State of the Plate – 03/07/2024

12 In this week’s cover story, John Fladd asks area restaurateurs how it’s going as we approach the four-year anniversary of the 2020 Covid-related upheavals. We also take a look at Manchester’s Restaurant week, inspired by…

Also on the cover The Prom — the Palace Theatre’s latest musical. Michael Witthaus offers details on the production, which runs through March 24, in the story on page 16.

Zachary Lewis talks to the artist behind the soon-to-open show at the NH Audubon’s McLane Center in Concord (see page 17).

Zachary also gets the details on the Millyard Museum’s Afternoon Tea with Manchester’s Matriarchs (page 20).

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Town voting Tuesday, March 12, is town election day in many New Hampshire towns. Check with your town’s city clerk’s ...
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The Big Story – Patriots Rebuild Strategy: Withthe NFL’s new calendar year two weeks away from beginning (March 13), the ...
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Thursday, March 7 The Manchester City Library (405 Pine St., 624-6550, manchester.lib.nh.us.) will host a performance by the New England ...
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Nestflix According to a March 4 newsletter from the New Hampshire Audubon Society, the mated pair of peregrine falcons is ...
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Local Eateries talk about how they’re faring, Plus a pairing of restaurants and theater in Manchester Running a restaurant has ...
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Palace performs The Prom A quartet of Broadway actors in need of a reputation reboot and a gay high school ...
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NH Audubon in Concord showcases artist Jackie Hanson Starting Tuesday, March 12, the artwork of New Hampshire native Jackie Hanson ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Spring into love: “To Manchester With Love,” the new exhibition ...
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It’s like an artichoke, but with more food per plant If the city of Manchester could fit inside a mill ...
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Co-Owner of Loon Chocolate Rachel Mack is the co-owner of Loon Chocolate along with her sister, Sara Steffensmeier, in Manchester ...
Family fun for whenever Play pickleball •. Mini Pickles – Pickleball for Kids is being held at the City-Wide Community ...
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News from the local food scene • Potato chip day: In honor of National Potato Chip Day (Thursday, March 14) ...
Red Arrow shows famous visitors in online photo album Presidential hopefuls love to have their pictures taken in diners. And ...
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from the 1950 Betty Crocker Cookbook 4 cups (124 g) Cheerios – how long have these been heart-shaped? 1½ cups ...
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Andy Pratt, Trio (Thrift Girl Records) For 20 years, this jazz bandleader has worked in the Chicago area as a ...
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The Women by Kristen Hannah (St. Martin’s Press, 480 pages) I am not, generally speaking, a lover of historical fiction, ...
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The Fremen help Paul Atreides, gifted with both visions of the future and preternaturally good hair, fight the weirdos of ...
A preview of the Oscars If I ran the Oscar ceremony — which will this year air on Sunday, March ...
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Birds, In Theory celebrate debut album Legend has it that Michael Clarke joined The Byrds because he looked like Brian ...

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