Wedding Guide: Celebrating local lovers through a photo spotlight of New Hampshire weddings

Young Professional of the Month: Derrick Loughlin captures community on camera

Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Derrick Loughlin. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends an individual in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better. 

Art in all seasons: Winter Arts Market coming to Kimball Jenkins

by RACHEL WACHMAN

Jessica Livingston has always loved to draw but never viewed herself as an artist until a few years ago. As her perception of her work changed, so too did her means of sharing it with the world.

Wedding Guide: Four Winds Farm offers weddings from August through October

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Many couples looking to get married in the Monadnock region, attracted by the area’s natural beauty and stunning views, dream of an outdoor wedding, especially during September and October.

NHTI to host film screening of “Every Little Thing”

In the latest installment of its film series, NHTI will host a screening of “Every Little Thing” on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.

Wedding Guide: Bonnie Cutter Coll has been offering floral arrangements for more than 30 years

By DAVID ALLEN

Years ago, Bonnie Coll Cutter’s father said, “Prove to me there’s a need for it,” when she mentioned designing and creating florals.

Wedding Guide: How to get a marriage license (and you need one since N.H. doesn’t recognize common-law marriages)

By DAVID BROOKS

It’s pretty straightforward to get a marriage certificate in New Hampshire as long as you’re at least 18 years old, but you need to gather the right documents first.

New Hampshire Film Festival receives Academy Award qualifying status in third category

The New Hampshire Film Festival recently achieved status as an Academy Award qualifying festival for the Short Film Awards in a new category: documentary shorts. The festival previously received this distinction in the categories of live action shorts and animation shorts. This third milestone solidifies the festival’s status as a platform for short filmmakers worldwide, providing a direct pathway to Oscar eligibility.

Wedding Guide: Creative cocktails add a personalized spin to traditional wedding beverages

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When most people picture wedding beverages, they tend to think of champagne toasts and open bars. As a wedding guest, you often find the drink in your hand to be a constant companion as the reception unfolds. With couples leaning into creative ways to personalize their celebratory day, what you drink at a wedding can sometimes become one of the details that sticks with you long past the late-night dancing, multi-course meals and fancy outfits.

Horror Fiction Fest and Poetry Society open mic at Gibson’s next week

Two exciting events will take place at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord next week.

Love and chocolate: a look inside Granite State Candy Shoppe

By RACHEL WACHMAN

From heart-shaped chocolates and candies with love messages to pink and red gummies and flower-adorned confections, Valentine’s Day at Granite State Candy Shoppe is quite the occasion.

Rescheduled: Pembroke Town Library hosts Civil War monument presentation

Throughout New Hampshire, towns, individuals, and veterans’ organizations have erected an assortment of memorials to the Civil War. Beginning with obelisks of the 1860s and continuing onto re-mastered works of the 21st century, historian George Morrison of Bow will present a diverse selection of New Hampshire’s commemorations and their stories at a presentation at the Pembroke Town Library. However, the event, originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., has been postponed due to incoming inclement weather, with a new date to be set soon.

Art of Azalea Park: Henniker students draw inspiration from nature in exhibit at Tucker Free Library

Last fall, fifth and sixth grade students at the Henniker Community School studied the art of illustration. They learned about the works of Helen Oxenbury, Dr. Seuss, and Shel Silverstein to gather knowledge about ink style, use of color, and background. At the beginning of the project, the students took a walking field trip down through Azalea Park to gather inspiration for their next art project.

Concord Garden Club announces Art & Bloom awardees

The Concord Garden Club is pleased to announce the winners of its People’s Choice Awards from the annual Art & Bloom exhibition, held at the Kimball Jenkins Estate at the end of January. Each year, club members and local florists create displays to complement artwork created by members of the community.

Scholarship opportunities: garden clubs, aerospace camp, and more

The New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs will award two college scholarships this year – a $2000 New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Scholarship and the Jean L. Thompson Scholarship, established in her honor by her daughters, Lindsay Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson, for the amount of $1000. They will be awarded to undergraduate (sophomores, juniors or seniors) or graduate students attending an accredited two- or four- year college or university listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education.

Two Villages Art Society to feature ‘Photosynthesis: Portraits of the Wild’

Dotty Holcomb Doherty’s photography exhibit, "Photosynthesis: Portraits of the Wild," will run from Feb. 15 to March 15 at Two Villages Art Society, located at 846 Main Street in Hopkinton.

Vintage Views: A box full of buttons

By JAMES W. SPAIN

When I was a young child, many decades ago, I would visit my nana here in Concord. She was a gifted seamstress who was always working on different projects and who utilized her craft to engage me at every chance she got. In time, she learned that my attention could be held captive by her prized collection of buttons.

Homeyer: Spring is on its way

Here in Cornish Flat, this seems like an old-fashioned winter. Temperatures have been consistently below freezing, and the ground has had at least a light covering of snowmost of the time. No deep snow, the kind that insulates the ground and keeps tender perennials safe, but enough to soothe the eyes when looking at the landscape.

Take Me Outside: Snowbirds in Reverse

Community Players of Concord to present ‘The Gods of Comedy’

The Community Players of Concord will present Ken Ludwig’s “The Gods of Comedy” from Feb. 14-16 at the Concord City Auditorium.