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It’s time to trade in the flip-flops of summer for fancier fall footwear, like maybe ruby slippers or shiny boots. Find those sparkly fashion statements at The Wizard of Oz, opening this weekend, and Kinky Boots in October — two theatrical productions you’ll find at the Palace Theatre in Manchester this fall. Find more theater, arts, music, festivals (such as the Children’s Museum of NH’s Toddlerfest, pictured at right), book events and more in this year’s fall guide.

Also on the cover The Manchester Citywide Arts Festival starts Monday, Sept. 11. Get the rundown of all the events on page 30. The annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival will be serving up lobster and fun this weekend (page 38). And celebrate your furry friends at the Wags to Whiskers Festival next weekend (page 32).

News & Notes 23/09/07

Be prepared During National Preparedness Month this September, the New Hampshire Department of Safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency ...

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Tough apple year

Concord grower discusses this year’s harvest Diane Souther of Apple Hill Farm in Concord provides insight into a frost’s devastating ...

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NFL blasts off

The Big Story: Football is back, and just in time, with the Red Sox season on life support after the ...

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Quality of Life 23/09/07

Harvest season Gov. Chris Sununu and the New Hampshire Executive Council were slated to host a food drive in support ...

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This Week 23/09/07

Big Events September 7, 2023 and beyond Friday, Sept. 8 The 11th annual New Hampshire Monarch Festival continues this weekend ...

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Fall Guide 2023

A season of arts, theater, music, festivals, and more It’s time to trade in the flip-flops of summer for the ...

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Art extravaganza

The Palace Theatre hosts the second Manchester Citywide Arts Festival Art in all its forms will be celebrated during the ...

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The Art Roundup 23/09/07

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities Get Stage Struck: The curtain rises on Friday, Sept. 8, for ...

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Wags to Whiskers

Humane Society’s annual festival returns On Saturday, Sept. 16, humans and canines alike will gather by the thousands at Anheuser-Busch ...

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Keeping the farm in the fair

The Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair, among the oldest agricultural fairs in New Hampshire, opens its gates for the weekend of ...

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Kiddie Pool 23/09/07

Family fun for the whenever Music on the farm Mr. Aaron will perform on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m ...

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Cooking and gardening: a marriage made in heaven

Grow basil, eat pesto, let the kids help out I love to cook, and I love to eat. I got ...

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Treasure Hunt 23/09/07

Dear Donna,Can you give me a reason to not toss this item? Found in the attic of my parents. Looks ...

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The Weekly Dish 23/09/07

News from the local food scene Launch party for Botanica #9: Manchester Distillery (284 Manchester St., Manchester) launches Botanica #9 ...

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Off the hook

Seafood Festival returns to Hampton Beach By Curt [email protected] The Hampton Beach Seafood Festival keeps reaching higher. Now in its ...

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In the kitchen with Kerry Fay

Originally from the Detroit area, Kerry Fay, owner of Kerry’s Culinary Creations & Curb Appeal Meals Food Truck, moved to ...

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Cold Cucumber Soup with Pistachios

Ugh. We’ve been walking for days. Half an hour, actually. HONK!! Yeah! Same to YOU, buddy!” Actually, we probably just ...

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Album Reviews 23/09/07

Dijahsb, Tasty Raps Vol. 2 [self-released] This Toronto-based nonbinary rapper has a Polaris Music Prize to their credit, along with ...

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Wifedom, by Anna Funder

Wifedom, by Anna Funder (Knopf, 464 pages) Never meet your heroes, goes the old adage. A corollary should be “Never ...

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Meg 2: The Trench (PG-13)

More sharks eat more people in Meg 2: The Trench, a sequel to 2018’s The Meg. Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) ...

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The Music Roundup 23/09/07

Local music news & events Faux fighters: The Currier’s weekly Art After Work series continues with Foo! A Foo Fighters ...

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Classic folk rock

Jon Pousette-Dart Trio performing at the Rex In the second half of the 1970s, the Pousette-Dart Band was one of ...

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We recognize that summer, in the calendar sense, might not be over but Labor Day does feel like the conclusion of the summer vibe. So in this week’s paper we look at a few of the events that made this mild, sometimes sunny, frequently rainy, summer unique. On the cover and above, kids attending the Currier Museum of the Art’s Summer Block Party in July get their faces painted by young artists from Manchester Central High School. Photo by Morgan Karanasios courtesy the Currier Museum.

Also on the cover It’s a long weekend, make the most of it with live music at area restaurants. Find our Music This Week listing on page 32. Concord is trying to make downtown the place to be on the first Fridays of each month (see page 24). Find some mystery and some family fun at the UFO Festival in Exeter (page 18).

Wonder, I wonder

The rain had been heavy through the night, but the morning dawned with brilliant sunshine, so I decided to have ...

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News & Notes 23/08/31

Peaches in 2024? Severe winter freezes have decimated New Hampshire’s peach crop this year, prompting growers to innovate. According to ...

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Remote care

Telemonitoring patients at home Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s leading home health care provider, has launched a telemonitoring program for patients ...

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Betts big in Fenway return

The Big Story: It was the return of Mookie Betts at Fenway. He picked up right where he left off ...

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Quality of Life 23/08/31

Kids in flight The “Young Eagles” program, organized by EAA Chapter 106 from Lawrence, Massachusetts, recently provided 37 youngsters with ...

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This Week 23/08/31

Big Events August 31, 2023 and beyond Thursday, Aug. 31 The Hopkinton State Fair starts today at 905 Park Ave ...

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Summer scrapbook

A season in pictures Summer, at least in the unofficial vibe-y sense, comes to something of a close with Labor ...

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The Art Roundup 23/08/31

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Singing for the holidays: The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus ...

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All things extraterrestrial

Annual UFO Festival celebrates the “Incident at Exeter” It has been 58 years since the Incident at Exeter, when 18-year-old ...

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Kiddie Pool 23/08/31

Family fun for the weekend High-flying story time • The picture book Paper Planes by Jim Helmore and Richard Jones ...

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Hydrangeas: You always win

Choose the variety that works best for your garden Unlike the games of chance at our local fair, you always ...

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Treasure Hunt 23/08/31

Hello, Donna — I’m trying to get any information that you may know about this rocker. I’m not positive what ...

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The Weekly Dish 23/08/31

News from the local food scene • Try gourmet kettle popcorn and handmade wine: Visit Averill House Vineyard (21 Averill ...

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Food truck Fridays

Intown Concord sponsors food trucks for First Friday This past May, Intown Concord started a new tradition with First Friday ...

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In the kitchen with Heidi Piotrowicz

Heidi Piotrowicz created 603 Perfect Blend, a loose-leaf tea and spice company, two years ago with her husband, John, when ...

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Labor Day refreshments

You promised your therapist that you would try to take better care of yourself. And you really meant to. But ...

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Album Reviews 23/08/31

Beth Bombara, It All Goes Up (Black Mesa Records) This Missouri-based singer-songwriter’s trip tacks to a yodely Sarah MacLachlan-by-way-of-Christine McVie ...

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Slow AF Run Club, by Martinus Evans

Slow AF Run Club, by Martinus Evans (Avery, 239 pages) Desir must not get to the library much, because there’s ...

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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (PG-13)

Two lifelong besties do the kind of brutal (psychological) violence to each other that only two middle school girls can ...

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The Music Roundup 23/08/31

Local music news & events • Al fresco blues: A summer concert series ends with the Eric Lindberg Band, led ...

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Playing the dream

Brooks Young counts his wins ahead of Thorogood tour Most people who meet their musical idols are grateful if they ...

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It’s a lovely time of year for bird watching — particularly for watching raptors, such as owls, hawks and falcons. Mya Blanchard talks to local experts about some of the birds of prey you may spot and what they look like. Photo at right is of a Peregrine falcon, photo by Al Hospers. Photo of bald eagles on the cover is by Joe Grande.

Also on the cover Mya Blanchard catches up with chef Keith Sarasin about his book Mastering Fermentation. John Fladd gives you an easy but impressive flourless chocolate cake. Michael Witthaus talks to Liam Spain about the NH Irish Festival.

Change in Leadership for NH

Gov. Sununu made national headlines recently when he announced he would not seek reelection for a fifth term as governor ...

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News & Notes 23/08/24

Elder abuse Attorney General John M. Formella has introduced new resources aimed at addressing elder abuse and financial exploitation in ...

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Welcome to the libraries

University libraries lend to all state residents University libraries have traditionally been reserved for students and faculty. However, the University ...

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The week that was

The Big Story: This weekend brings the return of Mookie Betts to Fenway Park for what should be a warm ...

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Quality of Life 23/08/24

Fan gear Looking for something to wear to one of the remaining New Hampshire Fisher Cats home games this season? ...

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This Week 23/08/24

Big Events August 24, 2023 and beyond Friday, Aug. 25 Chunky’s Cinema Pub (707 Huse Road in Manchester; chunkys.com, 206-3888) ...

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Meet our raptors

With fall around the corner, we will soon see the days get shorter, the temperatures cooler, and many hawks in ...

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A campy, gory good time

Actorsingers present Evil Dead The Musical HD While rehearsing the second act of Evil Dead The Musical HD, director Matty ...

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The Art Roundup 23/08/24

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Learn from the best: Master Potter David MacDonald will visit ...

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Big plants, tall plants

Give a flat garden some height with these perennials If Jack, of Beanstalk fame, were to visit my garden, I ...

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Treasure Hunt 23/08/24

Hello, Donna, Can you help me identify this piece of iron? It looks to be all there but I can’t ...

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Kiddie Pool 23/08/24

Family fun for the weekend Birds! • If this week’s cover story has you inspired to do a little birding, ...

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On The Job – Ivelis Rodriguez, Jeimy Rojas and Rose Viger

Video booth rental providers Ivelis Rodriguez, Jeimy Rojas and Rose Viger are the family behind Take Two Visions, a 360 ...

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The Weekly Dish 23/08/24

News from the local food scene • Gate City Brewfest: Gate City Brewfest is this Saturday, Aug. 26, from 1 ...

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Focus on fermentation

Chef Sarasin’s new cookbook features fun flavors According to local chef Keith Sarasin, humanity wouldn’t be where it is today ...

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In the kitchen with Amanda Baril

Amanda Baril is the owner of NH Doughnut Co., a small family-run doughnut shop with locations in Concord and Bedford ...

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Flourless Chocolate Cake

A lot of people seem to be deeply suspicious of my cooking. I like to cook interesting — and yes, ...

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Album Reviews 23/08/24

Mariion Christiian, “Still Water” / “The Weight of Things” (EMG Records) You’d file this new EP somewhere between Above & ...

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Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett (Harper, 309 pages) The celebrated novelist Ann Patchett says that Thornton Wilder’s Our Town has ...

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Blue Beetle (PG-13)

A recent college grad accidentally forms a symbiotic relationship with superpower-bestowing alien tech in Blue Beetle, a DC Comics movie ...

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The Music Roundup 23/08/24

Local music news & events • Bringing it back: Among a multitude of tribute acts, The Frank White Experience is ...

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Green streets

NH Irish Festival an indoor/outdoor bash According to the New England Historical Society, more than one in five of New ...

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Back! To! School! While parents may be more excited about this season than their kids, kids likely will get excited about suiting up for ballet or soccer or karate. Or trying out art or climbing lessons. Or hanging with their buddies at an afterschool program. If you’re looking for a place for your kids to find new interests or build on their existing skills, check out this week’s extracurriculars spectacular!

Also on the cover Meanwhile, the summer festivals continue. This weekend, Manchester is home to two of its tasty annual events: Mahrajan, a festival of Middle Eastern food, and We Are One, celebrating African, Caribbean and Latin American cultures. Find both stories starting on page 30. And in Nashua it’s the annual Greeley Park Art Show; see page 22.

News & Notes 23/08/17

Funds for schools The Manchester School District has received a $7.6 million federal grant to enhance its Multi-Tiered System of ...

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Art, music, bees

Wildflower Festival celebrates pollinators The inaugural Wildflower Festival, set for Saturday, Aug. 19, at Keyes Field on Elm Street, Milford, ...

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The week that was

The Big Story – Reinforcements Arrive: Those poo-pooing the idea that Chaim Bloom didn’t do much at the trade deadline ...

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Quality of Life 23/08/17

Seek replacement scoops The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued a press release warning against ...

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This Week 23/08/17

Big Events August 17, 2023 and beyond Thursday, Aug. 17 Enjoy a little “yes, and” at the Queen City Improv ...

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The after school issue

Your guide to Martial arts, Sports, Dance, Music and More spectacular extracurriculars Soccer practice, theater rehearsals, painting class, guitar lessons, ...

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Artistic creations in Greeley

This art show is a walk in the park By Deborah [email protected] The Nashua Area Artists’ Association presents the Greeley ...

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The Art Roundup 23/08/17

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • After work and outdoors: The Currier Museum of Art (150 ...

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Window boxes: something everyone can have

Did you know those little styrofoam-looking beads in potting soil are actually volcanic glass? You may not have the time ...

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A lift from AJ

Car show raises money for automotive students When 23-year-old AJ Dodge passed away six years ago, friends and family created ...

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Kiddie Pool 23/08/17

Family fun for the weekend Summer shows • The 2023 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series has two shows ...

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Treasure Hunt 23/08/17

Dear Donna, My wife and I spotted this set of items at an estate sale in Manchester. They were in ...

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On The Job – Francine Ruel

Quilt shop owner Francine Ruel owns and runs Paradise Quilting in Concord. Explain your job and what it entails. Our ...

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The Weekly Dish 23/08/17

News from the local food scene • Brookford Farm’s International Food Festival: Don’t miss the International Food Festival at Brookford ...

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A wicked good time

Mahrajan returns to Our Lady of the Cedars Church With food, music, dancing, games and even a petting zoo, Our ...

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Many flavors at We Are One

Cultural fest brings food, music and dance By Jill [email protected] African/Caribbean and Latino cultures come together for a multi-sensory celebration ...

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Miami Dancehall Cocktail

I think that it’s fair to say that Florida doesn’t have the best reputation. Take, for example, the “Florida Man” ...

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Album Reviews 23/08/17

Bluphoria, Bluphoria (Edgeout Records/UMe) I’m late to the ball by a couple of months on this one, the debut LP ...

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Ultra-Processed People, by Chris van Tulleken

Ultra-Processed People, by Chris van Tulleken (W.W. Norton & Co., 313 pages) Is there anyone on the planet who doesn’t ...

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The Music Roundup 23/08/17

Local music news & events • Active rock: A triple bill in Concord is topped by Any Given Sin, a ...

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Looking forward

No More Blue Tomorrows celebrates debut LP Anyone searching for hope in the regional music scene will be heartened by ...

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Did you hear the one about the comedy show on Hampton Beach? OK, there’s no punchline to that — just a whole lotta information about where to find big comedy shows, weekly comedy shows and a whole fall calendar full of comedy shows. Michael Witthaus catches up with comedians and show organizers to help you find out where to go to have a laugh. Photo above and on the cover is of comedian Kerri Louise; photo by Karl Baierlein.

Also on the cover Fests all over! Leave your Saturday meal plans to the Great New England BBQ & Food Truck Fest in Milford (see page 24). Do some shopping at the Manchester Arts & Crafts Fair, also on Saturday (page 15). And if you’re looking for more movies, check out the Manchester International Film Festival (page 17).

News & Notes 23/08/10

Lead protection Manchester’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen recently approved the creation of a Lead Exposure Prevention Commission. According to ...

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Plain-spoken poems

Nathan Graziano talks about his latest project Manchester author Nathan Graziano discusses his new collection of poetry, Born on Good ...

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Down goes U.S. soccer

The Big Story: There were dueling big stories. There was the vocal grumbling over the Red Sox doing virtually nothing ...

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Quality of Life 23/08/10

Ewww New Hampshire waters are experiencing a record number of cyanobacteria blooms this summer due to recent weather conditions, WMUR ...

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This Week 23/08/10

Big Events August 10, 2023 and beyond Thursday, Aug. 10 The 66th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Show begins today and ...

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Big Laughs

Michael Witthaus checks in with comedians and bookers about the state of the local comedy scene and looks at some ...

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Celebrating local artistry

Manchester Arts & Crafts Fair returns for a second year Back for its second year is the Manchester Arts & ...

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The Art Roundup 23/08/10

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Celebration of fine craft: The League of NH Craftsmen Fair ...

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Three days of film

The Manchester International Film Festival returns The second Manchester International Film Festival will feature short films by independent and award-winning ...

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Pick today? Pick tomorrow? Pick next week?

Start with the garlic, have patience with potatoes Those of us who grow vegetables are faced with many questions each ...

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Treasure Hunt 23/08/10

Good morning, Donna. I’m wondering if you appraise 33 and 45 records. Or can you help with someone who can ...

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Kiddie Pool 23/08/10

Family fun for the weekend Try-athalon • The 11th Annual Friends of Aine Kids’ Try-athlon will be held Sunday, Aug ...

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On The Job – Adrienne Austin

Esthetician Adrienne Austin is an esthetician and owner of Moonlight Magic Esthetics in Bedford (moonlightmagicesthetics.com). Explain your job and what ...

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The Weekly Dish 23/08/10

News from the local food scene • Food truck fest and car show: The town of Windham hosts a food ...

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Gyro to go

Assumption holds its Greekfest Express By Grace [email protected] On Saturday, Aug. 26, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester will serve ...

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Tacos, boba, grilled cheese

Find a variety of flavor at the BBQ & Food Truck Fest Great New England Craft & Artisan Shows is ...

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In the kitchen with Triet Le

Triet Le is the owner of Holy Moly Snacks, a beef chip company. All products are made from scratch and ...

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1922 Watermelon pickles

I could tell that it was an old journal or a scrapbook. It was about 8” by 10”, though it ...

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Album Reviews 23/08/10

Huey Lewis & The News, Sports [vinyl reissue] (Capitol Records) I know right, 40 years late, but hey man, this ...

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Save What’s Left, by Elizabeth Castellano

Save What’s Left, by Elizabeth Castellano (Anchor, 304 pages) When Kathleen Deane’s cardiologist husband of 30 years decides to move ...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (PG)

The pizza-loving turtles dream of a Ferris Bueller-like high school experience and hope heroics that go viral will help them ...

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The Music Roundup 23/08/10

Local music news & events • Treble effort: There’s history and the occasional “Blue Rondo a La Turk” in Chris ...

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Triple treat

Gov’t Mule plays Pink Floyd; Led Zeppelin opens In terms of bang for buck, it’s hard to beat the upcoming ...

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Mushrooms are having a moment — specifically foraging for fungi. With an expert. Who will keep you from picking the wrong (i.e. toxic, possibly fatally so) mushroom. Which is why we are NOT recommending you take this week’s issue into the woods to pick dinner. But we are offering this look at foraging for mushrooms, cooking with mushrooms (with recipes and a list of where to buy mushrooms if you’d rather not be the one doing the picking) and even making art with mushrooms. Cover photo is of chanterelles by Christine Gagnon.

Also on the cover Fun is on the schedule at Vernon Family Farms (page 24). Find music on restaurant and brewery decks, patios, indoor stages and more in the Music This Week (page 32). And Michael Witthaus looks at the Barefoot Music & Arts Festival.

News & Notes 23/08/03

Bill signing Gov. Chris Sununu signed a number of bills into law on July 28, according to a press release, ...

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Ed with AI & VR

New tech at Manchester Community College Peter La Monica, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Manchester Community ...

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The week that was

The Big Story: Four months into the 2022 season the Red Sox are f-i-n-a-l-l-y the big story in town. They’ve ...

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Quality of Life 23/08/03

Weird weather The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Dublin, New Hampshire, on ...

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This Week 23/08/03

Big Events August 3, 2023 and beyond Saturday, Aug. 5 The annual celebration of fine craft that is the League ...

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NH Mushrooms

Finding the fun in foraging for fungi On July 7, while walking a trail in Goffstown, mushroom forager Christine Gagnon ...

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Lots of singing and dancing on stage

Peacock Players present Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. The 2001 Reese Witherspoon classic comedy film Legally Blonde was reimagined into ...

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The Art Roundup 23/08/03

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Saturday of art: Goffstown Main Street’s 15th Annual Uncommon Art ...

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Sal, of blueberry fame, is getting old

Pick berries, make pie Have you ever wondered what would happen after a story ends? I have. The children’s book ...

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Cherry trees & memories

Authors on Main series features Ann Patchett In the end, it is the elated, tragic and everyday moments in between ...

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Kiddie Pool 23/08/03

Family fun for the weekend Make it a museum day • The SEE Science Center (200 Bedford St. in Manchester; ...

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Treasure Hunt 23/08/03

Dear Donna, Is this pizza cutting board old? I recently picked this up at a flea market and I’m wondering ...

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On The Job – Maggie Verrette

Spin instructor Maggie Verrette owns her own indoor cycling business called VibeCo Cycle (458-7652 [email protected], vibecocycle.com) in Salem where she ...

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The Weekly Dish 23/08/03

News from the local food scene • Sample wine and bourbon and golf: Don’t miss Bourbon, Wine & Nine at ...

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Friends and family on the farm

Vernon Family Farm hosts agritourism events For the past nine years, Vernon Family Farm, a livestock farm in Newfields, has ...

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In the kitchen with Lindsey Bangs

Lindsey Bangs has always had a passion for baking. Her mom taught her how to bake, buying her her first ...

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Mango daiquiri

Days like this call for something cold, boozy and tropical, something with a lot of crushed ice. Mango Rum Unsweetened ...

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Album Reviews 23/08/03

Babychaos, “Guilty Hands (I Bleed)” (self-released) Initial single heralding a fast-forthcoming EP from this eye-rollingly edgy goth chick, who, like ...

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The Heat Will Kill You First, by Jeff Goodell

The Heat Will Kill You First, by Jeff Goodell (Little, Brown and Co., 385 pages ) The effects of a ...

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Haunted Mansion (PG-13)

LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson and Tiffany Haddish all board Haunted Mansion, a particularly strong ride-to-movie translation. This is ...

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The Music Roundup 23/08/03

Local music news & events • Hip-hop hops: A Nashua microbrewery marks its collaboration with Fee the Evolutionist on a ...

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Natural good time

Festival mixes music, yoga and art An impromptu party a couple of summers ago is the impetus for a two-day ...

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