Granite State Curiosities — 05/14/2026

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Whether you’re trying to decide what to do during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend or planning some summer staycation fun, this week’s cover story is for you. Michael Witthaus compiled a list of some area museums — from familiar locales like the Currier Museum of the Art in Manchester to spots with a more specific interest, such as the New Hampshire Telephone Museum in Warner. The image on the cover and above is “Conscious” a piece by Batu Siharulidze at the Andres Institute of Art, the sculpture park in Brookline. Photo courtesy the Institute.

Also on the cover Michael also takes a look at the Amoskeag Quilters Guild Show slated for this weekend in Manchester (page 13). John Fladd talks to the organizers of the Concord Kiwanis Club’s Spring Fair, also running this weekend (page 15). And, it’s the tastiest season of the year — Greek food festival season! First up is St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church in Nashua and their annual Greek Food Festival, which will be serving up gyros, pastitsio, dolmades and more on Friday and Saturday (see page 16).

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