It’s time to start getting that yard back into midseason form
It still doesn’t feel like it, even here in late April, but it is officially spring, the season of rebirth. This is the time of year we all look forward to – in theory, it’s when all the snow vanishes and the buds sprout and the air warms up.It’s finally starting to happen around here, and in no time we’ll enjoy that true feeling of spring every day. And when it does, most of us will want to head outside.After a long winter and an...
Not sure what to do next around the house?
At this time of year, people can’t wait to get going on that long list of spring projects that has been growing since last fall. As homeowners, the need for home improvements is never done and always evolving. But how do you decide what to do first and come up with a priority pecking order? Because whether you plan on selling your house in a year, five years down the road or it’s your dream home and you’re never selling, there is...
How prepared are you for that next project?
Not everyone is handy in the sense they spend every weekend tackling another project around the house. Some people just don’t have the first clue when it comes to fixing, building or improving their home. But just because you’re not out there tearing down walls or putting up a new addition, that doesn’t mean you don’t need to be prepared for the inevitable – something going drastically wrong at 10 p.m. on a Saturday night.It can be...
Food Snob: Patty Melt Sliders from Chuck’s Barbershop
Back in the day when real speakeasies were all the rage in backrooms and basements all over the country, there probably weren’t too many patrons who went to one for food. In fact, we wonder if any old-time speakeasies even had food.But in 2018, with alcohol fully legal in all 50 states, there aren’t really any true speakeasies around anymore – at least not that we know about. What there is, at least in Concord, is Chuck’s Barbershop,...
There are plenty of home improvement projects you can do yourself
“Little putty, little paint, make it look like what it ain’t.”It’s a saying as old as time, and they’re words to live by if you want to make some improvements to your home by yourself. While spring is a popular time to spruce up the house, lots of projects can be pretty expensive if you hire a pro. But not every job requires the skills of a professional, even if you, the homeowner, don’t have much experience with that kind of work.I,...
On Display: Fairy Tales and Fantasies will catch your eye
If you happened to catch the last League of N.H. Craftsmen exhibit, it didn’t have that typical vibrant splash of color you probably expect from one of its shows. Which would make sense considering it was called Black and White Encore.But with the opening of Fairy Tales and Fantasies earlier this month, you will notice quite the drastic change.“(Black and White Encore) had a certain level of sophistication to it, while this show is...
Recycled Percussion to make a racket at NHTI
When your toddler (or worse, someone else’s) goes wild whacking away at pots and pans and trash cans with wooden spoons and things of the like, it’s usually not a very pleasant time. When a nationally-recognized musical troupe does the same thing in a highly coordinated, choreographed and rehearsed manner, it can be a truly awe-inspiring performance. If you go to NHTI this Friday, you’ll get the chance to be so awed when the...
Like comics? You’ll want to be free Saturday
It was a little over five years ago when Jason Brodnick first stepped foot in Everett Arena for one of the many events that’s hosted at the Concord skating palace each summer. Looking around at the space quickly gave him an idea: It would be a great spot for a comic book show.“It looked like the perfect setting,” Brodnick said. “It felt like a good match.”So he left his name and number to be on the list for when a date opened up.“Five...
Art auction for NHTI’s child care Saturday
As a parent, we greatly enjoy hanging our daughter’s artwork on the fridge. Sure, they have a long way to go until there’s a gallery show featuring their work, but every artist has to start somewhere. Who knows, maybe their finger-paintings of who knows exactly what it is could be priceless when they’re the next big thing in the art world – if that’s the career path they want to choose, of course. For now we’ll just enjoy the...
Rollins Park is getting two new trees Friday
It was a sad time when the city had to chop down about 200 trees at Rollins Park last year.Due to an unwelcomed visitor, known as the red pine scale, the plantation of red pine trees were dying and needed to be taken down, along with a group of uninfected mature white pines. As you can imagine, it left quite the hole in the park’s landscape.But we have good news: The city is about to embark on a replanting initiative that will – with...
Veterans program to benefit from yard sale Saturday
It’s getting to that time of year when you see signs all over the city pointing you to front yards filled with stuff that the people who live there might not want, but you just can’t possibly live without. It’s almost like a sign that spring is finally here (even though it seems like it never will be). And if you’ve been waiting to hit the road for those great deals, no need to do so anymore This Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the...
It’s important to follow the building codes
It’s Saturday morning, you just made a run to your favorite place to get building materials and it’s time to get going on that next great home improvement project that you hope to have done by the end of the weekend. But before you do anything, we have a simple question for you: Did you check in the city’s code administration office to see if you needed a permit? For many homeowners, the idea of a building permit is for those big...
Concord native Craig Sanphy to give recital
Concord native and Concord Community Music School alumnus Craig Sanphy, an accomplished tenor, will return to the Music School for a free public recital on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Sanphy will be accompanied by Kathryn Southworth on piano. Fans of musical theatre won’t want to miss Sanphy’s performance, which will focus on show tunes, with a style described as “blow-the-house-down kind of singing!” Sanphy will perform selections from Dear...
Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day at Gibson’s Bookstore
Saturday marks the 4th annual Independent Bookstore Day, a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. And you better believe Gibson’s Bookstore is taking part. It’s the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter, and Gibson’s is dreaming of Hogwarts. Stop in to take their O.W.L....
The Arts: Lots of shows coming to an end this week
There are lots of great art shows around Concord right now. So make sure you check one out, especially before some come to a close by Monday. League of N.H. Craftsmen Fairy Tales and Fantasies Through: June 15 The Grodin Collection Through: Ongoing Location: 49 S. Main St., Suite 100 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kimball Jenkins Robert Dorr Through: Monday N.H. Weavers Guild Through: May 16 Location: 266 N. Main...
Entertainment: Music and more abounds in Concord this week
It’s another week full of live entertainment in the capital city, with lots of music and some stage work as well. A highlight is the nationally known Recycled Percussion coming to NHTI to make a racket and have some fun. Enjoy! Music Tuesday Lester Hirsh at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Mike Morris at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Zooo Crew at Penuche’s at 9 p.m. $3 cover. Paul Heckel at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m....
Bulletin Board: Jail forum, dog licenses and Manse lectures
County jail forum at St. Paul’s Church Just Visiting: A Forum Concerning County Jail Incarceration in New Hampshire will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (21 Centre St.) on Saturday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Who goes to jail in New Hampshire? Why they are in jail? What programs are available to them in jail? What helps people not return once they leave? How to volunteer? Those are just some of the topics that will be discussed. Five...
Plenty of awards given out recently
Recently, the Concord Grange and the N.H. Center for Nonprofits gave out awards at local ceremonies. Concord Grange The Concord Grange held its 42nd annual Grange Month Celebration honoring members and individuals in the community on April 16. William Marston and Mary Stuart Gile, a N.H. State Representative, were presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards. The Community Spirit Award went to Matt Finney, a third grade teacher at...
Book of the Week: ‘Born a Crime’
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Trevor Noah 2016, 304 pages Memoir In Born a Crime, comedian and Daily Show host Trevor Noah offers a glimpse into his upbringing as a mixed-race child in South Africa, growing up amidst the violence and hatred of Apartheid. Humorous, insightful and unabashedly honest, Born a Crime is sure to delight Noah’s many fans – and earn him some new ones along the way.Noah’s memoir traces...
This Week in Concord History
April 24, 1853: Miffed that Franklin Pierce, now president, has relegated him to a lowly clerical job, Benjamin Brown French reminisces in his journal about the early days of their friendship. In 1831, on the way to serve in the New Hampshire House, the two met in Hopkinton, Pierce on horseback, French in a chaise. In Concord, “we took rooms at Gass’s Eagle Hotel, nearly opposite each other, & then commenced a friendship that has...
