Thursday, Oct. 22
Greater Manchester Restaurant Week starts today, according to palacetheatre.org/restaurant-week and our story in the Oct. 15 issue of the Hippo, where you can find details about this year’s event, which corresponds to the Friday, Oct. 23, opening of the show Fiddler on the Roof at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. in Manchester. Restaurant week runs through Nov. 1. The show runs through Sunday, Nov. 15; see palacetheatre.org for tickets.
Friday, Oct. 23
The curtain rises on Carrie The Musical, the stage adaption of the Stephen King novel, presented by Manchester Community Theatre Players at MCTP Theatre at North End Montessori School, 698 Beech St., Manchester, tonight at 7:30 p.m. The show runs through Sunday, Nov. 1, according to manchestercommuniththeatre.com, where you can find a link to purchase tickets. Shows take place at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, the website said. Described as “a dark pop-rock stage adaptation” of the story “about a bullied teen with telekinetic powers,” Carrie the Musical is recommended for ages 13+, the website said.
Find more spooky and fantastical theatrical events this season, as well as haunted attractions, downtown Halloween events, kid-friendly fare and more in the Halloween guide in the Oct. 15 issue of the Hippo, which is available in the digital library at hippopress.com.
Friday, Oct. 23
Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St. in Concord, kicks off its annual screenings of Rocky HorrorPicture Showwith a screening tonight at 10 p.m., according to redrivertheatres.org, where you can purchase tickets and see the rules. Costumes are encouraged and ticket-holders will get a bag of props (no outside props allowed) for this 18+ event, the website said. The movie will also screen, with all the fixings, on Saturday, Oct. 24, and Friday, Oct. 30, at 10 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
The Laconia Pumpkin Festival is slated for tonight from 4 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., featuring local vendors, a pumpkin tower, food and drink, a costume parade, a 10K and 5K walk and run, a duck derby and more, according to laconiapumpkinfestival.com, where you can find a schedule.
Friday, Oct. 23
It’s the Tupelo Music Hall’s monthly Tupelo Night of Comedy tonight at 8 p.m. featuring comedians Kenny Rogerson, JJ Jones and Bill Douglas, according to tupelomusichall.com, where you can purchase tickets. The Tupelo Music Hall is at 10 A St. in Derry.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St. in Rochester, rochesteroperahouse.org, will present Arrested Development tonight at 8 p.m., according to the website, where you can purchase tickets.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Celebrate Samhain will take place today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hilton Nashua, 2 Somerset Parkway in Nashua, according to facebook.com/NHSamhain. The event will feature vendors, psychics, music, workshops and more, the post said. See celebratesamhain.com for more.
Save the Date! Friday, Nov. 20
The pre-Thanksgiving weekend schedule is packed. One of the options is Come From Away, the musical about Gander, Newfoundland, on Sept. 11, 2001, presented by Community Players of Concord (communityplayersofconcord.org) Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium, according to communityplayersofconcord.org, where you can purchase tickets.