[VIDEO] David Kontak's music makin'
David Kontak will be performing at the Toadstool Bookstore in Peterborough, N.H.on Friday, Jan. 21. The all ages show is $5, doors at 6:30. Opening act: 23 Duo. For more information, call the music department of the Peterborough Bookshop at 924-3543, or find Toadstool Sounds on Facebook. Want to hear a sample of Kontak's instruments? Click below: Related content:
insider_estelle: @BenLeubsdorf Why doesn't your paper cover important issues — like the noises my neighbors make? For pete's sake, what are they? Musk oxen?
insider_estelle: @BenLeubsdorf Why doesn't your paper cover important issues — like the noises my neighbors make? For pete's sake, what are they? Musk oxen?
insider_estelle: New copy of the Insider should wend its way to Concord subscribers today. I'm in it, so it's bound to be better than most other papers.
insider_estelle: New copy of the Insider should wend its way to Concord subscribers today. I'm in it, so it's bound to be better than most other papers.
The Batchelder Mill trails
The Batchelder Mill trails of East Concord have something for everyone. With several entry points, the main trail is handicap accessible.On a recent hike before the snow arrived, I entered from the intersection of Curtisville Road and Frost Street, near Broken Ground School, and I walked the entire distance on the main trail from east to west in about 30 minutes. At the western end of the trail, there are remnants of a large dam and...
Help! I drunkenly cheated
Dear Casper and Bill,I recently cheated on my girlfriend of three years. I was very drunk at a party and kissed another girl. The other girl means nothing to me. (I'm not even sure of her name, as awful as that sounds.) I'm regretful but haven't told her yet what happened. Should I come clean and risk losing her or keep my mouth shut?Dear Lover Boy,Oh how many times have we all heard that routine before: “Boy, was I...
Wait, the Punctuationator?
The Grammarnator, serving this week as the Punctuationator, respectfully requests that The Insider (yes, he still likes the titles of newspapers in italics) consider distinguishing between the hyphen and the dash. The occasion for this request appeared in the historical vignettes about Richard Potter in the Airport Issue: “The bear would rush up to the tree, thrust both paws into the nest, and then, covered with wasps-paws, head...
An airport issue
We received a couple letters last week about our airport issue – and here they are.I opened this week's Insider with great anticipation to read about the happenings at Concord Airport. How sad that the history ended in 1946, before a mention of the air shows, the work of the Airport Advisory Committee, recent federal funding to improve the runway lighting, the comraderie of the membership of the Henniker Flying Club (based...
Party at White's Park
A winter carnival will take place in White's Park on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m.Events include:Children's ParadeBonfireScavenger HuntSkating RacesSleddingRefreshmentsInclement weather date Feb. 5. For more information call 225-8690.
Get your tax forms
2010 IRS tax forms have been slowly trickling into Concord Public Library since the beginning of Jan. Because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 wasn't signed until Dec. 17, 2010, some forms weren't finalized until recently. This means that the IRS had to delay printing many forms and many booklets and publications have not arrived yet. Those affected that are of note include...
Teen filmmakers
New Hampshire teen filmmakers have a new opportunity to showcase their creativity and have their ideas heard. The Young Adult Librarians of New Hampshire announce the “You Are Here” Teen Video Challenge 2011, part of a national competition to create short public service announcements that promote reading and public libraries.Teens are asked to create 30 – to 90 – second videos promoting their library's...
Art and flower show
The UNH Law Center will once again open its doors and gallery to the Concord Garden Club's annual ART and BLOOM three day show.The festive gala, opening on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will feature floral interpretations by the garden club members and Concord's leading commercial floral designers as they interpret the artwork of New Hampshire Printmakers Guild.The Gala evening will include a chance to mingle with...
Getting our O face on at O Steaks and Seafood
The eagerly-anticipated O Steaks & Seafood restaurant finally opened this month, so naturally the Food Snob got a table as soon as possible. And O, let me tell you, it set the bar high for Food Snobbery early in this new year.I stopped by the restaurant, on the first floor of the Capital Commons, with my dining companion for a weekday lunch. The Snob loves good service almost as much as good food, so I was instantly won over by...
David Kontak makes crazy music machines
David Kontak might be your next-door neighbor. His modest little home, tucked away on a sleepy cul-de-sac in south Concord, looks like a typical suburban settlement. Looking at it, you might think it holds a nice family with a dog that greets you at the door and paintings on the refrigerator from their kid's art class. And you'd be right. Hang around long enough, though, and you'll start to get suspicious. What's with...
Comfort food
This weekend, the Insider got down and cheesy for you, readers, when we visited the inaugural Macaroni and Cheese Bake-Off, put on by New Hampshire's Own and Granite State Dairy Promotion, at the Holiday Inn. Hundreds of cheesy-pasta lovers flocked to the event, which was created to help showcase the state's dairy farmers and the goods they produce.Dozens of chefs, ranging from novice to pro, brought their dishes for the...
City briefly
It's time for everyone's favorite city manager to lay it down and get funky. We'd like you to imagine, dear readers, Tom Aspell singing this week's memo as a slow jam. Hit it, Tom.SHHHHHH! The library hears you Tom serenades us with news that the Concord Public Library has made some changes to its services to better serve the public. In his hunky baritone, Tom tells us that the public may now:Renew all library...
