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On the cover

10 Fall is (unofficially) here! We gather all the fall fairs and festivals, foodie events, concerts, classical music concerts, theatrical productions, art shows and events, special film screenings, book events and more to give you a handy guide to getting the most out of the season.

Also on the cover: The festivals keep coming this weekend: John Fladd finds out what’s on the menu at the Egyptian Food Festival at St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church of Nashua. Michael Witthaus checks out the Manchester Citywide Arts Festival, which kicks off Sept. 7. And soak up the garden while you can; Henry Homeyer talks about late summer gardening.

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News & Notes 25/09/04

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A hunting season The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department issued a reminder for the furbearer hunting season, which opened ...

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Great sports month ahead

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The Big Story – Sept. 1: It’s hard to pick the top story this week because there are two. It’s ...

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Quality of Life 25/09/04

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Fashion-forward vultures The New Hampshire Audubon Society announced in an Aug. 18 online article that it is celebrating its newest ...

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This Week 25/09/04

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Friday, Sept. 5 The 36th Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival will kick off today from noon to 9 p.m. and ...

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2025 Fall Guide

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Festivals, concerts, art shows, foodie fun and more events happening this season Fall starts now. Sure, the calendar might give ...

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Hands on

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Manchester Citywide Arts Festival returns By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com The goal of the week-long Manchester Citywide Arts Festival is not ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/09/04

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Dear Donna, I have a small collection of Breyer horses. They belonged to my daughter in the 1980s. They seem ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/09/04

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Family fun for whenever Kid to kid The Sept. 5 First Friday Concord, which runs from 4 to 8 p.m., ...

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Late summer in the garden

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Arranging flowers, visiting a botanic garden and putting up tomatoes By Henry Homeyer listings@hippopress.com Every year on the third weekend ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/09/04

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News from the local food scene • More Zizza Pizza: Zizza Authentic Pizza, a Milford pizzeria, has opened a second ...

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It’s all in the spices

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Egyptian food fest feeds Nashua By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com What you have to understand about Egyptian food, according to Kyrillos ...

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Roast beef and Italian-style pizza

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Zo’s 2 opens downtown By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com For Harpreet Singh, opening a restaurant was a leap of faith. Singh, ...

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Double Ka Meetha

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Many years ago, we planted a peach tree. Jump forward two decades and we have more peaches than we know ...

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Album Reviews 25/09/04

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The Beths, Straight Line Was A Lie (ANTI- Records) This Auckland, New Zealand-based band has made a name for itself ...

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The Music Roundup 25/09/04

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Local music news & events • Kiss face: Two years ago the band that made Ace Frehley famous played its ...

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Not One Direction

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Chad Price brings varied sound to Shaskeen By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com It’s fair to say that during a career that ...

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On the cover

It’s fry season — wait, we mean, fair, it’s fair season, though maybe fry was also correct? In this week’s cover story, John Fladd looks at the delicious, often fried, frequently decadent eats that are a key part of attending late summer and fall fairs — such as the Hopkinton State Fair, which runs this Thursday, April 28, through Monday, Sept. 1 (see more details about that on page 8). Photo above and on the cover is from Danielle Calkins of the apple crisp from Pat’s Apple Crisp & Cider Donuts.

Also on the cover: Michael Witthaus talks with Parmalee in advance of the band’s show at the Sullivan Arena at Saint Anselm College on Friday (see page 22). John Fladd finds out about mushroom camp (page 16). Hopefully your weekend stretches to Monday — we’ve got all kinds of music to fill your weekend: Concert listings (page 26), the Music This Week listings of bands at area breweries and restaurants (page 23) and even the concerts that blend storytelling, musical traditions and classical music touches at Avaloch Farm Music Institute (page 12) running Friday through Sunday this weekend.

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News & Notes 25/08/28

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Remembering 9/11 Glenn Carlson, a Laconia resident and a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, will talk about his experiences ...

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Sox yank top WC spot from NY

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The Big Story – Sox and Yanks Do Battle: Well, it wasn’t much of a battle, as the Sox won ...

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Quality of Life 25/08/28

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Welcome, Titan Manchester’s most recent police horse has a name. As reported by WMUR in an Aug. 21 online article, ...

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This Week 25/08/28

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Thursday, Aug. 28 The Hopkinton State Fair starts today and runs through Monday, Sept. 1, at the fairgrounds, 392 Kearsarge ...

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Fairly Delicious

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A look at some of the fair food classics Theme of most fair foods is indulgence. Fair food is supposed ...

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Creative oasis

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Avaloch Farm hosts musical weekend By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Down a dirt road, nestled near what flatlanders would call a ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/08/28

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Dear Donna, I have an old child’s school desk. My sister says no one wants them. Can you help me ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/08/28

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News from the local food scene • The second step in a roast beef/pizza empire? Zo’s Place has opened a ...

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To hop or not to hop?

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Moving microbrews in a new direction By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com According to Stan Tremblay, owner and head brewer of Liquid ...

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Bonding over mushrooms

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One time, at MycoCamp… By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Christine Gagnon is a mushroom expert, owner of the Uncanoonuc Foraging Co ...

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Life in the pits

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Many years ago, we planted a peach tree. Jump forward two decades and we have more peaches than we know ...

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Album Reviews 25/08/28

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Ashes And Diamonds, Are Forever (Cleopatra Records) I’ve probably missed out on the last 40 records from the Cleopatra Records ...

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On Her Game, Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports, by Christine Brennan

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(Scribner, 250 pages) The story of how Caitlin Clark entered the national consciousness begins not with basketball but with soccer ...

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The Music Roundup 25/08/28

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Local music news & events • Summer ’99: Post-grunge rockers Creed are in town with support from Daughtry, a band ...

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Country scrappers

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Parmalee plays the Dana Center By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com It’s been a hard road for Parmalee. Named for the band ...

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On the cover

It’s not just the Dubai-style chocolate you see above and on this week’s cover — pistachio is showing up in all sorts of foods and beverages. John Fladd takes a look at this popular-again nut.

Also on the cover: Prepare to get lunch (and dinner and maybe lunch and dinner again) at Greekfest at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester this Saturday and Sunday (page 16). Also this weekend, find some new-to-you beers at Gate City Brewfest (page 16). The Actorsingers take on the puppetry of
Avenue Q (page 12).

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News & Notes 25/08/21

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Cost of living The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute will host the full-day conference “Working Hard and Falling Behind: The ...

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The week that was

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The Big Story – Pennant Race Grips The Hub: It was an up-and-down week for the Sox that saw them ...

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Quality of Life 25/08/21

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Where are all the loons? An Aug. 18 online article by the Laconia Daily Sun and New Hampshire Public Radio ...

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This Week 25/08/21

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Friday, Aug. 22 Classic heavy metal band Queensryche performs at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com) ...

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Pistachio is having a moment

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The many tasty uses for this green-skinned nut Pistachios are beautiful, delicious and green. They make a pie crust shockingly ...

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Puppets on a grittier street

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Actorsingers Second Stage presents Avenue Q Since the mid-1950s, Nashua’s Actorsingers theater company has been a mainstay in the area’s ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/08/21

250821Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, I’m looking for a value on my kitchen cabinet. I have decorated with it for over 20 years ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/08/21

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News from the local food scene • Dogs and food trucks: There will be food trucks at the Bark in ...

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Lamb, baklava and community

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Assumption celebrates its annual Greekfest By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Hospitality is at the heart of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church’s annual ...

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Hanging out for a cause

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Building community at the Gate City Brewfest By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com According to Megan Blongy of the Nashua Police Athletic ...

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Brown Butter Peach Cake

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In the late ’70s there was a brief trend of songs that romanticized problem drinking. Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville” springs to ...

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Album Reviews 25/08/21

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Visions of Atlantis, Pirates II – Armada (Napalm Records) I’ve had lots of jolly fun on this page making sport ...

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Sounds Like Love, by Ashley Poston

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(Berkley Romance, 362 pages) Sounds Like Love is a PG13-rated story that, as of this writing, ranks No. 1 in ...

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The Music Roundup 25/08/21

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Local music news & events • Country girl: With a new single and an album on the way, April Cushman ...

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Indoor party

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NH Irish Fest returns to Palace By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Two shows — one free, another ticketed — will celebrate ...

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On the cover

Back! To! School! OK, maybe all kids aren’t as excited for the new school year but maybe some extracurricular fun will get them looking forward to fall. In this week’s cover story, we present our annual roundup of some area sports, arts, music, dance, martial arts and other activities to bring fun to the after-school hours. Know of an extracurricular we didn’t include? Let us know at adiaz@hippopress.com and we may include it in a future Kiddie Pool column.

Also on the cover, It’s a food festival weekend in Manchester with We Are One Festival serving up Latin American and Caribbean eats and Mahrajan Middle Eastern Food Festival featuring shawarma, baklawa and more. See those stories starting on page 22. For some art fun, head down to Nashua for the annual Greeley Park Art Show (page 20).

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News & Notes 25/08/14

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WIC at the market New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health has launched a Women, ...

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Sox and Pats rolling

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The Big Story – Pats and Sox Generate Surprising Excitement: Both have Boston sports fans revved up, getting more so ...

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Quality of Life 25/08/14

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Name that horse! His official registered name is Tally Ho Alphie’s Fritzmon, but the Manchester Police Department is looking for ...

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This Week 25/08/14

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Friday, Aug. 15 The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will host the traveling exhibit “Rise Above” today through Sunday, Aug ...

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After School Adventure

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Your guide to sports, theater, music and more extracurricular excitement Get your kid excited about the new school year by ...

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In the air

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Greeley Park Art Show returns Now in its eighth decade, the Greeley Park Art Show returns to Nashua as park ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/08/14

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Dear Donna, I’m wondering if I could sell these. They belonged to my wife. She used them for bookends. She ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/08/14

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Family fun for whenever Days of excitement • Londonderry’s Old Home Days continue through Saturday, Aug. 16. Thursday, Aug. 14, ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/08/14

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News from the local food scene • Greenleaf is closing: Beloved fine dining restaurant Greenleaf(54 Nashua St., Milford, 213-5447, greenleafmilford.com) ...

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Mamoul, baklawa and shawarma

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Find treats, meats and more at Mahrajan One of Nikki Bullock’s earliest memories of the maharajan is tied to her ...

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Many cultures at We Are One

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Festival brings together foods from Caribbean and Central America According to Peter Escalera, if you want to learn about a ...

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Tequila Sunrise

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In the late ’70s there was a brief trend of songs that romanticized problem drinking. Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville” springs to ...

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Album Reviews 25/08/14

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Friendly Rich, The Birds of Marsville (We Are Busy Bodies Records) It’s not often that I mumble “Oh shut up” ...

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The Music Roundup 25/08/14

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Local music news & events • Twofer: As the field crowds, tribute acts are getting more creative. Bostyx performs the ...

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Back to the garden

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Greenery, art and music at Wildflower Fest Thanks to a decision by her manager, Joni Mitchell didn’t perform at Woodstock, ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/08/14

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Family fun for whenever UFO Fest The Exeter UFO Festival returns to downtown Exeter with events Saturday, Aug. 30, and ...

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On the cover

We could all use some laughs. Get six days of comedy at the coast and months more of comedians bringing the laughs to stages all across the greater Manchester/Nashua/Concord area. In this week’s cover, Michael Witthaus looks at the Hampton Beach Comedy Festival and the line up of shows into fall. On the cover and above, it’s comedian Will Noonan who will perform on the first night of the festival (courtesy photo).

Also on the cover Find out how local farms celebrate sunflower season in the story on page 16. Also on page 16, John Fladd serves up information about the new menu of pizza and more at Kettlehead Brewing in Nashua. And Michael talks to comedian Brad Williams ahead of two shows at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Friday, Aug. 8 (see page 22).

Speaking of comedians, let’s kick off this comedy-heavy issue with a fun story from the local comedy scene: Nick Lavallee of Wicked Joyful (and Manchester as “Chicken Tender Capital of the World” booster fame) designed one of his custom action figures for comedian and New Hampshire native Drew Dunn, who appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, July 29. You can find Drew’s Tonight Show set on YouTube and you can see Nick’s creation on WIcked Joyful’s Instagram, inspired by Drew’s joke about having eaten so much plastic in his life that he’s “approaching action figure levels of plastic.” See drewdunncomedy.com for more on Drew.

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News & Notes 25/08/07

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Opioid abatement The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the NH Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, ...

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Sox blast off Astros

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The Big Story – Sox Lead Wild Card Race: So, where are the “the sky is always falling” folks in ...

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Quality of Life 25/08/07

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Animal news, part 1: Snake! As reported by WMUR in a July 29 online article, a Derry woman was shocked ...

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This Week 25/08/07

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Thursday, Aug. 7 The New Hampshire Antiques Show, hosted by the New Hampshire Antique Dealers Association, returns to the DoubleTree ...

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Comedians, assemble!

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Annual comedy festival brings together 31 local comedians for six days of laughs Since it began in 2010, two constants ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/08/07

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Dear Donna, I picked this platter up. I am aware it is ironstone and has some value. It is very ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/08/07

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Family fun for whenever Rx for Teddy • The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St., Dover, childrens-museum.org) will ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/08/07

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News from the local food scene • More markets: The new Dunbarton farmers market takes place Fridays through Aug. 29, ...

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Acres of sunflowers

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Find food, music and of course flowers at local farms August is sunflower season and Greg and Amber Pollock, the ...

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Slices for pints

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Za Dude Pizza plus Kettlehead Brewing plus tunes Josh Migliori and his partner Brett Murray have been working to redesign ...

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Grasshopper Pie

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Crust: 20 Oreo cookies 5 Tablespoons butter, melted Filling: 1 10-ounce bag of marshmallows, minus four. Either eat the four ...

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Album Reviews 25/08/07

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Tulip Tiger, Da Meanz of Production (self-released) This collection of (purportedly) throwback Aughts-era electronica comes to us from Los Angeles ...

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UnWorld, by Jayson Greene

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UnWorld, by Jayson Greene (Knopf, 224 pages) If you could upload your memories and experiences into the cloud, would you? ...

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The Music Roundup 25/08/07

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Local music news & events • Roots night: An Americana double bill includes folk duo Kirstie Lynn and Galen Clark, ...

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Big laughs

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Brad Williams ‘Growth Spurt’ tour hits Concord Brad Williams was groomed for comedy from an early age. Born with dwarfism, ...

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On the cover

Line dancing isn’t just for country music. Sure, you can wear your boots and cowboy hat, but you can also rock sneakers and your favorite pop diva T-shirt at these dances that play a wide range of musical styles, so Michael Witthaus explains in this week’s cover story.

Also on the cover The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s annual fair kicks off this weekend and runs through next Sunday (see page 12). The Southern New Hampshire Food Truck Festival comes to Milford (page 16). And Michael talks to Rodney Justo ahead of the Atlanta Rhythm Section’s Saturday show at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry (page 22).

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News & Notes 25/07/31

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West Nile virus Mosquitoes collected in Manchester on July 14 have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first batch ...

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The week that was

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The Big Story – Sox Second-Half Start: In going 4-5 in their tough opening nine-game stretch with the NL’s three ...

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Quality of Life 25/07/31

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A big firefly summer If it seems like there are more fireflies this summer than usual, you are right, according ...

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This Week 25/07/31

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Friday, Aug. 1 The theme of August’s First Friday in downtown Concord from 4 to 8 p.m. is “Dog Days ...

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Jump in the Line

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Find community and a multi- genre playlist at line dancing— beginners, sneakers and pop music fans welcome Decades after “Boot ...

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Call to action

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League of NH Craftsmen gathering more than a craft fair As economic uncertainty continues to affect nonprofits across the country, ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/07/31

250731Family FunTreasure Hunt

Hello, Donna, Can you give me some advice on how to find a new home for my doll clothes? These ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/07/31

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Family fun for whenever National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 5, is the National Night Out, when many first responder departments ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/07/31

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News from the local food scene • Hot Chicken and more: Sunny’s Hot Chicken (196 Lake Ave., Manchester, 674-4611) has ...

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Food trucks & big cookies

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The Southern New Hampshire Food Truck Festival There is a mystery surrounding this weekend’s Food Truck Festival at the Hampshire ...

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Four pets will become can-famous

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Great North Aleworks is looking for an animal star For the fourth year, Great North Aleworks in Manchester is partnering ...

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Eats for the art-lovers

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The Currier’s new cafe gets a new menu Developing a new menu for the Currier Museum of Art’s new café ...

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Pink Kazoo

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A friend of mine was going through a difficult time so I wrote her a story. This story involved a ...

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Album Reviews 25/07/31

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Tchotchke, Playin’ Dumb (self-released) So I said to the public relations lady, three cute 23-year-old babes from New York City ...

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Cloud Warriors, by Thomas E. Weber

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In 2011, one of the most destructive tornadoes to hit the U.S. touched down at 5:34 p.m. in Joplin, Missouri ...

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The Music Roundup 25/07/31

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Local music news & events • Tricky tribute: With no chance of a reunion, Panorama: A Tribute to the Cars ...

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Southern Rock

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Atlanta Rhythm Section at Tupelo Known for ’70s hits like “So Into You” and “Imaginary Lover,” Atlanta Rhythm Section began ...

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