Play On — 03/06/2025

on the cover

10 Symphony NH is coming to the end of its Roger Kalia era — at the end of the season in May, he will set off for Indiana and the Symphony will embark on a season-long journey to find the perfect fit for the job. Michael Witthaus gets the details about the Symphony’s plan and talks to Kalia.

Also on the cover: Actually, let’s start with what’s not on the cover — thank you to everybody who voted in Hippo’s Best of 2025 readers’ poll. Look for the results in early April. In this week’s issue, John Fladd takes a look at the many restaurants of The Nash Casino (page 20). Rock band River Sang Wild plays two shows at Pats Peak (page 26). Homefree makes cookies safe for all (page 20).

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members of an orchestra seen from the back, trumpet player holding up his trumpet in one hand, dark stage
A look at Symphony NH as its music director prepares to pass the baton Though it doesn’t take cues from ...
A graphic the shape of the state of New Hampshire, filled in with the New Hampshire flag made up of the crest of New Hampshire on a blue field.
Town meeting The N.H. Secretary of State’s office has a “New Hampshire Town Meeting Voter’s Guide” on its website, sos.nh.gov, ...
Photo of assorted sports equipment for football, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball, and basketball
The Big Story – Spring Training: Baseball games are back as the spring training exhibition season is under way. Sports ...
A graphic the shape of the state of New Hampshire, filled in with the New Hampshire flag made up of the crest of New Hampshire on a blue field.
Not returning In a Feb. 26 online article, WMUR reported that Spirit Airlines will not be returning to Manchester-Boston Regional ...
two men wearing flannel and jeans, leaning against car, words LOCASH Hometown Home overlaid at the bottom of the image
Thursday, March 6 LOCASH will perform at the The Dana Center (Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, tickets.anselm.edu) ...
Relief sculpture done in white plaster, showing stylized female figure holding infant to her chest, pressing their cheeks together, mounted on white panels
New twist on religious iconography at Currier The mother-and-child theme has been part of Ann Agee’s art going back to ...
photo of framed abstract print showing lines and shapes in muted colors, simple thin dark fram with white matt around print
Hi, Donna, I enjoy your column in the Hippo and am wondering if you would have any insight into a ...
Family fun for whenever Sweet fun • NH Maple Weekend is next weekend (March 15-16) but Charmingfare Farm (774 High ...
A table of delicious food, including mini burgers, a large pretzel, and pancakes.
New casino offers a full house of restaurants and bars By John Fladd [email protected] When The Nash, the new casino ...
Red round icon that reads Weekly Dish
News from the local food scene By John Fladd [email protected] • New player in the enchilada game: A new Mexican ...
Cole Gaude. Courtesy photo.
Cole Gaude is the owner and head ice cream maker of Social Club Creamery (138 N. Main St, Concord, 333-2111, ...
Freshly baked cookies without the top 14 allergens.
The challenge of putting less in a cookie By John Fladd [email protected] It’s probably fair to say that Jill Robbins’ ...
A plate of tasty corn fritters.
By John Fladd [email protected] This recipe came from what most of us call an “Old Church Lady Cookbook.” “Old” in ...
Yes, Relayer (Atlantic Records) Rush, Permanent Waves (Anthem Records), & Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano, Painting The Town (Human Child Records)
Anika, Abyss (Sacred Bones Records) Since the assimilation of punk, New Wave, et al. by the corporate Matrix (it happens ...
Penitence, by Kristin Koval
Penitence, by Kristin Koval (Celadon, 320 pages) If former lawyer Kristin Koval’s debut novel, Penitence, were a court case, it ...
A scene from Paddington in Peru (PG)
Paddington and the Brown family go on a quest to find a missing, possibly treasure-hunting Aunt Lucy in the Amazonian ...
By Michael Witthaus [email protected] • Arena laughs: With an act that begins with an entrance riding a Vespa, Sebastian Maniscalco ...
River Sang Wild, Courtesy photo.
River Sang Wild plays a ski resort weekend By Michael Witthaus [email protected] A year ago River Sang Wild played an ...

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