Thursday, July 24
Organized by the Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors Club, the Weare Rally will begin today and run through Saturday, July 26, at Center Woods School (14 Center Road, Weare). The rally features military vehicle displays, scenic rides, demonstrations, food and more. The cost is $5 per family. See mvmvc.org.
Friday, July 25
The Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo begins today and runs through Sunday, July 27, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (700 Elm St., Manchester). The event features tattoo artists, vendors and more. Show hours are from 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday, from 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, and from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost in advance $20 for a weekend pass ($25 at the door), according to livefreeordietattoo.com. Some of the highlights from the weekend include a pin-up pageant on Saturday at 9 p.m.; performances by the Monsters of Schlock, described as the “world’s most extreme two man circus sideshow comedy magic extravaganza”; daily tattoo contests ( in categories such as sleeve, half-sleeve, floral, portrait, horror and more); aerialist performances; suspension performances; an air brush tattoo contest and more, according to the website.
Friday, July 25
Take a musical journey through time with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox tonight at 8 p.m. at the Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St. in Derry, tupelomusichall.com. Tickets start at $65.
Saturday, July 26
Beth Krommes, a Caldecott Medal winning illustrator for 2009’s The House in the Night, will be at Balin Books (375 Amherst St. in Nashua; balinbooks.com) to discuss Where the Deer Slip Through, a new picturebook by Katey Howes that Krommes has illustrated, today at 11 a.m.
Saturday, July 26
Make it a Shakespeare double feature today! Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, directed by Katie Sibley, will be presented in Greeley Park in Nashua by the Nashua Theatre Guild (nashuatheatreguild.org) at 2 p.m. today and Sunday, July 27. This production is free.
And catch Romeo & Juliet a in its final night tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Shakespeare on the Green production at Saint Anselm College in Manchester from Theatre Kapow and Ballet Misha. Other shows this weekend are Thursday, July 24, and Friday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. For tickets to this production, see tickets.anselm.edu.
Sunday, July 27
Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S Main St, Concord, 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com) will host an Audiobook Walk today at 10 a.m. Participants will walk a one-mile loop around downtown Concord, each listening to their own book (walkers can choose to do an additional loop or two, if they’d like) and will end back at Gibson’s Bookstore. After the walk, walkers are encouraged to hang out in the cafe while the store prepares to open, the website said. This event is free.
Save the Date! Friday, July 25-26
The Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo will take place Friday, July 25, through Sunday, July 27, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (700 Elm St., Manchester). The event features tattoo artists, contests, vendors, live music, food and performances. Show hours are from 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday, from 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, and from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost in advance $20 for a weekend pass ($25 at the door), according to livefreeordietattoo.com.
Featured photo: Tattoo Expo.