The Bow issue

Mar 10, 2009
12:00 AM

A frog princess comes to Concord!

The Junior Service League of Concord will be presenting "The Frog Princess," to be held at St. Paul's School in Memorial Hall, March 13 at 7 p.m. and March 14 at 11 a.m. This is an opportunity for families to attend live theater and raise funds for Concord-area nonprofit organizations. JSL of Concord has once again teamed with director Karen Braz to bring this children's classic. JSL…

Mar 10, 2009
12:00 AM

Need employees?

Businesses seeking skilled and qualified employees are invited to take part in the Central N.H. Youth Career Expo and Job Fair, scheduled for April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Guard State Armory, 4 Pembroke Road. This job fair, developed by the State of N.H. Governor's Commission on Disability in coordination with the N.H. Department of Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Central N.H. School to Career Council, N.H. Business Resource Center, N.H. Division of Personnel, N.H. Employment Security, N.H. Department of Health and Human Services, N.H. Employment Program, Statewide…

Mar 10, 2009
12:00 AM

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 slave and pavement-maker, is asked by his patron to attend the society wedding of Pompeia and Gracchus. But just before the bridegroom arrives, it is discovered…

Mar 10, 2009
12:00 AM

Take a look at some art and catch a flick

During the month of March, the community gallery at Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St., will feature work by young local artists for a Youth Art Month exhibit. Region II of the New Hampshire Art Educators' Association is proud to be exhibiting its youth art at Red River Theatres. Youth Art Month is part of a national celebration of visual arts in schools. The exhibit will feature paintings, mono prints, collages and more created by students from Shaker Road School, St. John's School, Pembroke Hill School, Pembroke Village School and Chichester Central School. The exhibit will run though the end…

Mar 10, 2009
12:00 AM

Happy 100th to Maurice Rosen!

On March 12, Maurice J. Rosen turns 100 years old. Maurice and his wife, Miriam (deceased 1988), moved to Concord in 1934 and lived there until 1985. Upon retirement, they both moved to Boca Raton, Fla. Born in the United States in 1909, Maurice was reared in Fitchburg, Mass., and shortly thereafter, he, his mother, Ollie, and father, Samuel, his three brothers, Manuel, Sidney and Bernard, and his sister, Evelyn,…

Mar 10, 2009
12:00 AM

Who doesn’t need a little extra joy in their lives?

On March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pleasant View Retirement Community auditorium, 227 Pleasant St., Joyful Blend, an eight-member vocal ensemble, will sing a program of love songs ranging from the 1920s to the 1990s. Sing along with Broadway favorites from "Rent" and "Phantom of the Opera." Hear such tunes as Elton John's "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" and George and Ira Gershwin's "I've Got a Crush on You." Joyful Blend's program has something for all ages and music tastes. Tickets are $10 or $8 for seniors and are available in advance at Caring Gifts, 18 N. Main St. or by calling 724-3001. Doors…