My Concord July 2022

JULY 30, 2022

The people, businesses and events of the Capital City

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AROUND THE CITY Scenes from Concord

Patricia Castango is overcome with emotion after Realtor Rachel de Thomas surprises her with gift cards she can use for her new Habitat for Humanity home on Flamingo Drive in Concord on June 29.

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Local artist Jozimar Matimano, center with hat, who came to the United States from Uganda in 2016, instructs the group on the painting of the mural at Keach Park on June 25 as part of Umuganda, a Kinyarwandan word that means “coming together for a common purpose to achieve an outcome.”

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A demolition worker uses a hacksaw to take down some of the outside siding of the former Department of Employment Security building on South Main Street. The site will house a new sixstory building with 64 apartments.

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Merrimack Valley High athletic director Kevin O’Brien stepped down this summer. He leaves a long legacy of excellence, especially on the region’s basketball courts.

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Pilot Rob Dumovic of Spread Aviation shows his son, Jett, left, and Olver Harreslon his plane at International Aerobatics Day at Concord Airport on June 25.

July 30 ■ Concord Arts Market: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The award-winning Concord Arts Market is returning to Rollins Park once a month from June-October with over 60 local artists and artisans. Rollins Park, 33 Bow Street, Concord. info@concordartsmarket.net.

■ Friends-a-Palooza! A Family Fun Party In The Park: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Free.

The event is free! Donations will be accepted . Keach Park, Loudon Road, Concord. (603) 228-1193. npaul@friendsprogram.org.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Events in and around Concord

■ Legally Blonde, Jr.: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. RB Productions presents LEGALLY BLONDE Jr. on July 29 & 30 @ 7 PM. Tickets $15, $12 available at the door or at ccanh.com $12 - $15. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S Main St, Concord. 603-568-5099. rbproductions2016@gmail.com.

Aug. 2 ■ All Things Owl in New England Habitats Photography Exhibit: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. (603) 224-9909.

■ IMPACT 2022: Return to Oz: 9:30 a.m.

Free. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord. (603) 225-1111.

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

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■ National Night Out: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Rollins Park, 33 Bow St, Concord.

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■ Peter Mulvey & Mark Erelli at Bank of Nh Stage: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Bank of, Stage, 16 South Main St, Concord.

■ 34th Annual Funds for Education Golf Tournament: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. $150 - $. team foursome. Beaver Meadow Golf Course, 1 Beaver Meadow Dr, Concord. events@concordnhchamber.com.

■ Storytime Saturdays at the Heights Branch: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord.

■ Books & Brew: 5:30 p.m. Free. Concord Craft, Storrs Street, Concord. jsalemy@ concordnh.gov.

Aug. 1 ■ Peace & Justice Conversations: Iran and the JCPOA: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Over forty years of U.S.-Iran tensions may soon reach their breaking point., with Iran’s nuclear program nearing “undetectable breakout” status and U.S. “maximum pressure sanctions” choking Iran’s

economy. Free. General Admission. Online via Zoom, Any Street, Concord.

Check out the owl photo exhibit at the McLane Center.

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■ Senie Hunt: 2 p.m. Concord Craft Brewing Company, 117 Storrs St, Concord.

■ Open Mic Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Area 23’s weekly open mic night! Come on down and express yourself. Area 23, 254 N State St, Unit H, Concord. mobilekirkmcneil@gmail.com.

Aug. 9 ■ Americana Celebration Antique Show: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Douglas N. Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Road, Concord.

■ Outdoor Preschool Storytime: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Keach Park, 2 Newton Ave, Concord.

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■ Business After Hours with Breezeline: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. $7 - $25. The Red Blazer Restaurant, 72 Manchester Street, Concord. (603) 224-2508.

■ Northeastern Ballet Theatre – Swan Lake: 7 p.m. $42. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S Main St, Concord. (603) 2251111.

■ IMPACT 2022: Jack & The Beanstalk: 9:30 a.m. Free. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord. (603) 2251111.

■ Swan Lake at The Capitol Center for the Arts: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S Main St, Concord.

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

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Aug. 6 ■ Ballet Misha’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. The Concord City Audi, 2 Prince St, Concord.

Aug. 10 ■ Live Music with the Library featuring David Shore’s Trunk of Funk: 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Keach Park, 2 Newton Ave, Concord.

■ Storytime Saturdays at the Heights Branch: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Constitution Ave, Concord. (603) 225-0303. sferns@dupreyhotels.com ■ Open Mic Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Area 23’s weekly open mic night! Come on down and express yourself. Area 23, 254 N State St, Unit H, Concord. mobilekirkmcneil@gmail.com.

■ Outdoor Preschool Storytime: 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Rollins Park, 33 Bow Street, Concord.

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■ Wiggles and Giggles: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord.

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■ Retro Sessions 70s, 80s, 90s Dance Classics: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR ■ Storytime Saturdays at the Heights Branch: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord.

Aug. 14 ■ Concord Model Railroad Show: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Douglas N. Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Road, Concord.

■ Big Thrift Energy, with author Virginia Chamlee: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. “Big Thrift Energy: The Art and Thrill of Finding Vintage Treasures - Plus Tips for Making Old Feel New” Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 South Main St, Concord. 603-224-0562. gibsonsevents@gmail.com.

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■ Open Mic Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Area 23’s weekly open mic night! Come on down and express yourself. Area 23, 254 N State St, Unit H, Concord. mobilekirkmcneil@gmail.com.

■ Outdoor Preschool Storytime: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Merrill Park, 27 Eastman St, Concord.

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■ Peace & Justice Conversations: Hiroshima/Nagasaki - No First Use: 7 p.m.

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■ “Live Free and Re-Create”, Lesley Morgan - Concord, NH: 5 p.m. Free. Concord Chamber of Commerce, 49 S Main St Suite 104, Concord.

■ Tweens and Teens Recycled Wind Chimes: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord.

■ Senie Hunt & The Senie Hunt Project: 9 p.m. Penuche’s Ale House, 16 Bicentennial Square, Concord.

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■ STEAM Team: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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11:30 p.m. Area 23’s weekly open mic night! Come on down and express yourself. Area 23, 254 N State St, Unit H, Concord. mobilekirkmcneil@gmail.com.

■ Buds & Blooms: Bee-Friending Our Native Pollinators: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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■ Concord Arts Market: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The award-winning Concord Arts Market is returning to Rollins Park once a month from June-October with over 60 local artists and artisans. Rollins Park, 33 Bow Street, Concord. info@concordartsmarket.net.

■ Storytime Saturdays at the Heights Branch: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord.

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Aug. 25 ■ The Next Great Comedy Bit: 7 p.m. $20. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord.

Aug. 27 ■ Andrew North: 4 p.m. Lithermans Limited Brewery, 126 Hall Street, Unit B, Concord.

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■ Outdoor Preschool Storytime: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. White Park, 1 White Street, Concord.

■ Juston McKinney: $29.50. Bank of New Hampshire Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord.

■ Storytime Saturdays at the Heights Branch: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Heights Branch Library, 14 Canterbury Rd, Concord.

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n most households, one person is the gardener, and another takes care of the lawn. Or perhaps a hired service or teenager does the mowing and string trimming. But it is common that there is conflict between the two parties.

There are ways to minimize the problems if both parties are willing to compromise – and perhaps do a little extra work.

The mower generally wants to get the job done quickly. There are other things to do in summer – other lawns to mow, ponds to swim in, or hammocks to doze in. What can the gardener do to help the mower?

First, create a nice mulch ring around trees and shrubs. This will accomplish a couple of things: it will protect the bark of a tree from damage by a string trimmer. And it will hold in moisture and keep down weeds, benefiting the tree.

For the mower, it will speed up the process of mowing round the tree SEE GARDENING PAGE 10

Keep mulch from touching the tree. This ring will keep mowers and trimmers away from the trunk.

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and may even obviate the need to use the string trimmer. But never let the mulch touch the tree – it can cause it to rot, eventually killing it.

What else can the gardener do to help the mower? Remove low hanging branches. Apple trees, among others, often have low branches that reach out way beyond the circumference of the mulch ring. And yes, it is nice to be able to pick apples of those low branches, but do you really need them at the three or five-foot level?

Quite frankly, I think trees look better if the lower branches are removed and the bark of the trunk is on display. Many trees have nice looking trunks with interesting bark. I like to see the “legs” of a shrub or tree.

And what can the mower do to help the gardener? Blow the grass away from the flower or vegetable beds. There are few things more annoying than weeding and mulching a flower bed, only to have a person with a mower blow grass and perhaps dandelion seeds into the bed. And yes, I have seen professionals then blow the grass off the bed, but it is so much easier (and quieter) to just point the mower so that it blows the grass away from the beds.

Then there is the issue of hoses. Mowers generally do not want to be bothered disconnecting hoses that cross the lawn. They say that a mower with blades set at three inches should clear the hose, running right over it safely. But sometimes the front wheels of the mower will somehow push the hose up. And then the hose can be damaged.

So what can you do? If you are depending on a

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Keep hoses off the lawn where you can.

hose for regular watering of new trees or perennials, you probably need the hose to cross the lawn so it can be used every day or two. Think about burying the hose. If you are crossing a section of lawn that is heavily traveled, you may wish to dig a six-inch deep trench and slide the hose inside a section of plastic pipe.

To avoid having to re-seed the trench, use an edging tool to slice through the grass and lift

strips if sod out carefully and set them aside. Dig a shallow trench and after pushing the hose through the pipe and placing it in the ground, cover the pipe with some good top soil. Then take the sod and fit it back where it was before.

The advantage of the pipe system is that you can pull the hose out of the pipe if it develops a leak, or if you want to put it in the barn for the SEE GARDENING PAGE 11

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blooms when the lawn is a little long is much loved the bees and pollinators. Get them to think of the lawn as the lunch buffet for bees.

If you set the mower at three or four inches, your lawn will thank you. Yes, I know that the infield of Fenway Park is cut at less than an inch, but your half acre of lawn need not be. Grass plants need to feed their roots so they can grow deep into the soil – where the moisture is in dry times. The longer each blade of grass, the more food it can make by the miracle of photosynthesis.

If you keep your lawn longer, it will compete better with crabgrass and weeds. And you will get used to seeing it longer, and like it – or at least I do. You should not think it is a sign of indolence to have a lawn that doesn’t look like a green buzz cut.

Henry gardens and mows in Cornish Flat, NH. He is the author of four gardening books. Reach him at henry.homeyer@comcast.net. He is available for consultations in the Upper Valley.

Henry Homeyer writes a weekly column about gardening. The author is not a member of the Monitor’s staff.

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winter. Quite frankly, I don’t think you need to bother with a pipe – or even burying it completely. Just take your edging tool or a straightbladed shovel and slice into the lawn. Pull the handle back and forth, creating a “V” in the grass.

Push the hose into the “V” and step on it. Push hard enough so that the top of the hose is not sticking up into the grass, but is right on the soil line. As the grass grows, you will not see the hose. I have done this, and left hoses in the ground for years with no ill effects.

People who mow, generally, also like to string trim the edges of beds and around trees. A common mistake is to trim the edges too close to the ground, “scalping” the grass near the flower beds. I have no suggestions on how to avoid this, except to politely ask the mower not to trim so darn close. Maybe growl a little.

Then there is the question of how often to mow. People who mow commercially like to have a regular schedule, and as often as possible.

But if your spouse or child is the mower, point out to them that you want to let the grass get a little taller before mowing. Explain that the Dutch white clover that only

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