Granite State Music Festival to get flamenco fundraiser boost from Juanito
The Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio is coming to Red River Theatres April 5 at 7 p.m. The band will perform to raise money for this year’s Granite State Music Festival. We got a preview from Pascual.What are people in for if they come to see your show at Red River Theatres?This project is the fruition of a dream I’ve had since my mid-teens: a flamenco power trio. Jimi Hendrix meets Paco de Lucia. There is a special chemistry between...
Concord’s Boys and Girls Club makes temporary move, permanent upgrade
The Concord Boys and Girls Club has been a staple in town for just about 70 years now. For the past 25 years, the club has made its home in a brick building on Bradley Street, a location in which a generation of Concord kids grew up playing. Soon enough, though, that building will be razed and replaced with a brand-new facility. Executive Director Chris Emond told us it’s about time.“It’s funny for some people,” Emond said, “because...
Bird's eye view – Tue, 02 Apr 2013
Sylvia Miskoe sent this photo from a recent birding expedition in Costa Rica. Since they ran so far away, one can only hope they at least saw a flock of seagulls. Send your travel pics to news@theconcordinsider.com.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 02 Apr 2013
This great picture of sprouts bursting through the earth on Rumford Street was taken by Instagram user @alyssambuckley. If you want your shot to be the Instagram photo of the week, tag us in it: Our name is @concordinsider, of course. Send any other community photos to news@theconcordinsider.com.
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell climbs to the top of the tallest tree he can find in Concord and screams the city memo at the top of his lungs. We at the Insider go outside, cup an ear and transcribe the whole shebang for you, the constant reader. Here it is in glorious black and white!Dog Days of Dog ownershipPay up, peopleNew Hampshire RSA 466:1 requires that every owner or keeper of a dog four months of age or older license...
Rising country stars to perform at Bishop Brady fundraiser concert
Bishop Brady High School has brought Concord many things, from a mascot that also sells delicious vegetables to school buses with seriously sweet paint jobs. Now the school is giving the city a chance to see a pair of country music stars on the rise. Krista Angelucci and Skyler will be performing at the Concord City Auditorium on April 5 at 8 p.m. to raise money for Bishop Brady’s tuition assistance fund. The show is among the most...
Public art workshop
The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts presents Public Art: Community, Participation & Commerce on April 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the Kimball Jenkins Art School.The event, which runs until 1 p.m., is free and open to all. Adam Blue, education director, AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, will be the presenter.To some, public art still conjures up monumental sculptures surrounded by park benches. Yet current public art...
Ooh, that smell
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord saw us melting snow with our abs is finding true love online. Here are some of the top unedited entries.Didn’t know you were right down the hall – m4w – 34 I just saw you in my building. You were leaving from the apartment down the hall. You saw me. Whatever wonderful perfume or soap or shampoo you were wearing is still lingering in the hall. I...
Earth Day film showing
In honor of Earth Day, the NHTI Film Society and the NHTI Environmental Action Club proudly present the documentary feature film Trashed: No Place for Waste, starring Jeremy Irons. There will be two showings: April 16 at 10 a.m. in the Multi-purpose Room (Student Center 102), and April 19 at 7 p.m. in Sweeney Auditorium (S122).Admission is free with an NHTI ID; others by donation ($5 is suggested). For more information, contact...
Concord’s most fascinating individuals
ConcordTV recently took nominations for the ‘Six Most Fascinating Inpiduals’ in Concord. You can tune in to Concord On Air on April 14 to see their video profiles, but we’re introducing them right here! Concord On Air, ConcordTV’s annual live broadcast, airs April 14 from 12-6 p.m. One of the “Six Most Fascinating Inpiduals” will be profiled each hour of the broadcast. For more information, visit yourconcordtv.org.
5K race returns April 19
For the ninth consecutive year, NHTI and Northeast Delta Dental are prepping for their annual 5K road race. The NHTI/Delta Dental 5K is part of the Concord Area Racing Series, and is fast becoming a Concord area hallmark event. Nearly 500 runners are expected to participate this year.The race takes place at 6 p.m. April 19 on the school’s bucolic campus, which is adjacent to the company’s headquarters. There is also a children’s...
Concord's most fascinating individuals
ConcordTV recently took nominations for the ‘Six Most Fascinating Inpiduals’ in Concord. You can tune in to Concord On Air on April 14 to see their video profiles, but we’re introducing them right here! Concord On Air, ConcordTV’s annual live broadcast, airs April 14 from 12-6 p.m. One of the “Six Most Fascinating Inpiduals” will be profiled each hour of the broadcast. For more information, visit yourconcordtv.org.
Annual Pinnacle Awards
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce announces the eighth annual Pinnacle Awards and invites members of the community to submit nominations. The Pinnacle Awards recognize businesses and inpiduals for professional excellence and commitment to the community, and will be presented at the annual Pinnacle Awards Luncheon on May 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center. The presenting sponsor is Centrix Bank, the...
In good spirits at the Capitol Center for the Arts
Annual YMCA fundraiser featured wine tasting, auctions and a Top Chef cookoff
In good spirits at the Capitol Center for the Arts
Annual YMCA fundraiser featured wine tasting, auctions and a Top Chef cookoff
This week in Concord history
April 2, 1835: A second temperance society is formed in Concord. It calls itself the Concord Total Abstinence Society and will attract mainly middle-aged men. The city’s Temperance Society already has 262 members, including 92 women.April 2, 1851: Concord’s town meeting votes to end the tolling of bells at funerals. The practice, the resolution says, “is productive of no good, and may, in case of the illness of the living, result in...
Cut down the nets; it’s Burger Madness!
Like much of America, the Food Snob is couch-ridden right now with a devastating case of March Madness. It’s hard to tear us away from the television on game days, but when the bracketology of tournament time gets mashed up with our first love – delicious food – we are willing to leave the house (as long as it’s halftime). Luckily for us, the Barley House is in the midst of Burger Madness, which pits a fine field of unique sliders...
Book of the week
Dying on the VineAaron Elkins2012, 294 pagesFictionForensics professor Gideon Oliver and his wife Julie are in Tuscany to visit some old friends whose family owns a vineyard. While there, Gideon is asked to look at some skeletons from a recent case, but he finds problems with the carabinieri’s conclusions. There are many odd things about the way the skeletons are found, where they are resting, etc., and Gideon steps in to help....
