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With creativity abounding in the community around us, The Concord Insider, in collaboration with Concord Arts Market, highlights local artists on a regular basis.

Kick off this growing season with organic plant starts, food and drink tastings, farming education from local farmers, and community gathering and fun!

Concord Hospital Trust will host the 20th anniversary of Pedaling for Payson on Saturday, September 6, at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton. Proceeds will support patients receiving treatment at the Payson Center for Cancer Care. Registration is open at www.PedalingForPayson.org.

By YAA BAME

The Penacook Village Association will host its fourth annual Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 25 at 10 a.m.

Meet Katie Duncan, Membership Manager and Educational Outreach Coordinator at the Capitol Center for the Arts. The 35-year old Concord resident’s passion for the arts and the Concord community shines through her work. From theater stages to local lakes, Katie shares how growing up in Greater Concord shaped her path—and why she’s dedicated to giving back.

During the month of May, when you enjoy a film at the Red River Theaters in Concord, you can also do a little something to help someone in need.

Beautify Allenstown, a grassroots initiative of the Allenstown Community Projects coalition, will host its 2nd Annual Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Volunteers of all ages are invited to join the effort to clear litter, improve curb appeal, and foster civic pride in neighborhoods across Allenstown and Suncook.

The Loudon Historical Society is sponsoring a program titled Discovering New England Stone Walls presented by Kevin Gardner. 

On April 26, Tom Barber, an Andover resident and a well-known painter and illustrator since the 1970s, presented his painting of "The Bibliophile" to Michaela Hoover, director of the Andover Libraries.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As the world blossoms anew around us and a new season takes hold, spring offers a chance to reset, to consider what we enjoy about our lives and, maybe, what we would like to alter. Spring feels like an opportunity to reshape our routines, to soak up the sunlight and stop and smell the flowers.

Join Brookford Farm for a fun-filled day with a farm-fresh lunch, music and dancing on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Get ready to explore the farm, meet the friendly cows, and learn all about sustainable farming practices.

Pembroke City Limits, a live music restaurant and bar in the Suncook Village, holds a wide variety of events each month 

On Saturday, May 17, the Allenstown Economic Development Committee and the Allenstown Parent Teacher Organization will host the first concert of the year at the Allenstown Community School, located at 171 River Road, across from Lavalley Farms.

As summer rolls around, here are two unique summer camp opportunities to make the months between school feel more exciting!

By RACHEL WACHMAN

A garden club recently bloomed in Chichester. With the warmer weather, gardeners are taking advantage of the sunshine and getting outside to interact with plants.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Around a decade ago, Alex Stoyle drank a cup of Ethiopian coffee that changed his life.

Directors Meggin Dail and Jeff Crowell-Gregoire are pleased to present to “The Laramie Project” by the Techtonic Theatre Project on May 2, 3, 9 and 10. Accompanying this Pittsfield Players show is an opening act of music by Loose Ground, the winners of the Players’ Mic Competition 2025.

With creativity abounding in the community around us, The Concord Insider, in collaboration with Concord Arts Market, will begin highlighting local artists on a regular basis. The first artist spotlight focuses on Elizabeth MacBride, who lives in Contoocook.

Calling all movie-goers! NHTI invites you to its next Night at the Movies for a screening of “The Conversation” on Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. The film, released in 1974, is rated PG. 

WinnAero, the STEM-education non-profit group using hands-on aviation examples as the focus of STEM activities, announces only 8 seats remaining in its Girls Only summer camp week. The day camp session limited to middle school girls will run from July 14 through 18 at the Laconia Airport. More than half the ACE Academy certified NH teachers are female and will teach the Girls Only session.

Best Buddies will hold ​its Friendship Walk in Concord on Saturday, May 10. Over 1,000 people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities are expected to gather to walk for inclusion and celebrate the international nonprofit organization’s mission of establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ​