August 8, 2024 CI by Smckenna

Aug. 8 to 14

CYPN: Brewer makes networking more approachable

ConcordYoungProfessionalsNetwork(CYPN)introducesyoutothe“Young ProfessionaloftheMonth,” AlexandraBrewer.Each month,theCYPNSteering Committeerecommendsan individualinthecommunity itthinksreaderswould enjoygettingtoknow better.

Howoldareyou?29. Wheredoyoulive? Manchester.

Wheredoyoucurrently work?Cleveland,Waters andBass,P.A.asanAssociateAttorney.

Tellusalittlebitabout whatyoudo.Iassistclients inawidevarietyofcorporate,realestate,zoning,land use,operationalandlitigationmatters,andfor-profit andnon-profitformations.I volunteerasamentorforthe RutmanLeadershipFellows ProgramattheUniversityof NewHampshireandaman AmbassadorforCYPN.Iam alsoinvolvedwithvarious committeesfortheNew HampshireBarAssociation andNewHampshire Women’sBarAssociation.

What’syourfavoritepart ofyourworkday?Ienjoy manypartsofmyworkday, butespeciallythoseparts whereIhavetheopportunitytocollaboratewithmy colleagues.

Whatissomethingyou wouldliketoseeaddedor broughttoConcord?Alwaysmoresmallbusinesses withgoodpeople.Thereis nosuchthingastoomany!

What’syourfavorite restaurantinConcord?It hastobeAngelina’s,butI ammakingmywaytotry themall!

Wheredidyougoto school?Igrewupin Meredith,soIwenttoInterLakes,thentheUniversity ofNewHampshireformy undergraduatestudies

whereIstudiedBusiness AdministrationatthePeter T.PaulCollegeofBusiness andEconomics.Iattended NewEnglandLaw|Boston forlawschool.

Whatdoyouliketodo forfun?Tonsof things!Myfavorite activitiestakeon manyforms,like boatingonLake Winnipesaukee, breweryhopping, skiingorhikingthe Whites.Sometimes myfavoritesinclude readingagoodbook orbeatingmyfiancé inMs.Pac-Man.

relationships.Iwouldalso liketotravelmore.

Favoriteplacestobe? Therearesomanyspecial placesthatarefavoritefora specialreason,butthereis alwayssomuchmoretoexplore!

Whatisoneofyourlife goals?Thisisgoingtosound cheesy,butIwanttobe proudoftheworkIhave doneandtheenergyIhave putintomycommunityand

Howdidyoufind outaboutCYPN andhowhasitbenefittedyourbusinessoryoupersonally?WhenIfirst startedworkingin Concord,Iwas lookingforawayto getinvolvedinthe localcommunity.

Concordisatight-knitcommunitywhichcanbeintimidatingforanewcomer.I wenttoaChamberevent andlearnedaboutCYPN, wenttoafewevents,forced myselftomeetafewpeople,

anddecidedthatCYPNwas aprogramthatIwantedto beinvolvedin.Itistooeasy toget“stuck”meeting peopleonlyinyourspecific industry,andCYPNhasallowedmetoexpandoutside myindustrynetworkand gettoknowthepeoplebehindsomanyofthegreat businessesandorganizationstheGreaterConcord Areahastooffer.AsaCYPN Ambassador,Ihopetobring thatsameconnectivityto newmembersandeventattendees.Networkingevents canbeintimidating,and havingbeenintimidated

myself,Iwouldliketohelp bridgethatgapforothers. CYPNishostingtwo eventsinAugust!Joinusat ContoocookRiverCompany forapaddledowntheriver startingat9a.m.onSaturday,August10.We’llbe joinedbyFiveRiversConservationTrust.Andallare invitedtoCYPN’smonthly networkingeventatthe HolidayInnonWednesday, August21from5:30-7p.m. Makenewfriendsinafun, casualatmosphere.Learn moreandsignupforall CYPNeventsatconcordnhchamber.com.

Alexandra Brewer

FLOWER POWER sunflower festival

Wanderthrough20acres ofbreathtakingsunflowers, thelargestsunflowerfieldin NewHampshire,atSunfox Farm’s6thAnnualSunflowerFestivalfromAugust 10to18inConcord.

AtSunfoxFarm,wegrow sunflowersnotonlyforthe high-qualitycookingoilwe coldpressfromtheirseeds butalsotocelebratetheir naturalbeautywiththe public.Ourfestivalfeatures avibrantlineupofdailylive musicfromtalentedlocal musicians,over30localartisanvendors,andadelightfularrayoffoodtrucks.

Weaimtocreateafamilyfriendlyatmospherewith engagingyardgames,whimsicalbodyart,andunique photographypropsnestled amongthesunflowers. Don’tmissthechancetosee ourvintage1930sModelAA truckandimpressivecombineharvesterupclose.For thoselookingtotakeapiece ofthefestivalhome,we offera“cut-your-own”sunflowerexperience.

Ahighlightofourfestival isChefAmber’sSunflower Dinners.Theseexclusive7coursefinediningexperiences,setamidstthe bloomingsunflowers,are nottobemissed.

Adultadmissiontothe festivalis$12.Children10 andunderarefree.Cutyour ownflowersfor$2per stem.

Ticketsmaybepurchased onlineoratthedoor.

Ticketspurchasedonline aregoodforanyonedayof theevent,nomatterwhich datetheyarepurchasedfor. Formoreinformation,includingparking,sunfoxfarm.org/events

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‘Somewhere to Remember’ exhibit opens in Hopkinton

throughSept.7.

Theupcomingexhibition atTwoVillagesArtSociety (TVAS)inHopkintonfeaturestheworkofCampton artistLizzyBerube.Theexhibition“SomewheretoRemember”opensSaturday, Aug.10,atthegalleryat846 MainStreetinthevillageof Contoocook.Theshow openswitha12to2p.m.receptionthatisfreeandopen tothepublicandruns

LizzyBerubepaintslarge seasonallandscapesin acrylicandoil,inspiredby placesinNewEngland whereshehasspenttime hikinginthemountainsor meanderingoncoastal beaches.Berubehaslivedin theWhiteMountainssince 2017andspendsasmuch timeaspossibleoutdoors year-round.

Theseasonallifecyclesof naturearehermuseand palette,theartistsays.“Each paintingcomesfromadeep, resonatingmemoryofadifferentmomentandwhatI feltwhenIwasinthat place.”Shehopesthatwhen peoplelookatherpaintings theywillbedrawnintothe sceneandexperiencejoy andexcitementorfeela senseofserenityandpeace.

Aself-taughtartist, Berubesayshermaininfluencesareherfamily.“Igrew upwithartandculture.I wasaballetdancerandwe hadalotofmusicinour home.Mymothertookusto artmuseumsandexposed ustoawidevarietyofart.”

“SomewheretoRemember”isBerube’sfirst soloexhibition.Gallery hoursareThursdaythrough Sundayfrom12to4p.m.

‘Constructs’ at the Gallery exhibit

PILLARGallery+Projects (Concord,NH)fifthexhibition,CONSTRUCTS,exploresdistinctvisuallanguagesingeometricabstractionandsculpturalform. ArtistsincludeEric Katzman,TrevorToney, JennyMcGeeDougherty, DamionSilver,andDon Williams.

Eachartisthasaunique vocabularyandgrammar centeredarounddefined shapeandform,frompreciselycraftedminimalismto exploratoryexpression.The exhibitionfocusesheavily oncompositionanddesign, includingfunctionalceramics,sculpture,shapedrivenabstractpaintings andcollage.

DamionSilverisamultidisciplinaryartistwhose workspansprintmaking,assemblage&sculpture. Silver’spracticefocuseson repeatedforms,andideasof additionandsubtraction.

Linearbent-woodsculpturesechosimilarstructures intheartists’reliefprints. DonWilliamsisaNHbasedceramicistand sculptor.Theartistworks withclay,assemblingelementstocreateengaging newformsthatreferencear-

chitecture,landscape,manufacturedpartsandartifacts. Thecarefullyconstructed ceramicworksarerichly texturedandglazed,alluding torust,corrugation,steel, concrete,andaluminum.

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JennyMcGeeDougherty, aMainebasedartist,she practicestheartofnoticing andtranslatingherexperi-

encesinherownvisualvocabulary.Herpaintingsbecomeanarchiveofpatterns, colors,andshapes.

TrevorToneyisasculptor, furniture-makerand painter.Hecreateswallhangingandfree-standing sculptureaswellaspaintingsmadefromplywood, woodveneerandacrylic paint.Theworkblursthe linebetweenartandcraft andhasadistinctandfamiliarform.

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‘The Cup of Comfort’ exhibit

TheWomen’sCaucusfor Art:NewHampshire Chapter’sexhibit,“The CupofComfort,”opens withanartists’reception onFriday,August9,from5 to7p.m.intheWest GalleryattheLibraryArts CenterinNewport.The exhibitrunsthroughOct. 4.

Workinginavarietyof mediums,WCA/NH artistsexploredthetheme of‘comfort.’Theywere challengedtoseamlessly

incorporateaprovidedcup imageandconsiderwhat ‘fillstheircup’tosupport theirmentalhealth.

“TheCupofComfort” exhibitbuildsonprevious WCA/NHartchallenge exhibitions:“BustingOut: PowerfulWomen”(aka “TheBraShow”);“KickStart”(“TheShoeShow”); and“Head’sUp:TheMany HatsWomenWear”(“The HatShow”).Insteadof startingwithapieceof

Foreigners Journey featuring Rudy Cardenas SAT., JULY 13 • 7:30 PM

The Docksiders Yacht Rock Experience SAT., JULY 20 • 7:30 PM

20 Ride - Zac Brown Tribute SAT., JULY 27 • 7:30 PM

Judy Collins SAT., AUGUST 3 • 7:30 PM

The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show starring Belinda Davids FRI., AUGUST 9 • 7:30 PM

David Brighton’s “Space Oddity”: The Quintessential David Bowie Experience SAT., AUGUST 17 • 7:30 PM

Great Waters Gala starring Abby Mueller WED., AUGUST 21 • 5 PM

The Empire Trio WED., JULY 17 • 7:30 PM

Rebecca Robbins WED., AUGUST 14 • 7:30 PM

The Toomai String Quintet

SAT., AUGUST 24 • 7:30 PM

‘The Cup of Comfort’ exhibit focuses on mental well-being

clothingastheirstarting pointforinspiration,each artistbeganwithasimple cupimageandwasasked todoalittlesoul-

searching.

“Inthisageofhighanxietywheremostpeople feelextremelyfragile,the purposeofthisexhibitwas togivetheartistsanoppor-

tunitytothinkverydeeply aboutwhatgivesthem comfort,”shared WCA/NHmemberLaura Morrison,whocoordinated theexhibitwiththeLibraryArtsCenter.“In makingtheart,theymay discovermorethingsthey candotosupporttheir mentalhealth,andperhaps theirworkwillinspire otherstotaketheirown journey.”

Theartistswillshare theirworkinanartists’ talkattheWCA/NHFall MeetingonSaturday,Sept. 28,from11:30a.m.to2 p.m.attheLibraryArts Center.Attendeescanview theexhibit,enjoysocial

time,andlearnmoreabout whatishappeningat WCA/NH.Therewillbe suppliesonhandtocreate artforthe6000CircleProjectwhileenjoyingthe artists’talkaboutthe WCA/NHCupofComfort exhibit.Themeetingis opentoallartists.

WCA/NHispartofanationalorganizationthat promotestheadvancement ofwomeninthevisualarts througheducationalprograms,networking,andexhibitionopportunities. Learnmoreabout WCA/NHatwcanh.org

TheLibraryArtsCenteris locatedat58NorthMain StreetinNewport.They provideawidevarietyof engagingeventsandaffordableeducationalart experiences.Galleryhours areTuesdaythrough Fridayfrom11a.m.to4 p.m.,andSaturdayfrom10 a.m.to2p.m.ClosedSundaysandMondays. Moreinformationis availableatLibraryArtsCenter.org.

book of the week

‘You Like It Darker’ by Stephen King (2024,502pages,Genre: Horror)

Ifyouneedagreatsummer readthatisn’tabeachthemedromanceorthriller, youshouldprobablyconsider readingStephenKing’s newest, much-anticipatedcollectionof shortstories,You LikeIt Darker. Manyof thesestories takeplaceinKing’ssecond homestateofFlorida,lending a‘tropicalhorror”feel.Ifthat wasn’tathingbefore,itis now.

Themostnotableofthestorieshastobe“Rattlesnakes,” asequeltoCujosetinthe modernday,decadesafterthe horrificeventsofthenovel. ThefatherfromCujo,Vic Trenton,hassomehowsurvivedthegruesomedeathof hisyoungsonTad,onlytoen-

durethepassingofhiswife Donnafromcancer.Asawidower,henowlivesinRattlesnakeKey,Floridaina friend’smansion.Aseriesof unsettlingencounterswitha peculiarelderlyneighborand strangeunexplainableevents indicatetoVicthatthehorrorsthathavehauntedhislife arefarfromover.

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