Sew Fun! — 11/06/2025

It’s craft fair season! Through November and into December, there will be craft fairs offering one-of-a-kind items — and oftentimes an opportunity to meet the makers, crafters, artisans and others behind the creations. Thinking of making some art of your own? The cover story also includes a look at area sewing stores and the communities they’ve fostered.

Also on the cover Laura Knoy presents her new novel, The Shopkeeper of Alsace (page 14). A New Boston teen opened her own business making gluten-free treats (page 18). Looking for live music this weekend? Check out the Music This Week listings (page 24), the Concert listings (page 26) and Michael Witthaus’s interview with musician Ian Galipeau.

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More food news The New Hampshire Food Bank “is intensifying its fundraising efforts to address the anticipated statewide rise in ...
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Sara Ceaser is the Director of Volunteer and Community Engagement for the United Way of Greater Nashua, which organizes five ...
NH Fisher Cats star in WS
The Big Story – A Great World Series: It was two outs away from being the Manchester, N.H., World Series ...
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You didn’t miss jury duty and nobody is going to arrest you As reported by WMUR in an Oct. 25 ...
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Friday, Nov. 7 Tonight’s First Friday event from 4 to 8 p.m. in downtown Concord wraps up the season with ...
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From now through December, the weekends will be filled with craft fairs. Whether you’re looking for unique gifts or locally ...
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New Hampshire writer pens historical novel Award-winning journalist and former New Hampshire Public Radio host Laura Knoy recently published her ...
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Hello, Donna. Can you provide me with a value on my family’s Navy suit? I think it was my dad’s ...
Family fun for whenever Piggie! Gerald! The pigeon! • The Manchester City Library, 405 Pine St. in Manchester, manchester.lib.nh.us, will ...
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By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com • Tavern in the Square: Tavern in the Square (125 S. River Road, Bedford, 635-4445, taverninthesquare.com/locations/bedford-nh) has ...
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Cap Center seeks next culinary artist The Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord is starting the search for its ...
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New Boston bakery focuses on sweat treats New Boston teen Marley Godbois has set up her own gluten-free bakery, The ...
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2 ounces London dry gin ¾ ounces pineapple juice ¾ ounces fresh squeezed lime juice ¾ ounces curry syrup (see ...
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Carrier, Rhythm Immortal (Modern Love Records) Once in a while I do check in on the bleeding edge, at least ...
• Nineties night: Front men from four ’90s bands gather for Story of a Song, a blend of VH1 Storytellers ...
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Ian Galipeau celebrates new LP at Penuche’s Once, when Ian Galipeau was performing at Great North Aleworks in Manchester, someone ...

Feast of Pumpkins — 10/30/2025

Pumpkin is not just for lattes and pie. In this week’s cover story John Fladd offers new ways to work pumpkin into your fall feasts.

Also on the cover Celebrate Halloween with music, costume contests and more at area restaurants and breweries offering Halloween fun for grown-ups (page 22). The Majestic Theatre presents the murder mystery Southern Fried Murder (page 13). Once you get your fill of trick-or-treat candy, try John Fladd’s version of apple bars — or are they cake (page 18)?

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SNAP plan More than 75,000 Granite Staters receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, according to an Oct. 24 press ...
Sports gambles with future
The Big Story – World Series? It takes a big story to bump the World Series from the front page ...
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Fisher Cats alumni go the distance In an Oct. 24 press release the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (milb.com/new-hampshire) announced that ...
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Thursday, Oct. 30 The 18th New England Regional Genealogical Conference will run today through Saturday, Nov. 1, at the DoubleTree ...
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6 ways to put pumpkin on your menu While breaking down a whole pumpkin and cooking it from scratch might ...
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Interactive mystery show at Majestic Theatre Last year the Majestic Theatre staged Murder’s In The Heir, a comedic mystery about ...
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Dear Donna, I came across this bank of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. I believe it’s copper and is in ...
Family fun for whenever More spooky fun In the Oct. 16 issue of the Hippo, we presented a guide to ...
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By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com • Bazaar eats: The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (111 Island Pond Road, Manchester, ...
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Bravo is home to two concepts “The original plan was just to open up a fine dining restaurant,” Rhonda Duhamel ...
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These apple bars might actually be bars. But this might also be a cake. Or it could be a pan ...
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Mitski, The Land: The Live Album (Dead Oceans Records) I’ve meant to delve into the work of this Japanese-American singer ...
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(Viking, 449 pages) Wall Street wasn’t always glamorous. Until the early 1900s, “The practice of buying and selling stock was ...
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A look at some new spooky season films It’s hard to break away from your favorite scary or Halloweeny movies, ...
• Late showman: When he finished following David Letterman on CBS late night, Craig Ferguson returned to doing standup comedy ...
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A weekend’s worth of adult Halloween choices Without a doubt Halloween is the greatest deal in history. Dress up, knock ...
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Joanne Shaw Taylor brings her guitar chops to Nashua Growing up in the English Midlands, Joanne Shaw Taylor was a ...

Fall Hikes — 10/23/2025

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10 In this week’s cover, we look at the top 8 hikes Hippo readers voted as their favorites in our Best of 2025 and talk to local experts about what makes them particularly fun in the fall. Crisp weather, smaller crowds — fall hiking has its perks.

Also on the cover, Get ready for New Hampshire’s Distiller’s Week, with events the first week of November (see page 20). Performers get in front of a crowd at the Not Afraid to Fail Fest (page 14). Looking for some family friendly spooky season fun? Check out this week’s Kiddle Pool (page 18) and last week’s guide to Halloween events, which included events for all ages (find it at hippopress.com).

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Lead info In its October Early Childhood newsletter, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services discussed National Lead ...
Round ball is back
The Big Story – NBA Season Begins: It begins with a lot less enthusiasm than we’ve had in these parts ...
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Leaves of brown If you’re noticing a little less fall color this year, it’s not just you, as “weeks of ...
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Thursday, Oct. 23 New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan and State Archivist Ashley Miller host an open house and ...
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8 hikes for autumn adventures By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Mark Swasey does a lot of hiking. According to his Ascent ...
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First-timers gather for Not Afraid to Fail Fest By Michael Witthausmwitthaus@hippopress.com Stepping out of one’s comfort zone to try something ...
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Dear Donna, I am hoping you can provide me with some advice. I am looking to purchase a three-strand pearl ...
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Fall leaves make good mulch By Henry Homeyerlistings@hippopress.com After a hot, dry summer — there was a drought in most ...
Family fun for whenever Spooky season fun In the Oct. 16 issue of the Hippo, we presented a guide to ...
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By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com • This wine costs how much? Wine-themed online travel agency intothevineyard.com reported in an Oct. 13 press ...
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New Hampshire celebrates Distiller’s Week By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com The week of Oct. 30 through Nov. 6 is New HamDipshire Distiller’s ...
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The Home Bartender’s Guide and Song Book was published at the height of Prohibition. I dream of owning an actual ...
Tortoise, “Layered Presence” (Nonesuch Records) This is the lead single from this all-instrumental Chicago band’s new album, Touch; there was ...
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(Flatiron, 159 pages) It’s impossible to imagine the Back to the Future franchise without Michael J. Fox, whose portrayal of ...
By Michael Witthausmwitthaus@hippopress.com • Folk room: A female-forward evening has sets from Maia Sharp and Catie Curtis in a venerable ...
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Six years later, Bungalow returns with live music By Michael Witthausmwitthaus@hippopress.com Manchester’s independent music scene lost an important resource when ...

Halloween 2025 — 10/16/2025

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Local arts organizations of all stripes suffered funding cuts this year. You can keep the scene afloat — and bring more color, music and live performance into your life — by helping to support your favorite arts organizations. Michael Witthaus talks to folks in the arts scene to find out how to pitch in. Above and on the cover, “Sassy Sarah Vaughan” by Darren Taylor, on display now at the Glimpse Gallery in Concord.

Also on the cover Nashua turns its downtown sidewalks into a life-sized coloring book (page 14). Milford celebrates the pumpkin — and the spooky season (page 18). And if you’re lucky, this may be a long weekend. So check out some live music. For ticketed events, see the Concert listings on page 30. For shows with local faves at area breweries and restaurants, see the Music This Week listing starting on page 27.

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Arts awards Gov. Kelly Ayotte handed out the 2025 New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Awards at the Executive Council chambers, according ...
Three straight wins for Pats
The Big Story – Pats Are Back: The clearest sign they’re headed in the right direction is that the sense ...
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More bad news about water As reported by WMUR in an Oct. 9 online article, New Hampshire’s drought has reached ...
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Thursday, Oct. 16 Catch a guided tour of the exhibit of serigraph prints “Passion for Progress: Corita Kent and The ...
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Your guide to haunted attractions, downtown celebrations, scary movies, kid-friendly events and more spooky season fun Halloween is more than ...
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Children’s Theatre Project’s Something Rotten spoofs Shakespeare When the cast of Something Rotten! Jr. steps on stage at Concord Auditorium ...
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Hi, Donna. I have a full-size antique brass bed that I would like to sell. I was hoping you would ...
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News from the local food scene • Cupcakes! Popular bakery food truck Clyde’s Cupcakes (583-4850, facebook.com/clydescupcakes) has opened a storefront ...
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Goffstown holds its annual Pumpkin Regatta Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19 mark Goffstown’s 24th Annual Pumpkin Regatta, so ...
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Simply Fired NH turns a home project into a local fave Seth L’Heureux takes pizza-making personally. It’s almost impossible to ...
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1 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple, drained. Juice of 1 small lemon ¾ cup (150 g) sugar 2¼ cups (510 ...
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Patricia Brennan, Of The Near And Far (Pyroclastic Records) The only reason you don’t see a lot of vibraphone-jazz reviews ...
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(Riverhead, 400 pages) Elizabeth Gilbert is not known as a humor writer, but a few pages into her latest book ...
• Guitar man: Led by a Grammy-winning Country Music Hall of Famer, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives return for ...
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Juston McKinney films new special One thing fans of comedian Juston McKinney can count on is never seeing the same ...

Buy Art! — 10/09/2025

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Local arts organizations of all stripes suffered funding cuts this year. You can keep the scene afloat — and bring more color, music and live performance into your life — by helping to support your favorite arts organizations. Michael Witthaus talks to folks in the arts scene to find out how to pitch in. Above and on the cover, “Sassy Sarah Vaughan” by Darren Taylor, on display now at the Glimpse Gallery in Concord.

Also on the cover Nashua turns its downtown sidewalks into a life-sized coloring book (page 14). Milford celebrates the pumpkin — and the spooky season (page 18). And if you’re lucky, this may be a long weekend. So check out some live music. For ticketed events, see the Concert listings on page 30. For shows with local faves at area breweries and restaurants, see the Music This Week listing starting on page 27.

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Meatball recall Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce produced by FreshRealm and sold at Walmart stores is recalled ...
Sox head to vacation
The Big Story – 2025 Ends for Sox: It ended in the worst place of all, at Yankee Stadium, where ...
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Yeah but what about ‘Baconchester’? ‘Baconcord’? In an Oct. 2 press release, New Hampshire Lottery described the return of its ...
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Thursday, Oct. 9 New Hampshire Humanities will hold its annual celebration at the BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, ...
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And other ways to help keep the local arts scene afloat Arts and cultural leaders from throughout the state recently ...
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Sidewalk chalk colors Nashua’s Main Street As the colors of autumn foliage begin to fade, the streets of downtown Nashua ...
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Hi, Donna. I have a full-size antique brass bed that I would like to sell. I was hoping you would ...
Family fun for whenever Some spookiness • Haunted Overload at DeMeritt Hill Farm, 20 Orchard Way in Lee, hauntedoverload.com, offers ...
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News from the local food scene • New Friendly Toast location: The Friendly Toast has opened a new location in ...
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Food and fall fun at the Milford Pumpkin Festival New Hampshire’s pumpkin season will officially kick off this weekend in ...
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2½ ounces medium-shelf vodka. Once you get to a certain price point with vodkas, it takes a pretty refined palate ...
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Air, The Virgin Suicides Redux (TH Productions) I was never a fan of this French space-rock duo or space-rock in ...
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(Simon & Schuster, 288 pages) There are few relationships in life as complex as that of the mother of the ...
• Song queen: A benefit for the NH Prostate Cancer Coalition, Celebrating Celine is singer Jenene Caramielo’s tribute to the ...
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Both Sides Now explores Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen A tribute act that isn’t exactly, Both Sides Now looks at ...

29 Reasons to Love Your Library — 10/02/2025

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10 Time to dust off that library card. Yes, libraries offer books but they also offer other goodies and services from streaming services with hard-to-find-films to opportunities to meet neighbors with similar interests IRL. Here are 29 reasons to love your library.

Also on the cover And take a break from the library to meet authors at the NH Book Festival (page 18). Crumbs on Cambridge offers a cart of cookies (page 22). And, while you’re in Concord for the Book Festival, check out the Fall Fiddle Festival (page 30).

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PFAS funds NH Attorney General John M. Formella announced that the state has received an initial payment of nearly $8 ...
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From UNH to space! As reported by the University of New Hampshire in a Sept. 24 press release, New Hampshire-built ...
Sox vs. Yanks dead ahead
The Big Story – Baseball Playoffs Begin: There was a lot to choose from, between the Europeans holding off a ...
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Thursday, Oct. 2 The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (7 Eagle Square, Concord, 224-2281, nhpreservation.org) holds its biennial Statewide Preservation Conference ...
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Get more than books with your library card! If you imagine a library as a building full of books, you’re ...
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Mosaic Arts hosts ‘Exquisite Corpse’ group exhibition The Surrealist movement believed that art happens at the point of juxtaposition. “Exquisite ...
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The NH Book Festival returns for its second year This Saturday marks the second annual New Hampshire Book Festival in ...
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Hello, Donna, I have some silver- and gold-plated items from 1920. They were given to my grandparents as a wedding ...
Family fun for whenever Pumpkin time • Charmingfare Farm in Candia will hold its annual Pumpkin Festival Saturday, Oct. 4, ...
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News from the local food scene • Fall Fest: 603 Brewery in Londonderry will hold a Fall Fest on Saturday, ...
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A little treat to go Amy Casella might have the world’s shortest commute. She runs her bakery, Crumbs on Cambridge ...
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Beverage makers go for a not too carbonated drink that’s like a ‘non-alcoholic digestif’ Joe Hyatt and his partners have ...
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3¾ cups (488 g) whole wheat or white whole wheat flour 1 Tablespoon baking soda – We’re using baking soda ...
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Todd Herbert, Captain Hubs (TH Productions) Herbert, an Evanston, Illinois-bred jazz saxophonist, has been a top-level performer out of New ...
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(Knopf, 304 pages) Did we really need another book about food? Yes, foodies, we most certainly did. Ruby Tandoh’s All ...
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Get ready to feel super nostalgic, Gen X-ers and elder millennials, with this documentary about the 1997 through 1999 music ...
By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com • Let’s laugh: Enjoy a stacked bill of comedy topped by Boston funny man Chris Tabb, ...
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Fall Fiddle Festival returns to CCMS Led by faculty of Concord Community Music School, the Fall Fiddle Festival is back ...

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