Birmingham-ing it up – Tue, 05 Feb 2013
Monitor photo editor Alex Cohn took the Insider with him on a trip to Birmingham, Ala. Here he is in front of the statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge.
Concordland: the Concord board game
Well, we've done it again, dear readers – another great feature that will keep you entertained for years to come. It's Concordland, the Concord board game. We've got the instructions, board and game cards online and ready for you to print out. Of course, the easiest way to play is to pick up a copy of the Insider and cut out the game cards and pieces yourself. Enjoy! Follow these links to a downloadable version of...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 05 Feb 2013
This week’s Instagram photo comes to us from @pincoske. It’s a collage of different shots from last week’s Black Ice tournament.
The SPCA helps us through the dog days of winter
Puppy love was the theme of the day Saturday, as the Concord-Merrimack County SPCA brought eight little furry critters to Osborne Agway to greet the public.
The SPCA helps us through the dog days of winter
Puppy love was the theme of the day Saturday, as the Concord-Merrimack County SPCA brought eight little furry critters to Osborne Agway to greet the public.
Ceramics at St. Paul's School
Here's what we found on display at the Hargate Art Gallery.
Ceramics at St. Paul's School
Here's what we found on display at the Hargate Art Gallery.
The Terminator liked to morph too. . .
The Grammarnatrix’s praise of dictionaries last week, and the Oxford English Dictionary in particular, reminded me of some time spent with the OED in the Concord High School library (which had by then morphed into the media center, I believe). Morph – there’s an interesting word. It does not appear as a verb in my own go-to dictionary, Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate, the one the pink cover that sat in every classroom during my...
Teens on the scene
Look at all those enthusiastic teenagers! And what a coincidence that they all wound up in the library at the same time last Wednesday afternoon. Ah, who are we kidding – it was no coincidence at all. It was the library’s first Teen Board meeting, where students voiced their opinions about events and programs they’d like to see at the library in the near future. Among the most popular ideas kicked around at the first meeting were...
This week in Concord history
Feb. 5, 1942: An alert Concord police officer spots the car of a suspected spy on South Main Street near the Capitol Theater. He arrests the man at gunpoint. The chief gives the officer a pat on the back, but no charges are filed against the man. “It was all in error,” authorities say.Feb. 5, 1942: Dudley Orr, the state tax commissioner, is pictured on the front page of the Monitor riding his bicycle to work. In a time of severe gas...
Kristy Case talks cool ink, cover-ups and sensitive body parts
Name: Kristy CaseManager, Anaconda Tattoo and PiercingHow long have you been a tattoo artist?For about five years. Everybody always told me I’d be good at it, because they liked my art work. I was actually enrolled at the New England Art Institute and ready to go there when I decided to start pursuing tattooing instead. And thank God I did, because I owe a lot less in school loans. I’d be in debt until I was dead.What’s your favorite...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell kisses his special set of dice (for luck!), rolls them and then moves his game piece. Once he passes GO, he writes the city memo for us. If he rolls doubles, though, the game comes to life and takes over the city. Come on, snake eyes!Do stuff, don’t not do stuffSchool vacation activitiesDon’t sit around feeling bored during the upcoming February school vacation week, Aspell writes. Write the city...
Architecture presentation
“Mid-20th century modern architecture in New Hampshire: 1945 – 1975,” a program focused on an important aspect of our state’s architectural history, will be held at the Concord Public Library on Feb. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. The program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security and the city of Concord. New Hampshire is known for its postcard-perfect...
Student poster contest
Since 1962, children in grades 1-5 have been invited to participate in the National Garden Clubs, Inc./U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service annual poster contest promoting wildfire prevention and environmental conservation. Children are given specifics in regard to the size and material of the poster itself, but other than that are free to create their own interpretation of the Smokey the Bear slogan, “Only You Can Prevent...
Tax-Aide program sites
There will be free tax preparation at three Tax-Aide Sites in Concord. The AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation and e-filing for low and moderate income taxpayers.Staffed by IRS-certified volunteers, Tax-Aide sites are located in Concord at: ∎ Granite United Way, 46 S. Main St. (entrance from Concord Street). Hours are Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 9...
Boeing Boeing debuts
Celebrating the 85th award-winning season of the Community Players of Concord, the international comedy hit Boeing Boeing takes off on the Audi stage Valentine’s weekend. Written by Marc Camoletti in 1960, this hilarious English language translation by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans scored two Tony Awards on Broadway in 2008. Set in the swinging 60s, American bachelor-in-Paris Bernard has three fiancées who are international airline...
Lecture series event
NHTI presents the next event in its 2012-13 Wings of Knowledge lecture series, “Weston Solutions Green Roof Technology,” Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Library Living Room.GreenGrid is a modular green roof product offered exclusively by Weston Solutions, Inc., an industry leader in environmental, energy efficiency, and sustainability offerings to clients worldwide. This presentation will offer a description of the GreenGrid system and will...
Concord’s Ann Winterling is hooked on rugs
The floor is just about the only place in Ann Winterling’s home that you won’t find one of her rugs.Such is life for one of the more accomplished rug hookers in the region. A Concord resident for more than 40 years, Winterling has had rugs appear in galleries both near and far – including the current display at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Gallery – as well as on the front of industry magazines and in a variety of books. Her...
