Art in the open

Watch sculptors at work at Nashua’s annual symposium, hunt for clay monsters in Manchester and spend an evening at an art bazaar in Concord, plus find other ways to enjoy art outside.

Also on the cover, Madear’s opens in Pembroke with a new menu, a new vibe and a new bakery, p. 16. Try a rosé on a hot summer day, p. 20. And find live entertainment all week long starting on p. 27.

Cover Photo: “For the Love of Friendship” sculpture by Tony Jimenez, near Lovewell Pond in Nashua. Photo by Matt Ingersoll.

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Let Them Eat Tweets, by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson (Liveright/W.W. Norton, 217 pages) Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson ...
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Anna Wallace and her longtime friend, Susan Werrick, are the owners of PPC Italian Restaurant & Bar (133 Plaistow Road, ...
Nashua teen honored with annual Buddy Cup Every summer, teens from New England and New York who are involved in ...
Walk the village Take a walk through the Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road in Canterbury; shakers.org, 783-9511) on Saturdays ...
If I close my eyes and concentrate, I can recall the very sound our mail slot at home would make ...
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Make every day a rosé day With this incessant heat, what can be more satisfying than a cool glass of ...
New music from Mindset X leader As a performer, Steven Scott has some distinct personas. He’s the leader of Mindset ...
Madear’s relocates to downtown Pembroke, introduces bakery Nearly a year after Madear’s hosted its final night of service on Hanover ...
• Film fest finishes season: The New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival, being held virtually, presents its final two films of ...
• Singer: A recent guest on NH Chronicle Summer Songfest, Justin Cohn performs covers with some tasty originals — some ...
• Breaking bread: Chef Chris Viaud of Greenleaf in Milford has opened a new sandwich shop less than half a ...

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Hippo Best Of 2020 – The results are in!

It’s finally time to reveal the results from the poll that readers took way back in February, plus results from a quickie poll we created post-quarantine. Find out where your fellow readers go for their favorite dishes, where they bring their kids on rainy days and what events you can look forward to (mostly for next year, probably).

Also on the cover, the Mahrajan Middle Eastern Food Festival is on, this weekend in Manchester, p. 29. If all the choices in the beer cooler or at the bar overwhelm you, we’ve got some suggestions, p. 32. And if you’re looking for live music, check out our Music This Week listings, starting on p. 38.
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My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall II (ATO Records) I tend to associate this Louisville band with their neighbors to their ...
Film Reviews by Amy Diaz Seth Rogen is a turn-of-the-last-century immigrant to America and a modern app-developer in An American ...
*Black Is King (TV-14) Beyonce writes, co-directs and stars in this visual album whose music and story are based on ...
Midnight Sun, by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown and Co., 658 pages) Twilight aficionados read the first pages of Midnight Sun ...
We’re very happy and a bit relieved to present Hippo’s Best of 2020 in this week’s issue. It’s been a ...
The results are (finally) in! Remember February? Way way back then, before, well, just, before, you voted for your favorite ...
Edwin Ward of Candia is a manager and cook at the Union Street Takeout (90 Union St., Manchester, 260-7663), a ...
Will Noonan on doing comedy post-quarantine Perspective is one big thing that comic Will Noonan took from his time in ...
Tinker Bell & the Fairy Godmother The 2020 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series wraps up next week at ...
Annual Middle Eastern food festival returns The Mahrajan Middle Eastern Food Festival might look and feel different this year, but ...
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UNH alumni help tech companies find diverse talent with Shtudy Shtudy (shtudy.co) is a career advancement startup that matches talented ...
Saving ValleyEfforts to take back and clean up Valley Cemetery in Manchester are being relaunched as a group of volunteers ...
Why tomatoes rule If I could only bring the seeds of one plant with me when exiled to a distant ...
• Visit the Currier: The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester) announced on its website that it will ...
• Park it: Traverse across music of the early 20th century as Tall Granite Big Band performs a free show ...
With news coming fast and furious in the restart of three major sports along with more from NFL camps and ...
• Assumption’s Greekfest canceled: Greekfest, a popular two-day Greek food festival normally held in late August at Assumption Greek Orthodox ...
Thursday, Aug. 13The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144) inches closer to opening by holding ...

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Soundtrack to your summer

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23 soundtrack to your summer Seven local musicians talk about what performing has been like this summer, plus what’s on tap for the rest of the season, what’s on their set lists these days, and where you can see them live.

Also on the cover, Wilton Town Hall Theatre celebrates funny silent films, p.6. Downtown Concord turns Market Days into Market Month, p. 10. And as of Tuesday, the Great New England BBQ and Food Truck Fest is still scheduled to take place — live! — on Saturday, p. 14.

Cover photo: April Cushman. Courtesy photo by Almorinda Photography.

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Manchester eatery to specialize in rice and pasta bowls Inside Nickles Market on the east side of Manchester, a new ...
Concord’s Market Days converted to a month-long festival The annual Market Days Festival returns to Concord this summer with a ...
With stops in Loire River Valley and Piedmont region Take a virtual trip to two famous European wine-producing regions. Imagine ...
Ashley Reisdorf of Raymond is the owner of Ashley’s Eats & Sweets (find them on Facebook), a homestead business specializing ...
More than peanuts and Cracker Jack The Fisher Cats are hosting “Dinner on the Diamond” on Friday, Aug. 7, and ...
Town Hall Theatre hosts Silent Film Comedy Week The Town Hall Theatre in Wilton restarted its silent film series in ...
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7 performers talk about playing in a time when local music is center stage In the midst of live music’s ...
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• Audio art tours: Great American Downtown, a nonprofit organization that promotes activities and businesses in downtown Nashua, has partnered ...
• Celtic cousins: A free downtown show stars Rebel Collective, who blend traditional Irish songs with modern rock. The band ...
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• Barbecue and bluegrass: The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness will hold a socially distanced bluegrass barbecue on Sunday, Aug ...

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