Category: This Week

Big Events April 21, 2022 and beyond

Friday, April 22

“Let’s assume for a moment that you are a dishonest man” — so starts the plan by Bialystock and Bloom to produce “the worst play ever written” and keep the backing money of their none-the-wiser investors. Things, of course, very much do not go as nefariously planned in the comedy musical based on the 1967 Mel Brooks movie. The Producers kicks off a four-week run at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) tonight with a show at 7:30 p.m. Showtimes are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at noon through May 15. Tickets cost $39 to $46 for adults.

Thursday, April 21

Catch Lucas Gallo and Friends tonight at the Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com). The show starts at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 (plus fees).

Also at the Bank of NH Stage this weekend is The Senie Hunt Project, which will be performing Saturday, April 23, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $18 (plus fees). Senie Hunt was one of the artists profiled in Michael Witthaus’ recent story about musicians who can’t quit the Granite State; find that story on page 30 of the March 24 issue (find the e-edition at hippopress.com).

Saturday, April 23

Earth Day is Friday, April 22, but the New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Center (26 Audubon Way in Auburn; nhaudubon.org) is celebrating today with a day of family-friendly activities including guided nature walks, bluebird nest-box building, animal presentations, storytime, crafts and more. Go online to reserve a time slot. Admission costs $15 for a family of four and includes one birdhouse kit. Find more family fun activities in the Kiddie Pool column on page 19.

Saturday, April 23

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord (starhop.com) and the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (18 Highlawn Road in Warner; indianmuseum.org) will hold an event called “Spemki Nib8iwi: The Heavens in the Nighttime” today at 7 p.m. Bring chairs for an evening of stargazing (the Discovery Center will provide telescopes), a campfire and storytelling; the museum will offer hot beverages. Admission is free.

The following day, Sunday, April 24, is Bittersweet Day at the museum, when they will present a day-long lineup of events focused on clearing the museum ground’s patches of the invasive plant bittersweet. See the website for details.

Monday, April 25

Calling all Abbott Elementary fans: Start the April vacation week (for some New Hampshire students) with some teacher humor live when the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour featuring a lineup of teacher comedians comes to the Palace Theatre (80 Amherst St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $30. See boredteachers.com for their comedy videos about parent teacher conferences, teacherisms that follow them into their off-duty hours and Target.

Tuesday, April 26

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats return to Northeast Delta Dental Stadium with a run of home games against the Reading Fightin’ Phils starting tonight and running through Sunday, May 1. Games tonight through Saturday, April 30, start at 6:30 p.m.; the Sunday, May 1, game starts at 1:35 p.m. See milb.com/new-hampshire for tickets and the lineup of promotions such as the pop-it giveaway (Friday, April 29) and Princesses at the Park (on Sunday, May 1).

Save the Date! Wednesday, May 11
Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke will perform on Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p.m. at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St. in Derry; tupelomusichall.com). Tickets cost $40 to $45.

Featured photo. The Producers.

Big Events April 14, 2022 and beyond

Thursday, April 14

See Jake Shimabukuro at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St. in Derry; tupelomusichall.com) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $30 to $50. Chelsea Spear talked to Shimabukuro in last week’s issue of the Hippo; find that story and more about ukulele culture in New Hampshire in the story that starts on page 10 of the April 7 issue of the Hippo at hippopress.com. For more concerts this weekend and beyond, find the concert listings in the Nite section.

Thursday, April 14

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats continue their season opening slate of games at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in downtown Manchester with a game tonight at 6:35 p.m. The Fisher Cats faces off against the Hartford Yard Goats in games through Sunday, April 17. Game times are at 6:35 p.m. daily through Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday. Special events include a magnet schedule giveaway tonight, fireworks and 90s night on Saturday night and kids run the bases on Sunday. See milb.com/new-hampshire for individual or season tickets. The season kicked off on April 8 with games in Portland; April 12 was the first scheduled home game.

Thursday, April 14

Get in the mood for the weekend and help support Girls Inc. of New Hampshire at the Fuel Her Fire Cocktail Party and Auction at the Rex Theatre (23 Amherst St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) tonight starting at 6 p.m. A $95 ticket gets you two drinks, food, live music and access to the silent and live auction. See girlsincnewhampshire.org.

Thursday, April 14

A new exhibit of works by artist Arghavan Khosravi, described by the Currier as surrealist paintings, opens today at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org). The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; admission costs $15 for adults, $13 for 65+, $10 for students, $5 for teens, and children under 13 get in free. From 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays everybody gets in for free as part of Art After Work, which today also features music by Ramez Gurung.

Saturday, April 16

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (111 Island Pond Road, Manchester, 623-2045, assumptionnh.org) is holding a walk-in Easter Bake Sale today from 9 a.m. to noon where you can find spinach and cheese petas, Easter bread and Greek cookies and pastries like baklava, kourabiedes, finikia and koulourakia. Look for more ideas for Easter treats and eats — both for takeout and dine in — in our list of Easter eats in last week’s (April 7) issue of the Hippo. The list starts on page 24; find the e-edition of the paper at hippopress.com.

Saturday, April 16

Catch the duo Eyes of Age tonight starting at 6 p.m. at Liquid Therapy (14 Court St. in Nashua; 402-9391, liquidtherapynh.com). Find more live music at area bars and restaurants in our Music This Week listing, which starts on page 36.

Wednesday, April 20

And don’t call me Shirley … catch Airplane! (1980, rated PG, but like a 1980 PG so…) today at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $12 with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire.

Save the Date! April 21
Thursday, April 21, is the first day to pick up molds for the Andres Institute of Art’s (106 Brookline Road in Hollis; andresinstitute.org, 673-7441) spring iron melt and membership drive. Register online by Saturday, April 30, at 2 p.m. and pick up molds April 21, April 23, April 28 or April 30. Then drop off the carved molds and iron casts will be ready in early May. The molds cost $40 with discount for members; memberships cost $50 for a single and $75 for a family.

Featured photo. Andres Institute of Art’s Iron Melt. Courtesy photo.

Big Events April 7, 2022 and beyond

Thursday, April 7

Bob Marley, recently voted Best of the Best in the Best Local (-ish) Comedian category of Hippo’s Best of 2022 readers’ poll, will kick off a run of performances at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) starting today with a show at 7:30 p.m. Marley will also perform Friday, April 8, at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 9, at 6 and 8 p.m. Tickets cost $39.50.

Find out who and what else were awarded the “best” label by readers in last week’s issue (March 31). See hippopress.com to find the e-edition.

Thursday, April 7

The Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com) has several local favorites on the calendar for this weekend. Tonight, catch Béla Fleck with his album My Bluegrass Heart at 7:30 p.m.; tickets cost $39 to $69, plus fees.

Tomorrow, Friday, April 8, catch Colin Hay (known for his work as lead vocalist of Men at Work and as a solo artist) at 8 p.m. (Tickets cost $43 through $63, plus fees.)

On the Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St. in Concord), see Dueling Pianos on Friday, April 8, at 8 p.m. (tickets cost $24 plus fees) and Adam Ezra Group on Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m. (tickets cost $28 and $38, plus fees).

Find more concerts this weekend in our concert listings on page 42.

Friday, April 8

Catch Love, Sex and the IRS, a farce described as “like a cross between I Love Lucy and Some Like it Hot,” this weekend presented by the Majestic Studio Theatre (880 Page St. in Manchester; majestictheatre.net). The show runs tonight and Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students. Find more theatrical productions this week and into the future in the Arts section, which starts on page 10.

Friday, April 8

It’s another Tupelo Night of Comedy tonight at 8 p.m. at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St. in Derry; tupelomusichall.com). Tickets cost $22 and the lineup includes Brad Mastrangelo, Francis Birch and Matt McArthur. Find more funny in our Comedy This Week listings on page 36.

Saturday, April 9

Millyard Brewery (125 E. Otterson St. in Nashua; millyardbrewery.com, 722-0104) will celebrate its 6th anniversary today from noon to 7 p.m. with 12 beers on tap, music, a food truck and games, according to a press release. Catch Dan Carter performing from 1 to 6 p.m. and Charlie Chronopoulos from 4 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 9

Today is the monthly free admission Saturday at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org) for all New Hampshire residents from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum will also host a Creative Studio event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., when participants of this family-friendly event can take inspiration from the new exhibition “Warhol Screen Test” to paint some pop art style works, according to the website.

The museum kicks off Membership Appreciation Week on Sunday, April 10, when members can receive special perks and discounts and get a preview tour of the Arghavan Khosravi exhibit that will open Thursday, April 14.

Wednesday, April 13

Discuss and watch the silent films of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Mack Sennett at a presentation by the Walker Lecture Series tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St. in Concord; theaudi.org). The event is free.

Save the Date! Saturday, May 7
The Monster Jam comes to the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St. in Manchester; snhuarena.com, 644-5000) for shows on Saturday, May 7, at 1 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 8, at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $18 through $68.

Featured photo. Comedian Bob Marley. Courtesy photo.

Big Events March 31, 2022 and beyond

Thursday, March 31

Get music and the art of Andy Warhol at Art After Work today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. Admission is free (as it is all Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.) and Joel Cage (pictured) will be performing live. The Currier’s new exhibit, “Warhol Screen Tests,” opens today with 20 silent, black and white screen test films, according to currier.org. Other exhibits on display include “The Appeal of the Real: 19th Century Photographs of the Ancient World” and “WPA in NH: Philip Guston and Musa McKim.”

Thursday, March 31

Get nearly a month of movies when the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival begins today with a screening of The Automat at the Rex Theatre in Manchester at 7 p.m. The festival runs through Sunday, April 10, with 16 films in all — 11 features, five shorts and four in-person screenings. Most of the movies will also be available virtually, either during the festival itself or during a bonus week, April 11 through April 24. Tickets start at $12 for individual screenings, or you can buy packages for screenings of all movies, virtual only ($118) or in-person and virtual ($130 for one person, $180 for two). See nhjewishfilmfestival.com for details and check out Meghan Siegler’s story on page 10 of the March 24 (last week’s) issue of the Hippo (which you can find at hippopress.com). Amy Diaz reviews a few of the films in this week’s film section, which starts on page 44.

Friday, April 1

The Palace Theatre’s production of Bye Bye Birdie kicks off its final weekend of performances. See the musical today at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 2, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 3, at noon at the Palace in Manchester. See palacetheatre.org.

Friday, April 1

Meanwhile, continuing its run tonight is the drama Places You Go presented by New World Theatre at the Hatbox Theatre in Concord. The play, which opened March 25, will run the next two weekends: Fridays and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $19 for students and seniors. See hatboxnh.com.

Saturday, April 2

Get some smooth jazz with Andrew Emmauel at Liquid Therapy in Nashua today at 6 p.m. Find more music at area bars, restaurants, breweries and more in the Music This Week listing, which starts on page 47.

Sunday, April 3

The Strathspey and Reel Society of NH, described as “New Hampshire’s own Scottish orchestra” according to a press release, will perform a Scottish Concert in honor of Tartan Day today at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Collaborative Space (25 Gregg St. in Wilton). The event is free but reservations are required; call the Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library at 654-2581 or email sandyl@wiltonlibrarynh.org.

Save the Date! Saturday, May 7
Enjoy “The Music of James Bond” from Symphony NH on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Keefe Center for the Arts in Nashua. In addition to music from the decades of Bond movies, the program will include music from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mission Impossible and more. Tickets cost $20 to $60 for adults (children are free with an adult ticket, seniors get a discount). See symphonynh.org.

Featured photo. Joel Cage will be performing live at the Currier Museum of Art. Courtesy photo.

Big Events March 24, 2022 and beyond

Thursday, March 24

Conjure up the weekend spirit early with a little rock ’n’ roll music from Studio Two: The Beatles Tribute at LaBelle Winery in Derry (14 Route 111, labellewinery.com) tonight at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets cost $35.

Friday, March 25

Get just what you needed from Panorama — A Tribute to the Cars tonight at 8 p.m. at the Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St. in Concord, ccanh.com) with opening act Being Petty: The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Experience. Tickets cost $16 general admission, $25 for the balcony (plus fees).

Saturday, March 26

Work on your plans for planting season with help from the Concord Garden Club and Gibson’s Bookstore today during a virtual presentation with author Ellen Ogden, whose 2021 release was The New Heirloom Kitchen. Registration is free but required and tickets are by donation (up to $20) with proceeds split between the club and the bookstore, according to gibsonsbookstore.com.

Saturday, March 26

Ballet Misha presents Danse Nouveau VI, a concert of original choreographed works, today at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St. in Concord; theaudi.org), according to the website. Tickets cost $25 and can be purchased at balletmisha.com.

Sunday, March 27

The Manchester St. Patrick’s Parade returns today at noon stepping off from the north end of Elm Street and heading through downtown Manchester. Find the parade particulars at saintpatsnh.com. The parade is preceded by the Citizens Shamrock Half-Marathon, Relay and Shuffle, which will take place Saturday, March 26 (for the half-marathon and relay) and in the morning on Sunday, March 27 (for the shuffle and 8-and-under Lil Leprechaun Run). See millenniumrunning.com/shamrock. And for a closer look at one of the participants, check out last week’s (March 17) issue of the Hippo, where Angie Sykeny interviews Matt Casey, the parade’s official leprechaun. Find the e-edition on hippopress.com and the story on page 6.

Sunday, March 27

It’s the final day of the New Hampshire Orchid Society’s annual show and sale which starts Friday, March 25, at the Courtyard Marriot in Nashua. The show is open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 27. Admission costs $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $18 for a three day pass (kids under 12 get in free). See nhorchids.org.

Save the Date! Friday, April 15
Beaver Brook Association (117 Ridge Road in Hollis; beaverbrook.org, 465-7787) will hold a full moon hike (the “pink moon”) on Friday, April 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission costs $20 per person; go online to reserve a spot.

Featured photo. St Patrick’s Day Parade, 2018. Courtesy photo.

Big Events March 17, 2022 and beyond

Thursday, March 17

If you like corned beef and cabbage, this is your day. In last week’s (March 10) issue of the Hippo, Matt Ingersoll gathered all the St. Patrick’s Day eats and treats plans from area restaurants, bakeries and more. Find that story on page 24 in the e-edition of the Hippo, available at hippopress.com.

Friday, March 18

The Dueling Pianos return to the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St. in Derry; tupelomusichall.com, 437-5100) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20. Find more concerts this weekend or beyond on page 41.

Saturday, March 19

Learn how to become an Eastern Bluebird trail monitor at the New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Center in Auburn. Register in advance for today’s free event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring a lunch; the morning will be spent in the classroom and the afternoon on the trail, according to nhaudubon.org.

Wednesday, March 23

What is the Postmodern Jukebox? Watch the “Evolution of the Friends Theme Song 1920s-1990s” video on the Capitol Center for the Arts’ website, ccanh.com, to see them take “I’ll Be There For You” from flappers to a Freddy Mercury riff. The Postmodern Jukebox’s Grand Reopening Tour comes to the Cap Center (Chubb Theatre, 44 S. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com) tonight at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.; tickets cost $39 (plus fees).

Thursday, March 24

Author Keith O’Brien will sign and discuss his book Fly Girls, about aviation’s female pioneers, at the Aviation Museum of N.H. (27 Navigator Road in Londonderry; aviationmuseumofnh.org, 669-4820) tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $10 or $40 for admission plus a hardcover copy of the book, according to a press release. Tickets can be purchased in advance at eventbrite.com (search “Aviation Museum Fly Girls” ) or by calling 669-4877.

Save the Date! March 31

The New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, March 31, with an in-person screening of the documentary The Automat (which will screen at the Rex Theatre in Manchester at 7 p.m.). The line-up includes 11 feature-length films, a five-film shorts program, five in-person screenings in a theater, and seven at-home film programs. A screening of the 1972 film Cabaret will close out the in-person portion of the festival on Sunday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m. at Red River Theatres in Concord. During a bonus week of the festival, April 11 to April 14, four of the in-person films will be available to view at home, according to the event’s website, nhjewishfilmfestival.com, where you can buy individual tickets for films ($12) or festival passes for either in-person and virtual events ($130 for one person, $180 for two people) or for virtual only events ($118). In addition to The Automat (see the trailer, which includes Colin Powell, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Carl Reiner talking about their automat experiences over a recording of Mel Brooks singing an ode to automat coffee), the feature film line-up includes the documentary Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen, which focuses on the making of the 1971 movie The Fiddler on the Roof, a nice companion to the delightful documentary from the 2020 festival, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles, about the musical theater play and its lasting impact (available for rent or purchase and on Amazon Prime).

Featured photo. Corned beef and cabbage from The Shaskeen Pub and Restaurant in Manchester. Courtesy photo.