not turkey, not Black Friday deals, but the Feztival of Trees. The Bektash Shrine Center (189 Pembroke Road) is ready to host the Feztival of Trees for the 19th year starting this Saturday, and all the trappings you’ve come to know and love about the Feztival are back again. Every year on the week surrounding Thanksgiving, the Bektash Shrine Center welcomes 10,000...
From the Crowd: ‘Doctor Sleep’ tries, fails to recapture ‘The Shining’ magic
The Shining is one of the greatest horror movies of all time – maybe the greatest, depending on who you ask. The 1980 Stanley Kubrick adaptation of the Stephen King novel has long been regarded as a fantastic achievement in film, so much so that The Shining is often compared to other great films, not just other great horror films.The sequel, Doctor Sleep, playing now at Regal Concord, will never be talked about that way. In fact, the...
Concord’s annual ski and skate sale headed back to Steeplegate Mall
The Capital Ski & Outing Club’s annual ski and skate sale is heading back to the mall. The date of this huge sale is consistent – always the first Saturday in December, which is Dec. 7 this year – but the location has been nomadic. For years the sale was held in the Green Street gym next to City Hall until it outgrew the space. Then it was held at the former Circuit City store in the Steeplegate Mall. When the Altitude Trampoline...
Entertainment: Jay Leno comes to town, plus a full slate of music in Concord this week
Music Tuesday Open mic with Mikey G at Tandy’s at 7:30 p.m. Kid Pinky at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Irish Music After Work at Area 23 at 5:30 p.m. Various artists. Paul Donahue at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Thanksgiving Shindy featuring Senie Hunt, Sonny Jim Clifford, Raid the Larder, Llava Llama, The Burnouts and Rippin’ E Brakes at Penuche’s at 8 p.m. Richard Gardzina at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. The Murphy...
Bulletin Board: Christmas parade, an extra-big win and more
Capital Area Memory Cafe The Capital Area Memory Café for memory-impaired individuals and their family members is Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Granite Ledges of Concord, 151 Langley Parkway. The Memory Café is held on the third Wednesday of each month at the same time. This month is our “Café Chat.” Enjoy an opportunity to socialize and build relationships with others who have memory impairment. Family members can speak with...
City Manager’s Newsletter (brief): Construction updates, Chamber events
Due to space constraints, here’s a very, very brief version of the City Manager’s Newsletter. See the full newsletter at concordnh.gov. Road construction updates Liberty Utilities will be working at the following locations this week: Broadway (Pillsbury Street to West Street) Centre Street/Liberty Street (at Roundabout) Manchester Street (Black Hills Road to Garvin Falls Road) North State Street (Centre Street to Pleasant Street)...
‘Sweet Charity’ to dance its way to Concord City Auditorium
Sweet Charity will dance its way onto the Concord City Auditorium stage this weekend as The Community Players of Concord present this groovy mid-1960s musical comedy originally made famous by director-choreographer Bob Fosse and star Gwen Verdon.Featuring a hilarious book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity tells the story of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but unlucky-in-love dance hostess working in a rundown Times Square...
Making Good Health Simple: Life got you in a rut? Don’t panic. Embrace ‘the suck’
Are you stuck in a career coma? Have your workouts reached a plateau? Is everything driving you crazy? Do you know if you’re happy anymore? It might be because you’re avoiding “the suck.” Wait, what? What does that even mean? Well, it’s modern day vernacular for basically everything we do not want to do. This is not limited to physical things – like cleaning your basement, detailing your car or filing your taxes – it also includes all...
Tasty Brew: Concord Craft Brewing Co. Action! at Barley House
Whenever we get word of a special edition, one-off beer, it always ends up near the top of the to-do list. When we heard that Concord Craft Brewing Co. was concocting such a brew in honor of the SNOB Film Festival, it became a priority.During a lunch visit to the Barley House, we learned that the restaurant was among the handful of places lucky enough to get some of the Action! on tap and promptly ordered a pint. Action!, named after...
On Display: Paintings by Fallon Rae at Dos Amigos Burritos
There aren’t many art galleries that will allow – even encourage – you to chow down on tacos and sip margaritas while perusing the gallery, but Dos Amigos Burritos is not like most galleries. The burrito shop is currently displaying the work of Fallon Rae on its walls, and most if not all of the paintings are for sale. Stop by soon and check out some of Rae’s art.
Capital City Charter School at the mall is looking to expand
Monitor staff The city’s most unusual school is looking to expand, and it’s got a well-placed fan in state government.“I love the location, the facility and how it’s laid out, the open concept, the fluidity. It works as a great learning environment,” New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut said after visiting the Capital City Charter School, which started last year in the former Bon-Ton’s department store in the...
Book of the Week: ‘Natalie Tan’s Books of Luck & Fortune’
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & FortuneRoselle Lim2019, 299 pagesFiction Living in Montreal’s Chinatown, Natalie Tan hears a bird singing her mother’s song outside her window and knows that her mother has passed away. “Ma-ma was gone.” Natalie returns to San Francisco to settle her mother’s affairs. Natalie left years ago to pursue her career as a chef. She and her mother had quarreled about Natalie’s choice and they hadn’t spoken in...
This Week in Concord History
Nov. 19, 1846: Three laborers on the Northern Railroad are buried when a sand bank near the railroad bridge in Penacook caves in. Two survive; one is killed. Nov. 19, 1863: Lyman D. Stevens of Concord represents New Hampshire at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa. He is near Abraham Lincoln during the Gettysburg address. A prominent lawyer, Stevens will later serve as Concord’s mayor, a state senator, a school...
