Ring in 2023 with New Year’s Eve parties
Noontime affair The Concord Public Library will again host a Noon Year’s Eve Party on Dec. 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the library auditorium. They will celebrate with light refreshments and a special toast! If you want, dress up in fancy clothes! Recommended for kids from birth through elementary. Registration is required online at www.concordpubliclibrary.net/librarycalendar. Dinnertime kids party UNOs is hosting a kids’ New...
City crews were ready for the winter season
The city manager’s office sent out the City Manager’s Newsletter last Friday. The full newsletter can be found by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the “Newsletter” button. Here are some highlights: Bring on the snow! Concord General Services road crews spent last week preparing for snow. Thorough maintenance checks were performed on trucks and equipment vehicles. Crews replaced any parts necessary, such as cutting edges on plows,...
Poem: Winter’s eve
Daylight fades to darkness, another winter eve does call, the warmth of the fire beckons me, as the snow continues to fall. There is peace within my heart, when winter casts another stone, for I embrace this solitude, this cold winter eve alone. Perhaps it is the bittersweet thoughts, of winters past where my thoughts do roam, as a child in the early years, with many friends and family home. In this vast world we live, this winter...
Entertainment for the week of Dec. 22, 2022
Live music Dec. 22 Zeb Cruikshank at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 23 Charlie Chronopolous at Over the Moon Farmstead from 6 to 9 p.m. Blue Light Rain at Area 23 Pub starting at 8 p.m. Dec. 24 Ken Budka at Mount Sunapee from 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 27 Paul Hubert at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 28 Brian Booth at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 29 Brian Booth at Hermanos from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 30 Stoned Wasp at Area 23 Pub...
Bulletin board for the week of Dec. 22, 2022
Covered bridge book Gibson’s Bookstore is pleased to host author Kim Varney Chandler on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. for her engaging and well-illustrated history of the remaining covered bridges in the Granite State, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. The 288-page, full color, softcover features the author’s own current day photography of all sixty-one covered bridges, paired with historical photos in a then-and-now-theme. Author Kim Varney...
Book: Love of learning never ends
Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning By Tom Vanderbilt (229, nonfiction, 2021) When’s the last time you tried to learn something new? Tom Vanderbilt is taking his young daughter to chess class and chess tournaments. He starts to wonder why he doesn’t try new things? When did he stop being a beginner? Adults often don’t like to do things that they aren’t good at. As a child, there is no stigma to...
This week in Concord history
Dec. 22, 2001: In a state where primary campaigns rarely heat up until just before the election, Craig Benson has thrown more extravaganzas than any of his four competitors – probably more than any candidate in the state’s history so far out from the election – and he never lets anyone leave hungry, the Monitor reports. Food, folks and fun is not his only tactic, but Benson knows that in a good activist’s heart, eating is next...
