The Insider goes to space

Blast off into the final frontier of fun at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center.

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Pork Fest

Grace Episcopal Church threw its second annual Pork Fest Sunday afternoon in Merrill Park. It was a free fun-filled event (especially for pulled pork enthusiasts like the Insider). At the end of the day, about $1,500 was raised for the church's Take-A-Tote ministry, which provides lunches for hungry schoolchildren in the Concord area.

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Get ready for a gala

The 21st annual “Pitch In” event takes place Aug. 22 – 24, to get the Audi ready for its 107th year as the home of Concord's community-based arts and entertainment. The season kicks off with the season-opening gala on Sept. 18. This year's “Pitch In” will tackle some special projects, including room-darkening shades and picture molding for the reception lobby, increasing its use for meetings and...

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Penacook branch hours

Back by popular demand – the Penacook branch library will once again be open on Wednesday nights.Effective Sept. 6 the new hours will be:Monday: 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.Wednesday: 2:30 – 8:30 p.m.Saturday: 9 a.m. – noon.We hope you find these hours convenient and that you visit the branch often!

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Coming soon: Concord’s young professionals
Aug16

Coming soon: Concord’s young professionals

I'd like to tell you about a group of dynamic people here in Concord: the Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN).CYPN was created almost 5 years ago as an initiative of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce to help retain young people in Concord by providing non-intimidating networking opportunities, as well as personal and professional development.Since then, we have grown significantly and expanded our programming to...

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This Week in Concord History

Aug. 16, 1978: Gov. Mel Thomson says he has “irrefutable proof” that communists were involved in the June 24 anti-nuclear power demonstration at the Seabrook construction site – and urges Congress to investigate.Aug. 16, 1843: A severe gale accompanied by torrents of rain destroys a large elm tree in the State House yard. The tree is 20 inches in diameter at its base. The wind breaks it off 20 feet about the ground....

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The garter (not garden) snake
Aug16

The garter (not garden) snake

The garter snake is one of the most common snakes in North America, where it is native, and it is the only snake found in Alaska. There are over a dozen subspecies of garter snakes which generally have yellow stripes down the length of their bodies on a checkered background in various shades of green, brown, gray or black.We all know that reptiles lay eggs, but garter snakes are not aware of this. They bear their young alive. At least...

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For the fun of it

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Granite State College will present a preview of its fall courses on Aug. 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Pleasant View Retirement Center, 227 Pleasant St. The preview will feature teachers of some of the more than 20 courses offered at the Concord location this fall including astronomy, antiques, opera, politics and history. Refreshments will be served following the presentations and registration for...

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Grief support group

The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free eight-week evening adult grief support group on Tuesdays from Sept. 13 through Nov. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Granite Ledges of Concord.Trained grief support facilitators provide an opportunity for grief support and education to adults who have suffered a recent loss. The group size is limited to 12 participants and the sessions are free. Pre-registration is required....

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The Insider goes to space

When you're a little kid, there are only a few professions you could imagine being when you grow up. Cowboy? Princess, perhaps? Maybe a baseball player? One that always seems to make that short list is astronaut. Flying around in space, floating in zero gravity and hanging out with David Bowie, the life of a spaceman (or spacewoman) seems pretty sweet. Mecca for the Granite State's aspiring astronauts must be the...

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Backyard barbecue

Grace Episcopal Church threw its second annual Pork Fest Sunday afternoon in Merrill Park. It was a free, fun-filled event (especially for pulled pork enthusiasts like the Insider). At the end of the day, about $1,500 was raised for the church's Take-A-Tote ministry, which provides lunches for hungry schoolchildren in the Concord area. Related content: 

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City Briefly

Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell zips up his chicken suit, scratches around the yard for worms, gives a couple of warning ba-gocks and pops out a farm-fresh, free-range city memo. Here's what he cooked up for us this week:dollar billz, y'allTom's all about the Benjamins, babyLet's give a round of applause for the folks who hold the purse strings to our fair city, which was recently awarded a certificate of...

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Eggplant: summer's versatile and worldly vegetable
Aug16

Eggplant: summer's versatile and worldly vegetable

Could you come up with 12 eggplant recipes on the spot? Even to win over the love of your life? Perhaps not. But in ancient China, that’s the price a bride had to pay to clinch the deal. The ability to be creative with eggplant in the kitchen was apparently very important. Eggplant enjoyed popularity throughout Asia for centuries before making its way to Europe. The eggplant we know today descended from wild ancestors, with tiny and...

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