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Concord High seniors Josh Storo, left, and Eileen Kelley rehearse Tuesday as The Phantom of the Opera and Chrisitne Daae at Concord High School.(Photo by Larry Crowe)

In Concord debut, ‘Phantom of the Opera’ promises musical thrills

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Hide your glassware, Concord. The Concord High School Drama Club is about to hit a high note. The over-achieving theater group, led by veteran director Clint Klose, is bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish musical The Phantom of the Opera to Concord for the first time. “It’s a very ambitious project. It’s the biggest show I’ve ever done,” said Klose, who … 0

Kathryn Hodges plays Sister Aloysius in “Doubt.”

Concord Community Players’ latest production is full of ‘Doubt’

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Truth is an ethereal thing, a hologram projected by the mind, in the Community Players’ production of Doubt. Audience members become jurors of a sort, grasping for objectivity in the absence of solid evidence. One thing is certain though: “They’re going to leave thinking,” said Kathryn Hodges, who plays Sister Aloysius in the … 0

Concord Insider's Ben Conant and Keith Testa (SAMANTHA GORESH / Monitor staff)

The Insiders: Drawing up an evening with Tomie dePaola

Friday, April 26, 2013

Tomie dePaola is unquestionably the coolest New Hampshire dude we’ve ever heard of whose last name begins with a lowercase letter. He also happens to be an accomplished author and illustrator known for creating more than 200 children’s books. You can decide which is a more prestigious distinction, but you can make the … 0

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From left: Jim Webber, Stephen Lajoie, Katherine Proulx, Kathy Aiello and Chris Demers rehearse for “Boeing Boeing.” Cheri Birch and Paula Mitchell Demers sit in front.

Jet-age hilarity takes center stage in Community Players’ ‘Boeing Boeing’

Thursday, February 14, 2013

If you’re planning to board Boeing Boeing, Jim Webber has a bit of advice: “Check your ‘PC’ bags at the door.” The ’60s-era French comedy, which opens tomorrow night at the Concord City Auditorium, is a riotous romp … 0

An early nineteenth century face mask peers out at visitors to the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester's exhibit "Lethal Beauty." The exhibit features samurai art, weapons and armor and will be shown from now until May 5. Photographed on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

Experience the art of the samurai at Currier exhibit

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

In 1876, Otto von Bismarck was chancellor of Germany, Queen Victoria became Empress of India, and the Electoral College trumped the popular vote, naming Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States. But on the other side of … 0

Avah LaSage (right), 6, and Rivkah Valley (left), 7, pan for fool's gold in part the new Treasure exhibit at the Discovery Center in Concord; Friday afternoon, January 25, 2012. It was the girls' first time at the Discovery Center. Their mothers Tavia LaSage and Kathy Valley homeschool them and said they will definately be spending more time at the museum in the future. SAMANTHA GORESH / Monitor Staff

Lots of treasure hunting at McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Whether it be gold stashed at the bottom of the briny blue or the dusty knick knack in your grandma’s hope chest, treasures can be found anywhere and can be anything. The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will host the … 0

Icicles on the railroad bridge abutment over the Contoocook river. Hidden details along Route 103 in Hopkinton; Monday, February 4, 2013. (ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff)

PHOTOS: The details of Hopkinton’s Route 103

Monday, February 4, 2013

If you are traveling west, Route 103 starts in the village of Hopkinton and shoots northwest toward Warner in as close to a straight line as New Hampshire can muster before winding its way toward Lake Sunapee and … 1

Artist Paul Emsley poses for photographers next to his newly-commissioned portrait of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Artist speaks out on uproar over Duchess of Cambridge portrait

Thursday, January 31, 2013

On Paul Emsley’s studio wall hangs an alternative version of the most famous portrait of one of the most famous women in the world. In it, the Duchess of Cambridge, the royal formerly known as Kate Middleton, appears … 0

Margaret from Maine

Feast on offerings from novelist, artists

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Local author tackles veterans’ issue in novel Join award-winning New Hampshire author Joseph Monninger as he talks about his new novel, Margaret from Maine, at Gibson’s Bookstore tonight at 7. The story of a woman being escorted to … 0

Catherine Amidon, Director of the Museum of the White Mountains at Plymouth State University checks on the condition of a model of Concord coach as the Museum of the White Mountains in Plymouth installs their first exhibit; Wednesday, January 30, 2013. The museum plans to open on February 23. (ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff)

PHOTOS: Hanging the first show at the Museum of the White Mountains in Plymouth

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Though the museum does not open for three weeks, staffers, contractors and volunteers were busy installing the first show at the Museum of the White Mountains on the campus of Plymouth State University. Housed in a former Methodist … 0

Concord woman’s photographs of New Hampshire immigrants to be displayed

Sunday, January 27, 2013

THE WORK of Concord photographer Becky Field will be featured in an exhibit opening Feb. 6 at the UNH-Manchester Library. Field, a former wildlife ecologist and communications director for the American Red Cross of New Hampshire, began taking … 1

Beaded jewelry by Lisa Hall

Bevy of vibrant creations celebrates season of love at McGowan

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Love is a many . . . many, many splendored thing. At least that’s the view from McGowan Fine Art, where the annual “Love, Lust and Desire” exhibit will soon be on display. This year, the gallery is … 0

After receiving their costumes for the first time, students playing the ladies-in-waiting gather during a dress rehearsal for the "Princess and the Pea" at Pencaook Elementary on January 18, 2013. The production is part of the Chidren's Stage Adventures company's week-long theater residency at the school. Auditions were held Monday and 71 students spent the week, minus the snow day on Wednesday, preparing for the performances Friday afternoon for the school and Friday evening for the community. The performance is a musical version of the classic fairy tale where the prince comes of age and goes on a quest mandated by his parents to find a princess to marry. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor Staff)

PHOTOS: “The Princess and The Pea” at Penacook Elementary School

Saturday, January 19, 2013

It’s the classic fairy tale of a pea and a prince who is desperate to marry a real princess, and this past week 71 Penacook Elementary School students prepared for a musical version of “The Princess and The … 0

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