Some girls have all the luck – and Ally Smith, 26, of Concord, happens to be one of them.

If The Barley House’s wine and jazz nights were a sandwich filling, they would be peanut butter and jelly.

If you haven’t been to one of the Concord Young Professionals Network’s events, now’s the time to go.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, we’re sure your mind has continually wandered to . . . undergarments.

So, you’ve been dreaming of serenading your dearest since the day you met, but the only acceptable singing venue for a voice like yours is in the privacy of your car with your windows up.

There will be a Penacook Village Association meeting held at the Rolfe House on Penacook Street, Penacook, Feb. 13 at 9 a.m.

Get ready for a maple syrup induced sugar rush because there are not one but two pancake dinners on Feb. 16 to help you kick off the Lenten season.

Meet stamp lovin' pals at the Merrimack County Stamp Collectors' monthly meeting. The meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m.

Consider yourself a wine snob?

Local Girl Scouts are now taking orders for cookies. All eight varieties are only $3.50 a box, so stock up because all proceeds benefit the Girl Scouts.

Okay, not really, but the The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center wants to send your kid to space camp.

Brighten up a dreary January weekend by checking out “Art & Arrangements” at the Kimball-Jenkins Estate, 266 N. Main St.

The holidays are over, and that means our off-beat gift guide series is over too. Fret not because we have a brand-spankin’ new series to get you through January’s bitter weather.

Get ready to swing your partner and do-si-do because Concord Coach Squares’ square-dancing classes are back and beginning on Jan. 13, 7 p.m., at West Congregational Church, 3 Garrison St.

Who knows what 2010 holds – money? Fame? Ponies? Famous ponies?

Now that the holidays are over, we grownups need an excuse to let loose. We don’t know this for certain, but we’re pretty sure that’s why New Year’s Eve was invented.

Can't wait until January to watch "American Idol"?

By this time, if you haven’t finished your shopping yet, we’re sure you’re waking up in the middle of the night panicked and in a cold sweat.

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all and jump on the next plane to Spain. But since that’s not always feasible, you can thank your lucky stars for the Concord Cooperative Market, 24 S.

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all and jump on the next plane to Spain. But since that’s not always feasible, you can thank your lucky stars for the Concord Cooperative Market, 24 S.

Because everyone loves a good coming-of-age flick, check out “Splinterheads” showing at Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St., from Dec. 18 to 23.

A couple of weeks ago, we took a trip to Vintner's Cellar to check out their wine-related goods for our off-beat gift guide.

Just in case you didn't get enough gift ideas from our center spread, here's another - on Dec.

Want to beat the lines? You can shop local and online. What's better than shopping in your bathrobe while helping out local businesses?

Since 1904, the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., has been the place to go for top-notch entertainment that doesn’t break the bank.

The holiday season can be just as exciting for adults as it is for the kiddies by doing some of your shopping at Vintner's Cellar, 133 Loudon Road.

We're so over turkey this Thanksgiving, we decided to go out for sushi instead. (Just kidding, turkey! We still love you and can't wait to eat you all week long!)

Japanese restaurants aren’t the only ones with the goods. Market Basket, Hannaford and Shaw’s all stock sushi as well!

We’re just a bunch of big kids at heart here at The Insider, so when we heard children’s author and Warner resident David Elliott was coming to Gibson’s Bookstore, 27 S. Main St., on Nov.

Brush up on your Bon Jovi lyrics and buy yourself a mai tai, because every Friday night at 9, the downstairs lounge at Beijing and Tokyo, 61 S.