Past Issues – Page 49

What’s next for live music

What’s next for live music

Performance venues try to plan for the coming months as colder weather starts to prohibit outdoor performances.

Also on the cover, get your houseplants and herbs ready to move indoors, p. 12. Enjoy food trucks and fireworks at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, p. 16. And it’s time to shift from the lighter brews of summer to stouts, porters and brown ales, p. 22.

Full ballot view

My submission this month was submitted past deadline, an uncharacteristic practice for me. There is just so much going on ...

News & Notes 20/10/08

A graphic the shape of the state of New Hampshire, filled in with the New Hampshire flag made up of the crest of New Hampshire on a blue field.

Covid-19 updateAs of September 28As of October 4Total cases statewide8,2088,645Total current infections statewide339492Total deaths statewide439443New cases256 (Sept. 22 to Sept ...

Be aware

How to help in the fight against domestic violence Bruce Miner is a volunteer for Bridges, a Nashua-based chapter of ...

Covid back on center stage

Not that it hasn’t been the biggest worldwide story for seven months, but the coronavirus reared its head in a ...

Quality of Life 20/10/08

Spotted lanternfly spotted Spotted lanternflies (SLF) have been detected at a New Hampshire nursery, according to a press release from ...

A sense of belongings

Artists reflect on their possessions in new exhibit The newest exhibit at Twiggs Gallery in Boscawen, “Possessed,” explores just that: ...

The Art Roundup 20/10/08

• Crafts online: The Craftworkers’ Guild’s first-ever Virtual Harvest Fair is going on now through Oct. 12. The Guild has ...

Houseplants and herbs

How to prepare them to move indoors Most of us bring our houseplants outside for the summer. Now is the ...

The Weekly Dish 20/10/08

News from the local food scene • Virtual sweetness: The Toadstool Bookshops of Nashua, Peterborough and Keene will hold a ...

Mobile eats on the field

NH Fisher Cats present food truck and fireworks festival Fisher Cats food truck and fireworks festival. Courtesy photo. The New ...

Home-cooked comfort

Second Brook Bar & Grill now open in Hooksett For Jeanne Foote and her husband, Tom, who grew up in ...

In the kitchen with Valerie Roulo

Valerie Roulo of Raymond is the owner of Love & Joy Vegan Sweets (loveandjoyvegansweets.com, and on Facebook and Instagram @lovejoyvegansweets), ...

Dark beer season is here

Stouts, porters and brown ales are on the menu now That first cool night in September triggers something in beer ...

Album Reviews 20/10/08

Tedy, Boys Don’t Cry (Sony Records) This mononymed 28-year-old singer comes to us from Haiti by way of Montreal, where ...

Welcome to the United States of Anxiety

Welcome to the United States of Anxiety, by Jen Lancaster (Little A, 239 pages) Jen Lancaster, self-described reforming neurotic, is ...

Ava (R) & Vampires vs. the Bronx (PG-13)

Ava (R) A lady assassin dealing with personal issues must keep herself from becoming the next target in Ava, a ...

The Music Roundup 20/10/08

Local music news & events Maine attraction: Five shows over two days allow comedian Bob Marley to perform for socially ...

The next stage

Live music changes with the season Much to the relief of live music purveyors reeling from the hardships and challenges ...

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Voting

Voting With less than five weeks until the election, we answer some of the questions you may have about voting in person and absentee this year, and we took a look at what it takes to be a poll worker.

Also on the cover, traditional fairs and festivals are changing things up this year with drive-thru and to-go events, p. 16. There’s more to chardonnay than you might think, p. 21. And musicians honor Tom Petty’s music at a tribute show in Manchester, p. 26.

Coping with loss

As our country reaches the unenviable milestone of 200,000 deaths from the pandemic, the New York Times this week printed ...

News & Notes 20/10/01

Covid-19 updateAs of September 21As of September 28Total cases statewide7,9528,208Total current infections statewide288339Total deaths statewide438439New cases238 (Sept. 15 to Sept ...

A brief guide to casting your ballot in 2020

With less than five weeks until election day, it’s not too early to consider how you might want to cast ...

So much sports news

With an awful lot going on, we’re following as many of the week’s top stories as we can today. News ...

Quality of Life 20/10/01

Warnings about wildfires, well problems Increasing concerns about the drought have prompted warnings from the state about both the increased ...

Passing through

New photo book shows day-to-day life in Manchester A young photographer is using a street photography project to tell visual ...

The Art Roundup 20/10/01

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Shop art: The weekly Concord Arts Market is done for ...

Planning ahead

Plant bulbs now for spring blossoms Now is the time to buy your bulbs for spring blossoms. Most years I ...

The Weekly Dish 20/10/01

News from the local food scene • Indian inspired: Chef Keith Sarasin of The Farmer’s Dinner, a series of farm-to-table ...

Safely served

Drive-thru and to-go food festivals across New Hampshire Despite the absence of traditional food festivals and fairs this year, organizers ...

Tastes of home

Copper Kettle To Go opens in Wilton Chris and Megan Gordon really want you to feel at home inside their ...

In the kitchen with Dave Mielke

Dave Mielke of Amherst and his father Harold opened Smokehaus Barbecue (278 Route 101, Amherst, 249-5734, smokehausbbq.com) together in May ...

Drinks with John Fladd: The Paisley Jane

The Paisley Jane At the risk of oversharing, it seems like when it comes to decision-making I have two settings: ...

The many faces of chardonnay

Not all of these wines are buttery and oaky “ABC: anything but chardonnay!” We have all heard it — a ...

Album Reviews 20/10/01

U96 with Wolfgang Flür, Transhuman (Radikal Records) The march of 1980s Nintendo-techno continues, this time with a worthy-enough pair-up between ...

Billion Dollar Burger

Billion Dollar Burger, by Chase Purdy (Portfolio/Penguin, 236 pages) You don’t have to be vegan, or an animal-rights zealot, to ...

Enola Holmes (PG-13)

Enola Holmes (PG-13) The 16-year-old little sister to Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes searches for their vanished mother in Enola Holmes, ...

At the Sofaplex 20/10/01

* All In: The Fight for Democracy(PG-13) This documentary is a nice primer on the Voting Rights Act (its purpose ...

The Music Roundup 20/10/01

Local music news & events • Cooling off: Singer, songwriter and ubiquitous talent Jennifer Mitchell performs a roll-in to the ...

Good to be King in the Queen City

Tom Petty tribute show at Rex Theatre stars locals Just a week after closing out a tour marking the 40th ...

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Crushing It!

It’s the first weekend of fall, and there’s all kinds of fun to be had, from a grape harvest and Oktoberfest celebrations (p. 14) to the Capital Arts Fest, featuring fine arts and crafts and live music (p. 25). You can also get lost in a corn maze (p. 11), or start cleaning up your garden (p. 12).

Also on the cover, Theatre Kapow’s series of virtual, one-person plays gets underway, p. 9. Check out BiTsize Coffee Bar in Hooksett, p. 15. Or try a pumpkin brew or two, p. 20.

A first step

It started in a parking lot. I noticed and greatly admired his old, possibly vintage, car, and told him so ...

News & Notes 20/09/24

Covid-19 updateAs of September 14As of September 21Total cases statewide7,7147,952Total current infections statewide291288Total deaths statewide436438New cases238 (Sept. 8 to Sept ...

Week 2 in the books for NFL

It’s an interesting start to NFL 2020, offering a few surprises, some predictability and a battle for player of the ...

Quality of Life 20/09/24

Rising Stars of New Hampshire The winners of the 2020 Rising Stars Awards, presented by Stay Work Play New Hampshire, ...

Screen plays

Theatre Kapow opens new season with virtual performances Like most theater companies pre-Covid, Theatre Kapow had a very different idea ...

The Art Roundup 20/09/24

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Closing exhibits: A number of local art exhibits are closing ...

Putting the garden to bed

Get started early to avoid the cold This year I resolve to get my garden put to bed early so ...

The Weekly Dish 20/09/24

News from the local food scene • Oktoberfest celebrations: To Share Brewing Co. (720 Union St., Manchester) will host its ...

Grape expectations

Black Bear Vineyard to host Harvest Weekends It’s peak grape picking season in New Hampshire, and a local vineyard is ...

Brewed with quality

BiTsize Coffee Bar opens in Hooksett A new shop has just arrived in Hooksett’s Granite Hill Shoppes plaza, but its ...

In the kitchen with Christos Babis and Lexi Griburas Babis

Christos Babis and his wife, Lexi Griburas Babis, of Candia are the owners of Villaggio Ristorante (677 Hooksett Road, Manchester, ...

Fine, you can have pumpkin beer now

Who knew pumpkin beer would be such a win? I saw a reputable brewing company heavily promoting via social media ...

Album Reviews 20/09/24

Clan of Xymox, Spider on the Wall (Metropolis Records) This Dutch goth-rock outfit, originally comprising three songwriters, is nowadays down ...

The Dynasty

The Dynasty, by Jeff Benedict (Avid Reader Press, 528 pages) To hell with Tom Brady. The real GOAT is Robert ...

Antebellum (R) & Unpregnant (PG-13)

Antebellum (R) Janelle Monáe gives a good performance in the murky, underdeveloped Antebellum. I don’t think I can avoid spoiling ...

The Music Roundup 20/09/24

Local music news & events • On course: When he’s not with the band 21st and 1st, Justin Jordan plays ...

In the Neighborhood

Boston supergroup plays free Concord show With not quite two years behind them as a band, Neighbor has become a ...

Lose yourself in fall fun

Corn mazes are a quintessential autumn activity Whatever you want your corn maze experience to be — easy or complex, ...

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Ready to pick

Ready to pick
The apple- and pumpkin-picking season is well underway, and despite this year’s inherent challenges, local farms are making sure that visitors can come pick safely. Find out where to go and what to expect, plus check out a few recipes that’ll turn your bounty into delicious dishes.

Also on the cover, see a baseball-themed version of Romeo and Juliet on the Fisher Cats’ field, p. 10. Add some port to your campfire s’mores, p. 22. And find live music all week long in our Music This Week listing, starting on p. 27.

Voting principles

Being first in the nation for the presidential primary, we in New Hampshire take our politics seriously. Our residents generally ...

News & Notes 20/09/17

Covid-19 updateAs of September 7As of September 14Total cases statewide7,4767,714Total current infections statewide238291Total deaths statewide433436New cases201 (Sept. 1 to Sept ...

Pink cars and drive-ins

Change of pace for annual breast cancer fundraiser The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer movement in New Hampshire is taking ...

Can Celtics take the Heat?

In a normal year we preview big leaguewide NFL stories as the season starts moving into high gear in Week ...

Quality of Life 20/09/17

Capital Arts Fest is a go The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen announced in a press release on Sept. 14 ...

The Art Roundup 20/09/17

The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Musical comedy at the Palace: The Palace Theatre’s (80 Hanover ...

Playing the field

Shakespeare comes to the Fisher Cats Stadium See Romeo and Juliet as you never have before during “Shakespeare in the ...

Store like a squirrel

How to prep your food for winter Like a conscientious squirrel, I put away food for the winter in August ...

The Weekly Dish 20/09/17

News from the local food scene • Milford extends outdoor farmers market: The Milford Farmers Market has extended its outdoor ...

Ready to pick

Your guide to finding farm fresh apples and pumpkins As Kris Mossey of McLeod Bros. Orchards in Milford was getting ...

In the kitchen with Rajen Thapa

Rajen Thapa of Hooksett and his family took over ownership of Cafe Momo (1065 Hanover St., Manchester, 623-3733, cafemomonh.us) in ...

Drinks with John Fladd

The Jungle Bird He stumbled in off the street, leaving the dust and noise behind. “Afternoon, Mr. Peterson. The usual?” ...

Fall flavors of wine

Campfires, backyard firepits, s’mores — and port It may not officially be fall, but in some places the trees are ...

Album Reviews 20/09/17

Allegra Levy, Lose My Number: Allegra Levy Sings John McNeil (SteepleChase Productions ApS) You may have noticed that not a ...

Here She Is

Here She Is, by Hilary Levey Friedman (Beacon Press, 225 pages) Mark Zuckerberg, as it turns out, wasn’t the first ...

Mulan (PG-13)

A young woman becomes a warrior in Mulan, a very pretty, vaguely unsatisfying live-action remake of Disney’s 1998 animated movie ...

The Music Roundup 20/09/17

• Laughs aplenty: A no-cover triple bill of comedy features Paul Landwehr, who recently won his first cash prize as ...

Threading the needle

Conniption Fits deliver solid new album Quarantine produced a variety of reactions from the music community. Some performers polished and ...

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Fall Guide

Fall events are happening.
Though this year’s guide to arts and entertainment is smaller, theaters are presenting shows, galleries have exhibits, bands are performing and local food is being celebrated. (At least, that’s the way the schedule stands at the moment. As with everything these days, plans may change. Check with the venues about their safety protocols and scheduling processes.)

In addition to live in-person events from now through Thanksgiving, we also take a look at a few from-home options to stay connected to your favorite arts organizations.
Need a reason to get excited about autumn? We collected a pile of fall fun.

2020 NFL on the launch pad

Here’s our annual look at what lies ahead for the Patriots as they begin the quest for another Super Bowl ...

A new education system

We are appalled by the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our world. While we see most of it ...

Album Reviews 20/09/10

Brothertiger, Paradise Lost (Satanic Panic Records) Honestly, I haven’t come this close to burning a promo CD for personal use ...

Back in front

Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers return to NH After months of livestreams, it felt good for Erin Harpe to ...

Diploma + degree

Career Academy’s inaugural class gets underway The New Hampshire Department of Education and the Community College System of New Hampshire ...

Fall Guide

A look at how this fall is shaping up for arts and entertainment Fall events are happening. Though this year’s ...

Fathoms

Fathoms, The World in the Whale, by Rebecca Giggs (Simon & Schuster, 284 pages) In July rescuers worked three days ...

Flowers fit for a dog

In celebration of Daffy Daphne mezereum was the registered name of my corgi, Daffy, who passed away on Aug. 25 ...

Ice cream and beer

Like a root beer float but with actual beer I know, you can basically taste the pumpkin in the air ...

In the kitchen with Beau Gamache

Beau Gamache of Manchester is the owner and founder of Ray Street Pizza (raystreetpizza.com, and on Facebook and Instagram @raystreetpizza), ...

Mystery brews

Brewers Association to host drive-thru and virtual hybrid event Back in May, the New Hampshire Brewers Association reimagined a traditional ...

News & Notes 20/09/10

Covid-19 updateAs of August 31As of September 7Total cases statewide7,2757,476Total current infections statewide228238Total deaths statewide432433New cases141 (Aug. 25 to Aug ...

Quality of Life 20/09/10

Closure canceled at Crotched Mountain Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield will remain open under new ownership, the school announced Sept ...

Spirits of the Seasons

Seasons on Elm opens in Manchester Season Brouillet never thought she’d open her own downtown cocktail bar. But when her ...

Tenet (PG-13)

Film Reviews by Amy Diaz John David Washington is exactly the A-list blend of dramatic gravitas and action chops that ...

The Art Roundup 20/09/10

• DIY art: Studio 550 Art Center (550 Elm St., Manchester) is now offering art-at-home kits, which include all the ...

The Music Roundup 20/10/09

• Local hero: Guests are welcome at a private club show by Chad LaMarsh, whose annual booze cruise was among ...

The Weekly Dish 20/09/10

• Recipes from the heart: Join the Bookery (844 Elm St., Manchester) for a socially distanced book signing on Saturday, ...

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Mule Season

As summer winds down, the Moscow mule — and its many variations — is the perfect drink heading into fall. Find out how local bartenders are taking the mule’s traditional ingredients of vodka, ginger beer and lime juice and giving them a fresh twist.

Also on the cover, make some sweet treats with recipes for maple carrot cake (p. 18) and fruity cereal cookies (p. 19). Or pour yourself a glass of wine to pair with fresh tomato dishes, p. 20. And find live music for your long Labor Day weekend in our Music This Week listings, starting on p. 27.

Album Reviews 20/09/03

Young, Planetary, Locations I Can’t Place (Hidden Home Records) Sometimes when I’m wading through all the new promos, I picture ...

Bill & Ted Face the Music (PG-13)

Film Reviews by Amy Diaz Bill S. Preston, Esq., and Ted Theodore Logan are way old, dude, but are still ...

Florida Man

by Tom Cooper (Random House, 379 pages) “Florida Man” became a meme in 2013 because of the bizarre headlines that ...

Fruits of our labor

Now more than ever Hippo depends on your support to help fund our coverage. For almost 20 years Hippo has ...

Glorious hydrangeas

Now in full bloom When I was a boy, I always took note of cemeteries as we drove by them ...

In the kitchen with Debbie Burritt

Debbie Burritt of Pembroke is the owner of the Sweet Crunch Bakeshop & Catering Co. (sweetcrunchbakeshop.com, find her on Facebook ...

Kiddie Pool 20/09/03

Music at the ballpark Recycled Percussion will take to the field (well, technically, a stage on the field) at the ...

Leading lady

Concord artist named national president of Women’s Caucus for Art The Women’s Caucus for Art, a 48-year-old national arts organization ...

Mule season

How the Moscow mule and its many variations can take you from summer to fall A traditional Moscow mule is ...

News & Notes 20/09/03

Covid-19 updateAs of August 31As of September 7Total cases statewide7,2757,476Total current infections statewide228238Total deaths statewide432433New cases141 (Aug. 25 to Aug ...

Pair wine with tomatoes

What to drink with hearty sauce, gazpacho and more Look, I know, when you think beach time and summertime, you ...

Pimm’s Cup

Drinks with John Fladd At this point in my life I’ve more or less made peace with my physical appearance, ...

Quality of Life 20/09/03

Granite Stater of the Month Kendra Smith of Nashua was named August’s Granite Stater of the Month by U.S. Sen ...

Southern men

Musical veterans band together as Once An Outlaw The five members of Once An Outlaw have a long history in ...

The Art Roundup 20/09/03

• Covid-19 poetry: Hobblebush Books has published a new poetry anthology, COVID Spring: Granite State Pandemic Poems, edited by New ...

The Music Roundup 20/09/03

• Get festive: Warm up for the unofficial end-of-summer weekend with Slack Tide members Chris Cyrus and Mike Seavy. The ...

The New Mutants (PG-13)

Film Reviews by Amy Diaz I got in my car and drove to an actual theater to see The New ...

The Weekly Dish 20/09/03

• Intown Farmstand extended: Intown Manchester’s Farmstand, which began on June 25 and was expected to run through the end ...

Walk this way

Deerfield man walks for Ronald McDonald House Charities On Aug. 17, Dwight Barnes, a Deerfield resident and retired McDonald’s restaurant ...

Wrath on Rask

Normally, when the calendar hits Aug. 1 I irrationally begin mourning the end of summer. I just love the freedom ...

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