Zonta Club of Concord, a professional service organization, is having its annual holiday auction on Dec. 2 at the Red Blazer Restaurant, 72 Manchester St.

Come dance the night away under a winter sky at the Concord Family YMCA's largest and most celebrated fundraiser - the 21st annual Snowflake Ball, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Rundlett Middle School staff and students are participating in a community building unit using the current best selling book, "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson, in which he tells the story of h

The holiday season can be just as exciting for adults as it is for the kiddies by doing some of your shopping at Vintner's Cellar, 133 Loudon Road.

This holiday season, when economic conditions are tough, people really want their gifts to matter.

The Science Store at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive, will be collecting nonperishable food items for the New Hampshire Food Bank through December.

This picture of Ulmont Bickford (left) and Jim Boyle was taken during Concord's Super Walmart's Veterans Day breakfast for those men and women who have served our country.

Readers, have we told you lately that we love you?

If you missed the 13th annual mayor's community prayer breakfast on Nov. 10 fear not!

The annual Professional Craft Fair and Gourmet Bake Sale will be held on Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Beaver Meadow School, 40 Sewalls Falls Road. Admission is free.

The Penacook tree lighting will be held on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. in Boudreau Square.

Last Sunday, members of the Concord Crew team dropped off food collected at their year-end meeting to fill the Friendly Kitchen's shelves. Concord Crew, your do-goodery brings tears to our eyes.

The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce announces that applications for the spring 2010 Capital Area Student Leadership (CASL) program are now available.

In March, the Granite Chapter of the American Red Cross will host an event celebrating local heroes - the Heroes Breakfast.

We're so over turkey this Thanksgiving, we decided to go out for sushi instead. (Just kidding, turkey! We still love you and can't wait to eat you all week long!)

Japanese restaurants aren’t the only ones with the goods. Market Basket, Hannaford and Shaw’s all stock sushi as well!

The Insider staff is thankful for many things this year, and the Concord Public Library is certainly one of them! For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.

Fire Date

When our cruel oppressor/ publisher/hallowed leader asked Cassie and I to participate in the Main Street Concord spelling bee, two things immediately sprang to mind.

Dear Tweens, What makes your parents cool or uncool? Is it important? Why?

Emily Hewey

I'm subletting my column this week to my crafty friend Wendy. She actually shared her method of gift wrapping with me almost a year ago.