Jump in the Line — 07/31/2025

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On the cover

Line dancing isn’t just for country music. Sure, you can wear your boots and cowboy hat, but you can also rock sneakers and your favorite pop diva T-shirt at these dances that play a wide range of musical styles, so Michael Witthaus explains in this week’s cover story.

Also on the cover The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s annual fair kicks off this weekend and runs through next Sunday (see page 12). The Southern New Hampshire Food Truck Festival comes to Milford (page 16). And Michael talks to Rodney Justo ahead of the Atlanta Rhythm Section’s Saturday show at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry (page 22).

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