Red, White and Blues
Concord Cooperative Market puts on a free wine tasting complete with Southern-fried appetizers.
Pick of the week
Lots of great new stuff from Concord High students this week on Education Channel 6!CHS Graduation: Watch the seniors throw up their caps in celebration! Every day this week at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. CHS Prom: Fun, friends and gorgeous gowns! Catch it each day this week at 9 p.m.CHS Undergraduate Awards Night:Â playing daily at 11:30 a.m.CHS Senior Awards Nights, playing daily at 1 p.m.For a full schedule, check out our website at...
SNOB deadlines
Last year's festival put Concord New Hampshire and the SNOB Film Festival back on the map! Film submissions have been coming in fast and one thing is clear: Filmmakers want their work in the SNOB 2011 film lineup. With one deadline already passed, the Regular Submission deadline of June 29 is sneaking up fast. There is still time to get films to the screening staff for this year's early fall event. The late deadline is July...
A night of Lebanese delights
There are few things in this world that the Food Snob loves more than a good kabob. So, when the Snob heard rumors about Washington Street Cafe's new five-course Lebanese dinner offerings on Friday nights, I was naturally intrigued.As cultured as the Snob is when it comes to all things food, I had never tried Lebanese fare. The Snob, however, is an avid fan – and close personal friend – of travel writer and food guru...
Music to our ears
Concord Hospital is pleased to announce that pianist Emily Mills, a certified music practitioner at Concord Hospital, has been accepted to the New Hampshire Arts-in-Healthcare artist directory. The directory is a prestigious, juried roster signifying artistic excellence and the ability to promote an environment conducive to healing. A service of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the directory includes performing, literary,...
Children's books
A children's book illustrators' art exhibit opens July 7 at the Mill Brook Gallery, 236 Hopkinton Rd. The opening reception takes place from 5-8 p.m. on July 7, and the exhibit will remain in place until September 4. The gallery will also host special children's events on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Come meet the artists, see storytelling, demonstrations and participate in hands-on workshops and book signings. Free. The...
“Egypt Today”
Nabil Migalli, a native of Egypt, will discuss “Egypt Today” in a brown bag luncheon sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on July 21 at the Wesley Methodist Church on Clinton Street from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Part of the day will include the showing of the film “The Yacoubian Building,” which is based on a novel of the same name by Alan Al Asway and is the highest-budgeted film in the history of...
Meet Methuselah: student, grocery bagger, Concord resident
Methuselah Doe is an immigrant from Liberia who lives in Concord. Many in town may recognize his smiling face from Hannaford, where he works bagging groceries and rounding up the carts.What brought you to New Hampshire?I won the immigrant lottery in my country to come here. I was born in Liberia and raised there, too.What do you miss about your home country?Liberia has a truly unique culture. (I miss) the food, music, the people, etc....
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell shoots himself out of a cannon onto our doorstep and warbles the latest happenings in our fair capital in an ear-piercing falsetto. Lucky for you, we transcribed it.Construction delays on North State Streetwill it ever end? Thanks a lot, RAIN. You're really ruining everything these days, including progress on Route 3 construction. Aspell breaks the bad news to us gently:”Due to inclement...
This Week in Concord History
June 28, 1853 – James O. Lyford is born. He will become a journalist and politician and write histories of Concord and Canterbury.June 29, 1988 – The Concord Planning Board approves construction of the Steeplegate Mall on Loudon Road. Downtown merchants, wary of Manchester's experience, have the jitters.June 30, 1944 – More than three weeks after D-Day, dreaded telegrams reach Concord homes bringing news of...
