Arts & Life

Franklin Footlight Theatre presents 'Nunsense’

03-27-2024 8:00 AM

Franklin Footlight Theatre presents Dan Goggin’s popular musical comedy, “Nunsense!”When the Little Sisters of Hoboken find themselves in dire need of burial funds following an accidental convent-wide poisoning, they decide that the best way to raise...


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NH Antique Co-op debuts spring art exhibitions

03-27-2024 6:00 AM

Milford, NH – New Hampshire Antique Co-op proudly presents the debut of two exceptional art exhibitions this spring: Selections 24: Notable Works and Along the Shore: Paintings from Cape Ann to Provincetown.To commemorate the launch of these...


Andrew North and The Rangers, ‘Jade Trio’ host fundraiser for Concord Community Music School

03-26-2024 4:18 PM

Jade Trio is Jillian Rork (sax), Dale Grant (drums), and Andrew North (piano). It’s like lemonade. Sometimes there are stretches in a group’s creative life where things stall for a bit. People can’t make it to band practice. New songs aren’t quite...


Walker Lecture Series presents An Evening of A Cappella With The Afternotes and Tonehenge

03-20-2024 6:30 AM

The Walker Lecture Series invites you to An Evening of A Cappella With The Afternotes and Tonehenge on March 27 at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.The Afternotes is a women’s a cappella group made up of UNH alumnae. They bring a fun style and varied...


Concord’s annual Youth Art Month Show highlights artwork from K-12 students

03-20-2024 6:00 AM

Does mud season in New Hampshire have you feeling dull? Throw a splash of color into your March by visiting the Concord School District’s annual Youth Art Month Show at the City-Wide Community Center on 14 Canterbury Road in Concord.This inclusive...


Bow father and daughter to display ‘60 years of painting’ in Epsom

03-19-2024 4:00 PM

Artists Doug Richards of Bow and his daughter Laura Aldridge of Virginia will have work on display at the Epsom Public Library through March 30. Doug is celebrating his 80th birthday in March after 60 years of making art. He works in several styles,...


Henniker student wins composition contest

03-19-2024 11:51 AM

Henniker Community School eighth-grade student Bradley Cooney won the NH Music Educators Association Composition Contest in Middle School Division/Electronic Music for his “Outta Time.” this is the first time the Henniker Community School has had a...


Symphony New Hampshire explores the magical music of video games

03-19-2024 11:41 AM

Symphony New Hampshire Music Director Roger Kalia and the musicians of Symphony New Hampshire present a musical journey through the incredible musical world of video games.There are only two chances to see Game OVER(true). The first is on Saturday,...


From the farm: Three calves land in livestock heaven

03-16-2024 10:00 AM

Karl Wiegandt called looking for two small Scottish Highland heifers for his Berry Farm, a busy and lively agritourist attraction. I had the perfect pair for him: two friendly heifers, Rosemary Lynn and Pepper Spice. He wanted a third smallish calf...


Vintage Views: Our ancestors were flying in 1884

03-15-2024 4:35 PM

As the year 1882 arrived in Concord, our ancestors could be found down on Main Street enjoying the latest events boasted by the newspapers. The infamous bandit Jesse James was killed by Robert Ford in St. Joseph, Missouri, and the United States...


Q&A with local musician Lucas Gallo

03-13-2024 8:00 AM

What first got you into music/art/performance? There was always music in my house as a child. On weekends, there were always the sounds of Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Aerosmith, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, etc. blasting out of my father’s Bose...


‘Excavations’ on view at Concord gallery

03-12-2024 8:05 PM

PILLAR Gallery + Projects is a new exhibition space in Concord, NH. Their third exhibition, Excavations, is on view through March 22.PILLAR Gallery + Projects third exhibition, Excavations, presents themes of geological time and forms, slower paced...


Mia Vassilev and Co. rock the Audi on March 16

03-12-2024 8:01 PM

Prepare for an evening that’s part Vegas, part Pops, and all Fabulous as the Concord Community Concert Association opens its 93rd Spring Season Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m., at Concord City Auditorium with Mia Vassilev, the internationally...


Vintage Views: The last sugar bucket

03-09-2024 12:00 PM

I walked the same hundred acres that my grandfather did so many decades before. A slight fog was burning off as I crested the hill at the center of the property and looked out over the hundreds of New Hampshire sugar maples.A family tradition at first...


From the farm: The magic of oxen

03-09-2024 10:00 AM

By CAROLE SOULE

Each of the 27 bovines on Miles Smith Farm has a job. Cows give birth; bulls are dads; and steers (castrated bulls) are meat (usually). I had been a vegetarian until I realized that what I hated was the cruelty of feed lots and the abuse of cattle.My...


Love notes to our family home on the Heights

03-03-2024 6:00 AM

By LISA PREVOST

When it came time to clean out my parents’ house to ready it for sale just over a year ago, my brother Rick was nowhere to be found.I thought that he and our other two siblings were in agreement that we would sell our 60-year-old family home on the...


From the archives: Town meeting day — a New England tradition

03-02-2024 8:00 AM

By ASHLEY MILLER

Ashley Miller shares this month’s story with ConcordTV. Watch the episode on YouTube.Every March, citizens from towns throughout New Hampshire gather for Town Meeting day. They discuss issues, raise warrants, and some even eat cake.The practice of...


In Hopkinton, community connects with ukuleles

02-26-2024 4:24 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Echoes of melodic strumming and the gentle fluttering of sheet music fill the walls of Hopkinton’s library in the evenings, as the Contookuleles gather at their monthly meetups, for a celebration of their shared passion for music and the ukulele.Ric...


Take Me Outside: Eastern coyotes – scary neighbors or important managers?

02-25-2024 6:00 AM

A few weeks ago my friend, fellow Monitor columnist and local farmer, Carole Soule shared a story about coyotes on her farm. Though I’m not a commercial farmer, I sympathize with the angst Carole felt about sharing her farm with canine predators. I...


From the farm: How to converse with a cow

02-24-2024 4:00 PM

Every tot knows that cows go “moo,” but there’s a little more to it than that. The soft chortle-moo of mother to baby is distinct from the growl-moo of one bull challenging another, which differs from the impatient moos of hungry cattle. Continuous...



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