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There’s a lot to like and even more to learn inside the Concord Community Music School.
How does your bracket look right about now?
In the spirit of the NCAA tournament and the millions of brackets filled out nationwide, we decided to do some listing. After the first four days of March Madness, people everywhere have seen their dreams of winning the annual office pool shattered with one pick that seemed like such a good idea at the time. Others are hanging on for dear life with every single finger and toe crossed hoping their one Cinderella goes on a run for the...
Historical Society offering 6-week course
The New Hampshire Historical Society is offering a six-part history course, Eyewitness to History: First-Person Accounts, with support from the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. The course will explore, through first-person accounts of key public figures, the influential role New Hampshire has played in shaping national politics and public affairs throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Classes meet Thursday evenings, at...
Grab your bowl and spoon, it’s time to grub down on some soup
There’s nothing like a hot bowl of soup. It’s the perfect pick me up on a cold day and let’s not forget about all the worldly variations. So if you’re a fan of soup like we are and you enjoy supporting a worthy cause, then the 4th annual SoupFest is the place for you. The collaboration between the South Congregational Church Senior Program and the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness is a soup lover’s dream. And it’s just days away....
Stopping by for a visit
We know there are plenty of Insider fans out there, but this is the first possum autograph seeker that we’re aware of. Too bad he just watched us from under a car in the Monitor parking lot before playing dead. At least we think he was playing.
Janeway’s watercolor work captures memories on a canvas
Betsy Janeway’s watercolor paintings will be on exhibit at the N.H. Audubon McLane Center through April.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 25 Mar 2014
This photo by Instagram user @charcole7 encouraged us to share a secret with you. If you mash up an avocado, you’re one step closer to guacamole. You can thank us with more great Instagram photos.
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Betsy Janeway’s watercolor paintings will be on exhibit at the N.H. Audubon McLane Center through April.
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 25 Mar 2014
For years we’ve been advocating for more trains in the Capitol City. But just like everything else we try to get done around here, our voices have gone unheard. Unfortunately, trains are a thing of the past in these parts, that is unless you consider model trains and in that case, we don’t have enough fingers and toes to count that high. This fine set of tracks, circa 1900, eventually became home to the Capitol Shopping Center on...
Learn to design like a professional – or at least pretend to be one
Our interpretation of interior design has generally consisted of rearranging the pizza boxes in the Insider pod into uniform stacks. We can only assume the fine people at Kimball-Jenkins (we’re just going to keep calling it the Kimby-Jenks until it catches on) had people like us in mind when they developed their latest offering, a five-part series of interior design workshops called Crafting An Artful Home. If you think feng shui is a...
The Insider storms the CASL, part 2
Students from the Capital Area Student Leadership program held a communications day a few weeks back, and we stopped by to get in on a piece of the action. Here’s what they had to say.
After 29 years, Jim Jeannotte’s voice is still dazzling the Granite State
Name: Jim JeannotteOccupation: Host of Granite State Challenge.How long have you been the host of Granite State Challenge?Well right now we’re in the middle of our 30th year and I’ve been there 29 years. Tom Bergeron of Dancing with the Stars, was host of year No. 1. He went on to stardom and I’ve been there 29 years ever since.How did you get the job?Actually I was doing some UNH hockey work for Channel 11 and the program was created...
The Insider storms the CASL, part 2
Students from the Capital Area Student Leadership program held a communications day a few weeks back, and we stopped by to get in on a piece of the action. Here’s what they had to say.
A top 10 list worthy of Letterman’s envy
Here are 10 reasons to go to the Local Energy Solutions Conference on April 12 in Tilton from the Concord Energy and Environment Committee:1. Learn about the variety of energy challenges and opportunities that face New Hampshire cities and towns. 2. Find solutions to those energy challenges.3. Find even more solutions to those energy challenges.4. Hear from keynote speaker Lynn Benander about her work to help “relocalize” energy...
The halls are alive with the sound of music
Take a walk down the halls and just listen. You’ll be glad you did. The late afternoons and early evenings are a great time to be strolling around the classroom-lined corridors of the Concord Community Music School – and really just about any day of the week will do. That’s the great part about it – there’s always musical magic being made. And we dare you to say that 10 times fast. You can hear a rocking jazz ensemble down one hallway...
This Week In Concord History
March 25, 2002: The Concord School Board unanimously approves a $50.8 million budget for the 2003-03 school year. The budget represents a 1 percent decrease from last year but does not include pay raises for faculty and staff.March 25, 2000: Concord High defenseman Joe Garofalo has been named Division I hockey player of the year, the Monitor reports. It is the second year in a row he has won the award, which he shares this year with...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell busts out his xylophone and hangs posters around town encouraging people to attend his recital. We’re the only ones who do, but thankfully he sings the city memo for us to share.LIve fee or dieGotta pay for those dogsNew Hampshire RSA 466:1 requires that every owner or keeper of a dog four months of age or older license said dog in the municipal clerk’s office in the city or town in which the dog is...
Bees program to open Bow Garden Club season
The Bow Garden Club will open their 2014 garden club year of meetings and educational programs on April 7th with a program on “Mason Bees”, presented by current N.H. Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. President Michelle Mensinger. Mensinger will talk about the basis of her president’s theme, “Bee aware, Bee concerned and Bee a friend to pollinators!” Mensinger will speak about honey bees and why they are endangered and yet so necessary...
Artists residencies in school grants available
The N.H. State Council on the Arts is now accepting applications for Artist Residencies in Schools for Arts Learning Grants, which bring professional, juried artists into public schools, allowing students to participate in extended arts and cultural programming. Artist Residencies in Schools grants provide students with learning experiences they might not otherwise have as part of their curriculum. The grants support a variety of...
Veterans Information Fair at NHTI Wednesday
NHTI, Concord’s Community College will be hosting a Veteran Information Resource Fair for veterans and service members on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair will be located in the Student Center Rotunda. Student veterans, veterans, service members or family members who have questions regarding VA and community benefits/resources can receive assistance. Participants include: VA New England Healthcare System, Community Outreach...
McLane Center to host Mulligan presentation
Humanities scholar, author and naturalist Adair Mulligan will present a program at the N.H. Audubon’s McLane Center on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, or a century old lilac out in the woods. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment of these places? Mulligan explores how to discover clues of the past that remain and to piece together a rich...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook: a Mom and Daughter Dish About the Food that Delights Them, and the Love That Binds ThemBecky Johnson and Rachel Randolph2013, 215 pagesNon-fictionIf you are looking for a quick, fun, relaxing read, try We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook!A mother and daughter duo write beautifully about life, love, and family dynamics that readers can relate to. It helps make things interesting that the mother is ADD and daughter a...
Concord 250 to hold public forum Wednesday
The year 2015 marks Concord, New Hampshire’s 250th anniversary and there is a hardy group of inpiduals getting ready to celebrate. But this is a city-wide celebration and it can’t happen without the support and participation of community members. On Wednesday, at 6 p.m., Concord 250 – a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of supporting and promoting the 250th anniversary of the City of Concord, NH, for the benefit of...
