WATCH: Making Masters-Inspired Azalea Cocktails at the Colonial Inn

During one of golf's biggest weekends, a taste of Augusta National here in Concord.

The Liberty restaurant at Concord’s Colonial Inn is teeing up a taste of Augusta National in honor of the Masters--perhaps the PGA’s most famous golf tournament--opening today in Georgia. Azalea cocktails and a peach cobbler tart are among the Masters-inspired items joining the menu from today, April 11, through the tournament’s final round on Sunday. Liberty’s chef Cassie Pianowski will be serving up a taste of the south in the form of a peach cobbler tart featuring flambéed peaches, orange graham cracker ice cream and cinnamon crème. The restaurant will also offer an azalea cocktail, which combines gin, lemon and pineapple juice and a splash of grenadine. Inside the Forge Tavern, bartenders like Emily Roux will be mixing up azalea …

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Taking Time for You

Tea at the Colonial Inn, spa services, and some art.

  Good morning, people! It’s Monday, the first day of a brand-spanking-new week, full of possibility and promise of all things good. And, I have no doubt, a crazy long list of things that need to get done: Cookies that need baking, items that need wrapping, meals that need planning. It’s exhausting just thinking about it, and the week has just begun – what’s a body to do?? I’ll tell you: Take a breather and renew your energy. You know you want to, you know you need to. Just an hour or two to yourself, to recharge your batteries and take up the charge anew. But how do you squeeze that in, what with that very long to do list? I’ve got a few ideas up my sleeve. First up: Afternoon tea at the Colonial Inn. This is a lovely tradition started by…

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 20

Today's roundup includes the weather, a jazz show, food donations and workshops for students on vacation.

  "Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Forecasts call for mostly sunny day with a high of 77 degrees. The overnight low will be 51 degrees and partly cloudy. 2. At 8 p.m. the Hannah Rose and Harvey Diamond Jazz Group will be playing a free show at Concord’s Colonial Inn.  3. Barrett & Company Real Estate is collecting donations of peanut butter, jelly and Marshmallow Fluff for Operation American Soldier. 4. Remember, you can claim your business listing in Patch Places. Learn how you can take control of you business listing and keep readers better informed about what's happening at your place. 5. Dabblers is holding morning and afternoon workshops for …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 17

A Nursery Rhyme Spectacular and live jazz music are among things to know about today.

  "Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Expect to see some rain this morning with a high temperature of 49 degrees. Tonight will find clear skies, winds of 11 mph and a temperature low of 28. 2. Barefoot Books will host the Clare Beaton Nursery Rhyme Spectacular today at 10:30 a.m. Beaton will read from Farmyard Rhymes and Bedtime Rhymes. This program is geared toward children under five. 3. If you’re in the mood for jazz tonight, look no further than the Colonial Inn, which will host Hannah Rose & Harvey Diamond Jazz Group at 8 p.m. 4. Remember, you can claim your business listing in Patch Places. Learn how you can take control of you business listing…

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Gifts of the Heart

There are many ways to give.

  Hello and welcome to Friday! As promised, I continue to list the top 10 reasons we should be doing as much of our holiday shopping as possible at our local merchants, aka The Concord Indies. Here is reason 3 as taken from the Concord Indies website: 3. Local Decision-Making Local ownership ensures that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community and who will feel the impacts of those decisions. True, true, so true. We certainly want our business owners to be as vested in our community as we are. Responsible, independent retailers are guaranteed to make that happen. Gifts of the heart Did you know that the classic Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy,” was written right here in Concord? Yes, back in 1941, …

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Jazz For Alzheimer's

Outdoor dining, jazz notes for caregivers

  Welcome to Wednesday everyone. I’ve got a lot packed into this little column today so stay with me to the end. First, I want to reflect briefly on Monday. Could you believe how gorgeous it was? I spent the afternoon running errands around town. Within minutes of being out doors, I stuffed my fleece into my bag. I didn’t need it. The temperatures were unbelievable for a mid-November day. I happened to be walking past the Colonial Inn where I saw diners waiting for tables on the porch. Who would have thought you could still comfortably eat a sit-down lunch outdoors on Nov. 14. The tables were full and the wait staff were bustling about, probably just as happy as the diners to be outside on such a beautiful day. Now, we’ll fast-forward to …

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Update: Happy Trails Coming Next Week/How Do You Take Your Jazz?

Portion of Battle Road Trail closed due to storm.

Hello Friends and Happy Labor Day Friday. It appears to have all the makings of a fantastic end-of-summer weekend. So, get out and go places, see friends and enjoy!   Long Weekend Fridays Friday before a long weekend is always a great day, but I’ve been told there is one exception. Years ago, before I met my husband, I spent a lot of my free time with a very fun, albeit broke, undergrad at the College of the Holy Cross. To keep me accustomed to the lifestyle I hoped to become accustomed to, he decided to get a job selling cars. He showed so much promise — besides a 3.7 GPA — that the dealership sent him out-of-state to a seminar on selling cars. He came back brimming with all these tidbits about cars and sales. The only one that stuck in …

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