The Hippo | Granite Senior Journal | Seacoast Scene
A season of fairs, music, festivals, theater, and more It’s time for crisp mornings, pumpkin spice in everything and a packed calendar of arts events. Fall — the season of happenings if not quite yet the official season — kicks off this weekend with fairs, festivals, theater, art exhibits and so much more. We present … Continue reading “Fall Guide 2024”
Recommendations for summer reads Whether you’re headed for a beach vacation or just a porch with a cool breeze, summer is the perfect time to lose yourself in a good book. What to read? Here are recommendations from local libraries, book sellers and others for books to keep you entertained through Labor Day. GENERAL FICTION … Continue reading “Vacation with a book”
Load up your season with fun Finally, it’s summer! OK, maybe not in an official calendar sense but Memorial Day weekend marks the start of that summer mindset — your warm-weather clothes, evenings of flip-flops and ice cream, summer music and cookouts with hot dogs, burgers, grilled corn or whatever deliciousness says summer to you. … Continue reading “Summer Guide 2024”
A look at new family films Need to entertain an all-ages crowd? There are several new streaming movies geared at family audiences — though the exact ages of who is in that audience may vary. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (PG) is probably good for most elementary schoolers and up (Common Sense Media pegs … Continue reading “Chicken nuggets and naughty elves”
A Christmas Vanishing, by Anne Perry (Ballantine, 190 pages) Since childhood, Christmas reading has been a large part of my enjoyment of the holidays; I could quote from A Christmas Carol in grade school, and one of my favorite books is a collection of Christmas stories from celebrated authors. I start scouring new releases in … Continue reading “A Christmas Vanishing, by Anne Perry”
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Whodunit: The Hillsborough Community Center will present Murder at the Malt Shop, billed as a “zany mystery … with a heap of nostalgic 50s references,” on Friday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m … Continue reading “The Art Roundup 23/11/02”
