Adventures in Tequila – 10/28/21

It’s possible that you’ve never fully appreciated what goes into making tequila, or the flavor journey it can take you on. Find out why you might want to give the spirit another go, plus get all the info you need about the upcoming Distiller’s Week.

Also on the cover, local artist uses spiderwebs, leaves and all manner of natural objects as his canvases, p. 10. Enjoy a glass of wine with your ribs, p. 29. And have yourself a funny Halloween, p. 36.

On Nov. 9 UNH will be hosting its second program in the 2021-2022 Sidore Lecture Series. The topic will be ...
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Covid-19 update As of Oct 18 As of Oct 25Total cases statewide 129,663 129,663Total current infections statewide 4,430 4,430Total deaths ...
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New Hampshire celebrates school principals during October As part of National School Leaders Month, Gov. Sununu has proclaimed October 2021 ...
The Celtics kicked off their season last week in an error-filled but very entertaining overtime loss to the Knicks. Even ...
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Gas grumbles It’s been eight years since gas prices were this high; on Oct. 25, 2013, the average price of ...
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Big Events October 28, 2021 and beyond Thursday, Oct. 28 Nothing but treats for lovers of classic horror and Halloween-y ...
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Local artist paints spiderwebs, leaves, grains of rice It started with leaves. After 40 years of building stone walls and ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • History carved in stone: Laconia Public Library and New Hampshire ...
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Work now, enjoy in the spring Spring is all about planting, but many gardeners overlook fall planting. Now is the ...
Family fun for the weekend Halloween fun for everyone In last week’s (Oct. 21) issue of the Hippo, we looked ...
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Andrea Grelle Volunteer recruiter Diane Valladares is the Director of Recruitment at Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire, ...
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How the versatility of agave is gaining tequila and mezcal a new following. Eddie Leon of La Carreta in Derry ...
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News from the local food scene • More drive-thru Greek eats: If you missed the gyro and baklava pop-up at ...
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Steve Burke of Salem is the owner of B’s Grumman Grub (bsgrummangrub@gmail.com, and on Facebook @bsgrummangrub), a food truck offering ...
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Not only does this time of year mark the start of baking season; it also marks the start of soup ...
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Add a fire pit and you have a party The color of fall is all about us. The sun is ...
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There’s a guy who lives about a block over who goes all out for Halloween — the one who puts ...
Lionlimb, Spiral Groove (Savant Records) You know, much as I like albums like this, I’ve really about had it with ...
The Book of Hope, A Survival Guide for Trying Times, by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams with Gail Hudson (Celadon, ...
Dune (PG-13) An interplanetary empire is set on the road to war in Dune, which a title card rather optimistically ...
Muppets Haunted Mansion (TV-PG) Live-action humans Will Arnett, Taraji P. Henson. As well as Yvette Nicole Brown, Darren Criss, John ...
Local music news & events • Half centennial: Many fans hearing “Horse With No Name” for the first time in ...
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Halloween themed comedy show in Manchester Open mic nights are a lifeblood for comedians, a place to hone their craft ...

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Good and Spooky – 10/21/21

Whether you like extreme scares or less intense frights, this Halloween season has some-thing for everyone. Check out this guide to kid and family events, adult happenings, trick-or-treat times, haunted attractions and more.

ALSO ON THE COVER, teenage angst and an accidental murder are mixed with ’80s rock music in Cue Zero’s dark comedy Heathers the Musical, p. 20. Get your tickets now for the Nov. 4 Fall Festivus in Concord, p. 30. And hit the one-day drive-thru Gyro & Baklava pop-up in Nashua, p. 31.

I like to hike and to write. Both activities demand focus. One foot, or one word, in front of another ...
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Covid-19 update As of Oct 11 As of Oct 18Total cases statewide 125,743 129,663Total current infections statewide 3,941 4,430Total deaths ...
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Bailey Lett honored for social justice work The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has named Brenda Bailey Lett its ...
What a difference 14 days can make. After the Red Sox lost two of three to the lowly Orioles in ...
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Your call cannot be completed as dialed Don’t forget to dial 603 when you’re making a local call — after ...
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Big Events October 21, 2021 and beyond Saturday, Oct. 23 Magnifico! Catch Almost Queen today at 7:30 p.m. at the ...
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Your guide to fun scares and Halloween happenings It’s the scary season — you know, fun scary. If worrying about ...
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Heathers the Musical brings dark high school drama to the stage Gritty, shocking, vulgar, an emotional roller coaster — those ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities •​ ArtWeek continues: City Arts Nashua’s virtual ArtWeek is going on ...
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It’s time to get started Those big yellow school buses have been lumbering along for well over a month now, ...
Family fun for the weekend Find all the family fun that is usually in the Kiddie Pool in this week’s ...
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Andrea Grelle Body waxing specialist Andrea Grelle is a licensed esthetician specializing in body waxing. She owns her own waxing ...
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News from the local food scene • Riverside brews: There’s still time to get your ticket to the Manchester Brewfest, ...
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Junior Service League of Concord presents annual Fall Festivus After its cancellation in 2020, Fall Festivus returns in a new ...
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Nashua church to host gyro and baklava pop up It’s been a full year since St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church ...
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Leo Short and his wife Shannon of Milford are the owners of Sammich NH (sammichnh.com, and on Facebook @sammichnh), a ...
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Homemade biscotti have been in my baking repertoire for ages. However, the majority of my biscotti baking has been focused ...
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There’s something about fall ball “Are you OK?” my wife asked. I was gripping — white-knuckling — our living room ...
Jim Snidero, Strings (Savant Records) Ha ha, the other week Kenny G got in a meme war with Pat Metheny, ...
I Left My Homework in the Hamptons, by Blythe Grossberg (Hanover Square Press, 290 pages) Earlier this year Netflix released ...
The Last Duel (R) Matt Damon and Adam Driver fight one-on-one but all I’m going to remember is Ben Affleck’s ...
There’s Someone Inside Your House (TV-MA) Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin. Based on a book, this Netflix high school horror film ...
Local music news & events • Join together: After a months-long pandemic delay, an evening with Patty Griffin & Gregory ...
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Triple bill leans to heavy sound As a genre, mathcore occupies the intersection of punk, metal and jazz. Among its ...

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Retro Games – 10/14/21

Arcade games, bowling, Dungeons & Dragons… they were fun way back when, and they’re still fun today. Find out where to go to play some classic games, plus how they’ve changed over the years.

Also on the cover, follow the Great New Hampshire Autumn Tour with the Hippo’s exclusive pull-out map, p. 24 & 25. And try some new beers or old favorites at Manchester Brewfest, p. 26, and fresh bagels at the new Simit Cafe, p. 27.

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Covid-19 update As of Oct 4 As of Oct 11Total cases statewide 122,054 125,743Total current infections statewide 3,502 3,941Total deaths ...
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SNHU student recognized for civic leadership Jonathan Weinberg, a Concord resident and student at Southern New Hampshire University, will be ...
The baseball playoffs are underway, having gotten started nicely when the Sox croaked the Yanks 6-2 in the play-in game ...
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Yeah, you heard that right That boom you heard Sunday might have been a meteor, scientists are saying. According to ...
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Big Events October 14, 2021 and beyond Friday, Oct. 15 It’s a big weekend for local theater with two plays ...
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Arcades, bowling alleys and game shops to level up your game night High scores Classic video gaming at New Hampshire’s ...
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Virtual interaction for Nashua’s annual event For the second year, ArtWeek Nashua is going to be a mainly virtual event, ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Handmade by women: Girls at Work (200 Bedford St., Manchester), ...
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Tips for putting away veggies Like any industrious squirrel, I am getting food stored and ready for winter. Even if ...
Family fun for the weekend Early tricks and treats Charmingfare Farm (774 High St. in Candia; visitthefarm.com) will begin three ...
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Kamini Jorgensen Nonprofit events coordinator Kamini Jorgensen recently joined Stay Work Play NH, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting New Hampshire ...
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News from the local food scene • Bookstore cafe reopens: Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord) has refitted and ...
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Manchester Brewfest returns Normally held in late July, the Manchester Brewfest is a fall affair this year — the event ...
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Simit Cafe opens in Nashua Remzi Kahya grew up working at his father’s shop, the Bagel Cafe on Hanover Street ...
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Victoria Mellen of Derry is the owner of Mama V’s Kitchen (mamavskitchen@yahoo.com, and on Facebook @mamavskitchennh), a weekly meal prep ...
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Looking at the name of this recipe, you may think, “Now I know what I will do with all the ...
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The first time I made my new commute, I used a GPS app to get to work and spent my ...
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This California region’s wines deserve a closer look When one thinks of American wines, what first come to mind are ...
Shakespeare & the Blues, Rhapsodic (Nouveau Electric Records) This was presented to me as an example of avant trip-hop; I ...
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Chasing Eden, A Book of Seekers by Howard Mansfield (Bauhan Publishing, 216 pages) Sy Montgomery and Howard Mansfield, who live ...
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No Time To Die (PG-13) Daniel Craig appears to be having some actual fun as James Bond in the long ...
Local music news & events • Wicked funny: Headlining a standup comedy showcase, Nick Giasullo is a Boston funny man ...
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Q & A with Rick Wakeman Along with his work with Yes and a large catalog of solo albums, Rock ...

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Pick your pumpkin – 10/07/21

Surround yourself with gourds big and small at local pumpkin festivals, and pick your own at a farm near you!

Also on the cover, follow the Great New Hampshire Autumn Tour with the Hippo’s exclusive pull-out map, p. 24 & 25. And find live music for your long Columbus Day Weekend in Music This Week, starting on p. 39.

I’m genuinely afraid for the future of my/our country. We seem to have gotten to a point where it feels ...
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Covid-19 update As of Sept 27 As of Oct 4Total cases statewide 118,706 122,054Total current infections statewide 3,595 3,502Total deaths ...
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BrightFarms to expand NH’s largest hydroponic farm BrightFarms, a national indoor farming company that grows leafy greens, is partnering with ...
Not that we didn’t know it already, but the outcomes during last week’s huge sports weekend once again showed how ...
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Back-to-school stress... According to the Back to School Stress Index created by online learning platform Brainly, New Hampshire was the ...
Big Events October 8, 2021 and beyond Friday, Oct. 8 The Milford Pumpkin Festival has all kinds of gourd-ertainment planned ...
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CELEBRATE YOUR FAVORITE GOURD AT LOCAL PUMPKIN FESTS PLUS WHERE TO PICK YOUR OWN Flavors of fall Milford Pumpkin Festival ...
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New photo exhibition, book capture 21st-century life in NH The “New Hampshire Now” statewide photographic exhibition and accompanying book could ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Together again: Don’t miss the final weekend of Greater Tuna ...
Asian jumping worms take over After decades of improving my garden soil, I have an infestation of Asian jumping worms ...
Family fun for the weekend Fall fun This week’s cover story (starting on page 10) looks at the pumpkin fun ...
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Ty Snitko Prop maker Ty Snitko of Dublin builds props and sets for films being shot in New Hampshire and ...
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News from the local food scene • Greek eats to go: The next boxed Greek dinner to go, a drive-thru ...
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The Kitchen opens in Warner Chefs Mike Prete and Matt Greco found success in 2011 with The Kitchen, a casual ...
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Brad Pare of Nashua is the general manager of Moulton’s Kitchen & Market (10 Main St., Amherst, 673-2404, moultonsmarket.com), a ...
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I have to confess that I have never been a big fan of the name “puppy chow.” However, if you ...
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Maine and beer are a thing Is there a better place in the world for beer than Portland, Maine? Aside ...
Crisix, The Pizza EP - Full Movie (Based on a true story) (Listenable Records) Since the 1980s-underground days, Spain has ...
The Coldest Case: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel, by Martin Walker (Knopf, 316 pages) I do love cozy mysteries ...
The Many Saints of Newark (R) A young Tony Soprano is mentored by Dickie Moltisanti in “this thing of ours” ...
Local music news & events • Northern soul: On his NEMA-nominated album Chesty Rollins’ Dead End, Charlie Chronopoulos observes everyday ...
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Willy Porter back in NH for two shows Though he’s a native of Wisconsin, Willy Porter feels a strong connection ...

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The NH Mixtape – 09/30/21

Dozens of local musicians have been nominated for the New England Music Awards, and the Hippo reached out to them to get their thoughts on their nomina-tions and the importance of the NEMAs, plus where to see them play live or find their nomination-worthy music.

ALSO ON THE COVER, the shoe-themed “Kick-Start!” ex-hibition is on display at Twiggs Gallery, p. 10. It’s all about fall’s most popular fruit at Applefest, p. 18, and all about the brews at Powder Keg Beer Festival, p. 19.

I have written on several occasions in this column about my work with Fellowship Housing Opportunities in Concord. This nonprofit ...
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Covid-19 update As of Sept. 20 As of Sept 27Total cases statewide 115,401 118,706Total current infections statewide 3,769 3,595Total deaths ...
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Work begins on whitewater park in Franklin After six years of planning, construction on New England’s first whitewater park is ...
The Brady Bowl finally arrives Sunday night at the razor, though with a little bit of the luster gone after ...
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Dedicated to school athletics Noah Jenkins, a Nashua High School North Class of 2019 graduate, was presented with the 2020 ...
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Big Events September 30, 2021 and beyond Thursday, Sept. 30 The Deerfield Fair kicks off today and runs through Sunday, ...
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“Kick-Start!” art exhibition shows resilience through shoes Stilettos, slippers, blue suede shoes — footwear can tell a story, and the ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities •​ Fall fair: The Craftworkers’ Guild presents its Harvest Fair and ...
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A few flowers that attract butterflies Monarchs are on the move! It is time for their long trip to Mexico ...
Family fun for the weekend Day on the farm • Charmingfare Farm (774 High St. in Candia; visitthefarm.com) kicks off ...
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Melissa Davis Blow Dry Bar Owner Melissa Davis is the franchise owner of Blo Blow Dry Bar in Bedford, a ...
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News from the local food scene • May the best chili win: Join Goffstown Ace Hardware (5 Depot St.) for ...
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AppleFest returns to Nashua For more than a decade the Salvation Army of Nashua has partnered with Sullivan Farm to ...
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Exeter’s Powder Keg Beer Festival returns When the Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival was first held in downtown Exeter ...
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Mackenzie Lindquist of Goffstown is the owner of Boston Bakes (find her on Facebook @bostonbakesnh and on Instagram @boston_bakes), a ...
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We are working our way through the fall flavors in this column: first a savory sweet potato baked good, then ...
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Does reusing spirit barrels add something to wines? Natural and minimalist winemaking methods have been prominent in the news these ...
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When I was extremely young, my father was a big fan of easy listening music. His favorite song was called ...
Ian Jones, The Evergreens (Thin Silver Records) The other week I took a trip up north, to maraud (I don’t ...
Harrow, by Joy Williams (Knopf, 224 pages) The literary genre of science fiction is so yesterday. What’s hot today is ...
Dear Evan Hansen (PG-13) An anxiety-filled teenager stumbles into a family’s tragedy in Dear Evan Hansen, a film adaptation of ...
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27 PERFORMERS AND BANDS TALK ABOUT THE LOCAL SCENE, FELLOW MUSICIANS AND THE UPCOMING NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARDS When the ...
Local music news & events • New light: Known for playing bluegrass in Twisted Pine, Rachel Sumner is gathering new ...

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Prost! – 09/23/21

What does Oktoberfest look like in New Hampshire? Find out how local pubs celebrate, plus why and how the tradition started and what kinds of brews and bites you can expect to see on an Oktoberfest menu.

Also on the cover, head to Concord this weekend for Capital Arts Fest and all the live music, theater, hands-on activities, dance performances, fine art and crafts and more that it has to offer, both downtown and beyond, p. 10. And follow the Great New Hampshire Autumn Tour with the Hippo’s exclusive pull-out map, p. 24 & 25.

An interesting change has been taking place in New Hampshire politics. Towns that were once solidly Republican have either switched ...
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Covid-19 update As of Sept. 13 As of Sept. 20Total cases statewide 112,326 115,401Total current infections statewide 3,437 3,769Total deaths ...
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New school district position prioritizes diversity initiatives Andres Mejia has been named the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice ...
Baseball is in the final two weeks of the regular season. And while it’s not quite 1967 or 1978, with ...
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New Hampshire represents! The Big E might be in Massachusetts, but New Hampshire has its own day and its own ...
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Big Events September 24, 2021 and beyond Friday, Sept. 24 The Capital Arts Fest runs today through Sunday, Sept. 26, ...
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Concord arts scene on display at Capital Arts Fest Concord’s arts scene will be bustling this weekend, both downtown and ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Urban pottery: There’s still time to see some urban art ...
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How to build hedges and fences While vacationing recently on the Maine coast I admired many nice gardens. Many of ...
Family fun for the weekend Another fair weekend • The Granite State Fair, which kicked off last weekend, continues Thursday, ...
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Dan Segal Skateboard coach Dan Segal is a Manchester-based skateboard coach and owner of Evolution Skateboard Academy, which offers skateboarding ...
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Celebrate Oktoberfest with German eats and brews On Saturday, clad in lederhosen, To Share Brewing Co. co-owner Aaron Share and ...
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News from the local food scene • Crushing it: Join Black Bear Vineyard & Winery (289 New Road, Salisbury) for ...
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Cheri Coco of Londonderry is the owner of Feed Your Fitness (feedyourfit.com, and on Facebook @feedyourfitnessofficial), a meal prep business ...
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It’s fall in New Hampshire, which likely means you’ve been apple picking or at least stopped by an orchard. You ...
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Why these seasonal brews are hard not to like I know I get all indignant about pumpkin beers, specifically that ...
Chet Doxas, You Can’t Take It With You (Whirlwind Recordings) Minimally accessible but solid jazz album, a straightforward mixture of ...
Mellencamp, by Paul Rees (Atria, 320 pages) John Mellencamp hasn’t been a reliable hitmaker since the 1980s, back when he ...
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (PG-13) A teenager living in Sheffield, England, and dreaming of a future of fabulousness pursues his ...
Nightbooks (TV-PG) Krysten Ritter, Winslow Fegley. Upset after nobody comes to his horror-themed birthday party, 11-ish-year-old Alex (Winslow) runs off ...
Local music news & events • It takes two: The romantic country pop of married couple Thompson Square has produced ...
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Sons pay tribute in Ricky Nelson Remembered Matthew and Gunnar Nelson formed their duo Nelson as the MTV era crested ...

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