Season of Music — 01/15/2026

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on the cover

You can find concerts in venues big and small nearly every day for the rest of winter. In this week’s cover story, Michael Witthaus lists the shows to keep you humming along for the rest of the season. Above, on the cover and on page 8, is the band Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, from the band’s website raniarbo.com; photo courtesy the band by Joanna Chattman.

Also on the cover New Hampshire celebrates Wine Week with special tastings and the New England Winter Wine Spectacular. John Fladd gets the details on page 16.

Get ready to vote in Hippo’s Best of 2026 readers’ poll! Vote for the best pizza, best cocktail and best sandwiches! Plus other non-food things! Voting starts Thursday, Jan. 15, at hippopress.com.

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MLK Day In the coming days, local organizations will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with special programming. In Manchester, ...
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Thursday, Jan. 15 Pilot Paul Russo will speak at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, 669-4820, ...
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Your packed winter schedule of performances big and small From now until the final full day of winter on March ...
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Moth & Wren Handwork Studio now open in Manchester A few months ago, a new yarn shop opened on Bridge ...
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Dear Donna, Can you help me out with this tool? My sister thinks it’s for measuring melted candy. I found ...
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New Hampshire wine week offers tasting and learning opportunities The annual New Hampshire Wine Week features tastings including at New ...
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Crepes 1¼ cup (285 g) whole milk 2 eggs 3 Tablespoons butter, browned ½ cup + 2 Tablespoons (80 g) ...
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Bren Holmes, A Rush to the Start Lin (self-released) Given that this guy is an original member of the Irish ...
• Fare thee well: With the passing of Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead is truly no longer. Dave Gerard and ...
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The Wrong Hill to Die On is right for laughs On an upcoming evening at Shaskeen Pub in Manchester, The ...

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