The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce invites members, their families and friends and the public to its annual Chamber Ski Day at Gunstock Mountain in Laconia, on Friday, Feb. 27. The ski day starts when the lifts open at 9 a.m. and concludes with an “Après Ski” party at 2 p.m. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased through the chamber office. Your ticket includes skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, a fun race and the Après Ski party that includes hors d’oeuvres, awards and prizes. For more information or to register, please contact the chamber at 224-2508 or info@concordnhchamber.com.…

Concord Public Library 45 Green St., 225-8670 onconcord.com Feb. 23: AlphaBingo is held in the children’s room at 2:30 p.m. Practice spelling and win some prizes. Feb. 24: Book Blast is held in the children’s room at 2:30 p.m. Join Miss Cris and learn some fun new ways to make your own books. Feb. 25: Pipe Cleaner Madness is held in the children’s room at 2:30 p.m. Have some fun…

In between reading The Insider, pick up a book from the Concord Public Library. We won’t mind and promise to love you just the same, if not more! The Private Patient P.D. James 2008, 352 pages Setting: Contemporary England Investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn decides to have cosmetic surgery on a disfiguring facial scar she’s had since childhood. She arrives at the private clinic located in Cheverell Manor…

Writing about a dream date in the Valentine’s Day issue, Cassie summed up her boyfriend’s reaction to the prospect of seeing Bride Wars with the phrase “case and point.” I’m sure that lots of readers automatically exclaimed, “That should be case in point,” referring to an example that illustrates the point you are making. But how did we ever wind up with that phrase? The website World Wide Words says…

Cross-country skiers are no doubt already aware of the band of top-secret trail groomers who descend on the open fields of Concord. Okay, so maybe they're not a secret, but they do deserve some praise for their behind-the-scenes work during the cross-country skiing season. And by "they," we mean Eric Van Gelder, Fred Symmes, Jim Graham, Don Chamberlind and Frank Muller, five guys who…

Tuesday, Feb. 17 Area Committee on Aging Meeting, Horseshoe Pond Place, 26 Commercial St., Suite 105. 228-6956. 10 a.m. Toddler Tales, Concord Public Library, 45 Green St. Program is designed for two to three-and-a-half year olds and their caregivers. 225-8670, onconcord.com/library. 10 a.m. “Sugar Blues with Naturopath Dr. Pamela Herring,” Concord Cooperative Market, 24 S. Main St. Preregistration required. Free 225-6840, concordfoodcoop.coop. 6:30 p.m. Mike Alberici, Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, 11 Hills Ave. 224-5669, hermanosmexican.com. 6:30 p.m. “Energy, the Environment and our Buildings,”…