Taste and style
With its bright pink facade and its commitment to equity and inclusion, Teatotaller Cafe is standing strong in downtown Concord In downtown Concord, the beautiful red brick buildings and granite-lined streets tell the history of a centuries-old New Hampshire city....
Beer is near
Concord now has three microbreweries, each with its own flavor Not so long ago, Concord was devoid of any New England-style double IPAs made right here in the city. Extra-hoppy lagers and fruity sour ales were exotic drinks made in far-away breweries that only arrived...
Bringing Home Charcuterie
SOMETIMES THE BEST MEAL IS THE SIMPLEST TO PREPARE The increasing popularity of charcuterie boards comes as no surprise to anyone who grew up in a home where meals consisting of smoked and cured meats with cheese were de rigueur. My father, who hails from Lithuania,...
Editor’s Note Spring 2019
Spring is a time of mystery for folks who live in snow country. We know that each day’s weather report is a mere suggestion of possibilities and the weather will be what it will be. We remember the spring where warmth crept in as we received the just-right amount of...
Ubuhle: The Art of Independence
THE LIGHT, COLOR, AND ART OF SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN AT THE CURRIER Before Ntombephi Ntobela inspired a new tradition of South African art, she was making and selling beaded jewelry to supplement the income of her husband, a migrant sugarcane cutter working on a...
Spring 2019 Calendar
Spring Calendar April 9, 10 Wild Kratts 2.0 Dive into another classic adventure with the Kratt brothers as they combine live action and animation. Capitol Center for the Arts, 6pm ccanh.com April 10 Camerata New England Audi, 7:30pm...
Spring 2019
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Ensconced in Winter’s Serenity
Jackson XC offers a unique and traditional New England experience Kick. Glide. Kick. Glide. I had forgotten how cathartic the rhythm of cross-country skiing can be. My husband Jack and I had just left the Jackson Ski Touring Center’s lodge, eager for some exercise and...
Our Gold-Leaf Dome
POLISHING THE OLD GIRL FOR HER 200TH BIRTHDAY IN 2019 During the summer of 2016, the State House dome was surrounded by scaffolding, right up to the eagle. Though people sort of knew what was going on up there, it was still something of a mystery. You could see the...
A Small Town Discovers Its Black History
SHEDDING LIGHT ON WARNER’S—AND THE STATE’S—RURAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESIDENTS Across the story of America, the history of black people remains a darkened corner. We’ve failed other people—the Irish faced harsh discrimination, Native Americans are still routinely...
A New Englander’s Winter Style Guide
LOOKING GOOD WHILE STAYING WARM When winter storms come rolling through, we tend to dig out the old, reliable coat and hat that have fended off face-numbing winds for more years than we can remember. They are tried and true, but perhaps a bit passé and pockmarked as...
Winter Calendar
Through December 24 Fall Art Exhibit Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden themillbrookgallery.com November 28 Granite State Ringers: Once Upon a Christmas Time Audi, 7:30pm www.concordcityauditorium.org November 29–December 2, 6–9, 13–16 Dickens’ A Christmas...
Celebrate These Creative Lights
OUR WINTER HARVEST OF FOUR LOCAL CRAFTSPEOPLE Sibel Alpaslan, Erin Finney, Peter Happny, and Kathleen Litchfield represent a small portion of area artisans whose work warms the winter season with color, movement, and the fire-kindled nature of craft. We are lucky that...
A Few Favorite Winter Reads
If you love PBS as much as we do—who doesn’t—then you likely watched part or all of their series The Great American Read. Based on viewer input, PBS selected 100 of the most loved books in the U.S. They then spent a few episodes explaining the various thematic...
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