The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts is reminding arts organizations, schools, school districts and school administrative units that the deadline to apply for Youth Arts Project Grants is April 1.Youth Arts Project Grants fund arts and cultural education programs that encourage creativity and foster academic success in grades K-12. The goal of this grant category is to provide young people opportunities to engage in the arts beyond the normal school day so that they can develop creative problem solving skills and become more engaged in their communities. The April 1 deadline is for projects…

Concord Hospital Therapeutic Arts and Activities Services has been awarded a grant of $4,500 for an innovative program entitled "Music as a Bridge: Connecting People when Communication is Impaired." The grant was awarded by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and is made possible by appropriations from the Governor and State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. For the past three years, TAAS has offered live music to Concord Hospital inpatients by certified music practitioners, accomplished musicians trained to use their musicianship therapeutically in a clinical setting.…

Check out these upcoming events at Gibson’s Bookstore: q April 26, 5:30 p.m.: Mary Azarian and Willem Lange, A Dream of Dragons. Long ago the ancient Norsemen perfected their swift-sailing, dragonheaded longships. They left rugged fiords in search of open land, trade, treasure,or fame. They landed in North America over four hundred years before Columbus. Their exploits are recounted in the ancient Norse sagas. A Dream of Dragons  is a modern saga written with all the power of a true story retold in the ageless rhythms of blank verse and beautifully illustrated.April 28, 7 p.m.: Jim Arnosky,…

The Concord Family YMCA would like to thank Michael Simchik for his extraordinary act of generosity. Michael pledged $25,000 over a period of five years in support of our mission of strengthening community through our focus on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Michael is a member of a select group of philanthropists who demonstrate a distinctive leadership role in supporting the Concord Family YMCA.