Category: This Week

Thursday, June 12

The second annual United Through Color art event takes place at Positive Street Art (48 Bridge St., Nashua, 589-9003, positivestreetart.org) this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Members of Positive Street Art and Opportunity Networks have collaborated to learn and experience art, science, professional skills and studying the human form. Visit to see paintings and sculptures, performance, art and photography, and enjoy signature food and dancing. There will be allergy-friendly foods and live DJ-ing from some of the group members. Visit positivestreetart.org/exhibitions.

Saturday, June 14

The New Hampshire Master Chorale will perform the Brahms Requiem, one of the most beloved choral works in the classical music repertoire, as the centerpiece of its 2025 spring concert series, tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 21 Center St. in downtown Concord. Tickets for adults are $33 through nhmasterchorale.org. The Requiem will be performed in English.

Saturday, June 14

Balin Books (Somerset Plaza, 375 Amherst St., Nashua, 417-7981, balinbooks.com) hosts a book signingevent today at 2 p.m. with Paul August, the author of Ripples in the Nile. This adventure/thriller is set in modern Egypt and is full of shocks, surprises and betrayal.

Saturday, June 14

Check out Woofstock 2025 at Lake Park at Tuscan Village, 72 Rockingham Park Blvd., Salem, today beginning at noon. This event brings together local eight animal rescue organizations and shelters for a day of adoptions, Visit tuscanvillagesalem.com/events/eventdetails/woofstock.

Saturday, June 14

Comedian Tim McKeever will perform at 8 p.m. tonight at Chunky’s Cinema Pub (707 Huse Road, Manchester, 206-3888, chunkys.com). Tickets are $20 through the Chunky’s website.

Wednesday, June 18

Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing (R, 1989) will screen as part of the Pints! Camera! Action! Series — “A sociable, big-screen brouhaha with no tickets, no ushers, and definitely no shushing” — at the Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth tonight at 7 p.m. See themusichall.org.

Wednesday, June 18

It’s poetry Wednesday! Poetry Conversations, a monthly gathering on the third Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m., runs today at Pembroke Town Library (313 Pembroke St., Pembroke). This is an opportunity to share favorite poets and poems. And Poetry Society of New Hampshire will feature poets Holley Daschback and Patrice Pinette at today’s monthly poetry readings at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord, 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com), 4:30 to 6 p.m. with reading followed by an open mic.

Save the Date! Friday, June 20

Legendary band Phish will play the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000, snhuarena.com) Friday, June 20, through Sunday, June 22, as part of its 2025 Summer Tour. Visit the SNHU Arena website. Tickets start at $94 through ticketmaster.com.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

Thursday, June 5

Dogma,the 1999 movie from director Kevin Smith that features Jay and Silent Bob, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as angels, Alan Rickman as an angel, religious controversy, excellent George Carlin and Alanis Morrisette cameos and so much more is getting a theatrical rerelease. Catch it today and Sunday, June 8, at the Cinemark Rockingham Park in Salem at 6:50 and 10:20 p.m. and on those days at the Regal Fox Run in Newington. See dogmamovie.com.

Friday, June 6

The theme of downtown Concord’s First Friday for June is “Beach Party,” starting at 4 p.m.. Many downtown businesses will be open until 8 p.m. tonight. There will be food trucks, free yoga, storytelling, live music from The Wandering Souls Band, and DJ Nazzy. Visit firstfridayconcord.com/june.

Friday, June 6

Evergreen, a one-acre woodland garden featuring more than 400 mature rhododendrons, will be open to the public today through Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, according to a press release. The garden’s 220 Catawba rhododendrons are at peak bloom in early June, the release said. Because the plans along paths are easily damaged, no pets or children younger than 12 will be admitted, the release said. See evergreenfoundation.org.

Saturday, June 7

The Goffstown Rotary Club’s Car Show is returning for its 11th year today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Parsons Drive in Goffstown. Check out the classic vehicles along with the food trucks and vendors. See goffstownrotary.org.

Saturday, June 7

The Griffin Free Library (22 Hooksett Road in Auburn; griffinfree.org) will host a World War II Encampment Reenactment today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to commemorate D-Day (June 6, 1944). See historically accurate clothes and equipment, talk to volunteers in period clothing and listen to music of the era. The event is free.

Saturday, June 7

The NH Audubon’s McLane Center (84 Silk Farm Road, Concord) will hold its annual Native Plant Sale & Spring Craft Fair today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. NH Audubon staff and volunteers will be available to answer questions.

Saturday, June 7

This is a big day for treasure hunters. Many local towns are staging town-wide yard sales today, including Allenstown, Candia, Epsom, Goffstown, Lee, New Boston and Weare. Visit individual towns’ websites for details.

Saturday, June 7

Singer Aimee Mann takes the stage at the Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $66.

Sunday, June 8

The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus wraps up its concert series “Celebrations!” today at Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30.75.

Save the Date: Thursday, June 12
Legendary jazz band Spyro Gyra will perform at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com) Thursday, June 12, at 8 p.m. as part of its 50th Anniversary Tour. Tickets cost $57.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

Thursday, May 29

Author Marina Kirsch reads from her family memoir Flight of Remembrance and signs copies at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, 669-4820, aviationmuseumofnh.org) tonight at 7 p.m. Admission costs $10; copies of the book will be available for $20 each during the event.

Thursday, May 29

Thursday is Poetry Night at Stark Brewing Co. (500 N. Commercial St, Manchester, 625-4444, starkbrewingcompany.com) from 7 to 10 p.m. Bring your own poems to share, or come for a good drink and listen. There is a $5 entry fee.

Friday, May 30

The Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com) hosts a double dose of Southern rock tonight beginning at 7 p.m. Supergroup Once an Outlaw and Allman Brothers tribute band The Peacheaters will bring authentic Southern rock to Derry for one evening. Tickets are $40.

Saturday, May 31

Celebrate Hillsborough, an event by History Alive, will take place today 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Hillsborough Center. The day will feature tours, music, activities, demonstrations, student art, workshops and more focused on Hillsborough history, according to historyalivenh.org.

Saturday, May 31

There’s a live simulcast of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” from the Metropolitan Opera in New York at 1 p.m. today at the BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com). Tickets are $32.20 for adults, $26 for Met members and Capitol Center members, and $19 for students.

Saturday, May 31

Experience intense mixed martial arts action at Combat Zone 88 tonight, beginning at 6 p.m. at the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000, snhuarena.com). Tickets start at $60.

Sunday, June 1

The Northern New England Book Fair and the NHADA (NH Antiques Dealers Association) Members Antiques Show is being held today at the Everett Arena (15 Loudon Road, Concord) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dozens of vendors will exhibit their wares. Admission is $5. Visit nhada.org.

Tuesday, June 3

American roots legends Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ will take the stage at Chubb Theatre (Chubb Theatre at CCA, 44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) tonight at 7 p.m. as part of their Room on the Porch tour. Tickets start at $69.

Wednesday, June 4

Suzanne Vega performs a career-spanning show tonight at the Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $55.

Saturday, May 17

It’s plant sale Saturday! The Goffstown Community Garden Club sale starts at 8 a.m. and runs until noon (or when they sell out, whatever is first) at the Goffstown Town Commons. Find the Milford Garden Club from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Community House Lawn, at the corner of Union and Elm streets. The Nashua Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbot St. The Bedford Garden Club will hold its sale at Joppa Hill Farm (174 Joppa Hill Road in Bedford) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

Thursday, May 15

The BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) hosts a performance of “This Is My Brave – The Show” tonight at 7 p.m. benefiting NAMI New Hampshire. Performers will share personal stories of overcoming mental illness and substance use disorder. Tickets are $31.

Saturday, May 17

NH Muscle Cars will hold its Granite State Season Opener Car Show today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Deerfield Fairgrounds featuring live music, vendors, fair food and of course fields of cars competing for 35 trophies in a variety of categories. Spectator admission costs $5; see nhmusclecars.com.

Saturday, May 17

Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road in Canterbury; shakers.org) opens today for the season and will be open daily through October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Today, the Canterbury Shaker Village Cross Country 5K begins at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 17

Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church (3 Peabody Row, Londonderry, 437-8333, stpeterslondonderry.org) will hold its 38th Annual Spring Artisan Craft Fair today from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 17

The Manchester City Library (405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550, manchesterlibrary.org) holds its spring book sale today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Library’s Winchell Room.

Saturday, May 17

The NH Philharmonic will present “Swashbucklers and Superheroes,” a celebration of “the iconic music behind some of the greatest adventure films in cinematic history,” tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow, Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Seifert Performing Arts Center in Salem. Tickets cost $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $10 for students. See nhphil.org.

Saturday, May 17

It’s the final weekend of the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire. Tickets, which can be purchased at nhrenfaire.com, cost $20 for adults and $15 for ages 6 to 12 and for military and veterans, the website said. Kids ages 5 and under get in for free.

Sunday, May 18

The Nashua Choral Society presents Vive La France, “a choral journey celebrating French composers,” at 3 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church (216 E. Dunstable Road, Nashua). See nashuachoralsociety.org.

Sunday, May 18

Chunky’s Cinema Pub (707 Huse Road, Manchester, 206-3888, chunkys.com) hosts the 2025 New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival at 12:30 p.m. Presented by the New Hampshire Film Bureau, this festival screens a two-hour program of selected films. This event is free to attend. Visit nhmediateachers.org.

Tuesday, May 20

“Beyond the Lawn: No Mow May’s Role in Sustainable Communities” will be the topic at tonight’s Science Cafe NH, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at SOEL Sistas Cafe, 30 Temple St. in Nashua.

Wednesday, May 21

Beaver Brook (117 Ridge Road in Hollis; beaverbrook.org) will host a Lilac Walk today from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration costs $22.

Saturday, May 17

It’s plant sale Saturday! The Goffstown Community Garden Club sale starts at 8 a.m. and runs until noon (or when they sell out, whatever is first) at the Goffstown Town Commons. Find the Milford Garden Club from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Community House Lawn, at the corner of Union and Elm streets. The Nashua Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbot St. The Bedford Garden Club will hold its sale at Joppa Hill Farm (174 Joppa Hill Road in Bedford) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

Thursday, May 15

The BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) hosts a performance of “This Is My Brave – The Show” tonight at 7 p.m. benefiting NAMI New Hampshire. Performers will share personal stories of overcoming mental illness and substance use disorder. Tickets are $31.

Saturday, May 17

NH Muscle Cars will hold its Granite State Season Opener Car Show today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Deerfield Fairgrounds featuring live music, vendors, fair food and of course fields of cars competing for 35 trophies in a variety of categories. Spectator admission costs $5; see nhmusclecars.com.

Saturday, May 17

Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road in Canterbury; shakers.org) opens today for the season and will be open daily through October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Today, the Canterbury Shaker Village Cross Country 5K begins at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 17

Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church (3 Peabody Row, Londonderry, 437-8333, stpeterslondonderry.org) will hold its 38th Annual Spring Artisan Craft Fair today from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 17

The Manchester City Library (405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550, manchesterlibrary.org) holds its spring book sale today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Library’s Winchell Room.

Saturday, May 17

The NH Philharmonic will present “Swashbucklers and Superheroes,” a celebration of “the iconic music behind some of the greatest adventure films in cinematic history,” tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow, Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Seifert Performing Arts Center in Salem. Tickets cost $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $10 for students. See nhphil.org.

Saturday, May 17

It’s the final weekend of the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire. Tickets, which can be purchased at nhrenfaire.com, cost $20 for adults and $15 for ages 6 to 12 and for military and veterans, the website said. Kids ages 5 and under get in for free.

Sunday, May 18

The Nashua Choral Society presents Vive La France, “a choral journey celebrating French composers,” at 3 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church (216 E. Dunstable Road, Nashua). See nashuachoralsociety.org.

Sunday, May 18

Chunky’s Cinema Pub (707 Huse Road, Manchester, 206-3888, chunkys.com) hosts the 2025 New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival at 12:30 p.m. Presented by the New Hampshire Film Bureau, this festival screens a two-hour program of selected films. This event is free to attend. Visit nhmediateachers.org.

Tuesday, May 20

“Beyond the Lawn: No Mow May’s Role in Sustainable Communities” will be the topic at tonight’s Science Cafe NH, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at SOEL Sistas Cafe, 30 Temple St. in Nashua.

Wednesday, May 21

Beaver Brook (117 Ridge Road in Hollis; beaverbrook.org) will host a Lilac Walk today from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration costs $22.

Saturday, May 17

It’s plant sale Saturday! The Goffstown Community Garden Club sale starts at 8 a.m. and runs until noon (or when they sell out, whatever is first) at the Goffstown Town Commons. Find the Milford Garden Club from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Community House Lawn, at the corner of Union and Elm streets. The Nashua Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbot St. The Bedford Garden Club will hold its sale at Joppa Hill Farm (174 Joppa Hill Road in Bedford) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

Friday, May 9

The Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts teens will present Sweeney Todd School Edition tonight at 7 p.m.; tomorrow, Saturday, May 10, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m. at Derry Opera House (29 W. Broadway in Derry; majestictheatre.net). Tickets cost $15 to $20.

Friday, May 9

The Peacock Players present Chicago Teen Edition with shows tonight and May 16, at 7 p.m. and Saturdays, May 10 and May 17, and Sundays, May 11 and May 18, at 2 p.m. at Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St. in Nashua. Tickets cost $15 to $18 for adults, $12 to $15 for students and seniors.

Saturday, May 10

The Perennial Exchange runs today from 8 a.m. to noon at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St. in Concord). The event, put on by the Friends of the Audi and Concord’s General Service Department, urges gardeners to split overgrown plants to bring to the Audi to swap and share, with plants available for new gardeners and a Great Gardening Raffle, according to theaudi.org. Call 344-4747

Saturday, May 10

The Granite State Trading Cards & Collectibles Show will take place today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Everett Arena (15 Loudon Road in Concord). Admission costs $5; ages 12 and under get in free. See jimmysplacesportscards.com.

Saturday, May 10

The New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival will take place today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and tomorrow, Sunday, May 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Deerfield Fairgrounds (34 Stage Road in Deerfield). The event will include a sheep show, fleece sale and judging, lectures and demonstrations and more. See nhswga.org/festival for tickets.

Saturday, May 10

“Impressions,” a printmaking exhibition, will be on display at Mosaic Art Collective (66 Hanover St. in Manchester; mosaicartcollective.com) today through Friday, June 27, with a reception today 4 to 8 p.m., according to Mosaic’s Facebook page.

Saturday, May 10

The Colonial Garden club of Hollis will hold its Annual Plant Sale today from 9 a.m. to noonin the field next to the Lawrence Barn, 28 Depot Road, in Hollis.

Saturday, May 10

Experience Monster Jam live at the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000, snhuarena.com) today at 1 and 7 p.m., and tomorrow, May 11, at 1 p.m. Tickets start at $20.

Saturday, May 10

The second annual Maker’s Market craft fair will be held today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center for Life Management, 10 Tsienneto Road in Derry, featuring handcrafted artwork and gifts, according to an email.

Save the Date! Thrift Shop Prom
To Share Brewing (720 Union St., Manchester, 836-6947, tosharebrewing.com) will host its Second Annual Thrift Shop Prom Saturday, May 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a Pop-Up Shop by Fishtoes Vintage, drag performances by Luke Laroe and company, and live DJing by DJ Shamblez. Dress in your most fabulous thrifted and/or outrageous prom attire and come ready for an unforgettable night of celebration, music and giving back.

Featured photo: Joselyn Rutstein as Mrs. Lovett and Gavin McCullough as Sweeney Todd