Live music and theater — catch a show
Live music Nov. 4 Kimayo at Over the Moon Farmstead from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 5 Chad Verbeck at Contoocook Cider Company from 1 to 4 p.m. Decatur Creek at Over the Moon Farmstead from 2 to 5 p.m. Charlie Chronopolous at Over the Moon Farmstead from 7 to 10 p.m. Chris Peters at Chen Yang Li from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 6 April Cushman at Contoocook Cider Company from 1 to 4 p.m. Eric Lindberg at Over the Moon Farmstead from 2 to 5 p.m. Eric...
Choosing kindness over competition
By Gracie McHugh Many Americans know or at least recognize the name Jesse Owens. He was an American track and field powerhouse who won 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympics under the cloud of racism, hatred and anti semitism. He is best known for being the first American in history to win four gold medals in a single Olympics. He is perhaps less well known for his ability to persevere with courage and integrity throughout his life, even...
Bulletin board — A focus on book events
Sen. Feingold visits NH Senator Russ Feingold visits Gibson’s Bookstore on Thursday, Nov. 3 at noon to talk about his new book, The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It. In this important book, Feingold, a former U.S. senator and Prindiville, a legal scholar, distill extensive legal and historical research and examine the grave risks inherent in this effort. But...
Book review: A real odd couple
The Marmalade Diaries: The True Story of an Odd Couple By Ben Aitken (325 pages, memoir, 2022) This is a charming and funny book about being locked down with a complete stranger because of the coronavirus. October 21, 2020 – Ben Aitken is a young writer looking for a cheap room in London. He finds one in a nice neighborhood, for a great price. He thinks that there must be a catch, and there is. The catch is Winnie. Winnie...
The week in history
Nov. 3, 2003: Seven candidates show up at the secretary of state’s office in Concord, marking the first day that presidential candidates are able to file papers to enter January’s primary. The only one whose name carries any cachet in Washington is Dick Gephardt, who makes a lunchtime appearance between campaign stops. Nov. 3, 2002: Referring to a television ad that distorted her appearance, Democrat Martha Fuller Clark accuses her...
Election update — what to know
The city manager’s office sent out the City Manager’s Newsletter last Friday. The full newsletter can be found by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the “Newsletter” button. Here are some highlights: General voting info Residents will have the opportunity to cast their votes during the state’s general election on Tuesday, No. 8. City of Concord polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Election Day. More information about...
Book review: A girl between two worlds
Child of the Jungle By Sabine Kuegler (260 pages, memoir, 2005) Born in Nepal to a German family, Sabine Kuegler lived a childhood most don’t even begin to experience. Her parents were linguists and missionaries who traveled the world studying the languages of remote civilizations. Kuegler spent the majority of her youth in the isolated and primeval rainforest of West Papua, Indonesia, living alongside the Fayu, an indigenous...
Book review: History at The Sandcastle
Lady Sunshine By Amy Mason Doan (376 pages, historical fiction, 2021) There is just something about reading in the summer; lounging in the sunshine or shade (or hibernating by the AC during a heatwave), and being transported to another time through a good book. I’ve been enjoying a lot of summery, dreamy “beach reads” lately, and one of my top picks is Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan. The setting swings between 1979 and 1999 along the...
