City color — 8/29/2024

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During this long summery weekend, do some low-pressure sightseeing and check out the colorful murals filling the walls of Manchester as well as Concord and Nashua. At right and on the cover is a mural on a pillar in Arms Park in Manchester, photo by John Fladd.

Also on the cover On what is hopefully a relaxing long weekend, check out some live music: See Bees Deluxe in Laconia (Michael Witthaus talks to the band’s guitarist for the story on page 29) on Saturday, Aug. 31; find music at area breweries and restaurants in the Music This Week (starting on page 30) and find a rundown of ticketed concerts on page 34. Zachary Lewis offers up all the details about this weekend’s Exeter UFO Festival (page 18) and Saturday’s Cruising Downtown Manchester (page 19).

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