A guided tour of golf courses in the region
May08

A guided tour of golf courses in the region

It’s that time of year again. If you haven’t done so already, break out your golf bag, shine up the old clubs and get ready to whack some white balls around a bright-green course over the next few months.If you haven’t played a round yet this year, it’s time you did because the season is in full swing. We checked in with courses all over the region to see what we could find out. As it turns out, each one is unique in its own special...

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VIDEO: We square off for an epic ‘Insider’ challenge at Chuckster’s Hooksett
May08

VIDEO: We square off for an epic ‘Insider’ challenge at Chuckster’s Hooksett

  When it was determined that we’d be doing a regional golf-themed issue in the beginning of May, Tim and I had dreams of cruising from course to expertly groomed course, behind the wheel of a golf cart with clubs and coolers in tow. As it turns out, the company actually wanted us to get some work done and therefore wasn’t too keen on writing us a blank check to go play 18 at every course within an hour of here. But, as always,...

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Habib’s film ‘Intelligent Lives’ to make N.H. debut at Capitol Center for the Arts
May08

Habib’s film ‘Intelligent Lives’ to make N.H. debut at Capitol Center for the Arts

Dan Habib is at it again. The Concord documentarian and former Monitor photo editor works for the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability as a project director and filmmaker creating films that highlight issues surrounding all types of disabilities. His 2008 debut documentary film, Including Samuel, followed his son’s challenges of living with a disability, and it was nominated for an Emmy in 2010.Now he has a new project,...

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VIDEO: Dan Zanes and Friends play for Friendly Kitchen
May08

VIDEO: Dan Zanes and Friends play for Friendly Kitchen

Dan Zanes was joined by his wife, Claudia Eliaza and longtime friends Donald Saaf and Matthew Sharff for a pair of benefit concerts for the Friendly Kitchen last weekend at the Concord Community Music School. The fundraising concerts collected $500 for Concord’s soup kitchen that will no doubt be put to good use.

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Garfunkel headlines a huge week of entertainment in Concord
May08

Garfunkel headlines a huge week of entertainment in Concord

It isn’t too often that an eight-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer comes to Concord, but this Thursday will be one of those times when legendary singer Art Garfunkel comes to play at the Concord City Auditorium. There are also quite a few films and events at Red River Theatres this week, so good luck squeezing everything into your schedule. Music Tuesday Mike Loughlin at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Comedy at Area...

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We found things to do with mom on her very own holiday
May08

We found things to do with mom on her very own holiday

While our wives would likely be thrilled if every day was Mother’s Day, it is sadly recognized (officially) just one day out of the year.That doesn’t mean you can’t do nice things for mom any and every day, but thankfully for all the moms out there, that one day of being pampered and showered with cute, thoughtful gifts is Sunday.So we figured why not find some great ways to show mom you care.FoodWe found three spots (and there’e...

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Suncook Valley Chorale to sing twice this week
May08

Suncook Valley Chorale to sing twice this week

The Suncook Valley Chorale will present its spring program on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, with Scott Lounsbury directing and Calvin Herst joining as the accompanist. This series is all about LOVE: From the very first awakenings to the possibilities of love, through first dates, explorations, squabbles, into marriage, through years of two becoming one together, and even probing the profundity of...

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VIDEO: From the Crowd: ‘8 By Eight’ will have you laughing out loud
May08

VIDEO: From the Crowd: ‘8 By Eight’ will have you laughing out loud

During my time at the Insider, I’ve seen quite a few on-stage performances. Whether it be in the form of rehearsals, opening night or the second weekend of an extended run, I thought I had seen it all. Until this past weekend.Walking into Hatbox Theatre, I knew this night was going to be a different kind of show than anything I had been to before – because, well, the description of 8 By Eight by G. Matthew Gaskell ensured that.The...

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Concord High to perform ‘Les Miserables’
May08

Concord High to perform ‘Les Miserables’

Monitor staffOn stage, France’s proletariat is threatening to tear the country apart and launch a rebellion against its leaders.But behind the curtain, the opposite was occurring. The Concord High School cast of Les Miserables was the epitome of fraternité.Thursday night, a week before the opening night, Maddie Dustin, a sophomore and the cast’s stage manager, was running the rehearsal in director Clint Klose’s absence; he was sick....

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Bulletin Board: Concord Theatre, concert and drinking water
May08

Bulletin Board: Concord Theatre, concert and drinking water

Movies, music and posters sought Red River Theatres is looking for donations for its annual fundraiser – the Music, Movie & Poster Sale – to be held during Market Days, June 21-23. If you have any gently used records, tapes, CDs or DVDs you would like to donate they can be dropped off at the Red River box office during business hours. If you can’t make it to the theater, call Mike at 568-9241 to arrange a pickup. All money raised...

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Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker to speak at Gibson’s Bookstore on Monday
May08

Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker to speak at Gibson’s Bookstore on Monday

The Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Journey, Aaron Becker, will present A Stone for Sascha at Gibson’s Bookstore on Monday at 5:30 p.m. This year’s summer vacation will be very different for a young girl and her family without Sascha, the beloved family dog, along for the ride. But a wistful walk along the beach to gather cool, polished stones becomes a brilliant turning point in the girl’s grief. There, at the edge of a vast ocean...

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On Display: Merrimack River Painters are at the Audubon
May08

On Display: Merrimack River Painters are at the Audubon

Once a month, the third Thursday to be exact, members of the Merrimack River Painters gather at the Kimball Jenkins Estate.The group, which is now 16 years old and consists of 12 women, isn’t there to paint though. Instead, they get together each month to have their artwork critiqued. And that’s really how the group came to be. Way back when, many of the current members were getting instruction from Dustan Knight through classes at...

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On the Road: Now we know what it’s like to run fast
May08

On the Road: Now we know what it’s like to run fast

Warren Bartlett of Loudon, a junior at Plymouth State University, took the Insider with him all the way to Birmingham, Ala., where he competed in the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. 

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Parks and Rec to host free football clinic Saturday
May08

Parks and Rec to host free football clinic Saturday

The New England Patriots Alumni Club, in conjunction with Concord Parks and Rec, will be holding a free non-contact co-ed football clinic for children ages 9 – 14 on Saturday at Memorial Field. This clinic is ideal for all levels of ability and participants will be provided a meal at the end of the clinic. Registration opens at 1 p.m. with the camp running from 1:30 to 4 p.m. For more information and to register in advance, visit...

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Concord Young Professionals Network: Ines Cabral is enjoying her time in Concord
May08

Concord Young Professionals Network: Ines Cabral is enjoying her time in Concord

The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to our “Young Professional of the Month,” Inês Cabral. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks Concord Insider readers would enjoy getting to know better. How old are you? 24 Where do you live? Concord. Where do you currently work? I am an intern at Louis Karno & Company...

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Opening for new Mill Brook Gallery exhibit
May08

Opening for new Mill Brook Gallery exhibit

Mill Brook Gallery Spring and Summer Through: Sept. 2 Reception: Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. Location: 236 Hopkinton Road. Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. League of N.H. Craftsmen Fairy Tales and Fantasies Through: June 15 The Grodin Collection Through: Ongoing Location: 49 S. Main St., Suite 100 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kimball Jenkins Robert Dorr Through: May 31 N.H. Weavers Guild Through: May 16...

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Book of the Week: ‘The Library at the Edge of the World’
May08

Book of the Week: ‘The Library at the Edge of the World’

The Library at the Edge of the WorldFelicity Hayes-McCoy2017, 340 pagesFiction Hanna Casey is the local librarian in Lissberg, a small village on the west coast of Ireland. Hannah drives the bookmobile and often has folks flagging her down on her rounds to exchange a book. The bookmobile is a way to keep the small villages connected along the rural coastline.But the Lissberg Library is in jeopardy of being closed, and Hannah’s...

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This Week in Concord History
May08

This Week in Concord History

May 8, 1900: Having made several battery-powered cars at his American Manufacturing Co. in Penacook, Adrian Hoyt secures a 10-year local tax exemption for his auto-making concern. He hopes to employ 150 to 250 men and make three cars a day. A few days later he will drive one of his cars through downtown Concord to show how efficiently a car can deliver the mail. The car business never takes off, but Hoyt Electric does.   May 8,...

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