Category: This Week

This Week 25/07/17

Friday, July 18

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will play the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at Delta Dental Stadium in downtown Manchester tonight as their alter egos, the Space Potatoes. The game starts at 6:35 p.m. On Saturday, July 19, at 6:35 p.m., the theme is Christmas in July and there will be fireworks after the game. On Sunday, July 20, at 1:35 p.m., the theme is Blue Heeler Appreciation, with a pre-game Blue Heeler themed brunch. See milb.com/new-hampshire.

Friday, July 18

The Nashua Silver Knights will take the field at Holman Stadium, 67 Amherst St. in Nashua, tonight at 6:03 p.m. to face the New Britain Bees, with post-game fireworks. On Saturday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m., the Silver Knights will play the Vermont Lake Monsters. See nashuasilverknights.com.

Saturday, July 19

The NH Roller Derby Cherry Bombs will face off against Monadnock Roller Derby in their home season closer tonight at JFK Coliseum (303 Beech St., Manchester, 624-6444, manchesternh.gov). Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and first whistle is at 4 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door only: $15 adults. $5 veterans, $5 NHRD vets, free for kids 12 and under. Visit nhrollerderby.com.

Saturday, July 19

The Merrimack Garden Club (merrimackgardenclub.org) holds its annual plant sale today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. James United Methodist Church (646 DW Highway, Merrimack, 424-7459).

Saturday, July 19

The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry; aviationmuseumofnh.org) will hold its annual Classic Car Show today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 19

Brews & Blues ’25 will feature music from noon to 7 p.m. today, including Clandestine Funk, Johnny A. and James Montgomery Band, at Anheuser-Busch, (221 DW Highway, Merrimack, 595-1202, budweisertours.com). Tickets to this 21+ event cost $35.

Sunday, July 20

There will be a Cloaks & Cauldrons Market and Old-World Celebration today at the Kimball Jenkins Estate (266 N. Main St., Concord) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Visit shadowandsoul.as.me.

Sunday, July 20

The Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St, Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) will host the one-man show A Bronx Tale, written by and starring actor Chazz Palminteri. Tickets start at $75.

Wednesday, July 23

The Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com) presents two evenings of ABBA tribute. The Music of ABBA — Direct From Sweden will perform tonight and tomorrow, Thursday, July 24, beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39.

Save the Date! Friday, July 25-26
The Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo will take place Friday, July 25, through Sunday, July 27, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (700 Elm St., Manchester). The event features tattoo artists, contests, vendors, live music, food and performances. Show hours are from 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday, from 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, and from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost in advance $20 for a weekend pass ($25 at the door), according to livefreeordietattoo.com.

Featured photo: NH Roller Derby.

This Week 25/07/10

Thursday, July 10

The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, 669-4820, aviationmuseumofnh.org) presents “What Are Spacesuits Made Of?” this evening at 7 p.m. as part of its Exploring Aviation series. This presentation will look at what goes into the design of spacesuits, and how safety, durability and comfort are balanced. There will be a full-size replica of a current spacesuit. Admission costs $10 per person.

Friday, July 11

The curtain rises tonight on the three-day run of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat presented by the Majestic Theatre (majestictheatre.net) at the Derry Opera House (29 W. Broadway, Derry) Friday, July 11, through Sunday, July 13. “The magical musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, from a parody of French ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to country-western (“One More Angel in Heaven”) and calypso (“Benjamin Calypso”), along with the unforgettable classics “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.” Appropriate for all audiences and groups,“ according to a press release. Shows are at at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $15 to $22.

Friday, July 11

Teen Actorsingers will perform Teen Anastasia on Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 13, at 2 p.m. at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St., Nashua, actorsingers.org. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students.

Saturday, July 12

Derry Public Library (64 E. Broadway, Derry, 432-6140, derrypl.org) will host the Derry premiere of local filmmaker Tim Smyth’s Tyrannocircus Rex plus other short films by Smyth this afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m.. Popcorn, drinks and other snacks will be served. Films are unrated and generally appropriate for all ages. This event is free and open to the public.

Saturday, July 12

There will be a Five Senses Tour today, and tomorrow, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to benefit Community Caregivers of Greater Derry. Enjoy the sights, sounds, smells, textures and flavors of the privately owned Tiffany Gardens (15 King John Drive, Londonderry). Tickets are $20 and may be purchased on site at the event or online at comcaregivers.org/garden-tour.

Saturday, July 12

Head to LaBelle Winery Derry (14 NH Rte. 111, Derry, 672-9898, labellewinery.com/labelle-winery-derry) today between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. for LaBelle Summerfest. There will be food trucks and booths, a craft market, live music, axe throwing, minigolf and, of course, a great deal of wine. Entrance is free. Tickets are available through eventbrite.com.

Save the Date! Friday, July 18
The 9th annual Fairy and HobbitHouse Festival will take place at Bedrock Gardens (19 High Road, Lee, bedrockgardens.org) from Friday, July 18, through Sunday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Compete in the Fairy House and Hobbit House showcase (see the website in advance) or just arrive in costume to enjoy the day, which includes craft activities, story time and more. Tickets cost $49.87 per carload.

Featured photo: Joseph (Jack Downey) and his brothers. Courtesy photo.

This Week 25/07/03

Thursday, July 3

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (milb.com/new-hampshire) will wrap up a three-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs tonight, before traveling to Portland for another three-game series on Sea Dogs turf. Tonight’s game is an Independence Day celebration with free koozies and fireworks. The game starts at 6:35 p.m. at Delta Dental Stadium (1 Line Drive, Manchester, 641-2005, milb.com/new-hampshire). Find more Independence Day events on page 13.

Thursday, July 3

The Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4600, nashualibrary.org) will host a meeting of the BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Club tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. Share two or three of your favorite titles based on each month’s theme: “Red, White, and Blue.”

Friday, July 4

Terminus Underground (134 Haines St., Nashua, newhampshireunderground.org) and Liquid Therapy Brewery and Grill (14 Court St., Nashua, 402-9391, liquidtherapynh.com) will host a Fourth of July for Veterans celebration today from noon to 4 p.m at Liquid Therapy, with live music and a free meal for veterans.

Saturday, July 5

It might be the 41st anniversary but as we all know, 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap goes to 11. The movie begins a three-day stint in theaters via Fathom Entertainment today when you can see it at 4 p.m. at Cinemark Rockingham Park in Salem and 7 p.m. at Regal Fox Run. The movie also screens at those theaters on Sunday and Monday. See fathomentertainment.com.

Sunday, July 6

Jazz band Love Dogs will perform as part of the Friends of Stark Park Summer Concert Series today from 2 to 4 p.m. at Stark Park (550 River Road, Manchester). Bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy the music.

Tuesday, July 8

North Country Center for the Art’sIMPACT Program, a touring children’s theater troupe, performs a different fairy tale every week for six weeks, starting after Fourth of July weekend. This week the performance is Lost in Wonderland, an interpretation of Alice in Wonderland, at the BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com). The show begins at 10 a.m.; tickets are free and seating is mostly on the floor, the website said.

Wednesday, July 9

Enjoy a Paint by the Pavilion event at Tuscan Village (9 Via Toscana, Salem, 912-5467, tuscanbrands.com) this evening, a guided outdoor painting experience that is part of Tuscan’s new Summer Fun Series. Paint by the Pavilion will be offered every Wednesday through the summer. The Series also includes Movie Mondays with family-friendly films at dusk, Trivia Tuesdays (6 to 8 p.m.) and Dogs and Dancing on Thursdays .

Save the Date! Saturday, July 12
The Derry Public Library (64 E. Broadway, Derry, 432-6140, derrypl.org) will host the Derry premiere of local filmmaker Tim Smyth’s Tyrannocircus Rex, plus other short films by Smyth. Popcorn, drinks and other snacks will be served. Films are unrated and generally appropriate for all ages. This event is free and open to the public.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

This Week 25/06/26

Thursday, June 26

Comedian Demitri Martin will perform at the Chubb Theatre (Chubb Theatre at CCA, 44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) tonight at 7:30 p.m. as part of his “Quick Draw Tour.” Tickets start at $56.

Friday, June 27

Shop the Block! This evening from 4 to 8 p.m. Manchester’s Hanover Street will be closed for a special event co-hosted by the Palace Theatres and the Downtown Collaborative. There will be more than 20 retailers and live music, as well as food and drinks for purchase.

Friday, June 27

Watch high school football players from across the state at the NH East-West High School All-Star Football Game, benefiting Dartmouth Health Children’s and the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, tonight at 6 p.m. at Grappone Stadium at Saint Anselm College (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). General admission tickets are $15 in advance, $20 on the day. Kids 5 and under get in for free. See chadkids.org

Saturday, June 28

The Black Heritage Trail of NH (222 Court St., Portsmouth, 570-8469, blackheritagetrailnh.org) has collaborated with community leaders to bring people together to read Frederick Douglass’s historic protest speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” in 15 locations throughout the state at noon today. It will also be broadcast live online. Visit blackheritagetrailnh.org/frederick-douglass-statewide-readings.

Saturday, June 28

Take the intensity of your rock climbing to a new level. Vertical Dreams Nashua (25 E Otterson St., Nashua, 943-7571, verticaldreams.com) will host its first headlamp climbing night tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be a DJ, a party atmosphere and climbing. This event is $15 for non-members. Participants should bring their own headlamps. Visit facebook.com/verticaldreams.

Saturday, June 28

Manchester Pride 2025 takes place today, with the theme “Picture Our Future.” The day will start with a parade on Elm Street at 11 a.m. headed to Veterans Park for a festival that runs from noon to 6 p.m. with entertainment, food, vendors and more, according to a Facebook post from Manchester True Collaborative about the event. See manchestertrue.org/pride-2025.

Saturday, June 28

The Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) presents an evening of Dancing with the Celts tonight, beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $44.25.

Sunday, June 29

There will be a Wicked Sing-Along at the BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) today beginning at 2 p.m. Watch the film Wickedand sing along to all your favorite songs. Tickets are $15 in advance through the Capitol Center’s website, or $20 at the door.

Save the Date! Saturday, July 5
The Big Bounce America 2025 tour is coming to Merrimack from Saturday, July 5, through Sunday, July 6. This is the biggest touring inflatable event in the world and includes seven massive inflatable attractions, including a newly expanded 24,000-square-foot World’s Largest Bounce House. It will be held at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery (221 DW Highway, Merrimack, 595-1202, anheuser-busch.com/breweries/merrimack-nh). Book tickets at thebigbounceamerica.com/event/manchester.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

This Week 25/06/19

Thursday, June 19

Today is Downtown Nashua’s Third Thursday for June. From 3 to 8 p.m., 16 downtown businesses will offer special bargains and enticements. Find Third Thursday: June 19 on Facebook.

Thursday, June 19

Experience a world of huge and beautiful horses at the North East Friesian Horse Show at the Deerfield Fair Grounds (34 Stage Road, Deerfield, 463-7421) today through this Sunday, June 22. Visit nefhc.com/nefhc-classic-horse-show.

Saturday, June 21

The Nashua Pride Festival and Parade is this afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. The parade will start at Nashua City Hall on Main Street and conclude at the festival grounds at the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., according to a Facebook post about the event. The festival will feature art, health information, activism, food trucks, music and more, the post said. Find “NashuaPideFestival” on Facebook for more.

Saturday, June 21

There will be a Queer Book Fair today from noon to 5 p.m. at CosMom ConShop(100 Main St., Nashua, 438-0497, cosmomconshop.com). Find novels, poetry and other writing by queer authors and literature about and pertaining to queer characters and identities.

Saturday, June 21

Today the Pembroke Historical Society and the Friends of the Pembroke Town Library are hosting one of New Hampshire’s Reenactments of the Final U.S. Tour by the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman who fought on the side of the colonists in the American Revolutionary War. Today is 200 years to the day of his 1825 visit to Pembroke. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Town Library, 313 Pembroke St.

Saturday, June 21

There will be a concert of Brass and Bells this evening at 7 p.m. at South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St. in Concord. This concert features the Granite State Ringers handbell choir of Concord under the direction of Joan Fossum and The Carter Mountain Brass Band, the Gilford-based brass band, under the direction of Debbi Gibson.

Saturday, June 21

Plaistow’s Old Home Day returns today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a parade and activities on the Town Hall green (145 Main St., Plaistow). See plaistow.com.

Saturday, June 21

The Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) is hosting Hot To Go: The Chappell Roan Party, for ages 18+, tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $23.30.

Wednesday, June 25

Tonight’s Londonderry Concert on the Common will feature East Coast Soul, a 10-piece musical collective. They will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. In case of bad weather, the alternate venue will be the Londonderry High School cafeteria. Visit londonderryartscouncil.org/cotc-schedule.

Save the Date! Thursday, June 26

Concord’s annual Market Days Festival runs Thursday, June 26, through Saturday, June 28, in downtown Concord from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with local vendors, live entertainment, family-friendly activities, maybe an in-festival wedding on Friday, June 27, and more. Visit marketdaysfestival.com.

Featured photo: Courtesy photo.

This Week 25/06/12

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.

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