Category: Past Issues

On the cover
10 It’s cold, sure, but you can still hit the trail. Zachary Lewis talks to experts about hiking in winter, the gear you may need and the birds you could spot along the way. Photo above by Matt Larson.

Also on the cover
Tacos, coffee, ice cream, doughnuts — vote for the best of all the best stuff in our Best of 2025 Hippo readers’ poll. Vote now at hippopress.com.

And check out this week’s food section, which is full of tasty stuff. John Fladd finds out about Sunstone Brewery Co. and its Viking vibes, Soel Sistas’ customers paying it forward and how to make a tres leches cake from the owner of Bittersweet Bake Shoppe. It all starts on page 20.

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Walk in Winter

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Advice on hiking during the coldest seasonPLUS Winter birds and where to find them By Zachary Lewis [email protected] Outdoor enthusiasts ...

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News & Notes 25/01/30

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JetBlue to FL On Jan. 23, JetBlue launched service from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport with flights to Orlando International Airport as ...

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The cool-stuff market

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Queen City Black Market offers art, oddities, hot dogs Queen City Black Market is an event focused on the alternative, ...

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KC and Philly in SB 59

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The Big Story – The Super Bowl Match-up is Set: The Kansas City Chiefs’ effort to outdo the Patriots dynasty ...

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Quality of Life 25/01/30

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One way to wake up on a Monday morning According to the United States Geological Survey (usgs.gov), there was a ...

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This Week 25/01/30

250130NewsThis Week

Thursday, Jan. 30 Guitarist Ace Frehley, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and founding member of Kiss, will ...

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Arts exchange

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Colby-Sawyer showcases Italian program By Michael Witthaus [email protected] Every year for more than two decades, students from Colby-Sawyer College in ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/01/30

250130Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, I believe this was from my first communion in the 1950s. I just realized the flowers are wax ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/01/30

250130Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Dinner and a movie • Burnt Timber Brewing & Tavern (96 Lehner St., Wolfeboro, burnttimbertavern.com) will ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/01/30

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A beer release party: On Sunday, Feb. 3, the Candia Road Brewing Co. (840 Candia Road, Manchester, 935-8123, candiaroadbrewingco.com) will ...

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Viking vibes at Sunstone Brewing

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New brewery keeps it simple By John Fladd [email protected] The first thing Brian Link and his business partner Cam Carter ...

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Paying it forward

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Customers help out at Soel Sistas By John Fladd [email protected] Feeding the hungry is a priority for any restaurant, but ...

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Alexander. Brandy Alexander.

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zero-proof breakfast cocktail In Ian Fleming’s 1960 short story “Risico” spy James Bond is supposed to meet with another agent ...

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In the kitchen with Elisbet Dupont

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Baker and owner of Bittersweet Bake Shoppe (272 Derry Road, Litchfield, 978-649-2253, bittersweetbakeshoppe.com) Elisbet Dupont is a graphic designer from ...

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Album Reviews 25/01/30

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J. Michael Graham, Stuck (self-released) Debut six-song record from this Manchester, N.H., native, who’s nowadays running his operation out of ...

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Aflame, by Pico Iyer

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Aflame, by Pico Iyer (Riverhead, 222 pages) Pico Iyer is widely known as a travel writer, and he has traveled ...

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A Complete Unknown (R)

250130Featured ContentFilm Reviews by Amy

A Complete Unknown (R) Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, a biography of Mr. Robert Zimmerman from ...

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The Music Roundup 25/01/30

250130Music This Week

By Michael Witthaus [email protected] • New Yorkers: Nosaj and Haight Keech’s new duo Wave Generators hit town in support of ...

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Stones’ fab four

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Paying tribute to a hot streak of albums By Michael Witthaus [email protected] Beginning with Beggars Banquet in 1968, the Rolling ...

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On the cover

10 In this week’s cover, Zachary Lewis takes a look at that very wintry art, ice sculpture. He talks to a few of the sculptors ahead of this weekend’s Concord, NH Winter Festival, which features ice sculpture as one of its main events. On the cover and above, David Barclay is sculpting in a photo from Intown Concord from a previous Winter Fest.

Also on the cover, It’s the fun kind of voting — voting for pizza! Voting for salons that do awesome nails! Voting for a place to ski now that we finally have snow! Go vote in Hippo’s Best of 2025 readers’ poll at hippopress.com.

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The long tradition of rice

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An old tradition — and some newer alternatives We’ve seen it time and time again: Spouses kiss and are presented ...

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News & Notes 25/01/23

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Birds & frogs The New Hampshire Audubon’s annual Backyard Winter Bird Survey is slated for Saturday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, ...

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Science Fair Pair

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Middle and high school students show their skills The New Hampshire Science and Engineering Exposition Association will be putting on ...

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Great day for Manchester

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The Big Story – OSU’s Big Day: Monday was a great day for former Central High quarterbacks Ryan Day and ...

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Quality of Life 25/01/23

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What about “Clear-o-Pathra”? The results are in. On Monday, Jan. 13, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation announced the winners ...

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This Week 25/01/23

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Thursday, Jan. 23 There will be an author talk at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4600, nashualibrary.org) ...

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Winter Creations

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The art of ice sculpture PLUS a look at Concord's winter fest By Zachary Lewis [email protected] It is the time ...

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Celebrate Winter

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Concord holds its annual Winter Fest Winter is definitely here, and what better way to celebrate the season than with ...

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Yes, you should hire a wedding photographer

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Weddings are one of the most important and memorable events in a person’s life. From the vows to the first ...

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Community gathering

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Music school series begins with contradance By Michael Witthaus [email protected] An evening devoted to a centuries-long American folk music tradition ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/01/23

250123Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, I am a faithful reader who now has a question for you. This was in a junk drawer ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/01/23

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• Just opened: Evviva Trattoria Bedford, a Massachusetts-based chain restaurant featuring locally sourced, modern Italian cuisine served in a family-style ...

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Style and substance at Fire & Ice

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Chili Cook-Off offers demonstrations of creativity By John Fladd [email protected] For the past nine years the Amherst Lions Club has ...

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Chicken and waffles on South Willow

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The Halal Spot loads up on flavor By John Fladd [email protected] The Halal Spot in Manchester serves chicken and burgers, ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/01/23

250123Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever More winterfest • Bedford Winterfest, hosted by The Bedford Mom, will take place over two days ...

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Zen and the art of Grape-Nuts

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By John Fladd Grape-Nuts and Raisin Pie, from the 1932 General Foods Cookbook ¾ cup (100 g) Grape-Nuts cereal ¾ ...

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Album Reviews 25/01/23

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Löanshark, No Sins To Confess (Reigning Phoenix Music) I swear I haven’t developed some weird fetish for foreign heavy metal ...

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Sweet Fury, by Sash Bischoff

250123BooksPop

Sweet Fury, by Sash Bischoff (Simon & Schuster, 288 pages) Check any list of the greatest American novelists and F ...

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The Music Roundup 25/01/23

250123Music This Week

By Michael Witthaus [email protected] • B.I.G. Dead: Preposterous though it may look on paper, the sound of Grateful for Biggie ...

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Music meld

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Co-bill promises collaboration By Michael Witthaus [email protected] An upcoming show at Exeter’s Word Barn features a pair of unique performers ...

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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

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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

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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

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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 [email protected] An upcoming Palace Theatre production is more a musical canvas ...

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Small Spaces, Big Sound

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A Look at Winter Music Series Warming Up the Season By Michael Witthaus [email protected] 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

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• 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

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Bringing flavor to Mocktail Month By John Fladd [email protected] 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

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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 [email protected] • Get laughing: A solid lineup of standup talent is on hand at the monthly Comedy ...

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Honky tonk highway

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Modern Fools take a country turn By Michael Witthaus [email protected] 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 [email protected] 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

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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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] • 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

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Debut album coming soon By Michael Witthaus [email protected] 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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See Saw Art features a two-artist exhibition Compiled by Zachary [email protected] From Saturday, Jan. 11, through Sunday, Jan. 26, a ...

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The Art Roundup 25/01/02

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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

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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

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Paintings capture the glow at NH Antique Co-Op By Zachary Lewis [email protected] 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

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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 [email protected] • 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

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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

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Honey Cup Cafe & Tearoom offers tea and a moment of calm By John Fladd [email protected] 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

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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

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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

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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

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Pizzastock benefit showcase at Tupelo By Michael Witthaus [email protected] 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 [email protected] • Happy hour: It’s easy to imagine the Foo Fighters turning “Timeless,” a new song from ...

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See You Later, 2024! In this week’s issue we look back at some of the significant happenings from 2024 — in the business community (page 6), in sports (page 7), in arts (page 10), in food (page 18), in film (page 26) and in the local music scene (page 28). And we take a look ahead at 2025 — let’s give the year one last look before it fades away.

Also on the cover And before we turn the calendar to 2025, send the year off with some fun. Check out our listing of some local restaurants’ plans for the big night on page 18. On page 30 we take a look at some of the parties, musical performances and comedy scheduled for Dec. 31. We even have some ways for the kids to celebrate as well as other ideas for family fun on page 16. And for fun any day during this between-y time week, check out the Music This Week (page 34) for live music at area restaurants and breweries.

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News & Notes 24/12/26

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Leadership Program Stay Work Play is now accepting applications for its 2025 Rising Stars Leadership Program, a leadership development initiative ...

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The state of business

241226Q&A

Bright spots and challenges Michael Skelton is the president & CEO of the Business Industry Association, New Hampshire’s statewide Chamber ...

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The year in review

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The Big Story – 2024: Timefor our annual look at the big stories and best athletes. Sports 101: In 2024 ...

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Quality of Life 24/12/26

241226NewsQuality Of Life

The opposite of dry reading The Concord Public Library (45 Green St., Concord, 225-8670, concordnh.gov/1983/Library) found itself very, very damp, ...

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This Week 24/12/26

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Monday, Dec. 30 Comedian Juston McKinney will close out the year with shows at the Nashua Center for the Arts ...

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A year of exhibits and performances

241226Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Local arts experts talk about 2024 and what’s getting them excited for 2025 Compiled by Zachary [email protected] I asked members ...

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The Art Roundup 24/12/26

241226Art & TheaterVisual Arts

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Still time for Carol: Head to the Palace Theatre (80 ...

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Treasure Hunt 24/12/26

241226Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, Before we replace our TV stand. I would like to know if there is any value to it ...

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Kiddie Pool 24/12/26

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Family fun for whenever New Year’s Eve, family-style • Cowabunga’s (725 Huse Road in Manchester, cowabungas.com) will hold a family-friendly ...

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The Weekly Dish 24/12/26

241226Food

News from the local food scene • More tequila for Manchester: Vallarta Tequila Bar (827 Elm St., Manchester, 836-3106, vallartamexicannh.com) ...

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Chicken and smashburgers

241226Featured ContentFood

The food crowd discusses the yummiest parts of 2024 I asked area food professionals to look back at 2024 (in ...

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Champagne send-off

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Where to enjoy your final meal of 2024 Has spending the holidays with your family inspired a deep appreciation of ...

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Rum Cake

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This recipe is adapted from one that was published in a Bacardi advertisement from 1976. It holds up. 1 cup ...

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Album Reviews 24/12/26

241226AlbumsPop

Kristian Montgomery and the Winterkill Band, Prophets of the Apocalypse (self-released) When last we left Cape Cod-based bandleader Montgomery I ...

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Time of the Child, by Niall Williams

241226BooksPop

Time of the Child, by Niall Williams (Bloomsbury, 287 pages) Irish noveliest Niall Williams’ latest book is Time of the ...

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Pop-you-lar

241226Featured ContentFilm Reviews by Amy

A look at 2024 at the movies I was sort of bummed out about the whole movie-going experience in 2024 ...

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The Music Roundup 24/12/26

241226Music This Week

By Michael Witthaus [email protected] • Jazzy time: Recover from the holidays with the Hall of Mirrors, an improvisational jazz quartet ...

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Looking back and forward

241226Featured ContentNightlife

Recalling 2024, and looking ahead to next year By Michael Witthaus [email protected] New Hampshire’s music and comedy scene had a ...

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Bourbon Street bubbly

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N’awlins New Year in Concord [email protected] Mix the effervescent nightclub at the heart of Moulin Rouge with Dixieland style and ...

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Where to bid farewell to 2024

241226Featured ContentNightlife

New Year’s Eve parties with music, dancing and more By Michael Witthaus [email protected] There are many ways to mark year’s ...

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