The Timothy and Abigail Walker Lecture series invites the public to a pair of upcoming events.Putting' on the Ritz will be held Sept. 28 and 29. Enjoy the talented singers from Manchester's Majestic Theater as we bring this spectacular revue of your favorite Irving Berlin songs to the Concord City Auditorium. Oct. 3, Cosy Sheridan will take the stage. Concord native Sheridan has… 0

The Concord Boys and Girls Club is collecting model cars and airplanes for a program that will allow middle school children to put them together.There are about 55 students in grades 5-8 that the group hopes to accomodate. Donations of models will furnish the program, which will run for about two months, according to Sonia Wilks, the Boys and Girls Club program director."We're trying… 0

For Michael Leuchtenberger, perception and reality collided somewhere in the Burundi countryside.Leuchtenberger, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Concord, was briefly mesmerized while touring the nation during an August trip to help strengthen a burgeoning congregation. Tiny mud huts with thatched roofs… 0

Donna Nordlund, owner, and Chris NordlundBead It!How long have you been in the craft business? How did you get started in the field?Donna: It's been almost nine years with the store. This was my first venture into retail, ever. I was getting laid off in the corporate world, so I did some research and decided this… 0

"Can a wild bobcat mate with a domestic house cat?" she asked, her face reflecting the earnest inquisitiveness of her voice. I was volunteering at the Little Nature Museum in Contoocook when a woman came in with that question."Why do you ask?" I responded. "Well," she said, "in our… 0

This year marks the 10th anniversary of NAMIWalks nationally, and in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire event will be Sept. 30, at the soccer fields on the State Hospital Campus (Fruit Street, across from Memorial Field); registration opens at 9 a.m. More than $9 million was raised over 84 NAMIWalks events nationally in 2011 to support local programs and initiatives.The National… 0

Last week, we made our way over to The Newell Post, a relatively new restaurant tucked away on Fisherville Road. So tucked away, in fact, that the Snob didn't even know it was there for months! Turns out, the eatery is the latest dining option created by David and Deborah Newell, former owners of just-down-the-street… 0

It's another installment of our Girl Scout of the Week, in which we profile some local Girl Scouts to find out just what being a scout is all about. This week, we've got Sarah Whitter. Check it out!How long have you been a Girl Scout?I have been a Girl Scout for four years, and every single one has been better… 0

Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell throws on a pair of overalls and a striped cap, dusts off the old Lionel train set and hops on board for a tiny train tour of Concord. As he passes the Insider offices, he toots his train whistle in Morse code, spelling out the week's city memo. Everett welcomes icesummer freezeThe ice is back at the Everett Arena, a sure sign that summer… 0

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Grounds For AppealBernard Knight2011, 215 pagesFictionA body is discovered in a bog in Wales in 1955 and homeopathologist Richard Pryor and his colleagues try to determine if this is an ancient "bog body" or a more recent murder. Other interesting cases are presented; the team attempts… 0