Good and Spooky – 10/21/21

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Whether you like extreme scares or less intense frights, this Halloween season has some-thing for everyone. Check out this guide to kid and family events, adult happenings, trick-or-treat times, haunted attractions and more.

ALSO ON THE COVER, teenage angst and an accidental murder are mixed with ’80s rock music in Cue Zero’s dark comedy Heathers the Musical, p. 20. Get your tickets now for the Nov. 4 Fall Festivus in Concord, p. 30. And hit the one-day drive-thru Gyro & Baklava pop-up in Nashua, p. 31.

I like to hike and to write. Both activities demand focus. One foot, or one word, in front of another ...
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Covid-19 update As of Oct 11 As of Oct 18Total cases statewide 125,743 129,663Total current infections statewide 3,941 4,430Total deaths ...
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Bailey Lett honored for social justice work The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has named Brenda Bailey Lett its ...
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What a difference 14 days can make. After the Red Sox lost two of three to the lowly Orioles in ...
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Your call cannot be completed as dialed Don’t forget to dial 603 when you’re making a local call — after ...
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Big Events October 21, 2021 and beyond Saturday, Oct. 23 Magnifico! Catch Almost Queen today at 7:30 p.m. at the ...
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Your guide to fun scares and Halloween happenings It’s the scary season — you know, fun scary. If worrying about ...
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Heathers the Musical brings dark high school drama to the stage Gritty, shocking, vulgar, an emotional roller coaster — those ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities •​ ArtWeek continues: City Arts Nashua’s virtual ArtWeek is going on ...
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It’s time to get started Those big yellow school buses have been lumbering along for well over a month now, ...
Dear Donna, I was given this many years ago. I love it but have never been able to figure out ...
Family fun for the weekend Find all the family fun that is usually in the Kiddie Pool in this week’s ...
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Andrea Grelle Body waxing specialist Andrea Grelle is a licensed esthetician specializing in body waxing. She owns her own waxing ...
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News from the local food scene • Riverside brews: There’s still time to get your ticket to the Manchester Brewfest, ...
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Junior Service League of Concord presents annual Fall Festivus After its cancellation in 2020, Fall Festivus returns in a new ...
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Nashua church to host gyro and baklava pop up It’s been a full year since St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church ...
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Leo Short and his wife Shannon of Milford are the owners of Sammich NH (sammichnh.com, and on Facebook @sammichnh), a ...
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Homemade biscotti have been in my baking repertoire for ages. However, the majority of my biscotti baking has been focused ...
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There’s something about fall ball “Are you OK?” my wife asked. I was gripping — white-knuckling — our living room ...
Jim Snidero, Strings (Savant Records) Ha ha, the other week Kenny G got in a meme war with Pat Metheny, ...
I Left My Homework in the Hamptons, by Blythe Grossberg (Hanover Square Press, 290 pages) Earlier this year Netflix released ...
The Last Duel (R) Matt Damon and Adam Driver fight one-on-one but all I’m going to remember is Ben Affleck’s ...
There’s Someone Inside Your House (TV-MA) Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin. Based on a book, this Netflix high school horror film ...
Local music news & events • Join together: After a months-long pandemic delay, an evening with Patty Griffin & Gregory ...
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Triple bill leans to heavy sound As a genre, mathcore occupies the intersection of punk, metal and jazz. Among its ...

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