Our awesome birthday party at NHTI
We can’t believe we’re 3 already! It seems like just yesterday we were planning our second birthday. (Remember? We dressed up in Western garb for a group photo – it was awesome! And completely random!) Normally we touch base with stars of Insider articles from the past year, but this time around, we decided to shake things up a bit. We called our best bud, NHTI, and asked if we could hand out cake at the student center. The cake would...
Laughs equal cash for the Red Cross
In September a comedy show was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts to benefit the Granite Chapter of the American Red Cross. Recently, the Red Cross received a check from the show's organizer, Mike Koutrobis, for $810. The show, “Live Free or Die Laughing,” featured comedians Mike Koutrobis, Steven Scarfo and Ryan Gartley, and guest comedian Kelly MacFarland. One hundred percent of the show's profits went to...
Concord's missed connections
One of our favorite ways to celebrate all of life’s acheivements is to read Craig’s List Missed Connections and then share them with our readers. We, of course, leave them in their unedited glory so you can truly understand how awesome they are. Enjoy! Walmart this morning – w4m – 32 (Concord) You were behind me in the Concord Walmart checkout this morning, about 6ft tall and in shape. I have long blond hair. I was buying...
A special ceremony AND a movie? Wow!
On Oct. 23, join us at 7 p.m. in Sweeney Auditorium at NHTI when the NHTI library's Steelman Film Collection will be introduced during a special ceremony with guest Barry Steelman. A screening of “Cinema Paradiso” (PG, 1988, 124 mins.) will follow the ceremony. Admission is by donation. Winning, among other accolades, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and acclaimed by filmgoers and critics alike as one...
Concord's JamAntics
JamAntics is one of those local bands that continuously shows up in our “This Week” section. One night they’re at the Barley House, next night they’re at the Green Martini. We wanted to learn more this staple to the Concord music scene (yes, there is a Concord music scene – you just have to know where to look). The men who make up jamAntics – Freeland Hubbard, Eric Reingold, Lucas Gallo, Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and Masceo (yes, much...
Join a writers' group
An informal writers' group meets every other Wednesday in the student center of NHTI. All writers, novice or experienced, are welcome. The next two meetings will be Oct. 28 and Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. For more information, e-mail Ellen Goldsberry at goldsberry@gsinet.net
Pick of the week
Want to know what's going on at Concord High School? Then watch “CHS Live,” a short news program produced by a group of CHS students, broadcasted from Concord TV's studios in the high school. There's news, weather, sports, a thought-of-the-day and more! Catch a rebroadcast of the school's morning announcements Tuesday through Friday at 4:30 p.m. on Concord TV Education Channel 6.
This website does!
Halloween comes early this year with the fourth annual four-hour “Halloween Music Spooktackular” and six-hour “Halloween Jukebox” at superjukebox.net. The music broadcast is available for free 24/7 and includes music and specials not heard on the radio plus e-mail requests. The “Halloween Music Spooktackular” creates a Halloween-party atmosphere with a variety of music and includes songs from the...
C-town's Nickelodeon star
Last week, we sat down at Ella’s and watched Nickelodeon’s new show, “The Troop.” The show is about three high school freshmen, two boys and a girl, who fight monsters. Their disguise is that they’re in a mime club, even though they’re not that good at miming. The episode we watched was called “The Worm.” In this episode, the troop fights the Mongolian death worm. The Mongolian death worm doesn’t have eyes but is attracted to...
Tom and Curly found their forever home
A new feline adoption program at the Concord-Merrimack SPCA, 130 Washington St., Penacook, is responsible for several cats being adopted over the last week. The program makes it possible for pet lovers to adopt two felines and only pay the adoption fee for one. Tom and Curly (seen above) went to their new home together, and their new mom has already sent an update to the SPCA about how well they are adjusting and how sweet and loving...
A tangled Halloween mystery
Witches’ brooms are the strange and abnormal formations of dense twigs that appear in trees and shrubs and have always been a source of mystery. They got their name during medieval times when anything unexplainable was blamed on witchcraft. Today, these bizarre broom-like clusters of branches in trees and bushes are still called “witches’ brooms.” We now know that witches’ brooms are caused by many different organisms such as fungi,...
Spooky jack-o-lanterns
It's almost Halloween! One of our favorite things about this time of year is all of the super-cool decorations people put out. Apparently Debbie LaValley is a fan of super-cool decorations, too! “This particular yard always has some awesome jack-o-lanterns. It is on River Road – not too far from Riverhill Market,” Debbie wrote. Send us photos of your lawn decor and perhaps see it in The Insider next week! E-mail...
Hidden jewels in Concord
Each month, we quiz young people who attend the Concord Young Professionals Network meetings, an organization affiliated with the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce. The group is a chance for folks in their 20s and 30s to connect with people their age. There’s more of you out there than you think! This year, CYPN is turning 3. To celebrate, a black and white themed anniversary cocktail party will be held at the Grappone Conference...
A bird enthusiast's dream come true!
New Hampshire Audubon and New Hampshire Bird Records have teamed up with eBird and are excited to announce the release of New Hampshire eBird. The website is a free, user-friendly way for birders to record, archive and share their observations at ebird.org/nh. Anyone can go to the website and enter information about a bird they have seen. The data comes to life via interactive maps that are tailored to New Hampshire. The site is also...
Book of the week
For our birthday, the Concord Public Library sent us a book review. Okay, we know they send us one every week, but we just wanted to feel special. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. The Houdini Box Brian Selznick, 2008 Written by Caldecott Winner Brian Selznick (“The Invention of Hugo Cabret”), “The Houdini Box” focuses on 10-year-old Victor, a would-be magician inspired by his hero, Harry Houdini....
Ultimate home party
The Merrimack Valley High School Music Boosters will hold an “Ultimate Home Party” on Oct. 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the MVHS Cafeteria. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the door or from a band or chorus member. Some of the vendors represent Lia Sophia, Jewels by Park Lane, Silpada, Tastefully Simple and Stampin' Up. A raffle will also be available. For more information, contact Jean Magee at...
'Tis the season for craft fairs
Concord is a mecca of craft fairs this time of year, giving you plenty of opportunities to shop ahead of time (and, as a bonus, avoid the headache of mall parking lots). Oct. 24 and 25 A Christmas craft fair will be held at 47 Airport Road from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Food will be provided Webster Congregational Church with proceeds donated to the church. For more, call Goldie Jenovese at 648-2205. Nov. 7 The Merrimack County Artisans Craft...
Psychic predictions come true!
The past year at The Insider has been full of fun, excitement, cookies, endless opportunities to make fun of City Manager Tom Aspell and so much more. One thing it wasn’t full of was surprises. Yes, that’s right. We weren’t surprised by much this past year, thanks to psychic Dawn Whiting. A year ago today, Dawn laid the tarot cards out and gave The Insider a reading to let us know what would be in store for us in the upcoming year....
City Briefly
Elections Get your vote on City Manager Tom Aspell’s weekly memo tells us that city elections will be held on Nov. 3. Polling locations, Tom says, will be open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. If you need to leave Concord prior to 8 a.m. that day and will not be back by 7 p.m., you can still vote in the morning, from 6:30 a.m.-8 a.m. at the Concord City Auditorium. If you’ll be out of town, you may vote by absentee ballot. Ballots are available at...
Ask the Elders: Growing up too fast?
Dear Elders, Are teens today growing up too quickly, or is it the same pace as when you were a teen? – Too much too soon Roioli Schweiker Dear Too Much Too Soon, Teens aren’t growing up faster, they are staying adolescent and dependent longer. With no responsibilities, they have more time to do silly things. Steve Leavenworth Dear Too Much Too Soon, Too quickly, and they don’t realize it or appreciate their youth. In fact, they say...
Bring your lunch to Bach's Lunch Series
The Bach's Lunch Series offers free, informal lunch-hour lectures the first Thursday of every month, and a related concert the following Thursday in the Concord Community Music School's recital hall, 23 Wall St., November through June. The series opens this year in partnership with Concord Reads, for which one of the selected books is “The Soloist,” by Steve Lopez. On Nov. 5, Karen Wacks, professor of music...
