Book of the week
Scrapbooking not your thing? No problem, because the Concord Public Library has plenty of regular books. For further information about the library, visit onconcord.com/library. Testimony Anita Shreve 2008, 305 pages Setting: Contemporary Vermont Anita Shreve is an author who is not afraid to tackle controversial subjects. She sets her new novel at a prestigious prep school, creates believable hot-shot basketball players, throws in one...
Book of the week
We know we featured The Baker Free Library in Bow this week on pages 10 and 11, but don’t forget about our awesome library right here in Concord. Visit the Concord Public Library in person or on the web at onconcord.com/library. We promise you won’t regret it, and you know that we never break a promise. Death at Pompeia’s Wedding Rosemary Rowe 2008, 213 pages Setting: AD 189, Roman town of Glevum (modern Gloucester) Libertus, a former...
Book of the week
You don’t need to go on a scavenger hunt to find this book. It’s at the Concord Public Library! Camel Rider Prue Mason 2007, 204 pages Setting: Middle East A juvenile novel Two boys are thrown together by chance in the desert, encountering only relentless sun and heat, sand and hostile adults. One boy is from a modern English-speaking world; the other is from a nomadic Arabic- speaking world. Two boys, three days = the trials of...
20 things to do for $20 (or less!)
1) Take a trip to spaceNewt Gingrich promises that Americans will be living on the moon by 2020. Something tells us that's going to cost a little more than $20. Fortunately, there are more wallet-friendly options for space exploration right here in Concord at the McAuliffe-Shephard Discovery Center (2 Institute Drive). Admission is $9 for adults, $6 for kids, and $8 for students and seniors. That means you can check out a...
Your guide to the Concord Literary Festival
Wednesday, Oct. 20 – The Concord Literary Festival gets under way on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 20, with a “pen to play” workshop. “Petite Plays: Pen to Performance,” conducted by Dana Biscotti Myskowski, is a writing, directing and enhanced stage-reading series of workshops, culminating in two performances. In this three-part workshop, participants write three-page plays, direct a plays-in-hand, enhanced stage-reading, and...
