Art & Bloom: Thursday, Jan. 22 – Saturday, Jan. 24

Hosted by the Concord Garden Club, the 23rd annual Art & Bloom will return to Kimball Jenkins at the end of January. The installation features floral arrangements created by community members and professional designers, intended to complement the artwork in Kimball Jenkins’ winter exhibition.

Team captain Tim Grenier of the West Pond Hockey Club of Essex, Massachusetts (right) battles a Pickups team player during a morning game of the opening of the 10th annual Black Ice Pond Hockey Championships at White Park on Friday, January 24, 2020. Grenier said he was looking forward to beating the Pickups this year after losing to them last year. The game ended in a tie. Geoff Forester
Team captain Tim Grenier of the West Pond Hockey Club of Essex, Massachusetts (right) battles a Pickups team player during a morning game of the opening of the 10th annual Black Ice Pond Hockey Championships at White Park on Friday, January 24, 2020. Credit: Geoff Forester / Monitor

Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship and Festival: Friday, Jan. 23 – Sunday, Jan. 25

A staple of winter in Concord, the 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship and Festival will take over White Park for the 15th year since its inception. Spanning eight rinks, three days and eight divisions, the tournament includes over 60 teams and 420 hockey players. The weekend will feature family-friendly fun with bonfires, a rock climbing wall, fireworks, live entertainment, food trucks, games and ice sculptures and more.

NHTI will screen “Easy Living” on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Credit: Courtesy

NHTI’s Friday Night at the Movies: “Easy Living,” Friday, January 23 at 7 p.m.

“Easy Living” (1937) features an exasperated millionaire (Edward Arnold) who tosses his spoiled wife’s expensive fur coat from the roof of their luxurious NYC home. It lands on a startled young woman (Jean Arthur) on her way to work. The young woman’s whose modest world is about to be completely upended. This very funny screwball comedy is the perfect combination of screenplay (by Preston Sturges), direction (by Mitchell Leisen) and actors (Arthur, Arnold, Ray Milland, William Demarest, and Franklin Pangborn). It provided Depression-era audiences a fine opportunity to laugh-out-loud at life and will undoubtedly continue to do so today!

Create a great movie memory at NHTI. Student admission is free. General public admission is $10. The screening will take place at NHTI’s Sweeney Hall in Concord.

Ice sculptures from the previous years of Winter Fest, which will return to downtown Concord on Jan. 29 and 20.  
Ice sculptures are a staple of Winterfest. Credit: Courtesy

Winter Fest: Saturday, Jan. 24

The Concord Winter Fest, hosted by The Hotel Concord and Intown Concord, returns downtown for its eighth year with an ice-carving competition featuring renowned New England sculptors. Food trucks will line Main Street, providing a swath of tasty flavors to warm you up throughout the chilly day. Winter Fest is an outdoor event, so be prepared to dress for the weather. Arts Alley will host an Ice Bar with more details to come soon.