Artist in the house — 07/13/23

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In this week’s cover story we take a look at some of the area artist (and musicians and culinary artists) in residence programs and the events where you can meet the artists — starting with the Currier Museum of Art’s Summer Block Party this Saturday featuring current artist in residence Calder Kamen (pictured above and on the cover with her dog Pixel in a photo courtesy of the Currier).

Also on the cover The Teen Actorsingers return to the stage after a long pandemic break to present the musical comedy Firebringer (page 15). Michael Witthaus talks to Juston McKinney (page 32). And in this week’s food section catch up with two new businesses: the Singing Pond Farm in Hollis and Unwined in Milford.

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DCYF head The state’s Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has a new director, Jeff Fleischer, who will start his job on Aug. 1. According to a press release, ...
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Local filmmaker brings a Frost poem to the screen Local playwright and filmmaker Donald Tongue recently wrapped up filming his adaptation of Robert Frost’s poem “Home Burial” at Canterbury Shaker ...
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The Big Story: With the All-Star Game history, the Red Sox are on the clock to decide whether they’ll be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline, which is 18 ...
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Floods The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for most of New Hampshire from Sunday, July 9, through the morning of Tuesday, July 11, warning that heavy rain could ...
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Big Events July 13, 2023 and beyond Thursday, July 13 Hillsborough Summer Festival begins tonight from 6 to 10 p.m. at Grimes Field (29 Preston St., Hillsborough). The festival runs ...
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Artist in residence programs bring artists, musicians & more into the community PLUS Meet the artists at the Currier’s Block Party Come to a party, meet the artist Resident artist ...
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The Teen Actorsingers troupe puts on its first show in three years By Katelyn Sahagian [email protected] The excitement was palpable while the 13-person cast of Firebringer rehearsed on Tuesday, June ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Willkomen: Actors Cooperate Theatre wraps up its two-week production of Cabaret at the Hatbox Theatre (Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road ...
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Have you thinned your root crops yet? For me, July has started off wet: rains, heavy at times, three days a week and going on for weeks. Although I like ...
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Hello, Donna. Picked these tickets up at a yard sale last year. Would these be valuable today? I found them interesting. Debbie in Candia Dear Debbie, Pine Island Park is ...
Family fun for the weekend Farm fun • New Hampshire’s 4-H youth will show their animals at the Stratham 4-H Summerfest on Saturday, July 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 ...
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CPR instructors Renee King, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, of Merrimack is a CPR instructor and runs her own business, JandRteachCPR, with help from her 8-year-old daughter, Jamie. Renee King What led ...
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News from the local food scene • Art of wine blending: Create your idea of the perfect wine at LaBelle Winery in Derry (14 Route 111) on Saturday, July 15, ...
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New wine bar to open in Milford By Mya Blanchard [email protected] For English sommelier Emma Round, wine is more than just a drink. It stirs up memories, adding depth to ...
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Couple establishes new farm in Hollis By Mya Blanchard [email protected] Life has been busy for Jack and Audrey Hertenstein Perez. They moved from Chicago to New Hampshire about a year ...
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Chris Davis has been a cook at Red Arrow Diner for the past six months. Originally from Arizona, Chris moved to New Hampshire to be closer to family, with no ...
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Summer is the season of watermelon. Most of the time we simply throw out the rinds. Why not find a use for some of this leftover produce? This recipe is ...
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Craving, Call Of The Sirens (Massacre Records) I’m barely doing Facebook at all lately because I’m trying to finish a new book, but one thing I did notice in my ...
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Better Living Through Birding, by Christian Cooper (Random House, 282 pages) “Writing a memoir is akin to taking off one’s clothes in public” is how Christian Cooper begins his acknowledgments, ...
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Four 20-somethings road trip through China in the soft-hearted comedy Joy Ride. Attorney Audrey (Ashley Park) and artist Lolo (Sherry Cola) have been best friends ever since Audrey’s adoptive parents ...
Local music news & events • Feel like redo: After what he thought was his final tour in 2019, Peter Frampton came back from a diagnosis of inclusion-body myositis. Thus, ...
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LaBelle Winery welcomes comic Juston McKinney Ever a relatable comedian, Juston McKinney tries to find the local angle wherever he performs. His latest YouTube special, On the Bright Side, was ...

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