The harvest time
There are times in life that are most important, periods that must be efficiently managed because your very own survival depends upon it. Such was the case with the settlers living here in Concord well over a century ago. The time that I reference is harvest time, a vital period requiring complete focus by every member of the household. When British colonists first traveled up the Merrimack River from the Massachusetts Bay Colony...
City newsletter
Here’s a look at what was included in the city newsletter last Friday: Meetings City meetings are held in person in Council Chambers at 37 Green Street (unless otherwise specified on the City’s calendar). Upcoming meetings include: Zoning Board of Adjustment: Wednesday, October 4, 6 p.m. City Council: Tuesday, October 10, 7 p.m. (Meeting moved to Tuesday due to Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 9) Visit...
Walker Lecture painting history
The Walker Lecture Series invites you to “Secret Stories Behind Iconic Paintings”with Jane Oneail on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. From “American Gothic” to “Whistler’s Mother,” from “Starry Night” to “The Nighthawks,” some images are so ubiquitous that we have stopped looking at them closely. This program delves into these iconic works and shares the secret stories behind their creation and reception. Oneail holds a master’s in Art History...
‘Hand to God’ at Hatbox Theatre
“Hand To God,” a new American play, produced by Actors Cooperative Theatre, will be presented at the Hatbox Theatre in Concord for three weekends from Sept. 29 to Oct. 15. “Hand To God,” a gripping and darkly hilarious theatrical experience that promises to leave audiences in stitches and deep contemplation. This critically acclaimed play, written by Robert Askins is a bold and audacious exploration of the struggles of a small-town...
Day of Service
The GFWC Concord Contemporary Club will be joining other General Federation of Women’s Clubs across the country in the National Day of Service on Sept. 30. This local club is helping to raise awareness of food insecurity and hunger in the Concord area by hosting a PB & J Day. Members are asking for your donation of plastic jars of peanut butter and jelly to help provide weekend lunches for needy children, who may otherwise go...
NHTI hosts Manhattan Short Film Festival
Film lovers will unite in more than 500 venues worldwide – including the NHTI campus – to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world for the 26th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival taking place Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. The festival screenings are approximetly 2.5 hours in length and feature all 10 finalist films. This is the 20th year these screenings will take place at NHTI. NHTI’s Film Society,...
Book Review: Born to Run – A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
‘Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen’ By Christopher McDougall (287 pages, Nonfiction, Health and Fitness, Anthropology, 2009) Foreign correspondent Christopher McDougall has been through some harrowing events, covering wars in Rwanda, Angola, and Congo. In this book, he takes on a new challenge: learning to love running and avoid serious injury. Born to Run is one of the most...
Bulletin board
Author talk: Whispers from the Valley of the Yak On Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Vermont author and former New Hampshire resident Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill visits Gibson’s Bookstore to present her new memoir, “Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle,” in which Tuxill weaves an intergenerational story about the power of forgiveness and being true to oneself. Jackie has known tumultuous times: she...
This week in Concord history
Sept. 28, 2003: Fall may just be arriving in much of New Hampshire, but in Plymouth, they’re skipping ahead to winter, the Monitor reports. As temperatures hover around 60 degrees this week and the last green leaves cling stubbornly to the trees, Tenney Mountain will launch its winter ski season. The Oct. 1 start could earn Tenney the coveted position as the first ski resort open for the year nationwide. Sept. 28, 2002: With...
