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With school back in session for some and starting soon for others, it’s time to make plans for after-school fun. Check out this guide to get some ideas, from art and music to dance and gymnastics.

Also on the cover, Market Days returns to downtown Concord, p. 6. More than 50 artists are setting up booths at Greeley Park in Nashua for the annual summer show, p. 18. And get a taste of culture at Mahrajan and the We Are One festival, p. 26 & 27.

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Market Days Festival returns to Concord Intown Concord executive director Jessica Martin talked about the 47th annual Market Days, a ...
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Mental health matters The Granite State was well represented during the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s virtual convention last month ...
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Big Events August 19, 2021, and beyond Thursday, Aug. 19 Catch Alli Beaudry & Nick as the live music performance ...
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Your guide to after-school adventure The kids are heading back to school, which means it’s time to sign them up ...
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Greeley Park Art Show returns to Nashua More than 50 artists will display works ranging from watercolors and photography to ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Monster hunt: Monsters are on the loose again in downtown ...
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On becoming a plant collector I’ve always been a gardener — or at least as far back as I can ...
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Family fun for the weekend Summer celebrations Intown Concord’s annual Market Days Festival in downtown Concord runs from Thursday, Aug ...
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News from the local food scene • Greek deliciousness to go: Join Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (111 Island Pond Road, ...
We Are One Festival celebrates 20 years of multicultural food and performances A celebration of the state’s Latin-American, African and ...
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Annual three-day Middle Eastern food festival returns One of the few local church food events that was not canceled or ...
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Chef JoJo Paquin of New London oversees all kitchen operations at Peter Christian’s Tavern (195 Main St., New London, 526-2964, ...
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Although so much of my summer cooking and baking revolves around local produce, this lemon recipe is a summertime favorite ...
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I understand that you’ve got a lot going on right now — a pandemic, work headaches, psychotic squirrels terrorizing your ...
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Wines that help you dig in to the Mediterranean The domestication of grapes and the production of wine have their ...
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Anika, Change (Sacred Bones Records)Collection of self-indulgent, googly-eyed runway-model-pop confections from a pan-European girl who apparently believes there’s a huge ...
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Tender is the Bite, by Spencer Quinn (Forge, 263 pages) I would say that I am late to the Chet ...
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Free Guy (PG-13) Ryan Reynolds is a video game character who breaks free of his programming in Free Guy, a ...
Local music news & events • Active rock: Keeping the Bike Week spirit alive into fall, Puddle of Mudd is ...
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Honeysuckle brings live music back at beloved Nashua venue Released in early spring, the latest album from Honeysuckle is called ...
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Hampton Beach Comedy Festival returns Through the years, some things haven’t changed at the Hampton Beach Comedy Festival. Rule No ...

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