Do your shopping at home
The holiday season is easily one of the most wasteful times of year. In the U.S., the annual trash from gift wrap and shopping bags totals over 4 million tons, according to Eartheasy.com. If everyone wrapped just three gifts in reused paper or fabric gift bags, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 hockey rinks. This year, you can take one small, fun step toward less waste by revamping your annual gift-swapping parties....
Now a survivor, Lisa Ober continues to walk
In 1993, Lisa Ober participated in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Concord, walking to support her best friend’s mom, Linda, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Ober went off to college but continued to walk with Linda and her team from work. Through the years, Ober has walked on other teams in other cities wherever she was at the time.In 2014, as Ober’s 40th birthday approached, having her...
The Audi’s season-opening gala is Sunday
Over the next few months, the Concord City Auditorium, more famously known as The Audi, will be home to theater, dance, music and talks. Take a look down the schedule, and there’s so much to choose from. If only there was a way to preview some of the shows? Well, actually there is. It’s called the Season Opening Gala and it just so happens to be on Sunday. This will be the 26th year the Friends of the Audi have thrown a little get...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 23, 2002: With the new school year only one week away, six Barnstead upperclassmen do not have high school assignments, the Monitor reports. School officials at Kingswood, Merrimack Valley and Pittsfield, which together took more than 50 of the almost 70 Barnstead eighth-graders placed by June, said they are still struggling to register late-comers in their own districts. Aug. 24, 2002: A dog that roamed Tilton for two...
Bulletin Board
Poetry Society at Gibson’s on June 15 The Poetry Society of New Hampshire will meet at Gibson’s Bookstore on June 15 at 7 p.m. June’s headliners are Mark Palos, and Slam Free Or Die – back by popular demand. An open mic follows their readings. All are welcome, newcomers are encouraged. The Poetry Society meets at Gibson’s on the third Wednesday of every month. Gibson’s Bookstore Friday Family Fun at music school Please join New...
