My Concord February 2023

FEB. 25, 2023

The people, businesses and events of the Capital City

LOTS OF WAYS TO HELP: Try some soup at the annual SouperFest on March 4, an annual fundraiser to fight homelessness.

Or stop in to several dates and locations to donate blood for those in need. Details in the calendar starting on Page 8.

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AROUND THE CITY Scenes from Concord

Ashley Miller, archivist, reference and outreach coordinator for the Concord Library, holds up a metal detector that is available for checkout at the library as part of its “Library of Things” program.

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Bridget Clapp of the Clapp Family Farmstead on Route 13 in Concord scoops up an egg in the farm hen house on Jan. 30. Clapp spoke to the Concord Monitor about the rising prices of eggs across the country.

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Concord forward Elliana Wing starts the celebration after Leah Beauregard’s goal on Feb. 8.

Brandon Dumont, who is living without a home, gets ready to go in for lunch at the Friendly Kitchen on Feb. 1 ahead of a cold stretch that brought temperatures in the city deep into the negatives. The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness extended its hours and services to help those in need.

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Batulo Mahamed makes a chicken meat pie as family members, including son Hassan Shegow, daughter Famy Shegow and son Mahamed Shegow, help out at the Capitol Center for the Arts kitchen on Jan. 26. Her meat pies will be for sale as part of a new business venture.

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“Now when I go to bed at night I don’t have those shooting pains. I don’t have that burning sensation. I don’t have pain coming up my legs,” Dawn enthusiastically describes life after receiving Dr. Kristen’s treatments. “I can wear socks and shoes!”

Dawn and her sister now operate a successful dog walking business, sometimes covering up to 5 miles a day.

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Dr. Kristen Markwith has been helping the senior community for over 10 years using the most cutting edge innovative integrative medicine. Specializing in chronic pain cases, specifically those that have been deemed ‘hopeless’ or ‘untreatable,’ she consistently generates unparalleled results.

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If you’re unfortunate enough to be facing the same disheartening prognosis, you’re not sleeping at night because of the burning in your feet.

You have difficulty walking, shopping or doing any activity for more than 30 minutes because of the pain. You’re struggling with balance and living in fear that you might fall. Your doctor told you to, ‘just live with the pain’ and you’re taking medications that aren’t working or have uncomfortable side effects.

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FEB. 27 ■ Peace & Justice Conversations: Lawrence Wilkerson-Ukraine’s Path to Peace: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Free. General Admission. Online via Zoom, Any Street, Concord. (603) 228-0559. info@nhpeaceaction.org.

■ Powerful Tools for Caregivers: 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational program to help family caregivers learn to take care of themselves. Free. NA, Concord. (603) 224-4093, ext. 85815. jennifer.brechtel@granitevna.org.

■ Teens & Tweens Nail Polish HydroDipping: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. This nail polish marbling technique easily creates pretty mugs or vases to gift or to keep. For teens and tweens. Free. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord. jsalemy@concordnh.gov.

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■ Ultimate Book Nerd: 9 a.m. Get your reading log at the Concord Public Library today! Free. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord. jsalemy@concordnh.gov.

■ Low-Impact Kung Fu and Tai Chi: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. $14 - $20. $20 drop-in price.

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FEB. 28

■ Resilient Raptors Webinar: 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Concord. (603) 224-9909.

■ Film: Of Land and Bread: 7 p.m. $7.

Tickets are $7 and are available at the door.. Red River Theatres, 11 S Main St, Concord. info@nhpeaceaction.org.

■ Tech Tuesdays: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord.

■ Here Be Dragons Tween Club: 4 p.m. 5 p.m. Library, Blanchard Room - 45 Green Street, Concord.

■ Books and Brew: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Free. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord. jsalemy@concordnh.gov.

■ Jr. Celtics Camp at the YMCA of Concord: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. $. Register at

MARCH 1

■ DEI Innovation Challenge Facilitated

Online Dialogue: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Concord.

■ Film: The Tower: 7 p.m. Free. Free admission. Tickets at the door.. Red River Theatres, 11 S Main St, Concord. info@nhpeaceaction.org.

■ Futsal: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. City Wide Community Center Gymnasium, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord.

■ HITS! The Musical: 6:30 p.m. $35 $105. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S Main St, Concord.

MARCH 2 ■ Live Well, Be Well: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Live Well, Be Well is for adults living with or caring for someone with arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, or any other ongoing health condition. Free. City Wide Community Center, 14 Canterbury Road, Concord. jennifer.brechtel@granitevna.org.

■ Meet with SNHU on Campus: 1 p.m. 4 p.m. NHTI, 31 College Dr, Concord.

■ Omnium Circus: 6 p.m. Free. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S Main St, Concord.

(603) 225-1111.

MARCH 3 ■ Bishop Brady Lenten Fish Fry: 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Bishop Brady’s 5th Annual Lenten Fish Fry $7 - $16. Seniors get $2 off Hand-Battered Fried Haddock Dinner. Bishop Brady High School, 25 Columbus Ave., Concord. 603-224-7418. pscrivens@bishopbrady.edu.

■ Concord Community Blood Drive: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Concord Red Cross Office, 2 Maitland Street, Concord. 1-800-RED CROSS. megan.nantel@redcross.org.

MARCH 5 ■ Nicola Cipriani & Brad Myrick - Silver Lining Tour 2023: 6:30 p.m. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord.

MARCH 6 ■ Gibson’s Book Club reads Taste: My Life Through Food, by Stanley Tucci: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Book club discussion: Taste: My Life Through Food Free.

Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. 603-224-0562. gibsonsevents@ gmail.com.

■ Spirituality of Peacemaking: Compassionate Listening in Alabama: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Free. General Admission. Online via Zoom, Concord. (603) 228-0559. doreen@nhpeaceaction.org.

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■ The Concord Garden Club presents a literary lunchtime with John Forti: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. “The Heirloom Gardener - Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World” Free.

Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. 603-224-0562. gibsonsevents@ gmail.com.

■ Author Majka Burhardt - More: Life on the Edge of Adventure—and Motherhood: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. “More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood” Free. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. 603-224-0562. gibsonsevents@gmail.com.

■ Psychological Safety at Work Part 2 (A Bear in Mind Program): 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Concord.

MARCH 8 ■ Concord Community Blood Drive: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. IBEW Local 490 Union Hall, 48 Airport Road, Concord. 1-800-RED CROSS. megan.nantel@redcross.org.

MARCH 11 ■ Emergency Medical Technician Class: For. Life Safety Institute, 6 Loudon Rd Suite 203, Concord. drew@lifesafety.org.

■ Credit Score Do’s & Don’ts: 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. NHFCU, Concord. 6032247731. lexi.demetriou@nhfcu.org.

■ Joseph Monninger, Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. “Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying” Free. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. 603-224-0562. gibsonsevents@ gmail.com.

■ Pure Prairie League: 6:30 p.m. $35.75 $53.75. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord. (603) 225-1111.

■ Sustainability Awards: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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GREAT SOUP FOR A GREAT CAUSE Souperfest 2023 will be March 4 at the Bank of NH Stage in Concord from 12-2 p.m. This year, 11 of Concord’s finest eateries are preparing their most sought-after soup for this dine-in, or take-out event. Each 8 oz. cup of soup is offered for a $5 donation.

Complimentary rolls and beverages will be available. No preordering this year. This is a fundraiser of the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness.

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■ Genealogy Workshop: Getting Organized: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Join Ann G. Lawthers of the New England Historic Genealogical Society for tips, tools, and best practices for organizing your family history research. $35 for members, $50 for nonmembers. New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord. 603-228-6688. info@ nhhistory.org.

■ Mr. Aaron’s Album Release Party: 10 a.m. $13.75. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord. (603) 225-1111.

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