April 4, 2024 CI

THE CONCORD INSIDER

April 4 to 10

A poetry reading with Ewa Cruschiel library event

NewburyPublicLibrary &TheJohnHayLiterary Societypresentapoetry readingwithEwaCruschiel onMonday,April8at7 p.m.atTheNewburyVets Hall.

Ewahasfourbooksof poemsinEnglish:Yours, PurpleGallinule(Omnidawn2022),OfAnnunciations(Omnidawn2017), ContrabandofHoopoe (Omnidawn2014),Strata (EmergencyPress2009, reprintedbyOmnidawn, April2018),aswellas threebooksinPolish: ToboŒek(2016)SopiŒki (2009),andFurkot(2003). HerbookContrabandof Hoopoewastranslatedinto ItalianbyAnnaAresiand cameoutinItalywithEdizioniEnsembleinMay 2019.

HerpoemshavebeenincludedincurriculaatinstitutionssuchasHarvard University,Universityof Wisconsin,andSalemState University.SheisaProfessorofCreativeandPro-

fessionalWritingatColbySawyerCollege.

TheJohnHayPoetrySocietywillmeetafterthe reading. CalltheNewburyPublic Libraryat763-5803for moreinfo.

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Courtesy Ewa Cruschiel, left. Poetry reading April 8.

calendar

April 4

■ Alchemy for the Soul: 90Minute Healing Sound Bath: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Drop into deep relaxation and let the healing sounds of sacred instruments carry you through the cosmos with a certified practitioner of sound healing $33. Harriet Dame Auditorium - Concord City Wide Community Center, 14 Canturbury Rd., Concord. alchemyforthesoul.life@gmail.com.

■ Bach’s Lunch: The Clown in Concert: 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Free. Concord Community Music School, 23 Wall St, Concord. reception@ccmusicschool.org.

■ Books & Brew: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord. jsalemy@concordnh.gov.

■ Concord Crew Youth Spring Season: 4 to 6:45 p.m. Concord Crew signups open for Youth 712th grade, no experience required, and you do not have to be a concord resident. Check website for registration fees. Whittemore Boathouse, 15 Loudon Rd, Concord. christine.graham@concordcrew.org.

■ Healing Yoga: 8:30 to 9:25 a.m. An all-levels, gentle, and inclusive yoga class. Register in advance. $55. GoodLife Programs & Activities, 254 N. State St, Unit L, Concord. kgagnon@ goodlifenh.org.

■ Human / Nature: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Rd., Concord.

■ Karen E Olson, with An Inconvenient Wife, with Sarah Stewart Taylor: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m." An Inconvenient Wife: A Modern Tudor Mystery" Free. Gibson's Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Con-

cord. 603-224-0562. gibsonsevents@gmail.com.

■ STEAM for Littles: 10 a.m. Free. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord. jsalemy@concordnh.gov.

April 5

■ Autism Awareness with Tiffany Hammond: 3:45 p.m. Free. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord. jsalemy@concordnh.gov.

■ Concord Crew Youth Spring Season: 4 to 6:45 p.m. Check website for registration fees. Whittemore Boathouse, 15 Loudon Rd, Concord. christine.graham@concordcrew.org.

■ Human / Nature: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Rd., Concord.

April 6

■ Capital City Craft Fesitval: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Douglas N. Everett

Arena, 15 Loudon Rd., Concord.

■ Castleberry Capital City Craft Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adult Admission is $8. Under age 14, free. Douglas N. Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Rd., Concord. info@ castleberryfairs.com.

■ Concord Crew Youth Spring Season: 4 to 6:45 p.m. Check website for registration fees. Whittemore Boathouse, 15 Loudon Rd, Concord. christine.graham@concordcrew.org.

■ Family Program: New Hampshire for Little Readers: 10 a.m. to noon. In this literaturebased program, kids will explore two classic New Hampshire tales and create their own lapbooks. Free. New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St., Concord. 603-228-6688. zbinette@ nhhistory.org.

■ Lecture: “Robert Rogers of the Rangers—Colonial Warrior.": 2 to 3 p.m. Robert Rogers became one of the most

renowned military leaders in North America, historian George Morrison delves into Rogers’ story and legacy. $0 - $7. Free for members. New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St., Concord. 603228-6688. zbinette@nhhistory.org.

■ Storytime Stations at the Heights: 9:30 a.m. Enjoy books, crafts, activities, and felt board/manipulatives at your own pace with our self-guided stations. (Recommended for ages 09) Free. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord. jsalemy@concordnh.gov.

■ Acoustic Circle: 2 to 5 p.m. A weekly Acoustic Circle. No mics, no amps, all skill levels welcome

and everyone gets a turn. Free. Forum Pub, 15 Village St., Penacook. mobilekirkmcneil@gmail.com.

April 7

■ Capital City Craft Fesitval: April 7, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Douglas N. Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Rd., Concord.

■ English Country Dance: 3 to 6 p.m. English dances draw from the court and country dances of the 17th century through the 21st. The dances are taught and called to live music. $10. Auditorium at Howard Recreation Center on Gallen State Office Park, Brown & Kent Roads, Concord. 603 397 0042. nhecds@comcast.net.

Trade show returns April 16 business showcase

OnTuesday,April16, companiesfromacrossthe GreaterConcordregionwill showcasetheirproductsand servicesatthe33rdAnnual BusinessShowcase.Thisvibranttradeshow,hostedby theGreaterConcord

ChamberofCommerce, bringstogethernearly250 professionalsinalively,fun atmospherethat’sidealfor networkingwithclients, connectingwithjobcandidates,ormeetingupwithold friendsandpeers.Thetrade

showismadepossiblebythe generoussupportofsponsors.TheChamberextends heartfeltgratitudetoPremiereSponsors,Merrimack CountySavingsBank, Breezeline,andCheckmateHCM.Supporting SponsorsincludeTaylor RentalConcordandDuprey Hospitality,LLC.

“BusinessShowcasehas beenaChambertraditionfor 32years,”saidGreaterConcordChamberofCommerce PresidentTimSink.“Asone ofthelargestChambersin thestate,we’reproudto drawbusinessesfromso manyuniqueindustries,but keepthefriendlyatmospherethatourexhibitors

love.”TheChamberanticipatesmorethan75exhibitorswillparticipatein theevent,withboothsrepresentingITservices,skincare products,eventandmeeting rentalspaces,videoproduction,mentalhealthservices, andmuchmore.

Exhibitorscananticipate meetinghundredsofattendeesattheevent,withrobust marketingeffortsdrawing areaprofessionals,jobseekers,andactivecommunitymemberstothetrade show.MediasponsorsincludeBinnieMedia,Concord Monitor,NHBusinessReview,TiffanyEddyMedia, PrecisionEntertainment, andChristineLouisePublications,LLC,withadditional radiosportsprovidedby WKXL.Eventdoorprizes arealwaysahitwithattendees,enticinglocalstobring friendsandcolleaguestothe tradeshow.DJNazzywillannouncewinnersthroughout thedurationoftheevent.

Asalways,attendeescan lookforwardtosamplesof deliciousappetizersand treatsfromgeneroushospi-

talitysponsors,including 110Grill,CateringbyDesign,Maddy’sFoodHub, NewHampshireDoughnut Company,Pours&Petals Events,TropicalSmoothie Café,andTwelve31Caféand Catering.“TheAnnualBusinessShowcaseiscertainly somethingwelookforward toeachyear.It’sagreatway toconnectwithnewandold friends,”saidMichaeland MelissaofTwelve31.“Asa hospitalitysponsor,this eventistheperfectwayfor ustomeetandgreetwhile sharingsomethingtoeat.All oftheChamberstaffdoasuperbjobfromplanningtoexecuting.It’safirst-rateexpe-

rience.”

Allareinvitedtoenjoythe funattheChamber’sbiggest networkingeventofthe year!BusinessShowcase takesplaceonTuesday,April 16from3-6p.m.attheGrapponeConferenceCenterin Concord.Ticketsare$10and areavailableatconcordnhchamber.com. BoothsareavailableexclusivelyforChambermembers,andare$275or$300 withelectricity.Contactthe Chamberat(603)224-2508 ormembership@concordnhchamber.comifyou arenotamemberyet,but wouldliketoparticipatein thisfunevent.

Twiggs Gallery reopens for the season exhibits

TwiggsGalleryinBoscawenreopensfortheseasonon Saturday,April6.

“PushingOurBoundaries,”TwiggsGallery’sfirstexhibit forthe2024seasonopensonApril6.Thespringexhibitionshowcasesthecollaborativetalentof fourLeagueofNHCraftsmenartists. WoodworkerStevenHayden,textileartist CherylMiller,ceramistLoriRollason,and mixedmediaartistandcalligrapherAdele Sanborncollaborateasthe9thStateArtisans.

Eachartisthasselectedaquoteorpoem andformulatedachallengetothe group.“PushingOurBoundaries”showcasestheresultofthiscreativecollaboration.

Theexhibitopenswithanartists’receptiononSaturday,April9from1to3p.m.atTwiggsGallery (254KingStreetinBoscawen)andrunsthroughMay19.

“What’sfascinatingaboutthisexhibitishowthesefour artists,workingincompletelydifferentmedia,pusheach othercreatively.Theyareexploringnewthingsand workingoutsidetheircomfortzonetocreatenewwork. Theyreallyarepushingthemselvesbeyondtheirboundaries!”sharedgallerydirectorLauraMorrison.

ecosystems.Young readerscanexplorealongsideLittleStripeandthe caterpillarwithspecialdiecutholesrevealingaclueto thenextanimal.Facts abouteachanimalareincludedattheendofthe book. Comedecorateyourown Zebracookie!

Songwriter's Night in Warner live music

MainStreetWarnerpresentsConcertinthe Gallery

Songwriters’Nightwith originalsongsbyRickLugg &GaryStewartoftheLuggnuts(acousticduoshow) onFriday,April12at7:30 p.m.atMainStreetGallery (16EastMainSt.,Warner) intheattachedbardbehind thebookstore.

Donationsatthedoorto supportlivelocalmusic.

NH Jewish Film Festival returns red river theatres

TheNewHampshire JewishFilmFestivalreturns toRedRiverTheatresin April(11and14)withthree greatfilms!Thisyear’sfestivalwillbepresentedasa multi-accessexperience, featuringbothin-theater andvirtualscreeningsfrom aroundtheglobe.

TheNewHampshire JewishFilmFestivalispresentedbytheJewishFederationofNewHampshire.

book of the week

‘You Always Come Back,’ by Emily

Smith

(2023,305pages,Genre: SuspenseFiction)

JulyWeaverhasbeen livinginNashvilleasJules Thomas,acountrywestern singer/songwriter.She hasn’tbeenbacktothe smalltowninGeorgia

whereshegrewupsince sheranfromtherenine yearsago,buta callfromher brotherabout another brother’ssuicide attemptbrings herback.

July(allher siblingsare namedforthe monthsthey wereborn)left herhomeafter herfather, Harry,wasconvictedasthePacificLake Killer,aserialkillerwhose

victimsincludedoneofhis twindaughters,May.July’s familywasshatteredbyMay’s death,Harry’s conviction,and theirmother’s ongoingstruggleswithmental illness.Julyisa recoveringalcoholic,Deckisan addict,Auggie gaveupapossiblefootballcareertostayat homeandtake careoftheremainingtwin, April,andtheirmother.

Markistheonlysibling whoseems“normal”,with acareeronWallStreet. Deck’ssuicideattempt bringseveryonetogetherto saveDeck,butthisbrings tolightoldconflictsand ongoinghostilitiesbothin thefamilyandwithother townresidents.

Thebookswitchesback andforthfrom“then”to “now”,slowlybuildinga pictureofwhathappened “then”andwhatishappening“now”.Julycomes torealizethereismoreto thestorythansheoriginallythoughtnineyears ago.

WhileIthoughtthisbook wasalittleslowattimes,I didfeelcompelledtogo backandfinishitafterI switchedtootherbooksto findoutwhathappened andhavetheon-going questionsresolved!

VisitConcordPublicLibraryatwww.concordpubliclibrary.net Meredith Dahlrose

history

April4,2002:Former honorsstudentandstudent councilpresidentRobert Tullochspurnshislawyer’s adviceandadmitstosavagelykillingtwoDartmouth professorswithhisbest friend.

April4,1946:Brooklyn DodgermanagementannouncesthattwoAfrican Americanbaseballplayers, DonNewcombeandRoy Campanella,havebeenassignedtoitsNashuafarm team.Thecity’spopulation of34,000includesfewer than50AfricanAmericans. FrankStawacz,sportseditor oftheNashuaTelegraph, writes:“Thesetwoboyswill havetobeglaringstandouts, elsetheywillfindanatmospheremuchtotheirdislike eveninthesepartswhere colormakeslittleornodifference.”

April4,1995:Sen.Bob SmithpleadswithhisWashingtoncolleaguesnotto allowcircuselephantsto performforCongress.“This isnotanunreasonablecon-

cern.Howdoyoustopan elephantifitgoesberserkin theCapitol?”heasks.Ultimately,theshowwillgoon.

April5,2002:Charles Gravenhorst,aself-describedpastorwhohostsa late-nightChristianshowon ConcordCommunityTV,is arrestedonchargesrelated toanallegedsexualassault inMaine.

April5,1933:Amonth andadayaftertheinaugurationofPresidentFranklinD. Roosevelt,Congressapprovesmoneyforthe CivilianConservation Corps.Within10days,New

Hampshire’sfirstCCCwork site-CampWildwoodat Woodsville-isidentified.

April5,1797:Jonas ChickeringofNewIpswich isborn.Aprominentmanufacturer,hewillbuild 14,000pianosinhisdayand strivetoperfectaninstrumentthatwillremainin tuneandfitforuseregardlessoftheweather.

April5,1945:AfterAgricultureCommissionerAndrewFelkerreportsthe massshipmentofchickens tomoreprofitableout-ofstatemarkets,Gov.Charles Daleauthorizesthestatepo-

licetoseizepoultrybeing truckedsouthonNew Hampshirehighways.

April6,1943:Awakened byaloudnoiseonacoldand windynight,Mr.andMrs. GeraldGiles,wholiveinan apartmentadjacenttotheir storeinCanterburyCenter, discovertheworstfirein thetown’shistory.“Wefirst knewsomethingwaswrong whenapianocrashed throughthesecondfloorof UnionHallintoourstore,” theysay.Thefiredestroys theUnionHall,the118year-oldCongregational Church,IdaChase’sfarm

andanotherfarmaquarter mileaway.

April6,1853:Citygovernmentisestablishedin Concord.

April7,2000:Robert Blair,whomurderedhis wifeandheryoungsonina Concordmotelin1996,has toldthepolicehealsokilled twopeopleinRutland,Vt., in1983,theRutlandHerald reports.Detectivesthere, however,willfindnoevidenceofthekillingsinthe locationBlairdescribed.

April7,1968:About350 peopleattendamemorial serviceontheStateHouse

plazaforDr.MartinLuther KingJr.,thecivilrights leaderwhowasassassinated threedaysearlierinMemphis.Inastatementdrafted inconjunctionwithother localclergy,Rev.Paul Beattie,aUnitarianminister,suggeststhatnearly all-whiteConcordshould activelyseektodiversify. “Concordisanidealtown fordevelopingafullinterracialcommunity,”hesays. “Wedonothaveaghetto. Wedonothaveastreet whereallormostNegroes live.”HesuggeststhatConcordinvitetotown“someof theblackpeoplewhohave lostallhopewhilelivingin thesegregatedsqualorof urbancenters.”

April7,1830:AcommitteeisformedinConcord topursuetheideaofaneastwestrailroadlinethrough NewHampshireandVermont.Thefirsttrainwillnot reachthecityfor12years, anditwillcomenorthfrom Boston.

April8,2000:Anin-

April7,1965:TheMonitorreportsonplansfora new$1.2millionstate liquorstoreonStorrsStreet inConcord.“Thestatestore isexpectedtobecomethe firstofitssortinthenation. Ohiohasfeaturedself-serviceliquorstoresfora dozenyears,buttheyhave notalsofeaturedspecialty liquorsandwines,as plannedinthemodelConcordstore.”

formalsamplingofpublic opinionfindsresidents angrywiththestate SupremeCourtbutinno moodforanordeallikethe impeachmenttrialofPresidentClinton.Theattorney general’sallegationsofmisconductonthecourtwill neverthelesspromptthe NewHampshireHouseto impeachChiefJusticeDavid Brock.Hewillbeacquitted

inatrialbeforethestate Senate.

April8,1992:TheAssociatedPressreportsthattwo ofPresidentBush’stopadvisersrolledup$774,000in personalandpoliticaltravel onmilitaryplanesduring thefirsthalfofhisadministrationbutreimbursedtaxpayerslessthan8%ofthat cost.Theculprits:James BakerandJohnSununu,the formerNewHampshire governor.

April9,2000:Asofthe 2000Census,NewHampshireisthethirdwhitest stateinthecountry,thegovernmentreports.Maine, whichis96.9%white,is first,followedbyVermont (96.8%)andthenNew Hampshire(96%).

The Town of Lancaster, NH seeks an experienced, collaborative, and forwardthinking full-time Town

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

A bachelor’s degree in public administration or a related field Over five years of senior management experience preferably in municipal government or any equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills, temperament, and abilities. Knowledge of NH RSA’s is preferable. Successful candidate will also serve as the Welfare Director and shall be required to relocate to the area.

Interested candidates who possess a passion for serving local government and its citizens must apply by April 19, 2024, with their resume, cover letter including contact information, and four work-related references to:

Town Manager Search - Confidential Board of Selectmen

25 Main Street Lancaster NH 03584

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