Category: Past Issues

On the cover

Small space, big sound

10 In this week’s cover story, Michael Witthaus brings you several cozy local venues where you can see music this winter. These intimate spots get you up close to musicians offering original works in a variety of genres.

Also on the cover Get ready for some FUN voting. Voting in our Best of 2025 readers’ poll starts early this year. Log on to hippopress.com and vote for your favorite burger, your favorite spot for a winter hike, your favorite margarita and your favorite local comedian. All fun things! Vote now! Get your friends to vote now! Get your mom to vote now! Also, call your mom! See page 5 for details.

And raise a glass to haggis and Robert Burns at the Scottish Arts Burns Night celebration! Zachary Lewis talks with an organizer on page 6.

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News & Notes 25/01/16

250116Featured ContentNews

Radon Action Month According to a press release from the American Lung Association, about 35 percent of radon test results ...

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Burns Night

250116Q&A

Scottish Arts celebrates a night for the poet Claire MacPherson is the president of Scottish Arts, an organization that has ...

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Day and Kelly go for CFP title

250116NewsSports

The Big Story – Will it be Ryan’s Day vs. ND? It’s one win to go for former Central High ...

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Quality of Life 25/01/16

250116NewsQuality Of Life

Opioid deaths down in Manchester and Nashua As reported in a Jan. 7 online article by WMUR, deaths from opioid ...

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This Week 25/01/16

250116NewsThis Week

BIG EVENTS JANUARY 16 AND BEYOND Thursday, Jan. 16 Coffee & Kindness (105 W. Pearl St., Nashua, 833-221-1822, coffeeandkindness.co) will ...

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Ebony and ivory legends

250116Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Piano Men (and women) opens at Palace By Michael Witthausmwitthaus@hippopress.com An upcoming Palace Theatre production is more a musical canvas ...

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Small Spaces, Big Sound

250116Cover StoriesFeatured Content

A Look at Winter Music Series Warming Up the Season By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com With snow flying as the winds ...

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The Art Roundup 25/01/16

250116Art & TheaterVisual Arts

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Look within: The Women’s Caucus for Art/New Hampshire and Kimball ...

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Gardens of 2024 and 2025

250116OutdoorsThe Gardening Guy

Coming up: more cardoon, better record-keeping I’m not a big fan of unrealistic New Year’s resolutions such as “keep my ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/01/16

250116Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Museum fun • If you’re looking for something to do this Friday, the Children’s Museum of ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/01/16

250116Family FunTreasure Hunt

Hi, Donna. I read your article each week in the Hippo. This chair has been in the family for a ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/01/16

250116Food

• Correction: In the Jan. 9 issue of the Hippo, the hours for Eden’s Table Farm (240 Stark Highway N, ...

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Tasty events coming up

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Food Bank raises funds Next week’s Winter Wine Spectacular is one of four major fundraising events for the New Hampshire ...

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In the kitchen with Amy LaBelle

250116FoodQ&A

Amy LaBelle, co-owner of LaBelle Winery Amherst (345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898), LaBelle Winery Derry (14 Route 111, Derry, labellewinery.com), ...

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‘Dry’ but not boring

250116Food

Bringing flavor to Mocktail Month By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com You might not expect the New Hampshire Liquor Commission to be ...

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Flamingos and Briefcases

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zero-proof breakfast cocktail 3 ounces Ruby Red grapefruit juice 1 teaspoon dehydrated grapefruit juice powder – I use citrus powders ...

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Album Reviews 25/01/16

250116AlbumsPop

Bumblefoot, Bumblefoot ... Returns! (Bumblefoot Music) Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal is a guitarist, producer, composer and educator whose career spans more ...

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The Cure for Women, by Lydia Reeder

250116BooksPop

The Cure for Women, by Lydia Reeder (St. Martin’s Press, 286 pages) Given some of the past practices of medicine, ...

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Anora (R)

250116Featured ContentFilm Reviews by Amy

An exotic dancer gets caught up in the rich-kid-nonsense of the son of a wealthy Russian family in Anora. Ani ...

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The Music Roundup 25/01/16

250116Music This Week

By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com • Get laughing: A solid lineup of standup talent is on hand at the monthly Comedy ...

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Honky tonk highway

250116Featured ContentNightlife

Modern Fools take a country turn By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com The idea for Clearly Country, the new EP from Modern ...

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On the cover

10 Get ready for NH Wine Week! The celebration of wines from around the world returns to January in New Hampshire with the New England Winter Wine Spectacular capping the event. Get all the details about the Jan. 23 event and the fun leading up to it in this week’s cover story.

Also on the cover, Art Escape lets you get messy and make art (page 14). Will precision flour lead to better baking (page 22)? Women of Soul at Pembroke City Limits presents Audrey Drake, Katie Dobbins and Sophie Markey on Saturday, Jan. 11 (page 26).

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News & Notes 25/01/09

250109Featured ContentNews

New governor Governor-elect Kelly Ayotte will get to drop the “-elect” on Thursday, Jan. 9, when she takes the oath ...

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Building a Village

250109Q&A

The co-founder of Wellness Village NH on takes on the new year Nancy Doherty is the co-founder of Wellness Village ...

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Pats fire Mayo

250109NewsSports

The Big Story – Mayo Out After Final: Well, that didn’t take long. But seeing Mike Vrabel interviewing to be ...

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Quality of Life 25/01/09

250109NewsQuality Of Life

An eggs-treme shortage As reported on Dec. 30 by Manchester Ink Link, New Hampshire’s inventory of fresh eggs has been ...

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This Week 25/01/09

250109NewsThis Week

Thursday, Jan. 9 The New Boston Historical Society (2 Central Sq., New Boston, 487-2526, newbostonhistoricalsociety.com) will host a lecture by ...

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Discover new flavors

250109Cover StoriesFeatured Content

Find new favorites at New Hampshire Wine Week New Hampshire’s biggest wine event, New Hampshire Wine Week, will take place ...

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Not fine but fun

250109Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Relax and create at Art Escape Here’s an idea for a first date: Break some glass. Then gather it up ...

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The art is right here

250109Art & Theater

The inner world of Outer Space By Zachary Lewiszlewis@hippopress.com Outer Space Arts in Concord will be showing the work of ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/01/09

250109Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, My family has had this cedar chest for many years now (given to us by a family friend ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/01/09

250109Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Museum fun It’s the Second Saturday at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/01/09

250109Food

New international cuisine in Nashua: A new restaurant with a menu inspired by world street food has opened in Nashua ...

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Local flour for better bread

250109Featured ContentFood

How one baker focuses on the grains for better baking Michael Williams is getting closer to baking his perfect loaf ...

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In the kitchen with Emma Stetson

250109FoodQ&A

Emma Stetson followed a winding path to wine. “Actually I started out as a high school English teacher,” she said ...

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Zabaglione

250109Food

When most of us think of Italian desserts, what come to mind are multi-colored wedding cookies, or cannoli, or maybe ...

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Album Reviews 25/01/09

250109AlbumsPop

B.F. Raid, Raided Again (self-released) For years now I’ve tweeted invitations for bands to hit me up and give them ...

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Cabin, by Patrick Hutchison

250109BooksPop

Cabin, by Patrick Hutchison (St. Martin’s Press, 294 pages) In 2013 Patrick Hutchison was despondent in Seattle, his dreams of ...

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A Real Pain (R)

250109Featured ContentFilm Reviews by Amy

Cousins visit Poland in a trip meant to remember their grandmother and reconnect with each other in A Real Pain, ...

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Creatively connecting

250109Featured ContentNightlife

Women of Soul celebrates depth of talent By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com An upcoming showcase will bring together three female performers ...

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The Music Roundup 25/01/09

250109Music This Week

By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com • Glowing music: Enjoy classical music in an ethereal setting as Candlelight offers Vivaldi’s Four Seasons ...

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Savoir Faire makes jazzy pop

250109Nightlife

Debut album coming soon By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com The slinky, jazz-influenced pop of Savoir Faire sounds like it was beamed ...

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10 There are plenty of reasons to get excited about January — no, really! In this week’s is­sue, we look at 25 (-ish) reasons to get excited about the first month of 2025 (the “-ish” is because we actually pack a lot of events into many of those 25 items). Looking for reasons to get out — into the city, into the cold or into a new adventure — now that we’ve left the holidays behind? Here are at least 25 ideas for what to do.

ALSO ON THE COVER Relax with some tea and sandwiches at Honey Cup Cafe and Tearoom (page 20). Pizzastock offers music, pizza and healing (page 26). This week’s art section looks at three new shows: at See Saw Art, New Hampshire Antiques Co-op and 3S Artspace (it starts on page 14).

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News & Notes 25/01/02

250102Featured ContentNews

Ice safety New Hampshire Fish and Game Department officials urge outdoor enthusiasts to exercise caution when enjoying winter activities near ...

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Fisher at Fisher Cats

250102Q&A

Meet the new GM of the city’s team Taylor Fisher is the new General Manager of the New Hampshire Fisher ...

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Predictions for 2025

250102NewsSports

The Big Story – A look ahead to 2025: It’s our annual set of predictions for sports, 2025 edition. Sports ...

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Quality of Life 24/01/02

250102NewsQuality Of Life

Votes for the Sand-man The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has narrowed down the options for names for its snow ...

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This Week 25/01/02

250102NewsThis Week

Friday, Jan. 3 Strange Brew Tavern (88 Mar­ket St., Manchester, 666-4292, strangebrewtavern.net) will host a special comedy event tonight from ...

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25 reasons to get excited about January 2025

250102Cover StoriesFeatured Content

Just because the holiday season is over doesn’t mean the fun is done. There are plenty of reasons to get ...

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Two views

250102Art & TheaterFeatured Content

See Saw Art features a two-artist exhibition Compiled by Zachary Lewiszlewis@hippopress.com From Saturday, Jan. 11, through Sunday, Jan. 26, a ...

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The Art Roundup 25/01/02

250102Art & TheaterVisual Arts

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Baroque Beatles: The Concord Community Music School hosts Bach’s Lunch: ...

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Follow the sun

250102Art & Theater

Installation at 3S changes hour by hour The art of Christina Watka relies on space and time, which is why ...

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The luminous and the tonal

250102Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Paintings capture the glow at NH Antique Co-Op By Zachary Lewis zlewis@hippopress.com New Hampshire Antique Co-op will be presenting its ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/01/02

250102Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, Any help with what to do with these or where they came from? I picked them up this ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/01/02

250102Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Skates of all kinds • Remix Skate Center (725 Huse Road, Manchester, 912-7661) has a Little ...

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On The Job – Barry Poitras

250102Q&A

Martial Arts Instructor Sensei Barry Poitras teaches at Granite State Kendo Club (52 E. Derry Road, East Derry). Kendo and ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/01/02

250102Food

By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com • Cooking compeition:Tickets for this year’s Steel Chef competition are on sale. Hosted by restaurateur and ...

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The science of shaking

250102Food

Cocktail making is an exercise in physics A cocktail shaker is a surprisingly sophisticated piece of equipment. According to Griffin ...

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A cup of civility

250102Featured ContentFood

Honey Cup Cafe & Tearoom offers tea and a moment of calm By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com If you ask Mara ...

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In the kitchen with Lin Theth

250102FoodQ&A

Chef at Street (76 N. Main St., Concord, 333-2125, streetfood360.com) “I started in the industry as a student. I went ...

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Cucumber Sparkle Mocktail

250102Food

By John Fladd One of the dangers of recipes for meatless, sugar-free or zero-proof recipes is the frequent assurance that ...

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Album Reviews 25/01/02

250102AlbumsPop

Bear McCreary/Sparks & Shadows, God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla (video game soundtrack) (Sony Records) One thing that’s been hard for ...

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The Magnificent Ruins, by Nayantara Roy

250102BooksPop

The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy (Algonquin Books, 448 pages) When I start reading a book that I know I’m ...

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Music for mental health

250102Featured ContentNightlife

Pizzastock benefit showcase at Tupelo By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com orst nightmare of any parent and harness it toward helping others ...

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The Music Roundup 25/01/02

250102Music This Week

By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com • Happy hour: It’s easy to imagine the Foo Fighters turning “Timeless,” a new song from ...

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Time for snacks! Whether you’re gathering a crowd for a screening of Elf or catching up on Yellowstone in a quiet moment, you need snacks. And there is no better snack for kicking back than popcorn — a sometimes salty, sometimes sweet highly snackable treat. In this week’s issue, John Fladd talks to popcorn experts and does some recipe tinkering to create some corn delights.

Also on the cover And what goes better with popcorn than movies? Amy Diaz offers a look at new holiday films for kids, families, grown-ups and people who argue that Die Hard is a Christmas movie (page 28). John also checks out some seasonal brews from area beer makers (page 22). Or perhaps you want to enjoy the season’s lights? In this week’s Kiddie Pool (page 20) we list some of the spots to find holiday lights, and Michael Witthaus takes a closer look at LaBelle Lights on page 32.

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Quality of Life 24/12/19

241219NewsQuality Of Life

Baffling the beavers As reported in a Dec. 5 article by Nashua Ink Link (nashua.inklink.news) the City of Nashua is ...

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News & Notes 24/12/19

241219Featured ContentNews

18+ only According to a press release, The New Hampshire Lottery and the National Council on Problem Gambling collaborated for ...

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See SEE

241219Q&A

SEE Science Center offers all ages science exploration Shana Hawrylchak is the Executive Director of SEE Science Center. She spoke ...

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Bye-bye to Belichick

241219NewsSports

The Big Story – Coach B Heads to Chapel Hill: Well, I was wrong — Bill Belichick was serious about ...

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Quality of Life 24/12/19

241219NewsQuality Of Life

Green light in the sky As reported by WMUR in a Dec.10 online article, a comet will be visible in ...

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This Week 24/12/19

241219NewsThis Week

Thursday, Dec. 19 There will be a 21+ Ugly Sweater Party and screening of 1989’s classic holiday movie National Lampoon’s ...

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Setting the scene – in chocolate

241219Food

Chocolate bars serve as a canvas for edible art Laurie Lowy sat at a small table in the corner of ...

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In the kitchen with Edmond David Hood

241219FoodQ&A

Hood is a butcher and co-owner of Old Boy’s Butcher Shop (707 Route 101A, Merrimack, 699-8014). Dave Hood has been ...

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Drinks with John Fladd

241219DrinkFood

Cranberry Margarita Everything was quiet, mostly. Very few houses are actually quiet at night. Every time the wind blows, a ...

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Pop of flavor

241219Cover StoriesFeatured Content

The perfect buttery, sweet and savory popcorn treats for your movie nights and TV binges Angie Lane spends a lot ...

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Christmas bells are ringing

241219Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Sounds of a handbell choir By Zachary Lewiszlewis@hippopress.com Experience what a bell can do at upcoming performances by one of ...

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The Art Roundup 24/12/19

241219Art & TheaterVisual Arts

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Still some Nutcracker: The Nutcracker season is not over yet ...

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Treasure Hunt 24/12/19

241219Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, Can you possibly help to determine if any of these necklaces are real pearls? They belonged to my ...

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Kiddie Pool 24/12/19

241219Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Looking at lights • Drive around and check out the holiday lights in the Southern New ...

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The Weekly Dish 24/12/19

241219Food

News from the local food scene • Goodbye to an institution: Bakolas Market (110 Spruce St., Manchester, 669-2941) will close ...

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Holidays on tap

241219Featured ContentFood

Local breweries celebrate the season with holiday flavors Andy Day loves holiday beers. For a very short time. “It’s one ...

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Album Reviews 24/12/12

241219AlbumsPop

Crayon, Home Safe (self-released) Lots to unpack from this French producer’s upcoming 2025 debut album, the first thing being the ...

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Brightly Shining, by Ingvild Rishøi

241219BooksPop

Brightly Shining, by Ingvild Rishøi (Grove Press, 192 pages) It’s been 181 years since A Christmas Carol was published, and ...

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Carry-On (PG-13)

241219Film Reviews by Amy

A heretofore-mid TSA agent gets tangled up in a terrorist attack in Carry-On, Netflix’s attempt at a “Die Hard is ...

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The Music Roundup 24/12/19

241219Music This Week

Local music news & events • Celebration time: Time again for the annual Buzz Ball, with the one constant being ...

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Light up the season

241219Featured ContentNightlife

LaBelle Winery’s lights display glows with holiday cheer Created during the pandemic as a way to provide socially distanced family ...

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It’s our annual gift guide. We have ideas for everyone on your list throughout this week’s issue. Head to a local art studio to make a one-of-a-kind gift (page 12) or check out a local craft fair for a handmade-by–someone-else item (see page 10). Henry Homeyer suggests gifts for gardeners (page 18). Find museum membership ideas with some fun gift shop items (page 20). Get advice on how to make some tasty gifts (page 26) or some ideas for kitchen must-haves (page 28). Find books (page 34) and gifts for film-lovers (page 38). And for the music-lover, check out Michael Witthaus’ recommendations (page 40).

Also on the cover A new night, a new take on A Christmas Carol (page 10). Find special holiday meals and special meals on a holiday (page 30). And take a break with local bands playing at area bars and restaurants (page 42).

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News & Notes 24/12/12

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Hospital partnership According to a press release, the State of New Hampshire will enter a public-private partnership with Dartmouth Health ...

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Food for everyone

241212Q&A

Keeping Granite Staters fed at the New Hampshire Food Bank Nancy Mellitt is the Director of Development at the New ...

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Sox lose out on Soto

241212NewsSports

The Big Story – Soto Goes to the Mets: The Juan Soto sweepstakes ended Sunday with him getting the highest ...

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This Week 24/12/12

241212NewsThis Week

Thursday, Dec. 12 The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org) will stay open for Art After ...

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Whose Carol is it anyway?

241212Art & Theater

Improv fun with What the Dickens What would happen if Ebenezer Scrooge were not miserly but instead always looking at ...

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Homemade gifts

241212Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Where to make your own one-of-a-kind gift Compiled by Zachary Lewiszlewis@hippopress.com Not sure what to give? Make an original gift ...

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Art that tells a story

241212Art & Theater

Hannah Cole Dahar discusses her inspirations By Zachary Lewis zlewis@hippopress.com Hannah Cole Dahar is an artist and art educator whose ...

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The Art Roundup 24/12/12

241212Art & TheaterVisual Arts

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Show reception: Glimpse Gallery’s (Patriot Building, 4 Park St., Concord) ...

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Holiday gifts for the gardener

241212Featured ContentOutdoorsThe Gardening Guy

Books, seeds and tools for digging in the dirt I am a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I believed ...

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Give the gift of fun

241212Featured ContentOutdoors

Give memberships to local museums Compiled by Zachary Lewiszlewis@hippopress.com Give a year of experiences with membership to an area museum ...

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Kiddie Pool 24/12/12

241212Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Santa at the farm • Charmingfare Farm (774 High St., Candia, visitthefarm.com) will hold Santa’s Christmas ...

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Treasure Hunt 24/12/12

241212Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, This bowl belonged to my mother’s mom. Inside was a paper saying ‘brilliant cut glass bowl.’ Also a ...

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The Weekly Dish 24/12/12

241212Food

News from the local food scene • New Greek food spot: A new branch of The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill ...

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Putting your faith in cheeses

241212Food

The art of designing a good charcuterie board The twin secrets to a successful charcuterie board, according to Tom Bellemore, ...

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Baskets of goodies

241212Food

How to put together a gift basket Your in-laws own too much stuff as it is, and you can’t think ...

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Kitchen toys

241212Featured ContentFood

Gifts for all budgets and levels of culinary nerdery If you’ve been trying to think of a holiday gift for ...

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Going out for Christmas

241212Food

Where to find holiday meals & meals on a holiday Here are a few of the places offering special holiday ...

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Chocolate Raspberry Rugelach

241212Food

1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder ½ teaspoon salt 1/3 cup (66 g) sugar ½ cup ...

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Album Reviews 24/12/12

241212AlbumsPop

Candy Whips, Artificial Melodies (Kitten Robot Records) This northern California fivesome label their stuff ‘’post-glam” or “accidental goth,” the latter ...

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Faithful Unto Death, by Paul Koudounaris

241212BooksPop

Faithful Unto Death, by Paul Koudounaris (256 pages, Thames & Hudson) Traveling in rural Ecuador a few years ago, I ...

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Books to give

241212BooksFeatured ContentPop

Looking to gift a book? Here are some of the books our reviewers loved this year: William, by Mason Coile ...

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North Country land struggle

241212Film ReviewsPop

Filmmaker looks at colonial territories Jay Craven is an award-winning veteran New England filmmaker. He spoke with the Hippo about ...

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Juror #2

241212Film Reviews by Amy

Juror #2 (PG-13) A juror realizes he has a pretty significant connection to the case he’s on in the Clint ...

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The Music Roundup 24/12/12

241212Music This Week

Local music news & events • Movement: When he’s not playing an eclectic mix of acoustic rock covers, Joel Begin ...

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Gifts for music fans

241212Featured ContentNightlife

Cool stuff to light up the season From vinyl to attire, books and trinkets, there are many ways to make ...

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December Project

241212Nightlife

A wintry afternoon with Mary Fahl in Concord Most musicians find their way to making a Christmas album, but for ...

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